Written answers
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
- Healthcare Policy
332. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recent RTÉ Investigates report that showed up to 12,000 vulnerable people were denied their disability allowances by State... - Legislative Reviews
333. To ask the Minister for Health if a summary report of the public submissions to the abortion legislative review has been compiled and provided to the chairperson of the review; if so, if... - Disability Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5544/23] - Primary Care Centres
337. To ask the Minister for Health the State services that have been removed from the Irishtown and Ringsend primary care centre over the past 24 months; the location of each of these services;... - Social Media
339. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of social media videos posted on his Department's social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate... - Health Service Executive
340. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has rented accommodation at a location (details supplied); the amount paid; the way the building was selected; the person or body that received the... - Care Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of national standards for home care and support services, as recommended by the HIQA report; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the respite houses for SOS in County Kilkenny, given a commitment was made to fund two; if he will confirm this is the case; if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
343. To ask the Minister for Health when front-line healthcare staff employed by agencies will receive their Covid bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5612/23] - Assisted Human Reproduction
344. To ask the Minister for Health if publicly funded fertility care, as outlined in the programme for Government, will include treatment options for single women; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres
345. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the refurbishment, refitting and extension of the Castlebellingham health centre to a new primary care centre; the total expected cost... - Disability Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to tackle the understaffing of the CDNT services in north County Dublin; how and when more staff will be recruited... - Mental Health Commission
347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline details as to the difference in the position of the Mental Health Commission, MHC, on the Owenacurra Centre closure that took effect between... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
350. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a pandemic healthcare payment for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
351. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing infrastructure improvements to the neo-natal intensive care facilities at the Rotunda Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages
352. To ask the Minister for Health the home support waiting list for funding and for carers in each month of 2021 and 2022 for each LHO and CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Primary Care Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health the opening hours of Southdoc, Blackpool. [5661/23] - General Practitioner Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health if GP charges for employee medical certificates are available free of charge for medical card holders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Primary Care Services
357. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to relocate the Kilrush unit of Shannondoc from its current location on the Cooraclare Road to Kilrush primary care centre; and if he will... - General Practitioner Services
358. To ask the Minister for Health the counties where out-of-hours GP services have service level agreements with the HSE, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5668/23] - Hospital Admissions
359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through the University Hospital Galway emergency department or the acute medical assessment unit due to... - Hospital Staff
363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated whole-time equivalents of consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, staff... - Hospital Services
364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times adult diabetes outpatient clinic services were cancelled at University Hospital Galway during the years 2021 and 2022; the number of... - Health Service Executive
365. To ask the Minister for Health the total staff working in IT-related roles and digital transformation within the HSE, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5675/23] - Primary Care Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct Southdoc to operate a text service for people who are hard of hearing. [5687/23] - Medicinal Products
367. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug romosozumab will shortly be regulated by the Health Products Regulatory Authority in Ireland and be made available on the drug payment scheme and... - Disability Services
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the assessment of needs for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/23] - Medical Cards
369. To ask the Minister for Health if medication (details supplied) can be added to the GMS scheme for medical card users. [5724/23] - Disability Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies across the children’s disability network teams in Enniscorthy, New Ross, Wexford, and Gorey, County Wexford; the description of... - Pension Provisions
371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of pension increases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5728/23] - Mental Health Services
372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia day care centres currently opened in CHO1. [5733/23] - Dental Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a child (details supplied) will receive access to dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5742/23] - Mortality Rates
375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of excess deaths that occurred over and above the five-year pre-Covid average death rate in each of the past 12 months; if he will institute an... - Alcohol Advertising
376. To ask the Minister for Health if the requirements under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 on alcohol labelling will apply to alcohol advertisements and sponsorships; and if he will make... - Dental Services
377. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider affording children on the orthodontic waiting list the opportunity of continuing treatments once they turn 18 years of age, given that many... - Mental Health Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [5753/23] - Health Service Executive
379. 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 of... - Home Care Packages
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity surrounding the home care package in a service (details supplied) surrounding an issue with an administrator not being replaced... - Abortion Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health the research that was carried out in consultation with women who opted not to proceed with a second appointment for termination of pregnancy following the... - Disability Services
385. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have their much-needed assessment of needs carried out. [5763/23] - Hospital Procedures
386. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that fistula surgery is not performed in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5766/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
387. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment offered to frontline workers (details supplied). [5767/23] - General Practitioner Services
388. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the GP shortage in Monasterevin, given the only GP in the vicinity of the town is no longer accepting medical card patients; and if he... - Health Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health when each day care centre in County Kildare that is currently closed temporarily will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5769/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting dermatology service in Naas General Hospital; the number waiting for over one, two and three years; and if he will... - Health Services
391. To ask the Minister for Health the new services or technologies that have been deployed recently for dermatology in the CHO 7 region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5771/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
392. To ask the Minister for Health if Naas General Hospital has availed of any public or private external services that have been provided to it by HSE acute services in reducing the number of... - Dental Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are open to medical card holders who are unable to find a dentist who is taking on new patients; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists and the average length of time spent on waiting lists as of 31 December 2022; and his proposals for addressing this for... - Health Services Staff
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of staffing, by CHO, as of 31 December 2022 (details supplied). [5785/23] - Health Services
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a medical procedure (details supplied). [5786/23] - Hospital Services
397. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to provide more ophthalmic services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5787/23] - Healthcare Policy
401. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the increased recreational use of nitrous oxide canisters, commonly known as laughing gas, particularly by young people and in... - Hospital Appointments Status
402. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for a chiropodist appointment in the primary clinic in Cavan; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychology managers with the specific title of "area principal psychology manager"; the CHOs in which they are based; the difference between... - Medical Cards
405. To ask the Minister for Health if saxenda will be approved for persons with a medical card or under the drugs payment scheme for the purposes of GP-supported weight loss; and if he will make... - Health Service Executive
406. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 27 October 2022, received on 23 January 2023, the names of the persons and the companies involved in carrying... - Health Services
407. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a child (details supplied) in County Mayo who was referred for an occupational therapy appointment in 2021 has been advised by the HSE that it... - Medical Cards
408. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application can be reopened for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Abortion Services
409. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention and-or that of his Department and the HSE has been drawn to incidences where women requested abortion-pill reversal treatments; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time staff, by job title, who will be required to work in the new National Cervical Screening Laboratory, in tabular form. [5837/23] - Hospital Staff
411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, consultant neurologists based in Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [5838/23] - Primary Care Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time general practitioners who are employed in primary care centres within community healthcare organisation or CHO5, in tabular form. [5846/23] - Departmental Meetings
414. To ask the Minister for Health for the full attendance record when mid-west Oireachtas members met the HSE and the Taoiseach on 11 January 2023. [5859/23] - Hospital Services
415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with an address in the North of Ireland who have used hospital services in each of the past five years. [5865/23] - Dental Services
416. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of children waiting for braces after a public orthodontist recommended them for braces under the PRSI system; the average waiting time, per CHO... - Mental Health Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health if he, the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health, his Department or the HSE asked the Mental Health Commission to delay the publishing of its... - General Practitioner Services
418. To ask the Minister for Health the advice for persons resident in County Monaghan who have been informed by all GP practices in their locality that there are no spaces for new registrations;... - Nursing Homes
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the situation of oversight in some private nursing homes, whereby patients are charged automatically for activities in which, due to... - Mental Health Services
420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents currently on the waiting list for CAMHS treatment in counties Kerry and Cork; the wait time to be seen; and if he will... - Health Services
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with Kerry addresses who are on waiting lists for speech and language services in counties Kerry, Cork and Limerick; and if he will make... - Home Care Packages
423. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time persons are on the waiting list for home help services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5883/23] - Legislative Reviews
425. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects to receive the report into the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 by 7 February 2023; when the report will be... - Departmental Data
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number and cost of independent investigations carried out and finalised by his Department since January 2019; the persons and companies carrying out the... - Health Services
427. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an option for reimbursement for an essential treatment paid for privately when there is no public service available in the area (details supplied);... - Ambulance Service
428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances involved in single vehicle accidents in each of the regions in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services
429. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a fund for registered cancer support groups that would allow for the purchase of an electric vehicle to transport clients to... - Hospital Appointments Status
432. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5955/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
433. To ask the Minister for Health when security staff working for a company (details supplied) in Merlin Park Hospital Galway will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
434. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in the Mercy Hospital Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5957/23] - Mortality Rates
435. To ask the Minister for Health if there is data within his Department as to the cause of the recent rise in excess death rates in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health the services in place for medical card holders and GPs with GMS lists who are seeking to provide vasectomies; if appropriate training is in place for GPs... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
437. To ask the Minister for Health the way employees (details supplied) who worked alongside HSE staff throughout the pandemic can apply for the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he... - Health Services
438. To ask the Minister for Health if a respite facility will be made available in the greater Killarney area of County Kerry as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
440. To ask the Minister for Health the reason students from a college course (details supplied) have been informed that they are now not entitled to the pandemic recognition payment, despite... - Cancer Services
441. To ask the Minister for Health if there is still a delay in individuals being called for BreastCheck screening in County Wexford, since the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic; the length of... - Healthcare Policy
442. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 13 December 2022, if his Department is still considering a proposal to establish a working group to assist in... - Health Services Staff
443. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposal to create an additional 900 nursing posts within the first five years of Sláintecare implementation in order to resource and... - Healthcare Policy
444. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the First 5 action to develop a dedicated child health workforce, adopting a population-based approach; the timeline he is working towards; and... - Education and Training Provision
445. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 10 November 2022, if the structure of the €750,000 funding announced in Budget 2023 in relation to trainee... - Hospital Appointments Status
446. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be scheduled for a procedure in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6043/23] - Healthcare Policy
447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explore a simplified process for the treatment abroad scheme, whereby if a person or a child is required to make multiple trips for surgery and or... - Hospital Appointments Status
448. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6049/23] - Mental Health Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a Jigsaw youth mental health service in County Wexford; the reason that this service is not currently provided for the young... - Hospital Appointments Status
450. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6053/23] - Mental Health Commission
451. To ask the Minister for Health the CHO that has a CAMHS service that is operated independently of the HSE that was referenced in the Mental Health Commission's interim report into CAMHS; the... - Disability Services
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parents have that taken his Department to court due to the fact that their child did not receive an assessment of needs within the statutory time... - Healthcare Policy
454. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a request from the Minister for Social Protection to designate long Covid as an occupational illness; the current status of the request; the... - Mental Health Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1410 of 18 January 2023, the number of residents placed in a mental health facility (details supplied) on 30 December... - Hospital Services
456. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatients at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6141/23] - Hospital Staff
457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6142/23] - Hospital Services
460. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6145/23] - Hospital Staff
462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses at each community hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6147/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
464. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a Covid bonus payment. [6152/23] - Health Services
465. To ask the Minister for Health the funding given by the Cork drug and alcohol taskforce to an organisation (details supplied) in Cork and the number of stays utilised in the facility since... - Medicinal Products
468. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a medication for hyperemesis (details supplied) is made available through the drugs payment scheme with a prescription from a GP. [6184/23] - Ambulance Service
469. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the...
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