Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
- Health Services
739. To ask the Minister for Health when a tender for the transport of patients for appointments and dialysis in the north County Tipperary area of the HSE mid-west region will be advertised; and... - Appointments to State Boards
740. To ask the Minister for Health the number of expressions of interest received from 19 February to the closing date of 29 April 2022 for appointment to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of... - Equality Issues
741. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that his Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make complaints regarding... - Covid-19 Pandemic
742. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Schemes
745. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to add hypothyroidism to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33562/22] - Hospital Staff
746. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a number of staff (details supplied) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital have not received the pandemic bonus payment given that their direct... - Departmental Priorities
747. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Young Patients Family Fund that was launched by the Scottish government in July 2021; if he will give consideration to... - Hospital Charges
748. To ask the Minister for Health when the National Review of Hospital Parking Charges, announced in 2018, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33604/22] - Departmental Communications
749. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to progress development of a... - Hospital Appointments Status
750. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting on an appointment at University Hospital Limerick for over three years; and if he... - Disability Services
751. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of disability services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33613/22] - Organ Removal
752. To ask the Minister for Health the comfort that can be given to parents and the steps that have been taken to ensure that a repeat of a situation (details supplied) does not reoccur; and if... - Medicinal Products
753. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a medication for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33660/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
754. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a request from an organisation (details supplied) on behalf of its approximately 700 members who require coaguchek meters; and if he will... - Medicinal Products
755. To ask the Minister for Health the status of talks between the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the life-changing cystic fibrosis drug therapy kaftrio to make this... - Covid-19 Pandemic
756. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the infrastructure put in place to date to address long-Covid; if he has assessed the level of regional response that will be needed;... - Hospital Staff
761. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant doctors employed in HSE-run hospitals as of June 2022; the corresponding figure for 8 February 2020; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical practitioners providing services under the general medical services scheme in June 2022; the corresponding figure for February 2020; and... - Hospital Facilities
765. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds, broken down by acute, non-acute and ICU beds, in place in HSE-run hospitals as of June 2022; the corresponding figures for 8... - Hospital Waiting Lists
766. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on HSE waiting lists in June 2022; the corresponding figures for 8 February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33695/22] - Ambulance Service
768. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the HSE national ambulance service implementing a dynamic deployment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
770. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/22] - Ambulance Service
771. To ask the Minister for Health the target response times for ambulances in Dublin; if he receives a regular report of performance against these; and his views on recent difficulties... - Legislative Measures
772. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation regarding housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33717/22] - Ambulance Service
774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulance dispatches recorded in each county during 2021; the number of times ambulances arrived at scenes in which the patient had already... - Hospital Services
775. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on delays to X-ray appointments at Roscommon University Hospital; if there is a specific process of referrals for radiology services at the... - Hospital Appointments Status
776. To ask the Minister for Health if an orthodontic appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [33762/22] - Assisted Human Reproduction
777. To ask the Minister for Health the partners that his Department will work with to ensure the availability of appropriate and timely fertility services for cancer patients as per the HSE... - Disease Management
778. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which cancer patients will be enabled to participate in clinical trials as per the HSE Service Plan 2022; the resources and channels which will be... - Hospital Services
779. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department will support hospitals in meeting drugs costs and in implementing quality initiatives in delivery, as per the HSE Service Plan... - Healthcare Policy
780. To ask the Minister for Health when the National Cancer Strategy Implementation Report 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33777/22] - General Practitioner Services
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners operating in Ireland on a monthly basis; and the proportion of these operating general practitioners who were using the... - Disease Management
782. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths relating to cancer for young people aged 0 to 24 years from 2016 to 2021 and date in 2022, in tabular form. [33779/22] - Mental Health Services
783. To ask the Minister for Health when external support services are to resume at the Central Mental Hospital given the fact that vulnerable adults are in need of support and external volunteer... - Departmental Meetings
787. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 685 of 31 May 2022, the date that a meeting in relation to the placement needs of the residents of a centre (details... - Mental Health Services
788. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a planned closure of a 24-hour staffed mental health facility in County Laois (details supplied) was not pursued by the HSE; the differences... - Hospital Staff
789. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time physiotherapists working in Roscommon University Hospital in each of the years from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Primary Care Centres
790. To ask the Minister for Health when construction of the Tullow primary care centre serving Tullow, Rathvilly and Hacketstown, County Carlow will commence; the current status of the project;... - Healthcare Policy
791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the programme for Government commitments on a general health policy for trans persons; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
792. To ask the Minister for Health the current national policy on long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33809/22] - Primary Care Services
796. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of occupational therapy posts in primary care in County Carlow; the number of these posts that are filled; the number of these posts that are... - Disability Services
798. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of occupational therapy posts in the children’s disability network team in County Carlow; the number of these posts that are filled;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
801. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers who have been paid the pandemic bonus; the status of payments to non-HSE workers; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Bodies
802. To ask the Minister for Health the State boards that are under his remit; the details of each State board; the details of all the persons who are currently on each board, in tabular form;... - Healthcare Policy
803. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to bring forward regulations to facilitate the implementation of the free contraception scheme due to commence in August 2022 for 17- to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
804. To ask the Minister for Health when Irish Prison Service nurses will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/22] - Medical Cards
805. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card review will be completed for a person (details supplied); the reason that tax clearance is required; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
806. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans to provide additional neurology nurse specialists in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
807. To ask the Minister for Health if funding or grant assistance is available for a person seeking admission into a private addiction treatment facility (details supplied) and who is not in a... - Disability Services
808. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all autism-specific services available for adults in the Fingal area; the types of services available; the waiting list for each... - Health Services Staff
809. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to appoint additional neurology nurse specialists throughout the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33955/22] - Hospital Staff
810. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to appoint nine extra neurology nurse specialists at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33956/22] - Disability Services
811. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce autism services for adults ageing out of the CAMHS service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33950/22] - Flexible Work Practices
812. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in his... - Vaccination Programme
813. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the vaccine compensation scheme; if he will expedite the establishment of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
814. To ask the Minister for Health if capital funding will be made available as a matter of urgency for the extension and upgrading of the renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and... - Disability Services
815. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the disability capacity review; if the review will be published before budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34003/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
816. To ask the Minister for Health if community pharmacists with HSE contracts will be included in the Covid-19 bonus payment for healthcare workers who worked in a clinical environment during... - Home Help Service
817. To ask the Minister for Health if the home help hours currently being offered to a person (details supplied) will be reassessed given that they require additional assistance specifically on... - Hospital Appointments Status
818. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by the ENT department at University Hospital Limerick for a CT scan and has yet to... - Mental Health Services
820. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for access to psychology services and CAMHS in County Sligo; and the plans that are in place to address these waiting lists; and if he will... - Departmental Contracts
821. To ask the Minister for Health the agencies under the remit of his Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by his Department and agencies... - Hospital Appointments Status
824. 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. [34075/22] - Care of the Elderly
825. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 850 of 10 February and 142 of 7 July 2021, the progress that has been made following the review in 2017 of the working... - Health Services Staff
826. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the current shortfall of over 100 nurse specialists in neurology in the Irish healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
828. To ask the Minister for Health the services and supports that are available in counties Carlow and Kilkenny to parents that have a child with Down's syndrome; if he has plans to expand the... - Disabilities Assessments
829. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Minister of State with special responsibility for disability has met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the ongoing delays in... - Primary Care Centres
830. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres that are open and operational across the country; the location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34103/22] - Health Services Staff
850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists who are employed in primary care centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34123/22] - General Practitioner Services
854. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount that it would cost to extend free general practitioner care to children under nine years of age; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
858. To ask the Minister for Health if radiography treatment will be resumed at Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry to facilitate cross-Border patient treatment, given the shared island Initiative; and... - Dental Services
859. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a decision made to refer dental services provided in health clinics to private dentists who take medical card patients (details supplied).... - Health Services
860. To ask the Minister for Health if arrangements will be made with Altnagelvin Hospital, County Derry for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to receive radiotherapy who is due to... - Emergency Departments
862. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services that the HSE considers are necessary to ensure that the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital is safe. [34194/22] - Medicinal Products
863. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the drugs payment scheme to cover the cost of ozempic semaglutide for those prescribed it off-label for reasons other than those... - Hospital Appointments Status
864. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a procedure. [34208/22] - Medicinal Products
866. To ask the Minister for Health if a new drug (details supplied) will be prescribed for all those with long-Covid regardless of medical card status; his views on same; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
867. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in the development of an emergency department and women’s and children’s block in University Hospital... - Health Services
869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting physiotherapy appointments in counties Roscommon and Galway; the current waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
870. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an electronic device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34293/22] - Health Services
871. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of respite centres that are provided in CHO 5, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34322/22] - Health Services Staff
875. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the management structure by grade and organisational chart for occupational therapy in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
876. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite centres that are rental accommodations; the cost of these rentals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34327/22] - Medical Cards
877. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that medical card holders entitled to a medical card as a result of getting a social security pension from the United Kingdom or working and paying... - Hospital Waiting Lists
879. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to support the HSE to relieve the neurology waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34335/22] - Health Services Staff
880. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is planning a recruitment campaign for specialist neurology nursing positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
881. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is undertaking for patients to access neurology supports once their initial appointment has occurred; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
883. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing full or partial reimbursement for coaguchek meters and self-test strips for those patients requiring long-term oral... - Hospital Waiting Lists
884. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times in the orthopaedic department of Tallaght hospital. [34350/22] - Covid-19 Tests
885. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Covid swabbers (details supplied) in view of the increased number of positive Covid tests. [34354/22] - Dental Services
886. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects that a profession (details supplied) will start taking on new customers that are medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the... - Abortion Services
887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners across the country who provide abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34363/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
892. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will get an appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/22] - Hospital Facilities
893. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the completion of the new ophthalmology unit which has been built in Ballincollig, County Cork as part of the overall development in the south... - Hospital Appointments Status
894. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment for admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún... - Mental Health Services
895. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in mental health funding in each of the past five years; the increase in front-line staff who have been put in place; and his vision for the... - Disability Services
897. To ask the Minister for Health if information in relation to the staffing levels in the progressing disability services team at a centre (details supplied) in County Longford will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
898. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that contracts for experienced level 1 grade IV clinical contact tracers, currently employed by an agency (details supplied) will not be renewed,... - Health Services Staff
900. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases in which the HSE is using outdated terms of contract (details supplied); if this document is still being used by the... - Vaccination Programme
901. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision to extend an additional booster to those aged under 65 years will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
902. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34431/22] - Health Strategies
903. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new national cardiovascular disease strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34432/22] - Health Services
904. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to launch a national screening programme for structural heart disease in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34433/22] - Disability Services
906. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actual case numbers assigned to the progressing disability 8 service in County Longford as of 1 June 2022, given that as of... - Health Services
907. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by age profile nought to five years and so on of wait times for services - S&L, occupational therapy and psychology,... - Disabilities Assessments
908. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting ASD assessments at the PDS 8 service in County Longford; and the average wait time for this service as of 1 June 2022. [34437/22] - Home Help Service
910. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care staff taken on by the HSE over the past 12 months in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34439/22] - Public Sector Pensions
912. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) paid into a spousal pension scheme as part of their HSE occupational pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
913. To ask the Minister for Health if kitchen staff, including cooks will receive the pandemic bonus payment; the person or body responsible for the decision as to which staff receive the... - Abortion Services
915. To ask the Minister for Health if he consulted with the Secretary General of his Department during the period in which the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy was revised to... - Hospital Staff
919. To ask the Minister for Health when the number of specialist neurology nurses in the Mater Hospital, Dublin will increase from six to the recommended number of 14; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
920. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a CAMHS appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34487/22] - Public Procurement Contracts
923. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been much wastage or resale of items procured during the Covid emergency; if so, the types of items involved, that is, protective gear,... - Healthcare Policy
924. To ask the Minister for Health if there are a plans to include spinal muscular atrophy in the new-born heel prick test. [34515/22] - Health Strategies
925. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide this Deputy with an update of the Irish National Antimicrobial Resistance Plan originally published in October 2017 and additional... - Healthcare Policy
926. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an up-to-date list of the advice and guidance that has been provided in the past four years by his Department to organisations within its... - Health Promotion
927. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request his Department and pertinent organisations within its remit to provide the Deputy with an up-to-date summary of the science, including... - Water Quality
928. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the recent completion by Irish Water in partnership with Dublin City Council of the major five-year long infrastructure project to cover... - Pharmacy Services
929. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that community pharmacies are part of the free contraception scheme, in order to ensure wide access, particularly given the pressure on... - Hospital Appointments Status
930. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34556/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
932. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for public rheumatology in Cork University Hospital, including a breakdown of waiting times by month, in tabular form. [34578/22] - Eating Disorders
933. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 555 and 556 of 5 October 2021, the details of the staff who have been recruited to date to the CHO 4 adult eating...
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