Written answers
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
- Public Sector Staff
201. To ask the Minister for Health the number of former county managers and CEOs of local authorities who are currently working within his Department and any agency or body under the remit of... - Disability Services
202. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he received the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity review; the date on which he will publish the review; and the steps that he is taking... - Departmental Legal Cases
203. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State in defending court cases brought by parents since 2018 whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely manner; the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
205. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a wheelchair for a child (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [36324/22] - Healthcare Policy
206. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE policy in relation to those with long-Covid giving blood donations; if there is a policy that long-Covid patients should not give blood; if so, if... - Nursing Homes
207. To ask the Minister for Health if there was a regulatory system in place to check the way in which funds provided to nursing homes through the temporary assistance payment scheme were used... - Medical Aids and Appliances
208. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting on the provision of a wheelchair from the Southill health centre in Limerick, having... - General Practitioner Services
209. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received reports of the difficulty of persons in finding a general practitioner to accept them, particularly on the medical card scheme; and if he... - Home Help Service
210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each local health office area as of 1 July 2022 or the latest date available, in... - Disability Services
212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability currently being provided as of 1 July 2022 or the latest date available; and if he will provide... - Disabilities Assessments
214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the 2005 Disability Act in each local health office area as of 1 July 2022 or... - Health Services
215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number... - Disease Management
220. To ask the Minister for Health if adequate funding support is available to identify and treat rare diseases; if such diagnoses can trigger a rapid response particularly in respect of the... - Health Services Staff
222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse positions funded and filled broken down by CHO for the years 2016 to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Services
225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 1 July 2022 or the latest date available; and the number... - Mental Health Services
230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 1 July 2022 or the latest date available; and the number... - Home Help Service
233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 July 2022 or the latest date available; the way that compares to target in... - Nursing Homes
234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 July 2022 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons... - Hospital Waiting Lists
235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2022 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an... - Medical Cards
236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 July 2022; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a... - Hospital Overcrowding
237. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of June 2022; and the total number to date in 2022, in tabular form . [36396/22] - Emergency Departments
239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours during June 2022; and the total number to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than 4 months for treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple... - Hospital Appointments Status
285. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36448/22] - Hospital Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1742 of 14 June 2022, if an organisation (details supplied) closed its offices and transferred its equipment to St... - Medicinal Products
287. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that constella 290mg is not covered by the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36466/22] - Dental Services
288. To ask the Minister for Health the desirable staffing ratios in public dental practices within CHO8 between dentists, dental nurses, hygienists and technicians. [36468/22] - Hospital Staff
289. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-term equivalent epilepsy nurses working in each hospital in the years of 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [36469/22] - Vaccination Programme
290. To ask the Minister for Health the stock of Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36484/22] - Care of the Elderly
293. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1384 of 14 June 2022, if the full analysis of service demand need for level 2 palliative care beds (details supplied) has... - Departmental Funding
297. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated by his Department to individual bodies, both state and voluntary, to fund the specific promotion of physical health, fitness and... - Nursing Homes
300. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated by his Department to nursing homes, both state and private, to fund the specific promotion of physical health, fitness and... - Departmental Data
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of active retirement groups by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36517/22] - Care of the Elderly
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for older persons by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36518/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
303. To ask the Minister for Health if the bodies delivering services to the HSE during Covid-19 will become eligible for the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment, for example section 39... - Disability Services
304. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding care for children with additional needs. [36521/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
306. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) remains waiting for their arthritis appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36530/22] - Health Services
307. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of installing touch-free buttons for lifts in each HSE healthcare setting. [36533/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
308. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment at the ENT Department, Midland Regional... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health workers who qualify for the pandemic bonus payment; the number of workers who have already been paid; if all section 38 disability... - Medicinal Products
310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the action being taken by the Government to address the ongoing situation in which 35 children with a diagnosis of cystic... - Departmental Funding
311. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin and in Cork over each of the past five years in tabular form. [36575/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
312. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 3 February 2022, if he will revise the public health advice given that the incidence of long-Covid in children is... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
313. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HSE hospital kitchen staff have not received the pandemic bonus payment yet clerical staff with no patient contact have received the payment; and if... - Disability Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) who is requesting the immediate publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity... - Health Services
316. To ask the Minister for Health the total capital funding allocated to Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [36601/22] - Home Help Service
319. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of full-time and part-time home carers in counties Longford and Westmeath. [36604/22] - Emergency Departments
321. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of attendances at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar Emergency Department in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [36606/22] - Mental Health Services
322. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to mental health services in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [36607/22] - Ambulance Service
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances currently in operation in counties Longford and Westmeath. [36608/22] - Hospital Staff
324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions at Midlands Regional hospital, Mullingar that are currently vacant, and or filled on a temporary basis at staff grade level in tabular... - Mental Health Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting an appointment with a psychologist in adult mental health services in counties Longford and Westmeath; and the... - Medical Cards
327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received from children under the age of 18 years, adults between 18 and 65 years and old age pensioners over 65 years... - Health Services
329. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to speech and language therapy in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [36614/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
331. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Centre as soon as possible. [36651/22] - Disability Services
332. To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately publish the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review, in order that its inclusion in the budgetary plan for 2023 will ensure that... - Dental Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if the issues of concern in relation to the provision of dentistry services (details supplied) in County Kerry will be addressed; and if he will make a... - Health Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided in relation to the case of a child (details supplied). [36676/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
337. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the Covid special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36682/22] - Disability Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Action Plan for Disability Services for the period 2022-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36691/22] - General Practitioner Services
340. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 29 March 2022, the progress that has been made to date in announcing the date for the commencement of the... - Hospital Facilities
341. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the provision of additional beds at a hospital (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the clear need for a positive... - Medicinal Products
342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the first line treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum is reimbursed on the drugs payment and medical card schemes; and if he will provide...
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