Written answers
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Ambulance Service
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he was made aware of reports of a recent visit by Ireland’s National Ambulance Service to Israel to study the operations of Magen David Adom,... - Healthcare Policy
158. To ask the Minister for Health if additional investment will be made for cancer services so that everyone can access timely treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26684/23] - Hospital Facilities
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to expediating the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital. [26752/23] - Medicinal Products
160. To ask the Minister for Health when the medication fenfleuramine, used in the treatment of severe epilepsy - Dravet syndrome, will be approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
161. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a mobility scooter for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26453/23] - Research and Development
162. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to reschedule the chemical compound psilocybin for medical research and medicinal purposes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
163. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who worked on the frontline will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26466/23] - Health Services Staff
164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant psychology roles in children's primary care services in CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26467/23] - Emergency Departments
171. To ask the Minister for Health if the accident and emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda has been closed to new patients at any point over the past two years; if so,... - Medical Cards
172. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department plays in determining the income guidelines for eligibility for a medical card; the reason that the value of financial assets, including... - Health Services Staff
173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff for each community care service within HSE community services for each CHO area for each of the past five years. [26492/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people waiting for each community care service within HSE community services, by each CHO area and each county,... - Health Services
175. To ask the Minister for Health the additional community health services being provided in each county in CHO8 since 2020, in tabular form. [26497/23] - Open Disclosure
176. To ask the Minister for Health if the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 applies to cervical cancer screening. [26500/23] - Nursing Homes
177. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to section 6 of the NIRP Report of 23 February 2023 HSE Safety and Quality Committee Minutes (details supplied), if he will identify the facility... - Hospital Appointments Status
178. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service
179. To ask the Minister for Health whether plans are in place to address the lack of carers available in north Kildare, specifically Kilcock, Kill and Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children who have received apologies from the HSE for significant deficits in care are not being added to the CAMHS compensation scheme and offered... - General Practitioner Services
181. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans to further expand free GP care to children aged seven and older; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26535/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for paediatric ophthalmology services across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26536/23] - Health Services
183. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in his Department since the formation of Government to promote women's health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the National Cancer Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26539/23] - Health Services Staff
187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse vacancies currently in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
188. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the i-port advance injection device on the long-term illness scheme for the treatment of persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make... - Mental Health Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health if the access to care fund could be accessed by the family of a patient (details supplied) who has ARFID and autism, who cannot gain access to a dietitian with... - Medicinal Products
192. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug, fenfluramine, will be funded and be made available in Ireland to a child (details supplied) for the treatment of a rare form of epilepsy called... - Health Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the adequacy of supports for persons with a foetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26630/23] - Medical Qualifications
194. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that graduates of the military medicine training scheme are sufficiently enabled to register as a general practitioner; and if he will make... - Covid-19 Pandemic
195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff presently availing of the special scheme of paid leave in respect of long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26644/23] - Health Services
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the long-term illness scheme to includeinflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; and if he will make a... - Parking Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will look at abolishing the car parking rates for cancer patients in all HSE and local authority car parks; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1475 of 18 April 2023, if he will clarify whether he has plans to recruit more personnel beyond the 'two clinical genetic... - Health Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure all maternity hospitals and units are permitting partners to attend all of the labour process and visit during set hours; and... - Healthcare Policy
201. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the planning policy and guidelines regarding the establishment of new hospitals and new healthcare centres to ensure they are aligned with...
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