Written answers
Thursday, 3 October 2024
- Primary Care Centres
10. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the construction of a primary care centre in Dundalk, County Louth, the timeline of the construction and resourcing of the centre, the services... - Substance Misuse
12. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned at Health Research Board figures outlining alcohol-related poisoning deaths for 2021, which show that alcohol played a role in the poisoning... - Hospital Services
14. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the gradual diminution of anaesthesiology services at Mallow General Hospital to the point where surgical lists have been... - Healthcare Policy
15. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to develop a new national policy on palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38831/24] - Health Strategies
16. To ask the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will include a comprehensive policy on alcohol, or if a stand-alone national alcohol strategy is needed. [38908/24] - National Children's Hospital
17. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit that there will be no further delays to the delivery of the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39356/24] - Primary Care Centres
18. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans for a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/24] - Hospital Services
20. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the reopening of the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38825/24] - Hospital Equipment
21. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the RCSI Hospitals Group to deliver MRI and CT scanners at Monaghan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39364/24] - Hospital Staff
22. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in appointing a consultant in neurology services to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39399/24] - Hospital Facilities
23. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to increase the capacity of the accident and emergency department, resuscitation area and intensive care unit at Beaumont Hospital; and if... - Healthcare Policy
24. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date by the productivity and savings task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39161/24] - Substance Misuse
25. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, given the record numbers of drug deaths in Ireland, the work undertaken within his Department to deregulate the use of Naloxone in order to reduce... - Hospital Waiting Lists
26. To ask the Minister for Health the reason many children with scoliosis continue to suffer while they are left waiting indefinitely for essential life-changing surgery; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department in respect of the status of the mental health de-escalation unit and the dual diagnosis programme for the mid-west; and if... - Care Services
28. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the planned usage for the existing community hospital building (details supplied) when the current residents have been moved to the new building... - Ambulance Service
29. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure improved ambulance services in County Monaghan. [39365/24] - Hospital Services
31. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the strategic review of anaesthesiology services within the southern region, and specifically within the South/South West... - Ambulance Service
32. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a commitment for 24-7 advanced paramedics made to the people of Roscommon following the closure of the accident and emergency service has been... - Hospital Waiting Lists
33. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with complex orthopaedic conditions on waiting lists with Children's Health Ireland; his plans for making treatment abroad accessible for... - Healthcare Policy
34. To ask the Minister for Health if he is developing a policy for the wider use of technology in predicting health risks, picking up signs of the onset of conditions, remote consultation and... - Tobacco Control Measures
35. To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the sale of illicit tobacco products online; and to clarify if social media platforms can be mandated to delete profiles engaging in this activity... - Home Care Packages
36. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made not to fund additional hours for home care for service users in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal; if overtime hours of caregivers are... - Hospital Appointments Status
37. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will receive surgery (details supplied). [39354/24] - Vaccination Programme
38. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to include the varicella or chickenpox vaccine in the childhood immunisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/24] - Mental Health Services
39. To ask the Minister for Health if he can guarantee when inpatient residential dual diagnosis services will resume in Keltoi; what has caused the delay in reopening these services; and if he... - Health Services Staff
40. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on public health nurse staffing levels serving the Drimnagh area. [39329/24] - Mental Health Services
42. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the building of the additional ten beds in the Drogheda department of psychiatry, and the timeline for its completion; if he is aware of the 55... - Hospital Services
43. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of insulin pump therapy in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/24] - Mental Health Services
44. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects to be in a position to ensure the seamless availability of back-up services for children or adults with extra needs such as mental health issues,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
47. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the three main hospital waiting lists may increase by over 74,700 by the end of 2024... - Primary Care Centres
48. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre for Blarney, Mayfield and Glanmire. [39378/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
49. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress to develop community healthcare options in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39011/24] - Cancer Services
50. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that additional financial support is provided for healthcare services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39420/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
51. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting scoliosis surgery; the measures that have been taken to ensure timely treatment for these children; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive
52. To ask the Minister for Health the composition of regional executive management teams; if this will include a chief health and social care professional; and if he will make a statement on the... - Budget 2025
54. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the level of funding provided in budget 2025 for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39380/24] - Health Service Executive
56. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will issue its report on a ten-year plan for workforce planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37293/24] - Medical Qualifications
57. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made, along with CORU, to streamline the timeframe to complete the recognition of qualifications and registration of those with non-Irish... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
59. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical review of the medical cannabis access programme has been progressed; the current status of the programme; and when he plans to publish the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of an elective hospital at the St. Stephen’s site in Glanmire in County Cork; if a more indicative timeline for the project can be provided;... - Pharmacy Services
61. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to develop the role pharmacists will play in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39406/24] - Care Services
62. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2022 of 23 July 2024, if the workforce plan has now been completed for a community nursing unit (details supplied); the... - Healthcare Policy
63. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date by the productivity and savings task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39370/24] - Departmental Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be allocated to a therapy service in Dublin to continue the essential work it does in the community in providing low-cost counselling (details...
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