Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

534. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref. 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for the South/Southwest Hospital Group by service location; and the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate, in tabular form (details supplied). [50771/23]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

535. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for CHO5; the number of headcount ; and the WTE to which these relate, in tabular form (details supplied). [50772/23]

Departmental Communications

David Cullinane

582. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department had communicated to the Department of Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the make-up of the deficit for 2023, and his commentary in Dáil Éireann that two-thirds of it was made up of high health inflation and increased demand; to outline the nature of that communication; if this was done by way of email, letter, in-person meeting; if not, the manner of the communication; and the date or dates on which this was communicated. [51112/23]

Departmental Communications

David Cullinane

583. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department had communicated to the Department of Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the element of the deficit for 2023 which is recurring and could not be saved by cost controls; the extent of that element of the deficit; to outline the nature of that communication; if this was done by way of email, letter, in person meeting; if not, the manner of the communication; and the date or dates on which this was communicated. [51113/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

443. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children's disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT for October 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the average length of wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49746/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

444. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on disability service waiting lists for each service type, excluding children's disability network teams, for October 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49747/23]

Disabilities Assessments

David Cullinane

445. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need for October 2019 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the number overdue for completion and the average length of wait. [49748/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

533. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for October for each year 2018-2023 inclusive, Statewide, and for each location, in tabular form; and the average for all patients, the average for patients aged under 75 years, and the average for patients aged 75 or older. [49731/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

534. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who attended an emergency department for October for each year 2019-2023 inclusive, State-wide and by location, in tabular form; the number and percentage of patients who were admitted via an emergency department; the number and percentage who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours; and the number for all patients, the number and percentage for patients aged under 75 years, the number and percentage for patients aged over 75 years. [49732/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

535. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the maximum patient experience time to admission registered at each emergency department for October for each year 2019-2023 inclusive, in tabular form. [49733/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

536. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen in the month for October for each year 2019-2023 inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [49734/23]

Hospital Procedures

David Cullinane

537. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for October for each year 2022-2023 inclusive, by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [49735/23]

Hospital Procedures

David Cullinane

538. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer-related appointments and procedures which were cancelled for October for each year 2022-2023 inclusive, by hospital, for adults and for children, in tabular form. [49736/23]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

539. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds, by bed type, available at each acute hospital for October for each year 2019-2023, inclusive; and the number of bed days provided. [49737/23]

Departmental Data

David Cullinane

540. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for October for each year 2019-2023 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. [49738/23]

Departmental Data

David Cullinane

541. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for October for each year 2019 to 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49739/23]

Departmental Data

David Cullinane

542. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health in relation to each model 3 and model 4 hospital, the number of days that full capacity protocols have been active, for October for each year 2019 to 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [49740/23]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

543. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for October for each year 2019 to 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [49741/23]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

544. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for October for each year 2019 to 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form [49742/23]

Ambulance Service

David Cullinane

545. 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 October for each year 2019 to 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. [49743/23]

Ambulance Service

David Cullinane

546. 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 October for each year 2019 to 2023 to date, inclusive. [49744/23]

Ambulance Service

David Cullinane

547. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time at each emergency department for each month in 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [49745/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

548. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for October 2019-2023, in tabular form; the breakdown by length of wait and by age; the numbers waiting for initial assessment, initial therapy/intervention, and follow-up therapy/intervention for each specialty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49749/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

549. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists for October 2019-2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and the breakdown by length of wait. [49750/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

550. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, for October 2019-2023 inclusive, in tabular form. [49751/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

551. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw, by CHO and length of wait, for October 2019-2023 inclusive, in tabular form. [49752/23]

International Agreements

David Cullinane

559. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his position on the draft World Health Organisation Pandemic Preparedness Treaty; if he agrees with an assessment (details supplied) that the treaty is insufficiently human-rights based; if the Irish delegation will seek to enhance the human-rights basis of the treaty; if he will support or propose amendments to ensure that intellectual property rights are appropriately balanced against public investment in scientific advancement and do not constitute a barrier to the right to health and the right to benefit from scientific progress; the process he will follow when seeking to ratify the treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49791/23]

Abortion Services

David Cullinane

608. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to list the maternity units currently providing abortion services under Section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in tabular form; to list the units expected to begin this service by the end of 2023; when the remaining maternity units will commence this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50017/23]

Abortion Services

David Cullinane

609. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to list the maternity units who currently offer choice of method to women accessing abortion care under Section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50018/23]

Health Strategies

David Cullinane

1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to specialist cardiovascular services and the new stroke strategy for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48895/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

12. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the national maternity strategy for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48899/23]

Health Strategies

David Cullinane

13. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the national sepsis programme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48901/23]

Community Care

David Cullinane

17. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to primary and community care reform programmes for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48902/23]

Health Strategies

David Cullinane

21. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the National Cancer Strategy for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48898/23]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

78. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to deliver the promised 1,500 rapid-build hospital beds for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49087/23]

Departmental Funding

David Cullinane

304. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to developing home support services for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48900/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

David Cullinane

74. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection if the back to education allowance, or any other re-education allowance, is available for redundant workers over the age of 50 years who recently ceased employment following the closure of a company (details supplied) and who wish to re-train in another career; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48871/23]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

110. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health what health facilities are available in the State for a person (details supplied) living with cerebral palsy who requires an MRI scan to be carried out under sedation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48870/23]

Dental Services

David Cullinane

112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will get an appointment for orthodontic treatment; their current place on the treatment waiting list; if there are other options available to expedite the treatment required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48876/23]

Patient Forums

David Cullinane

117. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any patient representatives have been included in the working group on health claims costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48905/23]

State Claims Agency

David Cullinane

118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of medical negligence cases currently being managed by the State Claims Agency; the value of such claims; the value of awards made in each of the past three years and the number of cases these related to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48906/23]

Departmental Funding

David Cullinane

139. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what funding can be applied for by a former worker of a company (details supplied) aged over 50 years who wishes to re-enter third-level education and retrain in a different career following their redundancy after 30 years-plus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48872/23]

EU Funding

David Cullinane

140. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has applied for support funding from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for the 234 workers in Waterford who lost their jobs at a company (details supplied) and which would allow them to seek assistance with re-joining the labour force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48873/23]

Schools Building Projects

David Cullinane

491. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if her Department's offer of a two-storey modular unit for a school (details supplied) will impact the school's application to build on adjacent land recently purchased for her Department by Waterford City and County Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47858/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

275. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children's disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT at the end of each quarter and September 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the average length of wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46039/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

276. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on disability service waiting lists for each service type, excluding children's disability network teams, at the end of each quarter and September 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46040/23]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

277. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need at the end of each quarter and September 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; the average length of wait [46051/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

299. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients each quarter and for September for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, Statewide and for each location, in tabular form; and the average for all patients, the average for patients aged under 75 years; and the average for patients aged 75 years or older. [45840/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

300. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who attended an emergency department for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, Statewide and by location in tabular form; the number and percentage of patients who were admitted via an emergency department; and the number and percentage who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours; the number for all patients, the number and percentage for patients aged under 75 years; and the number and percentage for patients aged over 75 years. [45841/23]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

301. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the maximum patient experience time to admission registered at each emergency department for each quarter and for September for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [45842/23]