Written Answers Nos. 567-586
568. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continuing absence of cardiac rehabilitation in Nenagh General Hospital that was suspended due to Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55762/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
569. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to counterfeit Irish vaccine passports being sold and distributed; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55763/21]
View answerThis matter is currently being investigated by the Department of Health and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and officials are awaiting material from An Garda Siochana to determine if such certificates exist so we determine how any such certificate was issued and signed.
Under SI 318/2020 the European Union (EU Digital Covid Certificates) Regulations 2021, it is an offence to forge, fraudulently alter, assist in forging or fraudulently altering or procuring any document where such document is used or intended to be used as if it was an EU Digital Covid Certificate. A person who commits an offence is liable on summary conviction in the case of a first such offence, to a fine not exceeding €4,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or both with further penalties for second, third and subsequent offences.
There have been a small number of fraudulent certificates issued in other Member States and Ireland are working with the European Commission and other Member States to coordinate at an EU level to improve invalidation and revocation systems to be able to react to any such cases in a timely way.
570. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of places for oral immunotherapy for children; the locations of each facility in which the treatment is dispensed; his plans to expand the number of places for children; the location in which treatment is dispensed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55768/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
571. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant ophthalmologist attached to St. James's Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55769/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
572. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in CHO 9 in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55770/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
573. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that visited the gastroenterology outpatients clinic in Beaumont Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55771/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
574. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent oncological dieticians operating in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the area of operation of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55772/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
575. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialist in paediatric neurodevelopment employed by the HSE in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the hospitals in which these clinical nurse specialists are located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55773/21]
View answerIn relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
576. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at the cardiac services division of Cork University Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55774/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
577. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure projects planned for Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55775/21]
View answerAs the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
578. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of each antenatal and maternity clinic in County Leitrim in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55776/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
579. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full year cost of increasing the opening hours at the urgent care centre at Children’s Health Ireland. Connolly from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday to 8am to 9pm seven days per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55777/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
580. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full year cost of recruiting 12 additional full-time ICU nurses for St. Vincent's University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55778/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
581. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant rheumatologist attached to Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55779/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
582. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant paediatric maxillofacial surgeon at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; the average waiting times to see the consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55780/21]
View answerIt is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last twenty months as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently as a result of the ransomware attack. While significant progress was made in reducing waiting times from June 2020 onwards, the surge in Covid-19 cases in the first quarter of 2021 and the associated curtailment of acute hospital services, coupled with the ransomware attack of May 2021, has impacted waiting times.
My Department, the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) are focusing on improving access to elective care in order to reduce waiting times for patients. These plans include increased use of private hospitals, funding weekend and evening work in public hospitals, funding “see and treat” services where minor procedures are provided at the same time as outpatient consultations, providing virtual clinics and increasing capacity in the public hospital system.
On the 7th October I published the Acute Waiting List Action Plan. This plan, to run until December 2021, has a series of targeted measures that are designed to address the growth in waiting lists caused by Covid-19 and the cyber-attack.
In addition, my Department, the HSE and the NTPF are also working on a Multi Annual Waiting List Plan to bring waiting lists in line with Sláintecare targets over the coming years. This process will be overseen by a Ministerial Taskforce, chaired by the Secretary General of my Department and includes representatives from the HSE and National Treatment Purchase Fund. The plan will be informed by the lessons learned from the successful Vaccine Taskforce.
For 2022 an additional allocation of €250 million, comprised of €200 million to the HSE and €50 million to the National Treatment Purchase Fund has been provided in respect of work to reduce hospital and community waiting lists. The €250 million will be used to fund additional activity in both the public and private sectors. The €50 million additional funding provided to the NTPF brings its total allocation for 2022 to €150 million, and as a consequence there will be a budget of €350 million available to support vital initiatives to improve access to acute hospitals and community health services.
Details regarding the the number of persons waiting to see a consultant paediatric maxillofacial surgeon at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital are set out in the link.
The NTPF has advised that the health system does not collect the data necessary to calculate average wait times. In particular, the time to treatment of patients who have already received their care is not collected. The NTPF collects data on patients currently on the waiting list and the average time that these patients have been waiting is provided here.
583. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by job title in the children's disability network teams in CHO1; the estimated full year cost of filling each of the vacancies in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55781/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
584. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE dental surgeon positions in County Cavan; the number of vacancies in County Cavan for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55782/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
585. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent registrars in vascular surgery in Roscommon University Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55783/21]
View answerSaolta Hospital Group advise that the number of whole-time equivalent registrars in vascular surgery in Roscommon University Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, is as follows:
|
RUH |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
No of Vascular Registrars |
0 |
0 |
1 (since July 2021) |
586. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been of the waiting list for CAMHS services at the end of each year from 2016 to 2020, in each county, in tabular form. [55805/21]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
