Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
1472. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been seen in each post-acute and long-Covid clinic since implementation of the interim model of care for long Covid began, by clinic and by month, in tabular form. [44284/22]
View answer1483. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason that long Covid is not included in the infection metrics, as requested by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41962/22]
View answer1517. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he plans to examine the ongoing health issues caused by Covid and the response that is required to these issues by his Department and the HSE; if he has considered establishing long Covid clinics to assist in the analysis of the after-effects of Covid; if long Covid will be acknowledged as a disability or, in the case of the HSE, as an occupational injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42084/22]
View answer1598. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of long Covid models of care for patients; the way that persons in counties Louth and Meath will be in a position to access long Covid services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42340/22]
View answer1828. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 737 of 10 May 2022, if he will seek a full update on the planned development of long Covid clinics and models of care for patients; the locations in which they will open (details supplied); the overall budget that has been set aside for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43213/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1472, 1483, 1517, 1598 and 1828 together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputies directly.
