Written answers
Thursday, 15 December 2022
- Medicinal Products
295. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of rare and orphan drugs currently being evaluated for use in Ireland; the length of time that normally required for this process; the drugs... - Eating Disorders
297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the nine community eating disorder teams expected to be operational by the end of 2022; if this target has been delivered; if... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
299. To ask the Minister for Health the expected cost overrun for the construction and operation of a facility (details supplied) that was due to open in December 2021; the final cost of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
300. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is taking to ensure all front-line workers employed by a Section 39 have received the promised pandemic bonus of €1,000... - Medicinal Products
301. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the prescription of a medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62848/22] - Vaccination Programme
302. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 vaccines will be made available to children under five years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62850/22] - Health Services Staff
303. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the pandemic recognition payment to eligible Section 38 employees who have not yet received the payment; the steps they must take... - Care Services
304. To ask the Minister for Health if all avenues are being pursued to facilitate the full home care package as required in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres
305. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all primary care centres, specifying whether a GP is operating out of the centre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
306. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 8 December 2022, if he has the power to mandate an independent investigation into individualised services under the... - Emergency Departments
309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans for a new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62874/22] - Hospital Charges
310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the situation whereby long-stay contribution hospital charges are being applied in cases in which home support has been awarded but where... - Health Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation with district nursing on Tory island (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62880/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62881/22] - Medicinal Products
313. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including supplements and over-the-counter medicine that are prescribed by a doctor, on the drug medical schemes in view of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
314. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [62883/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
315. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of the €2.2 million allocated for the development of long-Covid services in 2022 that was spent exclusively on long-Covid services; the... - Health Services Staff
318. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the payments for thousands of front-line workers (details supplied) which have been approved and all steps have been taken by staff to provide... - Hospital Staff
320. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no paediatric neurologist in UHL; when it is likely that a neurologist will be appointed; and if he... - Health Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within... - Covid-19 Pandemic
322. To ask the Minister for Health further to the response of An Taoiseach to questions on promised legislation on 30 November 2022 regarding the long-Covid clinic at the Mater Hospital, the... - Health Services Staff
323. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of staff working in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, who have received their Covid recognition payment; and when the remaining eligible staff will... - Infectious Diseases
324. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the infectious diseases clinical programme; the status of the establishment of a network of infectious diseases clinics; the number... - Pharmacy Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time pharmacists and senior pharmacists working in the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in each of the years of 2020, 2021 and to date... - Hospital Services
326. To ask the Minister for Health if the new National Children's Hospital will have the capacity and specialist staff to carry out heart and lung transplants for children aged under 16 years.... - Hospital Appointments Status
327. To ask the Minister for Health when urgent surgery will take place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62941/22] - Nursing Education
328. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on implementing the recommendations from the McHugh report on the conditions and allowances of student nurses and midwives; and... - Healthcare Policy
332. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the long-term illness scheme covers medication associated with intellectual disability and does not cover medication and other medical... - Health Services
333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of adult ADHD services in CHO4. [63013/22] - Nursing Homes
334. To ask the Minister for Health the additional financial supports that will be provided for small-scale nursing home providers in view of the substantial additional costs incurred recently by... - Disability Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health when additional health care places will be provided to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63020/22] - Health Services Waiting Lists
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were on the physiotherapy waiting list for each LHO area as of 1 December 2022, or the latest date available; the number waiting less... - Mental Health Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each Local Health Office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 1 December 2022 or the... - Home Help Service
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 December 2022 or the latest date available; the way that compares to target... - Nursing Homes
356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 December 2022 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of... - Medical Cards
357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2022; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a... - Hospital Services
358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at the end of November 2022 for each public and voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2022, in tabular form.... - Emergency Departments
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during November 2022; the total number to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment for both Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street... - Health Strategies
362. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives that will be undertaken within a health care programme in 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63050/22] - Abortion Services
363. To ask the Minister for Health if the independent evaluation of the experiences of abortion service providers by Manchester Metropolitan University will be published by the end of the year.... - Home Care Packages
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older persons being provided in each LHO area to date in 2022; the way that this compares to each LHO in 2020; and if... - Departmental Legal Cases
366. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2021; the number of cases that... - State Claims Agency
368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency in relation to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in relation to failings in the CervicalCheck... - Hospital Equipment
369. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of the public MRI scanner at Wexford General Hospital; the expected timeframe for delivery of the scanner; and if he will make a... - Health Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Scoping Report on Training, Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers in Ireland undertaken by an organisation... - Hospital Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 156 of 7 December 2022, the rationale for referencing a study (details supplied) in his previous answer regarding nurse... - Primary Care Centres
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the primary care centre for Finglas, Dublin 11; the current timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63074/22] - Health Services Waiting Lists
373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting in tabular form. [63075/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on an acute hospital waiting list by age category, hospital, speciality and time waiting in tabular form. [63086/22] - Health Services
385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the current policy on home births; the number of midwives providing this service by county; the steps that are being taken to expand this... - Hospital Staff
386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiation therapist posts by hospital; the number of vacant posts; the steps that are being taken to address staff shortages; the adequacy of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
387. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for initial referrals in respect of each urology clinic in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63096/22] - Hospital Staff
389. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in respect of allowing flexibility for reduced hours for nurses and midwives in circumstances in which they have other caring duties at home; if... - Medicinal Products
390. To ask the Minister for Health the drugs that are currently available and approved by the HSE for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and other similar conditions, the medication which is... - Disability Services
391. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 8 December 2022, the details regarding a timeline for the establishment of a local community neurorehabilitation...
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