Written answers
Thursday, 26 May 2022
- Official Engagements
326. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the meetings he has held on progressing disability services in the past month; the persons that attended those meetings; and if minutes of the... - Health Services Staff
327. To ask the Minister for Health the urgent actions that his Department is taking to address the critical issue of retention of healthcare professionals in Ireland; if his Department is... - Health Services
328. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is seeking to secure direct Exchequer funding for the nurses of an association (details supplied) to support motor neurone disease patients... - Disability Services
329. To ask the Minister for Health the specific action plan that his Department has put in place to address the poor service provision across the child disability network teams; and if he will... - Dental Services
330. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department intends to implement real reform to the dental treatment services scheme; when the scheme will be replaced with a fit for purpose scheme... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
332. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish a dedicated clinic for persons with long-Covid on a permanent basis in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Reviews
333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the review into homeless deaths in Dublin (details supplied); the date upon which the review will be completed; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
334. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration was given to expanding the pandemic bonus to section 39 workers. [21481/22] - Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the screening age limit for bowel and breast screening from 69 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resolve the nationwide issue medical card holders are facing when trying to obtain a dentist appointment; and if the HSE will reimburse medical... - Substance Misuse
337. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he and his Department remain alert to the evidence of serious drug abuse in towns, villages and cities throughout the country including... - Pharmacy Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an adequate number of pharmacists remain available to meet requirements; the extent to which provision is being made for same; and if he... - General Practitioner Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which provision is being made for an adequate supply of qualified doctors is being made to compensate for general practitioner doctors who are... - Infectious Diseases
341. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by the HSE and its medical team to identify the strain of meningitis which has recently resulted in a number of admissions to... - General Practitioner Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE to provide a more extensive out-of-hours general practitioner service for Shannon, County Clare given the health needs of the... - Hospital Services
343. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a greater role for Ennis General Hospital, to meet the health needs of persons in the mid-west given the overcrowding and high trolley... - Hospital Procedures
344. To ask the Minister for Health if gluteoplasty is available on the public health system following bariatric surgery and weight loss. [26986/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
345. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) [26990/22] - Hospital Equipment
347. To ask the Minister for Health when an x-ray facility was first provided in Clifden Hospital, Connemara, County Galway; the number of images taken per year since it was installed; and if he... - Hospital Services
349. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision to suspend the minor accident service at Clifden Hospital was taken; the reason for same; if the service be reinstated; and if he will make a... - Disabilities Assessments
350. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27006/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
351. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for knee surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27008/22] - Health Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27009/22] - Hospital Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the closure of 11 of the 23 beds in a unit (details supplied); when this occurred; and the reason for same. [27034/22] - Health Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27037/22] - Hospital Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to Galway University Hospital from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make... - Health Strategies
357. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the publication of a follow-up strategy to the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015-2020; the reason that a current strategy is not in place; and... - Medicinal Products
359. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug reimbursement process will be streamlined to ensure that potentially life-saving drugs can be accessed sooner by patients in need of them; and if... - Vaccination Programme
360. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated timeframe for the introduction of a free HPV-vaccination programme for women and a catch-up programme for girls and boys in secondary schools; if... - Mental Health Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of under-18 admissions to psychiatric inpatient facilities in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [27087/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
363. To ask the Minister for Health when the public health advice to end the mask-wearing mandate will cease to exist. [27094/22] - Nursing Homes
364. To ask the Minister for Health if zero-hour contracts are being implemented for employees in the nursing home sector and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27095/22] - Departmental Schemes
365. To ask the Minister for Health if vertex for the treatment of cystic fibrosis will be made available under the general medical scheme; the reason that it is not available; and if he will... - Health Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was paid by the HSE to recruitment companies in each month in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the specific areas for which... - Departmental Investigations
367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the progress on any investigation or report into the practice of the misuse and incineration of the organs of deceased babies; the steps... - Mental Health Services
368. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is envisaged that deficiencies in CAMHS can be identified; the extent to which it is intended to address these issues in the short-term;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
369. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is expected to make serious inroads on hospital waiting lists throughout the country by whatever means; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients currently seeking orthopaedic interventionism; the extent of any such waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the... - Emergency Departments
371. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has identified the ten most-regularly overcrowded accident and emergency departments throughout the country; the measures that are being... - Health Services
372. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have identified the most serious deficiencies in the delivery of the health services; the plans that are in place to... - Mental Health Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the concerns of parents of children with mental health problems are regularly monitored with a view to ensuring the availability of... - Health Services Staff
374. To ask the Minister for Health the issues that he and his Department have identified as being the most crucial in ensuring the availability and retention of staff at various levels; and if... - Hospital Facilities
375. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to the future development plans for Naas General Hospital; the position in relation to planning permission and any other factors... - General Practitioner Services
377. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which out-of-hours general practitioner services are sufficient in all areas throughout the country; the areas of most concern; the proposals for... - Home Help Service
378. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which homecare continues to be adequately staffed and supported in order to reduce pressure on hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
379. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic services are being made available evenly throughout the country; the areas of greatest need in this regard at present; and if... - Disease Management
380. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate provision is being made to ensure the availability of early intervention for patients with scoliosis or spina bifida; and if he... - Medicinal Products
381. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which rare and orphan medicines continue to be tested and make available here; the extent to which progress is slow on any particular medicine;... - Medical Aids and Appliances
382. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the difficulties affecting the availability of medical devices throughout the country; if measures are in... - Health Strategies
384. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that he has taken to ensure that the State is prepared for the possibility of monkeypox cases; the role of the Incident Management Team; the steps... - Covid-19 Pandemic
386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding the interim guidance plan for long-Covid; if they will be... - Healthcare Policy
387. To ask the Minister for Health when the 24 additional lactation posts that were announced over a year ago will be filled; the reason that these posts remain unfilled; his plans to review and... - Health Services
388. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on increasing greater access nationally to see and treat gynaecology clinics, specialist menopause clinics and endometriosis... - Healthcare Policy
389. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the continuing worldwide shortage in supply of HRT products; the recent updates that are available from the Health Products... - Departmental Reviews
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a review of Ireland's maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27179/22] - Medical Cards
391. To ask the Minister for Health when a full medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27181/22] - Primary Care Services
392. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that occupational therapy is available in all primary care centres in County Cork. [27201/22] - Disability Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address waiting lists for assessments and therapies for the children's disability network teams in the south-west area of County... - Health Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home births facilitated by HSE midwives in each CHO annually since 1 January 2015, in tabular form. [27203/22] - Health Services Staff
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members by role currently employed and working on children's disability network teams in each area of CHO4 by team; and the number of... - Health Services
397. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having a specialist children’s mental health bed within each adult acute psychiatric unit in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
398. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of occupational therapy vacancies across the HSE services nationally; the breakdown of those occupational therapy vacancies across the...
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