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Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Sean Fleming
1483. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56439/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Alan Kelly
1484. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of face-to-face clinical appointments offered by each senior clinical psychologist in the north Lee child and adolescent primary care psychology service at the end of each month in 2023; the number of staff reporting to each senior clinical psychologist at the end of each month of 2023; and the number of people on the waiting-list of the service at the end of each month of 2023, in tabular form. [56440/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Alan Kelly
1485. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of face-to-face clinical appointments offered by each senior clinical psychologist in the south Lee child and adolescent primary care psychology service at the end of each month in 2023; the number of staff reporting to each senior clinical psychologist at the end of each month of 2023; and the number of people on the waiting-list of the service for each month of 2023, in tabular form. [56441/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Alan Kelly
1486. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of face to face clinical appointments offered by each senior clinical psychologist in the north Lee child and adolescent mental health psychology service for each month in 2023; the number of staff reporting to each senior clinical psychologist at the end of each month of 2023; and the number of people on the waiting-list of the service for each month of 2023, in tabular form. [56442/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Alan Kelly
1487. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of face-to-face clinical appointments offered by each senior clinical psychologist in the south Lee child and adolescent mental health psychology service for each month in 2023; the number of staff reporting to each senior clinical psychologist at the end of each month of 2023; and the number of people on the waiting-list of the service for each month of 2023, in tabular form. [56443/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
1488. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56449/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1489. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when an increase to the fees payable to contractors for a standard eye examination under the community ophthalmic services scheme will be implemented, given a pilot scheme is in operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56456/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Dental Services
Sean Fleming
1490. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a school dental service (details supplied) will be approved for children in 2nd, 3rd and 4th class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56461/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Nursing Homes
Bernard Durkan
1491. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if all outstanding matters relating to the fair deal scheme affecting the estate of a person (details supplied) have now been finalised, given probate cannot be finalised until final decision issues from the HSE fair deal scheme section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56472/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medical Cards
Michael McNamara
1492. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health how many medical cards were provided to people in receipt of temporary protection; the total cost of medical care provided pursuant to the said medical cards to people in receipt of temporary protection since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56475/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Abortion Services
Carol Nolan
1493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of GPs reimbursed under the primary care reimbursement service for the years 2019 and to date in 2023 for first and second consultations for terminations of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56483/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Abortion Services
Carol Nolan
1494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 804 of 12 December 2023, to supply the number of and severity scale of all adverse events reported to the HSE related to remote consultations for termination of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56484/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Vaccination Programme
Holly Cairns
1495. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the roll-out of a RSV immunisation programme as has been done in Galicia, Spain; the projected costs for a roll-out of this nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56485/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Service Executive
Robert Troy
1496. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently re-examine the boundary re-alignments of primary and disability services nationally, given it has caused serious issues in some parts of south Westmeath (details supplied). [56505/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Dental Services
Marian Harkin
1497. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Leitrim who are available to treat patients under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56510/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services Staff
Cathal Crowe
1498. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a proposal for a vote of no confidence in the CHI executive (details supplied); if he still has confidence in the executive as a result of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56522/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Misuse of Drugs
Neasa Hourigan
1499. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is aware of the presence of the semi-synthetic cannabinoid, HHC or hexahydrocannabinol, in Ireland; if so, when the HSE was first made aware of its presence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56526/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Staff
Michael Lowry
1500. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health when a Parkinson's nurse specialist will be assigned to the south Tipperary area and Tipperary University Hospital; and if any submissions were made regarding recruitment for this specialised area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56529/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1501. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the inter-departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group established two and a half years ago and chaired by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56560/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1502. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in progressing his commitments following Government support of the Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021 and implementation of the recommendations of the Discussion Paper on Period Poverty jointly published by him and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56561/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1503. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the dates on which the inter-departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group has met since its inaugural meeting on 8 July 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56562/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1504. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the annual budgetary amount allocated to the work of the inter-departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group from 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56563/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Funding
Danny Healy-Rae
1505. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to ensure funding is put in place for meals services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56568/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Seán Sherlock
1506. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the criteria for a medicine reimbursement application to be considered by the HSE’s products committee for reimbursement; the criteria for a medicine to be considered by the HSE’s Drugs Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56569/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Seán Sherlock
1507. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the criteria for which reimbursement applications may be eligible for a rapid review assessment only; and the criteria for referring medicines to carry out a full health technology assessment. [56570/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Seán Sherlock
1508. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure equality of access to medicines between public patients and private insurance payers for oncology medicines, in view of the fact that private insurers have declared they will make medicines available post-licencing by the European Medicines Agency on an individual patient-basis, and public patients do not avail of these medicines approximately two years post-licensing by the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56571/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Procedures
Róisín Shortall
1509. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of public hospitals refusing GP referrals for DEXA scans (details supplied); the reason for this policy in a number of hospitals; the steps being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56579/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services Staff
Seán Sherlock
1510. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount that was paid by the HSE to recruitment companies in each month in 2023; the specific areas for which these companies were recruiting in the health service; and the number of staff that were successfully recruited each month for the same period, in tabular form. [56583/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1511. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the significant rise in sexually transmitted diseases (details supplied); if he intends to launch a new public health campaign to highlight this rise and encourage safe sex practises and testing; the status of the new national sexual health strategy; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56593/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1512. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has approved staff for the HSE and the NCPE to work on the reimbursement system; the number of staff approved; if he can provide any additional information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56610/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1513. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the additional €92 million allocated to health as part of the revised estimates volume will include funding for new drugs in 2024; how much of that funding will be allocated to new drugs; if he will provide further information and clarity on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56612/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Colm Burke
1514. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will increase investment in mental health, including children’s mental health, to ensure that the overall annual allocation for mental health is in line with recommendations made by the WHO and under Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56623/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Colm Burke
1515. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will create a ring-fenced budget for children’s mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56624/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Colm Burke
1516. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that expenditure on children’s mental health is made more visible and transparent, including in the annual health budget and via the HSE’s National Service Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56625/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Colm Burke
1517. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide specific data to identify and track how funds allocated to children’s mental health are spent and what the associated outcomes are for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56626/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Colm Burke
1518. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place a standard operating procedure across all CAMHS teams, without exception, ensuring that all children in all areas receive the same high-quality service and that all staff members are following the same referral criteria in order to guarantee the same quality of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56627/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Colm Burke
1519. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will review the operation of CAMHS in line with Mental Health Commission recommendations, noting that the current model of care places the onus on a single professional; if he will consider a more multi-disciplinary approach in line with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56628/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Colm Burke
1520. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate professional misconduct within CAMHS in a timely manner in order that the trust of parents and children may be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56629/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1521. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if will consider establishing a national heart failure registry to equip planners and healthcare professionals with the necessary information for the purposes of reducing excessive mortality and curtail hospital admission rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56631/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1522. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to expanding psychological support services to heart failure patients, currently available in only four hospitals in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56632/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1523. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that all heart failure patients are eligible for a medical card and to remove prescription charges, in light of the significant financial pressure faced by sufferers and the anxiety caused by a condition that results in the death of over one in three sufferers within five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56633/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1524. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate funding for the investment in practical, social and emotional supports in the community for heart failure patients for the purposes of reducing readmissions and improve quality of life for same, given that such community supports currently do not receive any statutory funding and should be recognised as an integral part of heart failure services and included in the HSE'S Model of Care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56635/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1525. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for his Department and the HSE to undertake a full assessment of the economic impact of heart failure on patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56636/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Veterinary Services
Michael Ring
1526. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to veterinarians (details supplied) will be addressed considering the impact this will have on approved slaughterhouse establishments under local authority supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56663/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Service Executive
Mattie McGrath
1527. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current plans for a building (details supplied) which is currently vacant and owned by HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56664/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Paul Murphy
1528. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 December 2023, if he is aware that the National Gender Service is actively advising GPs not to provide blood tests and prescribe hormone therapy to trans patients, which has led to GPs denying these essential gender-affirming medical services to their patients. [56669/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Paul Murphy
1529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 December 2023, if he will send a circular to GPs to clarify that GPs should provide blood tests and hormone therapy (details supplied). [56670/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Paul Murphy
1530. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 December 2023, his views on whether in line with the WPATH SoC v8 statement (details supplied) that all GPs should be providing blood tests to trans people who are self-medicating. [56671/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Paul Murphy
1531. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 December 2023, his views on whether there are no legal or medical obstacles preventing GPs from providing blood tests to their trans patients. [56672/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Paul Murphy
1532. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 December 2023, at what stage and in what form will the HSE consultation take place with a wide range of stakeholders in the development of the new model of care; including those who use the services and advocacy groups; and if trans groups will have any decision making power. [56673/23]