Written answers
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
- Primary Medical Certificates
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who applied for, but were not granted, a primary medical certificate in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will... - Ambulance Service
378. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to children requiring paediatric intensive care, and the fact transportation services only operate between the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., if... - Hospital Admissions
379. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
380. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm when funding will be made available for a five-storey extension to Cork University Hospital to facilitate additional dedicated paediatric... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
383. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the amount of money spent to date on the design and assessing the suitability of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, for the... - Health Service Executive
385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a complete list of the HSE's National Clinical Guidelines programmes, including the names of the members of each National Clinical... - Hospital Waiting Lists
387. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a young child (details supplied) is waiting so long for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20278/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20280/23] - Health Strategies
390. To ask the Minister for Health when the roll-out of the National Epilepsy Care Programme will take place; when patients in CHO 8 can expect to see an improvement in epilepsy services; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
391. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received their €1,000 pandemic payment from the HSE as announced for care workers in 2022. [20311/23] - Departmental Funding
392. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts in grant aid or funding awarded by his Department, or through schemes administered by it, to organisations (details supplied) in each year from... - Hospital Appointments Status
393. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20322/23] - Medicinal Products
394. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received reimbursement for a payment made in February 2023 under a scheme in view of the length... - Hospital Charges
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he is personally aware that accounts for inpatient charges in public hospitals are referred to collection services within two months of non-payment from the... - Health Services Staff
396. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the pay differential between professionals such as occupational therapists and speech and language teachers in an organisation (details... - Hospital Staff
397. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time there has been no paediatric neurologist at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20342/23] - Public Sector Pensions
401. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 8 February 2023, if he will provide an update on the introduction of pension increases (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Schemes
402. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used when deciding a disease or condition is added to the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20361/23] - General Practitioner Services
404. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GMS patients attached to a practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20379/23] - Pharmacy Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health what the policy is in an area that has no pharmacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20381/23] - Tobacco Control Measures
408. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 572 and 573 of 25 April 2023, if he is aware of research from the University of Bristol and Cambridge University... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
409. To ask the Minister for Health the funding streams available to a charity (details supplied) given the difficulty it is facing providing mental health supports due to a drop in charitable... - Medicinal Products
410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
411. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment at Galway University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent... - Medicinal Products
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update as of April 2023 on the production and publication of a review of the access and reimbursement issues surrounding the availability... - Hospital Waiting Lists
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthopaedic outpatient appointments and surgeries at Galway University Hospital, by length of time, in tabular... - Nursing Homes
414. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/23] - Hospital Facilities
415. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to make the new mortuary at UHW available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20423/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
416. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long to see a consultant neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital. [20424/23] - Medical Cards
417. To ask the Minister for Health when GP visit card eligibility will be extended, as announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20429/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
418. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hoist for a child (details supplied). [20430/23] - Health Services Staff
420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of neurology nurse specialists by location in the State; and his plans to engage with the HSE with a view to the provision of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for hip replacement surgery at Cavan General Hospital as of 24 April 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant optometry and ophthalmology roles in primary care services in CHO 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20454/23] - Health Services
424. To ask the Minister for Health his views on establishing midwife-led clinics for community-based maternity services in areas of the country more than 45 minutes from a maternity hospital... - Primary Care Centres
425. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe within which we will see the opening of the new primary care centres in both Clones and Monaghan town; the services that will be provided in each... - Hospital Procedures
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots for dermatology surgeries that were allocated each week in 2022 and to date in 2023 in Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
428. To ask the Minister for Health when a catering assistant who worked in a nursing home all through the pandemic for a company (details supplied) will receive their pandemic special... - Home Care Packages
429. To ask the Minister for Health if a person’s (details supplied) 60 care hours in the absence of a suitable provider can be transferred into a grant so that the family can get some... - Hospital Appointments Status
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, following an endoscopy on 23 February 2023, was referred to the cardiology... - Medical Aids and Appliances
431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place a refund scheme which would allow persons (details supplied) who have to rent medical equipment such as breathing assistance machines... - Health Services Waiting Lists
432. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is in constant pain has been told they cannot get physiotherapy until after the summer; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
433. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the special Covid leave scheme will cease on 30 June 2023 despite the large number of healthcare staff on long-term leave due to long-Covid; if he... - Hospital Staff
434. To ask the Minister for Health if the posts of both national director for genetics and genomics and the bioinformatics lab director have been filled for the Genetic Testing Service at CHI... - Health Promotion
435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of HSE stop smoking classes within each CHO in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20498/23] - Hospital Staff
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working in the long-Covid clinic at Tallaght University Hospital; the number of WTE staff vacancies by job title at this... - General Practitioner Services
437. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase direct access to echocardiography for general practitioners through community-based ambulatory care hubs. [20500/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
438. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the waiting list for genetic test for BRCA1; the number of persons on the waiting list; and the average waiting times, per... - Qualifications Recognition
439. To ask the Minister for Health the current average processing time for the CORU international recognition process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20516/23] - Assisted Human Reproduction
443. To ask the Minister for Health when details of State subvention for IVF treatment due to start in September 2023 will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20520/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
444. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will... - Health Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20566/23] - Dental Services
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentists that take medical cards in east Galway, in tabular form. [20571/23] - Mental Health Services
448. To ask the Minister for Health if a national psychology placement office has been established; if funding models have been identified for psychology students at doctoral level; and if he... - Health Service Executive
449. To ask the Minister for Health the reason minutes of a meeting from February 2023 of the HSE Board's Safety and Quality Committee, at which the closure of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton was... - Hospital Charges
450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure an inpatient hospital charge is removed for a person (details supplied). [20589/23] - Departmental Funding
451. To ask the Minister for Health the funding and supports available to the charity organisation (details supplied) to fund salaries; the application process for these supports; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
452. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 28 March 2023, the reason for the delay in issuing a response (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on pandemic bonus payments for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20603/23] - Pharmacy Services
454. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether pharmacies use a different supplier for medical card holders and those who are buying their medications. [20607/23] - Mental Health Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of patients currently under the care of psychology services within the Waterford primary care service; if he is aware that the... - Education and Training Provision
456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on talks with Trinity College Dublin about funds for counselling psychologists; and when he anticipates the details of the agreement will be... - Health Services Staff
457. To ask the Minister for Health if a gastroparesis specialist will be immediately recruited to the HSE; and if, in the meantime, patients who need treatment from a gastroparesis specialist... - Hospital Appointments Status
458. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20639/23] - Health Services
460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that appropriate treatment is made available for children suffering with ailments (details supplied) as is provided in other countries; and... - Legislative Measures
461. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce legislation in the area of safeguarding for vulnerable adults; the status of the legislation; when it will be introduced; and if... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland regarding a nursing licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Tobacco Control Measures
463. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will conduct a full review of the Tobacco Free Ireland programme; and if there will be public consultation on the programme. [20659/23] - Health Services Staff
464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric speech and language therapists working in each primary care centre within CHO 5 in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in... - Medical Cards
468. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to expedite the processing of applications for medical card holders in the south-east CH05 area who require care under the HSE... - Health Services Staff
469. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2% pay increase for staff working in the health sector, which was due to come into effect on 1 March 2023, will be paid to staff (details supplied);... - Hospital Appointments Status
470. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get their appointment in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20696/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
471. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for the special recognition pandemic payment will be processed for staff at a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
472. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards for recruitment of chief executives for the new regional health areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20707/23] - Alcohol Sales
474. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to the HSE in relation to breaches of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2008, and to which sections of the Act they refer to, in... - Qualifications Recognition
476. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1768 of 18 April 2023, if a healthcare award at level 6,7, or 8 instead of the QQI healthcare support level 5 award will... - Healthcare Policy
477. To ask the Minister for Health if patients on waiting lists will be encouraged to opt for the treatment abroad scheme where appropriate; and if the scheme can be streamlined in order to make... - Hospital Equipment
479. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the provision of an MRI scanner at Mullingar hospital; the timeline for the provision of this service; the budget allowed for the staffing of... - Health Services
480. To ask the Minister for Health if the addiction service for those under 18 years in the midlands counties, which was delivered by the Midlands Regional Drug and Alcohol Taskforce in counties... - Health Services Staff
481. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 403 and 404 of 8 February 2023, how certain titles came to be used in two CHOs (details supplied); the means by which...
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