Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Dental Services

Pat Buckley

853. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the dental treatment services scheme is available to medical card holders in Cork but the Cork University Dental School does not participate in the scheme and charges patients private fees for dental treatment; the reason for same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/23]

State Claims Agency

Peadar Tóibín

854. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what systems are in place to ensure appropriate and swift reporting of adverse incidents to the State Claims Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34387/23]

Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

855. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what systems are in place within the HSE to ensure staff re-training takes place following adverse medical incidents where a patient suffered harm during their care. [34388/23]

Disease Management

Holly Cairns

856. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to improve the awareness and treatment of Lyme disease in Ireland. [34393/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

857. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an employee of an organisation (details supplied) who worked on the frontline during the pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34395/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

858. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the pandemic special recognition payment which remain to be processed. [34396/23]

Budget Process

Steven Matthews

312. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Budget 2024 ask of an organisation (details supplied); if this can be considered under budgetary negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33212/23]

Health Service Executive

Alan Dillon

313. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when planning permission will be granted to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33214/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

314. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the target four-month waiting time for scoliosis surgery still applies; if so, the plans and timeline for achieving that target maximum waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33215/23]

Mental Health Services

Róisín Shortall

315. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health in view of the unacceptably long waiting times for scoliosis surgery which many children have to endure, if he will make a special allocation for mental health supports during this difficult period, as requested by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33216/23]

EU Directives

Pádraig O'Sullivan

316. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress being made by his Department to implement the EU Directive 2021/2282 on health technology assessment (HTAR); and how this will impact how HTA is undertaken in Ireland. [33218/23]

State Bodies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

317. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines assessments carried out by the NCPE that have been subject to external review or audit; the extent to which NCPE activity has been subject to audit to date; the governance and oversight procedures in place for the NCPE via the HSE's chief clinical officer and/or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33220/23]

Mental Health Services

Brendan Griffin

318. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be considered for an urgent assessment in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33225/23]

Hospital Admissions

Pauline Tully

319. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33228/23]

Hospital Admissions

Pauline Tully

320. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33229/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pauline Tully

321. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health what measures he is taking to address the extensive waiting list in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33230/23]

Ambulance Service

Denis Naughten

322. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific measures taken to enhance ambulance services in advance of the opening of the new major trauma centres in line with the Government decision; the specific funding allocated to each measure and its date of operation; when each of the network trauma hospitals will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33243/23]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

323. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied), in particular the significant disparity between over-8s eye care policy in each individual CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33245/23]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

324. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that current trainee educational psychologists in Irish third-level institutions will receive the same renumeration and funding supports as incoming first years. [33260/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pádraig O'Sullivan

325. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33265/23]

Departmental Websites

Catherine Murphy

326. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether at any point over the past ten years the SSL certificates for his Department’s websites expired for a period of time; if so, the reason this occurred; and the duration they remained expired. [33275/23]

Nursing Homes

Fergus O'Dowd

327. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to the provision of a capitation grant or low-interest loan scheme for small- to medium-sized nursing homes to meet the cost of required upgrades/building works in order to satisfy HIQA regulations, where that nursing home can show that it does not have the capacity to meet the financial requirements on same, and where there is a clear and identified need for beds in the area in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33286/23]

Nursing Homes

Róisín Shortall

328. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the review of the pricing system for long-term residential care facilities; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33288/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

329. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to outline with respect and reference to the TAPS payments which issued to private nursing homes throughout Covid, whether any public nursing homes received such payments under a similar scheme; if so, the name of the scheme; if governance and oversight were measured, similar to that of the audit undertaken on the TAPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33289/23]

Care of the Elderly

Fergus O'Dowd

330. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a commission on care for older people, establishment of a commissioner for ageing and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33290/23]

Community Care

Fergus O'Dowd

331. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expansion of community-based care, bringing it closer to home, in line with the Sláintecare Implementation Plan, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33297/23]

Home Care Packages

Fergus O'Dowd

332. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; how he plans to scope and plan for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33303/23]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

333. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress update on the expansion of community intervention teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to support the timely discharge of patients to their homes, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/23]

Departmental Records

Colm Burke

334. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the total number of people on HSE physiotherapy waiting lists in Cork from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, and 1 January 2023 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/23]

Health Services Staff

Colm Burke

335. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to address the current shortage of physiotherapists in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/23]

Departmental Records

Colm Burke

336. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the total number of trained physiotherapists from the United States who applied for international recognition through the CORU regulation process from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, and 1 January 2023 to date; the number of applications that were refused during this timeframe; the number of applicants who submitted appeals on foot of initial refusal and the number of those approved and refused on foot of an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33308/23]

Departmental Records

Colm Burke

337. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the total number of foreign-trained physiotherapists who applied for international recognition through the CORU regulation process from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, and 1 January 2023 to date; the number of applications that were refused during this timeframe; the number of applicants who submitted appeals on foot of initial refusal and the number of those approved/refused on foot of an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33309/23]

Departmental Records

Colm Burke

338. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the processing of appeals for foreign-trained physiotherapist applicants who applied for international recognition through the CORU regulation process in 2021, 2022, and 2023 to date; if these appeals are processed in chronological order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33310/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Colm Burke

339. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to improve the application process for applicants in the CORU regulation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33311/23]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

340. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the target of community services assigning a case manager for older people with chronic conditions to assist them with accessing the care they need, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33313/23]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

341. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the development of the role of advanced nurse practitioners in older person services and chronic disease management, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33314/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

342. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the development and targeted expansion and availability of step-down facilities across each of the CHO areas, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33315/23]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

343. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and support eHealth and the increased use of assistive technologies, supporting people to live independently across each of the CHO areas, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33316/23]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

344. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and deliver a carers guarantee proposal that will provide a core basket of services to carers across the country, regardless of where they live, across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33318/23]

Mental Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

345. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and increase access to talk therapies and improve access to specialist expertise, when it is required, in line with Sharing the Vision - a Mental Health Policy for Everyone., across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33319/23]

Social Isolation

Fergus O'Dowd

346. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a plan aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation, particularly among older people, as outlined in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion, across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33320/23]

Nursing Homes

Fergus O'Dowd

347. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to further support the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (The Fair Deal) to provide assistance when staying at home may no longer be an option since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/23]

Nursing Homes

Fergus O'Dowd

348. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that no nursing homes support scheme resident is charged for services they do not use, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33324/23]

Nursing Homes

Fergus O'Dowd

349. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that the best possible safeguards are in place to protect our friends and family in nursing homes since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33325/23]

Hospice Services

Fergus O'Dowd

350. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to Increase the number of specialist palliative care beds countrywide over the five years of government, ensuring that there will be a hospice serving every region in the country since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33326/23]

Hospice Services

Fergus O'Dowd

351. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to support community specialist palliative homecare teams in all HSE areas, fund designated home care packages, and resource specialist palliative care provided in hospices since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33327/23]

Hospice Services

Fergus O'Dowd

352. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase resources for the children's palliative care programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33328/23]

Home Care Packages

Fergus O'Dowd

353. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to outline the total budget for homecare provision over the years 2020 to date, in tabular form, by CHO, county, number of hours requested by homecare management, number of hours provided and the total expenditure per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33330/23]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

354. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health to outline the services that are available under the dental treatment services scheme in counties Laois and Offaly; the action being taken to ensure that medical card holders can access dental care in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/23]

Dental Services

Charles Flanagan

355. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if there have been any developments in the extension of the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33352/23]