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Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Healthcare Policy
Catherine Murphy
737. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of his implementation of all aspects of the Sláintecare plan. [14101/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Health Services Reform
Catherine Murphy
738. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to continue with the regionalisation of the HSE into separate health boards. [14102/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Murphy
811. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of investigations being conducted by the HSE regarding Covid-19 related deaths in nursing homes: the locations of the nursing homes that are being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Murphy
812. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to conduct an investigation of Covid-19 related deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14284/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Respite Care Services
Catherine Murphy
437. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if new initiatives have been provided with respect to respite care in the context of Covid-19 in view of the loss of school time which provided a type of respite for full-time carers of children with disabilities; if he has considered initiatives with the Minister for Education and Skills; if so, the initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12990/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Murphy
459. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place in the event of the categories of passengers that on arrival at air or sea ports are required to fill in a form and self-isolate for two weeks having a return ticket within those two weeks; if the return date on the ticket will be automatically checked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13095/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Murphy
460. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the resources he has made available regarding the enforcement of the terms and conditions attached to the locator form; the procedures in place to track and engage with persons that are non-compliant; if gardaí have arresting and or supervisory powers in relation to the locator form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13096/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Mental Health Services
Catherine Murphy
470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in June 2018, 2019 and 2020 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Kildare by area; and the positions recruited since January 2020 in County Kildare in these sectors. [13134/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Health Services Expenditure
Catherine Murphy
471. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on the new National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if this project is the subject of conciliation between parties. [13135/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Catherine Murphy
472. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of child and adolescent mental health teams to 88. [13136/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Hospital Staff
Catherine Murphy
473. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided for the recruitment of a consultant anaesthesiologist with a special interest in paediatric complex pain management in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and Temple Street; and when this post will be filled. [13137/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Health Screening Programmes
Catherine Murphy
343. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a risk assessment was carried out in relation to the cessation and or pause of routine cancer screening services; if he has developed a roadmap to the commencement of these screening services; if so, if he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Cycle to Work Scheme
Catherine Murphy
366. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced to date by year and cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9985/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Hospital Data
Catherine Murphy
384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons cared for in Clane General Hospital under the agreement between an association (details supplied) and the HSE. [10078/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Murphy
514. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that non-Covid-19 related cases and-or treatments and other delayed medical procedures are being accommodated in the private hospitals that have been utilised by the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Catherine Murphy
600. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on capital projects at Naas General Hospital in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the status of each project [8777/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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National Maternity Hospital
Catherine Murphy
486. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the land earmarked for the development of the new national maternity hospital will be owned by the State or by a charitable organisation and leased by the State (details supplied); if it is leased, the terms and duration of the lease; the implications of the potential expiry of such a lease in respect of value for money in capital expenditure and security of national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7136/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Murphy
554. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which his attention and the attention of the HSE was drawn to the movement of the 70 international protection applicants that were previously residing at a hotel (details supplied) to two other dedicated centres on 18 and 19 March 2020; the steps taken by him and the HSE on foot of their attention being drawn to same; and if he will provide a detailed report on the issue as a matter of urgency. [7520/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Catherine Murphy
756. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the domestic laboratory capacity available for Covid-19; the profile of capacity versus use since 20 April 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6390/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Catherine Murphy
757. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has put together a specific contract for Covid-19 medical and surgical waste; if so, the details of the contract or contracts; if such waste is being exported, the locations to which it is being exported to; the transport and handling arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Catherine Murphy
758. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a specific action plan is being worked on for family carers including those that are caring for children with disabilities (details supplied); if so, the way in which this plan will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Catherine Murphy
467. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on access to online and hardcopy media publications in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions including the publications that his Department subscribes to; if consideration has been given to using a banded set of IP addresses for online subscriptions rather than individual accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4009/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
468. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 via hardware provided to them by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4025/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Catherine Murphy
470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an outpatient appointment in Naas General Hospital as of 3 March 2020; the length of time waiting for an appointment by each department in the hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4038/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Protected Disclosures
Catherine Murphy
797. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; the number of protected disclosures examined to conclusion by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5307/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Hospitals Building Programme
Catherine Murphy
541. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the planned upgrades to Naas General Hospital, including due for works and costings; the timeframe for the commencement and completion of works; the overall budget allocated for the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2705/20]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Catherine Murphy
364. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a person (details supplied) with their discharge notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52770/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Catherine Murphy
365. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has entered into litigation with a person (details supplied) in respect of care services and funding allocated to their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52771/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services
Catherine Murphy
366. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide consultant psychiatric consultation notes to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52772/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Health Services Provision
Catherine Murphy
484. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a treatment placement in the UK will be funded in a relevant placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53398/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Catherine Murphy
407. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for renovation work to commence at a dental clinic (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that the clinic was not allocated capital funding for 2020 and will remain closed; if an interim solution will be provided in view of the fact that persons in the area are without dental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50185/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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HSE Agency Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff hired and-or engaged by the HSE in the past five years to date; the cost per year of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49284/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
159. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff hired and-or engaged by his Department in the past five years to date; the cost per year of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49299/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Medicinal Products
Catherine Murphy
136. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 13 November 2019, if he will expedite his considerations and publish the report without further delay in view of the valproate response project of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48352/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Medicinal Products
Catherine Murphy
154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has considered a report concerning sodium valporate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46729/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Orthodontic Services
Catherine Murphy
344. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the role a person (details supplied) had regarding a report into failures in HSE orthodontics; the circumstances in which the official ceased employment at the HSE in order to take up a role at Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46268/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Catherine Murphy
432. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount provided to a company (details supplied) in funding for 2019 in respect of the provision of services and care; if the allocation of the funding is subject to a contract between the HSE and the provider in the context of service level agreements and value for money in respect of service provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Catherine Murphy
433. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of funding not spent and-or excess funding remaining at the end of the financial year in respect of a company (details supplied); if funds are refunded back to the HSE or retained by the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44228/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Catherine Murphy
434. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a service agreement between the HSE and a service provider exists or existed in respect of a person (details supplied); if the person is fully or partially funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Catherine Murphy
435. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case regarding the HSE and a service provider (details supplied); the status of the funding that was provided for a service user in 2018 and to date in 2019; if he will direct the HSE to further review the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44230/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Data Protection
Catherine Murphy
468. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the decision on the archive of blood spot screening cards retained without consent from 1984 to June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44367/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Catherine Murphy
488. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reconsider introducing a catch-up provision in the HPV vaccine programme for boys (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44446/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Orthodontic Services
Catherine Murphy
550. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) regarding children who were harmed by HSE orthodontic services in the Dublin mid-Leinster region over a period of time; if he will request the HSE to engage with Tusla to publish the report immediately; if he will examine the matters contained in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44652/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Children's Hospital
Catherine Murphy
635. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a budget was established regarding the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45036/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Children's Hospital
Catherine Murphy
636. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there were investigation contracts carried out regarding the new national children’s hospital; if so, the number of such contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45037/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Children's Hospital
Catherine Murphy
637. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a pre-tender estimate was prepared in respect of the new national children’s hospital; if so, the number of pre-tender estimates that were assembled; and if the project was fully pre-designed. [45038/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Children's Hospital
Catherine Murphy
638. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the value of the accepted tender relating to the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45039/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Children's Hospital
Catherine Murphy
639. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date of tender regarding the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45040/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Children's Hospital
Catherine Murphy
640. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the out-turn cost regarding the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Orthodontic Services
Catherine Murphy
651. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 15 October 2019, if a report (details supplied) by the HSE will be published and investigated in view of the fact an audit of 7,500 minors has now been completed; if Tusla is investigating this matter; the number of litigations active against the State in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45153/19]