Written Answers Nos. 624-643
624. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for the inclusion of chronic kidney disease in the HSE Integrated Care Programme for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease. [49721/21]
View answerThe Integrated Care Programme for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease (ICPCD) leads out in the development and implementation of a model of care for the Integrated Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease in Ireland. The ICPCD focuses on improving the standard of care for four major chronic diseases, Diabetes, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Cardiovascular disease. The Chronic Disease Management programme, introduced by the 2019 GP agreement, provides GP led care for GMS patients with one or more of those chronic diseases.
The HSE National Renal Office is responsible for planning, co-ordinating and managing renal services across the country. The National Renal Office is embedded within HSE Clinical Design and Innovation team and fosters the integration of renal services with Acute and Community Chronic Disease management Programmes. Patients are treated under the clinical governance of the Parent Renal Units and may receive treatment in one of the National Haemodialysis Facilities across the country or via home therapy in their own home. There are currently no plans to combine these services.
625. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if the dedicated on-site supports in place at special schools in the CHO DNCC area prior to the roll-out of the progressing disability services programme of reform will remain in place. [49722/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
626. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number and value of all procurement contracts that took place by way of negotiated procedure without prior publication in 2020 and to date in 2021; and the date, value and purpose of each negotiated procedure contract in tabular form. [49732/21]
View answerThe negotiated procedure without prior publication as detailed in the Public Procurement Guidelines for Goods and Services relates to contracts of values over EU Threshold (€139,000 excl. VAT). Details in relation to these contracts are set out in the following tables.
2020
|
Date awarded |
Value (excl. VAT) |
Purpose |
|
16 March 2020 |
€311,531 |
Covid response - Provision of canteen services on an emergency basis |
|
22 August 2020 |
€989,545 |
Covid response - Call centre to process Passenger Locator Forms |
|
24 February 2020 |
€219,497 |
Covid response - Audio-visual services to enable the regular Department of Health press briefing on the pandemic. |
|
23 March 2020 |
€195,726 |
Covid response - Quantitative research services undertaken to understand how the public are faring during the pandemic and their awareness of the public health advice to protect themselves from Covid-19 |
|
2 March 2020 |
€295,696 |
Covid response - Qualitative research services undertaken to understand how the public are faring during the pandemic and their awareness of the public health advice to protect themselves from Covid-19 |
|
22 June 2020 |
€199,875 |
Covid response - Qualitative research services undertaken to understand how the public are faring during the pandemic and their awareness of the public health advice to protect themselves from Covid-19 |
|
31 March 2020 |
€193,303 |
Covid response - Printing of public health advice leaflet to every household in Ireland via mail drops or via newspaper inserts |
|
8 March 2020 |
€278,935 |
Covid response - Printing of public health advice leaflet to every household in Ireland via mail drops or via newspaper inserts |
|
10 February 2020 |
€139,614 |
Covid response - Graphic design services to develop materials to communicate the public health advice to protect from Covid-19 |
|
Total |
€2,823,722 |
- |
2021
|
Date awarded |
Value (excl. VAT) |
Purpose |
|
18 January 2021 |
€141,483 |
Covid response - Provision of temporary press officers |
|
18 July 2021 |
€6,500,000 |
Covid response - Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) call-centre technology and services to assist with the roll-out of the EU Digital COVID Certificates (DCC) cross-Government project |
|
16 March 2021 |
€3,256,800 - €5,416,290 (dependent on hotel occupancy levels) * |
Covid response- Accommodation, transport, security, health, and other ancillary services provided in the context of Statutory Mandatory Hotel Quarantining |
|
13 May 2021 |
€510,000 |
Urgent response to cyber attack - Identifying, investigating, containing and remediating the presence of any malicious activity |
|
Total to date |
€12,567,773 |
- |
627. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a minimum four-night respite service at an annual funding cost of €333,000 will be provided at MooreHaven Centre in Tipperary town immediately; if a seven-night respite service at an annual funding cost of €506,000 will be provided there from 2022 onward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49741/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
630. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists that have been hired to work in CAMHS since 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49781/21]
View answer631. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working in CAMHS as of 1 October 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49782/21]
View answer632. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working in CAMHS as of 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49783/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 630 to 632, inclusive, together.
As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
633. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists that have been hired to work in CAMHS since 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49784/21]
View answer634. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists working in CAMHS as of 1 October 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49785/21]
View answer635. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists working in CAMHS as of 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49786/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 633 to 635, inclusive, together.
As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
636. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to deliver the 90 new residential places needed every year from 2020 to 2032 to cater for changes in size and age structure of the disability population as set out in the Disability Capacity Review to 2032; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49787/21]
View answerThe government is committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities and their families through enhancing the quality of services and supports they receive.
The Review of Disability Social Care Demand and Capacity Requirements up to 2032 is an essential tool that documents the scale of current and future need for services and supports.
The Review provides a wealth of data and analyses of the supports and services that are needed and where we need to focus our resources. This will be a key building block for the government’s plans for the delivery of health services and supports into the future. A key finding of the review is that an average of 90 new residential places will be needed every year from 2020 to 2032 to cater for changes in the size and age structure of the disability population.
It is one of the many cross governmental plans needed to support people with a disability living their lives to the fullest and in the way they want to. It’s important we continue all the good work already underway to reframe our disability services around individuals’ hopes and needs, delivering genuinely person-centred services.
The Programme for Government sets out an ambitious agenda for the provision of disability services. In Budget 2021, the Government allocated over €2.2 billion for specialist disability services, including €100m in additional funding to enhance services and supports, reflecting the Government’s commitment in this area. An additional 102 new residential places are being provided for in 2021 based on priority need.
The provision of the additional residential places is one of many measures that Government supports for people with disabilities. The level of funding available for the Department of Health in 2022, and the quantum of services to be provided by the HSE, is being considered as part of the national budgetary process and HSE National Service Planning.
637. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss the provision of units for supported housing and residential care since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49788/21]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that I have not met with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss the provision of units for supported housing and residential care since I became Minister for Health.
638. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding the dental treatment services scheme with specific reference to the unsustainable trend of dentists exiting the scheme leaving medical card holders without dental treatment cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49791/21]
View answer651. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the dental treatment services scheme for medical card holders since the start of the pandemic; the basis on which they are leaving; the efforts his Department is taking to address the current impasse which has resulted in many medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 638 and 651 together.
These services are provided by independent dental practitioners who have a contract with the HSE. Approximately 1,200 contracted dentists provide oral healthcare to medical card holders under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS). From March 2020 until mid-August 2021, approximately 250 dentists left the Scheme. The HSE advise that dentists have been leaving the Scheme for a range of reasons and that dentists are also applying to join the Scheme. The HSE will assist anyone experiencing problems accessing a service.
The approach to future oral health service provision will be aligned with Smile agus Sláinte, the National Oral Health Policy (2019). The aim of the policy is to develop a model of care that will enable preventative approaches to be prioritised, improve access, and support interventions appropriate to current and future oral health needs.
The current DTSS is based on outdated approaches from the 1990s and is no longer suitable. I am committed to ensuring the sustainability of the DTSS, but recognise that it needs to be aligned with the best international evidence and practice, as outlined in the new Policy. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the roll-out of the National Oral Health Policy to be delayed, and the proposed review of the DTSS contract to be deferred. Officials in my Department and from the HSE are currently engaging with the Irish Dental Association on matters relating to the provision of services under the DTSS.
639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 6 October 2021, if he will provide further details on the contracts referred to, such as their purpose. [49792/21]
View answerThe following table outlines further detail on the contracts referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 6 October 2021.
|
Contractor |
Start date |
Length of Contract |
Value |
Description of services |
|
Micromail |
01/01/2019 |
3 years |
€400K |
Provision of Microsoft licensing |
|
Trilogy Technologies |
01/05/2020 |
3 years |
€120K |
Anti-virus software licensing |
|
CDW Ltd |
01/01/2021* |
1 year |
€39K |
HCL Domino software licensing |
|
Ace Draughting T/A Informa |
12/01/2021 |
1 year |
€14K |
Zylab scanning software licensing |
*Due to a typographical error the date on the original response was entered as 2020 not 2021.
640. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private intermediate care beds funded, procured, used or leased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49793/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
641. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private intermediate care bed days purchased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49794/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
642. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private transitional care beds funded, procured, used or leased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49795/21]
View answer643. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private transitional care bed days purchased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49796/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 642 and 643 together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
