Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- Emergency Accommodation
716. To ask the Minister for Health if there are impediments to former nursing homes which are no longer in use being considered for emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
717. To ask the Minister for Health when respite services at a hospital (details supplied) will be fully opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24014/23] - Home Care Packages
720. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the tender for the home care sector; and if there is a timeframe available as to when the process will be completed. [24020/23] - Freedom of Information
721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist a person (details supplied) to access their medical files at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. [24027/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
722. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24064/23] - Hospital Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has not implemented recommendations (details supplied) in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24070/23] - Public Procurement Contracts
724. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of funding proposals for the new HSE Home Support Tender 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
725. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24100/23] - Health Strategies
728. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering a national screening programme for haemochromatosis. [24125/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
729. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a group of workers (details supplied) who, although eligible for the pandemic bonus payment, have yet to receive... - Public Procurement Contracts
730. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made a response to a request (details supplied) for an urgent meeting with relevant Government Ministers to agree funding for a new rate on Tender... - Medical Cards
731. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [24168/23] - Departmental Data
732. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing ten additional acute beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24179/23] - Hospital Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of hospitals not accepting referrals for patients who availed of the cross-border initiative for treatment, despite HSE guidelines which assure... - Primary Care Centres
744. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed delivery of a primary healthcare centre in Sixmilebridge, County Clare; the services that will be delivered at the... - Hospital Appointments Status
745. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied), will have an ENT appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24209/23] - Home Care Packages
746. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for home support carers and funding in each month of 2022 and to date in 2023 for each LHO and CHO, in tabular form; and... - Work Permits
758. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-EU carers who have taken up work permits to work in the care industry in Ireland; the total number of permits available; the reasons for the... - General Practitioner Services
759. To ask the Minister for Health when a new GP will be appointed to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24242/23] - Undefined
760. To ask the Minister for Health when Tender 2023 will be resolved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/23] - Health Services Staff
761. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the promised return of nursing staff to Curlew Road health centre; if he will clarify whether staffing levels have increased;... - Wildlife Conservation
762. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and... - Mortality Rates
763. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the level of excess deaths currently being experienced in Ireland; if his Department has carried out an investigation into the trends and causes... - Health Services Staff
764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiographers in each hospital that have left their positions to transfer to the NHS from 1 September 2022 to 16 May 2023, in tabular form; and... - Health Services
765. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the rolling out of post cataract care by the HSE to its primary eye care clinics; if these clinics have the required... - Primary Care Services
766. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether privately owned community optical practices will be included in the rollout of post-cataract care by the HSE to its primary eye care... - Dental Services
767. To ask the Minister for Health the dentists in Clare registered to provide services under the dental treatment services scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
771. To ask the Minister for Health if all Section 38 workers who were entitled to the pandemic payment should have received it by now; the remedy mechanism there is for those who have not... - Mental Health Services
772. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [24311/23] - Hospital Procedures
773. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24315/23] - Registration of Deaths
774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sudden deaths reported in 2021, 2022 and quarter 1 of 2023; the number of strokes and heart attacks reported in the same periods; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
775. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the National Children’s Hospital; when the project is due to be completed; the current cost of the project; the estimated final... - Ambulance Service
776. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date regarding the provision of an ambulance base in Carlow; the date on which the National Ambulance Service requested HSE... - Health Services
777. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to have an injury clinic in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/23] - Disability Services
778. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date regarding the provision of a new fit-for-purpose building for Holy Angels Day Care Service for Children with Special... - Care of the Elderly
779. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the home support tender 2023 process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24348/23] - Medicinal Products
780. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to the increasing cost of thyroid medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24349/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
781. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all employees of an organisation (details supplied) who worked on the front line during the pandemic will receive the pandemic special... - Health Services
782. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24351/23] - Health Service Executive
783. To ask the Minister for Health the number of charities or individuals in the direct employment of charities registered in Ireland that are subject to tax withholding arrangements by the HSE;... - Hospital Charges
784. To ask the Minister for Health the current timeframe for turnaround of reimbursement applications under the Cross Border Directive; if there is a reason for the delays experienced by some... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
785. To ask the Minister for Health if a process will be put in place for staff (details supplied) to be provided with special additional financial recognition by his Department based on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
786. 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. [24371/23] - Medicinal Products
787. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for managed access protocols, MAPs, medicines that have been approved or rejected in the past 24 months; how Ireland compares with... - Departmental Reviews
790. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of cardiac services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24387/23] - Primary Care Centres
791. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the issue of nursing staff being removed from a health centre (details supplied); and to provide clarity as to whether nurses will be... - Health Services Staff
792. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the call from Home and Community Care Ireland, HCCI, to ensure that the new home care tender 2023 is not delayed again; if he will fulfil the... - Medicinal Products
793. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the short-term measures in place to address the shortages of Ozempic; the reason for the ongoing shortages; the long-term solutions being put in... - Healthcare Policy
796. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the financial supports being made annually to support breastfeeding in hospitals; if he will provide information on the... - Disability Services
798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, mental health intellectual disability teams that are currently in operation; the staffing... - Capital Expenditure Programme
799. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all external assurance process reviews tendered for to date; the value of the contract; and the name of the successful company, in... - Health Services Staff
800. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in tabular form the number of full-time posts and the number of part-time posts currently funded and staffed for non-clinical data... - Disease Management
801. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the current dedicated funding to support clinical leads in European Reference Networks on Rare Diseases in their engagement with European... - Health Service Executive
802. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the HSE on legal fees in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 involving the defence of Grievance and or Dignity At Work cases... - General Practitioner Services
804. To ask the Minister for Health if he will announce the launch date for the income limit for the GP visit card to be increased to include people on or below the median income original date... - EU Regulations
805. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that no sickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation exists in Ireland within the meaning of Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC),... - Home Care Packages
806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours for older people provided in each LHO area in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the allocation in each LHO for 2023; and if he will... - Health Services
807. To ask the Minister for Health the names of all residential drug rehabilitation centres to which the HSE awards core funding; and the amount of funds they receive, in tabular form. [24591/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a dedicated full-time project management team to implement the plan to develop a Model 4 Hospital at University Hospital Galway, including... - Disease Management
810. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the WHO proposal for an international treaty to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response; to outline the engagement he has had... - Hospital Appointments Status
811. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date to have their rescheduled operation. [24616/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
812. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that are waiting for a knee replacement in Galway; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24715/23] - Home Care Packages
814. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures on HSE spending on private companies providing home care services in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form by year; and if he... - Hospital Procedures
815. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a cataract operation. [24724/23] - Hospital Equipment
816. To ask the Minister for Health when an issue at University Hospital Limerick will be resolved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
817. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm when all those who have not yet received the pandemic recognition payment but are entitled to it will receive the payment; and if he will... - Health Strategies
818. To ask the Minister for Health if a national strategy for haemochromatosis is currently under consideration, where everyone has equal access to testing, diagnosis, treatment and quality of... - Pension Provisions
819. To ask the Minister for Health when a pension and lump sum will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied), who recently retired as a clinical nurse manager on 31 March 2023, who has... - Covid-19 Pandemic
820. To ask the Minister for Health the powers the public authorities had in dealing with private nursing homes which were failing to comply with public health guidelines during phase 1 of the... - Nursing Homes
822. To ask the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age are living in nursing homes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24776/23] - Pension Provisions
826. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24781/23] - Health Service Executive
827. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports that are available to patients who are required to carry Epinephrine Injections (EpiPens) on their person in case they experience severe... - Health Services
828. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the announced funding for participants in a psychology training programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
829. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that an out-of-hours GP service is open after 9 p.m. (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24797/23] - Health Services
830. To ask the Minister for Health the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 13 of the Stability Programme Update 2023 that is designated for infrastructure to support Community... - General Practitioner Services
837. To ask the Minister for Health the current status with getting a GP to take over the practice in Lettermacaward Health Centre, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
838. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the full complement of therapists, public health nurses and so on that made up the complement of health staff in Curlew Road Health... - Cancer Services
839. To ask the Minister for Health the counselling services available for individuals with inherited predispositions to cancer; the counselling services there are for individuals who test... - Nursing Homes
840. To ask the Minister for Health if a resident in a nursing home is entitled to receive a pressure reducing mattress via HSE funding rather than paying out of their own pocket; and if he will... - Health Services
841. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2023. [24851/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
842. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients who have been removed from outpatient lists in 2023 as a result of a validation exercise, and not as a result of having an... - Health Services
843. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 May 2023; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a... - Hospital Services
844. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges for each public/voluntary hospital at the end of April 2023, in tabular form. [24854/23] - Hospital Overcrowding
845. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each owing to delayed discharges for each public/voluntary hospital to date in 2023, in tabular form. [24855/23] - Emergency Departments
846. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over who experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours between the beginning of January and end... - Ambulance Service
847. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in April 2023, in tabular form; the number of such ambulances that waited longer... - Home Help Service
848. To ask the Minister for Health if he will agree to meet urgently with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) in an effort to agree to funding for a new rate on the Homecare... - Hospital Waiting Lists
849. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Ireland East Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in... - Dental Services
889. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive orthodontic treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
890. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Saolta University Hospital Group for various waiting... - Departmental Strategies
898. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason that the current governance model used in other CHO areas cannot be used in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disease Management
899. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a specialist service for Huntington's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24918/23] - Health Service Executive
900. To ask the Minister for Health when the contract management support units will be fully in place to support the various service providers across the nine community healthcare organisations;... - Health Services Waiting Lists
901. To ask the Minister for Health if he would detail in tabular form for each LHO area as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available the number of people on the physiotherapy waiting list and... - Health Services
903. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on speech and language therapy (details supplied). [24928/23] - Primary Care Services
906. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in each local health office, LHO, area awaiting a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available; the... - Home Help Service
912. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in each Local Health Office area awaiting a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date... - Nursing Homes
914. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 May 2023 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; if he will... - Mental Health Services
915. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on when funding plans for the training of counselling psychologists will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
916. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the HSE's insistence on treating a charity group (details supplied) differently from other charities providing medical services whereby the HSE... - Emergency Departments
917. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the latest three-monthly numbers of emergency department presentations for the nine acute model 4 hospitals (details supplied); and if he... - Hospital Services
918. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the nine model 4 acute hospitals in the country, if he will publish the latest quarter running/expenditure costs for each; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the average waiting time for first time patients referred to the endometriosis clinic in the Coombe Hospital; the number of persons... - Health Services
920. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the delivery of two specialist endometriosis centres for complex care located at Cork University Maternity Hospital and... - General Practitioner Services
922. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the development of an endometriosis quick reference guide to assist GPs in recognising endometriosis; and if he will make a... - European Union
924. To ask the Minister for Health when Ireland will be making its official response to the European Commission on the pharmaceutical review; if he will provide an indicative timeframe; and the... - Hospital Services
925. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days for each model 3 and model 4 hospital to date in 2023 that full capacity protocols have been active, in tabular form. [24968/23] - Emergency Accommodation
926. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of policy to prohibit former nursing homes registered on 1 September 2022 converting to accommodation for Ukrainian refugees has been completed; if... - Hospital Procedures
927. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiothoracic surgeries performed at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [24981/23] - Health Services
928. To ask the Minister for Health the services available within the State for children and adults suffering with anorexia nervosa. [24982/23] - Hospital Procedures
929. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurosurgeons surgeries performed at CHI Temple Street in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [24983/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
931. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting lists for endometriosis clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/23]
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