Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
- Medicinal Products
1453. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the instructions he gave to the HSE regarding the reimbursement of medicines in 2024 as per the letter of determination, whether patient access to... - Primary Care Centres
1454. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that an existing premises (details supplied) which is planned to be adapted for use as a primary care centre is sufficient in size to... - Dental Services
1455. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance is available for a person (details supplied). [56283/23] - Nursing Homes
1457. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of fair deal recipients who have availed of the new scheme allowing them to rent out their home. [56289/23] - Industrial Disputes
1458. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on his work to resolve the industrial action currently underway by HSE staff who are members of a union (details supplied), including their... - Health Services
1459. 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. [56300/23] - Healthcare Policy
1460. To ask the Minister for Health which recommendations from the 2015 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children Report on the Cost of Medical Indemnity Insurance have been implemented;... - Mental Health Services
1461. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on developments in mental health services in County Wexford in 2023 in comparison with the existing services in 2022; the planned... - Hospice Services
1462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospice care/palliative care beds in CHO5; the location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56352/23] - Ambulance Service
1463. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the spend on ambulance services across Wexford between 2017 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1464. To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) has made a claim for the pandemic bonus payment for all its employees who qualified for the pandemic bonus payment scheme; and... - Medical Records
1467. To ask the Minister for Health the progress and investment being made in the area of electronic health records across the health service, since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Emergency Departments
1468. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the full details of the escalation protocol at the emergency department of UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56397/23] - Health Services Staff
1473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of missing staff in each profession, grade, section and CHO location in the HSE, for example how many ward nurses are needed to achieve the correct... - Mental Health Services
1478. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a clinical nurse manager in place at Carrickmacross Adult Mental Health Services or if it is a position shared across centres; if there was... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1482. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for an air mattress for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56418/23] - Departmental Correspondence
1483. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56439/23] - Mental Health Services
1484. To ask the Minister for Health the number of face-to-face clinical appointments offered by each senior clinical psychologist in the north Lee child and adolescent primary care psychology... - Hospital Appointments Status
1488. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56449/23] - Health Services
1489. To ask the Minister for Health when an increase to the fees payable to contractors for a standard eye examination under the community ophthalmic services scheme will be implemented, given a... - Dental Services
1490. To ask the Minister for Health when a school dental service (details supplied) will be approved for children in 2nd, 3rd and 4th class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56461/23] - Nursing Homes
1491. To ask the Minister for Health if all outstanding matters relating to the fair deal scheme affecting the estate of a person (details supplied) have now been finalised, given probate cannot... - Medical Cards
1492. To ask the Minister for Health how many medical cards were provided to people in receipt of temporary protection; the total cost of medical care provided pursuant to the said medical cards... - Abortion Services
1493. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of GPs reimbursed under the primary care reimbursement service for the years 2019 and to date in 2023 for first and... - Vaccination Programme
1495. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the roll-out of a RSV immunisation programme as has been done in Galicia, Spain; the projected costs for a roll-out of this... - Health Service Executive
1496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently re-examine the boundary re-alignments of primary and disability services nationally, given it has caused serious issues in some parts of... - Dental Services
1497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Leitrim who are available to treat patients under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
1498. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a proposal for a vote of no confidence in the CHI executive (details supplied); if he still has confidence in the executive as a result of... - Misuse of Drugs
1499. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is aware of the presence of the semi-synthetic cannabinoid, HHC or hexahydrocannabinol, in Ireland; if so, when the HSE was first made aware of its... - Hospital Staff
1500. To ask the Minister for Health when a Parkinson's nurse specialist will be assigned to the south Tipperary area and Tipperary University Hospital; and if any submissions were made regarding... - Period Poverty
1501. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the inter-departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group established two and a half years ago and chaired by his... - Departmental Funding
1505. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure funding is put in place for meals services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56568/23] - Medicinal Products
1506. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for a medicine reimbursement application to be considered by the HSE’s products committee for reimbursement; the criteria for a medicine... - Hospital Procedures
1509. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of public hospitals refusing GP referrals for DEXA scans (details supplied); the reason for this policy in a number of hospitals; the steps... - Health Services Staff
1510. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was paid by the HSE to recruitment companies in each month in 2023; the specific areas for which these companies were recruiting in the health... - Sexually Transmitted Infections
1511. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the significant rise in sexually transmitted diseases (details supplied); if he intends to launch a new public health... - Health Services Staff
1512. To ask the Minister for Health if he has approved staff for the HSE and the NCPE to work on the reimbursement system; the number of staff approved; if he can provide any additional... - Medicinal Products
1513. To ask the Minister for Health if the additional €92 million allocated to health as part of the revised estimates volume will include funding for new drugs in 2024; how much of that... - Mental Health Services
1514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase investment in mental health, including children’s mental health, to ensure that the overall annual allocation for mental health is... - Health Services
1521. To ask the Minister for Health if will consider establishing a national heart failure registry to equip planners and healthcare professionals with the necessary information for the purposes... - Veterinary Services
1526. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to veterinarians (details supplied) will be addressed considering the impact this will have on approved slaughterhouse establishments... - Health Service Executive
1527. To ask the Minister for Health the current plans for a building (details supplied) which is currently vacant and owned by HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56664/23] - General Practitioner Services
1528. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 December 2023, if he is aware that the National Gender Service is actively advising GPs not to provide blood... - Health Service Executive
1533. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the National Gender Service has a model of care which did not go through any clinical design approval or governance structure in the HSE,... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1535. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a clinic (details supplied); and when the new location will begin operation. [56676/23] - Health Services
1536. To ask the Minister for Health what consultation was performed with the trans community before approving the funding for a service (details supplied). [56677/23] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1537. To ask the Minister for Health what reduction from the current over ten-year waiting list for the National Gender Service he expects to result from a new clinic (details supplied). [56678/23] - Hospital Procedures
1538. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 24 October 2023, to outline the rationale to exclude operations carried out on adults at Cappagh Hospital from... - State Claims Agency
1539. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 in each... - Abortion Services
1541. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the national incident management system which related to termination of pregnancy in each of the past five... - Departmental Data
1542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the data sets he and the HSE provides to the Department of Education on an annual basis; and if he will clarify if the data... - Hospital Appointments Status
1543. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56735/23] - Health Services
1544. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56737/23] - Departmental Funding
1545. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider providing financial support/ funding to a foundation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56739/23] - Healthcare Policy
1546. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the new Commission on Social Connection to address loneliness as a pressing health threat; if resources will be allocated to the development of... - Health Promotion
1547. To ask the Minister for Health if the Hello Again World campaign will be expanded to ensure information about resources reaches older people without internet access; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
1548. To ask the Minister for Health what additional amount has been allocated to orphan/new drugs for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56756/23] - Hospital Services
1549. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide accurate resources for genetic testing for rare diseases at Our Lady’s Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
1550. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the number of doctors in HSE consultant posts that are not on the Irish Medical Council specialist register for the specialty they are practising... - Health Services
1551. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a procedure carried out; and if they can avail of the cross-Border directive, given the circumstances. [56781/23] - Vaccination Programme
1552. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expand the regulation to permit pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56793/23] - Home Help Service
1553. To ask the Minister for Health if a home help application will be prioritised for a person (details supplied) in order that they can be discharged home from a residential care facility; and... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1554. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on a proposed health centre (details supplied). [56822/23] - Health Services
1555. To ask the Minister for Health whether his Department has articulated a policy on the roll-out of pulmonary rehabilitation for those patients suffering with lung fibrosis; and if he will... - Dental Services
1556. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment can be offered to the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56829/23] - Ambulance Service
1557. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is a quadriplegic, living at home and needs to attend hospital regularly via ambulance, cannot source an ambulance.... - Health Services
1558. To ask the Minister for Health to reclassify the condition XXY, Klinefelter syndrome in order that it can fall under the HSE’s long-term sickness protocol (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Correspondence
1560. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence from a person (details supplied) and seek advice on what supports might be available for them in this difficult situation; and if he... - Hospital Facilities
1561. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide details of the bed capacity on the ground floor east of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda prior to renovation works carried out in... - Mental Health Services
1562. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the key recommendations set out in an online submission by an organisation (details supplied) to CORU; and if he will make a... - Research and Development
1568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or... - Abortion Services
1569. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of... - Hospital Procedures
1570. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a diagnoses from a colonoscopy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56968/23] - Vaccination Programme
1571. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce a free shingles vaccination scheme for older adults to protect them from what can be a debilitating illness; and if he will make a... - Hospital Deaths
1572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the outcome to an inquiry into a death (details supplied); if he will reveal who the commissioner into this inquiry is; what actions were... - Hospital Services
1574. To ask the Minister for Health if he proposes to reduce or abolish the charges applicable to patients who directly present to minor injuries units; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service
1575. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which ambulances are permitted to take patients to the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital, rather than an emergency department in... - Hospital Procedures
1577. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 5 December 2023, the number of patients that received a CT scan in 2023 at Cavan Hospital with addresses in each... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting appointments to secure a CT scan at Cavan Hospital; the number awaiting appointments to secure an MRI scan at Cavan Hospital;... - Healthcare Policy
1580. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects ozempic to be added to the GMS list for weight loss; the reason the drug is not available under the drug payments, considering the considerable... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1588. To ask the Minister for Health when payment will issue from the HSE to a person's former employer (details supplied) considering that they were fully eligible to receive the pandemic... - Healthcare Policy
1589. To ask the Minister for Health the stage of approval the drug tabrecta is at; the timeline for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57081/23] - Pharmacy Services
1590. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for pharmacies in County Donegal not receiving ipramol at the same time as other pharmacies in the South of Ireland; and if he will... - Healthcare Policy
1591. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to control access to vaping products for children under the age of 18 years to restrict the sale of highly flavoured vapes which are... - Primary Care Services
1593. To ask the Minister for Health the reason letters are being sent to parents informing them that their child will be removed from primary care waiting lists unless they return a form within... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1594. To ask the Minister for Health when family members (details supplied) will get an appointment for early intervention, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy; their current... - Hospital Facilities
1595. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 28 November 2023, which he claimed only part of which related to operational matters, will be answered; and if he... - Healthcare Policy
1596. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the shortfall in reimbursement for treatment abroad in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
1597. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of terminations carried out under ss. 9-12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, by the Ireland East Hospital... - Tax Code
1598. To ask the Minister for Health to review the taxation treatment of GP group practises (details supplied) with respect to the specific queries raised in correspondence; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for Cavan General Hospital; the number of... - Ambulance Service
1601. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a 24-hour, 7-days-per-week ambulance service for Arklow and Baltinglass; if this service will be operational in 2024; and if... - Health Services Staff
1602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of staffing levels at the Arklow primary health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57185/23] - Primary Care Services
1603. To ask the Minister for Health for a list of services that are currently available in the primary health facility in Arklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57186/23] - Health Services
1604. To ask the Minister for Health what services are available for people who are in their late 50’s who require the majority of services for people with dementia/Alzheimer’s such... - Healthcare Policy
1605. To ask the Minister for Health for an update and detailed timeline for the publication of the HSE review of the cariban reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
1608. To ask the Minister for Health how many patients presented at hospital emergency rooms suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum between the period of 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2023 and for... - Healthcare Policy
1609. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55825/23] - Food Waste
1610. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the efforts being made by the HSE to reduce and reuse food waste, generated by leftover meals prepared for patients, in both public and voluntary... - Departmental Data
1611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the personal and or person-specific data sets his Department holds that have been provided and/or shared with other... - Medical Cards
1612. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57228/23] - Healthcare Policy
1613. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the latest draft of the WHO pandemic preparedness treaty that the Government is dealing with; if the WHO pandemic preparedness treaty draft... - Hospital Appointments Status
1614. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment and appropriate care will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1615. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an appointment for surgery in the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57234/23] - Healthcare Policy
1616. To ask the Minister for Health if, in line with Action 87 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to introduce mandatory autism training for all health and social care... - Health Services
1625. To ask the Minister for Health if discretionary funding will be provided for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57385/23] - Departmental Data
1626. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unexplained deaths registered in each county in each of the past five years. [1006/24] - Hospital Equipment
1629. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, required to bring a CT scanner to Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/24] - Health Services
1631. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a comfort chair that is needed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1039/24] - Primary Care Centres
1632. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a primary care centre in Swords; the expected date for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1633. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery date (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1048/24] - Departmental Data
1634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions issued for fentanyl as part of a public drug scheme or in a HSE hospital, psychiatric facility or primary care setting and by a... - Medicinal Products
1636. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the review carried out by the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the sale of codeine containing medicinal products; and when that review... - Misuse of Drugs
1638. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of increasing the misuse of fentanyl (details supplied); the measures that the Department is taking to tackle... - Departmental Schemes
1639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop... - Departmental Data
1640. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a... - Hospital Procedures
1641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neck fusion surgeries performed at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, in tabular form. [1081/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1642. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric neurosurgeon at CHI Temple Street. [1082/24] - Hospital Facilities
1643. To ask the Minister for Health if the new Children's Hospital will have the capabilities and necessary staffing to perform heart transplants and pancreas transplants. [1083/24] - Hospital Staff
1644. To ask the Minister for Health if consultant cardiologists or cardiologist registrars are on call in Beaumont Hospital on a 24/7 basis. [1084/24] - Misuse of Drugs
1645. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to alerts issued by the HSE on ketamine (details supplied); the measures that his Department is taking to tackle ketamine... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1646. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1113/24] - Substance Misuse
1647. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts provided for the Substance Misuse Team in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of vacancies at the service; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1648. To ask the Minister for Health if CHI has the capacity to provide chest bracing service for children in the public health system as of December 2023. [1128/24] - Hospital Staff
1649. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons attached to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1129/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1650. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for bone density scans for patients at each hospital in the RCSI Group. [1130/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1651. To ask the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence and the pandemic recognition payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1146/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1652. To ask the Minister for Health what surveillance activity programme is taking place with respect to monitoring wastewater for Covid; the number of treatment plants that are being monitored... - General Practitioner Services
1653. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to increase the number of GP training places in 2024 to 375; the number of GP training places provided in 2023; and the number of... - Hospital Services
1654. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that visited the tertiary neurocognitive clinic at St. James's Hospital in 2023, in tabular form. [1162/24] - Nursing Homes
1655. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be published. [1174/24] - Abortion Services
1656. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the implementation action plan, drafted to implement operational recommendations contained in the termination of pregnancy review; and if... - Hospital Services
1658. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient services and inpatient surgical services currently at Bantry General Hospital. [1192/24] - Mental Health Services
1659. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting a psychologist report for MHID services in each of the CHO 6 areas; the current expected waiting time for an assessment;... - Hospital Services
1660. To ask the Minister for Health the treatments available at the minor injuries unit at Roscommon hospital. [1194/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults in County Wexford awaiting an appointment for vascular surgery, by wait times, in tabular form. [1195/24] - Emergency Departments
1662. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended the accident and emergency department at CHI Temple Street on 24, 25 and 26 December 2023, in tabular form. [1196/24] - Hospital Equipment
1663. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ultrasound machines at Tullamore Regional Hospital as of 1 January 2024; and if he will provide same figures as of 1 January 2020, in tabular... - Nursing Homes
1664. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 4 January 2024 in CHO 7. [1198/24] - Emergency Departments
1665. To ask the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation suites in the accident and emergency department of University Hospital Limerick. [1199/24] - Hospital Staff
1666. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in reproductive medicine at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1200/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1668. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the average emergency department waiting times at Sligo University Hospital. [1202/24] - Hospital Staff
1669. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant oncologists at Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1203/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
1670. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE addiction counsellors employed by the HSE in CHO8 in 2023. [1204/24] - Hospital Staff
1671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior pharmaceutical technicians working in Naas General Hospital in 2023. [1205/24] - Primary Care Services
1673. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently being provided at Wicklow town and Bray primary care centres. [1208/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1674. To ask the Minister for Health when a date for an operation in CHI Crumlin will be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Parliamentary Questions
1676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Parliamentary Questions yet to be answered by the HSE. [1275/24] - Dental Services
1677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children, respectively in Cork waiting for orthodontic treatment in six-month time intervals, from 0-6 months to 7+ years, in tabular... - Vaccination Programme
1678. To ask the Minister for Health if he has recent papers that have analysed data sets by a company (details supplied) that indicate that the initial Covid vaccine offered no better protection... - Qualifications Recognition
1679. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time it normally takes between the registration of an application with CORU for professional recognition as an occupational therapist and the... - Tobacco Control Measures
1680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider banning smoking/vaping in cars in line with many EU states considering the negative health impacts it has on additional passengers and the... - Health Services Staff
1681. To ask the Minister for Health when a registration with CORU for a qualified occupational therapist (details supplied) will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1682. To ask the Minister for Health the reason frontline employees of an organisation (details supplied) who were drivers and regularly collected essential care workers and service users from... - Hospital Staff
1683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric otolaryngologist at CHI Crumlin in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1353/24] - Hospital Charges
1685. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recommended cap on hospital parking charges; and the basis for any delays to date. [1360/24] - Mental Health Services
1686. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the SRU unit, Old Convent Road, Carndonagh, County Donegal has been closed; and how patients and their families will access mental health support... - Hospital Services
1687. To ask the Minister for Health where management for hospitals formerly in the Ireland East Group will come from; if Our Lady’s Hospital Navan will have a representative on the board... - Care of the Elderly
1688. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HSE-funded home care providers have stopped taking physically well older people for walks; and if a risk assessment has been undertaken by him in... - Health Service Executive
1689. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.150 of 15 November 2023, whether the Health Service Executive pensions section in Manorhamilton is now fully staffed and... - Mental Health Services
1690. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get an appointment with CAHMS in Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1373/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
1691. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the waiting list times for access to MRI scans for children in the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Services
1692. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to Traveller primary health care projects in each of the years 2019 to date; for breakdown of funding given to peer-led... - Traveller Community
1693. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to examine the distinct needs of young members of the Traveller community who are vulnerable to suicide; if any initiatives to train... - Mental Health Services
1698. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a mental health advocacy service for Traveller mental health; the estimated cost of this service; and if he will make a... - Traveller Community
1700. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to encourage Traveller employment within primary and specialist community services; what training is available for... - Mental Health Services
1703. To ask the Minister for Health to give an update on the implementation of culturally sensitive mental health services, as recommended in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Admissions
1704. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who suffers from severe eczema and allergies will have their case referred to University Hospital Galway. [1422/24] - Medical Cards
1705. To ask the Minister for Health what transport is available to patients with medical cards who regularly have to travel to appointments outside their own county; and if he will make a... - Disabilities Assessments
1706. To ask the Minister for Health how a child (details supplied) can access a general practitioner to receive care, and for their parents to have the medical section on an application for... - Departmental Staff
1707. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in the accident and emergency department of Mullingar Regional Hospital as of 5 January 2024; and if he will provide same... - Child Protection
1708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who had presented at Children's Health Ireland emergency departments in 2023, by hospital, who were subsequently discharged to no fixed... - Health Services Staff
1709. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on counselling and psychotherapy registration through CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1489/24] - Home Help Service
1711. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of home help services for a person (details supplied). [1503/24] - Ambulance Service
1712. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were over one hour awaiting handover in hospital, including percentage, in each of the past ten years. [1523/24] - Cancer Services
1719. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any differential in survival rates for cancer, between persons diagnosed in a public hospital/clinic and those diagnosed in... - Ambulance Service
1720. To ask the Minister for Health the number persons who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years; and the number of new persons employed by the National... - Addiction Treatment Services
1721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born with addiction to drugs or alcohol in each of the past ten years. [1532/24] - Health Services
1723. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1534/24] - Departmental Schemes
1724. To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the report carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (details supplied) if further consideration has been given... - Health Services
1725. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of the total number of primary school pupils who are currently awaiting to have their in-school eye, hearing and dental checks,... - Departmental Staff
1726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant public health nurse posts in each county and area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
1727. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied) is likely to be rescheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1575/24] - Departmental Funding
1728. To ask the Minister for Health what funding is available to support an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1580/24] - Health Services
1729. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1587/24] - Departmental Schemes
1730. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the proportion of nursing costs paid by the State and by residents and their families under the fair deal scheme, distinguishing payments... - Ambulance Service
1731. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the National Ambulance Service fleet for the period 2019-2024, inclusive, in tabular form; and the number of vehicles, by type. [1611/24] - Health Services
1733. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide age-appropriate products (details supplied). [1617/24] - Hospital Facilities
1734. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the State on the 31 December in each of the years 2013 to 2023; the number of hospital ICU beds in... - Departmental Schemes
1735. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend eligibility for the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop... - Departmental Records
1736. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy in each of the years 2018 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1620/24] - Hospital Facilities
1737. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new St. Marys Hospital in Drogheda to be fully operational; if the HSE moratorium has impacted on the progress of the facility; and if he... - Disability Services
1738. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can live independently in a council house; and if he will make... - Departmental Funding
1739. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding his Department and the HSE have provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1628/24] - Departmental Projects
1740. To ask the Minister for Health the current status and work of the Public Health Alcohol Research Group; when a report will issue from the group; if he intends to publish the group’s... - Departmental Expenditure
1742. To ask the Minister for Health how much has been paid since 2021 by SouthDoc or the HSE for the rental of the SouthDoc premises in Listowel. [1639/24] - Nursing Homes
1743. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1909 of 11 September 2023, if there is any further development in the provision of a pathway for a person to claim... - Departmental Schemes
1744. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to adding motor neurone disease (MND) and Kennedy's disease, which is rare but very similar to MND, to the list of medical... - Departmental Strategies
1745. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Service Plan 2024; if the HSE has submitted the NSP to him for approval; the timeline he is working towards in approving... - Departmental Expenditure
1746. To ask the Minister for Health if, given the reduction in services provided by SouthDoc, the contract for the service with the HSE has been altered, or if the amount being paid to SouthDoc... - Departmental Schemes
1747. To ask the Minister for Health if a person on the drugs payment scheme gets two sets of 28-day medication in the one calendar month, if they are obliged to the pay the €80 a second... - Dental Services
1748. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm what adult dental treatment is offered by the HSE to adults in County Wexford in need of dental treatment, caused by medications/medical... - Home Care Packages
1749. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1712/24] - Ambulance Service
1750. To ask the Minister for Health the number of call-outs by the National Ambulance Service to patients located in County Monaghan during 2023, in tabular form; the number therein whereby an... - Hospital Facilities
1751. To ask the Minister for Health the public hospitals that currently provide wi-fi access for patients and visitors and his proposals to ensure that all public hospitals offer this service;... - Covid-19 Tests
1754. To ask the Minister for Health if antigen tests that test for both Covid and flu will be made available to members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1727/24] - Departmental Reviews
1755. To ask the Minister for Health when the independent clinical care review into neo-natal subgaleal haemorrhage in UHG in 2002 will be published; the reason for the delay in its publication;... - Health Services
1761. To ask the Minister for Health to provide information on the current state of genetic services in Ireland, including the waiting times for genetic testing and the resources available to... - Nursing Homes
1762. To ask the Minister for Health if she will carry out a review of a fair deal application (details supplied). [1743/24] - Medical Cards
1763. To ask the Minister for Health if he will add motor neuron (covering various types) and Kennedy's disease to the list of conditions/ illnesses that qualify for the long-term illness medical... - Hospital Equipment
1764. To ask the Minister for Health how many hospital trolleys were purchased and/or discarded in 2023; how many will be purchased in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1754/24] - Gender Recognition
1765. To ask the Minister for Health what practices are in place to ensure that autistic people are not being discriminated against when it comes to receiving healthcare through the National... - Home Help Service
1766. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people that have been approved for home help services in County Clare but are still waiting to be allocated the service; and if he will make a... - Health Services
1767. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1774/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1768. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details in relation to what is involved in the six new surgical hubs announced; and where they will be located. [1782/24] - Departmental Budgets
1769. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details in relation to his digital health budget for 2024 which has been increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1783/24] - Mental Health Services
1770. To ask the Minister for Health to provide some details in relation to recovery colleges announced as part of the CAMHS approach to mental health; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
1772. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1795/24] - Departmental Schemes
1774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
1775. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric histopathologists at Cork University Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1822/24] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1785. To ask the Minister for Health whether the process of being approved for the MCAP differs depending on the type of eligible condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1846/24] - Tobacco Control Measures
1788. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that e-cigarette and vaping products are currently being sold across a very wide range of retail settings in Ireland; if he intends using the... - Medicinal Products
1791. To ask the Minister for Health when adjuvant abemaciclib will be approved to reduce the risk of breast cancer for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1861/24] - Assisted Human Reproduction
1792. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, particularly in relation to international surrogacy; and if he will make a... - Hospital Transfers
1793. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent transfer can be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if he... - Medicinal Products
1794. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to refuse a person (details supplied) in County Meath reimbursement for an increased dose of ustekinumab/stelara can be reviewed in light of... - Traveller Community
1795. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the situation in relation to funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1867/24] - Home Care Packages
1796. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours for older people provided in each LHO area in 2023, in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1871/24] - Gender Recognition
1797. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct HIQA to carry out research relating to gender affirming care in Ireland comparing it to international best practice as the body previously... - Home Care Packages
1798. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide home support for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1873/24] - Disease Management
1799. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to provide essential colonoscopy examinations for persons with Crohn’s disease (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services
1800. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive required medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1914/24] - Home Care Packages
1801. To ask the Minister for Health if every effort will be made to put in place the nine additional homecare package hours allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services
1802. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the complaint lodged (details supplied); the options open to a person in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1948/24] - Hospital Services
1803. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm that all neurological services at Naas General Hospital are fully open, functioning to optimum level and are staffed appropriately including... - Community Care
1804. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 9 November 2023, the details of any recruitment process underway to increase staffing levels in the áras Mhic... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1805. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 9 November 2023, if the SAR/PBC for the new emergency department, women and children’s block at University... - Care Services
1806. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a report (details supplied); his plans to address regional inequalities in access to long-term residential care; the... - Departmental Policies
1807. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 14 December 2023, the breakdown of the additional 1,125 acute hospital beds opened since 2020, by hospital, in... - Primary Care Services
1808. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care wait lists in Meath in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by area in, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1996/24] - Health Service Executive
1809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/24] - Health Strategies
1810. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to establish a social prescribing service in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2042/24] - Hospital Services
1811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on adequate services and resources for genetic testing services in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. [2074/24]
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