Written answers
Thursday, 14 July 2022
- Budget 2023
675. To ask the Minister for Health whether it is intended to announce an accessible budget for disability in order that persons with disabilities and their families can understand the number... - Departmental Meetings
676. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the last meeting of the strategic implementation group under the National Drugs Strategy chaired by his Department. [39247/22] - Departmental Funding
677. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a review group to investigate reducing the red tape in funding applications for section 38, 39 and other organisations and individual... - Disability Services
678. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that necessary and valuable services are provided for people with disabilities and special needs. [38904/22] - Hospital Admissions
679. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that were seen in the medical assessment unit of Nenagh General Hospital on a weekly basis from the beginning of March to the end of... - Hospital Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health if the Nenagh General Hospital medical assessment unit has had to close on any day in 2022 due to staff shortages; if so, the dates; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
681. To ask the Minister for Health if the Nenagh General Hospital medical assessment unit is still facing staff shortages; if so, the positions that are due to be filled; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
682. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that the Nenagh General Hospital medical assessment unit should be able to see on a weekly basis if it were operating at full capacity... - Hospital Appointments Status
684. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite two appointments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38813/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
685. To ask the Minister for Health if the pandemic bonus payment to front line workers of €1,000 was paid to all primary health care workers, including primary care workers working with... - Health Services Staff
686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of district medical officers on salary from the HSE in the State; the location of each; the increase in salary for these doctors in the past ten... - Departmental Reports
687. To ask the Minister for Health when the annual report on the babies’ organs that were incinerated that was to be published on 30 June 2022 will be published; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
688. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that only five of sixteen promised nursing posts for adult neurology services have been funded this year further to statements issued by the HSE and... - Medicinal Products
689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update on the availability of Cariban; if it is being made more affordable for pregnant women in Ireland suffering from... - Hospital Staff
690. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be approved to the four new consultant anaesthesiology posts in Mayo University Hospital which have been sanctioned to allow the recommended... - Home Help Service
692. To ask the Minister for Health if home help care will be provided to a person (details supplied). [38853/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
693. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied); the stage that the project is currently at; the estimated timeline for the project; and if he... - Departmental Properties
694. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the ownership of a building (details supplied); if any engagement has taken place on the sale of the property; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
695. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric consultants in CH09 working out of the Ballymun health centre; the number of hours and days worked; the number of cases waiting for... - Hospital Appointments Status
696. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a vulnerable young person (details supplied) who is currently awaiting a psychiatric assessment, who has been given an... - Medical Cards
697. To ask the Minister for Health if he will award a discretionary medical card to each amputee who applies for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/22] - Health Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment. [38926/22] - Vaccination Programme
700. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to have pharmacies involved in the roll-out of the second booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38927/22] - Ambulance Service
702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances available in the UL Hospitals Group on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38930/22] - Mental Health Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health when the mental health hospital in Portrane will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38940/22] - Health Service Executive
704. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 10 February 2022, if he has ever directed the HSE to fund any capital project in the State since he assumed... - Health Services
705. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical service (details supplied) will be relocated to Bray, County Wicklow in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38944/22] - Public Sector Pensions
706. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in... - Grant Payments
707. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the schemes being devised as a replacement to the motorised transport grant scheme and the mobility allowance which were closed in 2013; and if... - Health Services
708. To ask the Minister for Health if he and or the Chief Medical Officer have received or undertaken an assessment and or have been able to quantify the number and type of injury that persons... - Medicinal Products
709. To ask the Minister for Health if he will offer immunocompromised & vulnerable patients access to a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38973/22] - Health Service Executive
710. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that pensioners who used to work for the HSE and received their salaries on a fortnightly basis receive their pension on a monthly basis in arrears;... - Health Services Staff
711. To ask the Minister for Health if workers who work for a contractor providing catering services in a hospital (details supplied) and work alongside HSE catering staff will be paid the... - Health Services
712. To ask the Minister for Health if spinal muscular atrophy is a condition under consideration for addition to the conditions tested for in the new-born heel prick; if so, when that decision... - Medicinal Products
713. To ask the Minister for Health when children between six and 11 years of age will be given access to a drug for cystic fibrosis (details supplied); the reason for the delay in doing this;... - Health Service Executive
714. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1446, 1447 and 1448 of 14 June 2022, if he will follow up with the HSE as to the reason that detailed responses were not... - Hospital Waiting Lists
716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on outpatient waiting lists per department in Roscommon University Hospital; and the average waiting times. [39055/22] - Health Services
717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have been treated by a unit (details supplied) in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [39056/22] - Hospital Staff
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of current vacancies in a hospital (details supplied). [39057/22] - Disability Services
719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in the new disability network teams in counties Roscommon and Galway; and the specific vacancies in tabular form. [39058/22] - Mental Health Services
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in the new e-mental health hub in Castlerea, County Roscommon; the specific vacancies; and the length of time that they have been... - Ambulance Service
721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls that the National Ambulance Service responded to in Roscommon in 2021 and to the end of June 2022, broken down by call type in echo, delta,... - Medicinal Products
730. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is currently in breach of the EU Transparency Directive (89/105/EEC); if his Department intends to reduce the ongoing delays for patients to gain... - Departmental Data
732. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the health data infrastructure of the State; the way these plans can support innovative payment models in respect of the reimbursement of... - Health Services
733. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the treatment abroad scheme, the person or body within the HSE decides if a product is experimental; the criteria this decision maker uses to... - Dental Services
734. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the average waiting times for appointments in each... - Mental Health Services
736. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the average waiting time in each county; the number waiting more than... - Home Care Packages
737. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting homecare support in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the total number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
738. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting colonoscopy in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of these that have been waiting up to 30 days; 30-60, 60-90 and more than... - Hospital Staff
740. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of vacancies at Cavan General Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy in tabular... - Psychological Assessments
741. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an assessment of need in Ireland; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3-6, 6-12 and the more than 12 months broken... - Disability Services
748. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a speech and language appointment in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3-6, 6-12... - Hospital Waiting Lists
750. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the average waiting time for appointment in tabular form; and... - Hospital Staff
753. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to appoint nine additional neurology nurse specialists at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rights of People with Disabilities
754. To ask the Minister for Health the quotas that have been given to State agencies in relation to the number of persons with disabilities that they must employ; and if these quotas are being... - Disability Services
755. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1657 of 26 April 2022, the reason there was no additional funding for capital or project overhead costs included for the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
761. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in an organisation (details supplied) who were working in practice during the Covid-19 pandemic who at yet to receive the Covid pandemic... - Hospital Waiting Lists
762. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting times for ophthalmology outpatients at University Hospital Waterford; his plans to address the unacceptably long... - Health Services
763. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the medical service offered to a person (details supplied) is acceptable; the steps that he plans to take to provide treatment for this... - Covid-19 Pandemic
764. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to review the deaths from Covid-19 in nursing homes in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39190/22] - Dental Services
765. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of dentists who have disengaged from the dental treatment services scheme on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
766. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the backlog of appointments at the ophthalmology services for children at the Louth County Hospital in Dundalk, County Louth;... - Hospital Staff
767. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of vacant consultant posts in the RCSI Hospital group; the number of vacant posts in each speciality and location; the plans that there are... - Health Services Staff
769. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts currently in CHO8, including a breakdown of specialities and locations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
770. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an occupational therapy appointment in each of the children’s disability network teams in Cork; the number who have... - Health Services
772. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of day care centres in Cork that are now open; and the number that were open in 2019. [39199/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
773. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in Cork and the average waiting time for an appointment in tabular form; and if he will make... - Legislative Measures
775. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the full commencement of all of the sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [39210/22] - Substance Misuse
776. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new Action Plan under the National Drugs Strategy. [39211/22] - Emergency Departments
789. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole term equivalent staff by job title working in the Accident and Emergency Department at Naas General Hospital; the number of WTE vacancies... - Dental Services
790. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole term equivalent dental nurses and dental hygienists working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO7 in the years of 2020,... - Medical Aids and Appliances
791. To ask the Minister for Health the current funding available for the technical aids scheme by CHO, in tabular form; the funding drawn down between 2018 to 2021; and the eligibility criteria... - Health Services Staff
792. To ask the Minister for Health the way that a person (details supplied) who applied for a post in the HSE who was on an approved panel and was informed that they had the position on foot of... - Hospital Appointments Status
793. To ask the Minister for Health if required surgery can be urgently undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39335/22] - Nursing Homes
794. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed with particular reference to the fact that they have no means of paying any outstanding funds; and... - Medical Cards
795. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card renewal will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39339/22] - Ambulance Service
796. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls that the National Ambulance Service responded to in 2021 and to the end of June 2022 broken down by call type as in echo, delta, charlie,... - Emergency Departments
804. To ask the Minister for Health if he received correspondence from clinicians at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan on the status of the Emergency Department at Navan Hospital in 2022, if so,... - Departmental Meetings
808. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings he held with managers of hospitals in 2021 and to date in 2022; the date and nature of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on... - Emergency Departments
809. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients presenting at the Emergency Department at Mayo University Hospital but leaving prior to being seen each month to date in 2022; and if he... - Home Care Packages
810. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of, and waiting lists for, home care packages and home help hours in County Mayo, particularly the number of hours that have been... - Hospital Waiting Lists
812. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for both inpatient and outpatient at Mayo University Hospital [39375/22] - Primary Care Centres
813. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for Bangor Erris, County Mayo; the timeline for delivery of same [39376/22] - Home Help Service
815. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE home help staff recruited in the past 12 months per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39380/22] - Hospital Facilities
816. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided in Mayo in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39381/22] - Health Services Staff
817. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff vacancies by staff grade currently for each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group; the length of time of each vacancy; and if he... - Hospital Procedures
818. To ask the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in each hospital of the Saolta Hospital Group over each of the past six months as a result of bed... - Home Help Service
819. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from each hospital in the Saolta Group while waiting on a home... - Hospital Transfers
820. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Mayo available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; if he plans to increase community bed capacity in Mayo;... - Disability Services
827. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of therapy carried out by children’s disability network teams in 2021 and to the end of June 2022, broken down by therapy and by... - Health Services Staff
830. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of community healthcare networks in place; the total number of funded whole-time equivalent staff positions assigned to community healthcare... - Mental Health Services
833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded clinical posts in CAMHS, broken down by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39398/22] - Health Services Staff
834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent public health nurse positions which are funded; the number of funded WTE posts vacant that is not filled by direct... - Mental Health Services
838. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS staffing numbers in place against the number recommended by vision for change and broken down by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services
839. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated to community paramedicine for 2022; the breakdown of the allocation of such funding; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
840. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chronic disease management teams in place; the level of funding allocated to this area in 2022 broken down by team; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
841. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of home helps or homecare funded in Budget 2022 and delivered to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39406/22] - Health Services Staff
842. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded positions for chronic disease management teams; the number of posts currently vacant and broken down by team; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
843. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 60-74 and 75+ on acute hospital waiting lists by hospital and speciality as of May 2022, in tabular form; and the number waiting... - Departmental Correspondence
847. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 30 July 2022, the reason for the delay in issuing a response; and will he take steps to ensure that a reply is... - Mental Health Services
849. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken around suicide prevention and mental health, in particular for younger persons in the HSE CHO DNCC area; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
850. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding free general practitioner care to those under the age of 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39430/22] - Hospital Charges
852. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing hospital impatient charges for the entire population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39432/22] - Disability Services
853. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a 36-week delay in providing an urgent occupational therapy assessment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
854. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Sláintecare consultant contract negotiations; if a date has been set to reconvene talks; the progress that he has made in appointing a... - General Practitioner Services
855. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a new contract for general practitioners; the status of the 2019 general practitioner agreement strategic review; when he... - Medicinal Products
856. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a product (details supplied); when he expects the full technology assessment to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
858. To ask the Minister for Health when the next booster for Covid-19 will be rolled out; the availability of the vaccine for those currently at risk and a timeline for further vaccinations... - Home Help Service
859. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the committed to home support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39528/22] - Health Services Staff
860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers and amount paid county-by-county under HSE HR Circular 012/2022 as part of the pandemic bonus payment in tabular form; and if... - Departmental Schemes
861. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) to the treatment abroad scheme. [39546/22] - Disability Services
862. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need in each HSE region [39548/22] - Departmental Priorities
864. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set a national ambition to reduce the number of stillbirths and neo-natal deaths. [39550/22] - Dental Services
867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in Cork; the average waiting times for appointments; the number that are waiting more than... - Mental Health Services
868. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages
869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people that are waiting homecare support in Cork; the total number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in Cork the average number of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
870. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting colonoscopy in each of the Cork hospitals; the number of these that have been waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 – to 90 and... - Hospital Staff
872. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of vacancies at each of the Cork hospitals the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy; in tabular form; and if he... - Disability Services
873. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO4; the number who have been waiting less than 3 months; the number that have been waiting 3- to 6, 6to... - Health Services
874. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a speech and language appointment through primary care in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and...
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