Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
- Medical Cards
673. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of over 70’s medical card holders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42975/24] - Pension Provisions
674. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of retiree’s being pursued for overpayments (details supplied); if he regards this as fair treatment for retired workers who... - Departmental Data
675. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an estimate of the total cost to the exchequer of dealing with alcohol-related issues per annum, including, but not limited to, costs incurred by... - General Practitioner Services
676. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the fact there will no longer be a doctor available in Prosperous, County Kildare, following the retirement of the previous doctor; whether there... - Hospital Charges
677. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of implementing a cap on all remaining hospital car parking charges that exceed €10 per day. [42413/24] - Health Services Staff
678. To ask the Minister for Health for details on the pay and numbers strategy, which Connolly Hospital healthcare workers say will add an additional six months to recruitment processes and... - Hospital Appointments Status
679. To ask the Minister for Health if a neurology appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42451/24] - Medical Cards
680. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card in the name of a person (details supplied); and if approval will be expedited. [42470/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
681. To ask the Minister for Health if a wheelchair replacement can be urgently provided in the case of the mother of a person (details supplied); if they can be assisted urgently in this matter;... - Nursing Homes
682. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update in the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for assistance via the fair deal scheme; whether any information is... - National Children's Hospital
683. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to new children’s hospital, when the national oversight group has met; at which meetings was the matter of the naming of the hospital on the... - Mental Health Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on a request for an update on a CAMHS review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42483/24] - Medicinal Products
687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reply to the attached correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42493/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
688. To ask the Minister for Health if respite and physiotherapy will be provided for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [42502/24] - Health Services Staff
689. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a claim made by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42539/24] - Hospital Overcrowding
690. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed plan on addressing hospital overcrowding in Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42543/24] - Mental Health Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the significant waiting times for mental health services in County Kildare, particularly for young people; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
693. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the availability of GP services in rural areas of Kildare, particularly addressing any shortages in Monasterevin and surrounding areas; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
694. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting lists for outpatient services at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42565/24] - Vaccination Programme
695. To ask the Minister for Health if the Novavax JN.1 Covid-19 booster will be made available to people who cannot tolerate mRNA or prefer non-mRNA vaccines; and if he will make a statement on... - Cancer Services
696. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that gene immunotherapy will be made available free of charge to cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42586/24] - Insurance Coverage
697. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that gene immunotherapy is covered by health insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42587/24] - Medical Cards
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards issued to multiple myeloma cancer patients in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of refusals for patients... - Medicinal Products
699. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to make the drug fenfluramine (Fintepla), used in the treatment of Dravet syndrome, available for reimbursement through the HSE in line with the... - Medical Cards
700. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing a lifelong medical card for everyone born with a congenital condition, eliminating the biennial review. [42604/24] - Departmental Funding
701. To ask the Minister for Health how an organisation (details supplied) accesses the funding for a number of its services from his Department or the HSE as it is its first occasion to be... - Eating Disorders
702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for eating disorders in Donegal in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42623/24] - Hospital Procedures
703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments that were cancelled at University Hospital Limerick during the period 8 August 2024 to 29 August 2024; and if he will... - Health Service Executive
704. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by Mid West Community Healthcare and University Hospital Limerick Group with a company (details supplied) during the years 2020 to 2024; and... - Health Strategies
705. To ask the Minister for Health when Eve’s Protocols, named after a person (details supplied), will be rolled out across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
706. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed staffing complement for the adult mental health service in Tuam primary care service, County Galway; the current staffing levels; the plans for... - Medical Aids and Appliances
707. To ask the Minister for Health if he can ensure that the HSE takes urgent action in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42638/24] - Health Services
708. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who was refused treatment for ASD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42640/24] - Hospital Facilities
709. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the diamond ward in Monaghan Hospital has been closed for the past number of months; when it is expected to reopen; and if he will make a statement... - Healthcare Policy
711. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts, and timing of, funds which have allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in the 2025 health budget; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
713. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the average and median time that elapses between the receipt of a complaint by the Medical Council and the making of an initial... - Patient Transport
714. To ask the Minister for Health if CHO9 will be provided with funding for patient transport to hospital appointments or respite services in cases in which the patient is bed bound and... - Health Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no standard diagnostic policies or guidelines for diagnosing or treating children with an organisation (details supplied); the steps being... - Hospital Appointments Status
716. To ask the Minister for Health if a scan appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/24] - Health Services
718. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the availability of an annual cervical check; and if he will make a... - Cancer Services
720. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a differential in survival rates for breast cancer between those diagnosed in a public hospital, private hospital or... - Ambulance Service
721. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the current shortage of ambulance service managers in the north west, including the specific number of vacancies at assistant chief... - Hospital Staff
722. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacancy for an ophthalmologist in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will be filled (details supplied). [42689/24] - Mental Health Services
723. To ask the Minister for Health why an assessment for CAMHS was refused in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42697/24] - Dental Services
724. To ask the Minister for Health when a teenager in County Kerry (details supplied) will receive an appointment for braces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42707/24] - Home Help Service
725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help packages and hours of support that have been provided to persons in County Donegal, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Departmental Projects
726. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of costings provided to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, in the context of... - Health Services
727. To ask the Minister for Health to consider requesting the HSE and the Department of Social Protection to designate a professional wig clinic to each region as the NHS have done in Ulster,... - Medicinal Products
728. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical cannabis access programme will be extended to patients with fibromyalgia. [42737/24] - Health Services Staff
729. To ask the Minister for Health to give a timeline in respect of the appointment of a chief pharmacist in the Department of Health in view of the vast amounts being paid by the taxpayer for... - Hospital Charges
730. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied), who is a medical card holder, will be charged for a MRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42741/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
731. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for MRI scans in Letterkenny University Hospital for urgent and non-urgent referrals, per calendar month, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,... - Health Services
732. To ask the Minister for Health if gene therapy is available for persons diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; if there are plans to make it available, as per the situation in the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
733. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on each outpatient waiting list in Cavan General Hospital, in tabular form. [42750/24] - Hospital Staff
735. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the number of staff working in the emergency department of Cavan General Hospital in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form.... - Dental Services
749. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Mayo available under the dental treatment services scheme; the total number of dentists in County Mayo, in tabular form; and... - Health Services
750. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the opening of a step-down facility in Nenagh by the HSE in August, with a contract of only one year before it reverts to its intended purpose as a... - Departmental Data
751. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the Children's Health Ireland hospital group in each of the last five years in leasing the buildings used as CHI Temple Street; and to... - Medicinal Products
752. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the continued failure of the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics to reconsider and approve the reimbursement of palforzia for... - Vaccination Programme
753. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue regarding adding the enhanced influenza vaccine to the HSE adult immunisation programme for the 2025-26 winter flu season, with... - National Children's Hospital
754. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a crèche at the new national children’s hospital. [42822/24] - Health Services Waiting Lists
755. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the waiting time to see a physiotherapist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42824/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
756. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year running cost of an injury unit; and the average capital cost required. [42847/24] - Health Strategies
757. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost to implement the strategic plan for critical care; and the number of additional beds that would open. [42848/24] - Hospital Staff
758. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost of employing one consultant in emergency medicine. [42849/24] - Health Services Staff
759. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost of employing one advanced nurse practitioner. [42850/24] - General Practitioner Services
760. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost, and to provide details of the Departments' projections of, the increase in the number of practising GPs between now... - Health Services Staff
761. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost of employing a health and social care professional to the HSE. [42852/24] - Hospital Staff
762. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the estimated full-year cost of employing a public-only consultant. [42853/24] - Healthcare Policy
763. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that no health, clinical or social policymaking, or implementation of policy, from his Department will be informed by the Cass review while... - Health Services Staff
764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses in each primary care centre within CHO 9 in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [42902/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
766. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults currently on the waiting list for spinal surgery at the Mater hospital. [42904/24] - Care Services
767. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to have a dedicated Alzheimer's disease day care centre within CHO 9 for people with Alzheimer’s disease. [42905/24] - Nursing Homes
768. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that had unannounced HIQA inspections after hours or on weekends in 2023 and to date in 2024. [42906/24] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
769. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all the individual projects to which his Department has provided funding since 2020, under the... - Departmental Funding
770. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide in respect of several areas (details supplied), the overall level of health investment, by year, since 2020, in tabular form. [42926/24] - Medicinal Products
771. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a prescription is required for melatonin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42944/24] - Primary Care Services
772. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for primary care speech and language therapy in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42947/24] - Mental Health Services
775. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an appointment with CAMHS in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42950/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
776. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 782 of 18 September 2024, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on... - Tobacco Control Measures
777. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for ignoring the public opinion expressed in the public consultation, conducted by his Department, on increasing the minimum legal purchase age... - Medicinal Products
779. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the application for pricing and reimbursement of fenfluramine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42981/24] - Noise Pollution
780. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wind farm noise complaints for counties Mayo, Offaly and Tipperary, categorised by wind farm name, number of complaints, number of complaints to... - Medical Records
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of case files pertaining to wind turbine shadow flicker for counties Mayo, Offaly and Tipperary, categorised by wind farm name, in each year from... - Hospital Facilities
782. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received any business case to improve car parking capacity at University Hospital Waterford. [43000/24] - Dental Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists currently operating in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43002/24] - Wind Energy Generation
785. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wind farm noise complaints for counties Mayo, Offaly and Tipperary, categorised by wind farm name, number of complaints, number of complaints to... - Health Services
787. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will commit to consulting the trans community before any clinical or funding decisions are made related to their healthcare; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
789. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to capital projects in Bishopstown, Wilton, Glasheen and the Model Farm Road area of Cork, from his Department for the years... - Dental Services
793. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in County Cavan and County Monaghan; and the average waiting times for appointments in... - Mental Health Services
797. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the CAMHS waiting list in County Cavan and County Monaghan; and the average waiting time in each county 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to... - Home Care Packages
798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awarded home care support in County Cavan and County Monaghan but who are still awaiting this service to begin due to staff shortage.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
800. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting colonoscopy in County Cavan and County Monaghan in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [43046/24] - Hospital Staff
802. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of vacancies at Cavan General Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy, in tabular form; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
803. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people on the waiting list for ophthalmology in County Cavan and County Monaghan; and the average waiting time for appointment in each... - Health Services Waiting Lists
804. To ask the Minister for Health to provide waiting lists, by both absolute numbers and waiting time on the list, for Kerry for occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
805. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a mental health charity (details supplied) does not receive any State funding in Cavan and Monaghan; what sources of funding are available to it for... - Health Services Staff
806. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 26 September 2024, to report on a submission regarding section 39 workers (details supplied); and if he will make... - Medicinal Products
807. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving biologics medicines for severe asthma; and the specific biologic medicines included, in tabular form. [43072/24] - Primary Care Centres
809. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary healthcare centres in CHO 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43085/24] - Health Services Staff
810. To ask the Minister for Health if he will accept the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43086/24] - Hospital Charges
811. To ask the Minister for Health whether the case for a refund for a person (details supplied) can be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43087/24] - Health Services
812. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow patients suffering from long Covid access to hyperbaric oxygenation therapy, where their consultant confirms that this treatment can assist in... - Mental Health Services
813. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to transition a young person who is under CAMHS when they reach the age of 18 years and are turned over to the adult mental health... - Medical Cards
814. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reviews of medical cards carried out in 2023 and 2024 to date, respectively; the number of people who had medical cards removed from them in each... - Hospital Charges
815. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if he can outline any financial supports or mechanisms in place to assist this person; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
816. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 24 September 2024, for a breakdown of how the clinical lead for transgender services has spent his time since... - Hospital Services
817. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2034 of 23 July 2024, how the transgender clinic in University Hospital Galway uses weight when reviewing oestradiol and... - Hospital Staff
818. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE sonographers working in St Vincent's University Hospital, by grade, in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [43122/24] - Departmental Properties
820. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant properties owned by his Department; and the number of which are houses or residential properties. [43146/24] - Medicinal Products
821. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify whether Paxlovid will be reimbursed in future; if not, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43159/24] - Health Service Executive
822. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE issued a scoping report for several planning applications (date issued) with confirmation if a pre-planning scoping meeting was held (date of... - Health and Safety
824. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the most recent wind energy SID planning application received to the environmental health service for Galway and Clare. [43172/24] - Medical Aids and Appliances
825. To ask the Minister for Health if he would consider extending access to the FreeStyle Libre device on the medical card to persons with type 2 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
826. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in Cork waiting for the insertion of spinal cord stimulators; the patient waiting time for each hospital in Cork; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
827. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in part-time employment in Waterford and the south east, for each year 2020-24, in tabular form. [43201/24] - Medicinal Products
828. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will make fenfluramine available for the treatment of Dravet syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43214/24] - Alcohol Pricing
829. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Substance Misuse
830. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the total number of hospital presentations associated with alcohol consumption in 2023 and in 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
832. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that community prison link workers did not receive pay increases at a rate of similar roles in the HSE or section 39 workers. [43239/24] - Emergency Services
833. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the working practices of first responders in Donegal have changed in relation to first responder vehicles now having to be based at ambulance... - Medicinal Products
834. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration could now be given for the drug Saxenda to be included on the drugs payment scheme for patients who have been prescribed the medication; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
835. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied) for rheumatology at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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