Written answers
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
- Hospital Waiting Lists
496. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait for a first appointment with the ENT department in Tallaght University Hospital; the number of people waiting for a first appointment, broken... - Hospital Appointments Status
497. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for surgical procedure to remove cataracts (bilateral), as their sight is impaired and is... - Hospital Staff
498. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reasons why the helpline for the neurology nurses in Crumlin Children's Hospital is no longer operational; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
499. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times to receive an appointment with the neurologist in Crumlin Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53199/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
500. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a scheduled appointment with their neurologist in Crumlin Children's Hospital; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
501. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of CHO areas that have community neurorehabilitation teams in place, in tabular form; the date of establishment of the team; the WTE... - Disability Services
502. To ask the Minister for Health when appointments will be made available for two children from the same family to be assessed for occupational therapy (details supplied); the procedure for... - Hospital Staff
503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in paediatric anaesthesiology at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53226/23] - Addiction Treatment Services
504. To ask the Minister for Health to outline full breakdown of how the €15.7 million was spent by the HSE on cessation services in 2022. [53227/23] - Primary Care Centres
505. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons day care centres funded by HSE that are currently based within primary care centres in CHO8 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53228/23] - Covid-19 Pandemic
506. To ask the Minister for Health what resources are open to employees who were frontline workers and their employer received their bonuses, but the company is now closed and the employer did... - Hospital Appointments Status
507. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with the consultant oncologist in University Hospital Kerry can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Equipment
508. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 9 November 2023, which centre the two CT scanners and one MRI scanner are based in within the Cavan and Monaghan... - Hospital Facilities
509. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny has stopped the roll-out of insulin pumps and sensors to monitor the blood sugars in the paediatric diabetes... - Tobacco Control Measures
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he has noted Sweden's smoking rate of 5.6%, which is lower than the EU average of 23%, while the country promotes alternatives to smoking such as vaping;... - Departmental Policies
514. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been no policy change regarding transgender women receiving breast augmentation as essential surgery (details supplied); the reason they have lost... - Medical Aids and Appliances
515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53265/23] - Medicinal Products
516. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a shortage of tyvense medication, which is used to treat conditions such as autism and ADHD; the measures his Department is taking to ensure an... - Hospital Appointments Status
517. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip surgery in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [53275/23] - Care Services
518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Minister for Justice regarding the need to expedite Garda vetting for homecare workers, which would lead to an average turnaround of... - Departmental Data
519. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a home support waiting list in CHO 4, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53278/23] - Departmental Policies
520. To ask the Minister for Health what efforts are being made to develop a graded career structure in homecare that rewards and encourages upskilling and training; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
521. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the following information in modular form the percentage of inpatients (excluding day cases) who were discharged after one day in hospital, for each... - Home Help Service
523. To ask the Minister for Health if he can clarify the position surrounding a business (details supplied) as to when they ceased their delivery of services, the number of home help support... - Covid-19 Pandemic
524. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm employees of a company (details supplied) received a Covid recognition grant from the Department of Health for its Mayo and Galway staff; and... - Hospital Facilities
525. To ask the Minister for Health if the shortage of car parking spaces at University Hospital Kerry will be addressed; if there is a plan to do this; how many extra parking spaces will be... - Departmental Data
526. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, with respect to each hospital in the South, South-West group, the annual budget, capital expenditure, WTE staff, number of... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
527. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on each of the proposed elective hospitals for Dublin, Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53333/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
528. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment for Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton; if they are on the... - Mental Health Policy
529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53348/23] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
530. To ask the Minister for Health when building works will commence on the planned 50-bed building at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53362/23] - Traveller Community
531. To ask the Minister for Health what plans are in place to implement a national action plan for Traveller mental health; the details of work carried out to date in the area of Traveller... - Hospital Facilities
533. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the possibility of getting an addition to a facility (details supplied), considering that it is urgently required; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate a health technology assessment for an RSV vaccine for older adults following the recent publication of a NIAC recommendation; and if he... - Dental Services
540. To ask the Minister for Health for a list of dentists participating in the GMS scheme in County Mayo. [53399/23] - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
543. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the reasons why the frontline staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service were not included in the Covid pandemic payment. [53441/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
544. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 1 June 2023, if he will provide an update on the review of the functioning of the existing managed services in... - Health Services Staff
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the categories of post which are being exempted from the freeze on recruitment, such as in the area of disability, and whether he can... - Medical Inquiries
546. To ask the Minister for Health whether the referral made to the Medical Council relating to a surgeon at Temple Street hospital includes the allegations relating to the insertion of... - Hospital Staff
547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in reproductive medicine in the regional fertility hub based at University Maternity Hospital Galway to date in 2023. [53526/23] - Ambulance Service
548. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources that will be provided by the National Ambulance Service to the Kerry area. [53527/23] - Health Services Staff
549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant optometry and ophthalmology roles in primary care services in CHO9. [53528/23] - Health Services
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day centres for older persons in County Wexford that are funded by the HSE in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and the capacity of each of these day... - Health Service Executive
552. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of services, which... - Health Services
553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of family planning centres in Cork city that are contracted to provide State-funded services only in the years 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular... - Health Services Staff
554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health-related recruitment fairs held in the UK where staff from the Mater Hospital were present seeking to recruit additional nurses,... - Medicinal Products
555. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the hepatitis C Home testing kits; and the number of kits that have been dispatched in CHO3. [53534/23] - Hospital Staff
556. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists working in Mallow General Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53535/23] - Health Services Staff
559. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing number in the community psychology team in Carrick-on-Shannon primary care centre. [53538/23] - Hospital Procedures
560. To ask the Minister for Health the number of foot surgeries performed at Mullingar Regional Hospital to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53539/23] - Health Services Staff
561. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of current vacancies in community health posts serving the Donaghmede area including occupational therapist, speech and language therapist... - Hospital Services
562. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of services, which has... - General Practitioner Services
563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline how each individual CHO funds interpreting services in GPs; and if he plans to improve access to interpreters in GPs by establishing a... - Health Services Staff
564. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant HSE podiatry services positions in County Clare, by location, in tabular form; and the plans to fill any such vacancies. [53543/23] - Mental Health Services
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he has any plans to increase accommodation for CAMHS in County Donegal. [53544/23] - Hospital Staff
566. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons at Mercy University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53545/23] - General Practitioner Services
567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in Louth each year since 2020, in tabular form. [53546/23] - Health Services Staff
568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists in each primary care psychology service in Galway by grade, in tabular form. [53547/23] - Hospital Staff
569. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit three additional WTE senior dietitians for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [53548/23] - Ambulance Service
571. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost in 2024 to purchase an additional HSE critical care ambulance, to be stationed in both Galway and Cork. [53550/23] - Health Services Staff
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chiropodists in Waterford who have contracts with the HSE and are accepting new medical card patients. [53551/23] - Emergency Departments
573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the emergency department at Naas General Hospital to date in 2023. [53552/23] - Hospital Staff
574. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53553/23] - Hospital Admissions
575. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of patients who have attended the adult cochlear outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53554/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
576. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53561/23] - Mental Health Services
577. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that people living with epidermolysis bullosa have access to mental health services; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that people living with epidermolysis bullosa have access to dental care, given that those affected by the... - Health Services
579. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that people living with epidermolysis bullosa have access to additional services such as physiotherapy and... - Healthcare Policy
580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the inclusion of epidermolysis bullosa in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53566/23] - Mental Health Policy
582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of additional funding to help appoint a clinical psychologist dedicated to supporting adults living with epidermolysis... - Care Services
583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of additional funding for regular and reliable home nursing care for those living with more severe epidermolysis bullosa, to... - Medical Research and Training
584. To ask the Minister for Health if greater research will be undertaken by his Department into the quality of life of people living with epidermolysis bullosa in Ireland; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
585. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug phesgo can be administered by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53579/23] - Hospital Services
586. To ask the Minister for Health if the 182 additional beds, and 28 additional critical care beds committed to in the urgent and emergency care plan have been delivered; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
587. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting to be reimbursed under the cross-Border health scheme. [53633/23] - Departmental Communications
588. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department operates an X account (formerly Twitter) or any other social media account, and if such accounts are verified through a subscription fee; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
589. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive revision surgery. [53668/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding the cost of myopathy lenses to the public scheme (details supplied); if not, if his Department will cover the cost up to costs... - Hospital Transfers
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who remain in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six... - Health Services
592. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53691/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
593. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53721/23] - Home Care Packages
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people per county approved for homecare by the HSE but currently left without care due to the inability of the private providers to fulfil the... - Mental Health Services
595. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get a further urgent appointment with CAMHS; their current place on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on... - Cancer Services
596. To ask the Minister for Health if the ages for cancer screening are being reviewed by his Department for breast and bowel cancer; if lowering the age of same is being considered; and if he... - Medical Research and Training
597. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53740/23] - Departmental Meetings
598. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings held by his officials from assistant principal level up with representatives of the alcohol industry in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the... - Health Services Staff
599. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to incentivise working within the public health sector to ensure that fewer professionals leave Ireland and that... - Healthcare Policy
603. To ask the Minister for Health following reports by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative that women in Ireland struggle to access breastfeeding support, what measures his Department... - Hospital Staff
604. To ask the Minister for Health who the highest-level public servant is in Waterford University and what title they fall under. [53757/23] - Health Services
605. To ask the Minister for Health whether counselling will be provided to those who witnessed or were affected by the stabbing attack on Parnell Street on 23 November 2023; and if so, how they... - Vaccination Programme
606. To ask the Minister for Health when the updated Novavax Covid-19 vaccine will be available to the public; the specific reasons for the delay in the roll-out of the updated vaccine to the... - Nursing Homes
607. To ask the Minister for Health how the fair deal scheme applies in the case of joint tenancy of a farm of land; if the annual cap can be applied to the land when it is owned in joint tenancy... - Health Services Staff
608. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the total number of vacant posts, by grade, for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Strategies
609. To ask the Minister for Health as part of Government’s response to drug intimidation, if the full-time recommended role for the drug-related intimidation and violence engagement... - Community Care
610. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the site plan at the St. Mary's hospital in Drogheda, including more detailed plans of the proposed enhanced community care facility; and if... - Parliamentary Questions
611. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE-referred parliamentary questions or TD rep queries yet to be answered as of 29 November 2023, in tabular form. [53787/23] - Nursing Education
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the most recent information and a specific timeline for implementation of recommendations contained within the McHugh report in supporting... - Departmental Advertising
613. To ask the Minister for Health how much his Department has spent on advertising on a website (details supplied) for each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date 2023, in tabular form; and... - Departmental Properties
614. To ask the Minister for Health why Baggot Street hospital which is owned by the HSE and is left idle is not being used to house refugees. [53826/23] - Nursing Education
615. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address, immediately, the situation whereby nursing students have just been informed that the INMO are reportedly to change the students’... - Health Services Waiting Lists
616. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who, as part of a class that was on an orthodontic test scheme, was placed on routine fixed waiting list in 2019, will receive... - Nursing Homes
617. To ask the Minister for Health when he proposes to on open all the beds in Kenmare community nursing unit, Kenmare, County Kerry. [53891/23] - Health Services Staff
618. To ask the Minister for Health when, applicants (details supplied) will have their applications processed to finality by CORU, given the need for health and social care professionals in the...
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