Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
- Healthcare Policy
638. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to ban the use of commercial sunbeds, given that research has shown the increased likelihood of melanoma in those who use them; if he is aware... - Medical Aids and Appliances
639. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36003/24] - Assisted Human Reproduction
640. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider changing the criteria for publicly funded IVF treatment, to allow couples with a child to avail of this service; the reasons for the... - Medicinal Products
641. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the purchase of medication (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36008/24] - Home Help Service
642. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support clients for 2023 and to date in 2024, broken down by CHO and LHO, compared to targeted delivery, in tabular form; and if he will... - Medical Cards
643. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify if and when former Department of Justice employees will be entitled to a medical card. [36026/24] - Dental Services
644. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a denture repair service (details supplied) could be extended to other nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36028/24] - Mental Health Services
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient mental health beds dedicated to older people in the year 2020 and 2024; the number of these beds that are operational; the number of... - Disease Management
649. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for increased funding for the extension and improvement of physiotherapy services for MS sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
650. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to lower the cost of hormone replacement therapy medication for those going through the menopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Policy
651. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the banning of the use of sunbeds, given the high incidence of skin cancer in Ireland, with over 13,000 new cases diagnosed each year, and an... - Health Services
652. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in relation to the amyloidosis model of care submitted in August 2020 and approved in October 2022, the areas identified in the model of care that... - Disease Management
653. To ask the Minister for Health if, in relation to the amyloidosis model of care submitted in August 2020 and approved in October 2022, preparations are underway to reapply for the new... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
654. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to increase payments to nursing homes under the National Treatment Purchase Fund to compensate for the higher payments due to health care... - Hospital Procedures
655. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason her appointment was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36067/24] - Ambulance Service
656. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no increase to the National Ambulance Service’s personnel number in 2024, given the rate at which Ireland’s population... - Hospital Facilities
657. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has spent a large sum of money on a hospital (details supplied), only to increase patient numbers by approximately five patients, as a new... - Health Strategies
658. To ask the Minister for Health if the free national bowel screening process ends at the age of 65 years; if so, his views on if this is best considering people over the age of 65 years would... - Hospital Staff
659. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no cardiologist based in Cavan General Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cardiologist previously in place has... - Alcohol Sales
660. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 877 of 11 June 2024, to provide an update on the regulations being developed under Section 23 of the Public Health... - Hospital Procedures
661. To ask the Minister for Health if a young child (details supplied) will be prioritised for an urgent procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36105/24] - Hospital Staff
663. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sanction and resources for the appointment of a physiologist to Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
664. To ask the Minister for Health the commencement and completion dates for the sanctioned new medical block at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/24] - Hospital Staff
665. To ask the Minister for Health his plans with regard to the appointment of additional advanced nurse practitioners in the area of cardiac care and other disciplines at Sligo University... - Health Strategies
667. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and timeline to improve the newborn screening programme in order to bring us in line with newborn screening in other EU countries, with an average of... - Artificial Intelligence
668. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has a policy, or has issued guidance to staff on the use of artificial intelligence, large language model, natural language processing,... - General Practitioner Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners and family doctors are entitled to refuse to complete a HMD-Form 1 disability and or medical information form for their patients who... - Health Services
671. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36179/24] - Care Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he has made in advancing an updated national carers’ strategy. [36198/24] - Mental Health Services
675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams in the State; the number of MHID’s in each CHO; if there are two MHID teams per 300,000... - Disability Services
677. To ask the Minister for Health how access to mental health supports have been integrated as part of disability service provision. [36209/24] - Health Services Staff
678. To ask the Minister for Health when the recruitment embargo will be lifted within the HSE; his Department's plans for recruiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36226/24] - Dental Services
679. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of orthodontists in Dundalk HSE; if he expects children (details supplied) to avail of the cross-Border scheme as a result of lack... - Health Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised (details supplied) in respect of the unacceptable reduction in cross-Border scheme cataract reimbursement; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
681. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for chemotherapy since their first chemotherapy consultation in increments of one week, that is, the number waiting one week, two... - Healthcare Policy
682. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the model of care for dual diagnosis; the funding given to the model of care; the roll-out plan for the model of care; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
683. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for staff in the West Kerry Community Hospital not being replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36238/24] - Home Care Packages
684. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that additional home care hours are allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36240/24] - Nursing Homes
685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE engages with the family of a person (details supplied) to consider the appropriateness of securing a place for them in a nursing... - Vaccination Programme
686. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE intend on rolling out a free vaccination scheme for shingles under the national immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
687. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the HSE is refusing to employ recently graduated mental health nurses, despite the chronic shortage of mental health nursing staff in the... - Departmental Correspondence
688. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) previously sent to him will be examined; the actions he plans to take arising from same; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
689. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment in Manorhamilton Hospital for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36322/24] - Mental Health Services
690. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS Wexford south in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and up to June 2024; the number of referrals to CAMHS Wexford north in the... - Hospital Services
691. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address a situation where a young child (details supplied) has been forced to spend many days in Crumlin Children’s Hospital... - Medical Cards
692. To ask the Minister for Health his views on expanding the medical card or GP visit card schemes to cover the issuing of medical certificates for absence from work; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made by organisations to become section 39 bodies in 2023 and to date in 2024, including the names of the bodies; if any new section... - Mental Health Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 23 January 2024, when the two adult dual diagnosis services will open in 2024; if they will be open in Q3 of 2024;... - Disability Services
696. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; the prioritisation that has been given to the child; and if he will make... - Mental Health Services
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a psychology appointment in CHO 2; the breakdown of the time they have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
700. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded posts which remain unfilled due to the staff ceiling placed on the HSE in the 2024 pay and numbers strategy; the number of these posts in... - Medicinal Products
701. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider the reimbursement of ibrutinib plus venetoclax for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
702. To ask the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccine will be made available to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia via the medical card and drug payment scheme given that currently... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
703. To ask the Minister for Health if the review by his Department of the medical cannabis access programme has commenced; if so, when the review will be concluded; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes
704. To ask the Minister for Health the policy for nursing homes support offices in respect of accepting applications for the nursing homes support scheme, also known as fair deal (details... - Hospital Staff
705. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fund consultant neurology posts in the five regional hospitals that currently have no, or very limited, access to neurology services, in line with... - Hospital Services
706. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1921 of 9 September 2024, if the response will be reviewed given the matters raised were not fully addressed (details... - Hospital Facilities
707. To ask the Minister for Health the number of palliative care beds and long-stay beds that are available in Valentia Hospital in Kerry; if all of these beds are in use; if not, the number... - Emergency Departments
708. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an emergency care facility (details supplied) is operating limited hours; the reason bloods are not being taken on site; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
709. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Ireland does not have an osteoporosis programme, given it is one of the most prevalent and disabling diseases in Ireland and accounts for almost 10%... - Hospital Facilities
710. To ask the Minister for Health the reason private DEXA facilities are being supported by the HSE with taxpayers' money when public DEXA systems are being closed or not used. [36459/24] - Health Service Executive
711. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE claims to be saving €4 million per year using biosimilar teriparatide, when the cost of managing fractures is estimated to be... - Medicinal Products
712. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Irish patients are being denied access to the most effective medicine for severe osteoporosis (details supplied) when other European Union citizens... - Hospital Admissions
713. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to solve the trolley crisis while ignoring osteoporosis which is one of the most frequent reasons for admission to public hospitals and one of the... - Hospital Services
714. To ask the Minister for Health the reason osteoporosis and arthritis patients have to wait years for a physiotherapy or outpatient appointments when other diseases have access within weeks... - Covid-19 Pandemic
715. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he spent so much on Covid when a similar number of patients fractured or suffered a fracture-related death during the same time period. [36464/24] - Disease Management
716. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many severe osteoporosis patients are unable to use a daily injection or take oral therapy correctly. [36465/24] - Healthcare Policy
717. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is not supporting best practice and standards for DEXA in Ireland and osteoporosis care. [36466/24] - Departmental Schemes
719. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria to qualify for the fair deal scheme; whether there are any income thresholds for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36476/24] - Medical Cards
720. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which a person (details supplied) can claim back moneys spent on medication while awaiting medical card approval. [36477/24] - Health Services
721. To ask the Minister for Health if an appeal will be accepted on behalf of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36480/24] - Mental Health Services
722. To ask the Minister for Health the increased staffing investment he plans to make to address the waiting list crisis in primary care child and adolescent psychology services in CHO8; and... - Dental Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year costs to recruit 70 additional WTE dentists to work in the public dental service. [36502/24] - Health Services Staff
724. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist gerontologists employed by the HSE working in CHO 8 in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [36503/24] - Dental Services
725. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year costs to recruit 40 additional WTE specialist orthodontists for public dental service. [36504/24] - Hospital Staff
726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further... - General Practitioner Services
727. To ask the Minister for Health when the e-learning module to enable GPs to prescribe PrEP privately through their surgeries was last available; when it will be available; and the number of... - Medical Cards
728. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an elderly medical card holder with a prescription from their GP for pain reduction patches (details supplied) is not entitled to this prescription... - Hospital Staff
729. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologist attached to University Hospital Waterford in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Mental Health Services
730. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists in Carlow and Kilkenny as of 9 September 2024; if he will provide same figures as of 9 September 2021, in tabular... - Hospital Procedures
731. To ask the Minister for Health the types of plastic surgery procedures that were performed at Beaumont Hospital in of 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
732. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the recruitment of additional WTE senior special care dental surgeon for the Carlow-Kilkenny and South Tipperary area of CHO5;... - Pension Provisions
733. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a former employee (details suppled) has not been paid their pension which they believed was due to them; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Schemes
734. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the inclusion of long-Covid under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36575/24] - Hospital Services
735. To ask the Minister for Health when the orthoptic services in St Joseph’s, Longford will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36586/24] - Hospital Staff
736. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is currently looking to fill the vacant post of an orthoptist in St Joseph’s, Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36587/24] - Health Services Staff
738. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the HSE for one hour of work from an agency nurse within the health service. [36594/24] - Home Care Packages
740. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid, on average, to home care agencies by the HSE for one hour of care to a patient. [36596/24] - Health Services Staff
741. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons recruited to work in the HSE via recruitment agencies in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [36597/24] - Health Service Executive
743. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [36599/24] - Health Services
745. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of ‘Did Not Attends’ which occur in the State each day. [36614/24] - Hospital Services
746. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of private patients who are treated in, or attend, public hospitals each year. [36615/24] - Hospital Staff
747. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time for which Mayo University Hospital has been without a dedicated bereavement officer; the date upon which he anticipates one will be... - Laboratory Facilities
748. To ask the Minister for Health the number of genomic labs in the State and their locations; if his attention has been drawn to the proposed closure of the genomic lab in Crumlin; the reasons... - Health Services Staff
749. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in mental health services, by CHO area, at the end of 2023, in tabular form; if these vacant posts are still funded since the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
751. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for assessment and the waiting time for treatment at the pain clinic in University Hospital Galway; the number of people waiting for... - Departmental Funding
752. To ask the Minister for Health if a dedicated funding allocation for the development of the inpatient mental health support mother-and-baby unit has been agreed; if not, when he expects to... - Healthcare Policy
753. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish an implementation plan for the Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36634/24] - Legislative Measures
754. To ask the Minister for Health if the Cabinet Committee on Health has concluded its consideration of the recommended legislative changes contained in the review of the operation of the... - Healthcare Policy
755. To ask the Minister for Health if work has begun on a new Sláintecare action plan; the timeline he is working towards for publication of a new plan; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
757. To ask the Minister for Health if progress has been made in the waiting list for treatment of cataracts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36639/24] - Healthcare Policy
758. To ask the Minister for Health if it is considered good health policy to deny a person (details supplied) a contribution towards their treatment, who received private ophthalmic treatment... - Medical Aids and Appliances
759. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund the purchase of an atrial assist device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36644/24] - Departmental Data
760. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims made by GPs under the PCRS for terminations of pregnancy, per month, between January 2024 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances
762. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement wheelchair can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36647/24] - Health Services Staff
763. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently a tender process for PCCs within CHO4, specifically for the north, north east, and north west Cork area. [36653/24] - Hospital Staff
764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons based at Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [36675/24] - European Investment Bank
765. To ask the Minister for Health the number of capital projects under the remit of his Department that received funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2022, 2023 and to date in... - Health Promotion
766. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that people are warned when entering publicly accessible lands of the potential dangers of Lyme disease, and of its possible... - Disability Services
767. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the significant challenges faced by children with disabilities in accessing timely and appropriate dental treatment, as highlighted by the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
768. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has a two and a half year wait for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36693/24] - Mental Health Services
769. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons identified in the Maskey report as eligible for the south Kerry CAMHS compensation scheme; the number who applied to access the scheme;... - Departmental Data
771. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths that have occurred during cardiac operations in University Hospital Galway compared to other hospitals preforming similar operations... - Hospital Staff
772. To ask the Minister for Health if the recruitment ban has been lifted in a hospital (details supplied); if so, when this ban was lifted; if the hospital has started recruiting since this... - Departmental Correspondence
773. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate a medical case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36715/24] - Health Services Staff
774. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the effective recruitment embargo imposed in St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire (details supplied); the reason for... - Health Services Waiting Lists
775. To ask the Minister for Health when the new DEXA scanner at Portiuncula University Hospital will be operational; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for an appointment for... - Hospital Equipment
776. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36763/24] - Mental Health Services
777. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of plans for the development of a new acute adult mental health unit to replace the existing unit at Roscommon University Hospital; and if... - Healthcare Policy
780. To ask the Minister for Health if updated guidance for GPs on best practice prescription of codeine containing medicines has been issued recently; if not, if new guidelines are being... - Departmental Programmes
781. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding for community, voluntary and charitable organisations to cover the substantial cost associated with the introduction the Automatic... - Medical Aids and Appliances
782. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1807 of 9 September 2024, if the process for medical device refunds will be streamlined; to examine the case of a person... - Mental Health Services
783. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting a psychology report for mental health intellectual disability services in each of the CHO5 areas; the current expected... - Hospital Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health to identify the specialist ophthalmology surgery treatment that is not provided within the State and for which patients are sent to the UK or elsewhere abroad;... - Health Services
785. To ask the Minister for Health the opening hours of the pharmacy at Tipperary University Hospital each week; and if a senior pharmacist is on call within the hospital on a 24-7 basis. [36795/24] - Hospital Staff
787. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant vacancies in model 2 and model 3 hospitals since the consultant contract was introduced, in tabular form. [36815/24] - Ambulance Service
788. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing two additional critical care ambulances to the HSE on a 24/7 basis. [36819/24] - Hospital Services
789. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital for each day of August 2024, in tabular form. [36820/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
790. To ask the Minister for Health the number of halo traction chairs currently available for use in Children’s Health Ireland at present; and if there are plans to increase their... - Ambulance Service
798. To ask the Minister for Health when an extra ambulance and a rapid response unit with extra staff will be provided to an organisation (details supplied), following a ten-year wait for same.... - Hospital Services
799. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1665 of 9 September 2024, if there have been any changes to the services provided in the dermatology units at either... - Legislative Programme
801. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the drafting, publication, and introduction of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill. [36873/24] - Health Services
804. To ask the Minister for Health whether he intends to make provision for increased standard eye examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36888/24] - Hospital Investigations
806. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and-or Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) to publish the interim letter sent by... - Hospital Facilities
809. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report by the national critical care programme on critical care facilities at Letterkenny University Hospital, LUH,... - Medicinal Products
810. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of funding expended by his Department through its medical card scheme and other Department-funded schemes on the purchase of medications... - Ambulance Service
812. To ask the Minister for Health if changes are being introduced to the ambulance service in Kerry (details supplied); if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36954/24] - Home Care Packages
813. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support clients at the end of 2023 and to data in 2024, broken down by community healthcare organisation, CHO, and local health office, LHO,... - Health Services Staff
820. To ask the Minister for Health for more details on the new roster system currently being implemented for HSE healthcare support assistants; how it differs from the previous roster system;... - Emergency Services
821. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the emergency service response times for high-priority calls in CHO 7, in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Waiting Lists
822. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the number of waiting lists currently operated by the HSE for children awaiting therapy assessments and service, by service name, in tabular... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
824. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that applicants to the online certificates section of the HSE are having when asked to provide payment due... - Medical Cards
826. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the qualifying criteria for medical card eligibility for people with chronic and incurable autoimmune diseases (details... - Assisted Human Reproduction
827. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of plans to establish a public assisted human reproductive treatment centre; the status of these plans; the timeline he is working towards;... - Health Services
828. To ask the Minister for Health when testing strips for gestational diabetes will be free (details supplied). [37025/24] - General Practitioner Services
829. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review into general practice being carried out by his Department; the number of submissions that have been made; the timeline for completion...
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