Written answers
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
- Commissions of Investigation
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the commission on care; the terms of reference, expected membership and expected timelines; and if the commission will not... - Disability Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health when the respite services will be restored in the greater Listowel, County Kerry area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10845/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
610. To ask the Minister for Health the current status and wait time for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the optimal time for the most effective treatment results is prior to... - Disability Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health the reason visually impaired persons who have been granted additional PA hours have not received their allocation; the steps that are being taken to address... - Medical Cards
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10854/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
613. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding endoscopic waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10857/22] - Health Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of (details supplied) nationwide and in particular an area that accept medical cards patients; the location of same in tabular... - Dental Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists (details supplied) signed up nationwide to accept medical cards patients in each of the years 2010 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in... - Hospital Facilities
616. To ask the Minister for Health when the construction of two new orthopaedic operating theatres at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway will be completed; when they will be brought into use; the... - Medicinal Products
617. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an indication of when voretigene neparvovec, Luxturna, will be added in line with the Health Act 2013 and the national framework agreed with... - Dental Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the medical card scheme in County Kildare in each of the past five years; the number who have left the scheme in each of those years;... - Hospital Facilities
619. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rebuild and refurbishment of the lakeview unit at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10871/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
620. To ask the Minister for Health if home help staff employed by services (details supplied) who worked throughout the pandemic will received the Covid-19 recognition payment for frontline... - Dental Services
621. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports that are available to persons on HSE orthodontic wait lists for longer than 36 months in cases in which the prolonged wait time gravely... - Disability Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels and waiting lists for the Finglas children’s disability network team; the number of speech and language therapists, occupational... - Vaccination Programme
623. To ask the Minister for Health when those in the 12 to 15 years of age cohort who received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine over three months ago will be given access to booster... - Primary Care Services
624. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the backlog in developmental checks on children in primary healthcare centres; if nurses are still being redeployed... - Health Services Staff
625. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of time that must pass before a healthcare professional is eligible to reapply for inclusion on the National Recruitment Service panel in cases in... - Health Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance and treatment can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10897/22] - Medical Cards
627. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a discretionary medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services
628. To ask the Minister for Health the result of an assessment that was due to be carried out by the public health nurse for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
631. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10903/22] - Pharmacy Services
632. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the drug Cariban; if it can be made available on the GMS and drugs payment schemes; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
633. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the severe shortages of general practitioners in north County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10911/22] - Care of the Elderly
634. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends introducing personalised budgets for older people; the timeframe for this to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10913/22] - Health Services Staff
635. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff who were employed in the community for the Echo Programme; and whether it is the case that the same staff that do this work in... - Vaccination Programme
636. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the vaccine coverage rate for the HPV national immunisation programme for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic year; his plans... - Health Strategies
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the partnership led by the National Screening Service that will allow Ireland to set a target date for the elimination of... - Medicinal Products
640. To ask the Minister for Health if drugs (details supplied) are certified for prescription at pharmacies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10927/22] - Mental Health Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters regarding a service (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10928/22] - Medical Register
643. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to register with the Medical Council Ireland; and if the application will be expedited urgently in... - Mental Health Services
644. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a nationwide audit of child and adolescent mental health services; if independent oversight arrangements have been agreed; the current... - Disability Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health if the service situation of a person (details supplied) can be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10948/22] - Health Strategies
648. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the membership of the Food Reformulation Task Force; if there will be NGO representation on the taskforce; the exact membership of the Oversight... - Disability Services
649. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing concerns with the clinical services for pupils with ASD and intellectual disabilities in a school (details supplied); and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
650. To ask the Minister for Health if he can advise the plan going forward for a Covid vaccinations centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10987/22] - Disability Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a workforce plan in place for children’s disability network teams that identifies future staffing needs within children’s disability... - Disabilities Assessments
652. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the large backlog of needs assessments for children in the CH06 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11008/22] - School Facilities
653. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in transferring ownership of the old HSE house on the Old Road, Cashel to a school (details supplied). [11010/22] - Health Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children waiting for assessments of need, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology support in Dublin... - Mental Health Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the case of mental health in communities in a post-pandemic era and the funding requirements which will be required for future services to... - Medical Cards
656. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing the income threshold for the medical card for those aged under 70 years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Gender Equality
658. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the equality objectives of his Department specifically relating to women. [11076/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
659. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the dexcom continuous glucose monitoring sensors by the long-term Illness scheme or the primary care... - Hospital Admissions
660. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through the UL Hospitals Group accident and emergency departments or the acute medical assessment unit due to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes as of 31 January 2022 who are awaiting a first appointment to the adult outpatients diabetes clinic in any of the UL... - Hospital Services
662. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for when University Hospital Limerick will become a dose adjustment for normal eating, DAFNE, accredited diabetes centre; the current total number... - Health Services Staff
663. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CHO 4 mental health service management staff who were offered priority first-dose Covid-19 vaccinations in January 2021 ahead of patients and... - Mental Health Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists in the CHO 4 HSE mental health services who were informed of opportunities to transfer into posts for each of the years 2014 to... - Health Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of STI testing kits in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11115/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
671. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [11124/22] - Health Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health the medical protocols that are in place to deal with a suspected victim of drink spiking and date rape drugs (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
673. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently a hormone replacement therapy shortage; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that women are reporting not being able to fill... - Disability Services
674. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on assessment of needs waiting lists, by children's disability network team, including length of wait; the number of persons on... - Departmental Data
675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on ASD diagnosis waiting lists, by age and length of wait time. [11130/22] - Health Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to continue the practice of remote telemedicine consultations in respect of abortions; if so, the steps he is taking to reach an agreement with... - Dental Services
681. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1793 of 19 January 2022, the way a person in Galway can contact the HSE public dental service emergency cover team in... - Hospital Staff
682. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapists, dieticians and speech and language therapists working in Tullamore Regional Hospital in each of... - Dental Services
683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent dental hygienist and dental nurses working in the public health services in County Laois in each of the past four years, in... - Hospital Staff
684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant paediatric ENT surgeons attached to Tullamore Regional Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular... - Mental Health Services
685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recommendation in A Vision For Change to increase the nine liaison mental health service teams to 13 given Sharing the Vison... - Undefined
688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene and expedite an application (details supplied). [11154/22] - Health Services Staff
690. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a liaison psychiatrist post. [11157/22] - Health Service Executive
691. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the HSE mental health café that is being piloted in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11159/22] - Disability Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health the number of family forums established under each Children’s Disability Network or under each Children’s Disability Services Governance Group;... - Insurance Coverage
694. To ask the Minister for Health if he and-or his officials have reviewed the health insurance levy with a view to reforming the way in which it is applied; and the amount paid to insurance... - Abortion Services
696. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are currently in place to verify an accurate gestational age of a woman seeking an abortion under current temporary telemedicine provisions... - Care of the Elderly
698. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to expand services at Monasterevin daycare centre; the status of physical infrastructure expansion plans in the capital planning process;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
699. To ask the Minister for Health when an updated Covid certificate will issue to a person (details supplied) in view of numerous requests to the HSE. [11189/22] - Health Services
700. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €19 million package announced for paediatric orthopaedic services; if he will provide the specific new measures and relevant cost... - Health Service Executive
701. To ask the Minister for Health the total patient throughput across HSE acute services for outpatient, diagnostics, and inpatient appointments in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular... - Hospital Admissions
702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients who were treated privately outside a public hospital for outpatient, diagnostics and inpatient appointments in each of the years... - Mental Health Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an urgent CAMHS assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11194/22] - Disability Services
704. To ask the Minister for Health when intervention and support services will commence for a child (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11195/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
705. To ask the Minister for Health when children in the 12 to 15 age category who are considered high risk but not immunocompromised will become eligible for the Covid booster vaccination. [11204/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
706. To ask the Minister for Health if the new plan to clear the children’s waiting list for orthopaedic surgery will be fulfilled by the end of 2022 in view of the €19 million... - Mental Health Services
707. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he proposes to overhaul CAMHS with a view to ensuring high quality early diagnosis, elimination of confusion which might suggest an... - Health and Safety
708. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention and that of the Chief Medical Officer has been drawn to proposals to expand a refinery in Limerick (details supplied). [11209/22] - Hospital Transfers
710. To ask the Minister for Health when a transfer to an alternative health care facility will be accommodated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
711. To ask the Minister for Health the categories of health workers on the front line who will receive the €1,000 bonus beyond those within the public service; and if those working during... - Health and Safety
713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of site visits that have been made by his public health officials to the Askeaton area in the context of a factory (details supplied); and if his... - Birth Certificates
714. To ask the Minister for Health if additional staff in the HSE will be made available to meet demand and deal with the current backlog of birth registrations; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Aids and Appliances
715. To ask the Minister for Health if the age restriction will be removed for the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for persons with diabetes; when he expects that the health... - General Practitioner Services
716. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government still plan to extend free general practitioner care to children under the age of eight, and if so, when this will be implemented. [11229/22] - Primary Care Services
717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff by job title working in the primary care eye teams in CHO7; the number of vacancies by job title; and when each of... - Hospital Services
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants posts by speciality that were filled in each hospital that is part of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Group in 2021 and to date... - General Practitioner Services
719. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 80 additional general practitioner training places. [11238/22] - Health Service Executive
720. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has the ability to include a clause in its contracts with private companies to require a portion of the profits made as a direct result of HSE... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wards under construction or planned to commence within the next six months. [11240/22] - Nursing Homes
722. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11249/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
724. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [11251/22] - Official Travel
725. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 16 February 2022, if he will provide the benefits realised by his Department in respect of travel episodes... - Medical Aids and Appliances
726. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) qualifies for any assistance or contribution towards the purchase of necessary equipment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
727. To ask the Minister for Health when the required intervention in respect of speech and language therapy will be provided in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Promotion
728. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HSE funding has been withdrawn from an exercise class (details supplied); the reason those attending the class have been asked to move from the free... - Covid-19 Pandemic
729. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements that have taken place between his Department and the HSE in relation to an additional package of measures that will recognise the risks faced... - Hospital Waiting Lists
730. To ask the Minister for Health the overall national radiology waiting lists by hospital and scan type, that is, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs; the breakdown to the level of waiting lists... - Hospital Services
731. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of patients triaged as urgent who are offered an appointment within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the... - Health Services
734. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of maintaining the drugs payment scheme cap at €80 on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/22] - Legislative Measures
735. To ask the Minister for Health if the position regarding the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 which is due to expire in March 2022 if he intends to propose an... - Hospital Appointments Status
736. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied). [11338/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
737. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the vaccine injury compensation scheme for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11343/22] - Health Services Staff
738. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE staff (details supplied) in CHO1 have completed the HSE online safeguarding training; and the date of completion of the course for each person.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
741. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the new build ward extension at Raheen Community Hospital, County Clare; when the facility will be operational; and if... - Hospital Staff
742. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of new staff and the expansion of the medical assessment unit at Ennis hospital; the details of any expansion of services; if... - Medical Aids and Appliances
745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently consider reviewing the treatment benefit scheme to allow for enhanced hearing devices such as a cross in cases in which standard hearing... - Hospital Facilities
746. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to progress the endoscopy unit in Bantry General Hospital. [11461/22] - Legislative Reviews
748. To ask the Minister for Health the groups with whom he has engaged with regard to the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the rationale... - Hospital Appointments Status
749. To ask the Minister for Health if all investigative procedures can be undertaken with a view to early diagnosis in the case of a person (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Staff
751. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 601 of 9 November 2021, if he has given further consideration to the need for an additional 100 neurology nurse specialists... - Health Strategies
752. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Sexual Health Strategy; and the timeline for publication [11515/22] - Medicinal Products
753. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the approval of reimbursement of CAR-T. [11516/22] - Disease Management
754. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time services by CHO addressing hepatitis-C. [11517/22] - Dental Services
755. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the engagement and discussions between his Department and an association (details supplied) on matters relating to the provision of... - Ambulance Service
756. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time for ambulances in Ballincollig, County Cork. [11523/22] - Disease Management
757. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that persons with Huntington’s disease with the exception of a small number of persons in the late stages of the condition have no specialist... - Hospital Staff
759. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the lack of diabetic nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11546/22] - Dental Services
760. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Wexford who are accepting medical card patients; if he is satisfied with the provision of dental care in County Wexford for... - Disability Services
761. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review service statements compiled following assessments of need conducted pre-2021 following the Court of Appeal decision in C.M. v HSE [2021]... - Health Services
763. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and a response issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11559/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
766. To ask the Minister for Health if the Keltoi rehabilitation centre in St. Marys, Phoenix Park will still be used as a Covid isolation facility given the current easing of Covid restrictions;... - Disability Services
768. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to act on the decision and findings of (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11584/22] - Home Help Service
772. To ask the Minister for Health the way the 2023 HSE home support tender will impact the statutory home support scheme; and if the 2023 HSE home support tender will include a provision to... - Departmental Policies
773. To ask the Minister for Health the policy instructions or policy documents that he has brought to the attention of An Bord Pleanála since coming into office. [11601/22] - Disease Management
774. To ask the Minister for Health if a high level taskforce will be set up through the combined auspices of the National Dementia Office and the HSE Integrated Care Programme to scope out the... - Healthcare Policy
775. To ask the Minister for Health if he has arranged for the Department to establish a high-level working group as proposed by a group (details supplied) which would include all of the relevant... - Health Service Executive
776. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will commence the tender process in respect to the procurement of both operational and strategic legal services; and if he... - White Papers
777. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 16 December 2021, the status of the White Paper on human genomics and the appointment of a Director of the... - Dental Services
778. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was spent through the dental treatment services scheme in each year for the past four years, in tabular form. [11665/22] - Primary Care Centres
783. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide a primary care centre for an area (details supplied); the timescale involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
785. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of free contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11676/22] - Home Care Packages
787. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the staff shortage in the delivery of enhanced homecare packages and home help support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - First Aid Training
791. To ask the Minister for Health when a pre-hospital emergency care council first aid responder updated certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services
792. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address these concerns; his plans to change this testing regime; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
793. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the recent changes to regulations in relation to the frequency of the collection of medical prescriptions; the reason for these changes; and if... - Health Services
794. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who received a CervicalCheck exam by month in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of girls who received the HPV vaccine in schools in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Education
800. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the engagements he, advisers or officials in his Department have had with the Minister for Further and Higher Education or his officials in... - Emergency Departments
804. To ask the Minister for Health the admission and discharge rates for emergency departments for all hospitals from 1 January to 23 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
805. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the number of sexual assault treatment units across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11714/22] - Hospital Overcrowding
806. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements he and or his advisers have had with each hospital group in relation to overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/22] - Hospital Facilities
807. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on the location for a new elective hospital in the South South West Hospital Group. [11717/22] - Ministerial Meetings
808. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his recent visit to University of Limerick Hospital, Dooradoyle and Croom Orthopaedic Hospital; the persons and groups he... - Hospital Appointments Status
809. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [11749/22] - Mental Health Services
810. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons transferred from CHO4 mental health services to nursing homes in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will... - Abortion Services
812. To ask the Minister for Health if telemedicine which has been integral to abortion care since March 2020 and is endorsed by organisations (details supplied) as an option for women who need... - Health Strategies
813. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the Contraception Implementation Group has met; if the group will consult with experts on the provision of contraception; and if he will...
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