Written answers
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
- Care Services
575. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a building (details supplied) is not currently open and operating; when he expects the service to resume; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
576. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 21 November 2023, if an update will be provided. [17310/24] - Ambulance Service
577. To ask the Minister for Health the number that applied for the position of ambulance base supervisors with the National Ambulance Service; the number of applicants that had a formal... - Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health when the amyloidosis model of care, which was approved by the HSE in 2022, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17325/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery (details supplied). [17333/24] - Ambulance Service
580. To ask the Minister for Health the current ambulance response times across west Cork; the number of ambulances available in the area; and the number of paramedics assigned to the area. [17350/24] - Health Services
581. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17388/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
582. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric ophthalmologist at CHI Temple Street. [17409/24] - Hospital Facilities
583. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years 2022 and 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17410/24] - Health Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health how the €1.4 million new development funding in 2024 for the expansion of the newborn bloodspot screening will be spent. [17411/24] - Hospital Staff
585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists and urology registrars part of each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital Group in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular... - Departmental Data
586. To ask the Minister for Health the number of births in the maternity unit of Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years 2022 and 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17414/24] - Hospital Facilities
587. To ask the Minister for Health if there are longer-term plans to bring the vacant units in Cherry Orchard Hospital back into use in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health when the diagnostics for bloods will be reinstated for GPs in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17434/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
589. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17440/24] - General Practitioner Services
591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that approximately 15 retired GPs over the age of 72 unhesitatingly responded to the pleas of the HSE to remain in their posts, given the... - Public Sector Pensions
593. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the extraordinary situation where it seems to be the case that the primary care reimbursement service, despite contractual obligations,... - Social Welfare Schemes
595. To ask the Minister for Health when it will be possible to increase the COSS eye exam fee payable to contractors to ensure parity with that payable for a similar exam under the Department of... - Hospital Appointments Status
596. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive botox injections into lower lumbar region as the person has been waiting for same over three years; and... - Medical Internships
597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give equal status to medical graduates who received funding from the State to study in Northern Ireland when applying for an internship programme... - Medical Aids and Appliances
598. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a HSE reimbursement application was refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17472/24] - Health Strategies
599. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a diabetes taskforce to develop a National Diabetes Strategy; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any analysis carried out or commissioned by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department into the number of hospital-based... - Primary Care Centres
603. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his officials will meet with local residents’ groups in Drimnagh to discuss the timeline for construction of the Drimnagh primary care centre;... - Medical Aids and Appliances
604. To ask the Minister for Health the most common technology aids provided under the medical appliances scheme offered by the HSE; the number sanctioned in each of the past three years; if an... - Public Sector Pay
605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction the pay award recommended to senior health managers when Report 42 was issued and approved by the Government in 2007 and which has also... - Health Services Staff
606. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the recruitment embargo on cardiac services; the number of positions that cannot be filled; if services will be affected; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
608. To ask the Minister for Health if GP visit and medical card holders with underlying conditions should be charged for blood tests by their GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
609. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite surgery urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17544/24] - Public Sector Pay
610. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Caredoc staff in County Carlow have not been listed by the HSE / KOSI for payment of the Section 39 payrises, despite being informed that they are... - Patient Transport
611. To ask the Minister for Health if measures can be put in place to assist nursing home patients to attend hospital appointments where they can only be transported by ambulance as currently... - Eating Disorders
612. To ask the Minister for Health when the eating disorder outpatient facility is due to open in Mount Carmel; the operational capacity of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory medicine and respiratory medicine registrars based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form;... - Departmental Data
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients aged 40 years and younger diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric ENT surgeons working in the public health service; his plans to expand this number; the international recommended best... - Health Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a hospice for the midlands region; to outline the level of funding available; and the approximate timeline for... - Cancer Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the promised new cancer care centre in Galway University Hospital; the timeline for the construction of the new centre; and if... - Health Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Ireland currently screens newborn babies for fewer diseases than 75% of EU member states; if he is aware that only one new test has been... - Health Services Waiting Lists
621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and the waiting times under primary care in counties... - Mental Health Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of services and supports currently available in a service (details supplied) for young people and for older people under psychiatry of later... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
624. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what engagement has taken place with other Departments to discuss supports that can be made available to healthcare workers with long- Covid who are... - Home Help Service
625. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns raised by HSE home support service workers who fear the recruitment freeze in the health service is accelerating the privatisation... - Medical Cards
627. To ask the Minister for Health if a person in receipt of a medical card should be paying for Vitamin B12 injections in their local GP service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
633. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will get sanctioned for funding from the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
634. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for vestibular physiotherapy at Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
635. To ask the Minister for Health the process for a disabled person to apply for a personal assistant through the HSE; if it is the same process in all CHO areas; what is the process for... - Primary Care Services
636. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide 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.... - Hospital Services
637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will agree to a request via email dated 15 April 2024 for a meeting from the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss diabetes... - Meals-on-Wheels Services
638. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by HSE to meals on wheels service providers in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17816/24] - Health Services Staff
639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time healthcare assistants employed by the HSE working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO7 in the years... - Meals-on-Wheels Services
640. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests made to the HSE for a meals on wheels service for individuals via the public health nurse in 2023; and the percentage of those requests... - Hospital Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant gastroenterologists and WTE gastroenterologist registrars based in St. James's Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in... - Human Trafficking
642. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; the level to which this training has... - Mental Health Services
643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE child and adolescent psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers and nurses employed by CAMHS mental health intellectual disability... - Care Services
644. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of each HSE-funded day care centre within CHO 7 as of 10 April 2024, in tabular form. [17823/24] - Hospital Admissions
646. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted to CHI Crumlin and have been in the hospital for 28 or more continuous days in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in... - Childcare Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/24] - Local Elections
648. To ask the Minister for Health if a HSE worker who is currently employed at the grade of general dental surgeon: 1597, is eligible to run for local election; if there is a list of specific... - Law Reform Commission
649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to the recommendations made in the recent report by the Law Reform Commission on the need for the Government to establish a regulatory... - Health Services Staff
650. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to have a specialist nurse in Kerry for the many people who have Parkinson's disease and at the very least need to have access to a... - Primary Care Centres
655. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE became aware that construction work on the development of Ballyhaunis primary care centre was to come to a halt in 2021; the reasons cited for... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
658. To ask the Minister for Health the services purchased by St. Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, under the national treatment purchase plan for the years 2021-2024; the breakdown... - Public Sector Pay
660. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give urgent attention to a serious issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/24] - Health Services
661. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17903/24] - Hospital Staff
662. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/24] - Hospital Appointments Status
663. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a number of years for same.; and if he will make a... - Substance Misuse
664. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 22 February 2024, if hexahydrocannabinol is defined as a psychoactive drug under existing legislation and relating... - Medical Aids and Appliances
665. To ask the Minister for Health if a battery pack for a wheelchair will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17934/24] - Regulatory Bodies
666. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 18 April 2024, if his attention has been drawn to delays in the establishment of a register of counsellors and... - Departmental Data
667. To ask the Minister for Health the incidence rate of shingles for those aged under 50 and over 50 years, respectively, for each of the past five years to date. [17942/24] - Meals-on-Wheels Services
668. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the meals-on-wheels service operated by the HSE in Kilmoganny, County Kilkenny; if each recipient of the service has been consulted on the... - Medicinal Products
670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement support for Ozempic® (Semaglutide) is only available to those with eligibility under the general medical services scheme or the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
671. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dermatology services at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital have not been included as priority areas of focus in the... - Hospital Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 diabetes attending the adult diabetes service in Letterkenny University Hospital; the number waiting fewer than 12, between... - Medicinal Products
673. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of dravet syndrome (details supplied). [17972/24] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
674. To ask the Minister for Health whether any interim payment is available in the case of a person (details supplied) who is a HSE worker who contracted Covid on the frontline during the... - Health Services
675. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the lack of community rehabilitation and support services for... - Medical Register
676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiation therapists registered by CORU in each of the years since 2017, in tabular form. [17979/24] - Hospital Services
679. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 2 diabetes who attend the adult diabetes service in Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of those who are waiting less... - Medicinal Products
680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a fenfluramine for a child (details supplied) on compassionate grounds. [17985/24] - Health Services
681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the myalgic encephalomyelitis working group established by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Patient Transport
682. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of cuts to a vital service which is affecting patients with ongoing sight issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Care of the Elderly
683. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 610 of 29 November 2022, to provide an update regarding the boarding out scheme; and if his Department has considered... - Nursing Homes
684. To ask the Minister for Health when and how did the HSE contact HIQA to inform them they were not going to be applying for registration of the new Nenagh community nursing home in 2024.... - Health Promotion
685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the reason there is currently no funding plan for a Healthy Food Made Easy programme in County Clare; the reason no facilitator... - Hospital Staff
687. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide details of the current levels of staffing for Cork University Hospital's paediatric epilepsy services; the number of positions which are... - Dental Services
688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline plans his Department has to recruit dentists into the HSE dental service so that the huge backlog of children awaiting dental treatment in... - Health Service Executive
689. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange for a proper boundary wall to be erected between Lakepoint housing estate and the HSE building in Lakepoint, Mullingar, as there is currently a... - Health Services
690. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with representatives of a group (details supplied) in Donegal to address the current crisis in the service; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Internships
691. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current anomaly whereby Irish medical students who studied in Northern Ireland are classed as a tier-two applicant for the internship... - Hospital Facilities
692. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the planned disposal of the St. Brigid’s Hospital Campus in Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18117/24] - Hospital Staff
693. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the staffing required for the new 50-bed ward block at Portiuncula University Hospital; whether such requirements will be met when the new ward...
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