Written answers
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
- Ambulance Service
499. To ask the Minister for Health the average time between the making of a call to emergency services and deployment of members of the Ambulance Service, in each month of 2022 and to date in... - Medical Cards
500. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card levy, which places a financial burden on many older and vulnerable people, will be removed completely in Budget 2024; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
501. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1999 of 8 September 2022, if he will state clearly when those frontline staff who have to date not received a pandemic... - Third Level Costs
503. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding allocations for those pursuing doctorates in educational and child psychology at Mary Immaculate College and UCD; if his... - Hospital Appointments Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who following a referral, in April 2022, to the ENT section at University Hospital Limerick has yet to... - Hospital Staff
505. To ask the Minister for Health the current vacancies in Mullingar Regional Hospital per department and speciality; and the length of time each post has been vacant, in tabular form. [18938/23] - Meals-on-Wheels Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health how the additional €1.75 million will be spent on the meals-on-wheels service during 2023. [18949/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
509. To ask the Minister for Health if the scheme for paid leave for public health service employees unfit for work post-Covid infection will be continued past the proposed finish date of 30... - Public Sector Pensions
510. To ask the Minister for Health when a retired nurse’s pension arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18972/23] - Departmental Schemes
511. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance can be given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18978/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
512. 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. [18985/23] - Medicinal Products
513. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the drug seroquel being given to nursing home residents in cases in which the resident suffers from dementia; if there are known... - Emergency Planning
514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the plans that the National Ambulance Service and hospitals have in the context of catastrophic incidents at lithium ion battery energy... - Health Service Executive
515. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will be provided in relation to a representation sent to the HSE regarding a person (details supplied) in Meath; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Cards
516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline for the past ten years each time the income threshold to qualify for a medical card got updated or altered; and if he will respond with... - Medicinal Products
520. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug melatonin is available under the discretionary hardship scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give a commitment that a service (details supplied) in County Cork will be continued; if he will confirm that there will be no disruption to... - General Practitioner Services
523. To ask the Minister for Health the current situation regarding replacement of GP services at a location in County Cork (details supplied). [19017/23] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
524. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allow a person (details supplied) use the National Purchase Treatment Fund to access urgent surgery; if each and every... - Cancer Services
525. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on radiotherapy services across the country; the number of linear accelerators currently closed; what facilities these are located... - Medical Cards
526. To ask the Minister for Health how many people received a medical card in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; and the cost of this scheme to the State in each of these years; and if he... - Cancer Services
527. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of endoscopy capacity the BowelScreen programme has access to on a yearly basis; if this capacity varies per year; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
528. To ask the Minister for Health how much income was generated from the car parks of public hospitals in the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19038/23] - Health Services Staff
531. To ask the Minister for Health the update on the status of employing a person as a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19053/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
532. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently availing of the services in each long-Covid clinic; the total funding available for long-Covid clinics; the breakdown of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
533. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to ensure that all employees who are entitled to the €1,000 payment are paid out, particularly a person (details... - Medical Cards
535. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an emergency medical card is not issued to the spouse of a self-employed person even through the spouse is employed on a PAYE basis; and if he will... - Health Services
536. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the In Sickness and in Debt Report relating to the administration of the treatment abroad scheme, the EU cross-Border directive scheme and the... - Nursing Homes
537. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to a HIQA report (details supplied). [19077/23] - Hospital Procedures
538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of people on waiting lists for eye treatments, including the length of time spent waiting broken down on a quarterly... - Medical Cards
539. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that private opticians will accept medical cards to cover eye tests and eye-related healthcare. [19079/23] - Health Services Staff
540. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to points of concerns raised by a trainee psychologist (details supplied) in respect of the proposed changes in funding for trainee... - Hospital Appointments Status
542. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19089/23] - Coroners Service
543. To ask the Minister for Health if recommendations (details supplied) have been put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19114/23] - Healthcare Policy
544. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to review and improve the national policy document entitled Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at... - Coroners Service
545. To ask the Minister for Health if minutes of a meeting (details supplied) can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19116/23] - Healthcare Policy
546. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's plans for providing the public with access to information about alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19120/23] - Medicinal Products
549. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 4 April 2019, the measures being taken to assist a person (details supplied) who urgently needs the drug sativex;... - Healthcare Policy
550. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed new national maternity hospital at St. Vincent's will be offering gender-affirming care; if this will include the provision of sex-reassignment... - Health Services
553. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1385 of 21 March 2023, when there was a full case conference in relation to the patient; if a patient advocate had been... - Nursing Homes
554. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied), given their spouse is... - Health Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that payments due under the PCRS to a medical practice (details supplied) will be paid; the reason for the long delay in making payments to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
556. To ask the Minister for Health when front-line healthcare workers who were employed by an agency (details supplied) to give vaccinations in a hospital will be paid the Covid bonus payment;... - Health Services
557. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of the recent report of the Ombudsman in relation to the treatment of some applicants under the treatment abroad scheme, he will request the HSE... - Medical Cards
558. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) has been removed from the list of medication available for free under the medical card scheme; if this can be... - Nursing Homes
564. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1496 of 21 March 2023, if he will now ensure that guidelines are put in place immediately by his Department regarding... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
566. To ask the Minister for Health if kitchen staff in hospitals will receive the pandemic bonus of €1,000. [19214/23] - Hospital Admissions
567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of in-patients in each acute hospital at present that have been admitted for more than one year, in tabular form;... - Departmental Data
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of in-patients in each acute hospital over the past ten years that have been admitted for more than one year, in... - Departmental Correspondence
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) [19228/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
570. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the refusal to pay out the pandemic special recognition payment for a group of front-line healthcare workers (details... - Departmental Funding
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding including all annual operational, clinical and one-off funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in... - Tobacco Control Measures
572. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the sale of larger boxes of cigarettes non-20-pack cigarettes constitutes promotional pricing; and if they are distorting demand for... - Hospital Staff
574. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurosurgeons attached to University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [19343/23] - Hospital Facilities
575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded paediatric ICU and HDU beds in each children's ward of major hospitals outside of Dublin as of 18 April 2023; and if he will provide the... - Hospital Appointments Status
577. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get their appointment in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19364/23] - Medicinal Products
578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; and the number who were over 21... - Mental Health Services
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of mental health services in CHO9 for a person residing there (details supplied). [19416/23] - Hospital Complaints Procedures
586. To ask the Minister for Health how many concerns were raised in regard to standards of care in St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park in 2020, 2021 and 2022. [19432/23] - Nursing Homes
588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the process of TAPS funding received by nursing homes; the oversight and criteria that was in place in order to draw it down;... - Hospice Services
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by CHO of concerns relating to community care, end-of-life; and the breakdown of the areas of concern. [19436/23] - Nursing Homes
591. To ask the Minister for Health how many concerns were received in relation to a nursing home (details supplied); and what they relate to. [19437/23] - Animal Welfare
593. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the continued use of the LD-50 test on animals given the availability of alternative tests that do not cause suffering to animals; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
594. To ask the Minister for Health if nurses who worked for South Doc during the Covid-19 pandemic will receive the bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19454/23] - Healthcare Policy
595. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1530 of 18 April 2023, if a timeline can be provided for the confirmed evaluation of the community ophthalmic services... - Health Services
596. To ask the Minister for Health in what context and by whom was the Board of the Mental Health Commission informed that some residents of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton were "happy to move... - Mental Health Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 9 February 2022, how the HSE's Capital Plan for Cork residential mental health services can be in accordance with... - Health Services
598. To ask the Minister for Health the projected time-frame for the re-opening of Millfield House, Cork to residents with severe and enduring mental health difficulties; the estimated costs... - Departmental Data
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties under the care of the Cobh/Glenville and Midleton/Youghal adult mental health teams... - Healthcare Policy
605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene and direct the HSE to recognise foetal alcohol spectrum disorder as a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability in its own right, to ensure... - Health Service Executive
606. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's plans to update its GMS contract policies around doctors providing locum services, particularly around hourly locum rates and doctors' eligibility to... - Healthcare Policy
607. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the advice currently provided by his Department to maternity units on best practice inpatient partner supports nationwide; the oversight of... - Health Services
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline on the reopening of the Midwest home birth scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19483/23] - Healthcare Policy
609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a Commission on Care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline data gathering undertaken from 2020-2023 inclusive on levels of mental health difficulties amongst older cohorts by either the HSE or his... - Health Promotion
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his work on the development of an Action Plan on Loneliness, committed to in the Programme for Government, the Roadmap for Social Inclusion... - Departmental Strategies
613. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the National Positive Ageing Strategy from 2016 to 2023, inclusive; if he will outline the targets that have completed, in tabular... - Departmental Reviews
614. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the review of Ireland's terminations of pregnancy law; the timeline he is working towards; if he will present the review to the Oireachtas... - Health Services Waiting Lists
615. To ask the Minister for Health when a surgical procedure will be rescheduled for a person (details supplied) given that the procedure has been cancelled on three occasions already which is... - Hospital Appointments Status
616. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19549/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
617. To ask the Minister for Health when a group of front-line healthcare workers (details supplied) will receive their Covid €1,000 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health if expenses for emergency dental care while abroad are recoupable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to amend defective legislation that denies children over the age of 16 years with a mental illness access to free medicine; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
626. To ask the Minister for Health if employees of the Irish Wheelchair Association have been deemed eligible for the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
627. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities that are in place to diabetes patients for the safe disposal of used needles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19573/23] - Health Services Staff
628. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a full-time cardiologist in University Hospital Kerry; when the matter will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions issued for oxycodone as part of a public drug scheme or in a HSE hospital, psychiatric facility or primary care setting and by a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
630. To ask the Minister for Health if hearing aids will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19592/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
631. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19595/23] - Medicinal Products
632. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made for medicine price increases in each quarter of 2022 and in the first quarter of 2023, in tabular form; the number sanctioned;... - Cybersecurity Policy
633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the hacking of the Secretary General of his Department; if the hacking was reported to the Data Protection Commissioner, the... - Health Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on staffing issues for respite services provided through Ability West in Galway; when these services will be back in place; and if...
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