Written Answers Nos. 629-648
629. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the details of the formal capital investment proposal submitted for the provision of single room en-suite bed capacity at a hospital (details supplied) and a timeline for completion of this project. [60646/22]
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.
630. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds on wards A, B and C at a hospital (details supplied); the number of beds in these wards currently not in use and closed; the reason that these beds are not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60647/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
631. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if the planned expansion of the footprint of the emergency department at a hospital (details supplied) through the addition of seven treatment bays in the new modular build outlined in HIQAs report has been completed; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60648/22]
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.
632. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE are satisfied that corrective actions to non-compliant findings and HIQA key recommendations have been implemented following HIQA’s inspection on 29 September 2020 with the subsequent report published on 17 December 2020 for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on the HSE's ongoing work to improve and maintain infection prevention and control measures in community and acute healthcare setting at this hospital. [60649/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
633. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will outline the precise work completed on project review 1 tasks for a hospital (details supplied); if the HSE has submitted the preliminary business case and brief and project cost estimate to his Department for technical review. [60650/22]
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.
634. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if the preliminary design stage 1 report has been approved; when the HSE expects approval of scheme design for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60651/22]
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.
635. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the design team appointed through the procurement process for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60652/22]
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.
636. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1661 of 8 September 2022, the progress that has been made with prospective developers on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for an area (details supplied); the timeline for delivery of this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60653/22]
View answerAs the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
637. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons invited by the National Screening Service to partake in BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and BowelScreen in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the percentage of invitees accepted their invitation in tabular form. [60670/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
638. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of breast cancers that were detected by the National Screening Service in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 through BreastCheck in tabular form. [60671/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
639. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of pre-cancers and cancers that were detected by the National Screening Service in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 through CervicalCheck in tabular form. [60672/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
640. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of pre-cancers and cancers that were detected by the National Screening Service in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 through BowelScreen in tabular form. [60673/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
641. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the overall national radiology waiting lists by hospital and scan type, that is, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs in tabular form. [60674/22]
View answerThe latest available diagnostic waiting list data is outlined in the document attached, which sets out waiting list data for Quarter 3 2022 for CT, MRI and Ultrasound. The HSE advises that, at present, further diagnostic scans (including cholangiopancreatography, electroencephalogram, angiogram, and bone scan), are not yet captured as part of this project.
The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key stakeholders across the system including the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) Team, Hospital Groups, and the support of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) for data collection and data management expertise.
The information that is currently being collected is presently being tested and validated at hospital, group and national level and as such should not be used/reported without the context of the caveats set out below:
- Data is subject to inclusions and exclusions which are documented in the Data Profile Document. This document is available from Acute Operations and has been circulated to all Hospital Groups.
- Data contains urgent, routine and surveillance/planned activity which is currently not broken down in detail, as such this includes surveillance/planned activity which may not be exceeding planned date.
- Data is still undergoing validation at Hospital and Hospital Group level.
- Data does not take into account local nuances at site level (Site profile developed to support understanding of same).
- The purpose of this aggregate data is to provide a National Level overview of the number of patients waiting for modalities of CT, MRI and Ultrasound.
- This report is not intended to be used for the active management of hospital diagnostics waiting list, local reports and mechanisms should continue to be used for the management of diagnostics waiting lists at hospital level.
In Q3 2022, there were a total of 243,114 patients reported on the waiting list from all sites, this represents all outpatients waiting, urgent, semi urgent, routine and planned/surveillance (where diagnostic access is planned at particular time intervals).
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642. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI and CT scan machines by hospital; and the number that are operational, non-operational and broken respectively in tabular form. [60675/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
643. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the current number of radiologists and radiology technicians working in Ireland, per head of population. [60676/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
644. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to build a new community hospital at Lifford, County Donegal; and the services to be provided there. [60707/22]
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.
645. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health if he will consider as a matter of priority appointing a new Chief Pharmaceutical Officer to his Department who will be responsible for overseeing the development of policy and strategy, national oversight of medicine supply, pharmacy regulations and maximising the potential of the community pharmacy sector to achieve better patient outcomes. [60711/22]
View answerThe Department of Health has a number of registered pharmacists among its staff and continues to work with key Stakeholders such as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) and the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) to ensure that pharmacy matters are accorded appropriate attention and consideration.
Currently there are no active proposals to develop a Chief Pharmacist Role in the Department of Health. However, the Department is engaging with Stakeholders and the sector, including the IPU, in order to hear from them and afford them the opportunity to outline their position in relation to such a role.
The Department welcomes all opportunities to assure patient care and is open to exploring all avenues to promote and recognise the valued role of a pharmacist and the future of pharmacy in Ireland.
646. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams in place in each CHO area; if it is his intention to establish such a team in each CHO area; if he will set out the timeframe for the establishment of such teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60713/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
647. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the staffing of Disability Network Teams in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60727/22]
View answerAs the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
648. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out community neuro-rehabilitation teams to each community health area; the timeframe he estimates that such teams will be in place in each CHO; the timeframe he estimates that such a team will be available in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60730/22]
View answer649. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each local health area with reference to the number of worktime equivalent posts filled and vacant in each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60731/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 648 and 649 together.
As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
