Written answers
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
- Hospital Appointments Status
527. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [62157/22] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
528. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61633/22] - Health Services Staff
529. To ask the Minister for Health if the consultant psychiatrist post for the south east in CHO 5 has been filled; the basis and tenure on which it has been filled; the length of time that the... - Medicinal Products
530. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that pregnant women suffering from hyperemesis should have to see a consultant before receiving their reimbursement for... - Departmental Policies
531. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61652/22] - Proposed Legislation
533. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation dealing with international surrogacy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61662/22] - Disability Services
534. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who having been referred to St. Gabriel’s CDNT Limerick for an ASD assessment has yet to receive... - Dental Services
535. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentistry practices in Galway that provide dental services to medical card holders under the dental treatment services scheme; and... - Medical Cards
536. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to income limits to qualify for a GP card ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61681/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
537. To ask the Minister for Health if the healthcare staff of an organisation (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 recognition payment; the category and cohort that they fall under; and... - International Bodies
539. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a request for engagement with a group (details supplied) in light of ongoing negotiations on the World Health Organization's... - Covid-19 Pandemic
540. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 587 of 4 October 2022, when the staff of a nursing home (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
542. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 805 of 8 February and 737 of 17 May 2022, if the €1,000 pandemic bonus will be paid to healthcare assistants... - Covid-19 Pandemic
543. To ask the Minister for Health when the staff of a nursing home (details supplied), which closed down in October 2021, will be paid their Covid-19 pandemic bonus; and if he will make a... - Health Services
544. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61700/22] - Disability Services
545. To ask the Minister for Health when recruitment will commence for a community neurorehabilitation team for CHO6 based in Bray, County Wicklow, given that funding for this team, which was... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
546. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 29 November 2022, the number of University of Limerick Hospital Group capital projects that the State has... - Nursing Homes
547. To ask the Minister for Health when a community nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61721/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
548. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of healthcare workers who have taken the Covid-19 booster in the past six months. [61733/22] - Home Care Packages
550. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61750/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
551. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with Kerry addresses waiting for an orthopaedic consultation at University Hospital Kerry; the number of people with Kerry addresses... - Nursing Homes
552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents who availed of the fair deal scheme; the total cost to the Exchequer in each of the past ten years; the average payment... - Dental Services
556. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding for HSE dental services in the past five years in County Tipperary; the number of children waiting for dental services in Tipperary; their... - Health Service Executive
558. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE has not published a performance assurance report since its June 2022 publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61766/22] - Ambulance Service
559. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that ambulance response times per county or CHO are not deemed a key performance indicator for HIQA, the HSE or the NAS; if consideration is to be... - Public Procurement Contracts
560. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 17 November 2022, the number and details of private providers with whom the HSE has service arrangements that are... - Disability Services
562. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that HSE disability services have refused to fund a person (details supplied) for access to sheltered accommodation; the criteria that the... - Health Service Executive
564. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has had any discussions, formal or informal with a developer or other potential investor or State agency regarding the future use of the site or... - Mental Health Services
565. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 484 of 16 November 2021, 1715 of 19 January 2022, 169 of 9 February 2022, 186 of 23 March 2022, 720 of 17 May 2022 and... - Health Services
566. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that residential care cannot be considered for a person (details supplied). [61808/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
569. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been first referred to University Hospital Limerick six years ago for cataract surgery has yet... - Departmental Data
570. To ask the Minister for Health the total rent currently paid by the Health Service Executive per month and per year in Ennis, County Clare; if he will list all properties rented by the HSE... - Hospital Facilities
571. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the transfer of the Central Mental Hospital to Portrane; when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61827/22] - Healthcare Policy
572. To ask the Minister for Health if a report (details supplied) has been received by his Department; if the recommendations have been received; the effort that is being made to implement these... - Medical Cards
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider issuing medical cards to those suffering with the genetic medical condition congenital adrenal hyperplasia (details supplied); and if he... - Departmental Schemes
574. To ask the Minister for Health when the extension of the under six free GP card will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61848/22] - Disability Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health when the long-promised community neurorehabilitation team for CHO 6 will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61858/22] - General Practitioner Services
577. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to attract GPs to growing suburban areas such as Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61861/22] - Health Services Staff
578. To ask the Minister for Health the positions, titles and names of the persons currently working in the national foetal valproate syndrome assessment team; if they are geographically based;... - Health Services
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with Huntington's disease who were seen at memory assessment services and clinics in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022,... - Hospital Services
583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the figures for recorded pressure sores, by community acquired pressure sores and hospital acquired pressure sores, between 2015 and 2020 at... - Healthcare Policy
584. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign of an organisation (details supplied) to establish a working group to develop a national hearing plan, as... - Disability Services
585. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in south Tipperary, CHO5, which is widely demanded and needed for the area;... - Health Services Staff
586. To ask the Minister for Health if the 12.5% pay increase for fourth-year student nurses completing their 36-week internship will be in place for nursing interns starting placement in January... - Health Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61922/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
588. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a new diabetic insulin pump. [61927/22] - Home Help Service
589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the home help of a person (details supplied) was removed in December 2021; and the number of home helps in the CHO5 area that were removed at... - Covid-19 Pandemic
590. To ask the Minister for Health when a health care worker working with an organisation (details supplied) throughout the Covid-19 pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition... - Disabilities Assessments
591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the assessment of need process; if assessments have recommenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61931/22] - Disability Services
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide support for a person (details supplied), given the considerable length of time that they have been on the CDNT wait list; and if he will... - Health Services
594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a representation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61935/22] - Healthcare Policy
596. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the current approximate four-year process to have a disease added to the newborn heel-prick test is sustainable; the steps that are being... - Health Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding travelling for cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61946/22] - Vaccination Programme
599. To ask the Minister for Health when the HPV catch-up programme for females up to 25 years of age will be introduced as announced in May 2022. [61962/22] - Primary Care Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the position of a social link provider in the Inchicore, Richmond Barracks primary health clinic has ceased (details supplied). [61977/22] - Health Services Staff
601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in the primary care psychology service within the HSE in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61980/22] - Mental Health Services
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons in CAMHS who are being treated online in a different country; the countries in which they are being treated; the way that this... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
603. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure under the NTPF in a Dublin-based hospital; the reason for the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
604. To ask the Minister for Health if class 3 medical stockings for vascular edema will be included on the medical card for those with a prescription; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disabilities Assessments
605. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment of needs appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61992/22] - Disability Services
606. To ask the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy and occupational therapy appointments for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
608. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 on 16 November 2022, to outline the staff vacancy rates for the two respite service providers in south Tipperary; the... - Medicinal Products
609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that specific medicines for Addison’s disease used for hydrocortone and fludrocortisone be included and made available in the general... - Health Services
610. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take action to promote the expansion and accessibility of the heel-prick test, which is lifesaving for the most vulnerable newborns; and if he will... - Dental Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists taking part in the dental treatment services scheme; the number who have discontinued in each of the past three years; his plans to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); if the results of the health technology assessment for evusheld have been circulated to the Covid-19... - Medical Cards
613. To ask the Minister for Health if medical cards for people with terminal illness are available without a means test. [62077/22] - Mental Health Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funds generated from the sale of the now-vacated Dundrum hospital site will be reinvested in mental health services; and if he will make... - Disability Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm when the long-promised community neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO 6, to be based in Bray, County Wicklow will be established; and if he... - Health Services
616. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay or difficulty in reimbursing a person (details supplied) for treatment that she had abroad, in full accordance with the rules of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
618. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 25 October 2022, the timeline for workers in non-HSE and non-section 39 organisations to receive their pandemic... - Mental Health Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the treatment needed is provided for a child (details supplied) urgently within the inpatient care services. [62165/22] - Dental Services
621. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of dentists who are registered to provide services to patients with medical cards in counties Louth and Meath over the years 2019 to date in... - Public Inquiries
622. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to establish an independent public inquiry into the high numbers of deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make... - Hospital Staff
623. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant whole-time equivalent, WTE, consultant posts by speciality in each hospital part of the Children's Health Ireland, CHI, group; and when... - Medical Aids and Appliances
624. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for aids and appliances in community healthcare organisation, CHO7. [62179/22] - Departmental Data
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE respiratory consultant posts at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in the years of 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [62180/22] - Hospital Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources that Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown are receiving as part of the HSE 2022-2023 winter plan. [62181/22] - Mental Health Services
627. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives that he has taken to develop and expand mental health services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets;... - Care of the Elderly
628. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives that he has taken to develop and expand health services for older persons since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in... - Disability Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives that he has taken to develop and expand disability health services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive... - Primary Care Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives that he has taken to develop and expand primary care services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets;... - General Practitioner Services
631. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives that he has taken to develop and expand general practitioner services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive... - Hospital Services
632. To ask the Minister for Health the main initiatives that he has taken to develop and expand acute hospital services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets;... - Health Services
633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will define the term 'blue-light distance' when used in the context of maternity service, in particular the provision of home birth supports; if this is... - Departmental Reviews
634. To ask the Minister for Health when the review and investigations into water births will be completed; the date that water births will be facilitated for those home-birthing; and if he will... - Health Services
635. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the studies, analysis and evidence used to support the decision of the HSE to limit, due to safety concerns, all home-birth services outside... - International Protection
646. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that his Department has made to help address the mental health needs of persons who have arrived in Ireland under the Temporary Protection... - Healthcare Policy
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the availability of lactation consultants and supports nationwide; if he will outline plans for expansion of lactation supports; and if he... - Disabilities Assessments
648. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children waiting for assessments of need broken down by the disability network team; the average waiting time for such assessments in each... - Covid-19 Pandemic
649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to Covid vaccines. [62276/22] - Medical Records
650. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are available for a family to obtain medical records on a deceased relative where the relative was being cared for in a private nursing home... - Covid-19 Pandemic
651. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for their special pandemic recognition award; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
652. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the medication Versatis 700mg medicated plaster under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62294/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
653. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that certain section 39 staff (details supplied) have been excluded from the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their... - Hospital Appointments Status
656. 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. [62329/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
659. To ask the Minister for Health if staff at a nursing home (details supplied) have received the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62343/22] - Disability Services
660. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 593 of 15 November 2022, the length of time that these vacancies have existed for; the stage of the recruitment process... - Health and Safety
661. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 15 November 2022, the measures that have been taken by his Department in respect of breaches under the Public...
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