Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
- Covid-19 Pandemic
1128. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of expenditure on ventilators during the pandemic, in tabular form; the number procured; the procurement process followed by batch; whether... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1129. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are awaiting a first appointment to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic in University Hospital Waterford; the... - Hospital Admissions
1131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through the University Hospital Waterford emergency department due to diabetic ketoacidosis in each of the... - Health Promotion
1132. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has made a submission indicating Ireland's interest in participating in the EU4Health joint action for diabetes and cardiovascular disease;... - Departmental Funding
1133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was... - Mental Health Services
1134. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €750,000 allocated in Budget 2023 for trainee counselling psychologist courses will be used (details supplied). [12285/23] - Ambulance Service
1135. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and ambulance staff operational or stationed at each ambulance station in the country, by station; the average response time to... - Emergency Departments
1141. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended the accident and emergency department at St. James's Hospital from the 1 January to the 31 December 2022 and to date in... - Health Strategies
1143. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost when he establishes an international expert working group to examine pre-term births to reduce neonatal mortality rates. [12307/23] - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
1144. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of running each of the sexual assault treatment units in 2022, in tabular form. [12308/23] - Health Strategies
1145. To ask the Minister for Health if monies were used or transferred from the national maternity strategy to fund abortion services in 2019 or 2020; if so, the amount transferred, in monetary... - Health Services
1146. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the national incident management system which related to termination of pregnancy in each of the past five... - Hospital Facilities
1149. To ask the Minister for Health if plans exist to remove the temporary prefab buildings of the neurology unit in GUH; the plans that exist to allow neurology consultants to continue to see... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1150. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on the purchasing of ventilators which either did not work or were unsuitable, during the pandemic; the name of the companies from... - Health Service Executive
1153. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 638 of 5 October 2021, 691 of 29 November 2022, 1553 of 18 January 2023 and 204 of 15 February 2023, if he will provide... - General Practitioner Services
1156. To ask the Minister for Health if a new GP can be facilitated in the case of persons (details supplied) who have been unable to source local GP care and require care for repeat... - Hospital Appointments Status
1157. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure will be arranged immediately for a person (details supplied); the waiting time for this procedure; and the number of patients waiting. [12372/23] - Emergency Departments
1158. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023,... - Hospital Appointments Status
1162. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12377/23] - Hospital Transfers
1163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care in January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, by location in tabular form; the number of delayed... - Hospital Services
1164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, in each month of 2022 and in January and February 2023, by hospital group... - Hospital Appointments Status
1166. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) given their GP has deemed their case to be urgent; the waiting time for such... - Ambulance Service
1167. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less... - Health Services Staff
1169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities in January and February for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [12386/23] - Hospital Services
1171. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each year from 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1172. To ask the Minister for Health the mean, median, and maximum wait times on NTPF reported waiting lists, by speciality and by location, for January 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form.... - Hospital Facilities
1175. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of acute inpatient beds available at the end of February 2020 and at the end of February 2023, by location, in tabular form. [12394/23] - Tribunals of Inquiry
1177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims before the CervicalCheck tribunal; the number of claims resolved by the tribunal; the timeframe for completion of the tribunal's work;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1178. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 733 of 31 January 2023, if he will provide an up-to-date timeframe in which a person (details supplied) will be awarded... - Regulatory Bodies
1179. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the process to have the social work qualifications of a person recognised and registered with CORU in cases in which the person worked in... - Community Care
1180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, in... - Mental Health Services
1181. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAHMS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait for January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [12412/23] - Hospital Staff
1183. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric orthopaedic appointments, by appointment type, cancelled in January and February 2019-2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he... - Abuse in Hospitals
1184. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 23 February 2023, if the independent reviewer who has been engaged in the case referred to will be asked by his... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis and the number of children with spina bifida on waiting lists for December 2022 and January and February 2019-2023,... - Health Services
1187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion and other paediatric orthopaedic procedures carried out by Children's Health Ireland in each of the years 2017-2023, by month at... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children removed from paediatric orthopaedic waiting lists in November and December 2022 and January and February 2023, by reason for removal;... - Home Help Service
1189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for January and February 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the breakdown by length of wait.... - Hospital Appointments Status
1190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12424/23] - Departmental Policies
1191. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the benefits to Ireland of a decision to join the EU4Health Joint Action on Diabetes and CVD; the further action that his Department is... - Mental Health Services
1192. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing CAMHS and CDNT services for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
1193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the proposed 96-bed ward block at Wexford General Hospital that will provide additional capacity to the hospital; the number that will... - General Practitioner Services
1195. To ask the Minister for Health when free GP care for children under seven years of age will come into effect. [12468/23] - Psychological Assessments
1196. To ask the Minister for Health the services he is providing for individuals who receive assessments of need or other treatments from unqualified and/or unregistered psychologist. [12469/23] - Wage-setting Mechanisms
1197. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide pay parity for Section 39 organisation staff [12470/23] - Health Services
1198. To ask the Minister for Health the current status and proposed timeframe for the First 5 action plan to develop a dedicated child health workforce, adopting a population-based approach; and... - Cancer Services
1199. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to support individuals who are required to travel to the UK for cancer treatment. [12473/23] - Hospital Procedures
1200. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been given a date for a procedure in view of the consequences caused by the delay; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
1201. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to address the ambulance service provision issues identified in the 2016 Brady and Flaherty Review of Arrangements for the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1202. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which a person (details supplied) can access the Covid bonus payment for their staff. [12492/23] - Health Services
1203. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing insulin pumps for children (details supplied) in Limerick; if the issue is pertaining to training as suggested; and the... - Abortion Services
1204. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 14 February 2023, if the contracts for the 73 WTEs recruited in 2019 were hired specifically to provide... - Departmental Staff
1205. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of HSE and staff in his Department that were hired between 2019 and 2022 with abortion/termination of pregnancy mentioned in their contract;... - Medical Cards
1206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the changes made to the medical card eligibility criteria in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12500/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1207. To ask the Minister for Health when an individual (details supplied) will receive their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12507/23] - Health Services
1208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who detransition in Ireland each year; and the supports the health service provides to these people. [12509/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1209. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of a long wait for orthodontic surgery in CHO8 (details supplied). [12512/23] - Medical Records
1210. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that has been put into place regarding women who have suffered a still birth at pregnancy; and if there is 'pregnancy after loss' notification... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1211. To ask the Minister for Health when an individual (details supplied) will received their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12519/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of all emails between the HSE, CRT and HIQA with a care facility (details supplied) in Limerick in the lead-up, during and after the... - Departmental Correspondence
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of concerns that were raised about care facility (details supplied) in Limerick, to HIQA and to his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1214. To ask the Minister for Health the exact supports that were offered to a care facility (details supplied) in Limerick during the Covid outbreak in 2020, when there was a huge loss of... - Departmental Correspondence
1215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of concerns that were received regarding the Mercy Hospital Cork in 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023, broken down into categories. [12523/23] - Mental Health Services
1219. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who following a referral in October 2021 to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at UHL has... - Abortion Services
1220. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 14 February 2023, the breakdown, by category of the €7 million allocated towards abortion provision in... - Departmental Staff
1222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment process for the chief HSCP post advertised in December 2022; and if a successful candidate has been selected... - Health Services
1223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12543/23] - Departmental Funding
1224. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) was included in the one-off funding for voluntary and community providers announced by his Department in February; if... - Departmental Reviews
1225. To ask the Minister for Health if the report of the review of the model of care for the termination of pregnancy service for telemedicine abortion is available publicly; if not, if he plans... - Health Services Staff
1226. To ask the Minister for Health the process that is in place to ensure frontline employees who worked in private nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic can receive their recognition... - Hospital Facilities
1227. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals which can offer MRI scans for patients with a pacemaker or AICD; the locations to which patients in need of such scans are currently being... - Health Services
1228. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department to take immediate action to ensure that provisions are made for an assessment and treatment for a child (details supplied).... - Hospital Admissions
1229. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times from admittance to the emergency department to a hospital bed in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda from December 2019 to January 2020... - Hospital Procedures
1231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures cancelled in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda from December 2019 to January 2020 through to December 2022 to January 2023, in... - Departmental Data
1232. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; the total amount of revenue generated by parking... - Departmental Correspondence
1234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of engagements between his office, his Department, the HSE and named stakeholders in relation to the three-year review into... - Abortion Services
1235. To ask the Minister for Health when the bid management strategy to automatically outbid websites other than MyOptions in search engine results was set up; if he will provide a breakdown of... - Hospital Services
1236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments offered for genetic counselling, by hospital setting in each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
1237. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12589/23] - Medicinal Products
1238. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the position of access to Kaftrio for the 35 excluded children with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
1239. To ask the Minister for Health if maternity hospitals have a policy in place for dealing with expectant mothers who have previously experienced a late-stage pregnancy loss or still birth;... - Medicinal Products
1240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions issued for fentanyl as part of a public drug scheme or in a HSE hospital, psychiatric facility or primary care setting and by a... - Health Services
1249. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to develop and expand services and treatments for people with opioid use disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12614/23] - Capital Expenditure Programme
1250. To ask the Minister for Health if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Cancer Services
1251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who started radiation therapy for cancer treatment within the recommended timeframe, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date,... - Health Services Staff
1260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent radiation therapists working in the public health system to provide radiation therapy to cancer patients at the end of each... - Cancer Services
1262. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid to the private healthcare sector to provide radiation therapy to cancer patients from the public health system, via the National... - Departmental Reviews
1263. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when the final reports will be published; if he has received all... - Abortion Services
1264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will retain remote consultations for abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12675/23] - Health Services Staff
1265. To ask the Minister for Health the projected timeframe in which a system will be in place to facilitate processing of the pandemic special recognition payment to those who worked with a... - Medicinal Products
1266. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate versatis patches on the drugs payment scheme; and if he is reviewing the decision to withdraw them from the scheme. [12688/23] - Departmental Correspondence
1267. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 15 September 2022, if he will provide an update on the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
1268. To ask the Minister for Health the ten highest risks on the risk register maintained by each of the eight hospital groups in respect of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Staff
1269. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in clear detail the number of whole-time equivalents or redirected personnel who have been recruited as part of the University Hospital... - Hospital Services
1270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an opening date for the beginning of cardiac interventional procedures in the new cardiac cath lab in Waterford; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12715/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1276. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12716/23] - Mental Health Services
1277. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 15 February 2023, if the HSE plans to provide specifically 'continuing care' mental health placements as well as... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1278. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the support the HSE provided to Marymount Hospice, Cork, in January 2021 in the context of a Covid outbreak in the facility; the dates on which... - Vaccination Programme
1281. To ask the Minister for Health the exact dates in 2021 on which ground floor staff, including nurses, healthcare assistants, catering and housekeeping staff of Marymount Hospice, Cork, were... - Hospital Charges
1282. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline proposals to abolish inpatient charges, if he will provide information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Centres
1283. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently reinstate primary care services at Clonbrusk Primary Care Centre, Athlone, for all service users who have recently had their service... - Mental Health Services
1285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of autistic individuals and individuals with autism with an intellectual disability who are attending CAMHS or are under CAMHS remit in each CHO.... - Medicinal Products
1286. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the ongoing issue of medicine shortages. [12794/23] - General Practitioner Services
1287. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all the details concerning SouthDoc centres are up to date on the official website. [12795/23] - Health Services
1288. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide timely treatment for persons diagnosed with adenomyosis. [12797/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1289. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of people on waiting lists to see a gynaecologist in CHO 5; and the breakdown of waiting times on a quarterly basis,... - Health Services Staff
1290. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure workers in section 39 (Health Act 2004) organisations receive the same annual leave entitlements as workers in section 38... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1291. To ask the Minister for Health when an HSE employee (details supplied) will receive their Covid bonus payment. [12803/23] - Hospital Services
1292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the absolute number of people who started radiation therapy for cancer treatment, and if they started within the recommended timeframe, for... - Health Services Staff
1304. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the way the HSE recruits workers for key healthcare roles from abroad when the roles cannot be filled locally; if there is an avenue for a... - Nursing Homes
1305. To ask the Minister for Health if allowances will be made when calculating a fair deal application by a family for an adult son (details supplied) residing in the home who is over 21 years... - Departmental Expenditure
1306. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 7 March 2023, if a breakdown will be provided by the HSE to this Deputy, of spending, including set-up costs and... - Health Services
1307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with severe asthma currently being treated with anti-IL-5 therapies; if any additional funding has been put in place for new patients... - Electric Vehicles
1308. To ask the Minister for Health when the electric charging point located at unit 4, Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, which was installed in 2022, will be available for use by the public and... - Departmental Data
1309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sudden unexplained deaths in childhood that have been recorded, per year, for the past ten years; if his Department has conducted any recent... - International Programmes
1310. To ask the Minister for Health the preparations that are underway for the upcoming tenth conference of the parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control,... - eGovernment Services
1311. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the business case for the National ePrescribing Project; if it has been submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure,... - Sustainable Development Goals
1312. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department in respect of targets and goals set out in sustainable development goals of the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable... - Health Services
1313. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the details of the HSE’s new service for the delivery of gender-affirming healthcare; if there is a timeline; if members of the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1315. To ask the Minister for Health the expected transport upgrades associated with the development of a new elective hospital at St. Stephen's Hospital, Cork; if improvements, including the... - Pharmacy Services
1317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the formation of a minor ailment scheme implementation project group, with the view to enhancing services provided by community pharmacies... - Medicinal Products
1319. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the expansion of medicines noted in Schedule 8 of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003, as... - Departmental Staff
1321. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give full consideration to the appointment of a chief pharmaceutical officer within his Department to develop and coordinate a national strategy... - Pharmacy Services
1322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fully consider the allocation of sufficient funds to support future service delivery in the community pharmacy sector; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
1327. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the implementation of a fully functioning and funded national prescribing service, as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the... - Irish Language
1328. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to the labelling of alcohol will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12948/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1329. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are open to front-line staff contracted by the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic who have not received their recognition payment (details... - Medicinal Products
1331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow community pharmacists to dispense oral contraceptives without the need for a prescription, in line with WHO best practice; if not, the reason... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1334. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the Health Service Executive’s Capital Plan 2023, as approved by the HSE board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13004/23] - Nursing Homes
1335. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for residential care in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13005/23] - Health Services Staff
1336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13006/23] - Disability Services
1337. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which Resource Allocation Group applications in CHO5 are received, assessed and decided by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
1339. To ask the Minister for Health if an application has been submitted to the HSE to have sativex oromucosal spray added to the drug payment scheme reimbursement list; if he is aware of any... - Health Services Staff
1340. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised in respect of due back payments for retirees in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will seek an update on... - Mental Health Services
1341. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the rollout of CAMHS-ID teams across the State; the cost of resourcing one CAMHS-ID team; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products
1342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make hormone replacement therapy, HRT, medication free for persons going through menopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13055/23] - Health Services
1343. To ask the Minister for Health the location and number of the minor-injury units referred to in the HSE Care Flowchart; the numbers treated in these dedicated units in tabular form over the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1344. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify when the Covid bonus payment will be made to a person (details supplied). [13065/23] - Hospital Staff
1345. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of any issues having been raised with the management of Letterkenny University Hospital by staff regarding staffing levels; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff
1346. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon who is a retired HSE staff member and who has not had their pension increased or arrears paid in respect... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with Kerry addresses who are currently waiting on outpatient appointments for orthopaedics in UHK, CUH and the South Infirmary Cork; and... - Health Services Staff
1348. To ask the Minister for Health if a timeline will be provided for the implementation of pay increases for staff working in section 39 organisations; if he is aware of the regional imbalance... - Nursing Homes
1349. To ask the Minister for Health the guarantees that have been sought by the HSE with respect to public patients in a proposed facility (details supplied). [13091/23] - Birth Certificates
1350. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be delivered to provide legal recognition to both parents who have children through surrogacy either in Ireland or abroad; and if he... - Hospital Staff
1351. To ask the Minister for Health if patients with hemochromatosis can still be treated in the day ward at Nenagh General Hospital by a person (details supplied); if he will review... - Healthcare Policy
1352. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prescribe dedicated training for HSE-funded personnel administering sexually transmitted infection tests, and providing support to persons living... - Abortion Services
1354. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review of the legislation the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when this will be published; and... - Disability Diagnoses
1355. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund can be availed of for those seeking an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13125/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1358. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for a procedure at Ennis General Hospital, UL Hospitals Group; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
1359. To ask the Minister for Health given the urgent need to fast track the re-build and restoration of Wexford General Hospital, and ensure that vital services are restored there as soon as... - Health Services
1360. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to ensure dialysis patients can get treatment in different centres around the country to allow them visit relatives or go on holiday... - Hospital Staff
1361. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the safe staffing framework and safe staffing levels in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13145/23] - Hospital Admissions
1362. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient waiting time from arrival at the emergency department in Naas General Hospital to admission for each individual month of 2021, 2022 and to... - Hospital Staff
1363. To ask the Minister for Health if Naas General Hospital is operating at its full complement of medical staff at all levels and across all disciplines; the number of staff it is missing in... - Hospital Appointments Status
1364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations by Naas General Hospital, by appointment type, in each of the months of 2022 and to date in... - Hospital Services
1365. To ask the Minister for Health the bed-occupancy rate at Naas General Hospital for each week of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the number of beds available for the period;... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
1366. To ask the Minister for Health the mean, median and maximum wait time on the NTPF reported waiting lists, by speciality, for each month of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 for Naas General... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of each quarter of 2021 and 2022 at Naas General Hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
1369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for each month of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 in community healthcare organisation or CHO7; the length... - Mental Health Services
1370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, waiting lists by length of wait for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 for the... - Health Services Staff
1371. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 1 March, the reason Irish citizens who accepted a place in an Irish medical school directly from the medical... - Home Help Service
1372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised in a report and correspondence (details supplied) in respect of waiting lists for home care; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
1373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13165/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1374. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13168/23] - Health Services Staff
1377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, speech and language therapists, social... - Mental Health Services
1379. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an appointment, the number of people on the waiting list, and the number of people waiting over a year, with CAMHS mental health... - Meals-on-Wheels Services
1380. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the budget available to meals on wheels providers in recognition of increased running costs to providers to ensure this vital service can... - Health Services
1385. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1079 of 2 November 2021, the current situation regarding a person (details supplied); how their care needs are being... - Home Help Service
1386. To ask the Minister for Health if this HSE-mandated training for home helps is mandatory for all persons working as home helps in private companies; if this training is exclusively online;... - Departmental Reviews
1387. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken in response to the Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure (MacCraith) Reports. [13231/23] - Medical Qualifications
1388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his engagement with a regulatory body (details supplied) to address the backlog in the processing of applications for individuals to work... - Health Service Executive
1389. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE owns a facility (details supplied) or is renting it long-term; and if the HSE funded its construction. [13233/23] - Health Services
1390. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide the staff and resources to treat individuals diagnosed with deep endometriosis in a timely manner. [13234/23] - Disability Services
1392. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he intends to take to ensure that delays to the appointment of a dialectical behavioural team in the mid-west are overcome in as short a timeframe... - Departmental Funding
1394. To ask the Minister for Health if he will recognise and meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13243/23] - Dental Services
1395. To ask the Minister for Health when an urgent dental appointment for surgery will be issued to a person (details supplied) in Shantalla Health Centre, Galway in light of the exceptional... - Tobacco Control Measures
1396. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has conducted any tests on disposable vapes currently on sale in Ireland following the discovery of non-compliant stock on the UK market where some... - Departmental Schemes
1397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the long-term illness scheme to cover persons diagnosed with Crohn's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13261/23] - Nursing Homes
1398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a transitional nursing home payment is extended for a person (details supplied). [13263/23] - Mental Health Services
1399. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an appropriate place for their care in the State; if not, if their care will be outsourced; if they will be... - Health Services Staff
1402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the 142 neurological nurses that are required to support population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1403. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who is working in an agency will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13303/23] - Departmental Meetings
1405. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in organising a meeting with a person (details supplied) regarding the Civil Registration (Amendment) (Certificate of Life) Bill... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13307/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1407. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; the reason their scheduled appointments have been constantly postponed for the past two years;... - Health Services Staff
1408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason clinical audiologists in Ireland do not have a professional registration body such as CORU to monitor and guide professional conduct and standards,... - Public Sector Pay
1409. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to clinical audiologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
1410. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund can be used to reimburse families who have had to secure therapies not available through their CDNT due to staffing... - Public Sector Pay
1411. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to address the issue of pay parity among CDNT service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13331/23] - Health Services Staff
1412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff approved in each of CAMHS 1 and 2 in south Tipperary; the number and specialty of the positions which are filled; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1413. To ask the Minister for Health the data used that resulted in the increase in nursing resources for the medical assessment unit in Nenagh; his views on whether the increase in WTEs is... - Hospital Services
1414. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the bid by the HSE for €5.2 million to support the medical assessment units at Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's Hospitals;... - Hospital Staff
1415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists with a special interest in extracapsular cataract at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in 2021, 2022 and... - Health Services Staff
1416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE audiologists working in each primary care centre within CHO8 as of 9 March 2023, in tabular form. [13352/23] - Health Services
1417. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of palliative care beds in County Meath; and if palliative care services will be further improved during the remainder of 2023. [13353/23] - Mental Health Services
1418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of jigsaw youth mental health services currently in operating in each CHO area, in tabular form. [13354/23] - Hospital Staff
1419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons attached to each hospital that is part of the Ireland East Hospital Group as of 10 March 2023, in tabular form.... - Suicide Prevention
1420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Safe Talk Programmes that were delivered in County Meath in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [13356/23] - Departmental Reviews
1421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work his Department has engaged in to implement the nine recommendations of the Value for Money Review on Nursing Home... - Hospital Services
1422. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that UHL is more accommodating with visitors to patients at the hospital given it is causing upset and stress to patients and family... - Eating Disorders
1423. To ask the Minister for Health Further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 1 February 2023, if consideration will be given to a National Feeding Disorders Programme, given feeding... - Mental Health Services
1424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information in relation to the population in acute psychiatric units and the number of long stay residents in the State; the number who... - Hospital Facilities
1425. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in relation to the site selection process for proposed elective hospitals in Galway, Cork and Dublin; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1426. To ask the Minister for Health when a drug will be supplied under the drug repayment scheme to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13423/23] - Health Services Staff
1427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; to what level this training is... - Medical Cards
1428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the announcement in Budget 2023 that those on income below the median wage would be eligible for a GP medical card; and when this will be... - Hospital Appointments Status
1429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long on a hospital appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
1430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the increase to pension under the public service pay agreement which retired nurses have received since 1 January 2020 and are... - Health Services
1431. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that 103 women accessed abortion services in England and Wales in 2021 due to the fact they were not eligible for care under section 11... - Mental Health Services
1432. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that participants in a psychology training programme (details supplied) are provided with the same funding and supports as persons... - Medical Cards
1433. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that private opticians accept medical cards for eye tests. [13468/23] - Legislative Reviews
1434. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [13469/23] - Legislative Programme
1435. To ask the Minister for Health the date he is working towards for the second stage discussion of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2022. [13470/23] - Hospital Services
1436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline when the capital funding program the money is being allocated for the development neuro-rehabilitation service centre at University... - Hospital Appointments Status
1437. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13480/23] - Environmental Policy
1438. To ask the Minister for Health the biodiversity action plans that are in place for HSE estates or properties under its management in line with Government policy of protecting green spaces... - EU Funding
1439. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 8 March 2023, the specific funding amount that he is referring to in the response; if he will define the quantum... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1440. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government intends to set up a public enquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic in nursing homes; when the enquiry will get underway; how long it... - Pension Provisions
1441. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an increase to their HSE pension payments which fell due in February and October 2022, and in March 2023;... - Nursing Homes
1442. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13521/23] - Health Services Staff
1447. To ask the Minister for Health when backpay, which fell due in February and October 2022, and in March 2023 will be paid to a former HSE employee (details supplied) at Our Lady of Lourdes... - Health Services
1451. To ask the Minister for Health the timelines for the health technology assessment which HIQA has been requested by the National Screening Advisory Committee to undertake in relation to the... - Health Services Staff
1452. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the career development and deployment of nurses in hospitals, in order that this highly qualified group could deploy their... - Nursing Homes
1453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider having a system through which families could get impartial advice on the fair deal scheme in view of its complexity, through for example,... - Mental Health Services
1455. To ask the Minister for Health the WTE allocations for team 1 and team 2, in the CAMHS teams based in Clonmel, County Tipperary, broken down into disciplines; the vacancies within each... - Health Services
1457. To ask the Minister for Health when the mobile BreastCheck unit last operated in Mullingar; the reason it will not return to this highly populated area until late in 2023, given that the... - Hospital Services
1458. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a review of the HSE acute care active performance management system, as recommended in the 2022 Spending Review Report, Hospital... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1459. To ask the Minister for Health when all Section 39 staff working in long-term residential facilities who worked throughout Covid with many still awaiting the payment will be paid the... - Health Services Staff
1461. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a vacant psychology post on the CAMHS Team in Clonmel, County Tipperary remains vacant and that the recruitment drive received no... - Health Services
1462. To ask the Minister for Health his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13595/23] - Hospice Services
1463. To ask the Minister for Health if both the hospice and the care centre of Milford Hospice, Limerick will both be re-designated as S.38 service providers; and if he will make a statement on... - General Practitioner Services
1464. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to deal with the shortage of GPs in Shannon town, County Clare and the surrounding areas especially in view of the pending... - Hospital Services
1465. To ask the Minister for Health in response to the Programme for Government commitment to supporting the genetics service at CHI, Crumlin; if he will allocate additional funding and supports... - Health Services
1466. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the response of both his Department and the HSE to address and prevent issues of foetal misdiagnosis occurring within the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1467. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13609/23] - Health Services
1468. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a national treatment centre for suffers of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13627/23] - Hospital Facilities
1470. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in providing a new 40-bed community nursing unit in Clifden to replace Clifden Hospital and St. Annes nursing home; when it was... - Health Services Staff
1471. To ask the Minister for Health the status of discussions regarding pay increases and full pay restoration for section 39 workers and those who work in day care centres for the elderly and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1472. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid pandemic payment for healthcare professionals has been transferred to a private agency (details supplied) to distribute among their staff; and if... - Health Services
1473. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify what the qualifying criteria are for an individual with T1 Diabetics accessing the GP Card. [13709/23] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1474. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to synthetic cannabinoids use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13710/23] - Departmental Data
1476. To ask the Minister for Health the civil registration offices that remained operational during the Covid pandemic restrictive periods; the centres in which staff were awarded the pandemic... - Public Sector Staff
1477. To ask the Minister for Health the reason staff at the civil registration office north east that were not awarded the pandemic special recognition payment, considering that staff at other... - Departmental Funding
1478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ringfence dedicated funding for young carers to access counselling or psychological support from professionals with specific expertise in the area;... - Carer's Leave
1479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider granting young carers a minimum of 20 days respite per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13746/23] - Care Services
1480. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include young carers in the National Care Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13747/23] - Departmental Records
1481. To ask the Minister for Health if he will release all his Departmental files to the National Archives regarding the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in... - Health Services
1482. To ask the Minister for Health the options available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13756/23] - Mental Health Services
1484. To ask the Minister for Health if he will identify the placement alternatives for the client group under the care of the Laois/Offaly mental health services who either currently reside at a... - Departmental Correspondence
1485. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an architect's report on a facility (details supplied) in County Laois was shared recently with a local newspaper, almost five months after it was... - Mental Health Services
1486. To ask the Minister for Health the number of 24-hour staffed community mental health residences in CHO5 and CHO8; the percentage of those facilities that meet the requirements of the HSE... - Mental Health Commission
1487. To ask the Minister for Health if a new 24-hour staffed community mental health residence being purchased by the HSE for three people in Midleton will be regulated by the Mental Health... - Community Care
1488. To ask the Minister for Health how he can reconcile the provision of three residential community placements in the HSE catchment of Midleton, Youghal, Cobh and Glenville with the... - Vaccination Programme
1489. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he and his Department have taken to ensure that NIAC's advice to offer an enhanced influenza vaccine for those aged over 65 years is heeded; the... - Departmental Data
1490. To ask the Minister for Health the total compliment of long-stay beds HIQA approved in a nursing home (details supplied) in Roscrea in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in... - Health Services Staff
1492. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on implementing the enhanced travel and subsistence scheme for student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Contracts
1493. To ask the Minister for Health the date the agreement was made by the HSE to purchase of a facility (details supplied); when the contract was signed and by whom for both parties; and the... - Departmental Data
1494. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new patients the gender clinic in Crumlin Hospital have taken in from 2018 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [13796/23] - Nursing Homes
1496. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines regarding value for money and risks that they have in place for the purchase of private nursing homes. [13798/23] - Health Services
1497. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 281 of 20 January 2022, 532 of 13 December 2022 and 528 of 5 December 2022, if he will confirm that the review and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1498. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/23] - Hospital Facilities
1499. To ask the Minister for Health the reason MRI scans are performed in St. Vincent’s Hospital only between 9am and 5pm on Monday to Friday; if steps will be taken to ensure that MRI... - Care Services
1500. To ask the Minister for Health if an extra home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13820/23] - Health Services
1501. To ask the Minister for Health if CORU has considered protecting and regulating the title psychologist in preference to trying to regulate individual areas of psychology that is, clinical,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1502. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, who following a referral to St. John’s Hospital, Limerick for an operation has yet to... - Ambulance Service
1503. To ask the Minister for Health the average time it takes for an ambulance to arrive at the location of a 999 call; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13849/23] - Health Services
1504. To ask the Minister for Health if the copper coil is covered under the free contraception programme; if not, the decision-making process that led to it not being included; and if he will... - Departmental Staff
1507. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to create a chief pharmaceutical officer position in his Department; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13860/23] - Health Services Staff
1508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the ongoing sick pay dispute HSE employees diagnosed with long-Covid who contracted Covid-19 in the workplace are currently... - Hospital Facilities
1509. To ask the Minister for Health if hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long-Covid symptoms is being considered as an approved and licensed treatment by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
1510. To ask the Minister for Health if the appointment only system introduced in the paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre in Blanchardstown Hospital is initially for three months and... - Hospital Facilities
1511. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the disposal of HSE buildings (details supplied); the stage at which this process is at and the intended timeframe for this to... - Social Welfare Benefits
1512. To ask the Minister for Health the position for people who were illegally docked their disabled persons maintenance allowance during their stay in psychiatric hospitals; the process by... - Health Services Staff
1513. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans for the €750,000 funding announced for trainee counselling psychologists; if this funding will cover part of... - Departmental Data
1514. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners, by HSE regional area, who have applied to be approved to prescribe PrREP to patients under the drug payment scheme, by... - Emergency Services
1517. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied); and the steps he will take to prevent such a situation occurring again. [13964/23] - Mental Health Services
1518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary concerning proposed amendments to the Mental Health Act 2001; if he will... - Health Services
1519. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 532 of 13 December 2022 and 528 of 5 December 2022, according to the these response, University Hospital Waterford will... - Departmental Meetings
1520. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 532 of 13 December 2022 and 538 of 5 December 2022, if he will clarify a date for the meeting between the SECH Older... - Hospital Services
1521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the design, layout and plans for the footprint of the development at St. Anthony’s unit, Clonmel to this Deputy and the... - Health Services
1522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the 'Izzy' stickers initiative in public maternity healthcare settings (details supplied). [14005/23] - Departmental Data
1523. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 683 of 28 February 2023, if he will provide details on the number of people on waiting lists for adult ADHD assessment... - Departmental Schemes
1524. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the period poverty initiatives being rolled out across 26 local authorities, as committed to in the women's health action... - Health and Safety
1525. To ask the Minister for Health the obligations of the HSE to conduct inspections of private residences and/or rented accommodation where the environment is considered a hazard and dangerous... - Data Protection
1526. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to engage with persons impacted by data breaches due to cyber-attacks on HSE systems. [14010/23] - Mental Health Services
1527. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the adults being treated for serious mental health conditions would be eligible for the long-term illness card. [14011/23] - Health Services Staff
1528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologist attached to each hospital part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in... - Health Services
1532. To ask the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation suites in the accident and emergency department at St. Vincent's University Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital, in tabular...
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