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Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
1195. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current staffing of the paediatric diabetes service in the Regional Hospital Mullingar; the current vacancies within that service; and how long each post has been vacant for. [47890/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Sorca Clarke
1208. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be issued to a person (details supplied) regarding their confirmed urgent referral to the urology clinic in UCG Hospital in Dec 2022. [47961/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Care Services
Sorca Clarke
1296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed and announced refurbishments, developments and funding for St. Josephs care centre in Longford town, given the first refurbishment was due to be completed in 2021. [48507/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Care Services
Sorca Clarke
1297. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health following the announcement in September 2023 of a ward-closure in St. Joseph's care centre in Longford, due to an issue with a roof, to provide an update on works carried out and works that remain to be completed; and the timeline for completion, in relation to this issue given the level of demand that exists for this centre. [48508/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Budget 2024
Sorca Clarke
263. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health what funding his Department will allocate to the National Educational Psychological Service as part of Budget 2024. [45499/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
578. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of approved nursing posts in the paediatric emergency department in the Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [45123/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
579. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the recommended number of paediatric nursing posts in an accident and emergency department seeing more than 12,000 children a year. [45124/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
580. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of posts currently filled on a permanent basis by paediatric-qualified staff. [45125/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
581. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical nurse manager posts for the paediatric emergency department in the Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [45126/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
582. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department staff in the Regional Hospital, Mullingar currently trained in the Irish childhood triage system. [45127/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
583. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health given the level of actual, compared to recommended staffing in the Regional Hospital, Mullingar if he feels that his Department is staffed to a safe level [45128/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
590. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health in light of the current situation in Temple Street and Cappagh Orthopaedic service, the arrangements that have been put in place for children with non-spinal surgical needs to have their ongoing therapy continue. [44210/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Hospital Procedures
Sorca Clarke
591. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children with hip dysplasia who have had treatment, x-rays or assessments cancelled or delayed because of the current ongoing investigations and reviews at Childrens Health Ireland. [44211/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
592. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their cancelled x-ray and proposed surgery before school age following ongoing treatment for hip dysplasia. [44219/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
593. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current situation with staffing in relation to the paediatric diabetes service in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the number of children currently attending; and the number of children awaiting an appointment. [44221/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Health Services Staff
Sorca Clarke
343. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologists attached to Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43360/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Legislative Programme
Sorca Clarke
344. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023; and when this Bill will move to the next stage. [43361/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Sorca Clarke
345. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current number of ICU beds in place; how many beds are funded; the all-in costs for a new ICU bed, support services and staffing; and the projected cost for 20 additional ICU beds. [43362/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Sorca Clarke
346. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the HPV vaccine free to adults who have not received it yet but want to access it through their GP. [43363/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Eating Disorders
Sorca Clarke
689. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health what services are available in County Longford for adults living with eating disorders. [32750/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
716. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current average waiting times for urgent and routine paediatric dermatology appointments in each of the seven hospital groups. [31094/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
717. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of times that the HSE has advertised for the post of consultant otolaryngologist since January 2022. [31095/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Funding
Sorca Clarke
718. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each hospital part of Ireland East Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [31096/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Sorca Clarke
719. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres in use at Mullingar Regional Hospital. [31097/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Sorca Clarke
619. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the review of community pharmacies services. [29175/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Sorca Clarke
620. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the representative bodies he and his Department have engaged with as part of the review of community pharmacies services, the representative bodies that remain to be engaged with, and the timeline for such engagement. [29176/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Sorca Clarke
621. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health his and his Departments engagement to date with the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in relation to an increase in dispensing fees for community pharmacies to €6.50 per medicine. [29177/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Sorca Clarke
622. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing dispensing fees of community pharmacies, to a flat fee model of care being reimbursed at €6.50 per medicine. [29178/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Sorca Clarke
1122. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the drug, Ozempic, used to treat obesity as a consequence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will be available to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27210/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Sorca Clarke
1184. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the nursing homes that have already exited the fair deal scheme and the nursing homes that have applied to exit the fair deal scheme, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27729/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Sorca Clarke
1185. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund in relation to the fair deal scheme as it applies to nursing homes. [27730/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Sorca Clarke
1186. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that have exited the fair deal scheme and ceased operating in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, per county, in tabular form. [27731/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
1221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with the INMO in relation to the latest figures outlining the number of patients on trolleys awaiting a hospital bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Medical Cards
Sorca Clarke
667. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the increase in income limits for those under 70 years applying for a medical card will be applied. [25707/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Departmental Data
Sorca Clarke
782. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [26347/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
783. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder services and support will be in place in County Longford. [26348/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Services
Sorca Clarke
743. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of hospitals not accepting referrals for patients who availed of the cross-border initiative for treatment, despite HSE guidelines which assure patients that should complications arise they have the right "to access the Irish health care system to put it right"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24197/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
643. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with employment agencies to ensure the €1,000 Covid bonus payment has been paid to all those workers who are entitled to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22619/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Civil Registration Service
Sorca Clarke
603. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to provide the HSE civil registration service at the primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath as it had been. [21301/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
480. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the addiction service for those under 18 years in the midlands counties, which was delivered by the Midlands Regional Drug and Alcohol Taskforce in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, is now fully staffed and operational. [20760/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
505. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies in Mullingar Regional Hospital per department and speciality; and the length of time each post has been vacant, in tabular form. [18938/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
1421. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health in relation to the mobile breast screening units that will not return to Mullingar and Athlone until the end of 2023, the number of women who were scheduled to attend these units for screening who will now have to make the trip to Tullamore to avail of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16658/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services Staff
Sorca Clarke
1471. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that healthcare assistants who are qualified above QQI level 5 do not need to repeat or obtain a QQI level 5 qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Dental Services
Sorca Clarke
1472. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who provide services under the general medical card scheme, by county, in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [16826/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
714. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for 8-16 year olds in CHO8, per test centre, age, and the length of time on the list, in tabular form. [15237/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
1457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the mobile BreastCheck unit last operated in Mullingar; the reason it will not return to this highly populated area until late in 2023, given that the journey to Tullamore is a 40km roundtrip with irregular and infrequent transport links. [13577/23]
Wed, 8 Mar 2023
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Medicinal Products
Sorca Clarke
220. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current status of ampligen for treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME; and the engagement he has had with the European Medicines Agency, EMA, on the issue of authorisation. [11745/23]
Wed, 8 Mar 2023
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Medicinal Products
Sorca Clarke
221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions, per year, that the drug ampligen has been applied for, denied access or approved via the exempt medicines scheme, in tabular form. [11749/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Sorca Clarke
649. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged between eight to 12 years inclusive, 13 to 15 inclusive, and 16 to 18 inclusive, who have been referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund for dental treatment in each of the years 2020 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [11440/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
553. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health If he will provide details of all autism-specific services available for adults in County Westmeath; the types of services available; and the waiting list for each service for each appointment type. [9581/23]