Written answers
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
- Vaccination Programme
133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the work of the vaccine roll-out group; and when it last met. [60115/21] - Alcohol Pricing
134. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to address an anomaly in the minimum unit price of alcohol in which smaller spirit sizes can be sold at much lower price than the recommended... - Legislative Process
135. To ask the Minister for Health when the Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021 will progress to committee stage. [60605/21] - Budget 2022
136. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms and timelines that have been agreed for the budgetary allocation announced in Budget 2022 for the provision of period products; if public sector... - Hospital Appointments Status
137. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for colonoscopy procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital, for routine and urgent referrals in 2019, 2020 and to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
139. To ask the Minister for Health the advice offered by the HSE in relation to ensuring children have properly fitting face masks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60619/21] - Hospital Facilities
141. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds that are fully funded and open at the latest available validated data point; the net increase in beds factoring in ward beds... - Medical Cards
142. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if the decision can be appealed; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
143. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with underlying health conditions had to wait for five hours outdoors in the cold weather with no... - Medical Cards
144. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the seriousness of their illness. [60682/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
145. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the 14-day data summarising the characteristics of confirmed Covid-19 notified in Ireland from 17 November 2021 to midnight 30 November 2021... - Hospital Appointments Status
146. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent date to have cataract surgery performed. [60688/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
147. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital that are referred there for cataract surgery are being... - Covid-19 Pandemic
148. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive a Covid Recovery Certificate. [60690/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
149. To ask the Minister for Health when applications for primary medical certificates will recommence; the reason they ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60709/21] - Hospital Services
150. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for tri-location of the Coombe women’s and infants university hospital with the National Children’s Hospital and St. James’s... - Hospital Appointments Status
153. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a hip operation; if it will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60724/21] - Hospital Staff
154. To ask the Minister for Health when additional personnel will be approved for a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60726/21] - Departmental Schemes
155. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered including women with gestational diabetes on the long-term illness scheme for the duration of pregnancy which is recommended in a... - Health Services
156. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to assist with the slow transition of patients from paediatric to adult diabetes services in Cork which currently has a... - Health Strategies
158. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the proposal (details supplied) for the creation and implementation of a National Diabetes Registry to identify an accurate... - Hospital Staff
160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an issue (details supplied); if a bonus scheme is being considered in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60736/21] - Health Strategies
161. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce childhood obesity; his views on proposals from an organisation (details supplied) to end the advertising and marketing of... - Medical Cards
162. To ask the Minister for Health the mean, median and maximum spend across medical cards and general practitioner visit cards in tabular form. [60739/21] - Medicinal Products
163. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines which are under consideration for addition to the long-term illness scheme. [60740/21] - Hospital Charges
165. To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals that cannot meet the final annual deadline at the end of March for coding of inpatient charges will receive a time concession; if not, the way he... - Vaccination Programme
166. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccine requirements for parenting activities such as parent and child groups or breastfeeding classes in community centres; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
167. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reinstating the temporary assistance payment scheme to cover specific costs incurred to implement intensified infection prevention control... - Health Services
168. To ask the Minister for Health if he can arrange respite care and funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60762/21] - Eating Disorders
169. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the eating disorder service in Mount Carmel Community Hospital, Dublin 14 that was due to open in 2021. [60771/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
171. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for their hip operation in Galway University Hospital given the exceptional circumstances in this case; if... - Covid-19 Tests
172. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introducing saliva tests for Covid-19 as an alternative testing method for those that struggle with PCR testing such as... - Hospital Staff
173. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recruitment for the Children’s Health Ireland paediatric complex pain management service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
175. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding access to care for unvaccinated persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60864/21] - Covid-19 Tests
177. To ask the Minister for Health the steps a person (details supplied) should take in relation to the requirement to take a PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60875/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
178. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60876/21] - Budget 2022
179. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for the National Gender Service in Budget 2022; the way he plans to expand the service to meet demand; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
180. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to act on the HSE recommendation made in December 2020 to move away from psychological support for children and adolescents presenting...
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