Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
- Home Care Packages
481. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the home care package (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20107/24] - Health Services
482. To ask the Minister for Health his views that audiology waiting lists for a first appointment and for a review appointment are too long; his further views that there is a significant... - Health Services Staff
483. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of audiologist wholetime equivalents, WTEs, in post per 100,000 population in each community healthcare organisation or CHO area; his views... - Health Services
484. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children aged over two years attending audiology services to receive a review appointment, by CHO area; his views that in many... - Health Services Staff
485. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Cashel minor injuries unit for the years 2020 to 2023, inclusive, and to date in 2024, broken down by profession; to confirm... - Health Services
486. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for genetic testing services for rare diseases in Ireland; and the measures the HSE is taking to improve access and speed of results... - Care of the Elderly
487. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE funds daycare centres within CHO 8 for older persons’ services that are opened on the weekends; and if so, the locations of same, in tabular... - Departmental Programmes
488. To ask the Minister for Health the funding requirements of the seeking safety Ireland programme, a vital and very successful programme that supports women who have experienced trauma and... - Hospital Appointments Status
489. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry should expect to be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20172/24] - Departmental Funding
491. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has, if any, to provide immediate funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20178/24] - Medical Cards
492. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be renewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20180/24] - Disability Services
493. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE funds adult disabilities day care centres within CHO8 that are opened on the weekends; and if so, the location of same, in tabular form. [20181/24] - Departmental Funding
494. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to psycho-oncology services in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [20182/24] - Health Services Staff
495. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the recruitment embargo on cardiology services; the number of positions that cannot be filled; and if services have been affected. [20183/24] - Health Services
497. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20189/24] - Medical Cards
498. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients with medical cards are continuing to be charged for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20192/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
499. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting assessment nationally; the duration of the waiting time for speech and language therapists; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
504. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of vacancies within the HSE for speech & language therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social... - Medical Aids and Appliances
505. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will be assessed and will receive a new wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20207/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
506. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20208/24] - Health Services
507. To ask the Minister for Health the reporting arrangements in place for the HSE public-only consultant contract; the persons responsible for oversight and reporting; the most recent reporting... - Health Strategies
508. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a national rare diseases strategy for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20225/24] - Hospital Facilities
509. To ask the Minister for Health when the plans to add additional space at Letterkenny University Hospital will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20227/24] - Departmental Inquiries
510. To ask the Minister for Health the person who has been appointed to chair the Epilim inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20230/24] - Medical Cards
511. To ask the Minister for Health whether injections for osteoporosis with the medication festeo are still reimbursable for medical card holders; to provide a rationale for their removal if... - Hospital Admissions
512. To ask the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the... - Road Traffic Accidents
516. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE provides data to the RSA on all road traffic injuries treated in emergency departments and minor injury clinics; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
517. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that essential medications, such as nozinan, required for palliative care patients being used in place of medications which... - Health Services Staff
518. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of gambling addiction therapists and counsellors employed within the HSE; and the number of gambling addiction therapist... - Health Services
519. To ask the Minister for Health if and when it is expected to offer the son of a person (details supplied) an appointment for initial assessment for ADHD; the current average wait time for... - Hospital Appointments Status
520. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) who having been referred to St. John's Hospital, Limerick for an endoscopy has yet to receive an appointment; and if... - Nursing Homes
521. To ask the Minister for Health when all matters will be concluded with in respect of the fair deal application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Eating Disorders
522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to the delivery of the 20 promised beds for adults with eating disorders; if he will provide data on the numbers of adults seeking medical... - Health Strategies
524. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the overarching strategy of the national outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programme; and if it will be published. [20298/24] - Health Services
525. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has an assessment of the number of bed days have been saved in the past three years as a result of the national outpatient parenteral... - Health Services Staff
528. To ask the Minister for Health the total numbers currently employed by the HSE, differentiating between those on full-time, part-time and fixed-term contracts; and if he will make a... - EU Programmes
529. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of HSE employees who are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary investigations; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time... - Health Services Staff
530. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of HSE employees who have been on sick leave for longer than two months; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time these employees have... - Departmental Staff
531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees within his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department who are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary... - Qualifications Recognition
532. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time MSc in an occupational therapy course (details supplied) is a qualification recognised by CORU, and if so, the average processing times for... - Medical Cards
533. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a land valuation is being sought in respect of a medical card application for a person in County Mayo (details supplied), in view of the fact that... - Hospital Appointments Status
534. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hernia operation in Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [20338/24] - Dental Services
535. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance is available to help a person (details supplied) who needs to have a tooth repaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20339/24] - Hospital Facilities
536. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public/voluntary hospital as of end-April 2024 or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he... - European Union
537. To ask the Minister for Health the EU programmes or funds outside of the multiannual financial framework that Ireland has paid into from the year 2014 to date; any receipts from same, by... - Departmental Correspondence
538. To ask the Minister for Health to review and refer correspondence to the HSE estate management team (details supplied); and to provide an update on the matter. [20367/24] - Departmental Data
539. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Dublin Midland Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20368/24] - Hospital Trusts
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the RCSI Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20371/24] - Health Services Staff
546. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the employment embargo is impacting on cover for maternity leave; his plans to address this matter which is impacting services across the HSE; and... - Health Services
551. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a treatment abroad scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20385/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
552. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20407/24] - Medical Cards
553. To ask the Minister for Health to explain precisely the differences between the ‘enhanced medical card’ and the ordinary medical card. [20409/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
556. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20414/24] - Health Services
557. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding allocation for a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20422/24] - Medicinal Products
558. To ask the Minister for Health based on the fact that melatonin and circadin tablets which are used in the treatment of insomnia are ineffective in many patients, and that GPs are... - Hospital Facilities
559. To ask the Minister for Health to reconsider the position regarding neurological services at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
560. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to establish a tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines; if so, when the tribunal... - Nursing Homes
561. To ask the Minister for Health to provide summary reports showing which nursing homes were claiming the TAPS scheme for 2020, 2021 and 2022. [20439/24] - Departmental Policies
562. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised national safeguarding policy for the health and social care sector, with particular emphasis on the safeguarding of adults and older... - Health Services Staff
563. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a supplementary pension payment to two retired HSE workers in County Kerry who had their pensions reduced (details supplied); and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances
564. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20451/24] - Home Care Packages
565. To ask the Minister for Health if home care support will be provided for a person (details supplied) in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20452/24] - Nursing Homes
566. To ask the Minister for Health if a person's personal financial contribution under the fair deal scheme includes a contribution based on assets, when the person is not the legal owner of the... - Health Services
567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issues highlighted by a person (details supplied); the steps being considered to address the issues highlighted; when the person will... - Pharmacy Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether there is currently an issue regarding delivery drivers delivering medication and prescriptions to patients in cases where... - Departmental Reports
569. To ask the Minister for Health if a report, believed to have begun in June 2022 into 11 allegations of abuse at a disability centre (details supplied), will be made public; and if he will... - Home Care Packages
570. To ask the Minister for Health if the hours promised for the care of a person (details supplied) will be provided without delay; if the family will be given clarification on the waiting list... - Hospital Waiting Lists
571. To ask the Minister for Health how many patients are on the podiatry waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; if the interval between appointments for patients has been... - Medical Cards
572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who lost access to a medical card due to pension increases in the last Budget; his Department's plans to pre-emptively address the issue... - Hospital Services
573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the critical lack of care for diabetes patients in Letterkenny University Hospital has been notified onto the hospitals risk register in... - Social Workers Register
574. To ask the Minister for Health the current turnaround for processing of CORU registration for new social workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20514/24] - Departmental Properties
575. To ask the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, a list of properties leased and used by Letterkenny University Hospital, disaggregated by location, services provided from the... - Dental Services
577. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is planning to take to deal with the lack of dental treatment services being delivered in our schools; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
578. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he intends to take to eliminate the long waiting list for children awaiting surgery for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of athletes in sports who died by sudden arrhythmic death syndrome from 2019 to the latest date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services
580. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the opening date for the eating disorder out patient service at Mount Carmel Hospital site in Dublin; the number of staff to be employed in the... - Hospital Services
581. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the number of eating disorder beds to be provided in the new Children's Hospital; to confirm the expected opening date of the new Children's... - Vaccination Programme
582. To ask the Minister for Health pursuant to the Government's commitment to introduce a VICP for Covid mRNA vaccines as far back as April 2021, if he will detail the commencement date for... - Health Services Staff
583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve a derogation applied for, to the current recruitment embargo to allow an essential service (details supplied) hire a person, where they... - Healthcare Policy
584. 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... - Medical Cards
585. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will be made for a cancer patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20591/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
586. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) regarding the ongoing issue in relation to funding for a Trekinetic GTE wheelchair; the reason why... - Hospital Appointments Status
587. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20599/24] - Hospital Facilities
588. To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the heating system at the Central Mental Hospital; to confirm reports that the temperature was set below the HSE comfortable range at night time;... - Healthcare Policy
589. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide contact points for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20602/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
590. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a person's wait for a hospital appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20615/24] - Mental Health Services
591. To ask the Minister for Health to explain how to establish a Jigsaw individual service in County Westmeath. [20634/24] - Departmental Funding
592. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the lymphoedema model of care in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [20645/24] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
593. To ask the Minister for Health the services purchased by the Mater Hospital under the national treatment purchase plan for the years of 2021 to date in 2024; and the breakdown of services... - Hospital Procedures
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiology procedures, by type, that were carried out in CHI Temple Street in 2023 and to date in 2024. [20647/24] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
595. To ask the Minister for Health the services purchased by Beaumont Hospital under the national treatment purchase plan for the years of 2021 to date in 2024; and the breakdown of services... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
596. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 28 September 2023, the reason an inconsistent policy of appeal was applied (details supplied); and if he will make... - Health Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed account of the work to be undertaken by the support team recently announced to address the current pressures on health services in the... - Hospital Appointments Status
598. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
599. To ask the Minister for Health if he is in agreement with the Irish Dental Association’s policy paper “Towards a Sustainable Oral Healthcare Service”; the extent to... - Hospital Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health if efforts continue to be made to improve patient safety and best practice to ensure an improved working environment at University Hospital Limerick and to... - Care of the Elderly
601. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the work of the commission on care for older people; the number of meetings held since the appointment of the chairman and other... - Health Services Staff
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each CHO, in tabular form; the number of vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/24] - Disability Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health what State support for speech and language are available to a child with Down's Syndrome (details supplied). [20709/24] - Medical Cards
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the current criteria for an over-70s medical card, in particular the assessable outgoing expenses of a person (details supplied) still... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
609. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to the planned elective hospitals for Blanchardstown and Crumlin; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will... - Dental Services
610. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for dental and orthodontic treatment, by age, CHO and wait time, in tabular form. [20720/24] - Medical Cards
614. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the benefits provided by a medical card and an enhanced medical card (as available to some persons pursuant to the mother and baby... - Hospital Appointments Status
615. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a case (details supplied); when the person concerned can expect an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20726/24] - Departmental Policies
616. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on the method undertaken to create the endometriosis framework; when we can anticipate a release date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Care Services
617. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) who was allocated an additional four hours of care in 2022, funded by the HSE, and is still... - Medicinal Products
619. To ask the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of the drug ravulizumab for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome; when he expects this drug to... - Health Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 31 January 2024, how the needs of the National Gender Service’s patients are increasingly complex; what... - Bereavement Counselling
626. To ask the Minister for Health the State-funded bereavement services that exist for children and adults; if he will consider allocating additional funding to these services for the provision... - Primary Care Centres
627. To ask the Minister for Health to outline any future plans for Maynooth Health Centre in Leinster Street; what plans are in place for a primary care/health centre unit in Maynooth suitable... - Primary Care Services
628. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to amalgamate the Maynooth and Leixlip health services; and if so, if these services will be located in Leixlip; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
629. To ask the Minister for Health the awards made following a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by the Health Service Executive, in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024,... - Departmental Contracts
632. To ask the Minister for Health the awards made without a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by his Department in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in... - Health Service Executive
633. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all HSE expenditure on outside firms, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment, diagnostics, legal, professional... - Health Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all expenditure by each Section 38 organisation on outside firms, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment,... - Community Care
635. To ask the Minister for Health if a private supplier has been sourced to manage the new CNU in Nenagh as a stepdown facility for UHL. [20825/24] - Mental Health Services
636. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for an ADHD assessment through CAMHS in the primary care centre, Mullingar. [20845/24] - Health Service Executive
637. To ask the Minister for Health to provide data in respect of all HSE regions in Ireland (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20846/24] - Health Services
638. To ask the Minister for Health if, given the significant number of people diagnosed with chronic rheumatoid arthritis, there are any plans to include it on the long-term illness scheme,... - School Meals Programme
639. To ask the Minister for Health what nutritional guidelines are in place for the school meals programme; the measures in place to ensure these guidelines are being complied with; and if he... - Hospital Services
640. To ask the Minister for Health when provisions of the Public Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 will be commenced to bring private hospitals into the remit of HIQA... - Dental Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the situation around the dental treatment services scheme, including a list in tabular form, of the number of dentists working under the... - Health Services
643. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 863 of 31 March 2021, to outline when children’s eye clinic services will resume in Portlaoise, having been... - Mental Health Services
644. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of long waiting list times for an initial assessment with National Counselling Services; what he is doing to reduce these waiting times; and if... - Mental Health Policy
645. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the cost of reforming and passing the Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20936/24]
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