Written answers
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
- Supreme Court Rulings
475. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, and all the agencies to report to his Department fully respects and understands the Ruth Morrissey Supreme Court judgement, which was ruled... - Mental Health Services
476. To ask the Minister for Health to take the necessary steps to ensure that the individual placement and support service is equally accessible for people with mental health difficulties... - Tobacco Control Measures
477. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any restriction on the opportunity to advertise e-cigarettes in Irish media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49892/23] - Health Services
478. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a medical service for Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Procedures
480. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied) for a cataract removal can be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49275/23] - Health Services Staff
481. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 to recruit 12 additional WTE clinical nurse specialists in Dementia, in tabular form. [49303/23] - Ambulance Service
482. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific measures taken to enhance ambulance services in advance of the opening of new major trauma centres; the specific funding... - Health Services Staff
483. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists, dental hygienists and dental nurses working in each HSE health centre and primary care centre within CHO9 in the years 2022 and to... - Hospital Admissions
484. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were admitted to the National Spinal Injuries Unit at the Mater Hospital in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.... - Ambulance Service
486. To ask the Minister for Health if he will launch an investigation into the unacceptable delay on 4 November of over six hours for an ambulance to attend a gravely ill person (details... - Nursing Education
487. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment of clinical placement allowances to undergraduate supernumerary nursing and midwifery students, as set out in... - Dental Services
488. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the professional independence of clinical dental technicians; if he accepts that they are a growing cohort of practitioners across the... - Hospital Appointments Status
489. 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. [49337/23] - General Practitioner Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health whether he is aware that the HSE has no remit to assist in sourcing GP care for children under 18 years who have no medical or GP-visit card; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
492. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get an appointment in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49353/23] - Medicinal Products
493. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the atropine 0.01% eye drops, under trial since prior to 2021; to confirm if the trial will be concluded in January 2024, as outlined in... - Hospital Appointments Status
494. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49374/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct an investigation into the rising costs of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, mobility aids, silicone socks and prosthetic limbs as the... - Hospital Facilities
496. To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the significant structural problems that were identified by HIQA in the Sycamore and Willow Unit within Cherry Orchard Hospital, in May 2023; to... - Public Sector Staff
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical doctors and former general practitioners who are employed either in the Department or by the HSE in policy, advisory or other internal... - Health Services Waiting Lists
498. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be seen by child and adolescent mental health services by CHO and LHO, in tabular form; and the length of time that persons... - Budget 2024
499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of funding allocated to social inclusion groups in Budget 2024. [49418/23] - Health Service Executive
500. To ask the Minister for Health under the HSE budget allocated to University Hospital Waterford as part of the Herity Protocol to engage 24 wholetime equivalates to UHW cardiac service, this... - Hospital Appointments Status
501. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49434/23] - Health Service Executive
502. To ask the Minister for Health what the HSE intends to use a site for (details supplied). [49435/23] - Vaccination Programme
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he has an estimated date for when the health technology assessment on the herpes zoster vaccine, which protects against shingles, will be completed. [49446/23] - Dental Services
504. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentists in County Kerry providing services for medical card holders under the dental treatment services scheme (details... - Departmental Funding
505. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 14 February 2023, if he will confirm when the promised resource for the Drogheda area, by way of provision for a... - Mental Health Policy
506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the publication of the National Action Plan on Traveller and Roma Mental Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
507. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a team (details supplied) has been excluded from the Building Momentum pay increases, cost-of-living pay increases, and the reduction in the... - Health Services Waiting Lists
508. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS services in County Wicklow; the number of children on the waiting list broken down by wait times; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend CAMHS services to include children who have ADS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/23] - Traveller Community
511. To ask the Minister for Health to outline in detail what new resources have been allocated to Traveller health, including resources to support implementation of the National Traveller Health... - Assisted Human Reproduction
512. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a clear and updated timeline on when the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, inclusive of the surrogacy provisions, will be presented... - Health Service Executive
514. To ask the Minister for Health how much the HSE has allocated for the refurbishment of Keltoi; if it has gone to tender; when it will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
515. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a delay in the pension processing for some healthcare assistants (details supplied); his plans to resolve this issue; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
517. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to upgrade facilities at St Dympna’s Hospital, Carlow; if a contractor has been appointed; the expected start date for refurbishment; the... - Health Services
518. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans for an expanded Caredoc operated service developing an injury clinic for Carlow; if he has had any engagement with stakeholders willing... - Dental Services
519. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to reopen the x-ray clinic and dental clinic in St Dympna’s Hospital in Carlow, which have been closed for remodelling; and if... - Hospital Staff
520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons and WTE orthopaedic registrars based at University Hospital Waterford in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date... - Health Service Executive
521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in cardiovascular disease employed by the HSE, by location, in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in... - Home Care Packages
523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of intensive homecare packages delivered to persons in CHO5 to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49590/23] - Hospital Staff
524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric rheumatologists at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49591/23] - General Practitioner Services
525. To ask the Minister for Health what plans his Department has to increase GP capacity in Tipperary, as many people are unable to get a GP to take them on in Tipperary due to a lack of... - Hospital Appointments Status
527. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment to attend an assessment with ophthalmology services in respect of cataract... - Departmental Data
529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of in-patients in each acute hospital over the years 2012-2022 that have been admitted for more than one year, in... - Child Abuse
530. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 18 October 2023, when a substantive reply will issue from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
531. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49725/23] - Emergency Departments
533. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for October for each year 2018-2023 inclusive, Statewide, and for... - Hospital Procedures
537. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for October for each year 2022-2023 inclusive, by hospital group and... - Hospital Facilities
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds, by bed type, available at each acute hospital for October for each year 2019-2023, inclusive; and the number of bed days... - Departmental Data
540. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for October for each year 2019-2023 inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed discharges and... - Health Service Executive
543. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for October for each year 2019 to 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [49741/23] - Ambulance Service
545. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less... - Health Services Waiting Lists
548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for October 2019-2023, in tabular form; the breakdown by... - Medical Records
552. To ask the Minister for Health if all the medical records of a person (details supplied) can be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49756/23] - Mental Health Services
553. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get a diagnosis following an ADHD assessment with CAMHS Donegal town; if he is aware that there is no psychiatrist in... - Health Services Staff
554. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of correspondence from Caredoc (details supplied); if he will keep the terms and conditions of these workers in line with Section 38 and HSE... - Hospital Appointments Status
555. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49782/23] - Medicinal Products
556. To ask the Minister for Health the reason adults who have spinal muscular atrophy are not being administered medications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
557. To ask the Minister for Health what clinical and financial protocols were used for the decision to take over a nursing home (details supplied). [49789/23] - International Agreements
559. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the draft World Health Organisation Pandemic Preparedness Treaty; if he agrees with an assessment (details supplied) that the treaty is... - Hospital Admissions
560. To ask the Minister for Health the number of admissions for RSV to all hospitals in the period 1 September 2023 to 8 November 2023, by age of the person admitted and by hospital, in tabular... - Medicinal Products
561. To ask the Minister for Health what is causing the shortage of the diabetes medication ozempic (semaglutide); the reason the HSE is overruling GP recommendations that it be prescribed to... - Care of the Elderly
562. To ask the Minister for Health to assist in resolving the difficult situation a stage 4 COPD and dementia patient (details supplied) being refused care by at least three nursing homes,... - Hospital Overcrowding
563. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the upward trend noted by the INMO's 'Trolley Watch' (details supplied) in the last week; what measures his Department is taking to significantly... - Home Care Packages
564. To ask the Minister for Health if and when it might be expected that homecare provision will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/23] - Health Services
566. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be reimbursed for treatment received under the treatment abroad scheme - EU Cross Border Directive; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers by grade working in both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49811/23] - Hospital Procedures
568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maxillofacial surgeries carried out at St. James's Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49812/23] - Hospital Staff
569. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general paediatrician with a special interest in paediatric neurodevelopment and neurodisability at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and... - Hospital Procedures
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lung transplant procedures carried out in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49815/23] - Health Services Staff
571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE stop smoking advisors employed by the HSE working in CHO7 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and the locations where these Stop... - Hospital Staff
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries working in the neurology department in Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49818/23] - Health Services Staff
573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE speech and language therapist posts within CHO7; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [49819/23] - Tobacco Control Measures
574. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the consultation process which is planned to begin on 7 November 2023 in respect of the new Tobacco Products Bill, as announced by him on... - Regulatory Bodies
575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a CORU registration of a health professional (details supplied). [49821/23] - Mental Health Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health the date a medical institution will reopen (details supplied). [49837/23] - Medical Cards
577. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49850/23] - Mental Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what is currently being done to address discrimination against autistic children in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
581. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, currently working in the Mater Smithfield rapid injury unit; and the number of vacancies, by job title, currently in the... - Mental Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to ringfencing 10% of the health budget for mental health to bring the State into line with international standards, in view... - Departmental Funding
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set aside dedicated funding to secure multi-annual funding for the support of the community and voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
586. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set aside funding to address the impact of and prevailing mental crisis arising from COVID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49871/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
588. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the steps that he will take to address the growing numbers on waiting lists within the CAMHS services, considering that there was an almost 60%... - Mental Health Services
589. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure that additional resources are put in place to facilitate the changes that will be brought about by the upcoming reform of the Mental Health Act 2001;... - Departmental Funding
590. To ask the Minister for Health to give due consideration to set aside dedicated funding for National Clinical Programmes in relation to Women’s Mental Health, Eating Disorders, and... - General Practitioner Services
591. To ask the Minister for Health the correct procedure to be followed to renew a discretionary GP card in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Waiting Lists
592. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time people in Galway are waiting to access dialectical behaviour therapy; if work is being done to expand access to this therapy; and if he will... - General Practitioner Services
594. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will assign a GP to a person (details supplied) where all local GPs are fully subscribed. [49907/23] - Departmental Correspondence
595. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on this payment. [49915/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
597. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeframe for the construction of the new renal dialysis unit in Sligo university unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49930/23] - General Practitioner Services
598. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 24 October 2023, if by year-end he intends to implement any interim measures to address the concerns of GPs... - Regulatory Bodies
603. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Products Regulatory Authority’s role in conducting an inquiry into breaches of Article 17 of the Global Code of Conduct for Research that... - Health Services Waiting Lists
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an eye specialist/optician appointment in each CHO area, in tabular form; the reason there is a delay in such... - Mental Health Services
605. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of beds in Lakeview Mental Health Facility in Naas, County Kildare; how many are currently occupied/available; if he can investigate why... - Abortion Services
608. To ask the Minister for Health to list the maternity units currently providing abortion services under Section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in tabular... - Hospital Appointments Status
610. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in her senior years can expect to receive an appointment for cataract eye surgery (both eyes) as she is visually impaired and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
611. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in her senior years who has been waiting over 12 months for hearing aids replacement can expect to receive an appointment for...
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