Written answers
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
- Departmental Bodies
266. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the last meeting of the strategic implementation group under the National Drugs Strategy chaired by his Department. [30194/24] - Primary Care Centres
267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of current services provided by each primary care centre within Kildare, in tabular form. [30048/24] - Hospital Services
269. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation for a cataract removal at Sligo Hospital (details supplied). [30058/24] - Hospital Procedures
271. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the ‘late discharges’ which have been ongoing in University Hospital Limerick, where elderly dementia/Alzheimer’s... - Covid-19 Pandemic
272. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of the recent rapid rise in new strain Covid-19 cases, he has any plans in place to reinstate the PCR testing, which was discontinued in March... - Nursing Homes
273. To ask the Minister for Health the level of engagement between his Department and the HSE and the residents of a nursing home (details supplied) to prevent its closure and the subsequent... - Medicinal Products
274. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the additional costs to the State's pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement system of changes to the drugs payment scheme thresholds... - Health Services
275. To ask the Minister for Health the level of growth required in the health service to remain up to date with demographic changes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Bodies
276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a working group on pharmaceutical medicine (details supplied) has met in 2024; the dates of such meetings; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
277. To ask the Minister for Health how his Department measures timeliness when it comes to accessing medicines; the evidence he has that the HSE is processing pharmaceutical applications in a... - Health Service Executive
278. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of the service level agreement between the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
279. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE would consider the provision of equipment (details supplied) in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
280. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to reinstate free PCR testing for covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30111/24] - Medicinal Products
281. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to update the reimbursement criteria for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction to align with European cardiology guidelines... - Health Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [30115/24] - Medicinal Products
283. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland always complies with EU Directive 89/105/EEC, which states that Member States must make a decision on the price charged and the level of... - Disability Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to Cork Kerry Community Healthcare for children’s and adults respite respectively in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in... - Hospital Staff
286. To ask the Minister for Health if he has formally notified Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda of the lifting of the recruitment embargo; if not, when he intends to do so; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
287. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays to payments for clinical placement coordinators, and his plans to address this matter. [30141/24] - Disability Services
288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a speech and language therapy appointment in each of the CDNTs in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months;... - Health Services Waiting Lists
292. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people on the waiting list for ophthalmology in Cork, in tabular form; the average waiting time for appointment; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
293. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline for provision of nurse prescribing of opioids. [30195/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
294. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated in each of the past five years to address addiction issues for ethnic minorities, by year, in tabular form. [30196/24] - Legislative Measures
298. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the full commencement of all of the sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [30207/24] - Health Strategies
299. To ask the Minister for Health for an updated traffic light table of the actions undertaken as part of the National Drugs Strategy. [30205/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
300. To ask the Minister for Health the totality of the funds requested and drawn down by his Department from EU sources in respect of covid-19 in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in... - Nursing Homes
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds now occupied in a nursing unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30250/24] - Primary Care Services
304. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the closure of the Laytown health centre; if there are any plans to re-open it; to provide an update on the proposed future use of the... - Disease Management
305. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment available in Ireland for those diagnosed with Lyme disease; the funding available for those who have to travel abroad for treatment for Lyme... - Health Strategies
306. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed the investment in facilities needed to drive forward the national cancer strategy; if he is aware of the considerable pressure... - Health Services Staff
307. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on agency staff in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form. [30309/24] - Departmental Consultations
309. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on management consultants in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form. [30311/24] - Ambulance Service
310. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on private ambulance services in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form. [30312/24] - Health Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on private diagnostic services in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form. [30313/24] - Hospital Services
312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital cancellations, by hospital and type, in 2023 and to date in 2024, by month, in tabular form. [30314/24] - Ambulance Service
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of 999 calls received nationally, and by division, where the patient was deceased by the time an ambulance reached the scene, in each of the past... - Departmental Legal Cases
316. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation against the HSE and Department of Health in each year from 2010 to date, including awards made in the courts,... - Emergency Departments
317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who attended an emergency department, State-wide and by location, for each quarter in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form;... - Emergency Accommodation
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who attended an emergency department who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours, State-wide and by... - Hospital Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital cancellations, by appointment type, hospital group and hospital, for each month of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [30323/24] - Ambulance Service
327. To ask the Minister for Health average ambulance turnaround time at each emergency department for each quarter in 2023 and 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [30329/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service and for each health area, to date in 2024; the breakdown by length of wait... - Home Help Service
329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists at the latest available data point for 2024; the number waiting on approval and for funding, in tabular... - Home Care Packages
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on intensive home care package waiting lists at the latest available data point for 2024; the number waiting on approval and for... - Home Help Service
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who are receiving less than their full allocation of home support hours at the end of each quarter of 2023 and 2024 to date, in tabular... - Mental Health Services
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait at the end of each quarter of 2023, and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [30334/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of each quarter of 2022 to 2024, for each location, in tabular form. [30335/24] - Dental Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of each quarter of 2022 to 2024 by LHO, in tabular form. [30336/24] - Health Services Staff
337. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees whose total employee benefits (details supplied) are at €50,001 or above; the number at €50,000 and below, in tabular... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
338. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, of implementing the acute bed capacity plan; the amount by year; the number of beds currently funded in existing NDP... - Health Strategies
339. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, of implementing the digital health framework; the amount by year; the amount currently funded in existing NDP... - Departmental Reports
340. To ask the Minister for Health the report of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services; if he has received it, when it was received; when he intends to publish it; if he has not... - Departmental Data
341. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of studies, reviews and research commissioned, undertaken, or received by him since he took office in tabular form; the status of each item;... - Health Services Staff
342. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in revenue cost of one WTE family support worker. [30351/24] - Health Service Executive
345. To ask the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure ahead of profile at the end of quarter 1 and quarter 2 2024. [30354/24] - Healthcare Policy
346. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of expanding the contraception scheme to be universal in coverage. [30355/24] - Health Service Executive
347. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for HSE safeguarding teams by 10%. [30356/24] - Patient Safety
348. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for patient advocacy by 10%. [30357/24] - Climate Action Plan
349. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of implementing the HSE’s climate action strategy and achieving climate, energy, and emissions targets. [30358/24] - Health Strategies
350. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of fully implementing the cancer strategy; the amount allocated to the strategy to date. [30360/24] - Health Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for dementia specific day care by 10%. [30363/24] - Health Services Staff
355. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 400 WTE counsellors with the national counselling service; the number of other grade posts required to support this expansion on a pro rata... - Eating Disorders
356. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fully fund the national clinical programme for eating disorders; and the number of community and acute teams and posts required. [30366/24] - Mental Health Services
359. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a crisis resolution team; and the WTE requirement, by grade. [30369/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to increase recovery education funding by 10%. [30371/24] - Health Services
362. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of implementing the dual diagnosis model of care. [30372/24] - Hospital Services
363. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of delivering full 24/7 PPCI at University Hospital Waterford. [30373/24] - Health Services Staff
364. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE psychologists. [30374/24] - Health Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a minor ailment scheme. [30376/24] - Health Services Staff
369. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing medical intern places by 50%; and the number of places this would create. [30379/24] - General Practitioner Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing GP trainee places by 50%; and the number of places this would create. [30381/24] - Mental Health Services
372. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing trainee clinical, counselling, and education psychology places by 50%; and the number of places this would create. [30382/24] - Health Services Staff
373. To ask the Minister for Health the training and net additional pay costs of increasing the percentage of advanced nurse practitioners to 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% of the nursing workforce; and the... - Hospital Facilities
374. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in capital cost of a new operating theatre. [30384/24] - Ambulance Service
375. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of implementing the National Ambulance Service’s strategic plan and workforce plan. [30385/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
377. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in revenue and new build capital cost for each type of health service bed, based on recent projects, that is, acute inpatient, community transitional... - Departmental Funding
378. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to and through Healthy Ireland in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [30388/24] - Health Services Staff
379. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE public health nurses. [30389/24] - Dental Services
382. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE dental surgeons. [30392/24] - Medical Cards
384. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the medical card basic threshold by €10,000, €15,000, €20,000, €25,000 and €30,000 per... - Medicinal Products
386. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €5, €10, €15, €20, €40, €60 and €80, in... - Prescriptions Charges
387. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of reducing prescription charges to €0 in increments of €0.50 for people aged under 70 years and people aged 70 years and older. [30397/24] - Hospital Charges
388. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing injury unit charges to €50. [30398/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health the full cost of delivering each of the acute bed units completed in 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of acute beds delivered in each project; the full... - Health Services
392. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 10,000 diagnostic scans, by scan type. [30402/24] - Mental Health Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of each type of CAMHS team in line with Sharing the Vision; the breakdown, by staff grade and WTE; the number of teams required for the... - Home Help Service
397. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 1,000,000 home support hours. [30407/24] - Home Care Packages
398. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 100 intensive home care packages. [30408/24] - Health Services Staff
399. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of achieving the living wage for home support workers and home care workers; the cost of full compensation for mileage and travel and any associated... - Healthcare Policy
400. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for healthy age friendly homes by 10%. [30410/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
401. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of returning local and regional drug and alcohol task force funding to 2010 levels; the cost of a further 10% increase. [30411/24] - Medicinal Products
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medicine pricing applications submitted to the primary care reimbursement service of the HSE to date in 2024, in tabular form; the submission... - Health Services Staff
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to cancer services as per his letter of determination to the HSE outlining his funding priorities following Budget 2024; the... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
408. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the medical cannabis access programme; the number of approved products under the scheme; the number of actively supplied products under the... - Medicinal Products
411. To ask the Minister for Health if skyclarys (omaveloxalone) has been considered for reimbursement for Friedrich's ataxia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30423/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deliver a specialist intestinal failure centre; if funding has been sought for such a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30428/24] - Health Services Staff
413. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the recommended salary increment for clinical nurse manager 2, as suggested by the expert review body on nursing... - Medical Aids and Appliances
416. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will be making a special chair available in certain cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30448/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health the actions undertaken to support women in entering recovery from addiction journeys. [30453/24] - Home Help Service
419. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours, which have been approved, can urgently be provided for a person (details supplied). [30503/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
420. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of reopening of a facility (details supplied); for a breakdown of all costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30505/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of correspondence he has received from advocacy groups (details supplied) raising concerns in respect of the €19 million allocated to... - Tobacco Control Measures
422. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans for the further regulation of nicotine-inhaling products; the timeline he is working towards in publishing the drafts heads of the Bill to... - Legislative Programme
423. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards in publishing the new mental health Bill; if it will include provision to expand the functions of the Mental Health... - Equal Opportunities Employment
424. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed across his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department in each of the years 2020 to...
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