Written answers
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
- Disability Services
115. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set up a community neuro-rehabilitation team in every CHO; and if such teams already exist, the details of the specific location of each. [61054/22] - Health Services
116. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a terminally ill young child in the south east who has been battling stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma for almost two and a half years has been... - National Children's Hospital
117. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each additional cost that has been submitted by the construction and project management companies that are building the national... - Dental Services
118. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in CHO 2 which have ceased providing medical card services to persons with disabilities in the past two years; the medical card... - Health Services
120. To ask the Minister for Health the status of pay parity for section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61085/22] - Disability Services
121. To ask the Minister for Health if early intervention services will be urgently provided in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61108/22] - Mental Health Services
122. To ask the Minister for Health if the consultant child psychiatrist position for the south east has been filled; the current position with the recruitment campaign; if a new candidate has... - Hospital Appointments Status
123. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [61115/22] - Nursing Education
124. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently implement the recommendations made in the McHugh report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61123/22] - Medicinal Products
125. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to help mitigate against the increasing risk to the supply of off-patent medicines nationwide due to rising inflationary,... - Disability Services
129. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which nappies for children with disabilities are allocated; if there is a limit on the amount allocated (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
130. To ask the Minister for Health if security staff employed by a private security firm working at vaccination centres will qualify for the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times since taking over the health portfolio that he has engaged in person with communities in County Meath regarding the proposed downgrading of... - Emergency Departments
133. To ask the Minister for Health the average emergency department waiting times at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he... - Medical Internships
138. To ask the Minister for Health if agreement has been reached on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61167/22] - Mental Health Services
139. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cognitive behavioural therapy at Letterkenny University Hospital;... - Disability Services
140. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing the supply of nappies given under the free nappy scheme for children with disabilities (details supplied); and if... - Dental Services
142. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of children under 16 years who are currently on the primary care orthodontic waiting list in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and... - Home Care Packages
146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the responsible community service for a home support package for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
147. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received her pension to date in spite of the fact that this person retired in July 2022; if his... - Disability Services
148. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children referred on from children's disability network teams to private providers for assessment and therapy; the number in each CHO; the... - Nursing Homes
149. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes in County Cork that have benefited from supports to deal with the cost of energy in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services
150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE-funded therapists who have been allocated to special schools in County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
151. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to address the low uptake in BowelScreen for women in at-risk populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - International Agreements
152. To ask the Minister for Health the Government’s position on the ongoing pandemic treaty negotiations; if he will ensure that Ireland advocates for an equitable distribution of... - Hospital Services
156. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 22 June 2022, the steps being taken to progress nurse prescribing of opioid substitution therapy; the reason this... - Health Strategies
157. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recommendation 15 of the national cancer strategy in respect of a comprehensive cancer care centre; the engagements he has had with an institute... - Health Services Staff
158. To ask the Minister for Health if genetic counsellors will be recognised as a profession in Ireland; when accredited training for genetic counselling will begin in Ireland; and if he will... - Health Services
160. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available in counties Cavan and Monaghan respectively for children with epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61317/22] - Medical Internships
161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new medical interns who were taken on in each year since and including 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services
162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time adult speech and language therapists for adults with intellectual disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2020, 2021 and to date... - Hospital Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health the investments in and capital projects at Cavan General Hospital in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
165. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61335/22] - Medical Cards
166. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the process under which income from saving and investments are assessed for an over-70s medical card; if it is only the interest on... - Hospital Facilities
167. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2057 of 8 September 2022, if the two new replacement orthopaedic theatres at Merlin Park hospital are fully operational... - Care Services
168. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore respite and day care facilities at a centre (details supplied) in Carraroe; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
169. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 19 October 2022, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; to provide a status update... - Hospital Staff
171. To ask the Minister for Health for a status update on the recruitment campaign for staff nurses for Clifden District Hospital; the number of vacant nursing posts at Clifden District... - Hospital Closures
172. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days that Clifden District Hospital remained closed in view of the announced closure of the hospital planned for 24 to 27 November; and if he... - Care Services
173. To ask the Minister for Health when day centre provision will be restored to pre-Covid levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61382/22]
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