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Departmental Budgets
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
469. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make available the total budgeted amount allocated to each CDNT area in County Donegal (details supplied) from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20685/24]
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Departmental Budgets
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
470. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make available the total expenditure of the allocated budget spent for each children's disability network team, CDNT, area in County Donegal (details supplied) from 1 January to 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20686/24]
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Disability Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
471. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current staff vacancy rates in each of the CDNT areas in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20687/24]
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Disability Services
Duncan Smith
472. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase and expand respite services in Waterford and west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20745/24]
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Mother and Baby Homes
Marian Harkin
473. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify a matter in regard to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20756/24]
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Departmental Expenditure
Carol Nolan
474. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of fees incurred for transporting beneficiaries of temporary protection to their accommodation centres from March 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20784/24]
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Legislative Measures
John Brady
475. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in relation to amendments to the Maternity Protection Act 2004 allowing for the postponement of maternity leave in the case of a cancer diagnosis, he still supports his public commitment to this policy; what actions he is taking to ensure this legislation passes through the relevant stages of the Oireachtas during the term of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20897/24]
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Direct Provision System
Jennifer Whitmore
476. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will extend the exemption for those people with status and-or leave to remain in direct provision centres who have been issued transfer letters to lone parents and their children, like has been done for those who are over the age of 65 or with significant medical or welfare needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20923/24]
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Thomas Pringle
477. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20930/24]
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Thomas Pringle
478. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to fully implement, resource and operate the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20931/24]
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Departmental Strategies
Thomas Pringle
479. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to fully resource the new national disability inclusion strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20933/24]
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Departmental Data
Thomas Pringle
480. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to maintain a junior ministry for disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20934/24]
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Home Care Packages
James Lawless
481. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on the home care package (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20107/24]
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Health Services
John Lahart
482. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views that audiology waiting lists for a first appointment and for a review appointment are too long; his further views that there is a significant postcode lottery involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/24]
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Health Services Staff
John Lahart
483. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current number of audiologist wholetime equivalents, WTEs, in post per 100,000 population in each community healthcare organisation or CHO area; his views that there is a wide variation of audiology staff between CHO areas; and if he accepts that this contributes to inequitable waiting lists between CHO areas. [20110/24]
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Health Services
John Lahart
484. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children aged over two years attending audiology services to receive a review appointment, by CHO area; his views that in many areas this is well outside recommended guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20111/24]
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Health Services Staff
Martin Browne
485. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Cashel minor injuries unit for the years 2020 to 2023, inclusive, and to date in 2024, broken down by profession; to confirm whether the recruitment ban is resulting in departing staff not being replaced; if all departing staff are being replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20113/24]
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Health Services
Darren O'Rourke
486. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for genetic testing services for rare diseases in Ireland; and the measures the HSE is taking to improve access and speed of results for patients in need of genetic testing services. [20153/24]
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Care of the Elderly
Darren O'Rourke
487. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE funds daycare centres within CHO 8 for older persons’ services that are opened on the weekends; and if so, the locations of same, in tabular form. [20154/24]
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Departmental Programmes
Fergus O'Dowd
488. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the funding requirements of the seeking safety Ireland programme, a vital and very successful programme that supports women who have experienced trauma and addiction; if a funding request has been received and reviewed; when he expects to sign off the funding to allow the programme to continue to provide the services and expand the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20170/24]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Brendan Griffin
489. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry should expect to be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20172/24]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
490. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20176/24]
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
491. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the plans he has, if any, to provide immediate funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20178/24]
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Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
492. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be renewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20180/24]
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Disability Services
Darren O'Rourke
493. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE funds adult disabilities day care centres within CHO8 that are opened on the weekends; and if so, the location of same, in tabular form. [20181/24]
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Departmental Funding
Darren O'Rourke
494. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to psycho-oncology services in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [20182/24]
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Health Services Staff
Darren O'Rourke
495. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the impact of the recruitment embargo on cardiology services; the number of positions that cannot be filled; and if services have been affected. [20183/24]
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Health Services Staff
Brendan Griffin
496. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will explain a reduction in travel expenses for a HSE home help worker (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20187/24]
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Health Services
James Lawless
497. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20189/24]
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Medical Cards
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
498. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason patients with medical cards are continuing to be charged for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20192/24]
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Carol Nolan
499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting assessment nationally; the duration of the waiting time for speech and language therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20200/24]
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Carol Nolan
500. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting assessment nationally; the duration of the waiting time for occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20201/24]
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Carol Nolan
501. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting assessment nationally; the duration of the waiting time for HSE contracted psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20202/24]
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Carol Nolan
502. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting assessment nationally; the duration of the waiting time for HSE contracted psychiatrists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20203/24]
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Carol Nolan
503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting assessment nationally; the duration of the waiting time for HSE contracted social workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20204/24]
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Health Services Staff
Carol Nolan
504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacancies within the HSE for speech & language therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20205/24]
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Brendan Griffin
505. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will be assessed and will receive a new wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20207/24]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Niamh Smyth
506. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20208/24]
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
507. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reporting arrangements in place for the HSE public-only consultant contract; the persons responsible for oversight and reporting; the most recent reporting in this regard; to whom these reports are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20220/24]
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Health Strategies
Richard Bruton
508. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a national rare diseases strategy for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20225/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Joe McHugh
509. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health when the plans to add additional space at Letterkenny University Hospital will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20227/24]
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Departmental Inquiries
John Lahart
510. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the person who has been appointed to chair the Epilim inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20230/24]
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Medical Cards
Richard Boyd Barrett
511. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether injections for osteoporosis with the medication festeo are still reimbursable for medical card holders; to provide a rationale for their removal if these injections are no longer available for medical card holders; what recourse medical card holders who have previously required such injections have if they have been removed from the list of reimbursable medications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20232/24]
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Hospital Admissions
David Cullinane
512. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, by hospital, in tabular form. [20233/24]
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Hospital Admissions
David Cullinane
513. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient at St. James’s University Hospital who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, in tabular form. [20234/24]
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Hospital Admissions
David Cullinane
514. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient at St. Vincent’s University Hospital who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, in tabular form. [20235/24]
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Hospital Admissions
David Cullinane
515. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, in tabular form. [20236/24]
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Road Traffic Accidents
Patrick Costello
516. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE provides data to the RSA on all road traffic injuries treated in emergency departments and minor injury clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20241/24]
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Medicinal Products
Patrick Costello
517. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that essential medications, such as nozinan, required for palliative care patients being used in place of medications which are currently in short supply are reimbursed by the primary care reimbursement service to community pharmacies, in order that such patients and their families do not incur costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/24]
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Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
518. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of gambling addiction therapists and counsellors employed within the HSE; and the number of gambling addiction therapist and counselling services in receipt of HSE funding respectively, by county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [20264/24]
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Health Services
Bernard Durkan
519. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when it is expected to offer the son of a person (details supplied) an appointment for initial assessment for ADHD; the current average wait time for such appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20278/24]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Maurice Quinlivan
520. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) who having been referred to St. John's Hospital, Limerick for an endoscopy has yet to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20284/24]
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Nursing Homes
Bernard Durkan
521. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when all matters will be concluded with in respect of the fair deal application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20288/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Eating Disorders
Cian O'Callaghan
522. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to the delivery of the 20 promised beds for adults with eating disorders; if he will provide data on the numbers of adults seeking medical support for eating disorders over the past five years; the number of those people were provided a bed for eating disorders; the number that were admitted to psychiatric units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20290/24]
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Eating Disorders
Cian O'Callaghan
523. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only clinic for eating disorders serving the entire CHO9 area is currently in a temporary building with a team that is understaffed; when this clinic will be provided with a permanent building; if capacity can be increased as they currently cannot meet the demand; if increased funding will be provided for a day service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20291/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Strategies
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
524. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health to outline the overarching strategy of the national outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programme; and if it will be published. [20298/24]
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Health Services
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
525. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if his Department has an assessment of the number of bed days have been saved in the past three years as a result of the national outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programme. [20299/24]
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Health Services
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
526. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been treated over the past three years under the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team; and the breakdown of home OPAT, community OPAT and self OPAT. [20300/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
527. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if his Department will provide details on the future investment plans for the national outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programme; and if the special delivery unit within the HSE is planning to expand the national OPAT and community intervention team service for patients. [20301/24]
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Health Services Staff
Carol Nolan
528. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total numbers currently employed by the HSE, differentiating between those on full-time, part-time and fixed-term contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20304/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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EU Programmes
Carol Nolan
529. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of HSE employees who are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary investigations; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time these employees have been under suspension; the gross salary of these employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20305/24]
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Health Services Staff
Carol Nolan
530. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of HSE employees who have been on sick leave for longer than two months; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time these employees have been on sick leave; the gross salary of these employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20306/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
531. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of employees within his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department who are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary investigations; to outline, in tabular form, the length of time these employees have been under suspension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20317/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Qualifications Recognition
Pearse Doherty
532. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a full-time MSc in an occupational therapy course (details supplied) is a qualification recognised by CORU, and if so, the average processing times for recognition and registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20330/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Michael Ring
533. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the reason a land valuation is being sought in respect of a medical card application for a person in County Mayo (details supplied), in view of the fact that this person has provided evidence of the income they derive from this land and the undue stress this matter is causing to an older person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20337/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
534. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hernia operation in Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [20338/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Dental Services
Michael Healy-Rae
535. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if assistance is available to help a person (details supplied) who needs to have a tooth repaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20339/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Jim O'Callaghan
536. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public/voluntary hospital as of end-April 2024 or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20347/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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European Union
Matt Carthy
537. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the EU programmes or funds outside of the multiannual financial framework that Ireland has paid into from the year 2014 to date; any receipts from same, by programme or fund, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20358/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Niamh Smyth
538. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review and refer correspondence to the HSE estate management team (details supplied); and to provide an update on the matter. [20367/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Jim O'Callaghan
539. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Dublin Midland Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20368/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Jim O'Callaghan
540. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20369/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Jim O'Callaghan
541. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20370/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Trusts
Jim O'Callaghan
542. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the RCSI Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20371/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Trusts
Jim O'Callaghan
543. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the South/Southwest Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20372/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Trusts
Jim O'Callaghan
544. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the UL Hospitals Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20373/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Trusts
Jim O'Callaghan
545. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Children's Health Ireland Hospital Group in 2024, in tabular form. [20374/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Marian Harkin
546. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the reason the employment embargo is impacting on cover for maternity leave; his plans to address this matter which is impacting services across the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
547. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the appointment of a new CEO of Children’s Health Ireland; the steps and stages involved in the process; the anticipated timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20378/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Sean Fleming
548. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment embargo in respect of nursing staff will be lifted; when will nurses working in one part of the country be able to transfer to another part of the country as the embargo is having an impact on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20382/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Darren O'Rourke
549. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if there are particular restrictions on overtime for HSE carers for home help at this time compared to the restrictions which ordinarily apply; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
550. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health in tabular form the number of social worker posts that are authorised and the number that are filled in each hospital and clinic in Dublin, and larger hospitals broken down by Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20384/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Michael Healy-Rae
551. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a treatment abroad scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20385/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
552. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20407/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Gary Gannon
553. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to explain precisely the differences between the ‘enhanced medical card’ and the ordinary medical card. [20409/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Gary Gannon
554. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health how many institutional survivors, who are eligible for the ‘enhanced medical card’, are already in possession of the ordinary medical card; and the difference the ‘enhanced’ card will make to them. [20410/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Gary Gannon
555. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health what are, or will be, the differences between the entitlements of HAA card holders and holders of the ‘enhanced medical card’. [20411/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
James Lawless
556. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20414/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Claire Kerrane
557. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding allocation for a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20422/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Michael Collins
558. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health based on the fact that melatonin and circadin tablets which are used in the treatment of insomnia are ineffective in many patients, and that GPs are prescribing slenyto more frequently for these patients with a very high success rate; when will this drug be put on the discretionary hardship scheme. [20431/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Sean Fleming
559. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to reconsider the position regarding neurological services at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Willie O'Dea
560. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he intends to establish a tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines; if so, when the tribunal will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20436/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Peadar Tóibín
561. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide summary reports showing which nursing homes were claiming the TAPS scheme for 2020, 2021 and 2022. [20439/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
Marian Harkin
562. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised national safeguarding policy for the health and social care sector, with particular emphasis on the safeguarding of adults and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20445/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Brendan Griffin
563. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a supplementary pension payment to two retired HSE workers in County Kerry who had their pensions reduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20449/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Michael Healy-Rae
564. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20451/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Home Care Packages
Marian Harkin
565. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if home care support will be provided for a person (details supplied) in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20452/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Noel Grealish
566. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if a person's personal financial contribution under the fair deal scheme includes a contribution based on assets, when the person is not the legal owner of the property, but would have succession rights while still alive, but if the applicant passes away before his remaining siblings he will not have any entitlement to a share of the property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20466/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Health Services
Michael Lowry
567. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issues highlighted by a person (details supplied); the steps being considered to address the issues highlighted; when the person will receive a detailed response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20480/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Pharmacy Services
Robert Troy
568. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether there is currently an issue regarding delivery drivers delivering medication and prescriptions to patients in cases where prescriptions have been filled by a qualified pharmacist; and to clarify the efforts being made to resolve this issue. [20487/24]