Written answers
Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Disability Services
314. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will carry-out a thorough national audit on those living with disabilities in this country which will help inform the Government on the needs... - Medicinal Products
315. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has any plans to reintroduce the medication ozempic, for treatment for diabetes, to be covered under the medical card scheme or the drug... - Departmental Strategies
316. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department is developing a strategy for carers; if closer integration of the work of his Department with other agencies is envisaged; and... - Departmental Projects
317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any progress made on the DRIVE project to build the capacity of communities to respond more effectively to drug-related... - Medical Aids and Appliances
318. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 2021 application to the HSE to have the NovoPen 6 and the NovoPen Echo plus smart insulin pens included for reimbursement on the long-term... - Vaccination Programme
319. To ask the Minister for Health if it is planned to roll-out an additional Covid-19 booster for the wider population. [52460/22] - Health Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has any initiatives to run harm-reduction education programmes around addiction for young people. [47510/22] - Disability Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health the action that he is taking to improve children’s disability services. [49681/22] - Health Services Staff
322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the pro-active measures that he and his Department are now taking to attract physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and... - Dental Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Departmental review of the dental medical card scheme; if a timeline can be provided for its completion; his plans to alleviate... - Health Services
326. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government will call for an extension of medical device directive certificates (details supplied) until the notified body capacity is resolved, in order... - Disability Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 12 October 2022, that recipients of the supplementary blind welfare allowance will receive a cost-of-living double... - Nursing Homes
329. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will examine the case of a closure of a nursing home (details supplied) in which the relatives of residents were only informed of its... - Substance Misuse
330. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recently published report from the Health Research Board, the national drug treatment reporting system: 2015-2021 drug... - Legislative Measures
332. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill 2022. [52553/22] - Medicinal Products
333. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug plaquenil will be approved for use in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52558/22] - Legislative Reviews
334. To ask the Minister for Health if the independent evaluation carried out by a university (details supplied) as part of the termination of pregnancy legislation review will be made publicly... - Dental Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public-only dentists working in County Clare in 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 and in October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52574/22] - Mental Health Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the total money allocated to mental health in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52590/22] - Substance Misuse
341. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated to the progression of peer support and recovery services; the way in which it will be spent; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated to the progression of the roll-out of more digital mental health supports; the way in which it will be spent; and... - Eating Disorders
349. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding in budget 2023 that has been allocated for eating disorders, excluding existing levels of service; the way in which this funding will be... - Mental Health Services
350. 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 way in which this funding... - Hospital Facilities
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the ward at Letterkenny University Hospital that accommodate both haematology and oncology patients; and his plans to add to this number... - Departmental Funding
353. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is satisfied that there are robust systems in place to prevent payments continuing to be issued under the GMS system to persons who are... - Health Services
354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52617/22] - Disability Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision made in 2011 about congregated settings will be reversed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52625/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
356. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the need for an extension of the medical device directive and active implantable medical device directive certificates; and... - Medical Cards
360. To ask the Minister for Health if and when full medical cards may be restored in the case of two persons (details supplied) whose medical needs are numerous and demanding; and if he will... - Health Services
363. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the delivery of health services in the community and throughout the hospital service is geared to meet the challenges of the coming winter;... - General Practitioner Services
364. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which efforts are being made to replace GPs where the incumbents have retired leaving vacancies throughout the country; the number of such... - Hospital Staff
365. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which nursing staff throughout the public hospital staff is adequate or otherwise to meet the requirements; and if he will make a statement on... - Healthcare Policy
368. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the various changes and requirements needed to fully introduce Sláintecare are being pursued at present; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres
371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres fully operational in County Kildare and throughout the country at the present time; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
372. To ask the Minister for Health the degree by which it is intended to reduce the numbers on hospital waiting lists by whatever means over the next twelve months; and if he will make a... - Nursing Education
373. To ask the Minister for Health his response to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to nursing students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52677/22] - Departmental Data
374. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time in County Louth for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52683/22] - Medical Cards
375. To ask the Minister for Health when the expansion in the GP visit card and medical card scheme, as announced in Budget 2023, will be brought into effect; if there will be a recruitment... - National Children's Hospital
376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether the proposed tax on concrete and concrete products will incur additional cost with regard to the development of the new... - Energy Prices
377. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a funding stream available for those in palliative care or those with medical devices that increases their electricity bills to support them in...
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