Written answers
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Public Sector Pay
602. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 9 March 2022, the manner in which the remuneration of the CEO of a company (details supplied) diverged from the... - Special Educational Needs
603. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no on-site therapists for children with special needs at a school (details supplied); if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
604. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting cataract surgery at University Hospital Limerick for more than 18 months; and if he... - Ukraine War
606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set up a system by which general practitioners are allocated to large accommodation centres in which Ukrainian refugees are currently residing; and... - National Maternity Hospital
607. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the expenditure on the list of completed works and work in progress in relation to the €51.2 million spent on the enabling works for... - Pharmacy Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health if there was a separate business case or analysis to justify the public expenditure on an enhanced pharmacy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
612. To ask the Minister for Health when a public patient (details supplied) will be given an outpatient appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15788/22] - Medicinal Products
613. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) had their entitlement under their medical card for a specific drug for chronic migraine withdrawn; if the matter... - Health Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided by his Department and the HSE to an organisation (details supplied); if his attention or that of his predecessor and that of... - Dental Services
616. To ask the Minister for Health when an orthodontic appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [15794/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
617. To ask the Minister for Health if the administrative staff in the acute adult mental health unit, Mayo University Hospital who have worked on site in a clinical environment throughout the... - General Practitioner Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the postgraduate training post intake in general practice in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-consultant doctor training posts allocated to central practice trainee in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular... - Health Services
622. 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 Pandemic Supports
632. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to the €1,000 bonus for healthcare workers will be examined. [15820/22] - General Practitioner Services
633. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the commencement of the expansion of the free general practitioner care scheme for children under seven years of age that was announced as part of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
634. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 bonus payment for healthcare workers in a clinical environment throughout the pandemic will be extended to Covid-19 community swabbers; and if... - Ambulance Service
635. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of ambulance response times in County Wicklow in 2021 and to date in 2022, by municipal district in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
636. To ask the Minister for Health when home healthcare workers will receive the €1,000 pandemic recognition payment that was promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to make wegovy available to medical card users in the future if medically indicated by a doctor in the treatment of weight loss and obesity; and if... - An Garda Síochána
640. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the pressure being put on members of An Garda Síochána to respond to calls for help from young persons with mental health issues or... - Hospital Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of rooms at accident and emergency departments that are specifically for the use of patients presenting with mental health issues. [15895/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
642. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to queries in relation to Ennis General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15899/22] - Hospital Services
643. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15900/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
644. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 26 January 2022, if he has further considered including home help and home care workers in the pandemic bonus... - Health Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the public health nurse service at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the number of staff currently on the team at this location... - Departmental Properties
646. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for a property (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15923/22] - Primary Care Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that developmental services are continued for a family (details supplied) at Clonbrusk primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath. [15936/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
648. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria under which frontline staff are being selected for the Covid bonus payment; the reason that certain cohorts of frontline healthcare workers have... - Disabilities Assessments
649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an autism spectrum assessment for a person (details supplied). [15940/22] - Ukraine War
650. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the health services that have been put in place to support Ukrainian refugees in County Kildare and specifically in Newbridge in terms of... - Disease Management
651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a working group to investigate the needs of persons living with Huntington’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
652. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for orthopaedics in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. [15971/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
654. To ask the Minister for Health when the €1,000 payment as announced on 19 January 2022 for healthcare workers will be paid. [15975/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
655. To ask the Minister for Health the precise work done to date by the HSE and his Department to comply with the rules governing public spending on State capital projects in respect of the... - General Practitioner Services
656. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to address the shortage of local general practitioners in east Galway with a number of former general practitioners retiring many residents... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
657. To ask the Minister for Health the core and once-off budget allocated to and the expenditure of the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2016 to 2021, inclusive; the amount... - Disability Services
658. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters (details supplied) will be examined regarding children's disability network team services in north County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Health Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports that will be made available to treatment centres (details supplied); if he will review the attached breakdown of the cost and loss... - Gender Recognition
660. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on filling staffing vacancies in the provision of healthcare and mental healthcare for transgender adults and young people; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
663. To ask the Minister for Health if work placements will be provided for physiotherapy students (details supplied) in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15999/22] - Nursing Homes
664. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be released under the nursing home support scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16003/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
665. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the €1,000 Covid bonus payment for healthcare workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16029/22] - Disability Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his efforts to reduce the waiting list for early intervention in speech and language therapy in County Meath; and if he will make a... - Abortion Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out any risk assessment research into the operation of telemedicine abortion in Ireland, particularly in relation to the... - Departmental Bodies
670. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to establish further cross-departmental strategic workforce advisory groups; if so, the number of groups and areas of focus that will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
671. To ask the Minister for Health when he will act on the commitment to give a recognition payment of €1,000 to eligible front-line health and ambulance workers; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting an assessment of needs in County Tipperary; the average length of time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment and therapies from CAMHS; the average length of time waiting; the number of therapists available; the number... - Nursing Homes
676. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the meetings which have taken place to date to design a scheme through which the properties of persons in nursing homes with support under... - Dental Services
677. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the recently announced waiting list plans for dental treatment to address the urgent needs for a person (details supplied); and... - Vaccination Programme
678. To ask the Minister for Health when the Novavax vaccine will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/22] - Nursing Homes
679. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the fair deal scheme to ensure that the scheme recognises the increasing cost pressures for the provision of nursing home care,... - Health Services Staff
680. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce equivalent pay for staff providing equivalent care in the nursing home sector considering the current disparity in costs between the... - Departmental Investigations
681. To ask the Minister for Health the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department currently ongoing in the State; the cost of each commission to date; and the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
682. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the public waiting list in County Mayo for ophthalmology, cataracts, knee and hip replacements/orthopaedics and urology, respectively in... - Hospital Staff
683. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to put in place a working group on HSCP and physio recruitment and career progression similar to that which exists for nurses. [16109/22] - Disabilities Assessments
685. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE has completed the process of assessing children registered with Western Care who have been transferred over to the direction and... - Health Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy his Department has in place for the management of epilepsy in Ireland; the extra investment he has provided for in epilepsy care since taking... - Health Services Staff
687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to appointing extra epilepsy nurse specialists to cater specifically for epilepsy and epilepsy management in the community; and if he will... - Home Help Service
688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case (details supplied) regarding home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16117/22] - Official Engagements
689. To ask the Minister for Health if he visited any health facilities during his recent visit to Austin, Texas in the United States of America for St. Patrick’s Day events; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
690. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Monaghan and County Cavan that are on a waiting list for urology paediatric surgery; the average wait time; and if he will... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
691. To ask the Minister for Health the income received by each hospital group from the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); if it will be ensured that an operation will be scheduled for the child; and when... - Vaccination Programme
693. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a HPV vaccine for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16139/22] - Disability Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the measures that can be put in place to assist them; and if he will make a... - Legislative Reviews
695. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the precise steps he took in sourcing and inviting his eventual appointee to apply for the role of chair of the review of the abortion law.... - Departmental Data
696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retainers his Department has with outside organisations; and the cost of each retainer in tabular form. [16153/22] - Health Services Staff
697. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to address the funding discrimination being applied in the resourcing of nursing home residential care under the fair deal scheme; and if he... - Health Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults currently waiting for respite services in County Mayo that include planned respite, overnight respite at home, regular... - Citizens' Assembly
702. To ask the Minister for Health if reports in the media (details supplied) of crack cocaine being freely available in a Limerick housing estate will influence his recommendations on the scope... - Health Strategies
703. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the World Health Organization’s International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes in domestic law; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
704. To ask the Minister for Health the way that public sector workers who were seconded from their contracted roles to front-facing roles in vaccination centres will be treated for the purpose... - Hospital Appointments Status
705. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16306/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
706. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will engage with unions to finalise the process for the payment of the €1,000 Covid bonus in order that healthcare workers are rewarded... - Mental Health Services
707. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for selling rather than renovating Millfield House community mental health residence in Blackpool, Cork; the price paid for the property; the... - Health Services
708. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost to the HSE of its use of Garnish House to date; and the projected additional cost for the remainder of 2022. [16327/22] - Vaccination Programme
709. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CHO4 mental health service management staff that were offered priority first dose Covid-19 vaccinations in January 2021 ahead of patients and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
710. To ask the Minister for Health if the €1,000 payment to healthcare workers will be finalised without further delays in the process. [16329/22] - Health Services Staff
712. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dietitians employed by the HSE in each CHO in tabular form. [16335/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
714. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an appointment with a psychologist in adult mental health services, Drogheda; if patients are awaiting an assessment or for... - Hospital Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the statement by the Taoiseach that there should be an elective-only hospital facility provided in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
716. To ask the Minister for Health when a new child psychiatrist will be appointed to the mid-west area; his plans to deal with the long child psychology waiting lists in the area; and if he... - Hospital Services
717. To ask the Minister for Health if initiatives are being taken to extend the hours of operation of diagnostic facilities in hospitals in order to cope with the post-Covid-19 surge in needs.... - Departmental Consultations
718. To ask the Minister for Health the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and... - Hospital Appointments Status
719. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16386/22] - Disease Management
720. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will support the request to establish a working party to investigate the needs of people living with Huntington’s disease and their... - Health Services Staff
721. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby section 38 funded staff working overnight only get paid the sleepover rate which is the minimum wage... - Health Services
722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients suffering from sleep apnoea, by HSE CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16395/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients who are waiting for a sleep disorder screening appointment; the way this has been affected by Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sleep medicine consultants who are currently employed by the HSE. [16398/22] - Health Strategies
726. To ask the Minister for Health his strategy to create a national clinical sleep disorders strategy. [16399/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
727. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include other workers in the Covid recognition payment that have also had to attend work throughout the lockdown periods such as those within the... - Mental Health Services
728. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 15 February 2022, if the figures provided include the consultation liaison CAMHS and intellectual disability CAMHS... - Healthcare Policy
730. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the Regulation of Psychotherapy and Counselling under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
731. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the full particulars, eligibility and terms and conditions regarding the Covid-19 recognition payment for frontline public sector healthcare... - Departmental Reports
735. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the as yet unpublished follow up report on mortality in single homeless population that was to be funded by his Department and the HSE as a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
736. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the future plans for the medically supervised shielding units created as part of the HSE and Dublin Region Housing Executive Covid-19... - Disability Services
737. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by job title in the children's disability network teams in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16449/22] - Health Services Staff
738. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that currently exist in County Wexford across psychiatry, psychology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, counselling... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
741. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €1,000 pandemic frontline bonus; the engagements to date with unions; the expected timeframe in which healthcare workers will receive... - General Practitioner Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of his plans to provide locum cover for rural based general practitioners to cover for unavoidable absences; if he is developing a plan to establish... - Health Services
744. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are on a form of health waiting list including in primary care, community care, acute care, disabilities, mental health and other... - Disability Services
746. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at grade level currently employed in each of the 91 children’s disability network teams; the number of posts assigned to each... - Hospital Staff
747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions at Cavan General Hospital that are vacant, unfilled or filled on a temporary basis at staff grade level in tabular form; and if he will... - Medicinal Products
774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19-related antiviral medications purchased by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16522/22] - Departmental Legal Cases
779. To ask the Minister for Health the number of separate court cases taken against the HSE in relation to the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16527/22] - Departmental Staff
783. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in his Department and the HSE working in public relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16531/22] - Departmental Contracts
784. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of any outsourcing carried out by the HSE to engage in public relations and-or assist in the launch of publications, strategies or plans from... - Ambulance Service
785. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the National Ambulance Service, broken down by staff category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Executive
786. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operating systems, software programmes or databases used by the HSE where the company providing the service cannot provide technical changes,... - Hospital Equipment
787. To ask the Minister for Health the range of hospital equipment that may need to be replaced or upgraded to protect the health system from a cyberattack; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
788. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants employed on Sláintecare contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16537/22] - Ministerial Responsibilities
790. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals he has visited since becoming Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
791. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for hip replacements, by wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/22] - Departmental Offices
794. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to create an office for health and social care professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16543/22] - Departmental Equipment
795. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE or computers used by his Department operating on outdated operating system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Legal Cases
797. To ask the Minister for Health the number of court cases in which he or the HSE was cited in relation to the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16546/22] - Disabilities Assessments
798. To ask the Minister for Health his response to a recent High Court judgment in respect of preliminary team assessments under the standard operating procedure for disability assessments; and... - Departmental Legal Cases
800. To ask the Minister for Health the total legal cost to the State of all court cases taken in relation to the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16549/22] - Health Services Staff
802. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to offer a job guarantee to health graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16551/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
803. To ask the Minister for Health the targets that have been set for each individual hospital group and each individual hospital in relation to reducing acute waiting lists; and if he will make... - Mental Health Services
805. To ask the Minister for Health the position of the person who is responsible for clinical governance in each CAMHS unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16554/22] - Health Service Executive
806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of senior HSE clinician and non-clinician officials responsible for clinical governance who have faced sanction following disciplinary procedures... - Covid-19 Tests
808. To ask the Minister for Health if in relation to the HSE website and the instructions for symptomatic persons in relation to ordering antigen tests, his views on whether the phrasing... - Health Services
809. To ask the Minister for Health the opening date for a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and the way the application process for jobs at this facility will be advertised. [16562/22] - Mental Health Services
810. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for CAMHS. [16563/22] - Eating Disorders
811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that the Mount Carmel eating disorder service will be open to the public in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services
812. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthodontic appointment. [16573/22] - Health Services
814. To ask the Minister for Health when a review will be completed in order that payment may issue to a person (details supplied). [16580/22] - Pharmacy Services
815. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has not accepted the recommendation made by an organisation (details supplied) on rules to regulate the operation of pharmacies in respect of the... - Disability Services
816. To ask the Minister for Health the way the HSE will ensure clinical and operational governance in identifying relevant stakeholders with the required knowledge and skills who will represent... - Tobacco Control Measures
817. To ask the Minister for Health when the pre-legislative scrutiny report of the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill 2019 will be available for public release; and if... - Ukraine War
820. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to treat the trauma experienced by children arriving from Ukraine who are displaced because of war; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Eating Disorders
821. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase inpatient adult beds capacity in St. Vincent's University Hospital for eating disorders; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
824. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/22] - Care Services
825. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a national statutory support scheme for the licensing and regulation of home care providers. [16668/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
828. 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. [16700/22] - Departmental Staff
829. To ask the Minister for Health the number of civil servants in his Department currently on secondment to the private sector; if he will list the entities that they are working for in each...
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