Written answers
Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Nursing Homes
166. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take in relation to fair deal rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29861/23] - Health Services
168. To ask the Minister for Health why no costs are covered by the HSE for the over-eights ophthalmic scheme in CHO 8, Louth and Meath, when fees are partly covered in other CHO areas; and if he... - Nursing Homes
173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a series of matters in relation to private and voluntary nursing homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pharmacy Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage in talks with community pharmacies and their representative body (details supplied) on a restoration of the dispensing fee to a flat-rate... - Nursing Homes
175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes closed by court order under section 59 of the Health Act 2007 since January 2020; if he will list the name, address and operator of... - Abortion Services
177. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of protesters currently outside Limerick maternity hospital that are causing distress to people going to medical appointments, workers, local... - Hospital Staff
180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at St. James's Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form.... - Assisted Human Reproduction
181. To ask the Minister for Health when each of the regional infertility hubs will be opened; and the number of WTE staff, by job title, who will be working in each of the hubs, in tabular... - Health Services Staff
182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in behaviours of concern working in each CHO area in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [29923/23] - Hospital Staff
183. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at St. Vincent's University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in... - General Practitioner Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of capacity issues in GP surgeries in the Drogheda area and that some practices are not in a position to take on new patients; his plans to... - Healthcare Policy
185. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the steering group on the dedicated child health workforce, as committed to in First 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [29947/23] - Care Services
187. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress being made on a 2023 tender for home care services and on the development of a statutory scheme for home care, which would... - Medical Qualifications
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the regulation of athletic therapists with CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29954/23] - Hospital Staff
189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-term equivalent tracheotomy nurses in paediatric orthopaedics in Cork University Hospital; and the number of tracheotomy nurses available... - Ambulance Service
190. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time for an ambulance from each base in County Sligo in 2022 and for the first four months of 2023, in tabular form. [29957/23] - Care Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a home support waiting list for funding and for a carer in CHO 6, in tabular form. [29958/23] - Emergency Departments
192. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented at the emergency department at Mercy University Hospital in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.... - Care Services
194. To ask the Minister for Health when day care services will resume in west Sligo and at the day care centre in Easkey; if there are plans to resume a five-day service; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE respiratory nurses working in Galway University Hospital in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [29965/23] - Medicinal Products
199. To ask the Minister for Health if he has explored the possibility of recognising a product (details supplied) as medical treatment under the drugs payment scheme, instead of a food... - Dental Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health how many dentists in County Mayo are available under the dental treatment services scheme; to outline the dentists in County Mayo, in tabular form; and if he... - Abortion Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the protests at Limerick maternity hospital, which are causing distress to people trying to access medical care; if he will take immediate... - Public Sector Pay
203. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his meetings and those of his Department, respectively, with community pharmacists and their representatives to date in 2023. [30046/23] - Departmental Data
204. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE statistics for 2022 on the volume of medical items dispensed under State schemes are, or will be, available to him before the said statutory deadline of... - Abortion Services
206. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has established an implementation group to progress the operational recommendations made in the Report of the Independent... - Medical Cards
208. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1755 of 18 April 2023, if he will outline any progress around preventing medical card holders being charged for blood... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
210. To ask the Minister for Health when the special recognition pandemic payment will issue to a person (details supplied), as the delay is causing financial hardship; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
211. To ask the Minister for Health the absolute number of people who have already taken up the Laura Brennan HPV vaccination catch-up programme to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Services
213. To ask the Minister for Health when the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 Key Performance Indicators Report for 2022 will be published and made publicly available; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
221. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30103/23] - General Practitioner Services
222. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department has taken to address the GP shortage and excessive waiting times for those looking for a GP appointment. [30182/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
223. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 May 2023, if his officials have concluded their review of options in relation to the special scheme of paid... - Hospital Appointments Status
224. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30194/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
225. To ask the Minister for Health if he can clarify the reasons employees of a company (details supplied) have been deemed ineligible to receive the pandemic special recognition payment; and if... - Nursing Homes
226. To ask the Minister for Health how many private nursing homes have closed in County Kildare in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [30216/23] - Health Services Staff
227. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the locations of the 47 community specialist teams, 60 in total, currently operating in each CHN or CHO, in tabular form; and the locations and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
228. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been informed there is a minimum waiting time of eight weeks at the Mater Hospital in Dublin to receive an urgent...
No comments