Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
- Covid-19 Pandemic
1091. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on Ireland's membership of a treaty (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47616/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1092. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [47232/23] - Health Services
1093. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of budget provision that has been set aside to fund the seven-day opening of the emergency cathlab suite at University Hospital Waterford; and if... - Home Care Packages
1095. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons who have applied for homecare support and who are awaiting the allocation of homecare; his views on the recruitment of homecare... - Health Services Staff
1096. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a process to link the pay rates of section 10, 39 and 56 workers with those on a section 38 contract [47282/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1097. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47291/23] - Hospital Facilities
1098. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to a concern raised in relation to a hospital carpark (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47292/23] - Departmental Reports
1099. To ask the Minister for Health if the report being commissioned on the future costs of healthcare will use projections to estimate the effect that risk factors will have on the cost burden... - General Practitioner Services
1100. To ask the Minister for Health to provide clarity on the outcome of discussions around concerns on the treatment of GMS income within a contractual GP partnership arrangement and any... - Hospital Equipment
1101. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Regional Hospital Tullamore has no equipment to carry out core decompression procedures. [47322/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1102. To ask the Minister for Health how many people are on the waiting list for an MRI in each hospital in Ireland; the average wait time and the longest wait time for an MRI in each hospital in... - Artificial Intelligence
1103. To ask the Minister for Health to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47338/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1104. To ask the Minister for Health the Government’s up-to-date position regarding a scheme to assist those frontline workers who are absent from employment due to long-Covid. [47348/23] - Health Services Staff
1105. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the new adaptation training programme for overseas nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47351/23] - Third Level Fees
1107. To ask the Minister for Health what funding was provided for the training of student psychologists in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47353/23] - Health Services Staff
1108. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline what measure will be provided in Budget 2024 for trainee educational psychologist completing a doctorate who are currently on placement;... - Organ Donation
1109. To ask the Minister for Health whether paired-organ donations will be permitted under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022;... - Patient Files
1110. To ask the Minister for Health if patient records from prior to 2001 are available from Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, and University Hospital, Galway; and if so, whether those records can... - Hospital Appointments Status
1111. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a medical appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47360/23] - Hospital Staff
1112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sonographers working in Cavan General Hospital; the number of sonographers that work at the weekend, Saturday and Sunday in CGH; the days each... - Mental Health Services
1113. To ask the Minister for Health if community counselling services could be expanded from ten sessions per client to that which is necessary depending on client needs; if he aware that ten... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for a dermatologist in the north west broken down into whether they have been waiting for 6-12, 12-18, 8-24 and over 24... - Health Services
1115. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a transport budget within the HSE to assist vulnerable patients attend hospital appointments where public transport may not be an option for them;... - Court Judgments
1117. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department fully respects and understands a Supreme Court judgement (details supplied) which was ruled on in March 2020. [47407/23] - Health Strategies
1118. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 will be funded in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47410/23] - Health Services
1120. To ask the Minister for Health if thrombectomy services will be affected by any funding shortfalls or cuts in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47412/23] - Health Strategies
1122. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that failure to fund stroke services in 2024 as part of the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 will result in greater numbers of patients... - Nursing Homes
1123. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for a nursing home support scheme package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Hospital Facilities
1124. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the stepdown unit in Monaghan General Hospital; if it is fully operational; how many beds are operational; and how many patients have stayed in... - Hospital Appointments Status
1125. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47427/23] - Nursing Homes
1126. To ask the Minister for Health whether the standard of care in private care homes, as well as the standard of training and vetting of staff, are the same as the standards employed in... - Insurance Coverage
1127. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47451/23] - Mental Health Services
1128. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of the considerable pressures on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, he will agree to increase the supports available for parents... - Departmental Funding
1129. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding due to be allocated over the next 12 months to agencies within the remit of his Department to support the prevention and early... - Departmental Programmes
1130. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of developments internationally to encourage the uptake of parenting support programmes, including the universal funding of programmes; whether... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1131. 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... - Mental Health Services
1132. To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected that community healthcare west CAMHS will have IT-enabled patient administration systems; when it is expected a decision will be made on a... - Health Services
1133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider rolling out minor injury clinics across the country, especially in County Kerry. [47474/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1134. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new 96-bed unit presently under construction at University Hospital Limerick to be completed and operational; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
1136. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the PCRS will not cover the cost of the drug Fostimon, on the drug payment scheme as prescribed by a fertility clinic and in one case only covers... - Nursing Homes
1137. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for the fair deal scheme (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47501/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1138. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47502/23] - Nursing Homes
1139. To ask the Minister for Health if a fair deal application will be urgently reviewed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47503/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1140. To ask the Minister for Health if the national clinical plan will provide support for type 1 diabetic patients under the age of 18 years through the deployment of continuous glucose... - Hospital Staff
1141. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency staff that are currently employed in Letterkenny University Hospital in any capacity for more than one year combined, with the role that... - Cross-Border Co-operation
1142. To ask the Minister for Health what efforts he has made to examine cross-Border co-operation between the public hospitals at Altnagelvin, Letterkenny, Enniskillen and Sligo on a range of... - Hospital Appointments Status
1143. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with Cork University Hospital orthodontics department; and if he will make a statement on... - Cancer Services
1144. To ask the Minister for Health if the mobile BreastCheck unit is still operating from Leopardstown Hospital; whether there were changes in its operation; if the service will be restored to... - Mental Health Services
1145. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 604 of 25 April and 468 of 18 May and 702 of 27 June 2023, the number of people with severe and enduring mental health... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1146. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the planned ending of a special Covid leave with pay arrangement for healthcare workers on 31 October 2023 with the chronic and debilitating... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1147. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) has been placed at the beginning of another waiting list following the retirement of a consultant in University... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1148. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children's Hospital will be provided with a wheelchair, as it is urgently required by them;... - General Practitioner Services
1149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been assigned a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/23] - Mental Health Services
1150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on CAMHS hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47614/23] - State Bodies
1151. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update regarding the anticipated opening date of the National Home Support Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1152. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a status update regarding the rollout of the new ICT system for HSE Home Support Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47627/23] - Home Help Service
1153. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the steps that he has taken to date to address delays in the Statutory Home Support Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47628/23] - Care Services
1157. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a status update regarding the establishment of a Commission on Care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47633/23] - Home Care Packages
1158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to enable hospitals to block book home care hours, in order to enable providers to plan strategically and ensure that... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1161. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to establishing a forum with regard to waiting list numbers across Community Health Organisations, for the purposes of... - Ministerial Staff
1162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by his special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and... - Mental Health Services
1163. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the percentage of the health budget that is allocated to mental health in each year from 2019, up to and including Budget 2024; and if he will make... - Hospital Procedures
1164. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive surgery in Cork University Hospital; if it would be possible to receive the surgery in either... - Medical Research and Training
1165. To ask the Minister for Health whether his Department will conduct an inquiry into the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland use of a US institute to conduct animal research not in... - Mental Health Policy
1166. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the practice of night-time confinement in all units (except high-secure) at the National Central Mental Hospital, Portrane, continues to... - Hospital Transfers
1167. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Clare will be transferred from University Hospital Limerick to CHI, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Strategies
1168. To ask the Minister for Health the reason many women received appointment letters from Breast Health in the Mater Hospital for Friday, 20 October 2023, only to discover upon turning up for... - Departmental Data
1169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with breast cancer from 2020-2023 in Ireland; the average age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
1170. To ask the Minister for Health if, considering that a high volume of breast cancer cases is oestrogen-driven and many women experience hormonal changes from the age of 40 years onwards, he... - Hospital Appointments Status
1172. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for a consultation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will... - Departmental Advertising
1173. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the advertising spend of his Department and agencies under the remit of his Department, by national media outlet and local newspaper... - Healthcare Policy
1174. To ask the Minister for Health how standards are set for a profession (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47758/23] - Hospital Procedures
1175. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for surgery for a person (details supplied). [47764/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1176. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of children and adolescents on the waiting-lists of the south Lee primary care services and the north Lee primary care services; and if he... - Departmental Data
1178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of in-person client sessions offered by each grade of psychologist - assistant psychologists, staff grade psychologists, senior psychologists and... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children removed from the assessment of need waiting list in each of the Cork and Kerry primary care psychology services for each month from 1... - Nursing Homes
1180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding any plans the Government has to reimburse families of nursing homes patients illegally charged nursing home fees; and... - Official Engagements
1181. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements his Department, or any agency or body under his direction, has had with the government of Israel, any state body of the government of Israel,... - Hospital Staff
1183. To ask the Minister for Health if any of the hospital group CEOs across all hospital groups hold other remunerated positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/23] - Health Services Staff
1186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021. [47851/23] - Departmental Data
1188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently attending the paediatric diabetes service in the Regional Hospital Mullingar. [47872/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1189. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list, per age, for community psychology in Mullingar primary care centre, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
1190. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing number of the community psychology team in Mullingar primary care centre. [47874/23] - Hospital Staff
1191. To ask the Minister for Health the current vacancies that exist in Mullingar Regional Hospital, per post; and the length of time each has been vacant for. [47876/23] - Employment Rights
1192. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 in relation to fertility treatment and miscarriage leave. [47879/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women awaiting gynaecology appointments, by hospital, in tabular form. [47880/23] - Hospital Staff
1194. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 579 of 17 October 2023, when the document approved by the National Trauma Programme Steering Group in December 2022... - Departmental Funding
1196. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider extra funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47907/23] - Health Strategies
1197. To ask the Minister for Health if signage will be erected in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47911/23] - Health Service Executive
1198. To ask the Minister for Health the reason management roles (details supplied) are being replaced and tradespeople doing the work on the ground are not as regards HSE maintenance teams in an... - Medical Cards
1199. To ask the Minister for Health if the significant cost of circadin could be covered under the medical card scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1200. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47935/23] - Undefined
1201. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on access to green space (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47950/23] - Departmental Staff
1202. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to create a chief pharmaceutical officer position in his Department; his views on the matter; if his Department has examined similar roles... - Health Strategies
1203. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the regional health area implantation plan; the level of consultation that took place with HSE management; if south Tipperary and Cork will... - Departmental Funding
1204. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on European Reference Networks funding; if funding was committed to in Budget 2024; if he is aware of consultants concerns that they will lose... - Vaccination Programme
1205. To ask the Minister for Health the number of winter flu vaccines that have been administered to different cohorts to date in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
1206. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the hepatitis C home testing kits; the number of kits that have been dispatched; if the scheme is proving successful; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1207. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47960/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1208. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be issued to a person (details supplied) regarding their confirmed urgent referral to the urology clinic in UCG Hospital in Dec 2022.... - Departmental Priorities
1209. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the 109 recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism's final Report; and if he will make a... - Legislative Measures
1210. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to introduce legislation that bans the use of vaping products in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47982/23] - Healthcare Policy
1211. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the reclassification of a condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48001/23] - Departmental Contracts
1212. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
1213. To ask the Minister for Health if homecare workers employed directly by the HSE work Saturdays and Sundays; if weekend home support is provided entirely by external providers, approved by... - Departmental Data
1214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds currently in five hospitals (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48085/23] - Medical Cards
1215. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who has a full medical card, is being charged for blood tests by their GP surgery; and if he will make a statement on... - Healthcare Policy
1216. To ask the Minister for Health if the State can provide assistance in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48087/23] - Dental Services
1217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Kerry who currently accept medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48090/23] - Health Strategies
1218. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of cervical screening samples that will be processed in the National Cervical Screening Laboratory at the Coombe, now that the service has... - Dental Services
1219. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national school dentist scheme for 6th class children who have yet to be seen by a school dentist due to Covid (details supplied).... - Hospital Admissions
1220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48100/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1221. To ask the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be expedited at WUH for a person (details supplied). [48104/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1222. To ask the Minister for Health if special hearings aids will be provided as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [48106/23] - Medical Cards
1223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation regarding medical card holders who wish to transfer from one GP practice to another; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
1224. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 812 of 13 July 2023, for a breakdown of the more than 25,000 young people refused access to CAMHS since 2020; for a... - Health Services
1228. To ask the Minister for Health how many primary care occupational therapists are in place in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, and Rosse Court, Lucan; and the average waiting time for an appointment for... - Health Services Staff
1229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to pay parity for medical scientists; if pay parity will be delivered in early January 2024 as indicated; and if he... - Departmental Reviews
1230. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Strategic Review of General Practice; the areas this review will examine; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1231. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposal to develop a 'surgical hub' in Limerick; where exactly is the preferred site that has been identified; when he expects it... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a CT scan and MRI scan at Wexford General Hospital. [48159/23] - Hospital Staff
1233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time secretaries working in the ophthalmology department in the Mater Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48160/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults living in County Leitrim waiting for vascular surgery. [48161/23] - Hospital Staff
1235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior cardiology dieticians based in Kerry University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48162/23] - Hospital Facilities
1236. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within public car park at Our Lady's Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in 2021, 2022 and to date in... - Hospital Staff
1237. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior medical scientists in molecular microbiology at University Hospital Waterford in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48164/23] - Hospital Facilities
1238. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital and current funding required to double the number of ICU beds at Letterkenny University Hospital. [48165/23] - Hospital Services
1239. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation to Roscommon University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [48166/23] - Hospital Procedures
1240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract procedures carried out at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.... - Addiction Treatment Services
1241. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of funding allocated to drug addiction services in County Longford in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48168/23] - Ambulance Service
1242. To ask the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time at Mullingar emergency department in each month of 2023 to date, in tabular form [48169/23] - Hospital Services
1243. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to Tipperary University Hospital as part of the 2023-2024 Winter Plan. [48170/23] - Mental Health Services
1244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw in CHO2. [48171/23] - Hospital Staff
1245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in intensive care medicine at CHI Crumlin in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48172/23] - Hospital Procedures
1247. To ask the Minister for Health the number hip replacement surgeries carried out in Mayo University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48174/23] - Hospital Staff
1248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior vascular physiologist at Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48175/23] - Hospital Facilities
1250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48177/23] - Mental Health Services
1251. To ask the Minister for Health the out-of-hours mental health services that are currently available in County Roscommon. [48178/23] - Hospital Staff
1252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse manager 2 in pre-exposure prophylaxis services in Galway University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular... - Hospital Services
1255. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time from check in to seeing a clinician at Tallaght University Hospital Emergency Department. [48182/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on an appointment for a person (details supplied). [48185/23] - Medical Cards
1257. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the ceiling a single person can earn as of now to get a GP medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48188/23] - Health Services
1258. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent stepdown bed can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if all efforts can be made to ensure that proper provision for this... - Departmental Communications
1259. To ask the Minister for Health what efforts were made to contact individuals and families who were victims of medical negligence to make them aware of the public consultation on health... - Health Services Staff
1260. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant positions of chair and co-ordinator at the Canal Communities Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force will be filled. [48232/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1261. To ask the Minister for Health the specific policy in relation to prosthetic funding for each community healthcare organisation area; the reason for such disparities in each of the CHO... - Nursing Homes
1263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline under what circumstances the HSE ordered the gathering of information in relation to a nursing home (details supplied) in Dundalk, County... - Health Services
1264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the average and median time that elapses between the receipt of a complaint by the Medical Council and the making of an initial... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1265. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in providing a new primary care centre for An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe; the next steps proposed in progressing this; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
1266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of prisoners, by gender with acute mental health issue on the waiting list for transfer from prisons to the Central Mental Hospital for treatment;... - Mental Health Policy
1267. To ask the Minister for Health when a prisoner (details supplied) will be transferred from a prison to the Central Mental Hospital; the length of time they have been the waiting list for... - Hospital Appointments Status
1268. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred to a doctor in February 2023, has yet to receive an appointment; and... - Ambulance Service
1269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE critical care ambulances, by location, in use in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48323/23] - Dental Services
1270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of school dentists based in CHO8 in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48324/23] - Hospital Staff
1271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE plastic surgeon registrars based in each hospital part of Ireland East Hospital Group in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48325/23] - Hospital Equipment
1272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of birthing pools in use in each maternity hospital and maternity unit nationwide, in tabular form. [48326/23] - Substance Misuse
1273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO8 mental health service in the years of 2022... - Hospital Staff
1274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialists in inpatient orthopaedics with a special interest in spinal disorders at the Mater Hospital. [48328/23] - Hospital Facilities
1275. To ask the Minister for Health when the new 96-bed block in UHL is going to be completed and ready to accept patients; how many of the beds will go towards increasing existing capacity and... - Medicinal Products
1276. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug ozempic will be made available for GPs to prescribe to diabetes patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48365/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
1277. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48384/23] - Health Services Staff
1278. To ask the Minister for Health if the complement of nursing staff at St. Mary's Health Centre, Thurles, County Tipperary, can be increased if more permanent nursing staff could be employed... - Primary Care Centres
1279. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1046 of 20 September 2023, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; the status of the land... - Abortion Services
1280. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of abortions performed at the Ireland East Hospital Group, broken down by category of the 2018 Health Act (ss. 9-12) for... - Care Services
1285. To ask the Minister for Health if respite services can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for one week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48464/23] - Health Services
1286. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an electric bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48468/23] - Hospital Facilities
1288. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1921 of 11 September 2023, if he will provide an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park;... - Hospital Appointments Status
1289. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery. [48479/23] - Disease Management
1290. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a specialist consultant for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; if not, whether there are any plans to put one in place; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Facilities
1291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48484/23] - Mental Health Services
1292. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of young people with autism being treated as in-patients in adult mental health units; the total number of people with disabilities being... - Proposed Legislation
1293. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by his Department on the proposed pharmaceutical legislation revision being delivered under the... - Medicinal Products
1294. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned about medicine shortages this winter; what steps are being taken to ensure that a serious shortage is avoided; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1295. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to Section 38 Organisations, whereby a Labour Court support staff evaluation scheme decision has not been fully implemented, in that... - Care Services
1296. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed and announced refurbishments, developments and funding for St. Josephs care centre in Longford town, given the first... - Mental Health Services
1298. To ask the Minister for Health the general wait time for accessing CAMHS, by county; and the wait time for those who have an autism diagnosis accessing CAMHS, by county, in tabular form.... - Nursing Homes
1299. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide HSE funding to a person (details supplied) in order that they can be granted a place in a nursing home. [48512/23] - Mental Health Services
1300. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of children and the length of time they have been waiting for an assessment by the child and adolescent mental health... - Hospital Overcrowding
1301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendees at University Hospital Limerick emergency department in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1302. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of medical staff vacancies, per role at University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48515/23] - Hospital Overcrowding
1303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days to date in 2023 that the full capacity protocol has been utilised at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
1304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists to persons ratio in each CHO region. [48517/23] - General Practitioner Services
1305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs to persons ratio in each CHO region. [48518/23] - Health Services
1306. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of some opticians who have not received payment from the HSE for the last number of months to continue the HSE glasses vouchers for children;... - Departmental Contracts
1307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds the HSE contracted out (details supplied) in the Mayo area from 2019 to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Qualifications
1308. To ask the Minister for Health what plans his Department has to create pathways for internationally trained health professionals to return to Ireland to work in the HSE (details supplied);... - Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
1309. To ask the Minister for Health an aithníonn sé na deacrachtaí atá roimh chainteoirí dúchais Ghaeilge i gcóras sláinte a chaitheann leo amhail is go... - Assisted Human Reproduction
1311. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the upper age limit for a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48556/23] - Medicinal Products
1312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48564/23] - Health Services Staff
1315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants who work with patients on a scheme (details supplied); how many patients on that scheme they have under their care; and if he will... - Medical Cards
1316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding the medical card support for those who have obtained a ministerial licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48568/23] - Health Services
1317. To ask the Minister for Health what is meant by a term (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48570/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by community healthcare organisation, CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular... - Disability Services
1327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages; the number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay accessing... - Medical Cards
1328. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment for retrograde cricophalyngeas dysfunction (R-CPD) will be made available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
1329. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the number of invitation letters issued for BreastCheck appointments, and the number of attendances at BreastCheck... - Healthcare Policy
1330. To ask the Minister for Health to extend the cycle of care for children aged under eight years with an asthma diagnosis, to all people under the age of 18 years, with or without a GP card;... - Medicinal Products
1333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to expanding the National Fund for Biologic Medication for severe asthma (to include Anti-igE and Anti-il-4il-1 3 biologic... - Health Services Staff
1334. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to expanding the number of advanced nurse practitioners WTE posts by 112 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the... - Community Care
1335. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Caredoc phone services for St. Dymphna's Hospital, Carlow is run out of Dublin, and not locally in Carlow, and as a consequence, the... - International Protection
1338. To ask the Minister for Health if he has any plans to change guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48614/23] - Health Services Staff
1339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff currently on secondment to universities in Ireland; how the policy on secondment will be impacted by the recent embargo on recruitment... - Healthcare Policy
1340. To ask the Minister for Health if, further to World Stroke Day, he will provide a full update on the funding requirements and overall implementation plans for the National Stroke Strategy;... - Health Services
1341. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE in order to prevent total blindness from occurring in a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Medical Certificates
1343. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 548 of 10 October 2023, the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Healthcare Policy
1344. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered positive organisational scholarship as a possible intervention in healthcare settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
1345. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether individuals with type 1 diabetes who are public patients can access insulin pump technology and continuous glucose monitoring... - Departmental Funding
1348. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what vouchers or grants are in place to support parents with the cost of new glasses for their children; if this voucher scheme applies only up to... - Gender Recognition
1350. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an open letter to the HSE regarding trans healthcare, to which 20 national and international organisations signed; if he agrees with the... - Health Services Staff
1351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists and senior psychologists in each of the CAMHS teams based in CHO9 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular... - Hospital Facilities
1353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in St. James's Hospital for 2022; and if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in Tallaght and... - Hospital Services
1354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that provide a clinical psychology service to heart failure patients; and the proportion of patients identified as requiring clinical... - Health Services
1355. To ask the Minister for Health the status of podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Kildare; the status of the service going forward; and the number of persons on the waiting list... - Departmental Policies
1357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to enable a registered nurse to sign a declaration of death form for a patient who passes away in hospital or nursing... - Mental Health Services
1358. To ask the Minister for Health to provide confirmation in relation to the anticipated start date for the newly appointed psychiatrist in CAMHS Infirmary Road, Cork (which serves the area of... - Health Promotion
1363. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the relaunching of a public awareness campaign targeted at mitigating cancer risk, in particular the importance of education regarding... - Medicinal Products
1364. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Pembrolizumab, used in the treatment of triple negative breast cancer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48793/23] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of waiting times for persons referred for MRIs to determine possible breast cancer diagnosis in each of the eight cancer centres;... - Hospital Facilities
1367. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the additional units being built at St. Mary's hospital, Drogheda; when the units will come into operation; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
1368. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in assessing the suitability of sites at Palmers Hill, Cashel and land to the rear of St. Patrick's for the community nursing unit,... - Vaccination Programme
1369. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Covid vaccine novovax which is the only booster vaccine that can be administered to patients with myocarditis or other heart... - Health Services
1370. To ask the Minister for Health the reason employees working for an organisation (details supplied) in a long-term residential house for disabled persons are not assessed as Section 39... - Official Travel
1372. To ask the Minister for Health if he visited any health-related facility during his visit to New York during the recent UN week. [48845/23]
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