Written Answers Nos. 305-315
305. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds, by bed type, available at each acute hospital for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive; and the number of bed days provided. [45846/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
306. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed discharges and the number as a percentage of all discharges; the number of bed days lost; and the number as a percentage of all bed days available for the period. [45847/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with the requested information.
307. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis and the number of children with spina bifida on waiting lists at the end of September for 2019-2023, inclusive, by specialty, including the number of suspended cases, in tabular form; and the number waiting 0-6 months, 6-12 month, 12-18 months, and 18+ months. [45850/23]
View answerAs this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
308. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on paediatric orthopaedic waiting lists for at the end of each quarter and September for each year 2019-2023, inclusive, including the number of suspended cases, by specialty and by location, in tabular form; the number waiting 0-6 months, 6-12 month, 12-18 months, and 18+ months; and the average waiting time of all relevant patients on each list. [45851/23]
View answerIn relation to the particular query raised, the attached table, provided to my Department by the NTPF, shows the number of children on outpatient and inpatient/day case orthopaedic waiting lists, by hospital at the end of each quarter in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. The figures include patients on the active and suspended waiting lists.
The NTPF has advised that the health system does not collect the data necessary to calculate average wait times. In particular, the time to treatment of patients who have already received their care is not collected. The NTPF collects data on patients currently on the waiting list and the average time that these patients have been waiting is provided here.
309. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the number of claims resolved by the Tribunal; the timeframe for completion of the Tribunal's work; the cost of the Tribunal to date, by cost type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45852/23]
View answerThe number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal
Twenty-six [26] claims (of which two were combined) have been lodged with the
Tribunal since March 2021.
Twenty [20] claims were lodged by women and six [6] claims were lodged by or on behalf of the statutory dependants of women.
The number of claims resolved by the Tribunal
All twenty-six [26] claims made to the Tribunal have now been processed.
Eighteen [18] claims have been resolved on the basis of a settlement reached between the parties.
Seven [7] cases were resolved on the basis of a Notification issued pursuant to s. 12 of the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act, 2019. This means that the claimants were notified by the Tribunal that it was not in a position to hear and determine the claim for want of either respondent or third-party consent in circumstances where such consent was either not forthcoming or had been withdrawn.
One [1] case was struck out when an ‘Unless Order’ came into effect.
The timeframe for completion of the Tribunal's work
The Tribunal has advised as of 31 July 2023 that all claims have been processed and that the core statutory function of the Tribunal is now complete. The Tribunal is in the process of completing the required administrative work under the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019.
Costs
Information on costs of the Tribunal up to 21 August 2023 was furnished to the Deputy further to Question No. 743 of 13 July 2023, by letter of 13 September 2023. Only minimal additional administrative costs have been incurred in the meantime.
310. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of September for each year 2019-2023 by LHO in tabular form; the number of dentists who submitted claims and the total number of claims in quarter 1 of each year and each full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45853/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
311. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on HSE dental and orthodontic waiting lists at the end of September of each year 2019-2023, broken down by standard waiting times, by area, in tabular form. [45854/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
312. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45855/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
313. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for each model 3 and model 4 hospital, the number of days that full capacity protocols have been active, for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [45856/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with the requested information.
314. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [45857/23]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
315. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, nationally and by ambulance region in tabular form; the average length of such response times nationally and by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45859/23]
View answer316. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of incidents responded to by the ambulance service by clinical status and sub-status for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive. [45860/23]
View answer317. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health average ambulance turnaround time at each emergency department for each month in 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [45861/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 315 to 317, inclusive, together.
As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
