Written answers
Thursday, 7 November 2024
- Mental Health Services
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by how many months they are waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
409. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for an operation in Galway University Hospital vascular clinic; and if he will... - Departmental Policies
410. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the hugely negative impact that nitrogen oxides (NOx) has on citizens’ health, particularly children; the policies he intends to... - Health Services
411. To ask the Minister for Health if issues with patient follow-up will be expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45511/24] - Health Services Staff
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he could outline the HSE’s recruitment plan to address the shortfall in occupational therapists in Sligo/Leitrim; when they expect to employ a... - Hospital Staff
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions at Letterkenny University Hospital which are vacant, unfilled or filled on a temporary, agency and locum basis, at staff grade level,... - Medicinal Products
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fast-track besremi reimbursement approval and call for an immediate reassessment of besremi by the NCPE given the current shortage of Pegasys; if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
415. 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. [45525/24] - Medical Cards
416. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card holder has to pay for blood tests carried out in a GP practice following a request from a consultant endocrinologist after a private... - Primary Care Centres
418. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the move planned for Monasterevin primary care centre; the future plans for the site following the move; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff midwives working at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise; the number of staff midwives on long-term sick leave; the number of staff... - Departmental Reviews
420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will accept all of the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45557/24] - Dental Services
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in County Kildare; the average waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a... - National Children's Hospital
423. To ask the Minister for Health when the new National Children's Hospital is due to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45560/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the pain management clinic at Tallaght University Hospital for over one, two, three, four and five years,... - Dental Services
427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in County Kildare; the average waiting times for appointments; the number who are waiting... - Mental Health Services
428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in County Kildare; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months and more than... - Home Care Packages
429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting homecare support in County Kildare; the total number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Kildare; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
430. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting for an endoscopy in Naas Hospital; the number waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days, in tabular form; and... - Hospital Staff
432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies per grade at Naas Hospital and the length of time each vacancy has been unfilled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Waiting Lists
433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in CHO7; the number waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular... - Health Services Staff
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in County Kildare; the areas covered by the nurses; the number of nurses per district; the number of vacancies per area; and... - Health Services Waiting Lists
437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who are currently on the waiting list for the obesity management clinic at St. Columcille's, Loughlinstown, County Dublin, broken down by... - Health Services Staff
439. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dieticians currently employed at the weight management clinic at St. Columcille's, Loughlinstown, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Waiting Lists
440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been referred to the obesity management clinic at St. Columcille's, Loughlinstown, County Wicklow in 2022, 2023 and to date in... - Medicinal Products
442. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken for polycythemia vera patients who rely on Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) to manage this condition and who are now affected by... - Hospital Facilities
443. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of capital works projects that were carried out at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the future capital works scheduled... - Health Services Staff
444. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit one WTE staff grade audiologist and one WTE senior grade audiologist for the public health service. [45649/24] - Home Care Packages
445. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 1,000 additional intensive homecare packages. [45650/24] - Health Services Staff
446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in cardiothoracic surgery at CHI Temple Street in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [45651/24] - Ambulance Service
448. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of staff in receipt of the advanced paramedic allowance in the National Ambulance Service, by grade code from the National Director... - Vaccination Programme
449. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a no-fault vaccination compensation scheme for severe adverse reactions to State-promoted vaccination programmes; and if he... - Health Service Executive
450. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a HSE building (details supplied), its current use and future plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45687/24] - Disease Management
451. To ask the Minister for Health if chronic kidney disease will be included in the expansion of the chronic disease management programme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Budget 2025
452. To ask the Minister for Health if the €10 million ring-fenced funding for oncology drugs announced in Budget 2025 will be sourced from the €30 million allocated for new... - Medicinal Products
454. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a person in Mayo (details supplied) who suffers from scoliosis and associated respiratory impairment; the support he can offer to the family... - Care Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of respite hours that each respite facility in Donegal provides, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45708/24] - Primary Care Centres
456. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres operated under a leasing arrangement, by count; and the annual cost of these leases, in tabular form. [45716/24] - General Practitioner Services
457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GMS GPs available and the number of GMS patients in Cork in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [45717/24] - Dental Services
458. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting their school-age dental appointments, by waiting time, in Cork, by LHO, in tabular form. [45718/24] - Hospital Facilities
459. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital for Cork; the amount spent to date; and the date it is expected to first open and be fully operational. [45719/24] - Nursing Homes
460. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a site (details supplied). [45720/24] - Care Services
464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests for respite, to date in 2024; and the number refused. [45724/24] - Drug and Alcohol Testing
465. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to drug and alcohol taskforces, respectively in 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024. [45725/24] - Care Services
466. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of respite hours provided to families in Cork over each of the past 12 months; the total number that has been provided each month since March... - Health Services Waiting Lists
468. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people on the waiting list for ophthalmology in Cork; the average waiting time for an appointment, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
469. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on external staff, agency staff in each of the Cork hospitals, to date in 2024, in tabular form. [45746/24] - Disease Management
470. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of National Rare Disease Steering Group; whether the new national rare disease strategy will be finalised by Q4 2024; when the... - Budget 2025
471. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the exact provision of funding and resourcing to rare diseases within Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45748/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
473. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will get a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45752/24] - Mental Health Services
474. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in Donegal that have been turned down for CAMHS over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45756/24] - Health Services Staff
475. To ask the Minister for Health if measures will be introduced to recruit and retain more home care assistant/home support workers in the HSE in view of the unacceptable delays in areas such... - Health Services
476. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the challenges facing those who have functional neurological disorder in accessing aftercare either as an inpatient or outpatient and the... - Primary Care Centres
477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on primary care centre projects in County Galway. [45766/24] - Departmental Correspondence
478. To ask the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45767/24] - Dental Services
479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children who have medical cards awaiting dental treatment in Donegal, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services Waiting Lists
480. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people on the waiting list for ophthalmology in Longford and Westmeath; the average waiting time for appointment, in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Services
481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatients in Longford and Westmeath. [45800/24] - Ambulance Service
482. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the air ambulance service moving from Athlone to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45801/24] - Hospital Facilities
483. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of Lifford Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45803/24] - Ambulance Service
484. To ask the Minister for Health his response to instances in County Monaghan whereby people have been endured excessive waits while awaiting an ambulance; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
485. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide additional services at Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45813/24] - Nursing Homes
486. To ask the Minister for Health the status of phase 3 of the Framework for Safe Nurse and Skill Mix in long-term residential care settings for older persons; if testing has concluded; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
487. To ask the Minister for Health for current inpatient waiting lists in University Hospital Kerry, by specialty, in tabular form. [45849/24] - Substance Misuse
489. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; to outline measures yet to take effect; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
490. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of making the shingles vaccine free of charge to at risk cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45881/24] - General Practitioner Services
492. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing HSE general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45883/24] - Dental Services
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists contracted under the dental treatment services scheme from 2011 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
498. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres for the years 2011 to 2024; the number proposed; the delivery date of each; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Data
499. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of acute hospital beds provided by hospital from 2011 to 2023 and to date in 2024; the number proposed; the delivery date... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
502. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on each of the six surgical hubs; the delivery date of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45893/24] - Cancer Services
503. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Cancer Strategy; the level of funding that has been provided to the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Strategies
504. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Stroke Strategy; the level of funding that has been provided to the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prescriptions Charges
506. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45897/24] - Departmental Strategies
507. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on progress to finalise an updated national carers’ strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45898/24] - Care Services
508. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and deliver a ‘carer’s guarantee’ that provides a core basket of... - Addiction Treatment Services
509. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to each local drug and alcohol taskforce for each of the years 2011 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45900/24] - Community Care
510. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total staff recruited under the enhanced community care; the number to be provided; the expected delivery date; and if he will... - Hospital Services
511. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on his commitment to standardising the opening hours of all injury units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45904/24] - Ambulance Service
512. To ask the Minister for Health the total investment in the National Ambulance Service in each of the years 2011 to 2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45905/24] - Departmental Strategies
515. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Ireland and the National Genetics and Genomics Workforce Plan,... - Vaccination Programme
516. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending the Laura Brennan HPV Catch-Up Vaccination Programme to all those under 25 who missed out on the HPV vaccination at school; and... - Emergency Departments
517. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing all charges for children attending emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45910/24] - Prescriptions Charges
518. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing all prescription drugs free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45911/24] - Pharmacy Services
519. To ask the Minister for Health the cost increasing pharmacy fees by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45912/24] - Disease Management
520. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of expanding the Structured Chronic Disease Management Programme to two more conditions. [45913/24] - General Practitioner Services
523. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing supports to GPs in areas of deprivation by 10%. [45916/24] - Dental Services
527. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to the dental treatment services scheme by 10%. [45920/24] - Health Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing the National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology. [45921/24] - Community Care
529. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of fully staffing the Enhanced Community Care Programme. [45922/24] - Hospital Services
530. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of extending virtual wards to ten more hospitals. [45923/24] - Cancer Services
531. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of ensuring the full implementation of the model of care for psycho-oncology services for patients aged 0-24 years. [45924/24] - Health Services
534. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland by 10%. [45927/24] - Mental Health Services
536. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a mother and baby unit for mothers who require inpatient mental health supports. [45929/24] - Health Services
537. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing five postnatal hubs. [45930/24] - Departmental Data
540. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of introducing a vaccine damage scheme. [45933/24] - Care Services
541. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully resourcing the carer’s guarantee. [45934/24] - Home Help Service
542. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to meals on wheels services by 10%. [45935/24] - Health Services
545. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing ten day centres for older people and disabled people. [45938/24] - Hospice Services
546. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to a charity (details supplied) by 10%. [45939/24] - Clinical Trials
547. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing investment in clinical trials research by 10%. [45940/24] - Disability Services
548. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 100 day service places for school leavers with disabilities. [45942/24] - Health Services
549. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 100 personal assistant hours. [45946/24] - Eating Disorders
550. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing one eating disorder team. [45949/24] - Addiction Treatment Services
551. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to addiction services by 10%. [45950/24] - Departmental Data
554. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing pay parity to section 39 and section 56 organisations. [45953/24] - Health Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health can he confirm if one of the two promised national injury units recommended in the 2023 National Injury Review, will be located in County Carlow (details... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
556. To ask the Minister for Health the updated position regarding a new health centre for Mountrath, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45990/24] - Departmental Data
557. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Mayo accepting medical card patients in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [45996/24] - Departmental Staff
558. To ask the Minister for Health the number, grade, position and location of staff vacancies across the healthcare sector in Mayo. [45998/24] - Departmental Budgets
559. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding BreastCheck to 45 years to 74 years, BowelScreen to 50 years to 74 years and BowelScreen to ensure it reaches 60% target of... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
560. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding a new health centre for Ballylinan in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46000/24] - Departmental Data
562. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of people in nursing homes by age profile in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46002/24] - Health Services Staff
565. To ask the Minister for Health the extent, if any, to which a nursing position might be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
566. To ask the Minister for Health whether it might be possible for a social worker to call to investigate the circumstances of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Eating Disorders
567. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent investigation might be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46031/24]
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