Written answers
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
- Health Promotion
504. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to banning or limiting the advertisement of junk food on State-owned transport, buildings and amenities; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
505. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 808 of 29 November 2022, if further details of the schemes (details supplied) referred to in the response will be... - Health Strategies
506. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recently published report from the Health Research Board, National Drug Treatment Reporting System: 2015-2021 Drug... - Health Services Staff
508. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60146/22] - General Practitioner Services
509. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to ensure that the persons who used the Dunkineely general practice will be affected as little as possible given its closure;... - Ambulance Service
510. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances that have brought patients with Meath addresses to the accident and emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in... - Health Services
511. To ask the Minister for Health if a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be provided in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60152/22] - Departmental Consultations
513. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the establishment of the commission to examine care and supports for older people committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will... - Health Services
514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department to set up a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO7 given that only 15% of persons have access to community... - Covid-19 Pandemic
517. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that the Government is taking for immunocompromised persons who continue to cocoon to avoid Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
518. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO2 and in each CHO area in which a neuro-rehabilitation team has yet to be established; the... - General Practitioner Services
519. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in respect of the appointment of a replacement GP for the GP who has tendered their resignation in Blarney, County Cork; the action that... - Dental Services
521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the talks held with an organisation (details supplied) regarding medical card holders and their access to dental care; his views on the... - Health Service Executive
522. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken by his Department and the HSE relative to a complaint made by the family of a person (details supplied); if a comprehensive... - Health Services
523. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be provided with respite care as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60198/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
524. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be provided a consultation appointment with a paediatrician at Cavan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
525. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in counties Monaghan and Cavan for children with disabilities; the proposals to increase these numbers; and if he will... - Health Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of his proposals that will provide respite care facilities for children with disabilities in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care places for children with disabilities in each county or for the lowest available geographic unit; the number on waiting lists for... - Hospital Appointments Status
532. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who following presentation at University Hospital Limerick was referred to Temple Street Hospital and has... - Health Services
533. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the existing community neuro-rehabilitation teams; the staffing complement of each team; the timeline for establishing a community... - Assisted Human Reproduction
534. To ask the Minister for Health the way that children of same-sex couples who were conceived outside a donor assisted human reproduction facility can gain a full legal relationship with both... - Departmental Schemes
535. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that long-term illnesses such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not included in the long-term illness scheme; if he will review this... - Hospital Staff
536. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a wage enhancement claim lodged by a pharmacist (details supplied) working at UL's Nenagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Admissions
538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-open the Mater Private Hospital to HSE patients given the backlog of critical cancer surgeries (details supplied). [60242/22] - Health Services
539. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of access to community neuro-rehabilitation teams in CHO 8, which impacts those living with neurological conditions... - Disability Services
540. 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 the HSE who... - Health Services
542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a public menopause clinic, by wait time and clinic, in tabular form. [60268/22] - Home Care Packages
543. To ask the Minister for Health if homecare support can be provided in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60279/22] - Health Services
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline any plans to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO7; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only 15% of persons... - Hospital Admissions
545. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in prison, who have been referred for treatment to the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane; the longest length of time that a... - Disabilities Assessments
566. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons and length of time waiting on assessments of need in County Clare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60346/22] - Mental Health Services
567. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in respect of the provision of CAMHS dietician specialist services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60347/22] - Health Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time that a gender identity development service (details supplied) has been paid to run clinics for Irish children at Crumlin children’s... - Hospital Staff
569. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that nurses in hospitals have been told that they are not getting premium pay for nurses for Christmas. [60353/22] - Hospital Services
571. To ask the Minister for Health if there are figures from the maternity hospitals on the number of additional night's stay that were necessary for women and children in maternity hospitals... - Health Services Staff
572. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve the working conditions faced by occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60358/22] - Hospital Services
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately work with the HSE in CHO4 to put in place a plan to ensure that none of the acute mental health unit beds in Bantry General Hospital are... - Health Services
574. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 322 of 10 November 2022 (details supplied), the service developments that took place between 8 June and 15 June 2017 such... - Disability Services
575. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to assist an organisation (details supplied) searching for suitable housing for assisted living for disabled adults. [60372/22] - Departmental Reports
576. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the McHugh report in relation to student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60382/22] - Health Services
577. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to supports for persons living with neurological conditions; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes
578. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a fair deal application (details supplied). [60387/22] - Disabilities Assessments
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to make more timely dyspraxia assessment services. [60390/22] - Hospital Staff
580. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to Tipperary University Hospital in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [60400/22] - Hospital Procedures
583. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals in which fluorescence microscopy and threomboelastography are available for diagnostics and treatment. [60403/22] - Care Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health if respite services have been discontinued temporarily at Ennistymon Community Hospital, County Clare; if so, the plans that are in place to have the services... - Departmental Correspondence
585. To ask the Minister for Health further to the response to Parliamentary Question No. 736 of 22 November 2022, if clarification and advice will be provided in relation to a case where a... - Health Services Staff
589. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that housekeeping/domestics/cleaners nationally did not get awarded the job evaluation by the HSE; the reason for same; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
590. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an appeal of a special pandemic recognition award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/22] - Mental Health Services
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health peer support workers to be recruited by CHO area including trainee staff; the current number of peer support workers employed by... - Medicinal Products
592. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 524 and 525 of 15 November 2022, the reason that a response has not been issued by the Health Service Executive; and the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
593. To ask the Minister for Health if section 38 healthcare employees who worked exclusively for a day service (details supplied) with residential day service users and onsite in Covid-19... - Health Services Staff
594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of CHO areas that have community neuro-rehabilitation teams in place in tabular form; the date of establishment of the team; the WTE... - Dental Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the lack of dentists accepting medical card holders in County Kerry. [60447/22] - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidences of coercive abortion which have been reported to sexual assault treatment units since 1 January 2019, in tabular form; and if he will... - Hospital Staff
600. To ask the Minister for Health if a permanent registrar will be appointed to the renal unit at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60450/22] - Health Services Staff
601. To ask the Minister for Health if a nursing registration PIN can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60462/22] - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to provide funding to a foundation (details supplied) a charity that provides financial assistance directly to parents of children with... - Health Services Staff
603. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons who provide essential work as hygiene cleaners, domestic staff, laundry workers, housekeeping... - Special Educational Needs
605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting an assessment for dyspraxia by county in tabular form. [60472/22] - Health Services Staff
606. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s position on the establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60478/22] - Special Educational Needs
607. To ask the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy sessions will be provided in the name of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60507/22] - Departmental Policies
608. To ask the Minister for Health the reason two hospitals in a group were approved funding (details supplied) but one hospital was left out; the reason that patients in one county are being... - Disability Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60548/22] - Tobacco Control Measures
610. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an alliance of organisations (details supplied) seeking an increase in the legal age of sale of all forms of... - Care Services
612. To ask the Minister for Health when a care plan will be implemented for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60552/22] - Hospital Procedures
613. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to reimbursement for the costs incurred from a private medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the... - Protected Disclosures
614. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the protected disclosures reported to the HSE regarding concerns raised about the individualised services provide by an... - Care Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health if only eight individualised services are in HIQA designated centres and 42 are unregulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60592/22] - Medicinal Products
616. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the creation of a national medicines reserve facility in Ireland specifically to help during a public health emergency, in... - Disability Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact only 15% of patients have access to community neuro-rehabilitation teams (details supplied); if steps will be taken... - Medicinal Products
621. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the need for Cariban to be initially prescribed by a consultant obstetrician for hyperemesis gravidarum sufferers in order for them to be... - Homeless Accommodation
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women and babies who have been discharged into the care of homeless services from maternity hospitals in the past three months; the number... - Hospital Services
625. To ask the Minister for Health if there are figures from the maternity hospitals on the number of additional nights it was necessary for women and newborn children to stay in maternity... - Hospital Facilities
627. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated to a hospital (details supplied) for the CT scanner replacement project; the status of the CT installation process outlining; and when the... - Care Services
628. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HIQA has not inspected a nursing unit (details supplied) following a request to do so by the provider, which requires additional bed capacity to... - Hospital Facilities
629. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the formal capital investment proposal submitted for the provision of single room en-suite bed capacity at a hospital (details supplied) and a... - Hospital Investigations
632. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE are satisfied that corrective actions to non-compliant findings and HIQA key recommendations have been implemented following... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
633. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will outline the precise work completed on project review 1 tasks for a hospital (details supplied); if the HSE has submitted the preliminary... - Health Services
637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons invited by the National Screening Service to partake in BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and BowelScreen in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
641. To ask the Minister for Health the overall national radiology waiting lists by hospital and scan type, that is, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs in tabular form. [60674/22] - Hospital Equipment
642. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI and CT scan machines by hospital; and the number that are operational, non-operational and broken respectively in tabular form. [60675/22] - Health Services Staff
643. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of radiologists and radiology technicians working in Ireland, per head of population. [60676/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
644. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to build a new community hospital at Lifford, County Donegal; and the services to be provided there. [60707/22] - Departmental Staff
645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider as a matter of priority appointing a new Chief Pharmaceutical Officer to his Department who will be responsible for overseeing the... - Community Care
646. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams in place in each CHO area; if it is his intention to establish such a team in each CHO area; if he will set... - Disability Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the staffing of Disability Network Teams in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60727/22] - Community Care
648. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out community neuro-rehabilitation teams to each community health area; the timeframe he estimates that such teams will be in place in each... - Departmental Staff
650. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers and civil servants under his Department whose contracts fall under the Croke Park... - Community Care
651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll out of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CH07; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60743/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
655. To ask the Minister for Health when frontline staff at a healthcare company (details supplied) will receive their Covid bonus payment. [60782/22] - Health Services Staff
657. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on arrears owed to serving and retired senior HSE and voluntary hospital managers (details supplied) as provided for in the HSE... - Health Service Executive
659. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to investigate procurement procedures within the HSE to determine if there are any instances of the HSE being overcharged by private and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
660. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital setting on a monthly basis since the start of the pandemic. [60801/22] - Health Services
661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lung cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [60802/22] - Mental Health Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from any charity or organisation expressing concerns over a perceived increase in mental ill health or suicide rate since he... - Health Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received any correspondence from general practitioners expressing concerns of a perceived increase or decrease in cancer diagnosis, late cancer... - Mental Health Services
671. To ask the Minister for Health if the independently led prescribing audit recommended in the Maskey Report included within its remit children who were prescribed risperidone outside of... - Health Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be in place in CH09; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60841/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
673. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will receive a date for cataract surgery (details supplied) at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60844/22] - Health Services Staff
674. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants who have left posts at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to date in 2022; the number and nature/discipline of the posts... - Medicinal Products
678. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60851/22] - Disability Services
681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress of introducing a transport support scheme to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport scheme; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
682. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional in-patient beds provided in each hospital in the South/South West Hospital Group since 27 June 2020; the number of additional day beds... - Ambulance Service
683. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns raised by ambulance drivers in respect of their own health and safety due to challenging rostering of shifts; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
684. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to make an announcement of a new hospital in Galway under the National Elective Ambulatory Care Strategy agreed last December by the Government... - Health Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team to be set up in CHO 4. [60909/22] - Nursing Homes
687. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions noting concerns that were made to HIQA regarding nursing homes from 2020 to date in 2022, by the type of concern and by county,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
695. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the waiting time for colposcopy appointments in Limerick is so long; the plans to improve the service availability; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
696. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering adding rare diseases, including spinal muscular atrophy. to the heel prick test for babies; and if he will make a statement on... - Dental Services
697. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the dental treatment scheme; the number of dentists active in the scheme by county; the number of dentists who having... - Health Strategies
699. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy 2019-2021; the progress of the implementation of the strategy in CHO9; the action that he will take to... - Mental Health Services
700. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 561 of 15 November 2022, the duration of placement already spent of each resident of a facility (details supplied) at the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
701. To ask the Minister for Health if an evaluation has been carried out of the procurement of supplies during the Covid pandemic to establish the successes and the disappointments of the... - Disability Services
702. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60991/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
704. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all persons with diabetes are provided medical equipment to monitor their sugar levels free-of-charge. [61016/22] - Health Services
706. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fully resource existing community neuro-rehabilitation teams and if he will set up a community neuro-rehabilitation team in every CHO; and if he...
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