Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
- Health Services Staff
642. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure pay parity for section 39 organisations who provide vital dementia services and standardise rates of pay for critical home care workers; and... - Primary Care Centres
643. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress on compiling the business case for the development of a primary care centre for the region of An Cheathrú Rua and Leitir... - Health Services Staff
644. To ask the Minister for Health to review and respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29916/24] - Mental Health Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list for CAMHS for the month of June 2024, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/24] - Mental Health Policy
646. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 2001; when it will be published; if he expects this to pass through the Houses of the Oireachtas... - Mortality Rates
648. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children up to the age of 18 years who died from sudden infant death syndrome or sudden unexpected death in childhood in each county in the past... - Hospital Appointments Status
649. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a physiotherapy appointment. [29043/24] - Medicinal Products
650. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of funding for the drug palforzia in Ireland being made available to help reduce allergic reactions to peanuts for children aged 4... - Hospital Equipment
652. To ask the Minister for Health when the CT scanner at University Hospital Kerry will be fixed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29094/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
653. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital; if the referral was routine or urgent; and if he... - Mental Health Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE was approached by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the possibility of partnering with it to provide services, including a pilot... - Medicinal Products
655. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the drug enhertu, and the current status of its application. [29100/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
656. To ask the Minister for Health when a former HSE employee will receive the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29109/24] - Primary Care Services
658. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the details on the total funding provided for primary care services to each of the CHO areas, to include the total numbers of population served in... - Health Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline on the provision of extra transport services to a day centre in County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Schemes
660. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive full payment in relation to monies that are owed from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to work in each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29138/24] - Health Services Staff
662. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have left their jobs in each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29139/24] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
663. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have lost their licence/registration number in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29140/24] - Departmental Data
664. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in the health service in total in 2023 and for each of the previous ten years; the number of adverse... - State Claims Agency
665. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health service-related claims that have been lodged with the State Claims Agency for each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; and the... - Health Service Executive
666. To ask the Minister for Health the total annual budget allocated by the HSE for medical record transfer and management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29144/24] - Health Services Staff
667. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of laboratories within the health service operating genomics services for patients; the number of WTE and grades in each location; the... - Health Service Executive
668. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of genomics samples sent outside the State for analysis in each of the past five years; the annual cost in each year; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
669. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 379 of 25 June 2024, the plans for the relocation of the laboratory facilities at Temple Street Children’s... - Hospital Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health the situation regarding beds at St. James's Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29149/24] - Health Service Executive
671. To ask the Minister for Health the reason trainee student occupational therapists who are attending ATU Letterkenny and have to do an eight-week placement have been told that they cannot do... - Health Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients from an area (details supplied) are being directed to Santry; and the number of patients who have been redirected from a named health... - Hospital Services
673. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for a provision of a diabetes unit in University Hospital Waterford as the only level 4 hospital without such a unit; and if he will make a... - Health Strategies
674. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the launch of Ireland’s cervical cancer elimination strategy this year; the measures he intends to take to help increase vaccination rates... - Clinical Trials
675. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to improve the availability and uptake of oncology clinical trials in Ireland; the resources being allocated to achieve this goal; and if he... - Health Services
676. To ask the Minister for Health to list the members of the HSE’s national immunisation oversight committee (NIOC) and their respective positions, in tabular form; to explain the role... - European Council
677. To ask the Minister for Health for an update in relation to his Department’s activities at the EPSCO (Health) Council on 21 June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29167/24] - Healthcare Policy
679. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the most recent report of an organisation (details supplied); if an updated report on data since 2021 has been compiled or is in the process... - Vaccination Programme
680. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the most recent data on the national vaccination coverage rate for adults eligible to receive the pneumococcal vaccine through the national... - Cancer Services
681. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the lung cancer early detection pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29173/24] - Budget 2025
682. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to a pre-Budget 2025 submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29176/24] - Mental Health Services
683. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people attending in-reach psychiatry services in the Irish Prison Service on 1 July 2024; the number attending the National Forensic Mental... - Hospital Appointments Status
685. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); when an appointment will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29187/24] - Primary Care Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged zero to 18 years of age waiting for primary care appointments, broken down by discipline in each CHO; the length of time children... - Home Care Packages
688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the request of an organisation (details supplied) to invest €5.5 million, including €1 million for dementia-specific day care... - Mental Health Services
697. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on waiting lists for primary care psychology services; and the length of time they have been on said waiting lists, by... - Equal Opportunities Employment
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with disabilities currently employed in the HSE; if the same figures are available for the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a... - Health Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health if a person can be compensated for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29227/24] - National Children's Hospital
700. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new National Children’s Hospital is fully lit up at night once construction has ceased for the day; the estimated number of electrical... - Covid-19 Pandemic
701. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have instigated legal action against the HSE over the death of their loved ones from Covid-19 in HSE-run nursing homes or hospitals;... - Hospital Closures
702. To ask the Minister for Health to list the psychiatric hospitals which have closed in the State in the past thirty years; the dates on which they closed; the bed capacity of each; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
703. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 25 April 2024, if he will investigate if there was an entitlement to the Covid pandemic payment in the case of a... - Fire Service
704. To ask the Minister for Health if the relevant departments will work together to explore how members of the fire service can supplement the work of the ambulance service in response to... - Health Services Staff
707. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the number of primary care psychology posts which are currently frozen under the recruitment embargo, by role and CHO, in tabular form. [29247/24] - Health Service Executive
712. To ask the Minister for Health to list the members of the HSE’s National Immunisation Oversight Committee, NIOC, and their respective positions, in tabular form; to explain the role... - EU Meetings
713. To ask the Minister for Health for an update in relation to his Department’s activities at the EPSCO (Health) Council on 21 June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
714. To ask the Minister for Health to report on Ireland’s contribution on combatting vaccine-preventable cancers at the EPSCO (Health) Council on 21 June 2024; the reason for not... - Infectious Diseases
715. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); whether an updated report on data since 2021 has been compiled or is in the process of being... - Vaccination Programme
716. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the most recent data on the national vaccination coverage rate for adults eligible to receive the pneumococcal vaccine through the national... - Artificial Intelligence
718. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or in drafting responses to Parliamentary Questions.;... - Departmental Equipment
719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29299/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
720. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for a much-needed procedure.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29308/24] - Cancer Services
721. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that essential radiology scans for cancer care patients on maintenance treatments, which must happen at three-month... - Health Services Waiting Lists
722. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/24] - Healthcare Policy
723. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider an outright ban on the use of sunbeds in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29330/24] - Health Services
724. To ask the Minister for Health if a company has been recruited to run the proposed step-down facility for UHL that it is proposed will be based in Nenagh community nursing home; if so, the... - Home Help Service
725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided by the HSE to residents in Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary for each of the years 2019 to 2023, in tabular form.... - Nursing Homes
727. To ask the Minister for Health if the in-depth feasibility study that was being carried out by the HSE regarding the potential acquisition of a nursing home (details supplied) has been... - Hospital Appointments Status
728. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29356/24] - Medical Cards
729. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to increase the remuneration paid to opticians for standard eye exams and glasses for medical card holders; the amount of the increase; and if he... - Nursing Homes
730. To ask the Minister for Health if a price has been agreed for the purchase of a nursing home (details supplied) and site in Roscrea that has been referenced in the HSE's capital plan; and... - Health Services
732. To ask the Minister for Health his position regarding requests by an organisation (details supplied) to provide sustainable funding for national physiotherapy services for people with... - Hospital Staff
733. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department to investigate an issue (details supplied); if management at Tallaght Hospital was aware of these facts before taking this... - Departmental Funding
734. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been approved for a charity (details supplied); if so, when it will receive the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/24] - Hospital Services
735. To ask the Minister for Health the services purchased by Naas General Hospital under the National Treatment Purchase Plan for the years 2022 to 2024; and the breakdown of services provided,... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
736. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish a postnatal hub in Wicklow. [29388/24] - Ambulance Service
737. To ask the Minister for Health the WTE staffing composition of the National Ambulance Service as of 1 June 2022, 1 June 2023 and 1 June 2024, in tabular form. [29389/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
738. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress made in assessing the suitability of the Palmershill site in Cashel, County Tipperary for the proposed community nursing... - Health Services Staff
739. To ask the Minister for Health if all podiatry services previously at local health clinics across Sligo have been relocated to a central hub in Sligo town; if so, the reason; if this will be... - Mental Health Services
742. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the services being provided under CAMHS and POLL at a centre (details supplied); the operating hours for services; the number of staff;... - Health Services
745. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 12 June 2024, his views on the reply and assertions therein (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Health Strategies
746. To ask the Minister for Health how health delivery will be improved for communities outside the major population centres by the introduction of his e-health strategy; and if he will make a... - Health Services
747. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for an acid test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [29540/24] - Mental Health Services
749. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred for an autism assessment by the public health nurse in September 2022 has yet to... - Home Care Packages
750. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a pause on the roll-out of dementia-specific intensive home care packages in Waterford/CHO5, citing a need for clarity on a... - Mental Health Services
751. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were on the child psychology primary care waiting list but aged out of the service, from 2018 to date, by CHO and LHO, in tabular... - Health Services
752. To ask the Minister for Health if dental care can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29589/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
754. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of staff carpark spaces available at University Hospital Limerick for each year from 2014 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
756. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the total number of WTE staff, by job title and grade, employed at University Hospital Limerick for each of the years from 2014 to 2024... - Ambulance Service
757. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in improving access to urgent and emergency care, including critical care, trauma services and the national ambulance service since 27 June... - Cancer Services
758. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in improving access to cancer services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if... - Community Care
759. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in improving access to primary care and enhanced community care since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets;... - Mental Health Services
760. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in improving access to mental health services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024;... - Health Services
761. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in improving access to children's health services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for... - Mental Health Services
765. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 18 June 2024, if the information sought will be provided (details supplied); the exact breakdown of psychology... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
767. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary funds via the national treatment purchase scheme will be made available to facilitate urgent spinal fusion surgery in the case of a person... - National Children's Hospital
768. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department sought to curtail spending in order to meet the rising construction costs of the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a... - Health Services
769. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 374 of 18 June 2024, to provide an update on Graiguecullen health centre and the restoration of services that were... - Health Service Executive
770. To ask the Minister for Health if the current HSE inspection regime for vaping products entering the Irish market is adequately resourced to track all potential instances of non-compliant... - Legislative Measures
771. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024; when the general scheme will be referred to the... - General Practitioner Services
772. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the reopening on Lettermacaward GP surgery in County Donegal; if patients registered there can still attend Glenties GP surgery for treatment;... - Hospital Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each outpatient clinic in Beaumont Hospital to date in 2024. [29678/24] - Home Help Service
774. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify, further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 16 April 2024, if there are home care staff in Ireland currently approved to administer eye drops for... - Hospital Staff
775. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of a consultant neurologist for Bantry General Hospital. [29693/24] - Hospital Services
776. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) who, having been referred to UHL ENT section by their GP as an urgent issue for ongoing ear... - EU Directives
777. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Cross Border Directive money is being reduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29706/24] - Health Services
778. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Cervical Check smear testing samples contracted out to foreign laboratories for testing for the years 2022, 2023 and to the end of June 2024; to... - EU Directives
779. To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure on the cross-Border Directive for each of the years 2022 to 2023, and to date in 2024, in tabular form; the number of patients treated... - Cancer Services
780. To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers in CH04 for each of the years 2021 to 2023, and to... - Health Services
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of active day centres in each county; the population and demographics of each county compared to the number of active day centres, in tabular form;... - General Practitioner Services
782. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the use of private out-of-hours services or private 24-hour access doctors to alleviate the long delays in medical card patients accessing... - Medical Cards
783. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the total number of people with medical cards, per county, in each of the years 2019-2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the total number of people with GP visit cards, per county, in each of the years 2019-2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
787. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the HPV vaccination catch-up programme extension review; to provide a timeline by which a decision will be reached; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
788. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists operating under the DTSS scheme who are operating in Carrigaline, County Cork. [29822/24] - Medicinal Products
789. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a shortage of tyvense medication, which is used to treat conditions such as a ADHD; the measures his Department is taking to ensure an... - Covid-19 Pandemic
790. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on changes to the long-Covid payment for front-line HSE staff; and if this payment will be continued for a person (details... - Vaccination Programme
791. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will expand the RSV vaccine roll-out to include all babies aged under six months by September 2024 in line with NIAC recommendations; and if... - Health Service Executive
792. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions the HSE has had with the owner of a facility (details supplied) in order for the HSE to take over the running of the facility; and if he will... - Health Services Waiting Lists
793. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the public waiting list for cataract removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29906/24] - EU Directives
795. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people from Kerry who have availed of the Cross Border Directive scheme refund for cataract removal procedures, in the past five years, in... - Health Services Staff
799. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the provision of employers certificate of competency to certain staff... - Health Services Waiting Lists
801. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting on a residential bed, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29918/24] - Health Services Staff
802. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the CNM2 salary scale at an organisation (details supplied) has not been extended by the addition of one further scale point; the reason the long... - Medical Aids and Appliances
803. To ask the Minister for Health the grants that are available for older people towards the cost of a mobility scooter. [29921/24] - Gender Recognition
804. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the national gender service's past and current involvement with the Northern Ireland gender identity service review. [29941/24] - Public Sector Pensions
808. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements made under the waiver of pension abatement for front-line staff in the context of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the length of time the... - Health Services Staff
810. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to hear an outcome to their claim for improved pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Sector Pay
811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning the recent public sector pay deal as it relates to the health sector; and... - Departmental Policies
812. To ask the Minister for Health if he would consider contracting a private speech and language therapist to address the backlog at the HSE in Springfield, Mullingar; and his plans to address... - Departmental Advertising
813. To ask the Minister for Health if he would consider carrying out an advertisement campaign across local papers promoting day care services that are available for older people within the... - Cancer Services
814. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to implement the hereditary cancer model of care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29979/24] - Departmental Communications
815. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the number and detail of the public helplines operated by his Department; whether calls are recorded on each helpline; and if not, whether he would...
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