Mark Ward
Question:839. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting primary care psychology appointments, by gender in each CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/22]
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Questions (839)
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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.
Mental Health Services
Questions (840)
Mark Ward
Question:840. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the pathways for mental healthcare for women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8177/22]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (841)
Mark Ward
Question:841. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the pathways of mental healthcare for children and adolescents in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8178/22]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services
Questions (842)
Cian O'Callaghan
Question:842. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact a child (details supplied) has been on the early intervention waiting list for 33 months; when the child be seen by the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8183/22]
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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.
Health Service Executive
Questions (843)
Jim O'Callaghan
Question:843. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has for the Royal Hospital, Baggot Street, Dublin 4; and the efforts that will be made to protect this important building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8189/22]
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As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.
Mental Health Services
Questions (844, 845, 846)
Duncan Smith
Question:844. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work his Department is undertaking on a workforce review for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8198/22]
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Question:845. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work his Department is undertaking on ensuring a diverse workforce in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/22]
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Question:846. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the ways in which minorities will be supported into the mental health services workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/22]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 844 to 846, inclusive, together.
As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Question No. 845 answered with Question No. 844.
Question No. 846 answered with Question No. 844.
Mental Health Services
Questions (847)
Duncan Smith
Question:847. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the estimated cost of filling each vacant mental healthcare post by the end of 2022; the number of vacant posts by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8201/22]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Vaccination Programme
Questions (848)
Thomas Pringle
Question:848. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if Covid-19 vaccines donated to developing countries either directly or through the COVAX Initiative are mRNA vaccines; if measures have been put in place to ensure that donated vaccines are not out of date by the time they reach vaccinators in such countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8204/22]
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Universal and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines is a priority for Ireland and the EU. Ireland has committed to the donation of up to five million COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX vaccine initiative and bilateral arrangements with recipient countries. To date, arrangements are in place for the donation of 2.9 million doses including mRNA vaccines that our surplus to requirements in the Irish vaccination programme.
Over 1.8 million doses have already been delivered to recipient countries including Uganda, Nigeria, Indonesia, Ghana and Burkina Faso. Additional vaccine deliveries are expected to follow shortly.
It has been requested that donations to COVAX meet certain minimum standards including a recommendation for a minimum of 10 weeks shelf life when donated vaccine doses arrive in-country. Officials in my Department engage extensively with relevant stakeholders to ensure donated vaccines distributed through COVAX have adequate shelf life to meet recipient country requirements.
Mental Health Services
Questions (849, 850, 852)
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Question:849. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the child and adolescent mental health services waiting list in each local healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8207/22]
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Question:850. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals accepted by the community CAMHS teams to date in 2022 by local health office area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8208/22]
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Question:852. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO waiting for a child and adolescent mental services appointment at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available; the number waiting up to 12 weeks and more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8210/22]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 849, 850 and 852 together.
As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Question No. 850 answered with Question No. 849.
Mental Health Services
Questions (851)
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Question:851. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHS staff recruited to date in 2022, by LHO; the number of CAMHS staff who have left the service in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8209/22]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Question No. 852 answered with Question No. 849.
Mental Health Services
Questions (853)
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Question:853. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS consultancy posts across the health services; the number filled by permanent consultant and temporarily filled; the number of vacant posts and the length of those vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8211/22]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Care of the Elderly
Questions (854)
John Lahart
Question:854. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address care of people with dementia in their home given that some people may not meet the narrow criteria for personal care but do require other forms of care in the home such as stimulation and are denied any care as a consequence of not meeting narrow criteria. [8221/22]
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I have long been an advocate for the development of supports and services for people living with dementia and their families. There has been significant investment in recent years through the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy which aims to support people living with dementia and their families to live well for as long as possible. I secured an additional €7.3million in budget 2022 for dementia services with a focus on memory assessment and support services, memory technology resource rooms and the implementation of a dementia registry. In addition the number of additional home support hours that will be ring fenced for people living with dementia will more than double from 5% in 2021 to 11% in 2022. Taken together this represents €15million of increased investment dedicated to dementia in 2022 to supplement the €12.9million of additional funding in 2021.
Funding allocated in 2021 focused on increasing community based supports and services for people living with dementia and their families. This included the enhancement of memory assessment and support services, enhanced memory technology resource rooms, increased access to in-home day care services and the continuation of the dementia understand together initiatives. These enhanced services and supports will work to enable people with dementia to live well in their communities for as long as possible.
In addition, in November 2021 I officially launched an expansion of the National Dementia Advisor Service. The Dementia Adviser Service provides a key focal point to help people navigate the health and social care system, ensuring they receive the right support at the right time. I was delighted to secure funding for 11 new dementia advisers in 2021, to expand this vital service. This brought the total number of dementia advisers to 28 nationally.
With regards to your specific query around access to home care services for people living with dementia who require care outside of personal care, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.