Written answers
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
- Hospital Services
485. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of one inpatient rehabilitation bed. [39859/24] - Health Services
486. To ask the Minister for Health to examine a matter regarding funding for an occupational therapy vocational rehabilitation service (details supplied). [39903/24] - State Pensions
487. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter regarding the pensions of retired HSE mental health nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/24] - Tobacco Control Measures
488. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the practical impact on retailers for staffing and retail security issues arising from the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment)... - Health Services Staff
489. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the senior audiologist for Westmeath post has been vacant; and when this position will be filled. [39635/24] - Medicinal Products
490. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the inclusion of a product on the drugs payment scheme (details supplied) for a wider group of patients; if there has been... - Vaccination Programme
491. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccine that will be on offer as part of the HSE’s autumn/winter vaccination campaign; if it will be a three-in-one vaccine (details supplied); if... - Hospital Services
493. To ask the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for each quarter of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, Statewide and... - Health Service Executive
501. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for each quarter for each of the years 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [39658/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
506. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for each quarter of each year 2019, 2023, and 2024; the... - Dental Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of each quarter for each year 2019-2024, by LHO; the number of dentists who submitted... - Addiction Treatment Services
513. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were assessed, by addiction rehabilitation, detox and stabilisation facilities in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [39695/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
514. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with spina bifida waiting for surgery on 30 September 2022 and 30 September 2024, in tabular form. [39696/24] - Health Services Staff
515. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in each of the regional fertility hubs, in tabular form. [39697/24] - Health Services
516. To ask the Minister for Health the schools in the CHO7 area that have received and completed, or not received and completed, the public eye care school screening service, in tabular form.... - Health Service Executive
517. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE spend on recruitment agencies for recruitment functions for each quarter for each year 2019-2024 to date, in tabular form; the campaigns to which the... - Medicinal Products
519. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made by the HSE on the reimbursement of fenfluramine (fintepla) for the treatment of refractory epilepsy (details supplied); and if he... - Suicide Prevention
520. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE provides any funding to a local service (details supplied) currently or has provided funding at any time in the past; if not, if the HSE be willing... - Hospital Appointments Status
521. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39736/24] - Primary Medical Certificates
523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people that have approved a primary medical certificate, in each of the past five years, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
524. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns in relation to delays to the medicinal products seventh schedule in the context of the National Ambulance Service; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
525. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39766/24] - Pharmacy Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health if, given that under the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 he is obliged to review the nature of community pharmacies services, he will engage... - Primary Care Services
527. To ask the Minister for Health the person who made the decision to cut the psychology posts within primary care services in County Meath; the total number of posts that are being cut within... - Hospital Appointments Status
528. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39821/24] - Dental Services
529. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process through which pensioners in possession of a GP-only card can apply for funding to assist with costs for dental treatment; and if so, if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
530. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce the waiting list for cataract operations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39823/24] - Healthcare Policy
531. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has referred all children requiring orthotics who were attending St. Gabriel's, Limerick to the mid-west foot clinic, when the mid-west foot... - Health Services Staff
533. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the salaries of all assistant psychologists to that of their peers in similar healthcare roles such... - Healthcare Policy
534. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the number of funded places in clinical psychology doctorate training by five, ten, 15, and 20... - Traveller Community
536. To ask the Minister for Health the current spending solely dedicated to mental health supports for the Traveller community annually since 2020. [39831/24] - Home Care Packages
537. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of funding dedicated mental health supports across all integrated care programme for older people teams. [39832/24] - Health Services
538. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the rollout of telehealth across all health regions to offer remote counselling and mental health... - Healthcare Policy
539. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of extending free primary care counselling to all GP card holders. [39834/24] - Mental Health Services
541. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing acute psychiatric beds to the recommended 25 per 100,000 population. [39837/24] - Health Services
542. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of establishing the first ever in-patient mother and baby mental health unit. [39838/24] - Health Services Staff
544. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the number of perinatal mental health midwife posts by five, ten and 15 posts. [39840/24] - Home Care Packages
545. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing home care hours by one million hours annually. [39841/24] - Care of the Elderly
547. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of rolling out a scheme (details supplied) nationally. [39843/24] - Home Care Packages
548. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of doubling funding for dementia day care at home. [39845/24] - Health Services
551. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of establishing five, ten and 15 more memory assessment support services teams. [39848/24] - Meals-on-Wheels Services
552. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing funding for the national meals on wheels network by an additional €1 million per year. [39849/24] - Health Services
553. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of establishing five, ten and 15 new day care centres. [39850/24] - Nursing Homes
556. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of one public nursing home bed. [39853/24] - Health Services Staff
557. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of hiring one neurology nurse specialist. [39862/24] - Health Services
559. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department is undertaking to assist individuals with long Covid, particularly financially (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
560. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) has been scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39892/24] - Home Care Packages
561. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting home care support in County Tipperary; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Tipperary; the... - Health Services
562. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all respite beds in County Tipperary; the number of these beds that are currently operational and the number that are currently... - Hospital Appointments Status
563. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for an urgent hospital operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39901/24] - Health Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health when additional funding will be provided for a respite care facility (details supplied) in County Kerry. [39905/24] - Suicide Prevention
565. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently review the critical position of a local suicide prevention service and ensure relevant engagement is progressed with officials within the HSE... - Medicinal Products
566. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and ensure that a serious issue with regard to a high-tech medicine shortage (details supplied) will be resolved; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Policy
567. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the appointment of a commissioner for ageing and older people; the benchmarking and indexation in law of the State pension; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
568. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to open a new doctor's surgery in Prosperous, County Kildare, given the vital need for such a local service in light of the expanding population in... - Health Services Staff
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issues faced by a person (details supplied); if guidance will be provided on this matter and ensure that their return to work is... - Pharmacy Services
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that were made under the hardship scheme for pharmacies in each county, by month, over the past three years; the number of... - Health Services Staff
572. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of a consultant neurologist for Bantry Hospital; and the estimated date for their appointment. [39929/24] - Ambulance Service
573. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all national ambulance service staff in the south west, by local station and role; the number of ambulance vehicles per station; and... - Hospital Charges
574. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the abolition of the €100 accident and emergency charge for children with severe epilepsy, including Dravet syndrome, who may require... - Medicinal Products
575. To ask the Minister for Health his views on publicly funding the drug fenfluramine in the treatment of severe seizures as experienced by infants and children with Dravet syndrome who have... - Clinical Trials
576. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date by the national clinical trials oversight group with regard to GDPR and the facilitation of clinical trials; if agreement has been... - Medical Records
577. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that access to anonymised medical records operates to protect the vital interest of every citizen and in the public interest; and if he... - Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an overview of funding, initiatives and capital works that have been approved and delivered in County Kerry since the current Government took up... - Health Services Staff
583. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts, under active recruitment, broken down across disciplines, including, but not restricted to, physiotherapy, occupational therapy,... - Health Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned memory assessment service for Mullingar; the number of the proposed team recruited; the number of vacancies existing and when the... - Nursing Education
589. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 556 of 13 February 2024 and 1385 of 9 April 2024, if there are currently subsistence payments due from the HSE to an... - Hospital Appointments Status
590. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [39984/24] - Hospital Equipment
591. To ask the Minister for Health the reason every hospital or health clinic does not have portable hoists to assist patients who need them (details supplied); and the policy the HSE has in... - Hospital Services
592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 18,000 beds in hospitals nationwide that are closed, for example due to staffing issues, per hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
593. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the work-able solutions pilot service, which secured Sláintecare integrated innovation funding in 2022, for a 24-month pilot beyond... - Departmental Correspondence
594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise who he conferred with in relation to a request for help with vaginoplasty surgery in Ireland (details supplied). [39995/24] - Health Services Staff
595. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will be appointed permanently to a post (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40001/24] - Primary Care Services
596. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the audiology clinic in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40013/24] - Medicinal Products
597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals were made to the HSE medicines management programme re Versatis in 2023, and the number that were upheld; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
598. To ask the Minister for Health the current public health nurse staffing levels in the health clinics in Armagh Road, Old County Road, Curlew Road and Island Bridge; and what the staffing... - Medicinal Products
600. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a drug (details supplied) available on the drugs payment scheme; the current status of the cancer treatment in the drug reimbursement process;... - Health Services
601. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still not covered under the health care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40086/24] - Substance Misuse
602. To ask the Minister for Health if all drugs and alcohol task forces have been informed and funded to pay their workers (details supplied). [40102/24] - Disability Services
603. To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to replace a pilot scheme (details supplied) that operated in certain areas with a nationwide scheme; if so, when this is likely to happen;... - General Practitioner Services
604. To ask the Minister for Health how he plans to address the shortage of full-time provision of GP services in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40113/24] - Hospital Staff
606. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE nurses currently at University Hospital Limerick; and the timeframe in which each of the vacancies will be filled, in tabular form.... - Pharmacy Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year costs of fully implementing a minor ailment scheme in community pharmacists. [40121/24] - Health Services Staff
608. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE employees under the age of 50 years are able to retire on grounds of ill health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40139/24] - Disability Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1686 and 1687 of 9 September 2024, if he will provide clarity on an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
611. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the context of Ireland’s target to achieve cervical cancer elimination by the year 2040, he will consider removing the requirement of a GP... - Hospital Staff
612. To ask the Minister for Health the organisation or company that will be responsible for recruiting and paying the wages of workers in the following services, cleaning, catering, running the... - Hospital Appointments Status
613. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40187/24] - Pharmacy Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 28 February 2024, the status of his Department’s review of the pharmacy fee structure; the engagements he... - Departmental Expenditure
615. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on consultancies in 2023 and to date in 2024; the company engaged; and the nature of the work... - Health Promotion
616. To ask the Minister for Health the publicity campaigns he has run during his time as Minister to highlight Lyme disease and its causes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40225/24] - Budget 2025
617. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the budget allocation to eating disorder services in Budget 2025; whether funding will be allocated to increase the number of adult... - Health Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health if access to the publicly-funded IVF programme is to be extended to those who have had more than one round of treatment to date; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is taking to address the phenomenon of ‘eco-anxiety’ in mental health services; and if he will consider collecting... - Hospital Staff
621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm what grades and disciplines the 21 newly sanctioned posts in St Michael’s Hospital referred to are; and if he will make a statement...
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