Written Answers Nos. 1557-1576
1557. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of additional beds that were delivered in Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [1726/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1558. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if each CHO has started conducting exit interviews for staff leaving the service; when these were started in each CHO; the early indicators of the reasons that persons are leaving the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1740/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have referred to the Health Service Executive.
1559. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he will instruct the Commission for Public Service Appointments to conduct an immediate audit on the recruitment of qualified paramedics for the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1741/23]
View answer1567. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to instructing the National Ambulance Service to undertake an independent review of the bank of questions used as part of the MCQ assessment, given the low success rates in campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1749/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1559 and 1567 together.
As the Deputy may be aware, competitions for the recruitment of pre-hospital emergency care practitioner positions within the National Ambulance Service (NAS) are administered by the Health Service Executive's National Recruitment Service (NRS). I have, therefore, asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with any pertinent information it may have on this matter, as soon as possible.
1560. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to setting an annual qualified paramedic recruitment target that is filled by ranking all applicants and taking from the highest rank down until the target is reached, without omitting eligible candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/23]
View answerAs this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1561. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a system will be put in place to ensure adequate capacity in the National Ambulance College for successful candidates to the National Ambulance Service to commence any induction and training required within 90 days of the campaign closing, in order that no successful candidates are left waiting on the panel indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1743/23]
View answer1562. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to putting in place a time limit of 90 days for the time that successful candidates can be left on a panel before a formal job offer is made in the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1744/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1561 and 1562 together.
As these items relate to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy Directly as soon as possible.
1563. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the support that is given to new-entry qualified paramedics as per the National Ambulance Service workforce support policy, education and competency assurance framework; if there are any plans to update this framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1745/23]
View answerAs this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1564. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason that the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council is awarding qualifications to the paramedics and advanced paramedics that are not able to pass a competency assessment based on PHECC guidelines and training standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1746/23]
View answerThe Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) is the independent statutory body with responsibility for standards, training and education in prehospital emergency care, including the award of the National Qualification in Emergency Medical Technology (NQEMT). Accordingly, I have asked the PHECC to respond to the Deputy in the matter, as soon as possible.
1565. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason that the National Ambulance Service uses an induction programme in lieu of competency assessments for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council-registered EMTs and does not apply a similar process to PHECC-registered paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1747/23]
View answer1566. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason that the National Ambulance Service does not accept Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council-qualified paramedics onto an induction programme where any policy or educational gaps can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1748/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1565 and 1566 together.
As this item relates to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1568. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons aged 75 years or more in each of the six hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1750/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1569. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the annual expenditure from all sources for each of the six acute hospital groups, broken down by individual hospital group per 1,000 of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1751/23]
View answerThis PQ relates to operational matters and has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
1570. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total number of acute hospital beds in each of the six hospital groups; the proportion of these that are dedicated to specialised national services, such as neurosurgery, in each of the six groups, broken down by individual hospital group per 1,000 of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1752/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1571. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total staffing level in each of the six acute hospital groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1753/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have referred to the Health Service Executive.
1572. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the change in the budgetary allocation and expenditure of each of the six hospital groups in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1754/23]
View answerHospitals in Ireland are organised into Seven Hospital Groups. As the full year expenditure for 2022 has not yet been published, we have provided the budget and expenditure for each Hospital Group for 2021 and 2020 in the table below:
|
Hospital Group |
2020 Full Year Budget |
2020 Full Year Expenditure |
2021 Full Year Budget |
2021 Full Year Expenditure |
|
|
€000s |
€000s |
€000s |
€000s |
|
Ireland East Hospital Group |
1,206,562 |
1,216,623 |
1,329,269 |
1,329,265 |
|
RCSI Hospital Group |
940,493 |
944,201 |
1,007,297 |
1,006,074 |
|
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group |
1,101,450 |
1,106,513 |
1,182,987 |
1,182,673 |
|
UL Hospitals |
442,105 |
442,756 |
485,837 |
485,336 |
|
South/Southwest Hospital Group |
1,055,850 |
1,057,802 |
1,158,100 |
1,155,985 |
|
Saolta Hospital Group |
957,119 |
955,895 |
1,064,659 |
1,064,303 |
|
Children’s Hospital Group |
385,607 |
385,168 |
410,998 |
411,231 |
1573. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the change in the total bed numbers and single-room bed numbers in each acute hospital group over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1755/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1574. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the change in the total staff in each acute hospital group over the past two years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1756/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have referred to the Health Service Executive.
1575. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total annual number of acute hospital, medical and surgical, emergency and elective, and day-case, discharges overall and per hospital consultant in each of the six groups over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1757/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1576. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the national policy or strategy on single-room accommodation in acute hospitals in regard to preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infection and prevention of deaths resulting therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1758/23]
View answerThis is an operational matter and has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
