Written answers
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
- Nursing Education
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of any funding for those working and living in Gaeltacht areas wishing to study the certificate in nurse and midwife prescribing; and if he will... - Health Services
570. To ask the Minister for Health if a contribution towards the cost of a treatment for a person (details supplied) will be provided. [40932/24] - Health Service Executive
571. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reasons HSE Grade 3 clerical staff who are on a panel for Grade 4 positions are not being appointed; and the reason agency staff are being... - Medicinal Products
572. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to adding a medication to the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/24] - Departmental Meetings
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/24] - Medical Cards
574. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application submitted by a person (details supplied) was closed in view of the fact that the requested documentation was submitted to... - Health Service Executive
575. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of HSE-owned buildings that are vacant or not running at full capacity in a town (details supplied); if there is a HSE building in said town... - Vaccination Programme
578. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortage of a non-MRNA Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); the engagements he has had with the European Medicines Agency... - Hospital Staff
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to implementing recommendation eight of the National Radiation Therapist Review report (details supplied); if not, to outline his rationale;... - Ambulance Service
580. To ask the Minister for Health the number of collisions requiring ambulance dispatch in Kildare for 2023 and 2024; and the average time of dispatch, in tabular form. [41024/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
582. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all capital projects currently being constructed by the Government and the HSE, through any means, in tabular form, segmented by construction... - Mental Health Services
583. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a CAMHS assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41068/24] - Departmental Reports
588. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in relation to the implementation of the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist review report; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
589. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed list of the diabetes care technologies that enable remote monitoring and early intervention to patients; the estimated annual cost of... - Healthcare Policy
590. To ask the Minister for Health to outline, in light of current budget constraints, the steps being taken to remote monitor patients to keep them out of GP surgeries and reduce the risk of... - Home Care Packages
592. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be put in place for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41092/24] - Ambulance Service
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of collisions requiring ambulance dispatch in Kildare for 2023 and 2024; and the average time of dispatch, in tabular form. [41096/24] - Capital Expenditure Programme
595. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all capital projects currently being constructed by the Government and the HSE, through any means, segmented by construction phase, design phase,... - Ambulance Service
596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of collisions requiring ambulance dispatch in Cork in 2023 and 2024; and the average time of dispatch, in tabular form. [41102/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
599. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41113/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the way the €2.3 million funding to community addiction services will be allocated. [41115/24] - Vaccination Programme
603. To ask the Minister for Health when the full health technology assessment of immunisation against RSV will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41122/24] - Hospital Procedures
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full mesh implant removals that have been performed in Ireland by HSE-employed surgeons since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification regarding the effect of the HSE’s staffing ceiling on physiotherapy services in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if... - Health Services
608. To ask the Minister for Health what collaboration, if any, is being done with international health agencies to monitor and regulate the safety of menstrual products in light of recent... - Departmental Staff
609. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff that worked in his Department’s communications and press office in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and the grade of each staff... - Departmental Advertising
610. To ask the Minister for Health the frequency and duration of the publicity, marketing or advertising campaigns conducted by his Department to date in 2024; the purpose of these campaigns;... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and timeframe on the provision of a minor injury in Athlone, County Westmeath. [41191/24] - Hospital Services
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the future use of the St. Vincent’s Hospital building in Athlone, County Westmeath (details supplied). [41192/24] - Medicinal Products
613. To ask the Minister for Health when evenity (romosozumab) will be made available a person (details supplied) suffering from osteoporosis; if evenity will be covered by the drugs payment... - Nursing Homes
614. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of nursing home facilities that have closed and ceased operations, by name and location, since January 2020; if any of the nursing homes... - Hospital Appointments Status
615. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41199/24] - Eating Disorders
617. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinic will be set up in Limerick for children with eating disorders; where it will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41209/24] - Substance Misuse
618. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the World Health Organisation’s recent report (details supplied); if he accepts the WHO findings; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
622. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 29 May 2024, the reason for the delay in appointing a temporary consultant for the pain clinic at SUH (details... - Hospital Facilities
623. To ask the Minister for Health if it is envisaged to reopen the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital when the temporary consultant is appointed in early 2025; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
624. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline to fill the two vacant consultant anaesthetist posts in the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
625. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on the provision of dialectal behaviour therapy (DBT) to adult mental health patients in Wicklow; when DBT will be available for mental... - Health Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the work-able solutions pilot service to be rolled out beyond the initial pilot sites, to cover the rest of the country. [41226/24] - Hospital Staff
627. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 29 May 2024, the number of patients referred to the pain relief insourcing initiatives (details supplied) to the... - Hospital Appointments Status
628. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a scoliosis operation in the Mater Hospital; their position on the waiting list; and... - General Practitioner Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of an issue with a GP card (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41230/24] - Health Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41262/24] - Disease Management
631. To ask the Minister for Health how his Department intends to address the gaps in information and awareness regarding metachromatic leukodystrophy among healthcare professionals and the... - Hospital Appointments Status
633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an MRI appointment for a person (details supplied). [41268/24] - Dental Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case when it comes to dental costs (details supplied); if there is any assistance through his Department for a person on social welfare who has... - Departmental Schemes
635. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair that an applicant for the long-term illness scheme diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (initially incorrectly diagnosed with type 2... - Care Services
636. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for respite care made in Donegal over each of the past 18 months, detailing whether that application was facilitated or not and the... - Hospital Services
637. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of day care services at Killybegs Community Hospital; if the day care services are operating at full capacity; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
638. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of staffing levels over the past five years of each community hospital in Donegal, detailing any vacancies and the length of each vacancy, in... - Health Service Executive
639. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the HSE’s purchase of 1D Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, D09 EW70. [41293/24] - Departmental Data
641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented at the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick and left the hospital before receiving treatment, in each of... - Health Services Waiting Lists
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for ophthalmology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [41314/24] - Mental Health Services
648. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [41317/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dietetics by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [41321/24] - Departmental Data
652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges, by category and hospital, in tabular form. [41322/24] - Home Care Packages
653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for homecare packages; the number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay accessing... - Health Services
654. To ask the Minister for Health when there will be an injury clinic for Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41329/24] - Medicinal Products
655. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre device which is currently available to type 1 diabetics will be made available to people with type 2 diabetes who are insulin dependent;... - Hospital Services
660. To ask the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to provide a multidisciplinary specialist functional neurological disorder clinic in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Facilities
661. 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... - Assisted Human Reproduction
662. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons why the aims of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, including the right to identity of donor-conceived children, cannot be achieved by... - Mental Health Services
664. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the investment and restructure of the model of care for adults with ADHD while the waiting list is closed; what progress has been made to date on... - Departmental Funding
665. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the resource allocation and spending to date by his Department on social inclusion groups, including allocation by care group... - Health Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide dialysis treatment in Wicklow soon to accommodate people from the areas of Wicklow and Wexford who have to travel to access... - Medical Aids and Appliances
667. To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure for reimbursement of continuous glucose monitors on the approved medical device list for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; and... - Health Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a section 39 care unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41458/24] - Medical Cards
670. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that medical card holders are regularly being charged for sick notes and other letters that were once provided free of charge by GPs; his views... - Health Services
671. To ask the Minister for Health the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO8; and the projects completed since June 2022, in tabular form. [41464/24] - Hospital Staff
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric plastic surgeons based at CHI Temple Street in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41465/24] - Cancer Services
673. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 463, 469, 474, 486, 488, 499 and 508 of 1 October 2024, if he will commit that the recommendations of the review will be... - Medicinal Products
674. To ask the Minister for Health if botox treatment for primary and secondary hyperhidrosis is fully funded by the State; the public hospitals where it is provided to public patients at no... - Medical Research and Training
675. To ask the Minister for Health the reason non-EU applicants to the HSCP MSc ultrasound programme in UCD were initially offered a place on the course with a fee exemption; the reason they... - Hospital Staff
676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sonographers employed within each public hospital; the number required to provide adequate staff levels within each hospital; and the duration of... - Ambulance Service
677. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provisional ambulance service from Kenmare to the surrounding areas. [41514/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
678. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41524/24] - Medical Cards
679. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary card will be issued to a person (details supplied). [41542/24] - Health Strategies
680. To ask the Minister for Health if the health service tests for Lyme disease for all blood transfusions; the accuracy of the test for Lyme disease in these tests; and if there is a danger... - Suicide Prevention
682. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the HSE to ensure that funding is provided to SOSAD Ireland, the organisation that does so much work regarding suicide awareness and... - Official Engagements
683. To ask the Minister for Health the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
684. To ask the Minister for Health if funding or grants are available to help persons who need a permanent oxygen machine with the electricity costs of running oxygen machines required as part... - Assisted Human Reproduction
685. To ask the Minister for Health if recent improvements announced with regard to his Department's IVF scheme allow couples who already have one child, regardless of whether this child was... - Hospital Waiting Lists
686. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe in which a person (details supplied) will receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41619/24] - Home Help Service
687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an up-to-date list of the number of people and the length of time they have been waiting for home care hours in Dublin west; and if he will...
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