Written answers
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Health Strategies
1332. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the citizens’ assembly on drugs to convene. [2470/22] - Health Service Executive
1333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of service and staffing levels across the health service and ensure that extra permanent posts are sanctioned to ensure that the... - Health Services
1334. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of service and staffing levels across the mental health service and ensure that extra services and extra permanent posts are... - Dental Services
1336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the dental treatment services scheme by LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62938/21] - Health Services
1337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no walk-in service for the civil registration service in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62939/21] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1338. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for an MRI scan for a person (details supplied) who has already been waiting 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62940/21] - Home Care Packages
1339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Galway who have been approved for the home support service but are still on the waiting list; the number waiting over 6, 12,... - Departmental Legal Services
1343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal cases his Department faced in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the amount spent in settlements, legal costs and awards; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
1344. To ask the Minister for Health when medical card holders will be entitled to dental care cover for those in need of urgent care as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Health Services
1345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of phase two of the model of care for infertility as promised in the Programme for Government; and the plans that are in place to alleviate the... - Vaccination Programme
1347. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland; and if so, when this will be the case. [62959/21] - Health Services
1348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to paediatric palliative care; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1349. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if assistance will be provided in relation to this matter given the circumstances; and if he will... - Health Services
1350. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide paediatric palliative care for the south-east region; his plans to recruit a full-time paediatric palliative consultant in the region;... - Hospital Staff
1351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant maxillofacial surgeons attached to Nenagh Hospital in 2020 and 2021; and if this number will be increased. [62969/21] - Hospital Services
1353. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the removal of night-time confinement in the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
1354. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on respiratory sleep therapy services as defined in the HSE National Drawdown Framework including the provision of CPAP devices by HSE area in... - Health Strategies
1358. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the report recently launched by Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force with regard to emerging trends in relation to drugs and crack cocaine in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1359. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to press releases from NPHET; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Equipment
1360. To ask the Minister for Health if an MRI scanner can be purchased for Roscommon University Hospital to facilitate the midlands thus avoiding patients having to travel to Ballinasloe and... - Covid-19 Tests
1361. To ask the Minister for Health if refunds are available for persons who obtained antigen and PCR tests for travel which were then not needed as a result of the postponement of this... - Nursing Homes
1363. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation to amend the provisions of the nursing home support scheme to exempt rental income as set out in the Housing for All plan is expected to be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1364. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland; the steps he will take to make the vaccine available here; and if he will make a statement... - Health Strategies
1365. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a group (details supplied) is not included as part of the membership in relation to the National Oversight Committee to drive the implementation of... - Health Services Staff
1370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the adult community services in County Laois; the number of vacancies that exist; and his plans to recruit... - Health Strategies
1371. To ask the Minister for Health when the date for the citizens' assembly on drugs will be announced. [63038/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1382. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the Covid-19 booster will provide immunity for in view of the announcement that boosters will be delivered three months after the second... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a national ICT infrastructure that enables electronic health record availability to assist with the shared care of children... - Health Services
1386. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist with the lack of resources in secondary care paediatric and adult diabetes services across the country; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
1387. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist with the staffing shortages in Temple Street Hospital Diabetes Paediatric Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63069/21] - Home Care Packages
1388. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all service providers providing home support services in Galway city and county in tabular form; the number of home support hours contracted to... - Medicinal Products
1389. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in addressing delays in progressing paperwork for a drug (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the... - Disabilities Assessments
1390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county within CHO2 who are waiting for an assessment of needs including waiting times in tabular form; and when the HSE... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1391. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends amending the EU Digital COVID Certificate to include proof of a third booster vaccine shot as some countries require evidence of this, for... - Hospital Services
1392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries carried out in each of the past five years by type of surgery and diagnosis as was presented in Parliamentary Question No.... - Home Care Packages
1393. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting palliative care homecare hours by CHO area and by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form showing the... - Health Services
1395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting respite care by CHO area by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form showing the number of patients... - Hospital Services
1396. To ask the Minister for Health the level of specialist services available for patients presenting to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for ocular emergencies at weekends; if patients with... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied); the steps that will be taken to ensure that this emergency surgery will be prioritised;... - Disability Services
1398. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will receive the necessary supports they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63121/21] - Ambulance Service
1400. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in ambulances, EMTs and paramedics to date in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the Programme for Government commitment to increase same;... - Hospital Services
1402. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering putting in place a legal basis for the issuing of do not resuscitate orders in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
1403. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade Monaghan Hospital and reintroduce its accident and emergency department; his views on the concerns of the public due to the lack of this... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1404. To ask the Minister for Health the way the effectiveness of children wearing masks in school will be assessed as part of the review of the policy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
1408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who arrived at emergency departments with suicidal thoughts in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
1409. To ask the Minister for Health the way the decision was made to spend €1.8 million on electric and hybrid vehicles out of the €10 million of once-off funding announced in... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1411. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a facility (details supplied) does not align with the implementation plan for the HSE National Model of Care; if consideration will be given to... - Home Care Packages
1413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours provided by his Department; and the breakdown of the total provided directly by the HSE, private and voluntary providers,... - Health Services
1415. To ask the Minister for Health if thighplasty is available as a treatment post weight loss via the HSE public system. [63167/21] - Medical Cards
1416. To ask the Minister for Health if a change of general practitioner in respect of an active medical card will be noted and changed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Medicinal Products
1417. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the... - Eating Disorders
1421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the €1.5 million put in place to develop three eating disorder teams raised during promised legislation on 14 December 2021; when... - Disability Services
1422. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for a person (details supplied) under the disability services for 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
1424. To ask the Minister for Health if the cardiology department in Tallaght Hospital is operational for surgeries on a 24/7 basis; and if not, his plans to increase operating hours. [63189/21] - Health Services Staff
1425. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a transfer mechanism for speech and language therapists working within the HSE who wish to move location given recruitment panels often specify... - Care of the Elderly
1428. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed commission to examine care and supports for older persons will be established; if the views of groups such as groups (details supplied) that... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1429. To ask the Minister for Health if the vaccine certificate will be extended to persons who cannot accept the Covid-19 vaccine for legitimate medical reasons; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Reports
1431. To ask the Minister for Health the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1432. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63234/21] - Health Service Executive
1435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the properties owned by the HSE that are not currently in use; the length of time that the properties have been in the ownership... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vaccination posts required to meet the targets set out in the Covid-19 booster campaign; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Tests
1439. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a Covid-19 testing centre in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63259/21] - Hospital Overcrowding
1441. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that will be put in place to reduce the number of patients on trolleys in emergency departments; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that... - Insurance Coverage
1442. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department’s attention has been drawn to a dispute between VHI and (details supplied) which means that VHI members are reportedly having to pay... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1443. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE equipment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63279/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1444. To ask the Minister for Health the management and staffing arrangements for the Covid -19 HSE mass vaccination centres during 2020; if there was a different process for hiring temporary... - Covid-19 Tests
1445. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is monitoring the reliability of Covid-19 PCR tests; the false positive rates for PCR tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disabilities Assessments
1447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the current waitlist for parents and guardians waiting on an AON assessment; the steps that are being taken to improve these wait times;... - Hospital Facilities
1448. To ask the Minister for Health the details concerning his decision to permit a nursing unit (details supplied) to continue accepting patients and residents for 2022; if this extended... - Home Care Packages
1450. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Dublin that have been assessed for delivery of home support hours and are waiting for a carer to become available in excess of... - Departmental Data
1451. To ask the Minister for Health the deaths recorded from Covid-19 since 20 November 2021 to date by the number who were vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated, respectively; and... - Vaccination Programme
1452. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible in cases in which there are complications or a person has a reaction to a vaccination administered by a person without a... - Departmental Contracts
1453. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the contracts his Department and the HSE have entered into with private suppliers and companies relating to Covid-19 since March 2020; the... - Home Help Service
1454. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home help hours were cut in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63304/21] - Vaccination Programme
1455. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the retraction of initial Covid-19 vaccination advice to pharmacists to vaccinate persons over the age of 16 years; his views on whether... - Departmental Contracts
1456. To ask the Minister for Health the process engaged by his Department when entering into contracts which have not been subject to tender issued related to Covid-19 since March 2020 and... - Health Services
1457. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the arduous procedures for accessing home support services, nursing home support scheme and community services for older people (details... - Vaccination Programme
1460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise persons in the 20 years of age cohort for the booster vaccination given this group has only received one shot of a vaccine (details... - Dental Services
1461. To ask the Minister for Health the solutions available to a family of a child (details supplied) with dental issues. [63342/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccines exported by Ireland to other countries to date by country in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63343/21] - Home Care Packages
1464. To ask the Minister for Health the position of his Department in respect of the Regulation of Homecare paper published by HIQA; if it will be used by his Department to progress the... - Vaccination Programme
1466. To ask the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccination will be made available to teenagers who missed out on receiving the vaccine in first year and now want to be vaccinated; and if he will... - Disability Services
1467. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding transitional plans to ensure that young persons with a disability who wish to reside outside of nursing home settings and... - Primary Care Centres
1468. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed east Meath primary care centre which is to be located in Bettystown town centre; when he expects works to commence; if... - Health Services
1470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists in CHO9 available to treat persons with ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63354/21] - Departmental Data
1471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent home help staff in CHO2 in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services
1475. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be fitted with a prosthetic leg. [63362/21] - Dental Services
1476. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided in relation to a dental service provision query by a person (details supplied). [63363/21] - Departmental Contracts
1477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be renewing the contract with private hospitals to access up to 30% of their bed capacity; the costings of the existing contract; and if he will... - Nursing Homes
1478. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to ensure that nursing homes have effective ventilation systems in place in both private and public nursing homes to reduce Covid-19... - Departmental Inquiries
1479. To ask the Minister for Health if he has progressed discussion on the provision of a public inquiry into Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes to examine the nursing homes with high and low... - Nursing Homes
1480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections of public and privately run nursing homes carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority in 2021 and to date in 2022 in... - Departmental Data
1482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents in private nursing homes that are medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63374/21] - Health Services
1484. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are in place for adults and children who have received a diagnosed with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; if there are plans to further... - Disease Management
1486. To ask the Minister for Health if the chronic disease management programme allocates dedicated resources, staff and training to the treatment of asthma specifically; if recommendations by... - Health Services
1489. To ask the Minister for Health if he is giving consideration to extending the national counselling service along with the provision of the necessary extra resources in order to provide... - Citizens' Assembly
1490. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the date for commencement for the citizens’ assembly on drugs which the Government has committed to holding in 2022. [63398/21] - Nursing Homes
1502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths from Covid-19 in nursing homes in 2020 and 2021; the number of deaths in each year involving patients with dementia; and if he will make... - National Children's Hospital
1503. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE and the designers and architects of the National Children’s Hospital at St. James’s Hospital consulted with the gardaí... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1504. To ask the Minister for Health if a daily breakdown of both the number of patients who are in hospital as they are receiving medical treatment for Covid-19 in addition to the number of... - Living Wage
1505. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many healthcare and social care workers are slipping into poverty as a result of low wages; his views on the... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
1506. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will liaise with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland with a view to issuing a refund to front-line nurses who have once again been... - Ambulance Service
1507. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he and the HSE can take to improve the difficulties that paramedics encounter when they are looking to transfer from the ambulance service in... - Medicinal Products
1508. To ask the Minister for Health if synarel can be prescribed by a consultant as a hormone treatment for a person who is transitioning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63458/21] - Departmental Data
1509. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children with autism trying to access speech and language therapy in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1510. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure if a speech and language therapist leaves the role with the HSE with regard to the children being treated by the therapist; if the children... - Medical Cards
1511. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a pathway for persons with chronic health conditions to receive a medical card that is ongoing, that is, not subject to regular review; the... - Dental Services
1513. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 12 October 2021, when a full paediatric dental service will be restored; the alternative options being... - Health Service Executive
1514. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63474/21] - Home Care Packages
1516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received for homecare support in 2019, 2020 and 2021, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Executive
1518. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received in 2021 for respite care; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for respite care services by county and... - Medical Cards
1522. To ask the Minister for Health if B12 injections for patients receiving cancer treatment are covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63485/21] - Health Services
1524. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the Health Service Executive can account for the recent diminution of services offered at the Broadford primary care centre, County... - Departmental Data
1527. To ask the Minister for Health the geographic breakdown of the assaults that were recorded on nurses in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63495/21] - Disability Services
1529. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is still lacking in services following the withdrawal of progressing disability... - Health Services
1531. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and advice offered in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63504/21] - Hospital Procedures
1533. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a hip operation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63508/21] - Hospital Services
1534. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 10 November 2021, if it will be open to the public and stakeholders to feed into the review of the existing... - Departmental Data
1535. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants for medical cards from 2015 to 2021; and the number of these applications rejected by the HSE by reason in tabular form. [63511/21] - Medical Cards
1536. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards from those with a cancer diagnosis from 2015 to 2021; and the number of these applications approved by the HSE.... - Health Services
1537. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken by his Department to improve transgender health services in Ireland and in particular to address the waiting time for... - Departmental Offices
1539. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of a building (details supplied) given the front of the building is in very poor... - Health Services
1540. To ask the Minister for Health when the day care centre at Clonakilty Community Hospital will return to normal service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63521/21] - Departmental Funding
1541. To ask the Minister for Health if immediate funding can be facilitated to increase paediatric and adult care at the National Orthopaedic Hospital with particular reference to the urgent... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1543. To ask the Minister for Health the reason hotel residents are exempt from the 8:00 pm rule for hospitality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63531/21] - Health Services Staff
1545. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently a practice of asking healthcare workers recruited by the HSE on fixed term contracts that are ending in December 2021 being advised to... - General Practitioner Services
1546. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to extend free general practitioner care to all children under eight years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63564/21] - Health Services
1548. To ask the Minister for Health if the assessments that take place at the National Gender Service meet international best practice; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by... - Hospital Appointments Status
1549. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital for a pain relief injection; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1550. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is asking persons including healthcare workers arriving at vaccination centres to replace their high-protection masks such as FFP2 with... - Health Services
1553. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of persons (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63582/21] - Home Care Packages
1555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Longford awaiting the allocation of homecare hours; the length of time they have been waiting; and the number of hours they... - Departmental Funding
1558. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to give approval to the funding application by a hospital (details supplied) given the unacceptably long waiting lists for orthopaedic and... - Departmental Data
1559. To ask the Minister for Health the average time it takes in each CHO for a death certificate to be issued in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63612/21] - Health Promotion
1560. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider launching a public health campaign advising of the health dangers of obesity and measures of prevention; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1562. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider establishing drop-in care centres with services for patients with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Undefined
1567. To ask the Minister for Health the current procedures in place for all that is to be carried out in respect of the purchase and use of pharmaceuticals within each of the hospitals in the... - Hospital Charges
1568. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce hospital car parking charges particularly for those with sick children; the timeline for this reduction; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Tests
1569. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a rapid smell test (details supplied) which detects Covid-19; if his Department has considered using the test for large... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1570. To ask the Minister for Health the number or estimated number of HSE employees who tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 December 2021; and if a weekly and hospital by hospital breakdown can... - Covid-19 Tests
1573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were tested for Covid-19 at pop-up or walk-in testing centres since the start of the pandemic; the number who tested positive at... - Departmental Legal Cases
1576. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency which relate to the alleged misreading of smear tests by CervicalCheck since 2018; and if a year by... - Ambulance Service
1581. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the recent inspection carried out by the Health and Safety Authority of the National Ambulance Service base in County Carlow; the remedial... - Hospital Staff
1583. To ask the Minister for Health when the North-West Regional Centre for Neurology at Sligo University Hospital will have a full complement of seven neurology nurse specialists in line with... - Ambulance Service
1585. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the service issues with the National Ambulance Service in County Wexford in terms of emergency response times and... - Departmental Correspondence
1586. To ask the Minister for Health the communications he has received from a person (details supplied) in relation to a specific product or group of products. [1037/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1587. To ask the Minister for Health if insurance companies are deemed an essential service during the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, if this means staff must be office-based as opposed to working... - Legislative Programme
1589. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to bring forward legislation to prohibit the practices of virginity testing or hymenoplasty given the potentially imminent ban across Britain and... - Healthcare Policy
1590. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a women’s health action plan to tackle a wide range of issues impacting women’s health outcomes in Ireland as... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1591. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering issuing Digital COVID Certificates or proof of vaccination to those under the age of 18 years; and if he will make a... - Hospital Admissions
1593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons attending acute hospitals with strokes, blood clots and for emergency cardiac care in 2021 and in the previous five years, respectively;... - Health Services
1594. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE has provided funding to a facility (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this facility has informed... - Health Services Staff
1595. To ask the Minister for Health the status of work placements within the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1064/22] - Covid-19 Tests
1596. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has given further consideration to supporting free antigen testing particularly for community healthcare workers and those double jobbing in... - National Children's Hospital
1597. To ask the Minister for Health further to recent media pronouncements from a company (details supplied) that the new national children’s hospital structure is largely completed and... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1598. To ask the Minister for Health further to recent media reports regarding developing a policy to build a new elective hospital in Cork city, the provisional number of beds being considered;... - Hospital Appointments Status
1599. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1072/22] - Departmental Reports
1602. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has previously commissioned or intends to commission research into the evidence which indicates that pain is experienced by unborn babies... - Abortion Services
1603. To ask the Minister for Health the interment arrangements for the remains of babies from late-term abortions in circumstances in which the parents of the baby do not undertake personal... - Health Services
1605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a query (details supplied) in relation to health services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1089/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1613. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) cannot be facilitated with EU Digital COVID Certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1097/22] - Health Strategies
1615. To ask the Minister for Health the definition of the term reproductive rights in the context in which it was used by a person (details supplied) on 8 December 2021 during a meeting of the... - Abortion Services
1616. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that he refused to meet with pro-life parliamentary colleagues and advocacy groups in the lead-up to the three-year review process; his views on... - Mental Health Services
1619. To ask the Minister for Health if there are referral services for adult patients suffering from ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1105/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1620. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will take place for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1106/22] - Hospital Staff
1621. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to appoint a telemetry nurse or a qualified professional to operate the EEG video telemetry machine for patients with epilepsy in... - Departmental Staff
1622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of officials in his Department that have waived part of their salary in 2021; the amount saved by his Department by these returns; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
1626. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the prevention of tuberculosis in Ireland with specific regard to the roll-out of the BCG vaccine which appears to have stalled since... - Hospital Staff
1627. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses that underwent training to skill-up in order to work in an ICU setting since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in tabular form. [1135/22] - Vaccination Programme
1628. To ask the Minister for Health the reason certain batches of a vaccine (details supplied) as administered by the NHS in the UK are deemed to be acceptable as a second vaccination in terms... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1629. To ask the Minister for Health the steps a person must take to obtain a second certificate of recovery from Covid-19 for the purposes of the EU Digital COVID Certificate in cases in which a... - Vaccination Programme
1631. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that vulnerable high-risk children aged from 5 to 11 years of age will be prioritised for a Covid-19 vaccination following the opening of... - Hospital Services
1632. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 28 September 2021, if Cork University Hospital will be allocated additional resources (details supplied); and if... - Disabilities Assessments
1633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in each of the CHO areas of Cork city and county; the average waiting times; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages
1634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare packages being received in each LHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1163/22] - Mental Health Services
1636. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the child and adolescent mental health services waiting list in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1165/22] - Disability Services
1638. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive access to services given that they have not received any services from the HSE since diagnosis; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
1640. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services in Cork city and county have increased by 23%... - Health Services Staff
1641. To ask the Minister for Health if the two vacant CAMHS consultant posts in County Cork have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/22] - Hospital Facilities
1644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a query (details supplied) in relation to the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1187/22] - Health Services
1645. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a health centre (details supplied) which has been closed for approximately four years; if it is intended that the health centre will... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1646. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the licence application for cannabis for medical use under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 in respect of a person (details supplied); the... - Mental Health Services
1647. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a child (details supplied). [1204/22] - Health Services Staff
1648. To ask the Minister for Health when regulations for psychotherapists and counsellors registered with CORU will be in place given SI No. 170 of 2018 exempts psychotherapists and counsellors... - Health Services
1650. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence from a healthcare establishment (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will consider the reintroduction of the... - Emergency Departments
1651. To ask the Minister for Health the records maintained on cases admitted to accident and emergency departments in hospitals; if these records are published; the breakdown of cases under... - Prescriptions Charges
1653. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the requirement to renew prescriptions for long-term medical conditions every six months under the medical card and drug refund scheme; if... - Ambulance Service
1654. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 7 December 2021, the status of negotiations between the National Ambulance Service and the local authorities in... - Hospital Services
1655. To ask the Minister for Health the reason haematopoietic stem cell transplantation treatment is not available to patients in Ireland with multiple sclerosis; if there are plans to change... - Health Services
1656. To ask the Minister for Health the existing agreements, service level or otherwise, for the treatment of patients from Northern Ireland in Ireland by the HSE or other public healthcare... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1657. To ask the Minister for Health the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases since 1 March 2020 to 6 January 2022 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1239/22] - Care of the Elderly
1660. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether elderly patients should have visitation rights for a dedicated family member or advocate; if his attention has been drawn to the fact... - Covid-19 Tests
1661. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken against companies which sold antigen tests in cases in which the product was subsequently recalled and proven to be defective;... - Meals-on-Wheels Services
1663. To ask the Minister for Health the grants or funding available via the HSE for a group that wishes to set up a meals on wheels service in an area of County Kerry in which there is currently... - Disability Diagnoses
1664. To ask the Minister for Health his views in relation to the recognition of fibromyalgia and other associated conditions as a long-term disability; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Tests
1665. To ask the Minister for Health the number of antigen tests acquired by the Government and the HSE since March 2020; the total spent on acquiring these antigen tests; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1667. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that will be made in respect of the EU Digital COVID Certificate for those persons unable to receive the booster vaccination due to medical... - Disabilities Assessments
1668. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1289/22] - Mental Health Services
1670. To ask the Minister for Health if a child psychologist will be appointed for south County Kerry as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1298/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1671. To ask the Minister for Health if those who have received the first two Covid-19 vaccines and who have then been infected and have recovered from Covid-19 will be able to avail of an EU... - Qualifications Recognition
1673. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding recognition and registration of UK qualifications by CORU; if he is satisfied that CORU has the required resources to complete these... - Health Services
1674. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 327 and 328 of 25 November 2021, if a breakdown of the figures for CHO4 for each composite area within CHO4 for each... - Nursing Homes
1675. To ask the Minister for Health the restrictions that are in place currently for those visiting public nursing homes; if there are plans to put in additional restrictions in the near future;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1676. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 82 children with spina bifida and or hydrocephalus currently requiring urgent orthopaedic surgery and review; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1677. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure services and treatment of children with spina bifida and or hydrocephalus are sufficient to their needs; and if he will make... - Healthcare Policy
1678. To ask the Minister for Health the policy that is being put in place to deal with persons suffering symptoms of long-Covid; if specialist centres are being established; and if so, if there... - Health Services Staff
1679. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to rectify the matter in relation to healthcare workers who have been unable to take their full entitlement of annual leave due to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to Covid recovery certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
1682. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 327 and 328 of 25 November 2021, if he will provide a breakdown of the figures for CHO2 for each composite area within... - Covid-19 Tests
1690. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the available hours to access the HSE antigen online order form beyond the current 12 hours per day; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
1691. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services at a location (details supplied) will open on a seven-day basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1335/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1692. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for urgent orthopaedic surgery. [1336/22] - Dental Services
1693. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an option for a person (details supplied) to obtain treatment. [1339/22] - Hospital Facilities
1694. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the issue of poor access to food for staff who work in Tallaght University Hospital (details supplied); and if his... - Hospital Charges
1696. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing all adult inpatient and day service hospital charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1349/22] - Social Welfare Schemes
1698. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly drug payment scheme threshold by amounts of €2.50, €5, €10, €15 and €20,... - Prescriptions Charges
1699. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing the prescription charge for persons aged over 70 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1352/22] - Medical Cards
1701. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the weekly income limits for the general practitioner visit card by proportions of 10% and 15%; and if he will make a... - Hospital Charges
1702. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a charge was applied for non-general practitioner referral attendance at the minor injuries' unit at Monaghan Hospital; the levels of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1703. To ask the Minister for Health the membership of the recently established waiting list taskforce; and if a copy of its terms of reference will be provided. [1365/22] - Vaccination Programme
1704. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of Covid-19 booster vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15; if the issue is under consideration by either the National... - General Practitioner Services
1705. To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to provide extra funding to Westdoc to provide more comprehensive cover for general practitioners in the Connemara area; and if he will make... - Covid-19 Tests
1709. To ask the Minister for Health the hours of operation of additional Covid-19 PCR testing centres in County Kerry; the testing capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1388/22] - Infectious Diseases
1710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were tested for Lyme disease here in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the number of persons that were diagnosed with Lyme disease... - Health Services Staff
1711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists employed by the HSE nationally in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the number employed in Cavan General Hospital over the same... - General Practitioner Services
1713. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that is available to a private patient to help them to register with a general practitioner in their area in cases in which they are unable to... - Mental Health Services
1714. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 16 November 2021, the names of the long-stay facilities that service users under the care of the Midleton,... - Health Services Staff
1723. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the efforts already undertaken by the HSE towards the recruitment of a medical officer to St. Francis Welfare Home, Fermoy, County Cork to... - Mental Health Services
1724. To ask the Minister for Health if he projects further reductions in 24-hour staffed residential provision for Cork mental health service users in the next five to ten years as per the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1725. To ask the Minister for Health if it is his Department or the Revenue Commissioners that manages the EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1424/22] - Suicide Incidence
1726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suicides in Ireland in each of the years 2018 to 2021, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1426/22] - Suicide Prevention
1727. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suicide resource officers employed by the HSE; the number of vacant posts; the length of time these posts have been vacant; when they will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1729. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if advice or assistance will be provided in relation to the case; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
1730. To ask the Minister for Health the additional measures he plans to implement in 2022 to expand general practitioner capacity and otherwise assist the sector; and if he will make a statement... - Primary Care Services
1731. To ask the Minister for Health the additional measures he plans to implement in 2022 to expand public primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1432/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1732. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the long-term waiting list reduction plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1433/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1733. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to pay a pandemic bonus to healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1434/22] - Hospital Staff
1734. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has examined changing non-consultant hospital doctor changeover and rotation requirements; if an analysis has been conducted on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1736. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend regulations relating to the EU Digital COVID Certificate to enable non-national residents of Ireland who received a complete vaccine schedule... - Home Help Service
1737. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to address the severe staffing crisis in home support services in County Wexford; if his attention has been drawn the case of a person... - Disabilities Assessments
1739. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1468/22] - Health Services Staff
1740. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the process to register psychotherapists and counsellors pursuant to SI. No. 21 of 2019 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005... - Health Services
1741. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with north inner-city community networks in Dublin regarding the North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force. [1517/22] - Departmental Reviews
1742. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and... - Legislative Reviews
1743. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that the terms of reference for the review of the abortion legislation will include matters (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres
1744. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary care centre (details supplied). [1569/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1747. To ask the Minister for Health the reason schools have not been identified as significant sources of infection given that other European Union countries have found them to be so and have... - Vaccination Programme
1748. To ask the Minister for Health when an alternative booster shot will be available for a very small cohort of persons who have been advised for medical reasons not to receive a further... - Health Services
1749. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a service and a project (details supplied) will remain open; if these services will be provided with the necessary funding and... - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
1750. To ask the Minister for Health when a group (details supplied) can expect a rescheduled date for a meeting given that the original date was over 12 months ago. [1608/22] - Social Welfare Schemes
1751. To ask the Minister for Health if he will update the long-term illness scheme to include amputees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1614/22] - Mental Health Services
1752. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage spend from the mental health budget that is ring-fenced for transgender programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1616/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1753. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been paid to a company (details supplied) since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of persons it has assessed; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1757. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for scoliosis treatment; the length of time they have been on the waiting list; his plan to ensure that these children receive... - Health Services
1758. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that cervical screening test appointments were cancelled in December 2021 with no prior warning; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1760. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the agreement in place between the HSE and private hospitals in respect of access to capacity in private facilities; the number of private... - Social Media
1762. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on social media by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies were spent on in tabular form. [1702/22] - Departmental Contracts
1763. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on consultancy services by his Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy; and the name of the consultancy in tabular form. [1720/22] - Hospital Admissions
1764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who are in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six months... - Hospital Services
1765. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that allow patients to confirm appointments by text or email; and his views on whether confirming appointments by phone call is logical at a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1766. To ask the Minister for Health the evidence that is available that demonstrates that the closing of hospitality at 8 pm reduces the number of Covid-19 deaths or the number of persons in... - Health Services Staff
1767. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours to reverse Haddington Road additional hours... - Health Services
1769. To ask the Minister for Health the number of phone calls received by the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [1756/22] - Home Help Service
1770. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons approved for home support hours but who are awaiting a carer in counties Laois and Offaly, respectively; and the number waiting for more... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1773. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment for admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún... - Health Promotion
1776. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the works that will be carried out in Ballcurris Park, Dublin 11 which he recently announced given Dublin City Council has not been advised of... - Health Services
1777. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of myocarditis and pericarditis that have been diagnosed in 2021 and per year for the preceding five years in Irish hospitals; and if he... - Departmental Data
1780. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider;... - Defibrillators Provision
1781. To ask the Minister for Health if further consideration has been given to providing a national register of defibrillators throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service
1782. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for home support service throughout the HSE service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1821/22] - Mental Health Services
1787. To ask the Minister for Health the current situation in relation to the provision of psychology services for children in Celbridge, Maynooth and Clane, County Kildare (details supplied);... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1788. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on a bed in a hospital in County Galway. [1832/22] - Vaccination Programme
1789. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a reporting group to investigate the instances of the negative effects that Covid-19 vaccines have had on a small minority of persons;... - Legislative Programme
1792. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be published dealing with international surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1842/22] - Dental Services
1793. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the dental treatment services scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the serious issues preventing access to the scheme by medical... - Health Services
1795. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek to reinstate the under 18 years of age clinic in the National Gender Service which closed earlier this year; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
1797. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that NPHET is considering the introduction of mandatory vaccination given that the Taoiseach has informed Dáil Éireann that mandatory... - Medical Records
1820. To ask the Minister for Health when medical records requested by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be issued; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
1821. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters in relation to mental health services (details supplied) will be examined and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
1822. To ask the Minister for Health his views on and response to the recent launch of the European Commission Beating Cancer Implementation Roadmap; and if he will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Policy
1823. To ask the Minister for Health the way the Government intends to interact with the Achieving a Tobacco Free Europe programme of actions as outlined by the European Commission in its Beating... - Prescriptions Charges
1825. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to wavering the Government levy that is applied to prescriptions for patients in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
1826. To ask the Minister for Health the neurology services that are available to patients in County Wexford living with a neurological condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Care Packages
1827. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare support in County Wexford; the average length of time that persons have been waiting; the single longest period of... - Hospital Appointments Status
1829. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an urgent outpatient appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; if his attention has been... - Mental Health Services
1830. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be seen by child and adolescent mental health services by CHO and LHO in tabular form; and the length of time persons are... - Health Service Executive
1831. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for prior authorisation and reimbursement made under the cross-border directive in each of the years 2018 to 2021, by medical... - Undefined
1833. To ask the Minister for Health if and the way in which a section 39 organisation can become a section 38 organisation; the steps and changes required to accomplish this; and if he will make... - Departmental Investigations
1835. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the investigation into an incident (details supplied). [1978/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1836. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation at Louth County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1986/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1837. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for those who test positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom to receive a certificate of recovery in Ireland; and if... - Mental Health Services
1839. To ask the Minister for Health the minimum staffing requirements for liaison psychiatrists as outlined in A Vision for Change; and the current level of staffing for same. [2034/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1841. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) can receive the urgent care that is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2055/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1843. To ask the Minister for Health the research that is being done into the prevalence of long Covid in Ireland; the number of cases of long Covid that are estimated to be here; the supports he... - Vaccination Programme
1845. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the currently available list of pharmacies participating in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out to ensure it is up to date; the way in which a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1846. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2086/22] - Community Care
1847. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2088/22] - Health Services Staff
1848. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time staff working 39 hours and part-time staff working 37 hours or less staff employed in the HSE by staff grade; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
1849. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners can withhold appointments for private non-medical patients. [2103/22] - Healthcare Policy
1850. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken and the legislative and policy work that is complete and currently underway with regard to the agreed calls of the motion on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1852. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an appointment in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2115/22] - Home Care Packages
1853. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for homecare package applications by CHO, LHO and time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2118/22] - Primary Care Services
1854. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care speech and language therapy appointment by CHO, LHO, age and time waiting; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
1855. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an occupational therapy appointment by CHO, LHO, age and time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2120/22] - Mental Health Services
1857. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an adult mental health service appointment by CHO, LHO and time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2122/22] - Hospital Services
1860. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those presenting to the accident and emergency department in St. James’s Hospital must wait outside in... - Health Service Executive
1861. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a HSE appointment. [2126/22] - Birth Certificates
1862. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for birth certificates currently awaiting printing, posting or certification respectively by county in tabular form. [2131/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1864. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in which they are unable to access an EU Digital COVID Certificate. [2133/22] - Proposed Legislation
1866. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the protection of liberty safeguards Bill; the legislative timeline for same; if it will be commenced before full commencement of the Assisted... - Covid-19 Tests
1867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracts for and quantity of antigen tests procured to date or available to be further drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1868. To ask the Minister for Health the number of existing contracts for procurement of medical and respirator N95, FFP2 and similar grade facemasks; the number of facemasks drawn down in 2021... - Vaccination Programme
1872. To ask the Minister for Health the research that has been carried out on the benefits of vaccinating children from five to 11 years of age; the research that has been carried out on the... - Health Strategies
1875. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met addiction nurses to discuss their removal from the National Oversight Committee on the National Drugs Strategy; and if not, the reason. [2185/22] - Health Services Staff
1876. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction nurses currently working in the State. [2186/22] - Departmental Advertising
1877. To ask the Minister for Health the advertising process implemented by the Government for the recruitment of the chair to oversee the three year review of the Health (Regulation of... - Health Services Staff
1878. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a full-time coordinator for the Bray local drugs and alcohol task force which has been without a coordinator for three and a... - Cybersecurity Policy
1879. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has put a plan in place to deal with vulnerabilities in its computer networks (details supplied); if so, the details of same; the action that has... - Health Service Executive
1882. To ask the Minister for Health when student nurses will be paid their pandemic placement grant for 2021 (details supplied). [2241/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1883. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to alleviate current waiting time of 10 to 12 weeks for patients waiting on urgent referrals to the BreastCheck clinic at... - Home Care Packages
1886. To ask the Minister for Health if additional homecare support will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2284/22] - Health Services Staff
1889. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular forms; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
1891. To ask the Minister for Health the operational status of the home support pilot commenced in CHO2 (details supplied); the levels of staff retention from commencement; the difficulties the... - Home Care Packages
1892. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the four CHO areas selected to test the reformed model of homecare support; when these sites will be fully operational; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1894. To ask the Minister for Health when the cross-Departmental workforce advisory committee considering a reformed model of homecare support will meet; the scheduled meetings of the committee;... - National Maternity Hospital
1896. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the situation with regard to the building and ownership of the proposed new national maternity hospital at St.... - Hospital Appointments Status
1897. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated for medical surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2323/22] - Health Services
1898. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide hormone replacement therapy free to all women who wish to avail of this therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2330/22] - Departmental Funding
1899. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the provision and installation of a defibrillator will be considered for the area of Clonagh, County Kildare; the correct procedure to be... - Public Sector Staff
1900. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public sector workers under his remit by sectors (details supplied) in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in tabular form; and if... - Dental Services
1902. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist persons who cannot afford dental treatments due to the withdrawal of dental services from those on the medical card scheme as in the case... - Departmental Funding
1903. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that was provided in Budget 2022 to charities including section 38 and section 39 organisations providing mental health services; the way in which... - Mental Health Services
1904. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts underway to ensure the provision of adequate psychology services for children in the area of Celbridge, County Kildare; when full-time... - General Practitioner Services
1905. To ask the Minister for Health if a local general practitioner will be assigned to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2370/22] - Health Services
1907. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised since 2016 by HSE staff at a health centre (details supplied) in relation to the provision of an ambulance bay, disabled... - Home Care Packages
1908. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Meath who are waiting for a homecarer to be allocated to them despite having been approved for same. [2406/22] - Primary Medical Certificates
1910. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants waiting for a primary medical certificate in County Clare; the current application processing time for a primary medical certificate;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1911. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on hip and or knee surgery and cataract surgery in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
1913. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit a replacement consultant paediatric neurologist at the University Hospital Limerick; when it is anticipated that this appointment will be... - Home Care Packages
1920. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for homecare packages; the number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay accessing... - Healthcare Policy
1921. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to change the HSE model for commissioning homecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/22] - Citizens' Assembly
1924. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the citizens' assembly on drugs to convene; if consideration has been given to convening this assembly in an online format; and if he will... - General Practitioner Services
1925. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide a permanent full-time general practitioner in a village (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Dental Services
1926. To ask the Minister for Health the dental services that are available to children and those under the age of 18 who are in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
1930. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Bantry Hospital dental and orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2598/22] - Healthcare Policy
1931. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide medical treatment for persons diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/22] - Departmental Schemes
1932. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the long-term illness scheme to cover persons diagnosed with Crohn's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/22] - Health Service Executive
1933. To ask the Minister for Health the longest waiting-time experienced by a CHO4 staff member to have a grievance hearing arranged for stage 1 of the HSE grievance procedure following... - Dental Services
1936. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure adequate HSE dental appointments are available to children in south-western areas of County Cork. [2604/22] - Health Services Staff
1937. To ask the Minister for Health if all student occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and radiology students will be paid for the work they do in hospital and healthcare... - Hospital Services
1938. To ask the Minister for Health his views on putting in place the resources to extend the medical assessment unit opening hours in Bantry General Hospital to a 24/7 basis; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
1939. To ask the Minister for Health the status of mop-up clinics for those who have missed out on the HPV vaccine in first year of school for any given reason but wish to avail of it in... - Health Service Executive
1940. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost to the Exchequer from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic to date of arrangements made with private hospitals and private health providers... - Vaccination Programme
1941. To ask the Minister for Health the position for persons who suffered an adverse reaction to their first Covid-19 vaccination dose and who needed hospital treatment as a result; if such... - General Practitioner Services
1942. To ask the Minister for Health when the general practitioner visit card which was extended in Budget 2022 to children under eight years of age will commence; and if he will make a statement... - Suicide Incidence
1943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died by suicide in the State in each of the past ten years by county.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2646/22]
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