Written answers
Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Food Safety
275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the proposed role of local authorities in inspections by vets of small abattoirs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13432/24] - Hospital Waiting Lists
276. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are currently very long delays in obtaining an appointment for a blood test at the Mater Hospital, with reports of nine weeks to be... - Hospital Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to direct concerns and questions raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of Cherry Orchard Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Staff
278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in emergency medicine at Tipperary University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be... - Hospital Facilities
279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatres in use at University Hospital Limerick to date in 2024; and the hours that each theatre is available for procedures, in tabular form.... - Hospital Staff
280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric ENT surgeons at Cork University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13345/24] - Health Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the lack of developmental screening for children in the Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 areas, and that parents are being sent questionnaires in... - Disability Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health why the children's disability network team have re-categorised a complex need in children and children with autism are no longer categorised as having a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
283. To ask the Minister for Health if he could advise as to avenues of funding available to a community group (details supplied) to replace and refurbish defibrillators in their area. [13360/24] - Disability Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to 30 children awaiting interventions through the disability teams (details supplied); if his Department can provide funding to... - Hospital Appointments Status
285. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate date will be confirmed for scoliosis surgery for a person (details supplied); the number of people on the waiting list for this type of surgery... - Hospital Staff
286. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is provided to allow for the employment of the required neurologist for the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise; if he will... - Health Services Staff
287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE chiropodists employed by the HSE working in CHO9 by location in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [13373/24] - Primary Care Centres
288. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13375/24] - General Practitioner Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GPs in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13378/24] - Health Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health if a review has been carried out into the impact of the cessation of child developmental checks under the national healthy childhood programme for children in... - Health Services Staff
294. To ask the Minister for Health to list the number of public health nurses covering the Dublin 8, 10 and 12 areas; the catchment population they cover; the length of time there has been a... - Home Help Service
296. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for elderly home support services in counties Louth and Meath, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13402/24] - Mental Health Services
297. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in CHO8, by county; the breakdown under the various lengths of time that... - Dental Services
300. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on negotiations in relation to the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13407/24] - General Practitioner Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently practicing in the counties Louth and Meath, respectively; the number of new GPs who have taken up work in each of those counties in... - Health Services
303. To ask the Minister for Health the impact on current drug reimbursement waiting times that he expects to see as a result of the recruitment of 36 new staff within the decision-making... - Hospital Staff
304. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the independent review of the radiation therapist profession, which was agreed between the HSE, his Department and an organisation (details... - Vaccination Programme
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have participated in the Laura Brennan HPV vaccination catch-up programme to date; the targets set for the programme; if he will... - Health Promotion
306. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding to date which has been allocated to the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023 - 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Prescriptions Charges
307. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges for all medical card holders. [13436/24] - Health Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme to a €60 threshold per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/24] - Health Promotion
309. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of annual funding budgeted for the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 to conduct its annual activities; and if he will make a statement... - Public Procurement Contracts
310. To ask the Minister for Health the minimum value for the supply of goods or services to the HSE that requires the HSE to seek tenders via a public procurement process; if he is satisfied... - Health Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid to each of the private diagnostics providers under the GP access to the community diagnostics scheme in each of the years since its launch in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
312. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to significant waiting lists for orthodontic treatment in the national maxillofacial unit in St. James's Hospital; if staffing... - Hospital Services
313. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a dedicated outpatient neurology service is provided by a consultant neurologist at Letterkenny University Hospital to avoid the need... - Hospital Appointments Status
314. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13508/24] - Health Services Staff
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the HSE recruitment freeze; when this recruitment freeze is likely to be lifted; if he will provide data, in tabular... - Home Help Service
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of man hours allocated to provide home help and homecare services; and the number of persons receiving those services in 2000, 2010, 2020 and... - Health Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated proportion of consultations with GPs, with medical consultants, with nurse practitioners and with therapists which were conducted at their peak... - Health Promotion
322. To ask the Minister for Health whether he has received reports on the evolution of the indicators in the Healthy Ireland Outcomes Framework instituted in 2018 to date; and whether the impact... - Health Services
323. To ask the Minister for Health the scale of the social prescribing initiative undertaken by the HSE in terms of resources deployed, people reached and impact of the service; and if he will... - Health Strategies
324. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the actions outlined in the Positive Ageing Strategy of 2013 were achieved; the areas where achievement fell short of expectations; and if... - Care Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health if he has undertaken a manpower review of current and upcoming needs for care assistants who could support nursing home care or homecare; the predicted needs... - Legislative Measures
326. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered amending health insurance legislation to encourage more insurers into the support of preventative health measures and improved management... - Vaccination Programme
327. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 29 February 2024, in relation to the vaccine damage scheme, if he will give an assurance that the two-year statute...
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