Written answers
Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Disability Services
92. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to tackle the understaffing of the CDNT services in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7672/23] - Medicinal Products
96. To ask the Minister for Health when a date will be provided for the inquiry regarding sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7525/23] - Health Services Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he and the HSE will undertake to retain newly qualified healthcare professionals in Ireland who are educated in Irish universities; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
98. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware there are long waiting lists for vasectomies in the public health system in many parts of the State; if he will establish a national contracts... - Cancer Services
99. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is intended to address issues raised by the Irish Cancer Society and the HSE in respect of the availability of rapid treatments for... - Disability Services
100. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing legislative changes to the Health Act 2007 to codify a definition of residential service to ensure that all individualised... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
101. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a new model 4 hospital in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7237/23] - Disease Management
102. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department intends to follow through on the Programme for Government’s clear commitment to publish a successor plan of the National Rare Disease... - Mental Health Services
103. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-evaluate the way in which suicidal patients who present to accident and emergency departments are triaged; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes
104. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure, without further delay, that there is equal treatment of private nursing homes in relation to subvention payments as the present system is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
105. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a charity (details supplied) recently called for additional resources to reduce very long waiting lists for preventative surgery for women... - Covid-19 Pandemic
106. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) have recently renewed their call for a public inquiry into Covid deaths in nursing homes; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
107. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the delivery of an extension to A&E at Mayo University Hospital as a project that can be delivered on an accelerated programme... - Disabilities Assessments
108. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for a parent and their child who is waiting for an assessment of needs; the average waiting time for assessment of needs by CHO;... - Abortion Services
109. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the findings of the abortion review without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7651/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
110. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a work plan from the NTPF on its waiting list initiative plans for 2023; and if he will indicate the key targets. [6760/23] - Health Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the following in relation to cervical check screening, the percentage of tests currently carried out abroad as a percentage of the overall... - Vaccination Programme
112. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the uptake of the third Covid-19 booster vaccine. [7765/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
113. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is committed to continuing with the development of a new community nursing unit on the site of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, County... - Medicinal Products
114. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has made kaftrio available to all adults and children who need the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/23] - General Practitioner Services
115. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects free GP health care to be extended to those aged six and seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/23] - Hospital Facilities
116. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of HSE elective hospitals as per the recommendations of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7767/23] - Cybersecurity Policy
118. To ask the Minister for Health in view of recent security breaches at Irish hospitals, such as the Mercy Hospital Cork, the new security measures that have been put in place to ensure that... - Health Strategies
119. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to establish a carer's commission to address the issues being experienced by family carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2042/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
120. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a two-year waiting list for MRI with sedation for children in Dublin. [6289/23] - Health Services
121. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to support women who choose to have home births. [7410/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
122. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure children with disabilities are assessed and receive medical aids/equipment in a timely manner. [7411/23] - Disability Services
124. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to amend the Disability Act 2005; and if not, if he plans to introduce new legislation in order that all children receive services in a timely... - Hospital Services
125. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on recent service reconfigurations at Navan Hospital and plans for further reconfiguration; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
126. To ask the Minister for Health when the option will be available in County Donegal to administer IV antibiotic therapy in the home setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
127. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason the drug cannot be prescribed by GPs on... - General Practitioner Services
128. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department and the HSE are undertaking to address the growing shortage of GPs across County Cork and the rest of the country; and if he will make... - Hospital Facilities
129. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Number 29 of 8 December 2022, the status of the examination by his Department of the strategic assessment report regarding... - Covid-19 Pandemic
130. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advance an inquiry into nursing homes during the pandemic to address significant and particular shortcomings across that sector; and if he will make... - Primary Care Centres
131. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new primary health care centre for Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7671/23] - Disability Services
132. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department envisages addressing the waiting list in children's disability network teams (Enable Ireland) services in counties Cavan and Monaghan;... - Medicinal Products
134. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will publish a report (details supplied) in respect of the drug reimbursement process; when the report and the key recommendations are... - Hospital Services
135. To ask the Minister for Health when fibronectin tests will be available to expectant mothers at University Hospital Kerry; when approval was given for this; if and when a supplier has... - Health Services
136. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the decision not to provide additional resources at Ennis medical assessment unit following engagement of a new 112/999 pathway; and if he... - Hospital Facilities
138. To ask the Minister for Health when the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be operational at weekends and on bank holidays. [6872/23] - Nursing Homes
139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on engagements by his Department in relation to the establishment of a care partner scheme for nursing and care home residents;... - Healthcare Policy
141. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint chief executive officers for regional health area authorities in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7558/23] - Primary Care Centres
142. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of primarycare centres and out of hours GP cover, ShannonDoc in County Clare. [7524/23] - Health Service Executive
143. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7522/23] - Disability Services
144. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that available therapeutic resource for children with special needs is properly allocated between completing assessments and delivering... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 304 of 26 January 2023, if the planned development of a community nursing unit at St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel will... - Hospital Staff
147. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update, as of February 2023, on the recruitment of additional nursing staff; the number of new nurses that have been employed by the HSE; the... - Care of the Elderly
148. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to a minor injuries’ unit for St Joseph’s Campus in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will develop a specific population-based health capacity plan for the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7559/23] - Nursing Education
150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant allowances for student nurses and midwives in line with the expenses incurred as part of their training, and recognising the additional... - Disability Services
152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the staff complement and existing vacancies in the four CDNTs serving County Meath; the number of children accessing services... - Healthcare Policy
153. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he might be in a position to introduce a plan to deal with the most urgent health issues at the present time such as adequacy of staffing... - Care of the Elderly
154. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a commission of care for aging and older people; the way he intends to scope and plan... - Disability Services
155. To ask the Minister for Health the number of announced, short notice announced or unannounced inspections of residential centres for people with disabilities carried out by HIQA in 2021, in... - Assisted Human Reproduction
156. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the rollout of public funding for IVF treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7650/23] - Medical Cards
157. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to raise the income threshold for the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7549/23] - Cross-Border Co-operation
158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made under the Cross Border Directive in 2021 and in 2022 respectively; the number of these applications that were successful and... - Hospital Services
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on measures he intends to put in place to increase acute public healthcare capacity within the UL Hospitals Group. [7523/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
160. To ask the Minister for Health if steps are being taken to address the non-payment of the Covid-19 pandemic payment bonus to certain staff in section 39 organisations; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes
161. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that nursing home residents on the fair deal scheme are also being charged for extras that often, especially for those on social welfare, are... - Mental Health Services
162. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a public inquiry into the failings of the CAMHS service, to include historic funding decision making, failures by the Mental Health... - Patient Transfers
163. To ask the Minister for Health if any grant support is being considered to support community groups including a group (details supplied) to assist with providing transport for sick members... - Nursing Homes
164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a further change to the fair deal guidelines on the family home to incentivise more homes to be rented out. [6615/23] - Hospital Services
165. To ask the Minister for Health when day surgeries will resume at University Hospital Kerry. [6698/23] - Dental Services
166. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in putting in place the dental treatment services scheme in County Offaly. [7742/23] - Disability Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health when a full complement of therapists will be provided to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [4540/23] - Protected Disclosures
168. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for dealing with protected disclosures in relation to third party organisations funded by the HSE under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004; the... - Hospital Staff
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant post vacancies in public hospitals across the country; the number of consultants that are currently being trained to fill this gap;... - Dental Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health progress has been made in the past six months on the reinstating the school dental scheme in County Laois. [7741/23] - Nursing Homes
173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of his plans to address the crisis in the provision of nursing home beds for the elderly; if he intends to increase the provision of... - Mental Health Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that will be given to Jigsaw to have a uniform service across the State, given that there are waiting times of 30 weeks in Cork and 4 weeks in... - Medicinal Products
175. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the way people can access the drug cariban used to relieve extreme nausea and vomiting experienced during pregnancy; and if he...
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