Written answers
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
- Health Services
543. To ask the Minister for Health for a comprehensive update on the process for retrospective parental orders under the proposed new legislation; if the High Court will remain the main vehicle... - Hospital Facilities
544. To ask the Minister for Health when a project team will be assigned in terms of delivery of a cancer centre of excellence within a Model 4 Hospital at Galway University Hospital; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
545. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting on a spinal surgery in Tallaght University Hospital; the length of waits endured thus far; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of completed spinal surgeries in the years 2020, 2022, 2023 in Tallaght University Hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting on spinal fusion in this State and the time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32022/23] - Hospital Services
550. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what clinical pathways are available for those transitioning from children spinal service to adult spinal services; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Procedures
551. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new insulin pump starts done in all hospitals within the RCSI Hospital Group in people aged between 0-17 years and those aged 18 years or greater... - Pharmacy Services
552. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of moneys paid to community pharmacies is due to commence; if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) as a matter of urgency in... - Health Services Staff
553. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of HSE psychology posts that remained unfilled after being advertised since January 2022, by CHO and by service type,... - Medical Qualifications
554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek to address the lengthy delays in the process of accreditation of psychologists who trained and qualified overseas and who wish to work in... - Health Services Staff
556. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the funding of counselling psychology and educational psychology training courses as part of a move towards equity of training for... - Nursing Homes
557. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that had unannounced HIQA inspections after hours or and on weekends for each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service
559. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department might be in a position to sell any older ambulance vehicles that are no longer in use, or in limited use, to a charitable fund (details... - Cancer Services
560. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to lower the breast cancer screening age below the current level of 50 to 40 or 45 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32049/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
562. To ask the Minister for Health when a wheelchair will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32086/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
563. To ask the Minister for Health if an earlier appointment will be given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32087/23] - Medical Cards
564. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the cancellation of a national contract that will make vasectomies no longer available on a medical card in seven counties... - Health Services Staff
565. To ask the Minister for Health what assistance is given to non-EEA healthcare assistants when moving to Ireland as well as what support is given for family reunification; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by their GP to the dermatology service at University Hospital Limerick... - Medical Cards
569. To ask the Minister for Health what criteria are used for applicants who suffer with cancer to obtain a medical card; the reason some people qualify and others (details supplied) are... - Hospital Appointments Status
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by their GP in October 2022 to the diabetic outpatient service at... - Medical Cards
572. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing prescribed solpadine for holders of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32116/23] - Health Services Staff
573. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on funding available to psychology trainees undertaking doctorates for counselling and education psychology, now the current academic year is... - Regulatory Bodies
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the situation in CORU whereby there is a four-month deadline to evaluate applications, but no fixed deadline for evaluating appeals, and if... - Health Services
575. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the plan for publicly funded IVF as announced in Budget 2023, with €10 million being allocated by the then finance Minister, as... - Healthcare Policy
576. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a prohibition on price discounting or special offers for infant formula in Irish shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32147/23] - Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the costs of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections to be covered by the HSE (details supplied). [32160/23] - Departmental Funding
579. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of funding for wages for trainees in the counselling psychology postgraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin; where this funding has been... - Hospital Staff
580. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists in Sligo University Hospital; the number of current vacancies, if any; the length of time each vacancy has existed; the plans... - Hospital Facilities
581. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32187/23] - Hospital Staff
582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of speech therapists employed in Roscommon University Hospital; the number of current vacancies, if any; and if... - Nursing Homes
583. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding any discussions being held with representatives of the private nursing home sector regarding concerns related to the fair deal scheme;... - Dental Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health how contact can be made with the school dental service by the parents of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32208/23] - Health Services
585. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been given to the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care in 2023; the expected funding for each year of implementation; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
587. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to retain paramedics in the National Ambulance Service. [32219/23] - Family Reunification
588. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his engagement with the Minister for Justice concerning reform of the family reunification process of Non-EEA healthcare assistants. [32230/23] - Mental Health Services
589. To ask the Minister for Health to provide his response to a campaign concerning Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (details supplied). [32231/23] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the NTPF funding to private nursing homes in view of the rising cost of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes
591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the situation for private nursing homes with regard to the services that are provided to patients in public nursing homes but are not... - Departmental Bodies
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek an update on the status of a report (details supplied) which was granted funding by the Health Research Board; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists
593. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being put in place to alleviate lengthy waiting list times for breast reconstruction surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Procedures
595. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on a waiting list for a mastectomy for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 by each waiting time... - Hospital Waiting Lists
598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for genetic testing for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 at by each waiting time period, in each... - Pension Provisions
599. To ask the Minister for Health when retired HSE workers will receive their pension increments; the reason former HSE staff are awaiting over a year for these increments to commence; and if... - Sports Funding
600. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding that his Department can provide to an association (details supplied),... - Hospital Facilities
601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds, excluding critical care beds, currently provided in each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [32292/23] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
602. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the current organisational structure of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the number and grade of staff in each directorate,... - Hospital Staff
603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric urologists based at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32305/23] - Primary Care Centres
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, at Borrisokane and Tipperary town primary care centres; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular... - Health and Safety
605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out on retailers that offer tanning and sun beds in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number and percentage of these retailers... - Hospital Appointments Status
606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied), or if this person can be treated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [32320/23] - Nursing Education
607. To ask the Minister for Health the implementation status of each of the recommendations of the Short-Term Review of Clinical Placement Allowances for Student Nurses and Midwives and the... - Medical Cards
609. To ask the Minister for Health if a GP is entitled to charge for conducting a mental competency test for a medical card holder for the purpose of drawing up a will; if so, if there are any... - Departmental Data
610. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at the public car park at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023; and of the... - Hospital Procedures
611. To ask the Minister for Health the number of shoulder surgeries carried out at Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32351/23] - Hospital Staff
612. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant endocrinologists based in each hospital part of the RCSI Group in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32352/23] - Primary Care Centres
613. To ask the Minister for Health the services provided at each primary care centre within CHO7 and CHO9, in tabular form. [32353/23] - Disability Diagnoses
614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a letter from a consultant to apply for assistance technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Abortion Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the discrepancy between the 8,876 combined termination procedure and aftercare claims under the primary care reimbursement scheme in 2022, whilst... - Departmental Meetings
616. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the number of meetings, in tabular form, held with the Attorney General on the issue of safe access zones legislation since January 2022 to date in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
618. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in relation to nurses who contracted Covid during the course of their duties, who are now suffering from long-Covid and who need an extension of... - Departmental Expenditure
621. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of money spent on abortion services in 2022 (including abortions carried out in hospitals, community settings or via telemedicine, and... - Abortion Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of the number of adverse incidents, in tabular form by severity scale and broken down by month, reported to the State Claims Agency which... - Health Services Staff
623. To ask the Minister for Health what engagement his Department had with the Department for Justice on visa criteria for non-EEA healthcare assistants particularly with regard to family... - Nursing Homes
624. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being implemented to rectify the situation where nursing homes prior to the fair deal scheme were mischarging residents; and if he will make... - Medical Cards
625. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to increasing medical card income thresholds for under- and over-70s ahead of the upcoming budget, with consideration to... - Health Services Staff
626. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he intends to take to remove the pay difference between Section 38 and 39 health care workers which is causing major problems for the retention of... - Dental Services
627. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to restore walk-in dentistry services within primary care settings in CHO7. [32426/23] - Ambulance Service
628. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance response times relative to key performer indicators for Echo and Delta callouts for May 2023, by ambulance region, in tabular form. [32427/23] - Hospital Staff
629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant maxillofacial surgeons based at St. James's Hospital in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32428/23] - Hospital Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vascular surgeries procedures carried out at Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32429/23] - Hospital Staff
631. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in Cherry Orchard Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further... - Nursing Homes
633. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the audit of the €150 million temporary assistance payments scheme for voluntary and private nursing homes to be completed; the date the... - Vaccination Programme
634. To ask the Minister for Health whether the national children’s flu vaccine programme will continue to be free of charge for the 2–17 age group for the 2023/2024 flu season;... - Departmental Programmes
636. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the implementation of the Cost of Disability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32496/23] - Departmental Meetings
637. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings held by his officials from assistant principal level upwards with representatives of the food industry in 2022 and 2023 to date; the dates,... - Budget Process
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/23] - Hospital Services
640. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to avoid individuals who do not wish to be in mixed gender wards being placed in these settings. [32528/23] - Health Services Staff
641. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 1 February 2023, while filling vacancies may be a key priority, what is the current strategy to fill vacancies in... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
642. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 29 March 2023, if “exceptional circumstances” includes capacity issues; and if he will make a... - Health Services Waiting Lists
643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Clare on a waiting list for speech and language therapy services, by age and length of time that they have been waiting in... - Mental Health Services
644. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services in County Clare by length of time, that is, less than... - Health Services Waiting Lists
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for eye examinations in County Clare by length of time waiting in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
646. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for dental examinations and check-ups in County Clare by length of time waiting in tabular form; and if he... - Nursing Homes
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns (details supplied) relating to the funding of nursing homes under the fair deal scheme. [32585/23] - Medicinal Products
648. To ask the Minister for Health if pain management patches can be supplied to a person (details supplied). [32588/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Dún Laoghaire (details supplied). [32589/23] - Hospital Staff
654. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of radiographers employed on a full-time and part-time basis at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health the opening and closing times for radiology at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32608/23] - Hospital Facilities
656. To ask the Minister for Health the number of rooms currently being used in radiology at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32609/23] - Health Strategies
657. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a heart failure registry to help reduce high hospital admission and mortality rates among patients with the condition; and if he will make... - Hospital Services
661. To ask the Minister for Health to list the hospitals that provide a clinical psychology service to heart failure patients, those treating heart failure that have no dedicated service for... - Health Strategies
662. To ask the Minister for Health in light of a survey by an organisation (details supplied) survey finding that 50% of heart failure patients did not receive adequate cardiac rehabilitation;... - Medicinal Products
664. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 25 April 2023, if he can seek clarification on whether the HSE is confirming that seroquel is being prescribed to... - Vaccination Programme
666. To ask the Minister for Health the preparedness of Ireland for the forthcoming influenza seasons with specific reference to people over 65 years of age; whether there are any plans to... - Hospital Staff
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the need for the appointment of six genomic resource associates at the department of clinical genetics at Crumlin Hospital to reduce... - Health Strategies
668. To ask the Minister for Health for advice and clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32660/23] - Health Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to research (details supplied), published on 6 June 2023, which reveals that services for over-8s are based on a geographic lottery to... - Departmental Funding
670. To ask the Minister for Health if current trainee counselling psychologists in second and third year of their doctorate programme will receive funding; the timeline he is working towards in... - Grant Payments
671. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the yearly €500 travel and subsistence scheme grant for first-, second- and third-year student nurses and midwives; the reason this has... - Hospital Staff
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine-based in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in... - Cancer Services
673. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost to reduce the waiting list for cancer genetic screening by 50%. [32678/23] - Departmental Data
674. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have attended cardiology risk clinic at Tallaght University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32679/23] - Hospital Staff
675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant intervention cardiologist attached to Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32680/23] - Health Services Staff
676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time HSE employed drug and alcohol outreach workers in County Kildare in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32681/23] - Hospital Equipment
677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hoists currently in use in radiology departments at both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin, in tabular form. [32682/23] - Hospital Staff
678. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding to recruit one WTE consultant clinical geneticist for Beaumont Hospital. [32683/23] - Health Services
679. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Clare; the status of the service going forward; the number of persons on the waiting... - Hospital Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in UHL Dooradoyle for 2022; if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in Ennis, Nenagh and St... - Hospital Waiting Lists
681. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on hip and or knee surgery and cataract surgery in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Consultations
682. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a representative organisation (details supplied) was not consulted about the development of the National Endometriosis Framework; if he intends to... - Health Strategies
683. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a heart failure registry to provide vital real-time information to help cut excessive mortality and hospital admission rates; and if he... - Hospital Services
684. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the revolving door syndrome in heart failure treatment that has resulted in a 90-day re-admission rate to hospital of 30%, according to the... - Care of the Elderly
687. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm when the HSE older persons’ services in the south east region will meet with local representatives in south Tipperary and local... - Medical Research and Training
688. To ask the Minister for Health to address concerns (details supplied) regarding the funding of current trainee educational psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32738/23] - Eating Disorders
689. To ask the Minister for Health what services are available in County Longford for adults living with eating disorders. [32750/23] - Hospital Charges
690. To ask the Minister for Health whether the Government intends to introduce caps on hospital car parking charges, as per the 2020 Programme for Government commitment; if so, the timeline for... - Health Services
701. To ask the Minister for Health the gross income and net income received through car parking charges in each of the hospitals managed by the South/Southwest Hospital Group in each of the... - Ambulance Service
705. To ask the Minister for Health what steps are being taken to address the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis in the National Ambulance Service. [32767/23] - Hospital Staff
710. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of current vacancies across each department in hospitals (details supplied); and the length of time each vacancy has... - Mental Health Services
711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recommendations in the Roscommon Mental Health Services report of 2017 which have been implemented; and the number outstanding. [32773/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
712. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of children on waiting lists for initial appointments/assessments with primary care for speech & language... - Health Services
714. To ask the Minister for Health if the extension of a service (details supplied) is being considered by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32778/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
716. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who five years ago was referred to Croom Orthopaedic Hospital, Limerick, for knee replacement surgery and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
717. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details, by occupation and grade and location of the payments made, to health-care personnel of the one-off Covid-19 recognition payment;... - Health Services Staff
718. To ask the Minister for Health how much has been allocated in Budget 2023 for the training and upskilling of physiotherapists to work with patients with complex brain injury within the... - Hospital Appointments Status
720. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment for surgery at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; and if he will... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail in tabular form the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO2; the projects completed since June 2020; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes
723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to HIQA in respect of nursing homes in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the number of adverse... - Mental Health Services
724. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current accommodation for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
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