Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
- Hospital Appointments Status
1319. To ask the Minister for Health if a date has been scheduled for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19205/22] - Hospital Procedures
1320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical mesh surgeries that have been performed in Ireland for reasons other than vaginal prolapse including but not limited to bowel surgery... - Disease Management
1321. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale for implementation of the national clinical programme for neurology and the care transformation programme in respect of strategy and planning;... - Health Services
1326. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some of the six CHO areas provide an electricity subsidy for patients using full-time oxygen ventilation machines while others do not; his views on... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1328. To ask the Minister for Health the way that adaptations to a property (details supplied) escalated in cost from €200,000, €250,000 to €500,000 over the past year; the... - Mental Health Services
1330. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 8 March 2022, the reason that more funding has been invested over the past year by Cork HSE management in a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1333. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding and status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a surgery appointment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ministerial Appointments
1334. To ask the Minister for Health the way that he identified the small number of candidates whom he judged as having suitable experience before contacting and inviting them to apply for the... - Health Services Staff
1335. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the difficulties in recruiting paediatric occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19251/22] - Care Services
1336. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that shared care services were withdrawn from a person (details supplied) without consultation with their family; and if he will make a statement... - Dental Services
1337. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are available for dental care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19263/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1338. To ask the Minister for Health if the bonus payment for front-line healthcare workers will be made available to persons who work in the private home care sector; when it is likely that this... - Health Services
1339. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a Ukrainian refugee (details supplied); if they are able to travel to Ireland; if they will be able to access the necessary lifesaving... - Dental Services
1340. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will give due recognition to the role of orthodontic therapists in providing orthodontic care; if he will undertake to train more therapists... - Hospital Services
1341. To ask the Minister for Health the implementation status of medical specialty wards for each model 3 and 4 hospital; the number of specialised wards, including the number of purposefully... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1342. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19294/22] - Disability Services
1343. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing composition of each children's disability network team, CDNT; the number of vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
1346. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on dental and oral surgery waiting lists, by CHO and the length of wait, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
1347. To ask the Minister for Health the development and roll-out status of the acute floors information system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19299/22] - Emergency Departments
1348. To ask the Minister for Health the number and locations of the emergency departments that operate a 24-7 model, in tabular form; the number that operate a 24-hour model but not on weekends;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 75 years of age who are on acute hospital waiting lists, by speciality and by hospital, in March 2022, in tabular form; and if he... - Emergency Departments
1350. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons and the number of persons aged over 75 years who presented at an emergency department who spent less than four hours waiting for... - Hospital Admissions
1351. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission for emergency department attendances in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and in Q1 2022 for each emergency... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for the range of CHO-provided or overseen services by CHO and by speciality and service by each service waiting list,... - Disabilities Assessments
1355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received an assessment of need but not a service statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19308/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1356. To ask the Minister for Health if kitchen staff in hospitals will receive the pandemic bonus of €1,000. [19310/22] - Departmental Appointments
1357. To ask the Minister for Health the terms by which the role of a person (details supplied) at Trinity College Dublin will be funded by his Department; the reason this will be funded by his... - Health Services
1358. To ask the Minister for Health if all staff have been redeployed back to regional drug and alcohol task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19330/22] - Health Strategies
1359. To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet with persons (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that he has not met with an organisation since he assumed... - Hospital Staff
1361. To ask the Minister for Health the level of European working time directive compliance for each model 2, 3 and 4 hospital, by staff grade and category, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for ophthalmology appointments throughout the country and within each CHO; the type of appointment; the length of time waiting;... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1363. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out electricity subsidies nationally to all COPD patients that are available in certain CHO areas for patients that are using oxygen... - Nursing Homes
1364. To ask the Minister for Health if a resident in a nursing home under the support scheme can be removed based on circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Policy
1365. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a campaign by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19361/22] - Health Services Staff
1366. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the payment to second midwives at home births who are on call from 37 weeks potentially to 42 weeks of pregnancy, and in cases in which... - Departmental Data
1367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home births that took place in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [19363/22] - Health Services
1369. To ask the Minister for Health the services provided by the HSE in relation to treatment of tongue-tie in babies. [19365/22] - Primary Care Services
1370. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of providing BNP blood testing and echocardiography at primary care level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19369/22] - Health Services
1371. To ask the Minister for Health the costs of ensuring adequate national capacity to deliver cardiac rehabilitation to all patients for whom it is recommended, ensuring staffing and resources... - Hospital Charges
1372. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing inpatient charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19371/22] - Departmental Budgets
1373. To ask the Minister for Health the current health and well-being budget; the health and well-being budget in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1374. To ask the Minister for Health the costs involved in the national roll-out of heart failure virtual clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/22] - Health Strategies
1375. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 20 January 2022, the details of the Irish representatives on the sub-group established by the Steering Group on... - Home Care Packages
1376. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance or support is available from the HSE for families on the direct funding scheme for home care who cannot find carers; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1377. To ask the Minister for Health if staff working in the HSE will continue to be permitted to carry out other work in the private and voluntary health sector given the easing of Covid... - Disability Services
1378. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a facility remains closed (details supplied); and the steps being taken to reopen it. [19380/22] - Hospital Staff
1379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee-approved consultant posts across each speciality at Mayo University Hospital; the basis on which they... - Health Services
1380. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports that will be made available to treatment centres (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this organisation... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1381. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons waiting for a gynaecology appointment nationally by hospital; the average wait for an initial appointment; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1383. To ask the Minister for Health when the strategic assessment report and the preliminary report will be finalised for the new cancer care hospital in UCH Galway; the timeframe for appointing... - Departmental Staff
1386. To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which a secondment from his Department to an outside public body which is not another Department or a body under the aegis of his Department may... - Hospital Facilities
1389. To ask the Minister for Health the current acute inpatient and critical care bed capacity by bed type, for example, intensive care unit, high dependency unit, inpatient acute, sub-acute and... - Health Services
1391. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/22] - National Children's Hospital
1392. To ask the Minister for Health the current projected final cost of the national children’s hospital; if he is satisfied that the projected final cost is accurate; the quantum of... - Health Services
1393. To ask the Minister for Health if there are voluntary organisations which would aid in the provision of funding for a child in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1394. To ask the Minister for Health the salary to be set for Sláintecare public-only consultant contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19421/22] - General Practitioner Services
1400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that general practitioners providing services under HSE schemes such as the maternity and infant scheme, maintain appropriate insurance that... - Hospital Staff
1401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical consultants employed by the HSE who are permanent, who became permanent as a result of holding locum posts in hospitals for a number of... - Departmental Strategies
1404. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the establishment of strategic implementation groups regarding the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
1405. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE orthodontic report 2015 has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19448/22] - Health Services Staff
1408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric occupational therapists currently allocated to each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19452/22] - Medical Cards
1409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that gross income as opposed to net income is considered when assessing medical cards for those who are over 70 years of age; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1410. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [19454/22] - Health Services
1411. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review charges for service users (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19456/22] - Mental Health Services
1413. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 15 February 2022, when the Tusla mental health service in Castleblayney, County Monaghan will open to referrals;... - Health Services Staff
1414. To ask the Minister for Health his views on physician associates and the future role he envisages for them in the health service; the number of physician associates employed across... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for cataract surgery on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022 by hospital and hospital group, in... - Home Care Packages
1427. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a home support and respite package for a person (details supplied) which was approved in September 2021 was not activated in part until March... - Primary Care Services
1428. To ask the Minister for Health when ShannonDoc will revert to pre-Covid-19 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19509/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) was refused on the primary care reimbursement portal for a FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system; and if... - Health Service Executive
1431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of vacant HSE buildings in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19526/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1433. To ask the Minister for Health if contract cleaners who are not directly employed by the HSE will receive a Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services
1436. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to no HSE representatives attending a recent meeting with families of children with disabilities (details supplied); and if... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1438. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided with vital mobility equipment to enable them to participate in full-time education. [19576/22] - Disability Services
1439. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to recruit additional staff in the new children’s disability network teams primarily in CDNT9 based in County Roscommon to offer... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1440. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit run apprenticeship programmes or are directly engaged in the training of... - Health Services
1441. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application under the drug payment scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19595/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1442. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure to remove cataracts will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19596/22] - Abortion Services
1443. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the stakeholders consulted as part of the review of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy services; and if he will make a... - Hospital Procedures
1445. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 832 of 5 April 2022, the number of hysterectomies that have been performed in the State since March 2020; the number... - Health Promotion
1446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the actions in the Get Ireland Active - the National Physical Activity Plan which were completed; the actions completed; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1447. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses who worked as vaccinators and as Covid swabbers will be eligible for the pandemic front-line health workers' bonus; and if he will make a... - National Children's Hospital
1448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new children's hospital; if the planned national eating disorders centre is included in the plan; the number of beds that will be included... - Medical Cards
1450. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that medical cards do not issue automatically to a child in cases in which the domiciliary care allowance is granted; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1452. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the wait time of 18 months for a patient (details supplied) to receive an MRI scan at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Staff
1453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1454. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 antiviral pills (details supplied) that have been purchased by the HSE; when they will become available; and if he will make a... - Hospital Charges
1455. To ask the Minister for Health if there are circumstances in which hospital parking fees for oncology patients can be waived or remitted; if there are plans to reduce the financial burden... - Health Services Staff
1456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the locations of rehabilitation consultants in hospitals throughout the country, including the catchment areas... - Hospital Charges
1457. To ask the Minister for Health the total revenue income from charges in hospital carparks annually; the amount that it costs to run the carparks in the same year; and the revenue annually... - Health Services Staff
1458. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the possibility of nurses and other healthcare workers having the right to early retirement through a cost neutral early retirement scheme... - Health Services
1459. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided for a person (details supplied) to obtain urgent support in the form of a medical social worker given their ongoing illness and... - Hospital Services
1460. To ask the Minister for Health if appropriate staffing and finance will be put in place for the provision of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring for patients attending public hospitals who... - Hospital Appointments Status
1461. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation; the reason for cancelled surgery dates; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1462. To ask the Minister for Health when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) sent to his office by this Deputy on 23 March 2022; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1463. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are currently in place to deal with the gynaecology waiting lists in Wexford General Hospital. [19698/22] - Mental Health Services
1464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health nursing posts in County Wexford; the number of these posts that are vacant in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on... - Assisted Human Reproduction
1465. To ask the Minister for Health if it is still his intention to include provisions for international surrogacy in the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 on Committee Stage when... - Medical Qualifications
1466. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that Ukrainians with medical qualifications are assisted with their registration for relevant professional bodies; the... - Disability Services
1467. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives he is taking to strengthen children's disability services in 2022; the funding being provided for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1469. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff
1471. To ask the Minister for Health the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and-or Ministers of State in his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [19748/22] - National Maternity Hospital
1472. To ask the Minister for Health if the enabling works for the new national maternity hospital are now complete; if so, the final cost of these works; the breakdown, in tabular form, of the... - Departmental Data
1482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug users referred to a methadone or similar programme over the past five years; the extent to which the outcome was satisfactory from the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1486. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 550 of 12 October 2021 and 1077 of 22 March 2022, the reason that the waiting list has increased by over two years... - Assisted Human Reproduction
1488. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of funded IVF for couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19812/22] - Health Service Executive
1489. To ask the Minister for Health the ratio of clinical staff to managerial staff whole-time equivalents factoring in clinical staff time spent on managerial responsibilities across service... - Care of the Elderly
1491. To ask the Minister for Health the number of houses currently tied up in the HSE fair deal scheme in Cork city, County Cork and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1492. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have had magic rods implanted in Ireland to date; the number of children's magic rods that have been sent for analysis post... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1497. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the plans in relation to the way that the allocated €19 million will be spent to ensure all children in Ireland will have timely... - Dental Services
1502. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his and his Department's discussions with the Irish Dental Association in respect of the provision of appropriate dental... - Home Help Service
1504. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case (details supplied); if he will urgently seek to have the home help hours revised upwards to the original amount; and if he will make... - Dental Services
1505. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dentists providing care to medial card patients under the dental treatment services scheme has dropped by 40%... - Care Services
1506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a care plan for a child (details supplied). [19885/22] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1507. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be granted a licence. [19886/22] - Health Services
1508. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that was budgeted for recovery education; the amount that was spent in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19894/22] - Medicinal Products
1509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for reimbursement being considered by the HSE Drugs Group in relation to voretigene neparvovec luxturna; and if... - Mental Health Services
1510. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in CAMHS that are filled or unfilled on a monthly basis from January 2021 to date in 2022, by CHO area, in tabular form: the reason for the... - Eating Disorders
1512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults who presented to the HSE looking for treatment for eating disorders in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1520. To ask the Minister for Health the reason PPE is no longer provided by HSE primary care centres to family carers while Covid is still in the community; and if he plans to reverse this... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1521. To ask the Minister for Health if a senior occupational therapist working at a nursing home (details supplied) during the specified period of the Covid-19 pandemic will be eligible for the... - Hospital Services
1522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently review and intervene in the continued closure of the north-east regional orthopaedic unit for elective surgeries, which is leaving persons... - Civil Registration Service
1524. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has implemented to resource the births, deaths and marriage certification offices in County Kildare; if he will consider setting up a walk-in... - Disability Services
1527. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allocating people with disabilities a personal budget to access therapies similar to the model operated in the United... - Dental Services
1529. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in relation to the provision of services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19946/22] - Disability Services
1531. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) receives the adequate supports from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/22] - Health Services Staff
1532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the clinical lead on dual diagnosis. [19971/22] - Hospital Services
1533. To ask the Minister for Health the classification criteria for hospital models; the list of hospitals currently classified for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19983/22] - Home Care Packages
1534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on home support services and home support packages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19985/22] - Mental Health Services
1535. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the community healthcare west initiative of a youth advisory panel to each CHO nationwide to explore the risk and protective factors for... - Departmental Staff
1536. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or part-time further and... - Pension Provisions
1537. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20018/22] - Abortion Services
1538. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his work to legislate for safe zones around abortion providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20019/22] - Home Help Service
1539. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20020/22] - Primary Care Services
1540. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand PrEP treatment services in a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20022/22] - Health Services
1542. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to develop dedicated and resourced clinical pathways for the healthcare needs of intersex persons in Ireland; if he will develop a... - Health Promotion
1543. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand awareness and supports for intersex persons; the steps that he has taken since becoming Minister; his plans for the future; and if he will... - Information and Communications Technology
1544. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 786 of 29 March 2022, the circa 20 systems identified in which the original vendor is not in business anymore and circa... - Registration of Births
1545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the ability to register births at Civil Registration Service locations in Tralee and Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
1546. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate on the additional cost to the Exchequer of ensuring that those currently in receipt of disability allowance would retain their... - Mental Health Services
1548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned to the CAMHS unit located at Casino Park, Malahide Road, Dublin. [20088/22] - Dental Services
1549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who signed up nationwide to accept medical cards patients in each of the years 2010 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1550. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); the supports available in such a situation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1551. To ask the Minister for Health if those working for an organisation (details supplied) that is part-funded by the HSE, particularly those in a residential setting for adults with... - Pharmacy Services
1552. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding certain pharmacies that are charging extra for blister packs over and above the prescription charges; if he is taking steps to address... - Hospital Services
1553. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to review the visiting rights in University Hospital Limerick for dementia patients and their families; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
1554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who are needed to reach full staffing levels in each children’s disability network team in the CHO 3 and CHO 5 areas; the number of... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1555. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system for those with type 1 diabetes; if he has considered... - Health Service Executive
1556. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive recognition of their role within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20118/22] - Health Services Staff
1557. To ask the Minister for Health the number and the percentage of clinical psychologist students at PhD level who are sponsored by the HSE who continue to work in the public sector for at... - Hospital Appointments Status
1558. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20131/22] - Health Service Executive
1559. To ask the Minister for Health the position with regard to the transfer of an asset under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform protocol from the HSE to the local authority... - Health Services Staff
1560. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of HSE staff turnover in each of the years 2011 to 2021, by staff grade and category, in tabular form; the workforce level in January in each of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1561. To ask the Minister for Health if front-line household staff in psychiatric HSE units will be eligible for the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20143/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1562. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20146/22] - Nursing Homes
1563. To ask the Minister for Health the status of action 19.8 of the Housing for All proposal which set out to amend the nursing home support scheme to remove disincentives against the rental of... - Health Services
1566. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated timeframe for when the new outpatient ophthalmology services for the south and south west HSE area that are currently being developed in... - Abortion Services
1567. To ask the Minister for Health the names of the stakeholders who were consulted as part of the review of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1569. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available through the Irish Red Cross for prosthetic limbs in Ireland; if so, if the means tests for Irish residents are similar to those... - Medical Cards
1572. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that many farmers and self-employed people with disabilities are unable to access medical cards due to the means test which takes into... - Abortion Services
1573. To ask the Minister for Health the stakeholders he and his Department have consulted with in relation to working through challenges, refining policy positions, and exploring legislative... - Eating Disorders
1574. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the services currently available for persons suffering from eating disorders; the future provision plans for health services in the area; and if... - Third Level Costs
1575. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the current regime whereby only students from the richest families can access graduate-entry medicine given the high costs involved of... - Medical Qualifications
1576. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure a system is in place for those arriving from Mongolia to have their professional qualifications recognised, particularly in relation to... - Protected Disclosures
1577. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 30 March 2022, the details of the costs incurred to date relating to this protected disclosure; if he will... - General Practitioner Services
1578. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortage of GMS general practitioners in (details supplied); if he will provide an up-to-date list of current GMS... - Disability Services
1580. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the initiatives he is taking to strengthen children's disability services in 2022; the funding being provided for same; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
1581. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a scheme with the HSE under which a patient could get reimbursed some travelling expenses for travelling to hospital appointments, such as a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1582. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who are waiting for sleep disorder care (details supplied) including all outpatient, inpatient, day case, planned, active, to come... - Hospital Admissions
1583. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the incidence of presentations at hospitals in the State with myocarditis, aneurysms and clotting disorders, by month in 2021; and if he will... - Departmental Appointments
1584. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed role of professorship of public health strategy and leadership at Trinity College, Dublin will be proceeded with; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for hip and-or knee surgery and cataract surgery in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
1586. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and assist with a medical card application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20241/22] - Medicinal Products
1587. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting lists for PrEP treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20244/22] - Disability Services
1590. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing two specialist centre-based respite services for children with complex support needs which is contained within the HSE... - Health Services
1600. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detailed supplied) will receive a block of language therapy sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20261/22] - Disability Services
1604. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to deliver one additional day service place for a school leaver with a disability or graduate of rehabilitative training; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1605. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of developing and implementing a process of identifying and managing day service vacancies as contained within the HSE Service Plan 2022;... - Home Care Packages
1608. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of providing one intensive home support package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20271/22] - Hospital Facilities
1617. To ask the Minister for Health when a modern fit-for-purpose air conditioning system will be installed at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Energy Usage
1618. To ask the Minister for Health the special measures his Department is taking to reduce energy usage in the scenario in which members of the public are being asked to do the same. [20296/22] - Health Services Staff
1619. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of long-Covid supports for HSE workers; the extent, length, rates of pay and variety of paid leave options; the options for secondment or transfer... - State Claims Agency
1620. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 779, 780, 781, 782, 796, 797, 800 and 804 of 29 March 2022 and the response of the HSE (details supplied) the legal... - Nursing Homes
1621. To ask the Minister for Health the amount received by the HSE for rental income through the fair deal scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [20314/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with long-Covid on a three-monthly basis for 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/22] - Health Services Staff
1623. To ask the Minister for Health if the special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers can be extended particularly for those with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
1624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the resources currently available in County Kildare in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Traveller Community
1625. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the publication of a national Traveller health action plan, as set out in the programme for Government; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1626. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a person (details supplied) has access to an MRI. [20359/22] - Research Funding
1627. To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which Health Research Board funding is allocated and expended; the manner in which an individual may gain access to Health Research Board... - Nursing Homes
1628. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans by his Department to reform the fair deal scheme to incentivise rentals and a timeline for delivery of this plan. [20383/22] - Departmental Funding
1629. To ask the Minister for Health if funding (details supplied) that has been allocated has been drawn down and spent; if there has been a follow-up or appraisal of the funding given under the... - General Practitioner Services
1630. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of free general practitioner care to children up to age 8; the implementation date of same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
1631. To ask the Minister for Health if a psychologist post can be sanctioned for the child and adolescent mental health service based in Grangegorman, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services
1633. To ask the Minister for Health the planned full-time equivalent staffing, by role, for each county’s children’s disability network teams in 2027 and 2032. [20412/22] - Medical Research and Training
1634. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to discuss the need to catch up on placement hours missed... - Health Service Executive
1635. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [20415/22] - Health Services Staff
1636. To ask the Minister for Health if he will raise concerns (details supplied) in respect of paediatric occupational therapist provision in County Louth; the HSE's plans to address such a... - Disability Services
1639. To ask the Minister for Health if a review has taken place of the progressive disability programme for the CHO 9 north Dublin area; the gaps in the service that have been identified; his... - Health Strategies
1644. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the national skin cancer prevention plan to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/22] - Health Services
1645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 25 years or older who have travelled overseas for specialist cancer treatment not available in Ireland between 2016 and 2021; the... - Eating Disorders
1647. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 3 February 2022, the status of discussions at Department level in relation to the legal mechanism or statutory... - Care Services
1648. To ask the Minister for Health the types of non-centre-based respite services in use here; the budget allocated to non-centre-based respite services; the funding spent on non-centre-based... - Disability Services
1652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of expressions of interest that were received from persons to be part of the personalised budgets demonstration projects; the number of persons to... - Departmental Funding
1661. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated each year to progress the implementation of the managed clinical network demonstrator project, in tabular form; the timeframe for the... - Disabilities Assessments
1662. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to develop an integrated assessment of need tracing system for children and adults as contained within the HSE Service Plan 2022; the... - Disability Services
1663. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to develop an integrated national day services database as contained within the HSE Service Plan 2022; the timeframe for this system to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1671. To ask the Minister for Health if correspondence and a petition by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the steps that his Department is taking on this issue; if this cohort can be... - Hospital Appointments Status
1672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of type 1 diabetes patients who have had appointments at University Hospital Limerick cancelled between March 2020 and February 2022, inclusive;... - Disability Services
1673. To ask the Minister for Health when a speech and language therapy service for school age children will be provided in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1674. To ask the Minister for Health the areas of the country in which the HSE covers the cost of compression sleeves for breast cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
1676. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the funding rates that are set by the National Treatment Purchase Fund for individual nursing homes and the way that these rates will reflect the... - Eating Disorders
1677. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient services that are available for children under the age of 13 who have been diagnosed with avoidant and-or restrictive food intake disorder,... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1681. To ask the Minister for Health if he has conducted an analysis of the potential impact of long-Covid diagnoses among healthcare staff on the operation and functioning of the health service;... - Departmental Correspondence
1682. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence from (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20558/22] - Health Services
1683. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule for each of the years from 2015 to date in 2022 of all organisations that had their funding suspended and permanently... - Legislative Measures
1684. To ask the Minister for Health the dates of meetings of the working group formed to analyse the implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [20581/22] - Mental Health Services
1687. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has not been given an in-person appointment with CAMHS, Kilkenny, as requested by the person's general... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1688. To ask the Minister for Health if front-line section 39 homelessness healthcare workers will be included in the Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
1692. 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... - Emergency Departments
1696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting 12 hours or more at the University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1697. To ask the Minister for Health if patients are represented on the new Covid-19 advisory group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20678/22] - Health Services
1698. To ask the Minister for Health the costs of ensuring equitable access to cardiac rehabilitation across all regions of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20679/22] - Mental Health Services
1702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on dietician appointments; the average wait time for the eight community mental health teams under Linn Dara CAMHS; and if he... - Departmental Correspondence
1703. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the amount that an organisation gave to this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists at University Hospital Limerick in each month of 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
1705. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made in the review of Changing Cardiovascular Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010-2019; when is it expected that a new policy... - Obesity Levels
1706. To ask the Minister for Health if the targets for percentage of population with healthy weight as set out by the Changing Cardiovascular Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010-2019 have... - Healthcare Policy
1707. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a public consultation process as part of the National Cardiac Services review; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
1711. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will look into providing a dedicated dietician in the oncology day unit in Cavan General Hospital given the importance of diet with... - Departmental Funding
1712. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of Vote 38, programme M, subhead 2; if he will list the breakdown of programmes contained within this subhead; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
1713. To ask the Minister for Health the programme of services being developed outside of acute healthcare settings to assist those with cardiovascular disease; and if he will make a statement on... - Healthcare Policy
1714. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the roll-out of a new national rare disease plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20728/22] - Health Services
1715. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken by his Department to increase co-ordination for the provision of genetic testing services in Ireland considering that 72% of... - Medicinal Products
1716. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the plans that are in place to reduce the time it takes the Health Products Regulatory Authority to approve a drug for rare disease in Ireland... - Hospital Appointments Status
1717. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20738/22] - Medical Cards
1720. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a pathway to a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20744/22] - Healthcare Policy
1722. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 230 of 9 March 2022, the details of the positions held by his departmental officials who are working with Ireland's... - Medical Cards
1723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been issued to Ukrainian refugees since the conflict began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20760/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1724. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20765/22] - Housing Provision
1725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homes at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Athy; the number that are occupied; if there are plans to refurbish the homes; and if he will make a... - Disease Management
1726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with Lyme’s disease in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20767/22] - Healthcare Policy
1727. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will recognise Lyme’s disease and co-infections as part of the long-term illness scheme and other State schemes and supports; and if... - Legislative Measures
1733. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made to enact the patient safety (notifiable patient safety incidents) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Reports
1734. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in implementing the recommendations of the Scally report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20782/22] - Home Care Packages
1735. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting home care support in County Kildare; the total number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Kildare; the... - Disability Services
1736. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in County Kildare over each of the past 12 months; the number that have been provided in each month since... - Care Services
1737. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres in County Kildare that have yet to reopen; the number that will be reopened by September 2022; if any will not be in a position... - Disability Services
1738. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to provide a four-bedded residential home in Kilkenny city. [20789/22] - Disease Management
1739. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a working party to investigate the needs of persons living with Huntington’s disease and their families; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
1740. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of the resourcing of the National Ambulance Service by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20793/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1741. To ask the Minister for Health the way that he proposes to address excessive waiting times for gynaecological appointments at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
1742. To ask the Minister for Health the current status and availability of kaftrio for cystic fibrosis patients under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20797/22] - General Practitioner Services
1743. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that general practitioner services have ceased in a centre (details supplied); when the general practitioner... - Disability Services
1744. To ask the Minister for Health the extent his Department has considered guaranteeing access to personal assistance service for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on... - Disabilities Assessments
1745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the need for a single standard assessment of need across the HSE and CHOs for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services
1746. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider requesting additional funding for personal assistant services for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
1747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccines donated by Ireland through the COVAX programme, by month, since initiation, in tabular form; if he will detail the efforts of the... - Disability Services
1748. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding set out in the business case provided by SOS Kilkenny to the HSE to support the wrap-around services required by a person... - Official Engagements
1749. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish a report from the Minister for State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy on their visit on 13 April 2022 to Tallaght drugs... - Disability Services
1750. To ask the Minister for Health if the business cases approved by the HSE in the past five years have been paid in full to SOS Kilkenny; if not, if he will confirm the balance of funding due... - Care Services
1751. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places immediately available in CHO 5 for 2022; the number of priority one cases waiting for services for the same area; the planned... - Vaccination Programme
1752. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20817/22] - Hospital Charges
1753. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers that hospital charges (details supplied) are exorbitant and adding to the cost of health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1754. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to give clarity to the section 38 workers; when they will receive their Covid payments (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1755. To ask the Minister for Health when a new home (details supplied) in Nenagh will be completed and open to residents. [20834/22] - Departmental Expenditure
1756. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide full details of moneys owed by his Department or the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) from any period prior to 2020; if so, the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1758. To ask the Minister for Health when the cancer care hospital for University Hospital Galway will be approved to proceed to full design in accordance with the national development plan; and... - Abortion Services
1759. To ask the Minister for Health if he will bring an end to the practice of remote consultation for abortion advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20855/22] - Health Services
1760. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on (details supplied); the current waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20857/22] - Mental Health Services
1762. To ask the Minister for Health the scope of the nationwide audit into CAMHS on the back of the Maskey report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20864/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1765. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for FreeStyle Libre with immediate effect following a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Staff
1767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant paediatric rheumatologists attached to Galway University Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and... - Health Services Staff
1768. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time podiatrists working in each primary care centre in CHO 9 in the years 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1769. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time vacancies by job title in both the cardiac rehabilitation unit and orthopaedic unit at St Columcille's Hospital, Dublin 18; when each... - Hospital Facilities
1770. To ask the Minister for Health the number of level 3 ICU beds in each hospital part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group as of 1 March 2020 and 19 April 2022, in tabular form; and if he... - Hospital Staff
1771. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant neurophysiologists attached to University Hospital Waterford in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
1776. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultants in otolaryngology with a special interest in voice, swallowing and airway disorders attached to Cavan General Hospital in... - Fire Safety
1777. To ask the Minister for Health when was the last time an in-person external fire audit was carried out at each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital Group on behalf of the HSE; the... - Hospital Staff
1778. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff working in the radiology department of Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies by job title within this... - Disability Services
1779. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing vacancies within the children's disability network teams in Kilbarrack, Coolock, Swords and Blanchardstown, Dublin; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1780. To ask the Minister for Health if a new chronic disease management hub will be fully operational in County Wicklow; the staffing details that would be required for the hub; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1781. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for the FreeStyle Libre with immediate effect following a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1783. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff, by role, currently employed in Cork University Hospital; and the number employed one year ago. [20916/22] - Health Services
1784. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1014 of 22 March 2022, if the Dublin North, North East Recovery College can access the funding to continue to provide... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
1785. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overseas applications received and the number of registrations processed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland by month and by location... - Protected Disclosures
1787. To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received from whistleblowers in agencies under the auspices of his Department since 2017 to date, including the names of... - Referendum Campaigns
1788. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to hold a referendum prior to signing up to the World Health Organization-led process to negotiate a binding legal instrument on pandemic... - Health Services
1789. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of dedicated clinics and models of care for patients with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20936/22] - Nursing Homes
1790. To ask the Minister for Health if an active farmer who enters a nursing home and arranges for a family member to run the farm is assessed on the capital value of the farm or the income from... - Hospital Staff
1791. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dietitians employed within the oncology day unit at Cavan General Hospital; the additional cost of employing a dietitian within the oncology day... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1792. To ask the Minister for Health if nurses who worked through the pandemic in addiction services will be included in the €1,000 bonus paid out by the HSE; and if he will make a... - Civil Registration Service
1793. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a marriage notification appointment in Cork city. [20957/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1796. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that section 39 workers who otherwise fulfil criteria for the pandemic bonus have been excluded. [20966/22] - Disability Services
1798. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of the level of students currently graduating in Ireland to satisfy the staffing needs of children’s disability network... - Programme for Government
1799. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the commitment in the programme for Government to work with key stakeholders to introduce a public health obesity Bill,... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1800. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medical cannabis access programme clinical review; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20997/22] - Disability Services
1802. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns regarding the provision of intellectual disability placements for older persons with high-care needs and the choice to live in a... - Medicinal Products
1803. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 9 February 2022, the status of the procurement of paxlovid by the HSE; and when it will become available for... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1804. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding the glucoRX Aidex continuous glucose monitoring system to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1805. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to neurology nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21051/22] - Nursing Homes
1806. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal nursing home support scheme application for a person (details supplied); if he will intervene to ensure a resolution; and... - Medicinal Products
1807. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry and terms of reference for the drug sodium valproate; his plans to provide the disability package for those affected by sodium... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1808. To ask the Minister for Health if the €1,000 Covid-19 bonus for front-line workers will be paid to front-line staff working in disability organisations in view of the heroic work... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1810. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the FreeStyle Libre insulin sensor is restricted to under-21s; the reason for this policy decision; if he intends to ask the HSE to expand... - Ukraine War
1811. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to proposals for the appropriate refurbishment of a former health facility (details supplied) in Dublin 4 for Ukrainian... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1812. To ask the Minister for Health if healthcare workers who previously worked on Covid-19 wards but who have since moved to a new position within the HSE will be eligible for the Covid-19... - Hospital Appointments Status
1813. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [21108/22] - Medicinal Products
1814. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 8 March 2022, the status of a review of a product (details supplied); if approved, the stocks that have been... - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
1815. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the delay in implementing an individualised risk assessment for blood donation, particularly in view of recently imported bulk consignments... - Home Care Packages
1816. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed lots for the upcoming home care tender, which will be based on volume as opposed to community healthcare organisations; when... - Hospital Staff
1818. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address the concerns of non-consultant hospital doctors; the engagements that he has had with an organisation (details... - Health Services Staff
1819. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet representatives of the RCSI hospital doctor retention and motivation project, which has researched doctor retention and working conditions in... - Disability Services
1820. To ask the Minister for Health the role of an organisation (details supplied) in the provision of disability services for public patients; the oversight in place for the service; the amount... - Departmental Data
1821. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 642 of 1 March 2022, the reason CHO 4 was not included in the data provided; and if the data will be provided. [21117/22] - Ambulance Service
1822. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some ambulance staff are being redeployed to be based in locations up to 109 km each way from their home and... - Medicinal Products
1824. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a clinical review by the HSE Medicines Management Programme for cariban; if there is a timeline for a decision on the recommendation to be made;... - Hospital Transfers
1825. To ask the Minister for Health if a schedule of each emergency transfer request will be provided detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at St. Luke's Hospital; the time of... - Hospital Appointments Status
1828. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who has been waiting two years for appointments with the orthopaedic and cardiology units at Crumlin... - Health Services
1829. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue in relation to urgent concerns raised in correspondence by a number of persons (details supplied) in respect of orthopaedic services... - Disabilities Assessments
1830. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting three years for an autism assessment at the east Limerick early intervention... - Healthcare Policy
1832. To ask the Minister for Health the way that a person (details supplied) can avail of help in reaching the cost of travel and stay expenses for a surgery they must travel to the UK to avail... - Hospital Procedures
1833. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had their operation cancelled due to their file being mislaid within the system; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1834. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which found that failure to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring... - Departmental Reports
1835. To ask the Minister for Health when the last performance output report was published in relation the Health Research Board; when the next performance report will be published; and if he... - Health Services
1836. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of services for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21190/22] - Disability Services
1837. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate funding for increased day support hours to end the situation of persons being approved or additional support without the capacity being in... - Mental Health Services
1838. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of existing mental health supports for children in the Louth and east Meath area; if he will identify those supports; if his... - Hospital Appointments Status
1839. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21208/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1840. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21215/22] - Nursing Homes
1842. To ask the Minister for Health the locations in which funding in excess of €1 million has been provided for public nursing homes in Ireland by date and location since 2011, in... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1843. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will ensure that front-line workers who have changed position or employer or who have retired during the pandemic will receive the Covid... - Data Protection
1845. To ask the Minister for Health if a piece of surveillance technology (details supplied) is being used by his Department or any agencies under his remit in view of the fact that there are... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1846. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the age restriction for the Freestyle Libre device for those with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21248/22] - Mental Health Services
1848. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of staff, the positions they hold and vacancies in CAHMS South Kerry in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and... - Insurance Coverage
1849. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the policy enforced by health insurance companies which mean that persons with a pre-existing condition moving to Ireland must wait five... - Disability Services
1850. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals there are to provide additional services to reduce waiting times for children with disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1852. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for the Freestyle Libre device with immediate effect following a survey (details supplied); and if he will make...
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