Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Disability Services
1206. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the understanding and managing adult ADHD programme was not chosen for funding by the HSE for 2024; what supports he intends to provide to it in... - Hospital Appointments Status
1207. To ask the Minister for Health if he can expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [11518/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the outpatient waiting lists in each department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, including details of the number of... - Hospital Staff
1209. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent medical staff by section at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies in each of those sections; and the last... - Primary Care Centres
1210. To ask the Minister for Health when HSE Services at the new primary medical centre on Station Road, Newcastle West, County Limerick will take up occupation; and if he will make a... - Emergency Departments
1211. To ask the Minister for Health when it is scheduled for Beaumont Hospital to open a new accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11536/24] - Medical Qualifications
1212. To ask the Minister for Health when a CORU application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists employed by the HSE; and if he... - Mental Health Services
1217. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the decision by the HSE to withdraw funding for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme (UMAAP) in 2024 and if his Department... - Eating Disorders
1220. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for private hospital care is available to persons with eating disorders who are not accepted to public facilities for care; and if he will make a... - An Garda Síochána
1226. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being... - Hospital Appointments Status
1227. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will receive a date for surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11611/24] - Medical Qualifications
1229. To ask the Minister for Health whether the requirements to become a HSE international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) could be widened to reflect the pathways to become... - Hospital Services
1230. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on infant formula in maternity hospitals in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11625/24] - Tobacco Control Measures
1231. To ask the Minister for Health who represented Ireland at the COP10/MOP3 global anti-tobacco conferences; what agenda items were priority for the Irish delegation; what are the outcomes of... - General Practitioner Services
1233. To ask the Minister for Health for health for an update on the progress being made for the proposed reopening of a health centre in Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1234. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the urgent need to expand a health centre in Wicklow (details supplied) to allow wheelchair access for patients with mobility issues and to... - Hospital Services
1235. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence chemotherapy treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
1236. To ask the Minister for Health the position for an update in relation to the HSE-led implementation group considering the Joint Committee on Health report on the proposed legislative... - Abortion Services
1237. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeline as to when the remaining two maternity hospitals are due to be in a position to offer full termination of pregnancy services, as... - Health Services
1241. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 28 February 2024, the date on which he last requested this advice; in what format that advice was given; who gave... - Hospital Staff
1243. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of public health nurse vacancies, by health centre in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11698/24] - Health Services Staff
1245. To ask the Minister for Health what steps have been taken to date to establish the grade of advanced practice physiotherapist, following his commitment to do so at a conference 2020... - Hospital Staff
1247. To ask the Minister for Health if he will work with the relevant bodies to establish a defined career pathway for clinical physiotherapy tutors to include recognition of specialism and... - Health Services
1249. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be providing funding to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11704/24] - Vaccination Programme
1250. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include pharmacists in the MMR catch-up programme, given the current GP shortage, which may delay the provision of the service; and if he will... - Health Services
1251. To ask the Minister for Health to establish a clear clinical pathway for assessment of babies with suspected Pierre Robin sequence between the maternity hospitals and the ENT teams in the... - Hospital Services
1252. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase investment in audiology services in Beaumont Hospital, specifically in relation to operative aftercare for patients accessing... - Cancer Services
1253. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the level of financial support and practical transport provision for cancer care patients who have to travel significant... - Care Services
1254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite places available in Cork from 2018 to date for patients aged over 65 years, in tabular form. [11730/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the National Gender Service waiting list currently; the number waiting for an initial appointment; and the length of time individuals... - Health Services
1259. To ask the Minister for Health whether he or his Department have engaged with representatives from trans organisations in relation to concerns about the national gender service and the... - Mental Health Services
1264. To ask the Minister for Health to reverse the decision for the withdrawal of funding for a programme that provides ADHD support to adults (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
1265. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023.... - Medical Cards
1267. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding members of the public who are not eligible for medical cards but cannot find a general practice to take them on in their area... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1268. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the temporary scheme created to pay healthcare workers who were unfit to work after contracting long-Covid; and if... - Home Care Packages
1269. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for a new company providing home support to be placed on the approved providers list in CHO6; if the tendering process only occurs once per... - Hospital Services
1270. To ask the Minister for Health when surgery will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11811/24] - Health Services
1271. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11820/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1273. To ask the Minister for Health how many people have been diagnosed with long-Covid since the start of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/24] - Primary Care Centres
1275. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11839/24] - Health Services Staff
1278. To ask the Minister for Health when Section 39 organisations will receive the additional funding for staff pay arising from the Workplace Relations Commission agreement in October 2023; and... - Hospital Services
1279. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for an adult in north Tipperary to see both a speech therapist and physiotherapist after receiving a referral from their doctor; and if... - Health Services
1282. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the reimbursement of pegvaliase, considering the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE. finished its appraisal in September 2022; when... - Hospital Facilities
1284. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the construction of a new hospital (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11884/24] - Care Services
1285. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the provision of a new day care centre (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11885/24] - Health Service Executive
1286. To ask the Minister for Health to outline plans for the use of the HSE-owned lands on the Heywood Road, Clonmel, County Tipperary; if these lands are being considered for the provision of... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1287. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of healthcare workers suffering long Covid whose pay will cease on 31 March (details supplied) will be examined and discussed further; and if he... - Hospital Staff
1288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychiatrists employed by the HSE in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in the CHO 5 area; the number of children... - Departmental Communications
1289. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that all public information made available by his Department and the HSE is in a format that is easily read, with particular... - Hospital Services
1290. To ask the Minister for Health if there are clear guidelines for treating the symptoms of Paediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, PANS, and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric... - Primary Care Centres
1292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will retain GP services in the Swanlinbar primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11916/24] - Mental Health Commission
1294. To ask the Minister for Health if the Draft Overarching National Standards for the Care and Support of Children using Health and Social Care Services standards developed by HIQA and the... - Ministerial Meetings
1295. To ask the Minister for Health if in the coming weeks he will meet mid-west Oireachtas members and mid-west Health Forum members to discuss the crisis in the UHL hospital group. [11931/24] - Health Services
1296. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their next appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11933/24] - Health Service Executive
1297. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will get another appointment with any peritoneum consultant within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Bereavement Certificate
1298. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent legislation passed in Westminster to create an optional bereavement certificate for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation; and his... - Health Services Staff
1299. To ask the Minister for Health when a neurologist will be appointed to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11954/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1300. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of reports that Covid testing laboratory staff employed by private providers were excluded from the Covid-19 recognition payment, although they... - Health Services
1301. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing an appointment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/24] - Home Care Packages
1302. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons in County Wexford currently in receipt of home care support hours; the total current number of home care support hours being... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for physiotherapy in CHO6 and CHO7 in County Wicklow; broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular... - Dental Services
1307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently on waiting lists for dental appointments through the school age dental service in County Wicklow, broken down by... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting list in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments broken down by 1, 3, 6 and 12+... - Dental Services
1312. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of dental practices who are signed up to the dental treatment scheme; the breakdown of the number, by county; and if he... - Health Services
1313. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) is expected to begin treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11989/24] - Dental Services
1314. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons under 18 years-of-age who are currently waiting to commence orthodontic treatment in County Wexford; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1321. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will approve funding for a whole time paediatric dietician solely for the Wexford CAMHS team; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
1322. To ask the Minister for Health the top five procedures which citizens availed of under the treatment purchase fund in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
1323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the urgent provision of GPs in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12006/24] - Mental Health Services
1324. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 29 February 2024, if the HSE can provide an update on the 45 recommendations that fall under its remit; and if he... - Primary Care Centres
1325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will announce a timeline for construction of the new primary health centre, including when a planning application will be made; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1326. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no appeal mechanism is included in the job evaluation scheme conducted by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12031/24] - Cross-Border Co-operation
1327. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of citizens of Northern Ireland availing of procedures and treatment in the State under a scheme similar to the treatment purchase fund; and if... - Health Services Staff
1328. To ask the Minister for Health if he can assist in expediting a registration with CORU (details supplied). [12057/24] - Health Services
1329. To ask the Minister for Health if assessments and diagnosis services for adults within counties Louth or Meath are available through the public system; if not, the reasons for same; if they... - Departmental Correspondence
1330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12071/24] - Disease Management
1331. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 24 January 2024, given the criteria to qualify for the scheme outlined in his response, if he will instruct the... - Medical Cards
1332. To ask the Minister for Health the medical card entitlement income thresholds in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019, in tabular form. [12079/24] - Hospital Services
1333. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the services that have been reduced at a hospital (details supplied); the steps being taken to restore the level of services; and if he will make... - Health Services
1334. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 February 2024, how exactly hormone concentrations are used in dosage increases; and if any international... - Emergency Departments
1338. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12110/24] - Mental Health Services
1339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of autistic children refused CAMHS treatment because on absence of a moderate to severe mental disorder in 2023, broken down by CHO area, in... - Hospital Overcrowding
1340. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the suspension of planned surgeries, procedures and appointments at the UL Hospitals Group to facilitate surge capacity at the constituent... - Hospital Facilities
1341. To ask the Minister for Health if the new 96-bed block of beds that are being constructed for UHL will be all new beds for the hospital; if not, if some of them be replacement beds; if so,... - Hospital Appointments Status
1343. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a planned cardiac procedure carried out at the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Commission
1344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reviews of reported deaths carried out by the Standards and Quality Assurance division of the Mental Health Commission in each year of the past... - Mental Health Services
1345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths in approved centres and mental health services reported to the coroner for the past ten years; the follow up procedures when a death is... - Hospital Facilities
1347. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in the construction of the 96-bed unit at University Hospital Limerick; when construction will be finished; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
1351. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment will be facilitated for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12152/24] - Care of the Elderly
1353. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to establish a commissioner for ageing and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12202/24] - Dental Services
1354. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with the orthodontic department in St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a... - Eating Disorders
1355. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are almost 200,000 people suffering from illness relating to eating disorders and that there are huge barriers to access proper... - Hospital Services
1356. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the patient discharge policy operating in St. Vincent's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12219/24] - Dental Services
1357. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the long waiting lists for child dental and orthodontic services in St. Finbarr's County Cork, and if he plans to introduce measures to alleviate... - Mental Health Services
1358. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in the CHO6 area; and the number of those waiting more than six months.... - Hospital Services
1359. To ask the Minister for Health in light of a care facility (details supplied) declaring that diabetes care for type 1 diabetes in Letterkenny University Hospital is in crisis, if he plans... - Addiction Treatment Services
1360. To ask the Minister for Health if further financial support can be granted to a community addiction group (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1361. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that people who have become ill and debilitated with long-Covid, contracted while delivering essential services during the pandemic, face the... - Medical Cards
1362. To ask the Minister for Health the eligibility for a medical card in the case of children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12290/24] - Health Services
1363. To ask the Minister for Health the reason neuro physiotherapy services are not available in the mid-west (details supplied). [12293/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
1364. 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. [12294/24] - Healthcare Policy
1365. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to open new rounds of funding under a walking tracks initiative (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12297/24] - Health Services
1366. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the continued closure of the former health centre (details supplied); if his Department proposes to bring this building... - Healthcare Policy
1369. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration being given to the establishment of a helicopter emergency medical system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12329/24] - Ambulance Service
1370. To ask the Minister for Health if doctors are part of paramedic teams who attend road traffic collisions; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12330/24] - Health Services Staff
1372. To ask the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, the explanation of ‘restricted procedure for works contractor’ protocol (details supplied); what... - Departmental Policies
1373. To ask the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, if he will provide an explanation of this framework (details supplied) to include all of its sub-components and... - Departmental Staff
1374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in... - Dental Services
1375. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for orthodontic treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12362/24] - Health Services
1376. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the scopolinem patch; if there are plans to make it available for medical card users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12363/24] - Hospital Staff
1377. To ask the Minister for Health when the GP streaming service for UHL Hospital that was announced by the CEO of the HSE recently will commence operating; the way in which it will work; and... - Medicinal Products
1378. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to an investigation into the illegal administering of botox-type products by individuals and businesses and the use of unlicenced products (details... - Medical Register
1381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the Dentists Act 1985 to expand the regulatory role and powers of the Dental Council, following a recent investigation into the administering... - Hospital Services
1382. To ask the Minister for Health the specifics of the enhanced community care pathway for cardiology at Mayo University Hospital; the investments made by his Department and the HSE since 2020... - Hospital Staff
1383. To ask the Minister for Health the enhancements in the number of cardiology consultants, staffing, and bed allocation at Mayo University Hospital to improve the treatment of cardiac... - Hospital Facilities
1385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new CT scanner project at Mayo University Hospital; when the exiting scanner will be replaced to have two functional... - Healthcare Policy
1386. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department and the HSE to recognise pre-hospital emergency medicine as a sub-specialty in Ireland, given its recognition and... - Emergency Services
1387. To ask the Minister for Health how his Department and the HSE plans to integrate doctors into the critical care helicopter emergency medical service considering the positive impact of such... - Ambulance Service
1388. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being considered by his Department and the HSE to expand the scope of practice in the National Ambulance Service, to include treatments... - Emergency Services
1389. To ask the Minister for Health what plans are in place to provide training for critical care trauma interventions in the National Ambulance Service, given their proven effectiveness in the... - Healthcare Policy
1390. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will consider leveraging the evidence and experience of the group of Irish pre-hospital personnel working in the UK to improve... - Health Services
1391. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient transport service is available to patients in north and south Tipperary who are receiving radium treatment in Dublin; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed and the number considered a full cohort WTE, by department, in Cork University Hospital, in tabular form. [12431/24] - Health Services
1394. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 7 February 2024, if he will detail the HSE services that operated within the day care centre prior to the opening... - Hospital Services
1395. To ask the Minister for Health the current funding and resource allocation for Mayo University Hospital, specifically for neurological services; what steps are being taken to ensure that... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1397. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the special scheme to provide special leave with pay for eligible health sector staff in respect of long-Covid; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
1398. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of delays in processing blood tests at LUH; the impact this will have on services; if steps are being taken to address the delays; and if he... - Health Services
1399. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12455/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
1400. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will get an appointment at Our Lady's Hospital Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12465/24] - Health Services
1401. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for the permanent ill health exit package for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1403. To ask the Minister for Health the current situation regarding negotiations for public health service employees diagnosed with long Covid; if he has considered best international practice... - Hospital Appointments Status
1404. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details); and when they can expect a hospital appointment. [12484/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1405. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the policy regarding the reuse and recycling of wheelchairs and crutches across all sectors of the health system; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Education
1406. To ask the Minister for Health how student nurses in certain circumstances (details supplied) can qualify for travel expenses while on placement; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
1407. To ask the Minister for Health the areas to which funding is going, when the filled positions as denoted by the HSE staff census or by the total number of therapists and administration... - Health Services
1409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHOs have such a differing opinion on what is covered by GDPR and what information is entitled under freedom of information. [12501/24] - Healthcare Policy
1410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason information metrics are not centrally located. [12502/24] - Health Service Executive
1411. To ask the Minister for Health how the HSE can issue a staff census or accurately figure up therapeutic hours, if the numbers are not centrally located. [12503/24] - Healthcare Policy
1412. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there are guidelines for each CHO to decide what people are entitled to under FOI requests. [12505/24] - Dental Services
1413. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment to have orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/24] - Health Services Staff
1414. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE seeks an indemnity on vehicle insurance policies of student nurses in order for them to claim travel expenses; if all grades of HSE... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1415. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a project (details supplied); the current timeline of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12538/24] - Nursing Homes
1416. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was made to open the new community nursing home in Nenagh as a step-down facility for UHL patients; who made the decision to do this; and on... - Medicinal Products
1417. To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been carried to develop pharmaceutical capacity in hospitals to make or compound highly expensive medicines on a small scale for their... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1418. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/24] - Departmental Meetings
1419. To ask the Minister for Health if he visited the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital during his recent visit to Australia for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
1420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Kilkenny and from Carlow to receive treatment for age related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic at the... - Hospital Staff
1421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologist posts in University Hospital Waterford in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Health Services
1422. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion in percentage terms of the annual health budget spent on medical continuous glucose monitoring devices in relation to overall medical... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1423. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the number of persons who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12578/24] - Medicinal Products
1424. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the growing concern of diabetics regarding the difficulties in obtaining ozempic, some persons are finding it impossible... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1425. To ask the Minister for Health if an extension will be given to those people working in the HSE, that is, nurses who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid and whose full pay is to end in... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1426. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of renovations to Millfield House, Blackpool; the cost of construction of apartments for mental health residents; and the number of residents... - Medical Cards
1428. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a person (details supplied) exceeds the income limits for qualification for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
1431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE lactation consultants based in CHO8 in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12603/24] - Healthcare Policy
1432. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a model of care for people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; and if there is a clinical lead within the HSE. [12604/24] - Health Services Staff
1433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE general practitioners based in the accident and emergency department in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024; and... - Legislative Measures
1434. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the health (amendment) (licensing of home support providers) Bill. [12606/24] - Health Services Staff
1435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies by job title at St. Joseph's Campus, Longford; and the estimated timeframe for which these vacancies are expected to be filled, in... - Qualifications Recognition
1437. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a CORU registration (details supplied) in which all documents have been verified will take up to four months to be finalised; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1438. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied); when an appointment will be rescheduled for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12623/24] - Ambulance Service
1439. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown on the spend on ambulance services across CHO8 in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [12626/24] - Health Services Staff
1440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitian vacancies currently within the primary care service in County Meath; and when those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1443. To ask the Minister for Health the refurbishment works that were carried out at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the nature of these works that... - Healthcare Policy
1444. To ask the Minister for Health if he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual progress reports; and if... - Health Services
1445. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 February 2024, in light of the increased number of people attending Cashel minor injuries unit, if projections... - Hospital Services
1446. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical scans on patients that require a scan on their kidney, bladder and urethra are being cancelled because of a lack of funding in Sligo... - Health Services Staff
1448. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, given they have not received their Covid recognition payment despite being fully eligible for the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1449. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12668/24] - Health Services
1450. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline, process and rationale used, that resulted with the need to move residents from a unit (details supplied); what engineering reports and risk... - Public Sector Pay
1452. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be released to fund the agreed pay increase to Section 39 workers funded by the HSE (details supplied) including the backdated element of... - Health Services
1453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the scheme to support public sector bodies to purchase vending machines equipped with free period products; and if he will... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1454. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a building (details supplied); if the building will be brought back into use; if not, if it has been deemed to be surplus to requirements and... - Departmental Funding
1455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12722/24] - Departmental Meetings
1456. To ask the Minister for Health the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the... - Mental Health Services
1457. To ask the Minister for Health to explain in detail the decision to withdraw funding for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme for 2024; if he will reconsider this decision;... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1458. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Glenwood House, Carrigaline has not yet opened as a mental health facility since it received planning permission from An Bord Pleanála in... - Health Services Staff
1460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review the recruitment pause in the case of mental health professionals given its impact on mental health waiting lists; and if... - Medicinal Products
1461. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure a focus remains on ensuring Irish patients have timely access to rare disease treatments (details supplied) and... - Hospital Services
1462. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to calls for the provision of local neurology services including access to a consultant neurologist in Wexford General... - Health Services Staff
1463. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant dental nurse positions currently in the Kildare primary care system; and the timeframe for which these vacancies will be filled, in... - Health Service Executive
1464. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated costs required for the purchase of additional helicopter for the HSE aeromedical services. [12794/24] - Health Services
1465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were treated in the minor injuries unit in Smithfield in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12795/24] - Health Services Staff
1468. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants working within the clinical speciality of obesity and bariatric surgery across public health service. [12798/24] - Departmental Data
1470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who died by suicide within 12 weeks of their discharge from a psychiatric hospital or unit, by hospital or unit, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and... - Health Services
1471. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of treatment for a condition under the treatment abroad scheme or the cross border directive. [12805/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
1472. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for an appointment at the ophthalmology department at University Hospital Limerick... - Health Services
1473. To ask the Minister for Health the new criteria used to assess applications for discretionary payments for items such as specialised spectacles for children in the CHO network; and if he... - Health Services Staff
1474. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultant neurologist post and services will be made available for Wexford General Hospital, in relation to commitments made to provide community care... - General Practitioner Services
1475. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the serious shortage of GP availability and GP appointment availability in the Dublin mid-west area; the steps that are being taken to... - Mental Health Services
1476. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing mental health services from the present health recruitment embargo; and if a manpower plan for 2024 is close to agreement. [12850/24] - Health Services
1477. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding to support community-based service providers in the provision of health services across country for a service in County Carlow (details... - Health Services Staff
1478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter concerning the lack of administrative support staff working in the oncology department of the HSE primary care centre on Mitchel... - Medical Cards
1479. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to assessing medical card applications for individuals over 70 years-of-age based on their net income, in alignment with the... - Hospital Appointments Status
1481. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12885/24] - Health Services Staff
1482. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce subsidised or free FETAC Level 5 healthcare courses to ensure there are no barriers to entering the healthcare assistant... - Nursing Homes
1483. To ask the Minister for Health when full payment under fair deal scheme as per the approval letter will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
1484. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include the vaccine for chickenpox in the childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12894/24] - Mental Health Services
1486. To ask the Minister for Health the training CAHMS staff are receiving in terms of providing care on gender and transgender issues to children; who is providing the training to CAHMS staff;... - Health Services
1487. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 593 of 20 February 2024, the steps a person (details supplied) who is employed in a private company, but worked on a... - Medical Cards
1503. To ask the Minister for Health what efforts are being made to ensure that adequate dentists participate in the scheme to provide dental services to medical card patients as the current... - Health Services Staff
1504. To ask the Minister for Health whether his Department, where it mistakenly placed an employee on too high a PRSI deduction for a lengthy period, will repay the over-deduction over the full... - Hospital Appointments Status
1505. To ask the Minister for Health if early arrangements can be made for the appointment of a neurology consultant in Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Strategies
1506. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Connecting for Life Implementation Plan 2023-2024; for an update on the status of the seven goals in the plan; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an early assessment for ADHD and ASD for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13050/24] - Departmental Data
1510. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide a breakdown of the number of children waiting on a CAMHS appointment in CH08 and a breakdown for each county within that CHO; and if he will... - Medical Cards
1511. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the policy on blood tests as part of monitoring a medical condition for patients holding a medical card or GP visit card; the steps that can be... - Health Service Executive
1512. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 30 January 2024 (details supplied), when a full HSE response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
1514. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in discussions concerning the potential acquisition of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13087/24] - Nursing Homes
1515. To ask the Minister for Health the options being considered regarding long stay beds at a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13088/24] - Departmental Data
1516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born with Down syndrome in Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Executive
1517. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a query has not been responded to by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13101/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
1518. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an ADHD assessment. [13110/24] - Hospital Facilities
1519. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE still has management control over a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13126/24] - Departmental Data
1520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses for the Dublin south central area; the number of vacancies; the population of children in the catchment area of each; the... - Health Services
1521. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided to a person (details supplied) on available supports for required dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
1522. To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to open a care facility (details supplied) where all the necessary works have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
1523. To ask the Minister for Health what actions CHI has taken to respond to the field safety notice issued in late 2021 about magec rods. [13168/24] - Home Care Packages
1526. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their home care package hours filled, given the urgent nature of the case; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
1527. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to women following a mastectomy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13180/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
1530. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment for hip replacement surgery at Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Public Private Partnerships
1531. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated... - Hospital Appointments Status
1532. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13218/24] - Departmental Inquiries
1534. To ask the Minister for Health following an Inquiry (details supplied) on the investigation into the retention of baby’s organs and other individuals whose organs were taken without... - Cancer Services
1535. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the cold cap services not being made available to cancer patients in CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13248/24] - Mental Health Services
1536. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the recruitment ban on mental health services, especially what services have been prioritised and which have been closed; and if he will make a... - Health Services Waiting Lists
1537. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the growing concern at the fact that there appears to be currently inordinate delays in accessing blood tests in public hospitals in some... - Departmental Data
1539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of those receiving treatment under the MCAP since the opening of the scheme to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Programmes
1540. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether he thinks the Medical Cannabis Access Programme has been a success and whether he has faith in its continuation on a permanent... - Departmental Consultations
1541. To ask the Minister for Health the process that an adult must undertake to receive an autism assessment in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13321/24]
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