Written answers
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
- Departmental Funding
557. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount of once-off support to Section 39 bodies that will arise from the cost-of-living budget package in which he outlined that €110... - Mental Health Services
558. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment with CAMHS; the reason for the delay; the reason that their family has not been offered parental... - Hospital Appointments Status
559. 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 with a medical professional at St. James's... - Care Services
560. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and or choices that are available to parents that deem themselves in a position that they cannot provide appropriate care for their children; if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
561. To ask the Minister for Health when agency workers in the health services and those employed as frontline workers in private nursing homes will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus... - Hospital Services
562. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the HSE trial in Peamount Hospital delivering a multidisciplinary program for persons living with a neurological condition;... - Coroners Service
563. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to increase the number of staff who carry out post-mortem examinations given that these currently can take up to a week and are delaying the... - Health Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health when test results will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47889/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
565. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding for payment of the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment has been transferred to the accounts of private nursing homes and the accounts of... - Departmental Transport
568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of domestic flights for work purposes taken by him, Ministers of State in his Department and Department staff for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and... - Mental Health Services
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the reopening of CAMHS inpatient beds in a medical setting (details supplied) concerning the plans to get CAMHS beds up to full... - Home Care Packages
570. To ask the Minister for Health if the consumer directed home support grant is being administered within each CHO area; the number of consumer directed home support grants which were... - Medicinal Products
575. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that evusheld has not been made available in Ireland given that it has been approved by the European Medicines Agency and is in wide use in Europe... - Departmental Schemes
576. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for the treatment-abroad scheme under a specific treatment (details supplied); the total cost to the Exchequer; and if efforts are... - Hospital Staff
577. To ask the Minister for Health if additional staff will be employed to meet the increased demand for services in view of the transfer of ophthalmology outpatient department, eye casualty and... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
579. To ask the Minister for Health his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
582. To ask the Minister for Health if workers within an organisation (details supplied) are eligible to receive the Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Bodies
583. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Commission on Care; the terms of reference for the Commission; the membership of the Commission; the expected timeline for the completion of... - Mental Health Services
585. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who has twice been refereed to CAMHS Roscommon, the latest being in July 2022, will be called for an assessment; and if he will... - Tobacco Control Measures
586. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any proposals to extend a ban on smoking outdoors at public or private buildings for the benefit of public health; if there are plans to ban... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
587. To ask the Minister for Health when the staff of a nursing home (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47992/22] - Disease Management
588. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are attending University of Limerick Hospitals Group adult diabetes service and who are using insulin pump therapy to manage their... - Hospital Facilities
593. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the closure of Ennis injury unit on 20 August 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48000/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48004/22] - Hospital Staff
595. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure that appropriate funding is to be provided towards the employment of additional nurse specialists in neurology across... - Hospital Appointments Status
596. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment date from the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages
598. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a homecare support package for a person (details supplied); when a carer will be provided for this person; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
599. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the services that are currently being provided in a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of courses (details supplied) being covered by the medical card taking into account the benefits that they offer; and if... - Health Services Staff
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of therapists; and his plans to resolve... - Hospital Appointments Status
604. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48050/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
605. To ask the Minister for Health the grants or rebate schemes that are available to help persons diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the cost of running oxygen machines... - Hospital Appointments Status
606. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48058/22] - Disability Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a service; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48059/22] - Healthcare Policy
608. To ask the Minister for Health the governance or regulations that exist in Ireland for those wishing to practice telehealth medicine by way of remote consultations with patients; and if he... - Mental Health Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health when CH07 will have a clinic for adults with ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48071/22] - Healthcare Policy
611. To ask the Minister for Health the obligations that exist upon a telehealth provider that closes down their service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48073/22] - Health Strategies
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the progress made in meeting each of the objectives of Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland Health Service Breastfeeding Action... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
615. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Covid-19 bonus payment for a person (details supplied); the reason that the payment has not been received; and if he will... - Public Sector Pensions
616. To ask the Minister for Health when the 1% increase due since October 2021 to retired HSE employees under the sustaining progress agreement will be paid; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Qualifications
617. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will clarify a matter (details supplied). [48094/22] - Nursing Homes
618. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that the HSE has taken alongside the Department of Health and the National Treatment Purchase Fund to address the cost-differential between private... - Covid-19 Pandemic
620. To ask the Minister for Health if agency security staff who worked in hospitals during the Covid pandemic will be entitled to the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Consultations
621. To ask the Minister for Health if the Workforce Advisory Group, which was established to examine the workforce in the homecare sector, has reported its findings; if he will outline the next... - Health Services Staff
622. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place a contingency plan to ensure that staffing levels are in place at Ennis injury clinic at all times following its closure at short... - Hospital Charges
623. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce measures to alleviate the financial pressure on those with pre-existing conditions who regularly have to pay hospital charges that are not... - Disability Services
624. To ask the Minister for Health when two children (details supplied) will be contacted for intervention. [48127/22] - Medicinal Products
625. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the new vaccine for shingles is not available on the medical card or the drug payments scheme; if he will review this matter; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
627. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to commission a public inquiry into deaths in nursing homes and other care settings throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in view of calls for such an... - Hospital Facilities
628. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide confirmation of the opening hours of the minor injuries unit in Our Lady’s Hospital Cashel; the number of patients who have attended... - Health Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; if an appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48148/22] - Abortion Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions that have been made to the three-year review of the abortion law that were received in the public submissions process; and if he will... - Disability Services
631. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was spent on private residential care in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [48154/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
636. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that oversees estate management in Cavan Monaghan for the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48182/22] - Hospital Inspections
637. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the health inspection report of a hospital (details supplied) that was carried out in July 2021 and the fact that it reports... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
638. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the health centre in Newcastle, Clonmel, County Tipperary, which has been closed since Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
639. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the deepening crisis in the provision of radiation therapy to cancer patients and the fact that an organisation (details... - Dental Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that his Department intends on taking to address the issue whereby medical card holders in County Clare are unable to access dental treatment.... - Disability Services
642. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the additional budget allocated to his Department for 2023 to fund implementation of the Disability Capacity Review in... - Primary Care Centres
643. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a primary care unit (details supplied); if a date for completion is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Workplace Relations Commission
644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish the independent radiation therapist review as agreed with the HSE and unions at the Workplace Relations Commission; the measures that he... - General Practitioner Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the absence of a general practitioner service for one hour per-day in a town (details supplied) between normal general... - Medical Aids and Appliances
646. To ask the Minister for Health about the availability of STI-testing kits in CHO 8. [48237/22] - Health Services Staff
648. To ask the Minister for Health the number and type of therapist posts that are currently advertised; and the average length of time to fill therapy posts by therapy discipline. [48239/22] - Departmental Reviews
649. To ask the Minister for Health the correspondence, if any, that his Department has had with the HSE in relation to the setting-up of the independent radiation therapist review; if there are... - Home Help Service
650. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an up-to-date list of approved home support providers across all counties in tabular form; the level of home service supports provided... - Dental Services
652. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to decide if a child qualifies for free orthodontic treatment in the HSE; if there are any proposed changes to the criteria; and if he will... - Health Services
653. To ask the Minister for Health the present status of the BreastCheck mobile scanning unit in relation to the time and schedule that it has made available in Waterford City and County... - Ambulance Service
654. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a pilot programme (details supplied). [48349/22] - Abortion Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that is paid to each doctor for the performance of an abortion in a general practitioner-setting; the amount paid to doctors, midwifery, and any... - Health Services
658. To ask the Minister for Health when the extended free contraception scheme will come into effect. [48356/22] - General Practitioner Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health when the extended free general practitioner care for children will come into effect. [48357/22] - Disability Services
662. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that his Department has put in place to establish a respite house in south County Kerry for school leavers (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Public Sector Pay
663. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount that it will cost the Exchequer to bring the pay of workers in Section 39 organisations in line with public service pay agreements,... - Dental Services
664. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to help persons with the huge cost of dental treatment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48381/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
665. To ask the Minister for Health when all of the remaining groups that are eligible and that have not received the pandemic recognition payment to date will receive the payment; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
666. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives that he is planning, to increase the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists qualifying on an annual basis; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
667. To ask the Minister for Health when the former temporary, now permanent clerical officers who worked in accident and emergency departments in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar during... - Health Services Staff
668. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the plan to increase the number of medicine graduates by 200, the way he plans to respond to the increased recruitment in terms of the talent... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
669. To ask the Minister for Health the dates for the remaining nursing home staff to receive their pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48417/22] - Health Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide podiatry services in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48419/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently on the waiting list for podiatry in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 West Wicklow; the average waiting timeframe for this service;... - Mental Health Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount that has been allocated to mental health in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48422/22] - Substance Misuse
677. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the expenditure in Budget 2023, in which peer support and recovery services are to be progressed, the amount of funding that will be... - Mental Health Services
678. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the expenditure in Budget 2023, in which the roll-out of more digital mental health supports are to be progressed, the amount of funding... - Medical Research and Training
681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the expenditure in Budget 2023, in which funding for counselling psychology training has been provided, the amount of funding that will be... - Mental Health Services
682. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the expenditure report in Budget 2023, in which there will be a focus for vulnerable groups for mental health, the funding that will be... - Eating Disorders
685. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding in Budget 2023 that that been allocated for eating disorders, excluding existing levels of service; the areas in which this funding will... - Mental Health Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding in Budget 2023 that has been allocated for primary care psychology, excluding existing levels of service; the areas in which this... - Public Sector Pensions
687. To ask the Minister for Health when a HSE pension will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who made their application over six months ago; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
688. To ask the Minister for Health if a dentist will be suggested for a person (details supplied) given that all dentists in Limerick are full and they are not accepting new patients; and if he... - Disability Services
689. To ask the Minister for Health the capital funding that is available to a private organisation providing support and day respite to children with disabilities through a service level... - Health Services
690. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the financial supports that are available to parents of children with vision impairments who require strong prescription... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
691. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the clinical review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; when the review will commence; the length of time that it will take to conclude;... - Health Services Staff
692. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the proposal from an organisation (details supplied) for an independent review of radiation therapy in an effort to deal with recruitment... - Disability Services
693. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are approximately 600 children waiting on disability services in the Tallaght area (details supplied);... - Health Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the free cervical screening service to women over 65 years who have previously had an abnormal result from a... - Hospital Facilities
695. To ask the Minister for Health if the recent development of rooms and offices in a hospital (details supplied) will open soon; the reason for the delay; the purpose for which the rooms will... - Medical Cards
696. To ask the Minister for Health if certain foods are covered under the medical card, such as non-gluten foods due to their high cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48482/22] - Assisted Human Reproduction
697. To ask the Minister for Health when the funding for public fertility treatment will commence; if he will provide a definitive date for when persons can access public treatment; and if he... - Mental Health Services
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recommendations that have been actioned with regard to a report on mental health services in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on... - Disease Management
701. To ask the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations that the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes;... - Health Services Staff
704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical doctors presently registered to work in the State by gender (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48520/22] - Medical Cards
705. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in County Mayo that accepted medical card patients in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48525/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
706. To ask the Minister for Health when agency staff and section 39 employees will be paid the €1,000 Covid bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48529/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
708. To ask the Minister for Health the complaint mechanisms that are available to families that lost loved ones in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
710. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) remains waiting for their cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48574/22] - Departmental Reviews
711. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the review by his Department into services provided by radiation therapists stalled given that there has been no review of the service and... - Tax Exemptions
712. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a payment for a person (details supplied). [48579/22] - Medicinal Products
713. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the ongoing issues facing the blood cancer community during the pandemic, particularly in... - Hospital Staff
714. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant paediatric rheumatologists attached to Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street in 2021 and to date in 2022, in... - Substance Misuse
715. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times by facility for residential rehabilitation or detoxification treatment in September 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
716. To ask the Minister for Health when all workers covered by the pandemic bonus payment will receive same; if he will review correspondence from the Board of Management of a nursing home... - Mental Health Services
717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons detained under section 3 (1)(a) of the Mental Health Act 2001 in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and... - Disability Services
720. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position on a waiting list of two children (details supplied), in relation to their additional needs. [48625/22] - Mental Health Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the breakdown of spending announced in 2021 in Budget 2022 for mental health; the amount that was spent out of the full allocation; the... - Health Services Staff
725. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the completed report into the abandoned secondment of a person (details supplied); the timeline that he is working towards for the publication of... - Departmental Contracts
726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private or for-profit housing providers that have service-level agreements with the HSE in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Reviews
727. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the independent review of radiation therapy; if he will provide a timeline for the commencement of this review; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
728. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to deal with the severe shortage of radiation therapists in the HSE, of which currently, 15% of positions are vacant; and if he... - Medicinal Products
729. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that throughout the European Union, the medication evushed has been fast-tracked to ensure that patients with blood... - Mental Health Services
730. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a first appointment with CAMHS services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48650/22] - Disability Services
731. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a first appointment with the children’s disability network services in County Wexford; and if he will make a...
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