Written answers
Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Departmental Programmes
246. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the healthy age friendly homes programme, the amount of resources under the programme that have been allocated; and the number of older people... - Health Services
247. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason 14 step-down beds in Clonakilty Community Hospital are no longer in use, in particular where there is enormous pressure on the... - Nursing Homes
248. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the recent withdrawal of a nursing home (details supplied) in Cork from the fair deal scheme due to the difference between the amounts paid per... - Home Care Packages
249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of intensive home support packages that have been delivered to date; the number of intensive home care hours that have been delivered to date in... - Health Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the new national safeguarding policy for the health and social care sector, as promised in budget 2023, with particular emphasis on the... - Nursing Homes
252. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has in place to help nursing homes that are locked into deeds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25337/23] - Nursing Education
254. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to review future placement pay for students in work following the announcement of student nurses to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages
255. To ask the Minister for Health when tender 2023 will be published for home care services. [25349/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
256. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of his plans to expedite the construction and opening of the proposed additional 1,500 rapid build of hospital beds; the number of... - Nursing Education
258. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the supports promised to student nurses and midwives, as announced on 13 December 2022, that are yet to implemented, given that his Department... - Eating Disorders
259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of adult and adolescent eating disorder services at 1D Griffith Avenue, as outlined in an article (details... - Medicinal Products
260. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the payment for low-dose naltrexone prescribed to long Covid patients under the drug payment scheme and the medical card scheme; and if he... - Dental Services
261. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25359/23] - Data Protection
263. To ask the Minister for Health if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to... - Medicinal Products
264. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline on the consultation process committed to in respect of drug cost reimbursement including the cost of drugs for rare diseases. [25387/23] - Nursing Homes
265. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is being assessed 7.5% contribution from their principal private residence on their fair deal contribution to the cost of care... - Health Services
266. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hearing test; the current waiting time for a test; the number of persons awaiting a test; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
267. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that tender 2023 for home care workers will take effect from June 2023 as it has been delayed since 2022, resulting in tender 2018 still operating,... - Hospital Services
268. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of scalp-cooling services in the oncology ward of the Mater Hospital, which was previously curtailed on... - Disability Services
269. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a provider’s new permanent location (details supplied). [25409/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [25417/23] - General Practitioner Services
271. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline any ongoing schemes to encourage GPs into rural areas to assist with the current shortage of GPs across rural practices and to assist our... - Health Service Executive
272. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 918 of 8 November 2022, 299 of 19 January 2023 and 659 of 21 February 2023, if he will provide the information already... - Health Services Staff
273. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for one year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
274. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each CHO across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25430/23] - Eating Disorders
277. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of fully funding the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and delivering the remaining eating disorder teams by 2025; and if he will make... - Mental Health Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health the current and capital cost of establishing and operating a 24-7 multi-agency mental health crisis de-escalating team, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25436/23] - Mental Health Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of running the Galway Community Café, the free out-of-hours adult mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25437/23] - Health Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for recovery education by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25438/23] - Mental Health Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a mental health liaison respectively, inclusive of salary and PRSI costs, as provided for in the HSE winter plan; and if he... - Health Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of fully implementing the national model of care for dual diagnosis over five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25441/23] - Eating Disorders
286. To ask the Minister for Health the capital and current cost of establishing a ten-bed inpatient unit for eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25442/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
287. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a further urgent appointment for a pain management procedure, given the timeframe since the... - Mental Health Services
288. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all sections 38 and 39 organisations that receive funding from his Department or the HSE MHS budget for the provision of mental health... - Disability Services
289. To ask the Minister for Health when an organisation (details supplied) can expect to receive agreed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25454/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
290. 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. [25460/23] - Meals-on-Wheels Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 170,000 additional meals on wheels allocated to CHO 7 in budget 2023, covering 34 services, which have been drawn down in the intervening... - Health Services Staff
292. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has developed and-or instituted a medium three-to-five-year-term recruitment plan aimed at increasing direct provision of home care support and to...
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