Written answers

Thursday, 31 March 2022

  • Mental Health Services
    13. To ask the Minister for Health the moneys spent to date by the HSE in relation to the new 24-hour staffed community mental health residence in Carrigaline, County Cork; and if he will make a...
  • Hospital Services
    15. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the provision of services at the obesity clinic, Loughlinstown hospital, County Dublin. [17002/22]
  • Abortion Services
    16. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the legislation for safe access zones around abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16983/22]
  • Health Services
    17. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide chiropody services for public patients in an area (details supplied). [17038/22]
  • Primary Care Centres
    18. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an updated report on the development of the primary health care centre on Station Road, Ennis, County Clare; when it is intended that this...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    19. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address delays in diagnostic tests in the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11380/22]
  • Hospital Facilities
    20. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 15 February 2022 and with regard to the new emergency department and women and children's unit at University...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    21. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to alter the proposed scheme of the Covid-19 bonus payment for healthcare workers in view of the opposition to the scheme expressed by...
  • Hospital Services
    22. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the provision of services and future development of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Rochestown Avenue, County Dublin....
  • National Maternity Hospital
    23. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for handing over control of the proposed new national maternity hospital to the St. Vincent's Hospital Group as set out in the proposed new...
  • Mental Health Services
    24. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding the establishment in Limerick of the trial 24-7 mental health de-escalation unit scheduled to commence in quarter 3 of...
  • Health Strategies
    25. To ask the Minister for Health the role of genomic medicine in Ireland; his plans for a national genomics strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11377/22]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    26. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on services for persons with long Covid. [16860/22]
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    27. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the site chosen for the new elective hospital in Cork city; and when this will be operational. [16961/22]
  • Disease Management
    28. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he intends to improve services for persons with Huntingdon’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16864/22]
  • Health Services
    29. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to tackle the waiting times for diagnosis of endometriosis, which can take up to nine years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Hospital Staff
    30. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to current staff shortages at Cork University Hospital; the measures that are being taken to resolve this matter; and if he will...
  • Disability Services
    31. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure all positions within the children's disability network teams in County Cork are filled and there are no staffing gaps. [17024/22]
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    32. To ask the Minister for Health his views on, and response to, the recent request by an organisation (details supplied) for the reintroduction of masks in indoor public and other crowded...
  • Primary Care Centres
    33. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a HSE health centre at Sixmilebridge, County Clare. [16795/22]
  • Hospital Overcrowding
    34. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the continuous issue of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Hospital Services
    35. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on efforts to address problems and system deficiencies at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    36. To ask the Minister for Health his position in relation to locating the new elective hospital at the site of St. John’s Hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • National Maternity Hospital
    37. To ask the Minister for Health if he will now consider the compulsory purchase of the site at St. Vincent's hospital, or any other site, to ensure the new national maternity hospital is...
  • Hospital Overcrowding
    38. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his recent visit to University Hospital Limerick; his action plan to address the ongoing chronic trolley crisis following his visit setting...
  • Home Care Packages
    39. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the home care pilot project in CHO 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16684/22]
  • Hospital Services
    40. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the absence of records relating to the selection of the Mater hospital for the new national trauma centre; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Funding
    41. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will continue to fund a service (details supplied) as a result of the wind-down of Covid-19 services in Dublin 24; and if he will make a...
  • Care of the Elderly
    42. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on community specialist teams for older persons. [16863/22]
  • Health Services
    43. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects palliative care services to return to pre-pandemic levels. [16851/22]
  • Dental Services
    46. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the departmental review of the dental medical card scheme; if a timeline will be provided for its completion; his plans to alleviate...
  • Mental Health Services
    47. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the specialist group on youth mental health transitions from child to adult mental health services under the Sharing the Vision plan; and...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    48. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to address long waiting times in neurology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16776/22]
  • Home Care Packages
    49. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional home support hours that are being provided in 2022 for persons living with dementia. [16862/22]
  • Mental Health Policy
    50. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation plan for Sharing the Vision – A Mental Health Policy for Everyone. [16858/22]
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    52. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on capital funding projects for Mayo University Hospital; the efforts that are being made to accelerate the delivery of works to...
  • National Maternity Hospital
    53. To ask the Minister for Health if an update as of March 2022 will be provided on the delivery of the new national maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16979/22]
  • Hospital Facilities
    54. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that are currently provided in University Hospital Kerry; and if all patients have access to adequate shower and toilet facilities. [16198/22]
  • Healthcare Policy
    55. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he anticipates an urgent reform of the health services to take into account the serious issues arising from Covid-19 and long waiting lists,...
  • Mental Health Services
    56. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update into the national review of CAMHS that was to take place after the scandal in South Kerry CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Ukraine War
    57. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the efforts of his Department to support Ukrainian refugees with both mental and physical health supports; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • National Maternity Hospital
    58. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the preparation of a business plan under the public spending code for the new national maternity hospital. [17065/22]
  • Mental Health Services
    59. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the current waiting list for CAMHS services in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17023/22]
  • Home Care Packages
    60. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new model of intensive home supports. [16865/22]
  • Mental Health Services
    61. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre and site in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16875/22]
  • Family Support Services
    63. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the establishment of a national family support network. [16960/22]
  • Hospital Overcrowding
    64. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for dealing with the chronic overcrowding in hospitals, the ever-growing waiting lists and the crisis in non-Covid-19 care; if he considers that it is...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    65. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the community wait list initiatives in the 2022 HSE service plan. [16779/22]
  • National Children's Hospital
    66. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated or projected final cost of the national children's hospital given ongoing legal challenges and remarks in the media (details supplied) before...
  • Hospital Staff
    67. To ask the Minister for Health the number of anaesthetists who are employed to work within the UL Hospitals Group; and the way this compares with other hospital groups. [16796/22]
  • National Maternity Hospital
    68. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to reconcile the requirements for full healthcare for women, including termination of pregnancy, in the new national maternity...
  • Mental Health Services
    69. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the CAMHS telehealth hubs initiative. [16872/22]
  • Health Service Executive
    72. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 731 and 732 of 22 February 2022, if any of the National Independent Review Panels reviewed numbered 1, 2 and 3, which...
  • Mental Health Services
    74. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE proposal to develop three pilot sites for specialist mental health services for older persons. [16873/22]
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    76. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he intends taking to shorten the processes involved in developing major health capital projects in order to provide necessary medical facilities; and...
  • Citizens' Assembly
    77. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the citizens'’ assembly on drugs to convene. [16683/22]
  • Disability Services
    78. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 448 to 450, inclusive, of 24 February 2022, of the more than 475 staff development posts allocated since 2019 to...
  • Vaccination Programme
    80. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a no-fault vaccination compensation scheme for severe adverse reactions to State-promoted vaccination programmes; and if he...
  • Primary Care Centres
    81. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 183 of 2 December 2021 and 790 of 15 February 2022, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway west; the...
  • Health Services Staff
    82. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the CORU Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board to open for applications; the length of time the transitional period to allow...
  • Healthcare Policy
    83. To ask the Minister for Health if a full appraisal of the health services can be undertaken with a view to identifying possible weaknesses which need to be remedied in order to improve and...
  • Hospital Overcrowding
    84. To ask the Minister for Health the major hospitals in which patients admitted through accident and emergency departments, have been assessed and are waiting for a bed then have to sit on...
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    85. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing a building project at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17033/22]
  • Mental Health Services
    86. To ask the Minister for Health if there are additional resources being allocated to the child and adolescent mental health services to deal with the long delays experienced in dealing with...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    87. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the ability of the HSE to handle a second wave of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Mental Health Services
    88. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16874/22]
  • Hospital Services
    89. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to further develop services in Belmullet Community Hospital. [16771/22]
  • Health Services
    90. To ask the Minister for Health the way that pregnant women arriving from the Ukraine to Ireland are being supported; if health checks are taking place in the airports; if he is liaising with...
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    91. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the 13-bed build intended to facilitate the larger 50-bed development in advance of the National Capital and Property Steering...
  • Mental Health Services
    92. To ask the Minister for Health the level of bed capacity for CAMHS in County Mayo; if there are plans to expand the service and increase the number of beds; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Disability Services
    94. To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapy posts needed to have children's disability network teams at 100% staffing level; the current therapy staffing level in such teams in both...
  • Hospital Staff
    95. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (details supplied) for an additional 100 neurological nurses needed nationally; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Road Traffic Accidents
    96. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reporting of anonymised data on minor and serious injuries from road traffic collisions by the health system, particularly those not captured...
  • Hospital Facilities
    97. To ask the Minister for Health if a plan is in place or is being considered to open more beds at West Kerry Community Hospital, if details of such a plan will be provided; if a commitment to...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    98. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address delays in elective procedures in hospitals nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11379/22]
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    99. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided regarding the date the UCC dental school will begin construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/22]
  • Hospital Facilities
    102. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the 1,146 additional permanent acute beds pledged for 2021; the hospitals in which the beds are being provided; and the number...
  • Mental Health Services
    103. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being considered to resolve the staffing issues for the child and adolescent mental health service, especially given that the Ukraine...
  • Primary Care Centres
    104. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the new Finglas primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16932/22]
  • Mental Health Services
    106. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish another secure hospital for forensic patients; when the most recent comprehensive review into the National Forensic Mental Health...
  • Eating Disorders
    107. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of public inpatient adult eating disorder services in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16682/22]
  • Hospital Facilities
    108. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional community rehabilitation beds delivered to date, given the target of 1,243 beds in the 2022 HSE service plan; the number of these beds...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    110. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure the recent rapid increase in Covid-19-related hospitalisations does not increase the already lengthy waiting lists for...
  • Hospital Staff
    111. To ask the Minister for Health if action will be taken to increase the number of neurology nurses in Dublin hospitals. [16850/22]
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    112. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic waiting lists within the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/22]
  • Health Strategies
    113. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand awareness of, access to and affordability of menopause supports and treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16798/22]

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