Written answers
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
- Misuse of Drugs
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing legislation to restrict the sale of nitrous oxide canisters, commonly known as 'laughing gas', for personal use, and limit... - Hospital Staff
223. To ask the Minister for Health if a whole-time consultant neurologist will be assigned to Wexford General Hospital; the expected timeline on any such appointment; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
224. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of hiring 100 nurse specialists across neuro services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/24] - Emergency Departments
226. To ask the Minister for Health to address a matter in the emergency department of Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan (details supplied). [41701/24] - Departmental Legal Cases
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to... - Data Protection
228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of... - Official Travel
229. To ask the Minister for Health the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in... - Departmental Expenditure
230. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41773/24] - Departmental Consultations
231. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41791/24] - Departmental Advertising
232. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41809/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for ophthalmology appointments, by county; and the average wait time per county, in tabular form. [41829/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
234. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the State on the purchasing of ventilators from China which were unsuitable for use (details supplied); the amount of that cost which... - Departmental Data
235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born with drug or alcohol addictions, by county, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41831/24] - Health Service Executive
236. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE over the past fifteen years. [41832/24] - Hospital Services
237. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently in hospital despite being clinically discharged; and the details of the number who have been in hospital despite being... - Hospital Procedures
238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer surgeries carried out in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41834/24] - Cybersecurity Policy
239. To ask the Minister for Health the total costs associated with the cyber attack on the health service in recent years; and the quantity and nature of material which was compromised or leaked... - Hospital Services
240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments cancelled in the past five years in each hospital nationwide, in tabular form. [41836/24] - Health Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents reported to the National Incident Management System, by each hospital nationwide, over the past decade, in tabular form. [41837/24] - Health Services Staff
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cyber security staff recruited by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41839/24] - Debt Collection
244. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE or individual hospitals have engaged private companies for the purpose of debt collection from patients or former patients who have failed to pay... - Departmental Data
245. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [41841/24] - Emergency Departments
246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who left emergency departments around the country without being seen in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, by hospital, in... - Ambulance Service
248. To ask the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time in each county in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41844/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic
250. To ask the Minister for Health the total costs associated with the Covid vaccine passports in the past five years. [41846/24] - Vaccination Programme
253. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the HPV vaccination catch-up programme extension review; to provide a timeline by which a decision will be reached; and if he will make a... - Abortion Services
254. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of cases taken against the HSE over the alleged abortions resulting from misdiagnosis of unborn children, since the Health (Regulation of... - Hospital Facilities
255. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra beds to Ospidéal Pobail Corca Dhuibhne; and when he anticipates doing so. [41879/24] - Disability Services
256. To ask the Minister for Health if a service is being removed from islands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41881/24] - Health Services Staff
257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of student paramedics that will be recruited in January 2025 and at what locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/24] - Ambulance Service
258. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered providing an ambulance shelter on Arranmore Island, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41888/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new insulin pumps initiated to patients with type 1 diabetes, by hospital, inclusive of all level 3 and level 4 hospitals for 2021, 2022, 2023... - Medicinal Products
260. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a hospital the size of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda should be relying on an external supplier (details supplied) for... - Pharmacy Services
261. To ask the Minister for Health to outline in full the discussions that have taken place between him and a union (details supplied) in relation to the restoration of pharmacy fees and new... - Home Care Packages
263. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41991/24] - Medicinal Products
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of widespread concerns in relation to the inadequate and limited supply of HRT patches (details supplied); the measures that will be undertaken... - Health Services
266. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure additional funding is allocated for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41997/24] - Pension Provisions
268. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a ludicrous situation where the HSE will not pay the ex gratia payment to a widower of a former employee (details supplied); and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
269. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of plans to cease the use of a treatment for public patients at highest risk from Covid-19 (details supplied); the reason the HSE has taken this... - Commissions of Investigation
270. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42460/24]
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