Written answers
Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Hospital Services
14. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts his Department and the Health Service Executive are undertaking to improve University Hospital Limerick; and if he will... - Health Strategies
15. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Hospital Winter Plan to cope with the seasonal pressure. [2081/24] - Hospital Facilities
16. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on transformation plans at Our Lady's Hospital Navan; if he will reverse the stated policy that commits to closing the accident and... - Hospital Overcrowding
17. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 122,879 patients, including 3,494 children, were admitted to hospital without a bed in... - Addiction Treatment Services
18. To ask the Minister for Health the current deficit in addiction rehabilitation, detox and step-down beds. [2024/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
19. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of progress toward a new elective hospital for Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1927/24] - Health Services Staff
20. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts available to the health service in 2024; the number of posts required for full implementation of the safe staffing framework; and if he will... - Economic and Social Research Institute
21. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to respond to ESRI reports which have identified significant deficits and imbalances in critical healthcare infrastructure; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres
22. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline for the delivery of primary care centres in Blarney, Mayfield and Glanmire. [2025/24] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
24. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme to include other conditions outside of the current terms of reference of the programme;... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
25. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that in December 2023 an organisation (details supplied) stated that the latest National Treatment Purchase Fund figures confirm that the three... - Medicinal Products
26. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the €20 million committed for new medicine funding in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1974/24] - Primary Care Centres
27. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the HSE Capital Plan to provide a primary care centre in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Facilities
28. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress on the new 42-bed medical block at Sligo University Hospital, which was due to start construction before the end of 2023; and if he... - Hospital Overcrowding
29. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the positive figures that showed a 20% drop in trolly numbers in the last six months of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1441/24] - Health Services
30. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the new protocols for hospital discharges to stepdown facilities; and if he will make a statement on... - Care Services
32. To ask the Minister for Health what actions he is taking to reverse the current trend in long-term residential care (LTRC) where there has been a consolidation of LTRC homes under larger... - Hospital Overcrowding
33. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the significant levels of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; what surge capacity measures have been taken in the past 12 months; and if... - Hospital Services
34. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 9 November 2023, the exact level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for... - Hospital Facilities
35. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date with the provision of improved facilities at Galway University Hospital with particular reference to the emergency department/mothers... - Hospital Overcrowding
36. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that hospitals are in a near constant state of overcrowding coupled with short staffing; if he... - Hospital Procedures
37. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of the independent review relating to the spina bifida programme at Temple St Hospital; if the review will include an analysis... - Care Services
38. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that day services at IWA, formerly An Castan, Commons Road, Navan, County Meath have been cut from five days to three days; if he will outline... - Vaccination Programme
39. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for the chicken pox vaccine to be included in the national immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1976/24] - Primary Care Centres
40. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a primary care centre for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1973/24] - Hospital Overcrowding
41. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the HSE have engaged with the various hospitals throughout the country with a view to improving the throughput at... - Hospital Facilities
42. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1288 of 7 November 2023, for an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; the status of the... - Departmental Reviews
44. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the cardiac services review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2060/24] - Dental Services
45. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in all of County Leitrim who are available to treat patients under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Health Strategies
46. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of the expansion of free contraception for women aged 17 to 31 years. [2092/24] - Hospital Inspections
47. To ask the Minister for Health what engagement he or his Department have had with University Hospital Galway in relation to the deficits identified, including relating to bed capacity and... - Nursing Homes
48. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to reduce the unacceptable divergence in the rates of subvention made to private nursing homes; and if he will make a... - Transport Policy
49. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is engaging with the Department of Transport on funding provision to assist with sustainable transport options for hospital staff and patients... - Hospital Waiting Lists
50. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to the reduction in waiting lists for elective medical procedures in relation to cataract procedures and orthopaedic... - Eating Disorders
51. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on National Clinical Programme funding for eating disorders for 2024; the level of new funding for eating disorders; when the National Clinical... - Departmental Bodies
52. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of his Department's 'savings and productivity taskforce'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2016/24] - Hospital Equipment
53. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 5 December 2023, which centre the two CT scanners and one MRI scanner are based in within the Cavan and Monaghan... - Sexually Transmitted Infections
55. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the use of home STI testing kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1442/24] - Hospital Facilities
56. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the opening of additional beds at West Kerry Community Hospital, Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Service Executive
57. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the NCHDs in an organisation (details supplied) have said that they expect to call a ballot for industrial action in response to the... - Nursing Homes
58. To ask the Minister for Health when grant aid will be approved for smaller scale nursing homes to carry out upgrading work following the recommendations of HIQA; and if he will make a... - Assisted Human Reproduction
59. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of publicly funded IVF treatment. [2093/24] - General Practitioner Services
60. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; if he will outline the key stakeholders; when he expects the review to conclude... - Care Services
61. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the poor performance by the Government on the delivery of commitments and progress for family carers as outlined in the family carer scorecard 2023... - Self-Harm Prevention
62. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the National Clinical Programme funding for self-harm and suicide related Ideation; the level of new funding for self-harm and suicide related... - Hospital Facilities
63. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to provide additional bed capacity at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2012/24] - Care Services
64. To ask the Minister for Health in response to the recent ESRI report on the provision of long-term residential care, what plans are being put in place to secure sufficient long-term care... - General Practitioner Services
65. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure adequate GP services available in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2031/24] - Hospital Facilities
66. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of beds open at West Kerry Community Hospital, Dingle, County Kerry; what the full staffing complement is in each category of employee; how... - Hospital Services
67. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the current position in respect of the transfer of ophthalmology services from Cork University Hospital to South Infirmary-Victoria University... - Mental Health Services
68. To ask the Minister for Health the number of qualified and accredited psychotherapists and psychiatrists working within, or attached to, the prison system, currently, and in each of the past... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to the HSE to develop a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1745/24] - Hospital Facilities
70. To ask the Minister for Health the anticipated timeline for the provision of a seven-day-a-week, 8am to 8pm, cath lab service at University Hospital Waterford; the recruitment plan for the... - Health Service Executive
71. To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the current HSE recruitment pause, if permanent members of staff returning from career breaks will be facilitated to return to their... - Hospital Overcrowding
72. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to end hospital overcrowding in Cork hospitals, considering 2023 was the worst year on record; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
73. To ask the Minister for Health if sepsis protocols in public hospitals will be updated in order that every patient, at the time of triaging or admission, is asked if they have ever had sepsis...
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