Written answers
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Nursing Homes
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to a number of measures to stabilise and sustain the nursing home sector [22336/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
548. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their operation, which has been cancelled six times. [22338/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital. [22357/24] - Hospital Staff
551. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries, who are part of the ophthalmology department responsible for making appointments for patients for eye injections, within the... - Hospital Facilities
552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatres currently in use at St. James's Hospital; and the hours and days of the week each theatre is available for procedures, in tabular form.... - Health Strategies
554. To ask the Minister for Health when the last national ophthalmology strategy was delivered; If the recommendations of the strategy were achieved; and when a new strategy will be produced.... - Hospital Staff
555. To ask the Minister for Health If the post of chief cardiac physiologist and senior cardiac physiologist within cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Beaumont Hospital have been filled on a... - Hospital Appointments Status
557. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; if he is on the routine... - General Practitioner Services
558. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the issue that GPs have been refusing to do private cervical smear tests for patients as they have no faith in the labs where the tests are... - Hospital Facilities
559. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has considered adding extra acute beds to Nenagh General Hospital. [22407/24] - Health Services Staff
560. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently on HSE recruitment panels for all disciplines in CHO3 as of 13 May 2024 by discipline and job type, in tabular form. [22410/24] - Hospital Staff
561. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit another peer support facilitator with the psychiatric team in UHK in view of the fact there are currently only two positions; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
562. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22432/24] - Health Promotion
564. To ask the Minister for Health whether he has any plans to increase awareness about the importance of the use of sun cream in combatting skin cancer; whether he has had any discussions with... - Hospital Appointments Status
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a scope for a person (details supplied). [22444/24] - Health Promotion
566. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase awareness about the importance of the use of sun cream in combatting skin cancer; the details of any discussions he has had with his... - Health Strategies
567. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of each of the eight recommendations in the “Overview Report of HIQA’s Monitoring Programme against the... - Dental Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 2 May 2024, if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) will be offered treatment to urgently complete their... - Hospital Appointments Status
577. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Temple Street Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22461/24] - Mental Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current situation at the child and adolescent mental health services at Nenagh Health an Centre, County Tipperary, where there is... - Departmental Data
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people (details supplied) who were actively using the health service, by county between 1 February and 1 April 2024; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
581. To ask the Minister for Health when students will be called for an appointment with the school dentist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22511/24] - Home Help Service
582. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an urgent request for a person (details supplied); when additional home help will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
583. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for cataract eye surgery as they are visually impaired and the issue is impacting on... - Mental Health Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter concerning provision of CAMHS psychotherapists in Tralee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22521/24] - Care Services
586. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22557/24] - Child Protection
587. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 712 of 30 April 2024, if, in circumstances where a private/charitable service provider believes that it is in the best... - Health Services
589. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a dietitian service in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22584/24] - International Agreements
590. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government intends to become a signatory to the proposed WHO Pandemic Treaty, a legally binding treaty which would grant significant powers to a UN... - Dental Services
591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the difficulties experienced by families in Dundalk, in accessing orthodontist services since February 2024 (details supplied); the plans... - Mental Health Services
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the healthcare needed is provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/24] - Health Services Staff
593. To ask the Minister for Health if a report has been published (details supplied); if not, if he will provide a copy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22599/24] - Mental Health Services
594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a service user (details supplied) has been discharged from mental health services locally following a request to bring forward their next visit as... - Patient Transfers
595. To ask the Minister for Health when an urgent patient transfer will take place for a person (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital; and if he... - Medical Cards
596. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22621/24] - Health Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22622/24] - Healthcare Policy
598. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met recently with an organisation (details supplied); his view of the proposal to provide for care partners for vulnerable people in hospitals,... - Dental Services
599. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 8 May 2024, the actions he intends to take to ensure children have adequate access to orthodontic treatment in... - Departmental Meetings
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the newborn screening committee has met since 2019. [22641/24] - Health Services
601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new conditions the health service expects to add to the newborn screening service in the next five years. [22642/24] - Healthcare Policy
603. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is actively monitoring the H5N1 outbreaks in farm animals in the United States; if the HSPC is actively monitoring for H5N1 in Ireland; if... - Health Services
604. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the breastfeeding support service in Dunboyne, County Meath was cut; if he will immediately review this decision; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a particularly urgent medical case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22724/24] - Cancer Services
606. To ask the Minister for Health the status of MRI cancer screening in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22728/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
607. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied), considering that this procedure was initially approved in 2018; and if he will make a... - Cancer Services
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply details of the level of grant aid support from his Department and the HSE to each community cancer support centre in the State in each year... - Education and Training Provision
609. To ask the Minister for Health if psychology training courses will be funded for an intake of trainees September 2024; and if he has considered the impact on service provision of there being... - Disabilities Assessments
610. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the assessment of need waiting lists of the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork primary care psychology services; and the... - Mental Health Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health the details of efforts to recruit psychologists to the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork primary care psychology services in the years 2020, 2021,... - Health and Safety
614. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide more resources towards inspections of vaping products entering the country and add to the 40 inspection checks for vaping products set out... - Care Services
616. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide a post-operative bed for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22812/24] - Health Services
617. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the advice from the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the extension of the free contraception scheme to 16-year-olds; and if he... - Abortion Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the options paper developed by his Department in response to the report of the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Independent Review of the... - Cancer Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total number of BowelScreen invitations issued, by county, in each of the years from 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; the... - Dental Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health the current state of the school dental service; if he is aware that in certain circumstances the service is only providing access for emergency cases; and if... - General Practitioner Services
623. To ask the Minister for Health the appropriate pathway for a GP to make a referral for surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22840/24] - Health Strategies
624. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of annual development funding specifically allocated to the National Cancer Strategy in each Government budget in each of the years since 2017, in... - Disability Services
625. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of services in the south east, particularly for adults trying to access a diagnosis of adult ADHD and required services. [22856/24] - Health Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the approval of an increase in optometrists' fees given the lack of increase in fees over 20 years (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Strategies
627. To ask the Minister for Health when a national programme for public eyecare for children over eight years of age will be approved to ensure equity of access to eyecare for all children of... - Primary Care Centres
628. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on delivering a primary care centre (details supplied); and the date for the report's findings to be announced. [22861/24] - Departmental Data
629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Guillain-Barré syndrome cases in Ireland from 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22872/24] - Healthcare Policy
630. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is planning to introduce a vaccine injury fund similar to other countries in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22873/24] - Medicinal Products
631. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the delays relating to the importation of mefenamic acid; the impact this delay has on women who suffer severe period pain without its... - Hospital Staff
632. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons and WTE ENT registrars at the Mater hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22896/24] - Hospital Procedures
633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric ophthalmology procedures, by type, ]carried out in either CHI Temple Street or CHI Crumlin in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular... - Public Sector Pay
634. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the disparity in pay and conditions between section 38 and section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
635. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the appointment of dermatology consultants at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; the stage the recruitment process... - Health Strategies
636. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Pathfinder programme based at Tallaght hospital has been wound down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22917/24] - Hospital Staff
637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior house officers in orthopaedics based at Monaghan General Hospital in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22940/24] - Ambulance Service
638. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of providing three additional critical care ambulances on a 24-7 basis in each HSE region. [22941/24] - Emergency Departments
639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who presented at the accident and emergency department of Cavan General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22942/24] - Hospital Procedures
640. To ask the Minister for Health to identify the specialist vascular surgery treatments that are not provided within the State and for which patients are sent to the UK or elsewhere abroad;... - General Practitioner Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the number of GPs within Cavan-Monaghan who are registered with the type 2 diabetes cycle of care. [22944/24] - Pharmacy Services
642. To ask the Minister for Health if he can share the submission Ireland made to the EU Commission in relation to the proposed new EU pharmaceutical legislation. [22962/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
643. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a hip operation for a person (details supplied). [22965/24] - Home Help Service
644. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in Roscommon and Galway on waiting lists for home care; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/24] - Medical Cards
645. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; if any further documentation is required to... - Medical Aids and Appliances
646. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 14 May 2024, to outline any financial assistance available to patients dependant on oxygen tanks, especially... - Mental Health Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/24]
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