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Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Mental Health Services
David Cullinane
740. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait at the end of May and June 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [35085/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Mental Health Services
David Cullinane
741. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw, by CHO and length of wait at the end of May and June 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [35086/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
David Cullinane
742. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of quarter 2 of 2023; the number for each quarter of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35087/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Tribunals of Inquiry
David Cullinane
743. 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. [35088/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Dental Services
David Cullinane
744. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of May and June for each year 2019 to 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. [35089/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Dental Services
David Cullinane
745. 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 May and June of each year 2019 to 2023, broken down by standard waiting times, by area in tabular form. [35090/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Service Executive
David Cullinane
746. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the value of all claims made against the HSE or hospitals funded by the HSE which incurred a cost, broken down by the cost of the claim and legal costs for the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35091/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
747. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of staff working in the HSE and his Department whose income exceeded €100,000 a year in 2022, broken down by the following income brackets: €100,000 to €150,000, €150,001 to €200,000, €200,001 to €300,000, €300,001 to €400,000, €400,001 to €500,000, €500,001 to €600,000, €600001 to €700,000, €700,001 to €800,000, €800,001 to €900,000, €900,001 to €1,000,000, and greater than €1,000,001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35092/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Data
David Cullinane
748. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the total agency and consultancy spend by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to 2022, broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
David Cullinane
749. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the total agency and consultancy spend by his Department and the HSE for the months of January to June for years 2018 to 2023, broken down, by month and by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35094/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Legal Services
David Cullinane
750. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline all legal costs incurred by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
David Cullinane
751. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all Department of Health and HSE expenditure on non-HSE organisations, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment, diagnostics, legal, professional and consultancy fees and any other service delivered for the HSE or his Department by a non-HSE organisation for the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35096/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
752. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the number of people employed on a contract for service by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to date, broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35097/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
David Cullinane
753. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the cost of providing hospitality by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to date, further broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35098/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
David Cullinane
754. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the value of goods and services procured by the HSE where the procurement was non-compliant with procurement rules and guidelines for the years 2018 to 2022, further broken down by year, by goods or service type and by amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35099/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
David Cullinane
755. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the projected budget overspend in health for 2023; if a financial control framework is in place for 2023, the nature of the framework; if cost-containment plans have been drawn up by his Department or the HSE; if he will list the areas or sections of the HSE in which cost-containment plans have been drawn up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35100/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Service Executive
David Cullinane
756. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in revenue and new build capital cost for each type of health service bed, based on recent projects, that is acute inpatient, community transitional care, community nursing unit, CAMHS, palliative care, social inclusion, and rehabilitation beds, in tabular form. [35150/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Ambulance Service
David Cullinane
757. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full revenue and capital cost of implementing the National Ambulance Service’s workforce and strategic plan out to 2031 [35151/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
758. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of a 10% increase in clinical training places for medical interns, initial specialist training, higher specialist training, GP training, clinical psychology, advanced nurse/midwife practitioners, advanced practice physiotherapy, in tabular form; and the number of places this would result in. [35152/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Schemes
David Cullinane
759. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold in increments of €10 to €0, additive, in tabular form. [35153/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Prescriptions Charges
David Cullinane
760. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of abolishing prescription charges, by age cohort and total. [35154/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Hospital Charges
David Cullinane
761. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total revenue generated by car parking charges and the estimated total cost of abolishing car parking fees, including any potential buyouts or other arrangements. [35155/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
762. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the fully burdened cost of employing additional (details supplied) inclusive of employers’ PRSI, in tabular form. [35157/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Schemes
David Cullinane
763. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of a standardised eye care scheme for under 8s with consistent subsidies across all CHOs, costed by standardising the top end benefits across all CHOs [35158/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Climate Action Plan
David Cullinane
764. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full revenue and capital cost of implementing the HSE’s climate action plan by measure and year. [35159/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
765. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost the waive assessment fees for addiction residential, rehabilitation and detox services. [35160/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Local Drugs Task Forces
David Cullinane
766. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of returning funding to drug and alcohol taskforces to 2010 levels. [35161/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
767. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of a consistent standardised needle exchange programme rolled out across all taskforces. [35162/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Further and Higher Education
David Cullinane
863. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of expanding health and social care undergraduate places by 10%; and the number of course places this would generate, by course, in tabular form. [35124/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Further and Higher Education
David Cullinane
864. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full year cost of providing for a scheme to address financial barriers to graduate entry medicine for 100 places. [35138/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Further and Higher Education
David Cullinane
865. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of purchasing 100 non-EU medical places for EU students. [35139/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Medical Cards
David Cullinane
234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 22 June 2023, in which the Minister for Health could not answer for information in relation to medical card entitlements from Departments other than his own, if he will provide a full list of all health and non-health entitlements associated with medical cards, in tabular form; the total cost of each entitlement, by vote; the average secondary cost of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33880/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
David Cullinane
680. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to have an MRI conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33535/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
707. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide a capital and revenue cost for an intermediate care bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33621/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Care Services
David Cullinane
741. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each recommendation of the nursing home expert panel review, in tabular form. [33761/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Home Care Packages
David Cullinane
759. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive homecare packages delivered in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by CHO, in tabular form; the number of hours sought; the number of hours funded; and the funding allocated and spent in each year. [33841/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Home Care Packages
David Cullinane
760. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare packages delivered in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by CHO, in tabular form; the number of hours sought; the number of hours funded; and the funding allocated and spent in each year. [33842/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Home Care Packages
David Cullinane
761. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently in receipt of the maximum hours of intensive homecare; the number of people in receipt of their full allocation; and the number of people not in receipt of their full allocation. [33843/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Home Care Packages
David Cullinane
762. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the manner by which a person may apply for an intensive homecare package; and the maximum number of hours that may be allocated to a single individual. [33844/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
771. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeline for extension of the free contraception scheme to girls aged 16; the timeframe for further extensions; what consultation his Department has undertaken to progress this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33881/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
David Cullinane
772. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full details of the GP visit card expansion agreement announced on 4 July 2023, in tabular form; the categories and timelines for implementation; the first- and full-year cost of measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33889/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
David Cullinane
773. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full details of additional supports agreed for GPs, in tabular form; the timeframe for implementation by measure; the first- and full-year cost of measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33890/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Medical Cards
David Cullinane
779. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the cost of increasing the medical card income threshold by €5,000, €10,000, €15,000 and €20,000; to further breakdown the cost by income thresholds and the number of additional people covered by increasing each threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33899/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Hospital Services
David Cullinane
780. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of cutting private activity in public hospitals by 10%, 20% and 30%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33900/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
781. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing external professional fees in public healthcare by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33901/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
782. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing external consultancy fees or spend in the healthcare system by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33902/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
783. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing agency spend in the public healthcare system by 5%, 10% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33903/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Hospital Services
David Cullinane
784. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated weekly, monthly and annual cost of contracting a bed in a private nursing home for short-stay use by public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33904/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
785. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the use of electronic patient records across the public healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33905/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Ambulance Service
David Cullinane
786. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing capital spend on the National Ambulance Service by 10% above the 2022 and 2023 spend or allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33906/23]