Written answers
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
- Medical Cards
505. To ask the Minister for Health what solution will be in place for new patients seeking a GP to apply for a medical card and to sign social welfare forms, given that the HSE has indicated... - Health Services
506. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the progress that has been made by his Department since the formation of the Government to develop and fully efficient and modern eHealth... - Healthcare Policy
507. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the progress that has been made by his Department since the formation of the Government to promote women's health. [40970/23] - General Practitioner Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the status of an application for funding submitted by (details supplied); If a positive decision will be expedited as there is an immediate... - Medicinal Products
509. To ask the Minister for Health what measures he will take to increase the awareness of the danger for abuse and misuse of the drug pregabalin among the medical community; and if he will make... - Medical Cards
511. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process through which a person (details supplied) can obtain a medical card without having already been accepted by a GP, where their current GP... - Eating Disorders
512. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the average waiting list timeframe for adults for referral to specialist eating disorder services both at a national level and... - Dental Services
515. To ask the Minister for Health what assistance is in place to assist parents who paid for orthodontic treatment with a registered orthodontist, but the practice closed; what insurances are... - Eating Disorders
516. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of rolling out the proposed National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; the projected year on year cost of maintaining this service... - National Archives
517. To ask the Minister for Health if all of his Department's records relating to a constitutional action (details supplied) in relation to the criminalisation of homosexuality have been... - Departmental Contracts
518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the value of the contracts awarded to companies for the provision of homecare services in each of the past five years and the names of the... - Health Service Executive
519. 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. [41025/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
520. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on a right hip replacement in Cappagh hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/23] - Dental Services
521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the numbers of dentists around the State still treating medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
522. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical needs, rather than... - Hospital Deaths
523. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the reports of elevated death rates; and whether any research is being undertaken to evaluate underlying factors. [41033/23] - Medical Cards
524. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card patient should be charged for an MRI with a healthcare provider (details supplied) following a contract change on 1 August 2023, which would... - Disability Services
525. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment can be given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41035/23] - Medical Qualifications
526. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made representations to the Health Service Executive in relation to the exclusion of graduates of medicine in Northern Ireland from working in... - Hospital Facilities
527. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of x-ray facilities at Tuam primary care centre; when work will commence and when the facility will be operational; and if he... - Mental Health Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within the Wexford CAMHS services; the current vacancies that are presently available within the Wexford CAMHS services, in tabular... - Medical Cards
532. To ask the Minister for Health what options are available to a person who needs work carried out on their teeth under their medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
533. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has any plans to introduce the shingles vaccine shingrx for free for over-65s (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Gender Recognition
534. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a recent study (details supplied) that has found strong evidence of a link between autism and gender dysphoria and gender/body incongruence;... - Medical Cards
536. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that several MRI scans (details supplied) are no longer covered on CHO5 or medical card in Wexford MRI unit, operated by a healthcare provider; and... - Home Care Packages
537. To ask the Minister for Health when HSE-contracted home care visit staff in Laois and Offaly will resume evening and weekend hours to ensure that a full complement of service is available to... - Primary Care Services
538. To ask the Minister for Health what services are currently provided in Balbriggan primary care centre; what additional services are planned to be introduced in the centre; and if he will... - Addiction Treatment Services
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CHOs currently prescribing suboxone to those experiencing opioid addiction; and the number of prescriptions prescribed in respect of each CHO in... - Hospital Appointments Status
543. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on an appointment for surgery (details supplied); if he realises that the surgery was scheduled for 18 September 2023 and cancelled again;... - Legislative Measures
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Alcohol Advertising
545. To ask the Minister for Health the data being collected on the effects of the marketing of zero-alcohol products with the same branding, logos and colours as their parent alcoholic... - Health Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for expanding the current number of minor injury clinics nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41148/23] - Medical Records
548. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the reports of elevated death rates; and whether any research is being undertaken to evaluate underlying factors. [41165/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
550. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the policy of allowing only one funded respiratory mask per annum for people suffering with chronic respiratory disease and using BiPAP... - General Practitioner Services
552. To ask the Minister for Health the process through which a couple (details supplied) can obtain a new GP accepting medical cards; where the relationship with their current GP is... - Primary Care Services
553. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure the continuation of speech and language services at Kilcock primary healthcare centre given the local demand for the... - Home Care Packages
554. To ask the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied); if the necessary arrangements can be put in place as soon as possible to... - Hospital Appointments Status
555. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if he will ensure that this matter is dealt with speedily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41201/23] - Health Strategies
556. To ask the Minister for Health if he and or the HSE have developed guidance for end users in respect of blue light from computer screens and digital devices in the context of eye health; and... - Health Services Waiting Lists
557. To ask the Minister for Health how many patients are on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; how many patients are on the orthodontic... - Nursing Homes
559. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41262/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
560. To ask the Minister for Health what mediation process is in place for developers and contractors who cannot fulfil their signed agreements in capital building projects; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
563. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the pandemic special recognition payment is not being paid to haematology staff, given the heroic work that they performed in keeping the... - Health Services Staff
564. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE has started to recruit to the position of physician associates; whether the extent of the responsibility of such posts have been defined: and... - Hospital Services
565. To ask the Minister for Health if a multidisciplinary medical team can be assembled at University Hospital Galway to assess the case of a 17-year-old (details supplied) who is wheelchair-... - Hospital Appointments Status
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a patient is being asked to wait until 15 January 2025 for an dermatology consultation in St. James's Hospital (details supplied) for... - Hospital Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health if an interview taken in April 1994 in a hospital setting will be released to the patient involved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
569. 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... - Medicinal Products
570. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been refused a drug prescribed by their GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41384/23] - Medical Cards
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will agree to the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical needs, rather than means; if he... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
572. To ask the Minister for Health when the clinical review of the future of the medical cannabis access programme will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a child (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41406/23] - Health Services
575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people approved under a scheme (detailed supplied), by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41420/23] - Budget 2024
577. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given in Budget 2024 to increase funding for people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41435/23] - Health Services Staff
578. To ask the Minister for Health if the pay of a worker in the health service will be rectified to their correct scale (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41453/23] - Emergency Departments
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fast-track the creation of a quiet/sensory waiting room in the Tallaght Hospital accident and emergency department where autistic people and people... - Health Services
580. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any further update regarding providing retinal screening facilities in locations in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Social Welfare Eligibility
584. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance, if any, available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41482/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
585. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 658 of 7 March 2023, when staff from a nursing home (details supplied), which has since closed down will receive their... - Tax Code
586. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the evaluation of the sugar sweetened drinks tax; if he will provide a timeline for the evaluation process, including... - Vaccination Programme
588. To ask the Minister for Health if an injection (details supplied) which lessens the chances of contracting shingles is covered under the GMS; if not the reason it is not; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff
589. To ask the Minister for Health if a pension payslip would be sent to a person (details supplied) in County Cork, previously employed by the HSE, in hard copy form by post. [41543/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
590. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a HSE Covid payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41564/23] - Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Bills prepared by his Department in the 33rd Dáil to date; the number and title of those Bills that included a Regulatory Impact Assessment;... - Hospital Appointments Status
592. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41604/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
593. To ask the Minister for Health when the rapid HTA, undertaken by HIQA in November 2022, reviewing the evidence of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of continuous (including the Dexcom,... - Hospital Facilities
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres open in each of the Dublin hospitals respectively, by day, for the past 60 days, in tabular form. [41635/23] - Hospital Procedures
595. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgery cancellations, by week, in each of the Dublin hospitals respectively, since 1 August 2023 to date, in tabular form, by reason... - Hospital Facilities
596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operating theatre closures in each of the Dublin hospitals respectively by week since 1 August 2023 to date, in tabular form, by reason for... - Hospital Appointments Status
598. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital,... - Nursing Homes
599. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements that he has had with the HSE CEO regarding the recent testimony by a safeguarding expert that they were instructed by senior HSE managers to... - Dental Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41644/23] - Nursing Homes
601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a fair deal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41654/23] - Mental Health Services
602. To ask the Minister for Health to consider additional investment in the mental health budget to provide more supports and measures in Donegal and across the country to ensure that people are... - Health Services Staff
603. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the total provision to date made in the HSE budget in respect of its liability for unpaid Report 42 pay awards and arrears which were...
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