Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
- Gender Equality
902. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider initiating a project for a permanent memorial to a person (details supplied) given the recent ten-year anniversary of their... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
903. To ask the Minister for Health the date his Department intends to issue the €1,000 Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment to section 39 agency staff (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Abortion Services
905. To ask the Minister for Health if the independent evaluation of the experiences of abortion service providers by a university (details supplied) will be made public; and, if so, if he will... - General Practitioner Services
906. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the cessation of general practitioner services in a centre (details supplied) and that the services have not recommenced... - Dental Services
907. To ask the Minister for Health for Health the number of children awaiting dental treatment in primary school settings by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [54171/22] - Medicinal Products
908. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to address difficulties in accessing clonazepam; if he will provide an update on work to ensure that there is a consistent supply of same; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
909. To ask the Minister for Health when staff of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
910. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made in the setting up of the independent radiation therapist review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54187/22] - Disability Services
911. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made in addressing the recommendations of the Cost of Disability Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54188/22] - Vacant Properties
912. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in bringing the vacant homes at a location (details supplied) back into use; his plans to refurbish the occupied homes; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
913. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultation appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [54203/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
914. To ask the Minister for Health when the pandemic bonus payment of €1,000 will be paid to a person (details supplied) who works in the emergency department of University Hospital... - Health Services
915. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); if he will seek to have the case expedited as soon as possible; and if he will make... - Departmental Properties
916. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and all bodies under his Department's aegis have reviewed their estates portfolio in the context of identifying unoccupied buildings that may... - Health Service Executive
918. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost to Cork University Hospital of the removal of trees on its grounds in October 2022; the rationale for the removal of an entire row of 16 mature... - Disabilities Assessments
919. To ask the Minister for Health if proposals have been presented to his ministerial management committee to accelerate the conduct of assessments of need for children with special needs, in... - Hospital Procedures
920. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgeries performed in University Hospital Galway, St. Vincent's University Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital Dún... - Ukraine War
925. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns from psychologists that the appropriate mental health supports specific to the needs of some refugees from Ukraine are not available; the... - Mental Health Services
926. To ask the Minister for Health if a mental health support structure is being designed to accompany the location of modular house builds for refugees from the illegal invasion of Ukraine; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
927. To ask the Minister for Health when all non-HSE workers entitled to the Covid pandemic bonus will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54283/22] - Health Service Executive
928. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [54287/22] - Healthcare Policy
929. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the disparity whereby the Irish healthcare system does not have a chief pharmaceutical officer, but does have a chief medical officer, a chief... - Health Promotion
930. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any funding which could be available for a drug and alcohol awareness programme run in schools in County Donegal (details... - Dental Services
932. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently awaiting an orthodontic assessment in County Wicklow, broken down by 1, 3, 6 and 12 months plus; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
934. To ask the Minister for Health if a young person (details supplied) can get a scan and a referral to Temple Street Hospital for a number of serious seizures that they have experienced since... - Research Funding
935. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that there is no HRB funding granted to Galway or Limerick hospitals to run clinical trials; if there are plans to change this; and if he will make... - Disability Services
936. To ask the Minister for Health the budgetary provision that has been made for 2023 to meet the measures included in the Action Plan for Disability Capacity Review; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
938. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in relation to the Action Plan for University Hospital Kerry; if he will outline timelines in the process to date; and if he will make... - Disability Services
939. To ask the Minister for Health if capital funding will be provided for a respite facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54315/22] - Health Services
940. To ask the Minister for Health further to this Deputy’s raising of the issue, the interventions that have been provided in respect of an individual (details supplied); and if he will... - Coroners Service
941. To ask the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for post mortem examinations in County Kerry; if a Kerry-based pathologist would reduce the waiting times; if he will clarify... - Hospital Services
942. To ask the Minister for Health if it is considered best practice for the next-of-kin of recently deceased patients at University Hospital Kerry to be brought in to see their loved one in a... - Pharmacy Services
944. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that he is taking to support the viability of community pharmacies nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54325/22] - Medicinal Products
945. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the provision of the CF drug kaftrio under the drug reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services
946. To ask the Minister for Health if there are specific financial supports available to private parties to adapt premises to make buildings suitable to provide respite services for adults with... - Medical Aids and Appliances
947. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the Government has not called for the extension of Medical Device Directive certificates until the notified body capacity is resolved, to... - Health Service Executive
948. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [54334/22] - Home Help Service
949. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork would be considered for home help services given their particular circumstances. [54335/22] - Vaccination Programme
950. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to change the criteria for those who are eligible for the third booster to include people of under 50 years; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
951. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of HIV treatment and support services in Ireland; his views on the adequacy of the geographical spread of such services; if he is... - Hospital Staff
952. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who have been recruited in Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital as of 24 October 2022 to implement the winter... - Disability Services
953. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the 'Jack Report Working Group'; if its recommendations have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Procedures
954. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgeries performed in University Hospital Galway, St. Vincent's University Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital Dún... - Departmental Funding
956. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE Service Plan for 2023 will include funding for obesity surgery; and the number of such procedures to be funded. [54363/22] - Hospital Procedures
957. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that will be allocated funding for obesity surgery in 2023; and the number of such procedures to be funded. [54364/22] - Health Services Staff
959. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be allocated a transfer to the National Remedial Hospital for psychology and vocational training that they urgently... - Hospital Services
960. To ask the Minister for Health the current capacity of the National Remedial Hospital; the plans, if any, to expand same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54371/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
962. To ask the Minister for Health when the staff at a facility (details supplied) will be awarded the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54391/22] - Health Services
963. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children eligible for a look-back review for paediatric audiology services by CHO and LHO for each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022,... - Health Services Staff
964. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists currently in position in St. Vincent’s public long-Covid clinic; the number of vacant WTE physiotherapist posts in... - Health Services
966. To ask the Minister for Health when named day centres (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54410/22] - Mental Health Services
967. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be released to allow a family to access urgent psychiatric opinion due to a child's urgent needs and the HSE being unable to provide for his... - Freedom of Information
968. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that his Department will take to supply information requested under a freedom of information request to a named person (details supplied). [54416/22] - Primary Care Centres
969. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of a primary care centre in an area (details supplied). [54418/22] - Healthcare Policy
970. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increased use of electronic cigarette products among children and young people; if his Department intends to address... - Pharmacy Services
971. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering measures to expand access to contraception for women from local community pharmacies without the requirement for a... - Gambling Sector
972. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 5 July 2022, the spend on agencies and private recruitment firms for each quarter of 2022, in tabular form; the... - Hospital Staff
973. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical consultants who are employed under the consultant contract who have applied for category C status, by speciality; the number who have... - Healthcare Policy
975. To ask the Minister for Health if any changes have been made in recent weeks to the discharge times for new mothers at University Maternity Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement... - Pharmacy Services
976. To ask the Minister for Health when a payment, now approved under the application under the discretionary hardship arrangement, in the case of a person (details supplied) will issue, given... - Health Service Executive
977. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [54445/22] - Primary Care Services
978. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims for reimbursement which were made under the primary care reimbursement scheme for termination of pregnancy in each of the years 2019 and... - Health Service Executive
979. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE has not responded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54450/22] - Home Care Packages
980. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for home support (details supplied). [54451/22] - Disability Services
981. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be placed on an “active list” with the CDNT. [54453/22] - Health Service Executive
982. To ask the Minister for Health when a matter (details supplied) will be resolved. [54454/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
983. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be scheduled for surgery in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
984. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical professionals who are certified to fit and remove long-acting reversible contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services
989. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in New Ross, County Wexford, who are currently on the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
993. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports that will be put in place to help private nursing homes by way of an increase in the fee payable under the fair deal scheme to achieve... - Hospital Admissions
994. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the next-of-kin of a person (details supplied) was informed of the revocation of their admission to a hospital for reasons which have yet to... - Health Services
995. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a case (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment. [54514/22] - Medicinal Products
996. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a medication (details supplied) to the GMS scheme. [54524/22] - Healthcare Policy
998. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department intends working to improve the net survival rate for all invasive cancers, in view of the fact that in the five-year average,... - Health Promotion
1001. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the introduction of additional nationwide organised screening programmes for two of the four major cancers in Ireland,... - Dental Services
1002. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with additional needs in CHO 7 who have had to travel outside of the CHO7 for dental care for each of the past five years; and if he... - Disability Services
1005. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide a person (details supplied) who suffers from cerebral palsy and who is incapable of living independently, with full-time care... - Hospital Services
1006. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the €19 million to paediatric orthopaedics in 2022, including detailed amounts allocated for very... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1007. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis on the operation waiting list by hospital; the number of those who have complex needs; the average waiting times for... - Hospital Staff
1010. To ask the Minister for Health the number of tracheotomy nurses in paediatric orthopaedics in the CHI; the number of tracheotomy nurses available in the CHI in total, by hospital; and if he... - Hospital Procedures
1011. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations for scoliosis treatments in the CHI that have been cancelled by hospital on a monthly basis to date in 2022; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1012. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he will carry out an independent review of radiation therapy to deal with recruitment and retention in the sector; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff
1013. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that his Department and the HSE are taking to address recruitment and retention in the radiation therapy sector; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
1014. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that his Department will develop a long-term strategy which will assist in the radiation therapy sector; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
1015. To ask the Minister for Health the number of house-bound persons still awaiting a second Covid-19 vaccine; the plans in place to administer the second and third booster vaccinations to this... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1016. 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 this has not been received; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1017. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) remains waiting for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54599/22] - Vaccination Programme
1018. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a second booster vaccine; the reason that this has not happened to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
1020. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists who treat patients at St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4; the number of vacant physiotherapist posts in the hospital;... - Public Sector Pay
1021. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to bring the pay of workers in Section 39 organisations in line with the public service pay agreement entitled Building Momentum and successor... - Departmental Investigations
1022. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the detail behind the methodology employed for the north Kerry child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, sample audit; and if he... - Hospital Facilities
1027. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the completion of the modular extension to Mallow Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/22] - Health Services
1029. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process through which people can apply for funding from the HSE in order to obtain medical treatment from private hospitals in which the HSE... - Hospital Appointments Status
1030. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54631/22] - Hospital Staff
1031. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of dietitians employed by Cavan and Monaghan hospitals; the specific services within which these dietitians are employed, in tabular form;... - Hospital Charges
1032. To ask the Minister for Health if a person must pay for the cost of staying in a community hospital for five weeks if the person is in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a... - Disabilities Assessments
1033. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) is granted a date for an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54634/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1034. To ask the Minister for Health when front-line workers will receive the payment given that on his visit to Galway on 21 October 2022, he stated that contract services front-line workers who... - Disabilities Assessments
1035. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for an assessment of need, by CHO; the number overdue for completion for each month in the years 2020 and 2021 and to... - Hospital Appointments Status
1036. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ministerial Responsibilities
1037. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [54643/22] - Hospital Facilities
1038. To ask the Minister for Health when the new replacement 50-bed unit on the grounds of Midleton Community Hospital, County Cork will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
1042. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which people can register for a monkeypox vaccine; and if the issues with the online portal system when it was first launched have been completely... - Medical Cards
1043. To ask the Minister for Health if an emergency medical card will be extended for a person (details supplied). [54661/22] - Disability Services
1044. To ask the Minister for Health if the progressive disability service that operated for students at the schools (details supplied) can be reinstated rather than the students having to visit... - Ambulance Service
1045. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the National Ambulance Service for capital projects; if the base in Carlow is to be upgraded; and if a new site for the... - Mental Health Services
1046. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the clinical governance structures in place for CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54681/22] - Vaccination Programme
1048. To ask the Minister for Health the actions currently in hand to ensure that older persons are protected against influenza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54685/22] - Health Promotion
1050. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed best protection for vulnerable groups, including the elderly, within the public health sphere to ensure their protection to the best possible... - Vaccination Programme
1051. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the Covid-19 booster vaccine by CHO area. [54723/22] - Health Services Staff
1052. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 20 October 2022, the number of additional places that have been agreed out of the 200 additional Irish-EU... - Nursing Education
1053. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 20 October 2022, the number of additional places in nursing programmes out of the 135 announced in July that have... - Hospital Appointments Status
1054. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment for initial assessment with a specialist in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [54728/22] - Hospital Services
1055. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the emergency department in Letterkenny University Hospital giving the results of a chest X-ray to a person in County Donegal... - Mental Health Policy
1056. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of subsection 3 of the Mental Health Act 2001 which people involuntarily committed between each of the years 2015 to 2021 and... - Hospital Appointments Status
1057. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a hernia operation at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
1058. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 19 October 2022 in which he referred to a previous reply (details supplied) which refers this matter back to his... - Nursing Education
1059. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses from overseas who have applied to complete the aptitude tests within the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland for each of the years 2017 to... - Voluntary Sector
1063. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 19 October 2022 in which he has referenced the latest publicly available data, if he will identify the source for... - Hospital Admissions
1064. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who presented or attended at an emergency department, by emergency department, for each month for the years 2018 to 2021 and to... - Medical Cards
1067. To ask the Minister for Health if a cancer patient in receipt of a full medical card has to pay for a shingles vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services
1068. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case (details supplied); the reason that personal assistance hours were cut in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Care Services
1069. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered removing the transport contribution charge for those travelling to HSE day centres; the amount that was raised by these fees to date in... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1070. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether a person (details supplied) had to work in an area where there was a Covid-19 outbreak and continued Covid outbreaks to be eligible... - Disability Services
1071. To ask the Minister for Health the number of professionals (details supplied) who were based within a special school setting in each of the five years prior to the introduction of... - Primary Care Services
1072. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to alleviate waiting lists in access to primary care appointments and pressure on primary care staff who are overwhelmed (details... - Healthcare Policy
1073. To ask the Minister for Health if advice provided to him by the regional health areas advisory group is publicly available; if not, if he will publish this advice; and if he will make a... - Care Services
1074. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to implement all 16 recommendations from the report of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home health care... - Home Care Packages
1076. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to update the home care tender process; if it is still his intention to issue the invitation to tender towards the end of quarter 3 for... - Vaccination Programme
1077. To ask the Minister for Health further to the announcement that 15,000 additional monkeypox vaccines have been secured, if he will outline the expected delivery schedule for the 5,000 doses... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1078. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been seen in each of the post-acute clinics established under the interim model of care for long-Covid to date in tabular... - Medical Cards
1081. To ask the Minister for Health if he has any plans to make changes to the medical card application forms to support those with chronic diseases such as arthritis; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
1082. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query on behalf of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54812/22] - Vaccination Programme
1083. To ask the Minister for Health his views in relation to the meningitis B vaccine being excluded from the early childhood vaccination programme for children born prior to 2016, and its high... - Departmental Appointments
1084. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a new chief pharmaceutical officer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54823/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1086. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54838/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1087. To ask the Minister for Health following an agreement of the EU Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work on the need to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease, if he plans to... - Hospital Appointments Status
1088. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an MRI for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54862/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1089. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that funding has not been provided to a person (details supplied) for a ceiling track hoist; when the person can expect to have the hoist... - Hospital Services
1090. To ask the Minister for Health when the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be open at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54869/22] - Hospital Staff
1092. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and their respective titles currently employed at the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
1093. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients to date in 2022 that presented at the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital who were instructed to attend another service such as an... - Home Help Service
1095. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the retention of home help hours for a cancer patient (details supplied). [54874/22] - Vaccination Programme
1096. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 529 of 20 September 2022 and 224 of 12 October 2022, where in the sequencing of HSE staff were members of the national... - Disability Services
1097. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were deemed non-complex and transferred to primary care as part of the progressing disability services for children and young... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1100. To ask the Minister for Health when the national working group working on prescribing guidelines and lists for aids and appliances will finalise its work; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
1101. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent surgery for a child (details supplied) can be arranged. [54891/22] - Health Strategies
1102. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of developmental funding allocated towards the implementation of the national cancer strategy in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Promotion
1103. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the period poverty initiatives being rolled out across 26 local authorities, as committed to in the women's health action... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1104. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can gain access to a mobility scooter that they need to comfortably move around their local town, given that the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment. [54907/22] - Ambulance Service
1106. To ask the Minister for Health the number of National Ambulance Service personnel based in County Clare and the station that they are based at, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
1113. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54920/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of front-line workers who have received the pandemic bonus payment to date; when all payments are expected to issue to frontline workers eligible... - Business Regulation
1115. To ask the Minister for Health if a business (details supplied) requires a licence to sell vapes. [54926/22] - Education and Training Provision
1116. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered funding the counselling psychology doctorate programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54930/22] - Nursing Homes
1117. To ask the Minister for Health if the nursing home support scheme will take a property into account (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54931/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1118. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54952/22] - Departmental Funding
1119. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate resources for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54956/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1120. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons who were refused access to FreeStyle Libre devices in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in... - Vaccination Programme
1122. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a HPV vaccine is provided to a person (details supplied). [54969/22] - Health Services
1123. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the contract for wheelchair maintenance that an organisation (details supplied) has with the HSE; the oversight mechanisms, if any, that are in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1124. To ask the Minister for Health the actual circumstances, criteria and protocols that were applied by HSE when it requested assistance from the Defence Forces for nursing homes and... - Dental Services
1125. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for children under the age of 16 can be expedited as children are suffering because of the lack of care; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1126. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a pain treatment has been denied to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if this decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1128. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue for a person (details supplied). [55068/22] - Medical Cards
1129. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that medical card income eligibility limits are increased in view of anomalies that may arise (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Departmental Legal Cases
1130. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the date of the High Court decision in the case of a person (details supplied); if the full extent of the court decision has been honoured... - Health Services
1131. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for eye care with the HSE, by age cohort and length of wait, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55082/22] - General Practitioner Services
1132. To ask the Minister for Health the out-of-hours GP services which are contracted or in operation; the number of GPs with contracts; the number of GPs actively making claims, by month to... - Abortion Services
1133. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the independent evaluation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2015, commissioned by a university (details... - Home Help Service
1134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on home support waiting lists for funding and for a carer by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55090/22] - Healthcare Policy
1139. To ask the Minister for Health his views with regard to home birth services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55096/22] - Home Help Service
1140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home help package for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55103/22] - Medical Records
1150. To ask the Minister for Health when medical records will be released for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
1151. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Tipperary University Hospital is not covered by the NCCP grant for those travelling to the hospital for cancer treatment; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
1152. To ask the Minister for Health the input that midwives, clinicians and women’s health advocates had in framing the HSE recommendation to limit home births to women who live within 30... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1153. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment for non-HSE and non-Section 38 healthcare employees; if a contractor is now in... - Healthcare Policy
1155. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of home births being permitted in situations where women are living within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on an outpatient waiting list for Beaumont Hospital; and their length of time on said list, broken down by wait-time and presented in... - Education and Training Provision
1159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that all medical, clinical, nursing and... - Hospital Services
1160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately liaise with the HSE in CHO 4 to put in place a plan to ensure none of the acute mental health unit beds in Bantry General Hospital are... - Healthcare Policy
1161. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE proposals to limit home birth services for women and pregnant persons living within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital. [55160/22] - Abortion Services
1162. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that abortion healthcare services are available in all maternity hospitals. [55161/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1163. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline for administering the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment to healthcare professionals working in private sector... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1165. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55176/22] - Health Services Staff
1166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a large number of Covid-19 swabbers currently employed in testing centres face lay-offs in late November 2022; the exact numbers planned for... - General Practitioner Services
1167. To ask the Minister for Health following on from the recent positive expansion of Westdoc services in the east of County Galway, when the service might be expanded to areas west of Galway... - Healthcare Policy
1168. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to limit home births to women who live within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital; if his attention has been drawn to reports that this would... - Home Care Packages
1169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support packages active in County Longford. [55216/22] - Healthcare Policy
1173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the current restrictions imposed on homebirths by the HSE; the rationale behind the restrictions; and if restrictions will be reconsidered... - Health Services Staff
1174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) from a person working in a Covid-19 testing centre; if he will outline the current... - Care Services
1175. 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... - Mental Health Services
1176. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in establishing the trial mental health 24-7 de-escalation unit in Limerick; when he expects the unit to be operational; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1177. To ask the Minister for Health when a formal investigation into the Covid-19 related deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork will take place; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
1179. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of communication undertaken by his Department with the families of residents at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been prescribed therapy that requires the use of an energy-consuming medical device at home; the number of those patients who... - Nursing Homes
1182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the date when a request for help was made by a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork to the HSE; the date when that help was... - Hospital Appointments Status
1183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55238/22] - Home Help Service
1185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the specifics that the core home support service entails; the location where this information is available; the maximum number... - Health Services Staff
1186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the redeployment of staff who were employed as Covid swabbers and are due to be relocated within the HSE by the end of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1187. To ask the Minister for Health the length of waiting lists for cancer screening services, by county and hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55264/22] - Healthcare Policy
1189. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a recent suggestion from a leading oncologist to start using the vaccination ID for all hospital treatments, with a view to... - Health Strategies
1190. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to developing an ovarian-breast cancer specific strategy in view of a recent study titled “Comparator Report on Cancer... - Medicinal Products
1191. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will publish a report (details supplied) in respect of the drug reimbursement process; when the key recommendations are expected to be... - Dental Services
1192. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases where dental patients with medical cards are being taken off dentists’ medical card patient lists due to the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient and inpatients waiting for pain management in the Saolta University Health Care Group region; the length of time that these persons... - Health Service Executive
1195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to respond on a matter (details supplied). [55311/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding for ceiling track hoists following the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage advising that this... - Departmental Funding
1197. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to University Hospital Kerry under the winter plan; the way in which this compares to other hospitals in the... - Mental Health Services
1198. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out out-of-hours crisis cafés across the State; the locations of each; and when they will be up and running. [55332/22] - Dental Services
1199. To ask the Minister for Health if the screening of teeth for the 2022-23 second and fourth class students has commenced; and if not, when this will take place. [55333/22] - Health Services
1200. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 27 October 2022, the fully staffed annual testing capacity of the new national cervical screening laboratory; and... - State Pensions
1201. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he arrived at the conclusion that the increase in the State pension rates in budget 2023 would not make a substantial difference to the... - Health Services Staff
1202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that Covid swabbers who are due for redeployment after 21 November 2022, will be unpaid during the Christmas period; if he can... - Mental Health Services
1204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the definition of 'continuing care' mental health services, with particular reference to staff client ratios; if he will identify in each... - Health Services Staff
1205. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the staff shortage in Cork Maternity University Hospital. [55433/22] - Animal Diseases
1209. To ask the Minister for Health his views on public health warnings in relation to the persistent avian 'flu' and if he is aware of best practice on this matter (details supplied). [55438/22] - Infectious Diseases
1210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that similarly increased vulnerability also applies to infants, toddlers and very young children with regard to the national warnings to... - Disability Services
1211. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year funding amount in the HSE service plan for progressing disability services for children and young people; the amount of this funding that has... - Health Services Staff
1212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the contractual or other legal basis for the effective demotion of a registered general nurse (details supplied) employed by the HSE... - Medical Cards
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55449/22] - Disabilities Assessments
1214. To ask the Minister for Health the status of early intervention support for a four-year-old child (details supplied) with autism who is currently waiting for over two years for their final... - Health Services
1215. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that new parents in Dublin 18 are still not being offered public health nurse developmental checks for their new... - General Practitioner Services
1216. To ask the Minister for Health the measures and additional supports that the HSE is putting in place to assist GP practices and others across County Donegal to support Ukrainian refugees;... - Health Services Staff
1217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent dental radiographers employed by the HSE in 2021 and to date in 2022; the locations where these radiographers are located,... - Departmental Expenditure
1218. To ask the Minister for Health the annual value of the contract for the patient advocacy service; the number of staff that it supports; the annual funding for the service for each of the... - Hospital Staff
1219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of resignations among nurses and midwives, respectively, for each hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number who resigned in September and... - Departmental Staff
1222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of officials in his Department who have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years... - Healthcare Policy
1223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of discussions on home births with relevant stakeholders, including GPs, as of November 2022 and as promised by him as part of a national policy in... - Health Services
1225. To ask the Minister for Health his views on restoring home birth services in the mid-west region, following the suspension of such services by the UL Hospitals Group earlier in 2022; and if... - Disability Services
1227. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55500/22] - Hospital Staff
1229. To ask the Minister for Health if the respiratory department at Naas General Hospital has a full complement of staff, including consultants, respiratory nurses, physiotherapists and... - Care Services
1230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new day support services that will be delivered to elderly persons in 2023, in tabular form; and the number of persons who will receive these... - Hospital Appointments Status
1232. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an assessment appointment for a person (details supplied). [55541/22] - Medicinal Products
1233. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow access to the Ozempic weight loss drug for those on the drugs payment scheme without a diagnosis of diabetes; and if he will make a statement... - Abortion Services
1234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the research carried out by the Manchester Metropolitan University as part of the review of the State's abortion legislation; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
1235. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55565/22] - Medical Cards
1236. To ask the Minister for Health if GPs should be charging medical card holders for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55569/22] - Health Service Executive
1237. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to reverse the dereliction of a HSE-owned building (details supplied). [55570/22] - Mental Health Policy
1238. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can add ADHD to the long-term illness scheme if Statutory Instrument No. 277 (9) is not revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mortality Rates
1239. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to address Ireland's excess mortality rate of 16.8% as of August 2022; if his attention has been drawn to the actions that are being taken... - Home Help Service
1240. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 12 October 2022, the current timeframe for person (details supplied) to receive their full allocation of 15 hours... - Health Strategies
1241. To ask the Minister for Health when the national cancer strategy implementation report 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55597/22] - Health Services Staff
1243. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the regulation of psychotherapy and counselling under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and if he will make... - Health Service Executive
1245. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has completed transfer of its banking arrangements relating to employee payrolls at all locations from banks exiting the Republic of Ireland; and... - Departmental Staff
1246. To ask the Minister for Health if bringing additional expertise for health and social care professionals, HSCPs, to his Department equates to a chief HSCP role on par with the chief nursing... - Mortality Rates
1247. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned with the elevated death rate that exists in 2022 in Ireland (details supplied); if he has investigated the reason for this; if so, if he...
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