Written answers
Tuesday, 25 October 2022
- Disability Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the staff census and workforce review of community disability network teams 2022, due to have been undertaken on 12 October 2022; the current... - Hospital Appointments Status
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting cataract surgery at University Hospital Limerick, following their... - Hospital Staff
570. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that there is no dedicated Parkinson’s consultant or team available in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the international scientific studies which informed his Department's decision to impose compulsory mask-wearing in certain settings during the... - Health Services
572. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the health centre in Rearcross, County Tipperary, has not reopened on Tuesdays as it regularly did prior to Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
574. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on screening and diagnostic waiting lists for cancer-related appointments, by location and by gender in tabular form; the number as of 10... - Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have his autism spectrum disorder assessment carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52723/22] - Healthcare Policy
579. To ask the Minister for Health if the condition that mental illness is only covered by the long-term illness card for those under 16 years has been challenged by the Ombudsman as... - Mental Health Services
580. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 27 September 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of the waiting times for those currently on the CAMHS waiting... - Disabilities Assessments
581. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of need in counties Roscommon and Galway; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he... - Mental Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an appointment with children’s psychology services in counties Roscommon and Galway; the length of time they have been... - Covid-19 Pandemic
583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of Covid-19 testing sites that are HSE-run in Dublin. [52742/22] - Health Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a weight management clinic (details supplied) has been suspended; and when the clinic will resume; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently attending a weight management clinic (details supplied) broken down by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
587. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been briefed by his officials in relation to other countries offering Covid booster vaccines to those under 50 years this winter (details supplied).... - Departmental Staff
588. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of people working in the Department’s press office; communications team; and social media team. [52783/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
589. To ask the Minister for Health when the new extension of a facility (details supplied) which is fully completed with 60 additional beds, will be fully operational; if the required number of... - Health Services
591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in detail the number of additional step down-beds that will become available in each of the HSE operational areas from 1 November 2022,... - Healthcare Policy
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the current position in respect of the discharge of patients from hospitals to step-down facilities in cases in which the patient or their... - Departmental Data
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting physiotherapy appointments in counties Roscommon and Galway; the length of time that they have been on the waiting list; the... - Health Services
595. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that an organisation (details supplied) transferred its occupational therapy waiting list to the HSE in County Galway; if this has happened in other... - Hospital Appointments Status
596. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; if the referral is an emergency referral; and if he... - National Children's Hospital
597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will honour Dr. Kathleen Lynn by naming the new national children’s hospital after her, recognising both her role in paediatric health and her... - Social Welfare Payments
598. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) is now worse-off on their welfare payments due to increases in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
599. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 27 September 2022, the timeline for non-HSE and non-Section 39 organisations to receive their pandemic special... - Departmental Properties
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant properties that are owned by his Department; the estimated economic value of the vacant properties; and if he will provide a list of such... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide further detail on the national diabetes registry provided for in Budget 2023; if there is a framework for the delivery of the registry; and... - Health Services Staff
603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of qualified educational psychologists currently working within primary care services; the number of qualified educational psychologists currently... - Island Communities
604. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the downgrading of health services on Arranmore island, for example the current community-registered nurse is not on the... - Health Services
605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the public health nurse network in the Dublin west region; if there is a timeframe available regarding when the service will... - Budget 2023
606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of the €4 million funding in Budget 2023 requested by an organisation (details supplied) that was allocated to it; and if... - Health Services
608. To ask the Minister for Health the digital solutions that he is exploring to target speech and language waiting lists both for adults and children; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health the digital solutions that he is exploring to target CAMHS waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52919/22] - Medicinal Products
612. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that entresto and medications to treat hyperemesis gravidarum have not yet been added to the drug reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
613. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment campaign to replace the outgoing CEO of the HSE; the process and timeframe for appointing a replacement; and if he will make a... - Health Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that day-care services in Loughrea are provided at the purpose-built facility on the St. Brendan's campus only one day each week with the service... - Healthcare Policy
616. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to address supports for diagnosed coeliac sufferers to purchase gluten free food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52979/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bedrooms and bathrooms in Cois Abhainn Residential Centre, Youghal, County Cork; the dimensions of the bedrooms; the dimensions of the building;... - Residential Institutions
619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently residing in Cois Abhainn Residential Centre, Youghal; the number who are in single-occupancy rooms; the number who are in... - Health Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended that the National Gender Service Ireland will expand its service to treat Irish children and young persons who have been diagnosed with... - Hospital Appointments Status
621. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52997/22] - Health Service Executive
622. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover rate in the HSE for 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by grade and by hospital group and CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Legislative Measures
623. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 820 of 18 October 2022, if he will outline the way that he concluded that the terminology used represents the most... - Health Services
624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of his Department regarding the provision of community-based vasectomy services; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
625. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time that it took to fill a consultant vacancy in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, from the initial application for... - Health Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the suspension of a service (details supplied); the action that is being taken to resume the service and reduce waiting... - Health Services Staff
630. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 374 of 11 November 2021, the average length of time that it took to recruit and fill a consultant post in each of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
631. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on a hospital waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53043/22] - Medicinal Products
632. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the process; if it has not been approved, if he... - Disability Services
633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of families that are currently waiting for an individual family service plan in children's disability network teams; the percentage of those waiting... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to locating a community garden in Dingle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53069/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
635. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53070/22] - Medicinal Products
636. To ask the Minister for Health when circadin will be available on the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53071/22] - Health Services Staff
637. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of optometrists working in primary care nationwide; the action that he will take to increase the resources for... - Health Services
638. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the waiting list of referrals for children for appointments with community ophthalmologists; the action that he will... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
639. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of healthmail and the uptake throughout Ireland's health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53075/22] - Health Services
640. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to move the HSE adult optical scheme authorisation process online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53076/22] - Departmental Reviews
641. To ask the Minister for Health when the report of the latest review of the accident and emergency and acute care facilities at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, County Meath, and associated... - Hospital Appointments Status
642. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53121/22] - Departmental Data
643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new patients who started anti-cancer therapy in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [53129/22] - Healthcare Policy
645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the number of GP resources and funding allocated to out-of-hours urgent GP care in the recent winter service plan for 15,000... - Nursing Homes
646. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to avoid further private nursing homes closures following inflationary cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
650. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 4 October 2022, if he will provide details, in tabular form, relating to the panel of education assessors engaged... - Hospital Services
652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of minor injuries units in hospitals across the State; the hours each minor injuries unit operate; the number of patients treated in each unit in... - Health Services Staff
653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical specialist teams for older persons that have been established; the current staffing complement for each team; and the number of... - Community Care
654. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community resident placements that currently exist within CHO9; the number by provider; the names of providers providing these placements; the... - Mental Health Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 12 October 2022, the dates on which Department officials liaised with the Mental Health Commission with regard to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
656. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 13 October 2022, if he will provide details of any pay scheme that may have been agreed by his Department for... - Health Services
657. To ask the Minister for Health the services and or supports that are available to women in hospital following a miscarriage, in relation to pregnancy loss and stillbirth per CHO area; and... - Disabilities Assessments
658. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assessments of needs’ that have been completed to date in 2022; the number of assessments awaiting completion; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in children's disability network teams 4, 5 and in east Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53266/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
660. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide shower chairs for people with disabilities who cannot stand on their own; if one will be provided for a person (details supplied); the... - Legislative Measures
661. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations that are in place for retailers who supply tanning and sun beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53294/22] - Healthcare Policy
662. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is engaging with the HSE for a public awareness campaign on the dangers of tanning and sun beds, especially for younger people; and if he... - Departmental Policies
663. To ask the Minister for Health if audits of compliance are carried out on retailers who offer tanning and sun beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53296/22] - Departmental Data
664. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diagnoses of melanoma that were made through the HSE in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
667. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the review process of the role of radiation therapists; when the recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Properties
668. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the disposal of land by the Department of Education to his Department to provide a primary health care centre in Collinstown, Dublin 22; and if... - Medical Cards
669. To ask the Minister for Health if required hearing aids are covered by a full medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) who appears to not be covered via PRSI stamps for same;... - Pharmacy Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a position of chief pharmacy officer within the HSE. [53327/22] - Assisted Decision-Making
672. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the impact that the new assisted decision-making legislation will have on adults with extreme complex needs, whose... - Disability Services
673. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 4 October 2022, if he will address a part of the original question 'including, in the short terms, while... - Covid-19 Pandemic
675. To ask the Minister for Health when all workers covered by the pandemic special recognition payment will receive their €1,000 payment; if a payment contractor has been appointed... - Hospital Waiting Lists
676. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect admission for an angiogram to St. James's... - Disability Services
677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years with an intellectual, physical or sensory disability, currently referred and waiting to be seen by an... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
679. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who contracted long-Covid during their work as a nurse in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital will be provided with special leave with... - Hospital Facilities
680. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether an elective hospital should be considered for Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52538/22] - Disability Services
681. To ask the Minister for Health if new policy approaches are being considered for the delivery of therapy services to pupils who need them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
682. To ask the Minister for Health when staff who worked in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic period will receive their €1,000 bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Policy
683. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the rising incidence of perinatal mental illness in Ireland; the steps that he is taking to address this; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
684. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are adequate mental health supports for those experiencing perinatal mental health illness in each county; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Policy
685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline an updated plan to tackle the incidence of perinatal mental health illness in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53419/22] - Medicinal Products
687. To ask the Minister for Health if an official group has been established to review the codeine prescription processes; the membership of this group; the parameters of the group; the date of... - Bus Services
690. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to a bus service. [53439/22] - Disability Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the immediate threat to service provision (details supplied) due to funding issues; the immediate plans that are in place to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
693. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the review into the health service's response to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53443/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
694. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied). [53457/22] - Home Help Service
695. To ask the Minister for Health if increased home help will be facilitated in the case a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53470/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
696. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in paying the Covid bonus to section 39 bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53472/22] - Nursing Homes
699. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to ensure that nursing homes are able to afford rising energy costs this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Policies
700. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) concerning the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other... - Budget 2023
701. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 12 October 2022, the breakdown of the allocations totalling €107.1 million bundled in line one... - Nursing Homes
702. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports that were paid to individual nursing homes by his Department and the HSE, by name and location due to the effects of the Covid -19... - Mental Health Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists from County Mayo and CHO2, respectively, in 2021 and to date in 2022; the length of time that each child has... - Health Services
709. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a Libre sensor device in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not covered, unlike other blood glucose monitoring sensors.... - Vaccination Programme
710. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations for children under five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53529/22] - Mental Health Services
711. To ask the Minister for Health if the mother-and-baby inpatient peri-natal mental health unit will be in place in Q4 of 2024, as outlined in Sharing the Vision; if a site has been chosen;... - Health Services
712. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the site make-up of the proposed primary health centre in Drimnagh; and the timeline for its construction and... - Alcohol Advertising
713. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department intends to issue a joint circular which explicitly states that schools should not use alcohol educational resources developed by the alcohol... - Disability Services
714. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who were accommodated in congregated settings by gender in each HSE region in each of the years 2015 to 2021,... - Healthcare Policy
715. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any policies issued by his Department or public bodies under his remit that refer to the importance of the bond between an infant... - Health Services Staff
716. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the staff shortages of radiation therapists and its impact on radiation therapy cancer treatment services. [53587/22] - Health Services
717. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to help persons with Lyme disease; the HSEs strategy on the disease given the increase in persons being diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on...
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