Written answers
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Assisted Human Reproduction
874. To ask the Minister for Health if, in relation to the IVF plans, there will be a rebate scheme in place to 'claim back' one round of assisted human production (AHR) if they are not accepted... - Mental Health Services
876. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) will be allocated a residential care bed at a suitable facility. [39467/23] - Departmental Data
877. To ask the Minister for Health the current total number of respite beds available in County Wexford; how many of the respite beds are allocated to older person services; how many of the... - Home Help Service
878. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new persons approved for HSE home care supports hours in County Wexford to date in 2023; the number of existing clients approved for additional... - Medicinal Products
881. To ask the Minister for Health whether there are drugs available, or there are any plans to make available, drugs for the long-term illness Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a chronic,... - Primary Care Centres
882. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the planned Ballyhaunis primary care centre, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, which had a scheduled operational date of Q4 2021; and if he will make... - Disability Services
883. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1005 of 8 November 2022, if a case manager has been appointed and met with the family of a person (details supplied); the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
884. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have presented at the long-Covid clinics in Dublin and Cork; and the measures being taken to support these clinics, including... - Hospital Staff
885. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff now employed at Mallow General Hospital, those for the original sections and those hired for the new section recently built; and the number... - Medicinal Products
886. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on when the report on the cariban reimbursement scheme review will be published; if further changes will be made to the scheme than the changes... - Health Service Executive
887. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a HSE hardship scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39539/23] - Assisted Human Reproduction
888. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to introduce legislation regulating surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39540/23] - Departmental Funding
889. To ask the Minister for Health if he will designate special funding to the healthy homes co-ordinators in local authorities to assist them in their role to help older and vulnerable people;... - Mental Health Services
890. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 815 of 13 July 2023, to provide a breakdown of where the €14 million of new development funding was allocated... - Health Services
891. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the significant shortfall that clients of the cross-Border scheme are experiencing when their reimbursement comes through (details supplied).... - Hospital Procedures
892. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an urgent appointment in respect of a facets joint injections procedure. [39566/23] - Primary Medical Certificates
893. To ask the Minister for Health for an update following on from a primary medical certificate appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39591/23] - Nursing Homes
894. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give urgent consideration to a request (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39613/23] - Mental Health Services
895. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the location of the site on Lusk Main Street referred to in the 2023 Health Capital Plan in 'Appendix 2 - Mental Health' that refers to the... - Medical Cards
896. To ask the Minister for Health the geographical areas in which it is not possible for medical card holders to get free access to vasectomies; if he will resolve this situation; and if he... - Addiction Treatment Services
897. To ask the Minister for Health whether support is available for the extension of Coolmine into Galway. [39637/23] - EU Directives
898. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the preparations being undertaken by his Department in advance of the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882); the guidance that is... - Health Services
899. To ask the Minister for Health when the national discharge and annual review plan will be implemented for existing paediatric eyecare patients aged eight years and over; if this will be... - Hospital Facilities
901. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department issues guidance to hospitals and car park operators in respect of waiving parking fees for individuals who are admitted as in-patients... - General Practitioner Services
902. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is provided for the expansion of the Ballyhale Health Centre, County Kilkenny, as a matter of urgency, given the demand on the... - Primary Care Centres
903. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Blarney. [39719/23] - Hospital Services
904. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update with respect to all future plans to develop Ennis Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39738/23] - Departmental Schemes
905. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received under a scheme (details supplied); those which were successful, and those not approved, since the beginning of the scheme;... - Health Services Staff
907. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the aggressive recruitment strategies needed with respect to homecare supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39743/23] - Hospital Services
908. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the tendering of haemodialysis services at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/23] - Health Service Executive
909. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of limited evidence in respect of the use of puberty blockers for the treatment and care of children, he will establish an independent external... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
910. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme (SLWP), which is due to end on 31 October 2023, until there is an effective... - Covid-19 Pandemic
911. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to classifying long-Covid as a disability, in view that long-Covid is characterised by extreme exhaustion after minimal... - Hospital Appointments Status
915. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on an appointment for surgery (details supplied); if he will expedite same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39785/23] - Hospital Staff
916. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in permoneal dialysis at Mayo University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.... - Hospital Equipment
919. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI scanners in use at Roscommon University Hospital. [39808/23] - Hospital Staff
920. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant nursing posts at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; and the steps being taken to fill these vacancies. [39809/23] - Hospital Services
921. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the pathfinder alternative care pathway to Bantry General Hospital. [39810/23] - Hospital Staff
922. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time emergency department nurses at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Facilities
924. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within public car parks at Portiuncula University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular... - Hospital Staff
925. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars working in Portlaoise Regional Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [39814/23] - Hospital Equipment
926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CT scanners in use at Louth County Hospital. [39815/23] - Hospital Staff
927. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologists at University Hospital Waterford in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [39816/23] - Nursing Homes
929. To ask the Minister for Health the initial date that concerns were raised within the HSE regarding a nursing home's management of a Covid-19 outbreak in December 2020 or early 2021 (details... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
930. To ask the Minister for Health the number of investigations, hearings or disciplinary matters undertaken by The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland regarding patient care from December... - Health Services
931. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and provide direct support to family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39843/23] - Mental Health Services
932. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to concerns in respect of counselling and psychotherapy services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39877/23] - Health Service Executive
934. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that is made for patients who have to travel to hospital appointments on a regular basis but do not drive or cannot afford a taxi service; if a... - Health Services
935. To ask the Minister for Health if a transport service is available for an elderly person (details supplied) to facilitate their hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
936. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any contracts granted by the HSE for building and maintenance works in Beaumont Hospital since January 2020; the number of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
937. To ask the Minister for Health if Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, has availed of any public or private external services that has been provided to it by the HSE acute services in reducing the... - Dental Services
938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for braces after a public orthodontist recommended them for braces under the PRSI system; and the average waiting time for CHO8.... - Hospital Appointments Status
939. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40008/23] - Primary Care Centres
940. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for assessment by the primary care centre in Longford. [40016/23] - Health Service Executive
941. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is no longer accepting referrals from nursing homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40020/23] - Medical Cards
942. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the average waiting time and minimum waiting time respectively for a medical card for persons diagnosed with cancer; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
943. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review extending the access to a new treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40028/23] - Medical Cards
944. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the review cycle for medical card holders with a spinal cord injury to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40038/23] - Hospital Overcrowding
946. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a crisis management plan at a hospital (details supplied), in view of recent significant overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Service Executive
947. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the HSE winter plan for this year as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40041/23] - Hospital Services
949. To ask the Minister for Health who is the final decision maker with respect to the reinstatement of accident and emergency services at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
950. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any consideration being given to the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical needs,... - Health Services Waiting Lists
952. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40057/23] - Legislative Programme
953. To ask the Minister for Health the status of new legislation to replace the Dentists Act 1985; the timeline he is working towards; the reason for the delay in progressing this legislation;... - Health Services Staff
954. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 403 and 404 of 8 February 2023 and No. 481 of 3 May 2023, if he is aware of the position of the HSE's Heads of... - Vaccination Programme
958. To ask the Minister for Health if he explored extending the flu programme to the 50-64-year-old group first, rather than examining the benefits of an enhanced flu vaccine for the 65+ cohort;... - Disease Management
959. To ask the Minister for Health if he has explored the use of the heel prick test for spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40097/23] - Health Strategies
960. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of HPSC data on excess mortalities seen last winter, he will outline the new measures which he is bringing in for this coming winter to protect... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
961. To ask the Minister for Health following the vacancy in May 2023 of the director of midwifery post in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the steps taken to advertise the now vacant... - Health Services Staff
963. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time multiple sclerosis, MS, nurse specialists employed by the HSE in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the locations in... - Hospital Staff
964. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE optometrists and orthoptists based in CHI Crumlin in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40124/23] - Hospital Procedures
966. To ask the Minister for Health the number of brain scans carried out at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40126/23] - Hospital Staff
967. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) are not consistently emergency taxed each time they change hospitals; to respond... - Medical Cards
969. To ask the Minister for Health how medical card holders can access replacement dentures at a time when dentists are not accepting medical-card-holder patients (details supplied); and if he... - Medicinal Products
970. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the number of pregabalin-related deaths between 2012 and 2020, as reported by the Health Research Board (details supplied); the actions he intends... - Departmental Funding
971. To ask the Minister for Health if, further to the announcement of additional annual funding of €3.5 million for drugs and inclusion health services, he will provide further details on... - Addiction Treatment Services
972. To ask the Minister for Health his views on partnerships between gambling industry-funded bodies and addiction services (details supplied); his views on whether it is appropriate for... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
973. To ask the Minister for Health if employees of a company (details supplied) will be entitled to the Covid-19 recognition payment, having worked throughout the pandemic to support acute... - General Practitioner Services
974. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement GP will commence at a location (details supplied); if a temporary replacement GP will be provided until a permanent GP is secured for the... - Disability Services
975. To ask the Minister for Health to investigate the reason that there is no board of management for the medical primary certificate application office, resulting in the refusal of all medical... - Legislative Programme
977. To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected to take Committee Stage for the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023. [40210/23] - Dental Services
978. To ask the Minister for Health to request an urgent dental appointment for a child (details supplied) in UHK dental clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40214/23] - Health Services Staff
979. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the checks which are carried out by private care companies to ensure employees are competent within their roles in providing community care.... - Departmental Strategies
980. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the measures his Department has taken to implement specific action points (details supplied) of the action plan to support the National... - Health Services
981. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been notified of any changes to SouthDoc services in the Cork/Kerry region over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
982. To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply information in regard to the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40270/23] - Hospital Staff
984. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 735 of 20 June 2023, if the vacancy has since been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40289/23] - Health Services
985. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 31 January 2023, what efforts have since been made (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Service Executive
986. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a grant for HSE-supplied powered mobility equipment (PME); what the current maximum grant amount for PME is; what the maximum grant amount for PME... - Hospital Appointments Status
987. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from a cardiologist and a neurologist from Letterkenny University Hospital; if... - Medicinal Products
988. To ask the Minister for Health the considerations that his Department is giving to the inclusion of the drugs saxenda and ozempic, both now recognised as valuable medications in the... - Hospital Staff
989. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers it acceptable, as outlined by the head of the radiology department in Letterkenny University Hospital, that on-call staff at the weekend have... - Health Services
990. To ask the Minister for Health the process to be followed to apply for reimbursement for an urgent cataract removal operation which had to be carried out at short notice in the case of a... - Departmental Data
991. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each year since the formation of this... - Health Services
992. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric heart transplant and kidney transplant procedures that have been performed to date in 2023. [40398/23] - Ambulance Service
993. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing two additional HSE air ambulance helicopters on a 24-7 basis. [40399/23] - Health Services
994. To ask the Minister for Health the latest update on the rollout of oral immunotherapy for children; the location of each facility in which the treatment is dispensed; and the funding and... - Hospital Staff
995. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in the heart failure clinic at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.... - Health Services
996. To ask the Minister for Health the new services or technologies that have been deployed recently for neurology in CHO9. [40402/23] - Hospital Staff
997. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neonatologists based at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.... - Dental Services
998. To ask the Minister for Health when a 15-year-old child in Donegal (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Letterkenny since January 2022 will... - Primary Care Centres
1001. To ask the Minister for Health for an update for a progress report on the provision of primary care centre for Mayfield and Glanmire in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
1002. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Cork University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; what the money was spent on;... - Disability Services
1003. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding to a person with a disability in County Kerry (details supplied) to carry out essential works, not covered under the local... - Departmental Functions
1004. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm which department the issue of non-medical costs associated with caring for a child with a life-limiting illness falls into.; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
1005. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40436/23] - Mental Health Services
1006. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the mental health budget to 10% of the total health budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40437/23] - Legislative Measures
1008. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to reform the Mental Health Act 2001; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40439/23] - Mental Health Services
1010. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm his plans for increased mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40441/23] - Medical Cards
1012. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to awarding people with spinal cord injuries medical cards without the need for means testing; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
1013. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will receive an appointment (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40459/23] - Health Services Staff
1014. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the service provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40460/23] - Medicinal Products
1015. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the drug Vydura (rimegepant), available on the DPS scheme; if there is any other scheme available to help an individual with the cost of this... - Health Service Executive
1017. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the model of care, assessment procedure, governance structure and legal and service arrangement in place between the HSE and a... - Home Care Packages
1019. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support services, broken down by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40578/23] - Mental Health Services
1021. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a CAMHS appointment, by CHO, LHO and time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40581/23] - Dental Services
1022. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children in Donegal on HSE dental waiting lists at the end of May and June of each year 2019 to 2023, broken down by standard waiting... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1024. To ask the Minister for Health whether the full investigation report into the handling of Covid-19 at a facility (details supplied) in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 2020 will be published;... - Health Strategies
1025. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress made in developing a new rare disease plan; when further information will be published; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Reviews
1026. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation working group established following the publication of the Mazars report and tasked with reviewing the policy, legal and institutional... - Health Strategies
1027. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; when the review is due to conclude and be published; and if he will make... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1028. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that a school bus escort (details supplied) who worked during the pandemic is entitled to a pandemic recognition payment; when the payment will be... - Medical Cards
1029. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce, in context of Budget 2024, the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical... - Departmental Reviews
1031. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the long-term illness scheme will take place; if the age limit of 16 years old in the mental health category of the scheme will be... - Departmental Programmes
1032. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, how many referrals to CAMHS were made in the past five years; how many of those were refused; and the reasons given for refusal.... - Health Services
1033. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the approach that is to be taken by CAMHS in circumstances where an applicant has diagnosed autism and potentially has ADHD, whether CAMHS will... - Departmental Funding
1034. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding funding for training staff members (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40663/23] - Hospital Staff
1035. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiothoracic surgeons based at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40673/23] - Health Services
1037. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on perinatal services in CHO areas 3+5. [40675/23] - Hospital Staff
1038. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists working in South Tipperary General Hospital in the years of 2022 and... - Legislative Reviews
1039. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reform the Dental Act 1985; if he will provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40695/23] - Health Service Executive
1042. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1154 of 21 March 2023, 597 of 25 April 2023 and 703 of 27 June 2023, if he will provide an update on the formation of... - Mental Health Services
1043. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 17 May 2023, the length of time that the HSE plans to continue its use of a facility (details supplied) as a... - Health Service Executive
1045. To ask the Minister for Health the exact requirements for the advertising of local recruitment competitions for HSE staff grade and senior grade psychology posts, such that they are... - Primary Care Centres
1046. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1375 of 25 July 2023, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; the status of the land... - Hospital Services
1047. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the new surgical hub planned in advance of the delivery of the new permanent elective hospital in Merlin Park; the total projected cost of the... - Health Services
1048. To ask the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) can expect to receive services from the early intervention team in Buncrana; and if he will make a statement on...
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