Written answers
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
- Health Services Staff
232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists in Wexford; the number of unfilled positions for speech and language therapists in Wexford; the steps his... - Mental Health Services
233. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the specific services being considered for upstream interventions in the area of youth mental health services in the community and voluntary sector;... - Health Services
234. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the outcome of discussions with the European Commission following the latter's contact with the Irish authorities regarding Ireland's implementation... - Health Service Executive
235. To ask the Minister for Health in terms of the procurement process for the HSE, what efforts are being made to ensure best value for money where potential suppliers can demonstrate that... - Health Services Waiting Lists
237. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting period for any genetic test in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34449/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
238. To ask the Minister for Health when a support worker (details supplied) who worked in a healthcare facility during the pandemic can expect their pandemic special recognition payment; and if... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO 1; the projects completed since June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Dental Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no dental surgeries have taken place in Cork since March; and to identify the numbers of surgeries delayed for dental work and the age profile of... - Local Drugs Task Forces
242. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the north inner city drug and alcohol task force consultation report; the reasons for not providing the task force members with a copy of... - Departmental Expenditure
243. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023 on outside or third-party reports of a technical nature or qualitative and quantitative nature,... - General Practitioner Services
244. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been made aware of proposed changes to SouthDoc out-of-hours GP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34481/23] - Health Services Staff
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ENT consultants in Dublin; how many patients these consultants currently cover; are their plans to hire additional ENT consultants for Dublin; if... - Health Services
247. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the introduction of a text messaging reminder service for HSE appointments; if he will agree that the degree of missed... - Hospital Waiting Lists
248. To ask the Minister for Health if rehabilitation will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in the National Rehabilitation Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34506/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
250. To ask the Minister for Health if the specialist referral of a child (details supplied) can be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34508/23] - Health Services
251. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase capacity in HSE audiology clinics; if consideration is being given to offering adult medical card holders the option to be assessed and... - Medical Cards
253. To ask the Minister for Health is he aware that there has been no processing of medical card authorisations by the optical department in Kilkenny (details supplied) for approximately four... - Health Service Executive
254. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is not progressing the sale of a property (details supplied) in County Leitrim to provide for a new health resource for the town in... - Health Services
255. To ask the Minister for Health whether a person (details supplied) can apply for the cross-border treatment scheme if they travel overseas for a procedure without a referral when the waiting... - Departmental Funding
256. To ask the Minister for Health the reason emergency respite funding was withdrawn from an organisation (details supplied) overnight recently; if he will reverse this decision in light on the... - Health Services
257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available for older people by CHO in 2019 and in 2023; when respite beds withdrawn during Covid will be reinstated in light of the... - Medical Cards
259. To ask the Minister for Health the median income figure being used in relation to the expansion of GP visit card income limits; the reason the thresholds provided in his statement on 4 July... - Hospital Services
261. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to lymphoedema, there are plans to address deficiencies in funding for Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
262. To ask the Minister for Health the total budget allocation to section 38 organisation in 2023; the share of allocation used for pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34585/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is provided by the HSE to a young person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34597/23] - Mental Health Services
265. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on visiting times at Roscommon Psychiatric Hospital; if he will provide an update on average waiting times at the hospital; if he will advise... - Health Services
266. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the funding he has provided specifically to support patients with a diagnosis of multiple system atrophy in the midlands region; and if... - Medical Records
267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests for medical records from CUMH in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [34609/23] - Ambulance Service
268. To ask the Minister for Health whether an application for planning permission has been lodged with Galway County Council by the HSE for the conversion of the disused health centre in Recess... - Hospital Waiting Lists
269. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an ultrasound appointment at UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Emergency Departments
270. To ask the Minister for Health given the lack of hospital consultants in the midland region, the safety research that has been done by the HSE on the ambulance and patient bypass of Navan... - Health Service Executive
271. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the 100 highest salaries within the HSE; how many management staff in the HSE have salaries above €400,000; how many management staff in the... - Dental Services
275. To ask the Minister for Health what action is being taken to ensure that dental surgeries can take place at Cork university dental school and hospital, as patients are being told surgeries... - Home Care Packages
276. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the Public Sector Performance Report and figures showing that only 80 of a targeted 235 intensive homecare packages were delivered, he can... - General Practitioner Services
279. To ask the Minister for Health what measures he would consider to address the extreme shortage of GP services in Kildare, in circumstances where a person (details supplied) has been unable... - Nursing Homes
280. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to undertake a review of the fair deal scheme; if he will detail the precise terms of reference that would underwrite such a review; if he... - Primary Care Centres
281. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 118 and 119 of 19 April 2023, for an update on the acquisition of the site for the primary care centre in Collinstown,... - Mental Health Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a child (details supplied); if he will ask his officials to review the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/23]
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