Written answers
Thursday, 2 December 2021
- Assisted Decision-Making
167. To ask the Minister for Health if a mandated single point of contact within the Department was appointed to coordinate preparations with the Decision Support Service for the aspects of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
168. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any perceived increase in cancer diagnosis during the Covid-19 pandemic. [59768/21] - Covid-19 Tests
169. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will allow the use of antigen tests for entry to facilities which require an EU Digital COVID Certificate similar to the system across... - Commissions of Investigation
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of... - Abortion Services
171. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the advertising of abortion services and the My Options HSE number that provides free and confidential information and... - Departmental Reviews
172. To ask the Minister for Health if the review and update of the carer’s strategy has commenced; the new strands that are proposed for inclusion; the timescale for the review; and if he... - Health Services
173. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to deal with the serious escalation of drug abuse in the capital and all other cities, towns and communities throughout the country; if an... - Disability Services
175. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes are still discontinued eight years after their review was recommended; the reason no... - Health Services
176. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds currently being sourced from private hospitals; the monthly cost to the Exchequer of these beds; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
178. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that no other transplant operations are cancelled due to lack of ICU bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
179. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59521/21] - Disability Services
180. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to set up a system in which services from NEPS, KIDS, CAMHS and the entire school system could work together in a team-like effort to assess,... - Patient Files
181. To ask the Minister for Health the status of hospitals within the South South West Hospital Group communicating with each other on patient data; and if the centralised system of patient... - Emergency Departments
182. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 435 and 436 of 13 June 2021, the status of the Strategic Assessment Report and Preliminary Business Case Report... - Primary Care Centres
183. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 5 December 2018, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway city west; the location of same; when he... - Disability Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reconfiguration of the Galway Roscommon ASD service to the new Children’s Disability Network Services for Children and Young People;... - Primary Care Centres
185. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 15 September 2021, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; if a site has been... - Hospital Facilities
186. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the two orthopaedic theatres with ancillary accommodation for the provision of elective procedures in Merlin Park University... - Health Services
187. To ask the Minister for Health when respite will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59538/21] - National Maternity Hospital
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to the proposed National Maternity Hospital; if he will respond to same; and if... - Nursing Homes
190. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available to a person (details supplied) who currently lives with their parent who has been awarded a place in a nursing home under the... - Home Help Service
191. To ask the Minister for Health if home help care can be urgently facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59554/21] - Health Services Staff
192. To ask the Minister for Health if the payment of the travel allowance to homecare workers will be issued in December (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59590/21] - Hospital Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding plans submitted by Children’s Health Ireland to alleviate pressure on Temple Street and Crumlin children’s hospitals and... - Tobacco Control Measures
194. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which his Department was involved in the preparation for the COP9 conference on tobacco control; the lessons learned by Ireland and the European... - Disability Services
196. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding was sought in 2020 from the estimates to provide seven day per week respite at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Departmental Correspondence
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in correspondence by person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59602/21] - General Practitioner Services
199. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of general practitioners currently being experienced in north County Dublin; if he has plans to specifically... - Vaccination Programme
201. To ask the Minister for Health if special arrangements will be made for those with underlying conditions to receive their booster vaccine from their general practitioners instead of at a... - Health Services
202. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied); the steps he will take to provide a solution to the issues in relation to the treatment of children with... - Disability Services
203. To ask the Minister for Health if all respite beds are being used to their maximum capacity in the CHO4 area; if not, the location of beds in units in which there is spare capacity; and if... - Hospital Procedures
204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in Galway University Hospital over each of the past six months as a result of bed capacity issues; and... - Home Care Packages
205. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of homecare hours applied for by CHO 2; the total number granted over each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Services
206. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care plans for CHO 2; the progress to date on each project; the timeframe for delivery of each project; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
207. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a homecare application; the level of delayed discharges from each hospital in Galway University Hospital while waiting on... - Hospital Appointments Status
209. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59622/21] - Covid-19 Tests
211. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to temporary HSE Covid-19 test centres using inaccurate and or misleading Eircodes. [59626/21] - Disability Services
213. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of additional therapy posts that are needed to fully resource children’s disability network teams to an adequate level that will... - Health Services
214. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to develop a workforce plan for psychology and a National Psychology Placement Office in line with the recommendations of the National... - Healthcare Policy
215. To ask the Minister for Health his response to a submission by a group (details supplied); if legislation is planned to add physiotherapists to the list of persons permitted to refer a... - Vaccination Programme
216. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to vaccinations for persons over 50 years of age; and if he... - Local Drugs Task Forces
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant community seats on the local and regional drugs task forces nationally; and if he will provide a list of the vacancies per area. [59635/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of volunteers working at HSE vaccination and testing centres; if the €7 subsidised meal allowance was withdrawn from these volunteers by the... - Dental Services
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have left the medical card dental scheme in Ballymun and Finglas since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59660/21] - Apprenticeship Programmes
220. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to apply for homecare workers to be included in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science apprenticeship... - Health Service Executive
221. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a HSE travel abroad scheme travel claim to be processed. [59682/21] - Civil Registration Service
226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in each of the 25 civil registration service offices in 2006, 2011, 2016 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [59689/21] - Vaccination Programme
227. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will ensure those over 50 years of age with underlying medical conditions can be vaccinated by their general practitioners as per the first... - Departmental Expenditure
228. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on lighting and heating costs in tabular form. [59705/21] - Departmental Properties
229. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to improve ventilation in the office buildings of his Department; if air cleaning and or purification systems have been installed in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of any further action to be taken arising from the omicron variant of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59748/21] - Tobacco Control Measures
231. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an evaluation has taken place of the benefits or dangers of vaping or other tobacco smoking alternatives with a view ensuring that the... - Hospital Services
234. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he foresees an adequate supply of hospital beds, access to accident and emergency throughout the winter months notwithstanding the... - National Children's Hospital
235. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the construction of the National Children’s Hospital is progressing in accordance with projections; when the hospital will be... - Hospital Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected that the promised phase of the Naas hospital development plan will be activated in accordance with the original projections; when it is... - Primary Care Services
237. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of existing primary care facilities throughout County Kildare, those already operational, those promised or pending; and if he will... - Medicinal Products
238. To ask the Minister for Health the current or proposed regime governing new or orphan drugs; the number of such drugs under review or examination at the moment; the number to be approved in... - Health Services
239. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to activate the winter plan while keeping at bay the various forms of Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
240. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children currently awaiting orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59758/21] - Hospital Procedures
241. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which surgery is readily available for the removal of cataracts in this jurisdiction; the number of such surgical interventions undertaken here... - National Maternity Hospital
242. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing the proposed new maternity hospital; the extent to which agreement has been reached to the satisfaction of all parties while... - Health Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is expected to cater for the needs of cancer patients or those seeking elective treatment while maintaining progress in the fight... - Covid-19 Pandemic
244. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects the health services to continue the long battle against Covid-19 based on the current strength and staffing levels; if he is...
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