Written answers
				Thursday, 7 March 2024
     - Home Care Packages 
					337. To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the current waiting times for elderly home support services across the different regions nationally, and what action his Department... - Hospital Deaths 
					338. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the reports of deaths in Cherry Orchard hospital; if he will initiate a full investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services 
					339. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in the CHO7 area; and the number of those waiting more than six months.... - Ambulance Service 
					342. To ask the Minister for Health if he has investigated the potential misuse of ambulances for personal use within the NBS; and the number of ambulance vehicles parked outside offices during... - Nursing Homes 
					343. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a unit for older persons in Clonmel following the transfer of residents to a new residential care services unit (details supplied); and... - Hospice Services 
					344. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any specific factors that would restrict the allocation of palliative care support beds to an existing unit (details supplied) once the current... - Nursing Homes 
					345. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request HSE Estates to supply a copy of the report in relation to the status of the roof in a care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a... - National Treatment Purchase Fund 
					346. To ask the Minister for Health to quantify the amount of money spent on the treatment purchase fund in each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services 
					347. To ask the Minister for Health if he has the statutory powers under Section 34 of the Mental Health Act 2001 to regulate CAMHS; if he will do so as it is the primary recommendation made by... - Home Care Packages 
					349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people that were on the waiting list for homecare packages in County Meath, at the end of each year from 2015 to 2023, in tabular form. [11239/24] - National Treatment Purchase Fund 
					351. To ask the Minister for Health the countries where treatment was delivered under the treatment purchase fund in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services 
					352. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the funding crisis facing the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme (UMAAP) currently delivered via ADHD Ireland and the recent... - Hospital Waiting Lists 
					355. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will get an appointment in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/24] - Health Services Staff 
					356. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of an addiction nurse per year. [11291/24] - Departmental Funding 
					359. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to a service (details supplied) in 2023 broken down by funding purpose, in tabular form. [11294/24] - Health Services Staff 
					360. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of an addiction counsellor per year. [11295/24] - Health Services 
					361. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11296/24] - Healthcare Policy 
					363. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed start date for the implementation of the proposals in the National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology, and in particular the transfer of care of... - Health Services 
					365. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm what steps are being taken to ensure that home and community care services are responsive to the evolving healthcare needs of the aging population... - Healthcare Policy 
					366. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify why the statutory scheme, which is essential for developing a homecare sector that is accessible, sustainable and accountable, has been delayed and... - Health Services 
					367. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm what action his Department is taking in conjunction with local authorities and community organizations to strengthen the overall support system for... - Healthcare Policy 
					368. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that the authorisation scheme 2023 is enough of an incentive to persuade more individuals to become homecare... - Community Care 
					370. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on any ongoing efforts being made by his Department to incorporate technology and innovation into home and community care services to... - Care Services 
					372. To ask the Minister for Health what initiatives are in place to enhance the coordination and integration of home and community care services with other healthcare providers to create a... - Healthcare Policy 
					373. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to recruit new home support providers, in view that the authorisation scheme has been proven to increase staff retention... - Care Services 
					374. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to address recruitment and retention challenges within the home and community care workforce to ensure a consistent and... - Parliamentary Questions 
					377. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the current status of Parliamentary Questions within the Health Service Executive; if the HSE can quantify the accumulated backlog of unanswered... - Hospital Facilities 
					378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with the families of those affected by the Cherry Orchard Hospital move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11327/24] - Hospital Services 
					379. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the scope and significance of the structural problems identified by HIQA within Cherry Orchard Hospital; and to outline timeline on when and how... - Assisted Decision-Making 
					380. To ask the Minister for Health if residents were afforded the opportunity to avail of the Assisted Decision Making Act, which became law in April 2023; if not, the reason this did not... - Hospital Appointments Status 
					386. To ask the Minister for Health when a child will be called for an appointment with a paediatrician (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11355/24] - Nursing Homes 
					388. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to her appeal of the fair deal nursing home means assessment; the reason for the delay; and if he will... - Cancer Services 
					389. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a BRAC2 gene test; the current waiting time for such tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic 
					390. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to provide specialist long-Covid services for children; the steps he is taking to ensure that children with long-Covid have access to appropriate... - Hospital Overcrowding 
					399. To ask the Minister for Health what measures he is taking to address the overcrowding situation in the UHL hospital group. [11369/24] - Health Services Staff 
					400. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the widespread concern in the communities of south Inishowen, County Donegal, regarding the HSE plan to relocate the public health nurse from... - Health Service Executive 
					401. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a back payment for a person (details supplied); when they will receive their same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11382/24] - General Practitioner Services 
					402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in Galway who are without a GP and are currently on a waiting list for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11384/24] - Nursing Homes 
					403. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 30 March 2023 assuring Dáil Éireann of the adequacy of independent pre-admission assessments of nursing... - Dental Services 
					404. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on negotiations between the HSE and our dentists, in light of the fact that no new medical card patients are seen by a dentist as there is a... - Health Services 
					405. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be given to organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11381/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic 
					406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his plans to extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers suffering from long Covid; if he intends to extend or replace... - Health Services 
					412. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide full detail on the safety issues that currently make the establishment of a 24-hour accident and emergency unit in Ennis General Hospital... - Health Services Staff 
					413. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of prompt payment interest and compensation paid by the HSE for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will include a schedule of... - Health Services 
					414. To ask the Minister for Health for a update on the cancelled surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11417/24] - Departmental Funding 
					416. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that his Department has cut funding for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme course and monthly support to attendees upon... - Health Services 
					417. To ask the Minister for Health the payments that were made in healthcare under the client indemnity scheme; the number of those that were from cases in UHL, in tabular form; and if he will... - Healthcare Policy 
					418. To ask the Minister for Health if a product approved under the MCAP as listed on S.I. No. 5 of 2023 can be prescribed to the holder of a valid Ministerial licence and if the licence holder... - Departmental Data 
					419. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11439/24] - Health Services 
					421. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 13 February 2024, if he is satisfied that there is no private surge capacity available to the UL Hospitals Group;... - Departmental Data 
					422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private beds, by unit, in tabular form, at University Hospital Limerick; if those private beds can be used by public patients as a surge capacity... - General Practitioner Services 
					431. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to increase the number of GPs around the country, and Kilkenny in particular; and whether current GPs use waiting list systems.;... - Medicinal Products 
					433. To ask the Minister for Health the reason naloxone, a lifesaving medication, is only available on prescription and if he has any plans to make it available over the counter to help save... - Health Services 
					434. To ask the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy can be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11483/24] 
         
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