Written answers
Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Public Sector Pay
293. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the current pharmacy fee structure review as part of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; when the review is due to be published;... - Health Services Staff
294. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment campaign for a day centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30228/23] - Mental Health Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30231/23] - Legislative Reviews
296. To ask the Minister for Health the money spent, broken down by category, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form, on the review into the Health (Regulation of... - Dental Services
297. To ask the Minister for Health the status of braces for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30245/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
298. To ask the Minister for Health on behalf of a person (details supplied) the reason an employee is told they are not entitled to the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a person (details supplied) to submit an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30253/23] - Departmental Expenditure
300. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on consulting services and on business-as-usual outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies... - Hospital Appointments Status
301. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30284/23] - Health Services
302. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent consideration will be given to the concerns of a national organisation (details supplied) regarding the proposed reduction in the existing level of... - Health Service Executive
303. To ask the Minister for Health when an HSE settlement discussion will be put in place for a person (details supplied) and-or a hearing date be set for same; and if he will make a statement... - Legislative Reviews
304. To ask the Minister for Health if a tender was published for the commissioning of the report of the Public Consultation Relating to the Review of the (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy)... - Health Strategies
305. To ask the Minister for Health when the new digital healthcare framework will be published; the current status of the roll-out of the electronic health record system; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
306. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts by officials to restore the supply of basic medications as listed by the HPRA; if he will consider reviewing regulations to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
307. To ask the Minister for Health whether he intends extending the existing private hospital claims cover for compensation claims over €1.3 million to outpatient clinics providing... - Health Services Staff
309. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide specialised Parkinson's nurse specialists into the communities to work alongside community nurses. [30322/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total capital spend at each level 4 hospital from 2016 to 2022, broken down by year and by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
312. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance can be given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/23] - Nursing Homes
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes operating in this State, broken down by publicly run HSE facilities, community nursing units, not-for-profit organisations and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
317. To ask the Minister for Health how many workers who are eligible for the pandemic payment are still waiting to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30332/23] - National Children's Hospital
319. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated completion date and cost estimate for the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30334/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the full revenue and capital cost of the last community nursing unit built and completed; the date it was opened, the number of beds, the number of... - Community Care
352. To ask the Minister for Health the average weekly cost of contracting a community step-down or recovery bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30367/23] - Hospital Admissions
354. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering a centralised referral system for patients referred into acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30369/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis waiting for surgery on 1 May 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider hiring directly employed GPs, the work that has been carried out in his Department to progress this; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
360. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what additional funds were made available to GPs in budget 2023 to assist in delivering additional GP-only cards; how that money was spent; and if... - Departmental Budgets
362. To ask the Minister for Health to outline any cost-saving measures identified in health in budgets from 2016 to date; the amount of money saved; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
363. To ask the Minister for Health to outline all secondary non-health benefits associated with having a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30378/23] - Nursing Homes
364. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the cost of increasing funding to the NTPF to ensure a 10%, 20% and 30% increase in the fair deal and nursing home support scheme... - Medicinal Products
368. To ask the Minister for Health who is responsible for tracking availability of medicines, issuing warnings if there are shortages and monitoring supply of medicines; and if he will make a... - Public Sector Pay
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering a new contract for optometrists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30388/23] - Health Strategies
373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will develop a population-wide strategy for ear and hearing care in the Irish population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30389/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health in tabular form, the capital funding allocated to each level 3 and level 4 hospital from 2016 to date, broken down by year, by hospital, and by hospital group;... - Departmental Expenditure
376. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the amounts spent by the HSE and-or each individual hospital and his Department and management consultancy for the years 2016 to... - Health Strategies
377. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all health strategies in place; the total funding provided to each strategy from 2016 to date, broken down by each strategy; and... - Medicinal Products
378. To ask the Minister for Health if the prescribing of a drug (details supplied) is correct practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30400/23] - Hospital Staff
379. To ask the Minister for Health the vacancies that currently need to be filled in a hospital (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30404/23] - General Practitioner Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health the GPs in County Clare currently engaged in the general medical services scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30406/23] - Health Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health what plans he has to end geographical inequality in children’s eye care across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/23] - Departmental Budgets
385. To ask the Minister for Health how much of the allocated budget for reimbursement of medicines has been spent to date since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30428/23] - Disease Management
386. To ask the Minister for Health if a new liaison person within his Department has been appointed to oversee implementation of the national rare disease plan; if a review conducted by the... - Medicinal Products
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline Ireland's national position in respect of the European Commission's proposed pharmaceutical strategy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Measures
389. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the expected legislative timeline of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement... - Dental Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health to address the long waiting lists for orthodontic treatment in Westmeath. [30442/23] - Mental Health Services
391. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can assist the mother of a person (details supplied) who is psychotic and requires urgent residential care; if arrangements can be... - Health Services
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a national referral pathway for children with scoliosis; if he will issue information to GPs outlining the service options for children... - Hospital Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the recently implemented programme to improve the offering and safety for those who required a texture modified meal in a hospital (details... - Hospital Appointments Status
395. 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. [30485/23]
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