Written answers
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
- Home Help Service
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; how he plans to scope and plan for such a... - Vaccination Programme
158. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the health technology assessment on the herpes zoster vaccine which also protects against shingles; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to ensure the integration of spinal muscular atrophy screening in the heel prick test before the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on... - Dental Services
160. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of dentists enrolled with the dental treatment service scheme, by county, in tabular form. [53932/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently on the waiting list for the Centre for Obesity Management; and the average waiting time to access services once a referral has... - Healthcare Policy
162. To ask the Minister for Health if he supports the calls of representative organisations and industry for a national diabetes policy to coordinate and direct diabetes policy; and if he will... - Legislative Process
163. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the enactment of the Health Information Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53949/23] - Departmental Budgets
164. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion (in percentage terms) of the annual health budget spent on medical technology and devices, from 2019–2023, broken down per annum, in... - Medical Qualifications
165. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the proposed changes (details supplied) to the qualifying criteria to become a psychotherapist put forward by CORU; if he is... - Health Services Staff
166. To ask the Minister for Health to consider an exemption to the HSE recruitment freeze in the case of a person (details supplied). [53957/23] - Primary Medical Certificates
169. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) cannot get a primary care certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53998/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
170. 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. [54007/23] - Health Services
171. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding provided to each of the CHOs from 2016 to date with consideration of the highest population increase being in the CHO8 area (details... - Hospital Transfers
172. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 230 of 22 November 2023, if he will provide further details of the process by which the decision will be made to... - Departmental Funding
173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details and application criteria of the €10 million fund, as announced by him recently in Dáil Éireann, to enable small... - Hospital Equipment
174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstance where an urgent MRI scan in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin is now taking a minimum of six to eight weeks; and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
175. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the fact that a person (details supplied) who was referred in August 2023 for an urgent appointment for a thyroid/ENT consultation to... - Hospital Staff
176. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the actions being taken to address the staff shortages impacting paediatric neurology services at Crumlin Hospital, particularly... - Health Services
177. To ask the Minister for Health to please speed up an appointment for a person (details supplied) to see a physiotherapist in Bailieborough Health centre Kells Road, Bailieborough, Cavan; and... - Primary Care Centres
178. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a development (details supplied); the details of the proposed site; the timeline for the development; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Policies
179. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of his Department in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54075/23] - Health Services Staff
180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a specialised critical paramedic post (details supplied) remains unfilled in an area; what plans are in place to fill this post; the timeline for... - Mental Health Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health whether the detention facilities in the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, will be used for any other detention purpose; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Qualifications
183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a case of a person (details supplied) of a CORU application issue [54093/23] - Health Service Executive
184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties owned by the HSE, by location, use and value, in tabular form; and the number of these which are vacant and the length of vacancy.... - Healthcare Policy
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he agrees that in line with WPATH best practices, services should have full and ongoing participation from trans and gender diverse people in relation to... - Health Services Staff
187. To ask the Minister for Health how many applications were made for the role of clinical lead for transgender services. [54112/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
188. To ask the Minister for Health how the HSE intends to address the waiting times faced by those looking for trans healthcare; and the timeline for these actions. [54113/23] - General Practitioner Services
189. To ask the Minister for Health if he agrees that in order to be in line with WPATH, GPs should provide blood tests to trans people, regardless of where they are sourcing their hormones.... - Health Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Ireland is reported to have the worst transgender healthcare in the EU, given this information if he is concerned that a person (details... - General Practitioner Services
192. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of South Doc services in Listowel; and his plans to change the service. [54118/23] - Nursing Homes
193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the allocation of a fair deal bed space to a person (details supplied). [54143/23] - Medical Aids and Appliances
194. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 19 October 2022, if he will provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54144/23] - Health Services Staff
195. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who was already employed by the HSE who was on a career break will not be reinstated in their job once they return; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. [54162/23] - Parliamentary Questions
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on industrial action within the HSE which has halted a significant volume of written Parliamentary Questions in his Department... - Medical Aids and Appliances
198. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for the person (details supplied). [54191/23]
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