Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
- Health Services Staff
491. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has ever considered the need to look at public procurement in view to retention of staff in the HSE (details supplied). [56783/22] - General Practitioner Services
492. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation regarding GP services in a rural area in County Wicklow (details supplied); if these services can be reinstated;... - Health Services
493. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [56115/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
494. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [56116/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be taken on Tallaght University Hospital's submission for a new 72-inpatient bed block. [56117/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
496. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to persons diagnosed as deaf to replace their hearing aids should they become damaged; if there is a time limit on such replacement or... - Substance Misuse
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have utilised keltoi in each of the months September and October and to date in November. [56129/22] - Mental Health Services
499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years who are on a waiting list for mental health services, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in CHO 2 by section and length of time the post has been vacant, that is, under 12 months, between 12 months and five years and over... - Vaccination Programme
501. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which recommendations from the NIAC on immunisations are interpreted by his Department; the role the Immunisation Policy Team have in both... - Disease Management
502. To ask the Minister for Health the definition of "rare disease" utilised by his Department and the HSE; and the number and names of the rare diseases entailed under these respective... - Health Strategies
505. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the present National Sexual Health Strategy runs to 2020; if he intends to update the strategy; if he will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
506. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will issue further guidance to those who are not directly employed by the HSE with regards to the Covid recognition payment; and if he will... - Eating Disorders
508. To ask the Minister for Health the measure that he is taking to assist the families of children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID); the further measures that he is taking... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
509. To ask the Minister for Health if some persons who were employed at a privately run nursing home during Covid that has closed are eligible for the Covid bonus payment (details supplied).... - Hospital Appointments Status
510. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment which was cancelled will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56194/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
511. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the 60-bed extension at Heather House community nursing unit is yet to be operational; and when the extension will be operational. [56198/22] - Health Services Staff
512. To ask the Minister for Health when section 38 organisations, whose workers are entitled to the backdated pay increases awarded under building momentum and detailed under HR circular... - Health Services
513. To ask the Minister for Health if plans have been put in place to reinstate the HSE counselling services which were withdrawn from the Creeslough community; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services
514. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of staff in the Nenagh children's disability network teams run by Enable Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56218/22] - Dental Services
515. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) will be scheduled for orthodontic treatment through the HSE scheme for school aged children. [56224/22] - Home Help Service
516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been granted home help hours in County Mayo but who are waiting on staff to provide the service; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Funding
518. To ask the Minister for Health the awards made to a firm (details supplied) by his Department and each of its aegis bodies in each of the years 2016 to 2021, inclusive, and to date in 2022,... - Hospital Appointments Status
520. 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. [56241/22] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overseas application files that were assessed by each educational assessor for each month from January 2021 to September 2022 in the Nursing and... - Health Services Staff
523. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for their registration number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56250/22] - Medicinal Products
524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons prescribed antidepressant drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56253/22] - Substance Misuse
526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for addiction to anti-anxiety drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56255/22] - Vaccination Programme
528. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department's attention has been drawn to any evidence of the ability of the Covid vaccination to prevent Covid transmission. [56257/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
529. To ask the Minister for Health the human rights, physical health and mental health impact assessments that were conducted on the domestic Covid passport system for entry to public... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
530. To ask the Minister for Health the reason carers in private nursing homes were never paid the promised €1,000 bonus, considering that it was to be paid by July 2022; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances
531. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused a piece of equipment, given their medical condition, the need for same, and that... - Health Services Staff
532. To ask the Minister for Health when a speech and language therapist will be appointed to an area in County Mayo (details supplied). [56290/22] - Home Care Packages
533. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care support in County Wexford; the average length of time persons have been waiting; the single longest period of time... - Disability Services
534. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will recognise that autism assistance dogs should have the same recognition as dogs for the blind; if his Department will consider providing... - Health Strategies
536. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new cardiovascular disease strategy; if a strategy will be published by his Department in the near future; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
538. To ask the Minister for Health when a rescheduled date for ENT procedures at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin will be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; the... - Health Services Staff
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff hired in each CDNT in 2022, in tabular form. [56344/22] - Disability Services
541. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged 0 to 18 years of age who are waiting for first-time intervention in all areas of early intervention in each CHO, by individual area... - Hospital Facilities
542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds, broken down by acute, non-acute and ICU beds, which are currently in place in HSE-run hospitals; the corresponding figures for 8... - Health Services
543. To ask the Minister for Health when the new chronic disease management hub will become fully operational in County Clare; the location, functions and staffing details of the hub; and if he... - Pharmacy Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue with the number of pharmacies that do not employ any full-time pharmacists, and are thus solely reliant on locums,... - Hospital Appointments Status
548. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a consultation with a surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56361/22] - Health Services Staff
549. To ask the Minister for Health when a speech and language therapy position (details supplied) that has been vacant since August 2021 will be filled in view of the detrimental effect it is... - Departmental Data
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who are in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six months... - Disability Services
551. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will provide services to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56402/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
552. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he is putting in place to ensure the availability of the FreeStyle Libre 2 device in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56406/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
555. To ask the Minister for Health if contract workers, such as contract cleaning staff, contract catering staff and contract security workers as opposed to agency workers who worked in the... - Primary Medical Certificates
557. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update following on from the appointment of a person (details supplied) for a primary medical certificate recently; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
558. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to purchase a necessary piece of equipment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, given the severity of their diagnosis... - Health Service Executive
559. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the tendering process involved in the commissioning of works by the HSE to Glenwood House, Carrigaline following its purchase in... - Mental Health Services
561. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's plans with regard to its use of Millfield House, County Cork; the way in which the HSE will ensure that former residents who move back there from... - Health Services Staff
562. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 25 October 2022, the specific reason that a person (details supplied) who contracted long-Covid during their work... - Disabilities Assessments
563. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56512/22] - Medicinal Products
564. To ask the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) is covered under the drug payment scheme; if so, the current dosage allowable under the scheme; and if he will make a... - Assisted Human Reproduction
565. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place to provide joint parental rights for children conceived by same-sex couples in a non-clinical setting; the legislative reforms... - Hospital Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health the status of operations to transfer ophthalmology services from Cork University Hospital to South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital; the costs borne to... - Hospital Staff
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff, the grade and length of service of each staff member currently assigned to ophthalmology services across Cork hospitals; and the number of... - Departmental Data
571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private residents, that is, non-healthcare workers, who have completed a course of training certified by PHECC under SI 449 2015, in order that... - Departmental Meetings
572. To ask the Minister for Health if he has spoken formally with his UK counterpart since their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56556/22] - Health Services Staff
573. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of nurses who are advanced nurse practitioners by 2.5%; the increased number of nurses becoming an advanced nurse... - Care of the Elderly
574. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to establish a day care centre for older persons in Youghal, County Cork; the timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
575. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 20 October 2022, if he will confirm if the health and social care professional role that he intends to establish... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
576. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 561 of 14 September 2022 and 169 of 22 June 2022, the reason for the delay in the payment of the pandemic recognition... - Substance Misuse
577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in whose deaths the drug pregabalin was implicated since 2010, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on when a new national sexual health strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56596/22] - Disease Management
580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department’s progress in making hepatitis C a rare disease by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
581. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which non-HSE and section 39 workers who worked in healthcare settings during the Covid-19 pandemic, but no longer work in the role, will be able to... - Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover for CDNTs in St. Columba's Armagh Road, Dublin 12 and Brú Chaoimhín, Cork Street, Dublin 8, since established. [56625/22] - Health Services Staff
583. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a common policy in relation to staff absence for sick or statutory leave; if cover is provided; and if not, if services and therapies are... - Health Services
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to the provision of support for a vital service for children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
586. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied). [56637/22] - General Practitioner Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the low availability of GP provision in the Carrickmacross area; the steps that he is taking to address the issue; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
588. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an urgent appointment to meet with an orthopaedic surgeon, given the particular set of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that agency roles working within the HSE include contract workers such as cleaners and security officers, in respect of the pandemic special... - Nursing Homes
591. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for moneys to be refunded following the death of the applicant if it is discovered that social welfare non-contributory pension payments had... - Health and Safety
592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out on retailers that offer tanning and sun beds in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number and percentage of retailers in... - Disability Services
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapist and speech and language therapists currently employed as part of the children's disability network teams in... - Ministerial Responsibilities
594. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that he has visited since 1 September 2021 in his capacity as Minister, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56721/22] - Health Service Executive
595. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will next commence the tender process in respect to the procurement of both operational and strategic legal services; and if he will make a...
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