Written answers
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Mental Health Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists and behaviour therapists based in CHO 3 and 5 in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [45415/23] - Public Procurement Contracts
242. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines that led to the recently released tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical... - Health Promotion
244. To ask the Minister for Health if he agrees that there should be a moral obligation on food retail outlets, large or small, to sell fresh fruit, that is, individual fruits, a whole banana,... - Health Services
245. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urge the HSE to reconsider its decision to refuse funding to a cancer support group (details supplied); the reason this group is being denied... - Health Service Executive
246. To ask the Minister for Health to direct the HSE to respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); the reason the HSE has not responded to a number of representations on... - Departmental Legal Cases
247. 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 2023; and the costs associated with same in each of those... - Hospital Services
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended the minor injuries unit at Nenagh General Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [45422/23] - Health Services
249. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the CHOs that currently provide rapid access stabilisation units; and his plans to provide funding for such units. [45423/23] - Hospital Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioner in paediatric rheumatology at University Hospital Limerick in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form.... - Health Services Waiting Lists
251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for each HSE weight management clinic, in tabular form. [45425/23] - Hospital Services
252. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel to 8am-8pm seven days a week. [45426/23] - Hospital Appointments Status
253. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/23] - Disability Services
254. To ask the Minister for Health if respite services (details supplied) in County Donegal are fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45435/23] - General Practitioner Services
255. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been made aware of GPs who will be negatively affected by the recent guidelines issued by the Revenue Commissioners in relation to tax treatment; if... - Pharmacy Services
257. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will introduce to address the issues outlined by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45444/23] - Emergency Departments
258. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time from check-in to seeing a clinician at Letterkenny University Hospital emergency department; the national average for this figure; and if... - Health Services Staff
260. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45451/23] - Industrial Disputes
262. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to proposed industrial action by some Section 39 workers related to pay disparity disputes; if his Department is engaging with... - Budget 2024
263. To ask the Minister for Health what funding his Department will allocate to the National Educational Psychological Service as part of Budget 2024. [45499/23] - Hospital Charges
264. To ask the Minister for Health the reason public patients holding medical cards are being asked to pay fees for MRI scans referred through the public health system in Wexford; and if he will... - Budget 2024
265. To ask the Minister for Health if support centres (details supplied) have been allocated any funding in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45518/23] - Health Services
266. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken since 2020 to improve capacity within community health services in the mid-west to take pressure off the emergency department... - Health Services Waiting Lists
267. To ask the Minister for Health if research has been carried out by his Department to ascertain the impact that waiting lists are having on the effectiveness of antibiotics which in many... - Eating Disorders
268. To ask the Minister for Health if the provisions of Budget 2024 will see an increase in services for people with eating disorders; if he has made any provision for the development of a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
269. To ask the Minister for Health if certain workers (details supplied) are to receive the pandemic bonus; the reasons for not receiving it to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes
270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a fair deal review (details supplied). [45573/23] - Mortality Rates
271. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek details from his Department on the total number of deaths from causations (detail supplied) from 2014 to 2021; and if he will make a statement... - Child Abuse
272. To ask the Minister for Health if an inquiry was ever held by the Eastern Area Health Board with regard to allegations of child abuse (details supplied) in 1996 as stated in the media... - Disability Services
273. To ask the Minister for Health the revised capital ceilings under the National Development Plan for his Department given the transfer of specialist disability services to the Department of... - Medical Qualifications
274. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns raised regarding the potential implications of CORU draft registration standards for psychotherapy training and if the proposed... - Public Procurement Contracts
275. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines that led to the recently released HSE tender for Cork University Hospital Clinical... - Medical Qualifications
277. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the registration of psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health can he give a full update on the completion of the day care centre in Monasterevin; and a timeline on a projected opening date for same. [45712/23] - Disabilities Assessments
279. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to address issues in relation to children, already previously assessed for autism, but due to errors identified in those assessments,... - Medical Cards
280. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical cards of children under seven years coming up as invalid at GP surgeries, when they are still well within their expiry date, causing... - Hospital Appointments Status
281. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment to have both cataract surgeries completed at University Hospital Limerick,... - Budget 2024
282. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the new funding provided for mental health in Budget 2024; to provide a breakdown of the allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
283. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45756/23] - Health Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process within the HSE where a person (details supplied) can access the long-term illness card for treatment of hereditary spastic paraplegia;... - Budget 2024
285. To ask the Minister for Health how the people of Clare will benefit from his Department’s allocations in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45776/23] - Mental Health Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health supports in place for adults with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45787/23]
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