Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Written Answers Nos. 676-688

Health Services Staff

Questions (676, 677)

Thomas Gould

Question:

676. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average salary of a community development worker. [25809/23]

Thomas Gould

Question:

677. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average salary of an addiction counsellor. [25812/23]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 676 and 677 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Question No. 677 answered with Question No. 676.

Departmental Funding

Questions (678, 679)

Thomas Gould

Question:

678. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to Merchant’s Quay for the provision of a women’s facility to date in 2023. [25813/23]

Thomas Gould

Question:

679. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding provided for women’s addiction services to date in 2023, by service, in tabular form. [25814/23]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 678 and 679 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Question No. 679 answered with Question No. 678.

Medicinal Products

Questions (680)

Thomas Gould

Question:

680. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the cost, per dose, of each of the naloxone treatments. [25816/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Medicinal Products

Questions (681)

Thomas Gould

Question:

681. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions issued for naloxone to date in 2023. [25817/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Nursing Homes

Questions (682)

Michael Healy-Rae

Question:

682. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25818/23]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Health Services Waiting Lists

Questions (683)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

683. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25820/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Health Services Waiting Lists

Questions (684)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

684. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25821/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Health Services Waiting Lists

Questions (685)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

685. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25822/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Health Services Waiting Lists

Questions (686)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

686. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for ophthalmology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25824/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Health Services Waiting Lists

Questions (687)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

687. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25825/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The HSE community audiology waiting lists, as of 30th April 2023, are detailed in the below tables:

Waiting 26 weeks by age group and CHO

CHO	0 – 17 yrs	18 – 64 yrs	Over 65 yrs	Total by CHO
1	633	198	612	1,443
2	644	258	496	1,398
3	411	143	441	1,406
4	1,339	275	608	2,222
5	449	182	502	1,133
6	262	53	139	454
7	754	154	433	1,341
8	444	102	181	727
9	798	105	196	1,099
National	5,734	1,470	3,608	11,223

Waiting > 26 weeks 52 weeks by age group and CHO

CHO	0 – 17 yrs	18 – 64 yrs	Over 65 yrs	Total
1	282	79	299	660
2	540	211	403	1,154
3	158	77	201	436
4	792	172	505	1,469
5	255	112	417	784
6	170	34	131	335
7	504	84	229	817
8	228	45	113	386
9	256	0	0	256
National	3,185	814	2,298	6,297

Waiting > 52 weeks by age group and CHO

CHO	0 – 17 yrs	18 – 64 yrs	Over 65 yrs	Total by CHO
1	56	26	72	154
2	378	112	352	842
3	379	117	334	830
4	241	235	736	1,212
5	200	170	423	793
6	135	30	62	227
7	513	49	111	673
8	125	38	80	243
9	3	0	0	3
National	2,030	777	2,170	4,977

Health Services Waiting Lists

Questions (688)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

688. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for podiatry by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25826/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.