Brendan Smith
Question:345. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure day and respite services will be restored for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19512/20]
View answerRespite Care Services
Questions (345)
Written answers
The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives.
As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
Disability Services Provision
Questions (346)
Brendan Smith
Question:346. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when services including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy will resume for children with special needs or a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19513/20]
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The recently published Programme for Government document "Our Shared Future" recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way.
The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each child, to guarantee the best outcomes.
As the Deputy's question relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Treatment Abroad Scheme
Questions (347)
Thomas Gould
Question:347. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for the treatment abroad scheme for referral to the NHS for treatment of sarcoidosis will be reviewed and expedited on compassionate grounds. [19515/20]
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
Health Services Provision
Questions (348)
Paul McAuliffe
Question:348. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined. [19516/20]
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The recently published Programme for Government document "Our Shared Future" recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way.
The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each child, to guarantee the best outcomes.
As the Deputy's question relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Health Services Provision
Questions (349)
Paul McAuliffe
Question:349. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Dublin north west early intervention and primary health care teams have access to dietetics and speech and language therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19518/20]
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As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Nursing Home Accommodation
Questions (350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356)
Richard Boyd Barrett
Question:350. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents are being moved out of a nursing home even though no resident has contracted Covid-19 at the home; his views on the move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/20]
View answerRichard Boyd Barrett
Question:351. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the most recent HIQA report into a nursing home (details supplied); his views on whether the recommendations of the report warrants closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19526/20]
View answerRichard Boyd Barrett
Question:352. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans for the site a nursing home (details supplied) is located on; if the State will benefit from the future use of the site; if so, the way in which it will benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19527/20]
View answerRichard Boyd Barrett
Question:353. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will consider taking a nursing home (details supplied) into public ownership in view of the fact that 80% of the funding for the home comes from the State via the fair deal scheme and the disability grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19528/20]
View answerRichard Boyd Barrett
Question:354. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the future arrangements for vulnerable patients (details supplied) in view of the closure of a service on which they relied; the location to which they will be sent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19529/20]
View answerRichard Boyd Barrett
Question:355. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the steps a religious order (details supplied) is planning to take regarding the land on which a nursing home is built; if his attention has been drawn by the HSE to plans to take over the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19530/20]
View answerRichard Boyd Barrett
Question:356. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on the takeover of a facility (details supplied) by the HSE in order to preserve the service and retain long-term jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19531/20]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 to 356, inclusive, together.
The Department has been made aware of the two independent designated centres referred to by the Deputy that provide residential care in Dublin who have notified the HSE that they are no longer in a position to continue to operate. I have referred the Deputy’s questions to the HSE to answer the operational elements to his questions.
Nursing Staff
Questions (357)
Neale Richmond
Question:357. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when extra Parkinson’s nurses will be recruited in Leinster in view of the fact there is one nurse per 1,760 persons with the condition which is significantly less than in Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19534/20]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.