Written answers
Thursday, 18 January 2024
- Ambulance Service
298. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of life-threatening calls that ambulance services attended within 19 minutes, and the time it took to attend all other... - Legislative Programme
299. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to introduce a statutory right to home care, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the timeline he is working towards... - Health Services Staff
300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric dermatologists in CHO2; the efforts being made to recruit maternity covers in the paediatric dermatology department as well as... - Climate Action Plan
301. To ask the Minister for Health to report on progress of the HSE's climate action strategy; how much has been drawn down to date; when updated cost estimates will be published; and if he will... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
302. To ask the Minister for Health what measures his Department is taking to address the impact of solid fuel burning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2021/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
303. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment to have his grommets dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2127/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
305. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to develop a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2130/24] - Ambulance Service
306. 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,... - Nursing Homes
309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to address and cease unfair additional charges being applied to medical card holders in nursing homes; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
310. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2189/24] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take action to assist in an urgent case of a person requiring access to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (details supplied); and if he will make... - Gender Recognition
313. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of minors who have come to the attention of his Department or the HSE as having questioned their gender or expressed a desire to change their... - Health Promotion
314. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken to ensure public awareness and accessibility of vitamin D supplements in accordance with new recommendations issued by the... - Hospital Staff
315. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultant radiologist suspended from UHK before Christmas has been reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2269/24] - General Practitioner Services
316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the current levels of GP cover on the Iveragh Peninsula; if he will formulate a plan to address the shortage of GPs in the area; if he will... - Hospital Overcrowding
317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the current practice at UHK where patients in the ED are moved on trolleys to wards when the trolley count reaches 20; if he can outline who... - Nursing Homes
318. To ask the Minister for Health what progress he has made on ensuring that small private independent nursing homes can remain viable into the future; if he will address the lack of parity in... - State Properties
319. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding the future use of the Saint Finan's Hospital site and buildings in Killarney; what recent approaches have been made to the HSE... - Hospital Staff
320. To ask the Minister for Health the total complement of off-shift staff accommodation at a University of Limerick hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2276/24] - Equality Issues
321. To ask the Minister for Health if all refugee children have the same access to health services as children who are Irish citizens, that is CAMHS, dental services and so on; and if he will... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
322. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate if and when cataracts treatment might be made available to a person (details supplied); if the details of the national treatment purchase scheme... - Medical Cards
323. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the current position in regard to provision of medical cards for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2316/24] - Departmental Policies
324. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which women’s health specifically remains central to the provision and delivery of a reliable level and quality of health services in all... - Home Care Packages
325. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate if all resources possible can be made available to ensure all hours allocated under home care packages are being used and fulfilled with particular... - Hospital Waiting Lists
326. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the degree to which provision is being made for patients in need of scoliosis treatment as soon as possible in the current year; and if he will... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Health when the promised phase of the Naas hospital development plan will be activated in accordance with the original projections; when the facility will be... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
329. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate what steps have been taken to ensure that patients seeking treatment for cataracts can expect to have their needs met in the shortest possible... - Departmental Priorities
330. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the degree to which he and his Department continue to evaluate the needs of patients seeking various treatments such as cardiology, oncology,... - General Practitioner Services
332. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the action being taken to ensure there will be an adequate number of GPs in all areas throughout the country to ensure universal access to... - Mental Health Services
333. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the extent to which adequate mental health provision is being provided to ensure the availability of an adequate number of residential places to... - Health Services Staff
334. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the action being taken to ensure the retention of junior medical doctors and nurses once qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Policies
336. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed best protection for vulnerable groups, including the elderly, within the public health sphere to ensure their protection to the best possible... - General Practitioner Services
337. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which efforts are being made to replace GPs where the incumbents have retired leaving vacancies throughout the country; the number of such... - Medical Cards
338. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which dental patients can have their requirements met and progressed as quickly as possible with particular reference to medical card holders;... - Healthcare Policy
340. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the various changes and requirements needed to fully introduce Sláintecare are being pursued at present; and if he will make a...
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