Written answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2024
- Care of the Elderly
421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons currently on the waiting list for healthcare assistants/home support workers in County Donegal, in tabular form. [39085/24] - Health Services Staff
424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistants/home support workers per home support resource manager in every county across the State, in tabular form. [39088/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the provision of continuous glucose monitoring sensors for a person in Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - National Children's Hospital
428. To ask the Minister for Health the person within the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board that signed off on the tender contract for the National Children’s Hospital, and... - Hospital Services
429. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the investigations into the suitability of the Palmershill site for the development of a community nursing unit in Cashel, County Tipperary; to... - Health Service Executive
430. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to address an issue in relation to vacant posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38502/24] - Mental Health Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38518/24] - Health Service Executive
437. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will address an issue in relation to a director of nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38520/24] - Tax Code
438. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is an important public health aspect to excise duties for both alcohol and tobacco which account for the external societal cost... - Medicinal Products
439. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug interferon alfa (pegasys) is in short supply and unavailable for those who are living with MPNs; if the drug besremi will be made available... - Primary Care Centres
440. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for a primary health care centre for Santry, Whitehall, and Beaumont, Dublin, given the significant growth in population in these areas; and... - Gender Recognition
441. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of work time of the clinical lead for transgender services which is dedicated to clinical practice at the National Gender Service; the... - Mental Health Services
443. To ask the Minister for Health if there is full cover for CAMHS and for adult mental health and psychiatry patients in the Dungarvan area in County Waterford, or if it is only emergency... - Pension Provisions
444. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address a pension abatement liability being faced by a worker (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38575/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
445. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE’s plans for the former Baggot Street Hospital, which is not being used, and could be a very useful community facility; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
446. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the current policy regarding the acceptance of referrals from private hospitals to the new community care and rehabilitation centre in Nenagh,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
447. To ask the Minister for Health the current average wait time for an appointment with HSE eye clinics for children in the CHO9 area. [38615/24] - Healthcare Policy
448. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the engagements his Department has had with scoliosis advocacy groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38642/24] - Health Services
450. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all the scoliosis-related surgical procedures carried out for each of the past ten years by Children’s Health Ireland or, previously,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children, per county, who are waiting on scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per... - Healthcare Policy
454. To ask the Minister for Health when an investigative report will be published (details supplied) on the use of unauthorised springs in spinal surgeries at Temple Street Hospital; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
455. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for completion of the internal audit review into the allocation of €19 million to Children’s Health Ireland to tackle waiting lists... - Health Services
458. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the Paediatric Spinal Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/24] - Health Service Executive
460. To ask the Minister for Health if a site (details supplied) will remain in HSE ownership, in all or in part; the amount of the land is owned by the HSE; if the HSE has plans for the lands;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
464. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the costing of long-Covid clinics from 2020 to date, in tabular form; if he is aware of patients experiencing cancelled appointments reported as due... - Legislative Measures
465. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to reform section 14 of the Mental Health Act 2001; and if there are planned changes to Garda training and policy related to same. [38692/24] - Nursing Homes
467. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38698/24] - Cancer Services
468. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the recently published National Radiation Therapist Review report and recommendations, when the recommendations essential for delivery of radiation... - Ambulance Service
470. To ask the Minister for Health the locations of ambulance stations in County Monaghan; if he proposes to provide additional ambulance stations in the county; and if he will make a statement... - Cancer Services
472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiation therapy staff at each radiation oncology unit; the number required to adequately staff each unit for each of the past five years, to... - Care Services
475. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated and spent in each CHO for each year from 2022 to date in 2024, on intensive home care packages and dementia-specific packages; the... - Mental Health Services
476. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the consultant psychiatrist position at Dungarvan, County Waterford; the length of time to date the position has remained vacant; when... - Pension Provisions
480. To ask the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence received in relation to abatement of public service occupational pensions from the Department of Public Expenditure,... - Nursing Homes
481. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the possibility of HSE audiologists conducting visits to HSE-owned nursing homes to ensure that residents can have their hearing checked and... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure that a person (details supplied) will have their surgery carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund without any further delay. [38761/24] - Ambulance Service
483. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a new base for the National Ambulance Service in Athlone. [38762/24] - Medical Cards
484. To ask the Minister for Health to review medical card eligibility (details supplied) for a 16-year-old constituent who suffers from the life-long illness, Tetralogy of Fallot disease, and is... - Departmental Reports
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38786/24] - Health Services
489. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the needs of this child will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
490. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the review report in Nature Medicine by Dr. Al-Aly et al in August 2024 (details supplied) if he will review the public health measures around... - Care Services
492. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a care service withdrawn for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38848/24] - Budget 2025
493. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm receipt of the pre-Budget 2025 submission from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/24] - Health Services Staff
494. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can avail of a compensation measure to confirm their nursing qualifications; the opportunities available to... - Hospital Facilities
495. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on the provision of a new hospital in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38868/24] - Cross-Border Co-operation
496. To ask the Minister for Health if Irish citizens working in the north of Ireland and living in the south of Ireland are entitled to a medical card as a frontline worker; and if he will make... - Medicinal Products
497. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that linaclotide (constella® 290mg) is not covered by the drugs payment scheme or for persons who are in receipt of a medical card; and if he... - Hospital Facilities
498. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects a hospital building (details supplied) to be ready to accommodate residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38873/24] - Cancer Services
499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will accept and fully implement the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review report to ensure adequate staffing levels for radiation... - Health Services
500. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 24 September 2024, the position regarding his commitment to ask that metachromatic leukodystrophy is added to... - Medical Cards
501. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent review can take place regarding the refusal of a discretionary medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Dental Services
502. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment can be offered as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38932/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
503. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) was refused a sensor technology device for type 1 diabetes; if this decision can be reviewed, given the positive impact... - Mental Health Services
504. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts advertised in the Cork/Kerry primary care child and adolescent psychology services since January 2024; the date those posts were... - Hospice Services
507. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the bed capacity on the ground floor east of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda prior to renovation works carried out in 2022; the current... - Cancer Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will accept the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review report; if he will commit to full implementation of the recommendations on... - Home Help Service
509. To ask the Minister for Health if the full allocation of home help will be granted to a person in county Kerry (details supplied); if the home help hours will be provided earlier in the... - Hospital Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1732 of 9 September 2024, the reason, given that there was a signature from the person (details supplied), that an... - National Children's Hospital
511. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of the contract for IT infrastructure for the National Children's Hospital recently awarded to a company (details supplied), in tabular form;... - Health Service Executive
513. To ask the Minister for Health further to funding commitments made in 2004 to develop national electronic healthcare records, how the electronic health records in St. James’s Hospital... - Medicinal Products
514. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure those who rely on peginterferon á to manage blood cancer, among other diseases, are not losing out while its... - Mental Health Services
516. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional 164 acute psychiatric beds in view of the HSE's report on acute bed capacity this year; and the estimated... - Hospital Procedures
517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of kidney, heart and lung transplant procedures carried out within the State to-date in 2024. [39039/24] - Nursing Homes
518. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, given the pending sale of a nursing home (details supplied) to a for-profit private care provider, the efforts his Department, the older... - Official Engagements
522. To ask the Minister for Health the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any Minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these... - Hospital Facilities
523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds at Buncrana Community Hospital, County Donegal in each of the years 2004 to 2024, in tabular form. [39090/24] - Hospital Staff
532. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses based at Buncrana Community Hospital, County Donegal in each of the years 2004 to 2024, in tabular form. [39099/24] - Medical Cards
541. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to include the MRI pelvic gynae scan on MRIs covered by the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
542. To ask the Minister for Health his views on long-stay beds at the Dean Maxwell Unit in Roscrea; if long-stay beds at the unit will remain in place indefinitely or if they will remain in... - Mental Health Services
543. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) was taken off a CAMHS priority list, purely on the basis of their change in address; and whether they will be... - Hospital Equipment
544. To ask the Minister for Health if any request has been made by Monaghan Hospital to either the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group, or the HSE, for consideration for the provision of either an... - Departmental Communications
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he, his special advisory teams, or senior officials have consulted with, received briefings or sought advice from an external communications expert or... - Mental Health Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the TrakCare system in the National Forensic Mental Health Service; to report on the improvement to services as a result of its use; and if he... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
547. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the integrated community case management system that was to be developed for services such as primary care; the cost of this system; and if he... - Social Workers Register
548. To ask the Minister for Health the average processing period for an applicant from Northern Ireland to receive their recognition of qualifications from CORU in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to... - Health Services Staff
549. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of vacant posts in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, by grade, in tabular form; if he will provide an update on the recruitment process to fill... - Mental Health Services
550. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide a list, detailing the numbers on the waiting lists for CAHMS in Drogheda and South Louth broken down by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24-month... - General Practitioner Services
552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs in Drogheda; the number of GPs that are required to deal with the ongoing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39182/24] - Dental Services
554. To ask the Minister for Health how many adults are awaiting public dental treatment in counties Louth and Meath; and to provide details of how long they are awaiting treatment. [39187/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
557. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of the number of people on waiting lists and a breakdown of the average waiting times they are experiencing in each outpatient department at...
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