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Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Peter Burke
1270. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to meet an organisation (details supplied) to discuss urgent matters on dispensing fees for community pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28265/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Pauline Tully
1271. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if an application has been made by a nursing home (details supplied) for a pandemic special recognition payment for a staff member; if this payment has been processed and paid to the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28266/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Housing Policy
Claire Kerrane
1272. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to develop housing for older persons where they can live independently but in a safe community, given that older people want to downsize and offering housing suitable for them; if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28271/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Alan Kelly
1273. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how many private nursing homes the State has purchased or taken over; the locations of these nursing homes; and the costs associated with purchasing/taking over each one, if applicable, from the year 2000 to date, in tabular form. [28272/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Service Executive
Alan Kelly
1274. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of all capital acquisition circulars/regulations/capital appraisal/capital value for money rules/capital acquisition due diligence rules, and so on, that the HSE uses. [28273/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
1275. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the budget allocated to each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [28283/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Policy
Paul Kehoe
1276. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the voluntary mental health/counselling service organisations that are receiving funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28311/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Policy
Paul Kehoe
1277. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what voluntary mental health/counselling service organisations are receiving funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medical Cards
Duncan Smith
1278. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason court safety orders or court barring orders older than 12 months are not accepted as proof of relationship estrangement by the medical card assessment unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28317/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medical Cards
Duncan Smith
1279. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will account for the reason that a medical card was withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in five successive months, and had to be reinstated in each of the five months before being withdrawn entirely, prior to the expiry of the three-year term of their medical card. [28318/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
1280. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on reinstating genetic clinician satellite clinics in each of the regions by the national genetic services in Crumlin as national genetic resources are being ramped up, given the immense efficiencies that a timely diagnosis of genetic disease can bring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1281. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Staff
Colm Burke
1282. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to implementing a bursary of €5,000 per annum for the training of radiation therapists, similar to the scheme which is currently in place at UCC for the training of diagnostic radiography students and where the participants are required to work for a period of two years after graduation with the HSE South/Southwest Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28369/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Colm Burke
1283. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department to increase the number of training places that can be allocated to radiation therapy students in the HSE, in view of the current crisis in recruitment and retention of radiation therapists in the health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28370/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Colm Burke
1284. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department to increase the number of training places that are allocated to radiation therapy students in each of the HSE hospitals where radiation treatment is being provided for cancer patients, in view of the current crisis in recruitment and retention of radiation therapists in the health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28371/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
1285. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to engage with the community pharmacists sector and their representative body (details supplied) as committed to in the Programme for Government, with a view to renegotiating the existing fees model, which remains unchanged for 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28379/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1286. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health what is required by a county to apply for a JIGSAW project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Care Services
Michael Healy-Rae
1287. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of respite care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28388/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Charges
Duncan Smith
1288. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what plans he has to address hospital parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28393/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Charges
Duncan Smith
1289. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what plans he has to address the high cost of parking near a Dublin hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28394/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Jackie Cahill
1290. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a pharmacy will be located in the new primary healthcare centre in Roscrea, County Tipperary; if so, if a contract has already been agreed with a provider; if the position has not yet been filled, if the position will be going to tender; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28396/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Commission
Neasa Hourigan
1291. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the undertakings the HSE committed to in respect of the transfer of a patient to Unit 3, St. Stephen's Hospital in July 2022 in breach of a condition of registration of that service as an approved centre such that the Mental Health Commission suspended a prosecution it had commenced against the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28398/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1292. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken by the Mental Health Commission to uphold the rights of a patient transferred to Unit 3, St. Stephen's Hospital in July 2022, in breach of a condition of registration of that service as an approved centre following the Mental Health Commission's the decision to suspend a prosecution it had commenced against the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Commission
Neasa Hourigan
1293. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the undertakings the HSE committed to in respect of the transfer of a patient from the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton to another facility in July 2022 outside of the agreed process of transfers in place, such that the Mental Health Commission suspended enforcement action it had commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28400/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1294. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if a resident transferred from the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton to another facility in July 2022 outside of the agreed process of transfers in place, was given the option to return to the Owenacurra Centre; if the Mental Health Commission judged the placement in question to be meeting the needs of the resident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28401/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Noel Grealish
1295. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the current status of free GP care for children aged six and seven years, as announced in Budget 2023; if any automatic GP cards for children aged six and seven years have been issued; if not, when applications will open; when the first cards will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28402/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Dental Services
Paul Kehoe
1296. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the dentists in County Wexford providing services to medical card holders under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28403/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Fergus O'Dowd
1297. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will seek an update from within the HSE in respect of the need to provide a state of the art new primary care centre in Dunleer, County Louth given the significant population increase in the area; the details of premises in the area that would be suitable for the project that are already in HSE ownership; the projected cost of such an addition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
1298. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28411/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Niamh Smyth
1299. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason (details supplied) is waiting on an appointment in the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28412/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Strategies
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1300. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetics and Genomics Medicine in Ireland; the status of the development of the promised National Testing Directory for genetics and genomics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28413/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Alan Kelly
1301. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending the opening hours to 8am-9pm, seven days a week for the Cashel minor injury unit. [28435/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Alan Kelly
1302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the services currently available for people who have multiple sulfatase deficiency. [28436/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Alan Kelly
1303. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new primary care centre in Roscrea will be opened; and the services that will be provided at this PCC when opened. [28437/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Kelly
1304. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the out-of-hours GP services that are contracted or in operation; the number of GPs with contracts; and the number of GPs actively making claims, by month, to date in 2023. [28438/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Procedures
Alan Kelly
1305. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that were allocated funding for obesity surgery in 2023; and the number of such procedures that will be funded. [28439/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1306. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE midwives working in the University Maternity Hospital, Limerick in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if so, when. [28440/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Service Executive
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1307. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current members of the implementation working group set up to consider and progress the various recommendations contained in a report (details supplied) into governance arrangement to support HSE drug reimbursement; the dates of each of the meetings of the working group; the target month for the working group to report to Government; the consultation process; and the work that has been carried out to date by the group. [28449/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1308. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health what engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to pay for services provided, and where its payments had been reduced in 2009 and have been frozen ever since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28450/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brendan Griffin
1309. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when the Covid bonus will be paid to section 39 healthcare workers given the significant delay; whether KOSI has engaged with companies (details supplied) to ensure payment is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28458/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Niamh Smyth
1310. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not got their pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28460/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Investigations
Fergus O'Dowd
1311. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if the report into the tragic death of a person (details supplied) and the subsequent recommendations will be published in full; if not, if he will detail the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28461/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Investigations
Fergus O'Dowd
1312. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health in respect of the tragic death of a person (details supplied), subsequent to the completion of the report into the tragic circumstances of their death, if, at any stage, this clear neglect of a vulnerable adult was referred to the gardaí by any the services involved; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28462/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
1313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28468/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Alan Dillon
1314. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health given the obligations stipulated by the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act of 2017, can he provide an update on the progress of the review concerning the nature of services performed by community pharmacies; if discussions will be held with community pharmacies about restoring their dispensing fees to a flat fee model in line with the precedent set before the recession-induced cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28470/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Alan Dillon
1315. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health considering that community pharmacies were linked to the public sector agreements through FEMPI legislation when pay cuts were implemented, but are currently not aligned with the public sector for pay restoration, the measures in place to ensure that community pharmacist pay is restored in congruity with public sector pay arrangements; if he will address the reimbursement for escalating administrative tasks related to the complex operation of community drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28471/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Ring
1316. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a gynaecological procedure in view of the fact that they have been waiting since November 2021 for this procedure and the fact that this person is in constant pain with a greatly diminished qualify of life as a direct result of this procedure, not being carried out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28477/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Neasa Hourigan
1317. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress made to date in respect of the programme for Government commitment to commence talks with pharmacists on a new contract and enhancement of their role in the delivery of healthcare in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28491/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Meals-on-Wheels Services
Peadar Tóibín
1318. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 9 May 2023, if he will increase the level of guaranteed ring-fenced annual funding for a meals-on-wheels service to an amount requested (details supplied) to ensure the long-term survival of a vital community service meeting the nutritional needs of a local elderly population in County Meath as outlined to the HSE in previous correspondence [28494/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Service Executive
David Stanton
1319. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the body or bodies representing professional counsellors and psychotherapists that are recognised by his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28495/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
John McGuinness
1320. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the social insurance record of a person (details supplied) shows 52 class D contributions for each year from 1988 to 2018, when in fact they only worked 26 weeks per year during that period. [28510/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
1321. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for physiotherapy at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [28511/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Michael Lowry
1322. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce medical treatment wait times, improve healthcare infrastructure, and ensure equitable healthcare provision across County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Paul Kehoe
1323. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what discussions he or officials from his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding reduced opening hours at evenings and weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28554/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Paul Kehoe
1324. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a shortage of HRT medications in the country; the measures being put in place to alleviate this shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28566/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Funding
Holly Cairns
1325. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide his response to the request from an organisation (details supplied) for sustainable funding for national physiotherapy services for people with multiple sclerosis, and other neurological conditions totalling €880,000 per annum across all nine CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28591/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Holly Cairns
1326. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deploy all healthcare professionals currently on panels in CHO4 to front-line roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28592/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Holly Cairns
1327. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reform the national treatment purchase fund/fair deal scheme to meet current healthcare costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28593/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Holly Cairns
1328. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in relation to a nursing home (details supplied) that will exit the fair deal scheme at the end of May if the National Treatment Purchase Fund does not increase payments to it. [28594/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Fergus O'Dowd
1329. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28601/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Róisín Shortall
1330. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to review the nature of services that community pharmacies perform on behalf of the State, under the terms of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28602/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Barry Cowen
1331. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment for admission. [28604/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Ambulance Service
Éamon Ó Cuív
1332. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress made with the provision of a new ambulance base (details supplied); the reason for the delay with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28608/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Data Protection
Peadar Tóibín
1333. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the security protections in place for remote workers within civil and public service organisations to safeguard against personal information of members of the public in audio, text and electronic form being inadvertently exposed to unauthorised third parties within the remote setting; if he can provide a copy of the remote working best practice guidelines for civil and public service workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28643/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services
David Cullinane
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to enable seven-day rostering across the health service; his plans to address the workforce requirements to enable this while achieving safe staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26968/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Overcrowding
Duncan Smith
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed update on his plans to end hospital overcrowding and accident and emergency wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26950/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Emergency Departments
David Cullinane
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will publish a multi-annual plan to resolve the crisis in emergency departments; when he will publish full details of all elective centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26973/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Home Care Packages
Róisín Shortall
4. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new home care tender, following an offer of €31 being issued to providers on 25 May 2023; if this offer is based on the current living wage of €13.85 per hour; the details of the other elements of this offer; how this figure was arrived at; the means by which travel expenses will be paid; the rationale for continuing with the fastest-finger-first commissioning model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26967/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he plans to reduce the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, teams from more than 70 to 50, as suggested by the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on the 24 May 2023; if he can guarantee this will lead to better outcomes for young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26974/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Alan Farrell
6. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the progress being made to develop a national sexual health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26756/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Richard Bruton
7. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his ambition for the development of services from community pharmacists, and the challenges in meeting them. [26596/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint a HSE patient liaison team official with a special focus on rare disease patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26591/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Thomas Gould
9. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline and delivery of the elective hospital and the regional eye care facility in Cork. [26659/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
10. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to raising the income threshold for qualification for medical cards, with particular reference to persons who may be suffering from life-changing or life-threatening conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26657/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Industrial Disputes
Duncan Smith
11. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress made with regard to the pay parity claim by medical scientists, one year after they suspended their industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26661/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gino Kenny
12. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently reported that the number of long-waiters for hospital treatment has increased by 12% since start of 2023 and has risen 22-fold over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26577/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
13. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence on 23 August 2022 and 17 May 2023 from this Deputy in relation to the provision of GP services by Cuban doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26675/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Thomas Gould
14. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he has taken action to address the long delays in accessing equipment for children with disabilities. [25904/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Holly Cairns
15. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking ensure that hormone replacement therapy medication is available without charge for persons going through menopause. [26394/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Family Support Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the options, if any, for multi-annual core funding for a network (details supplied) based in Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Services
Matt Carthy
17. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be extended to include weekends and public holidays. [26741/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Staff
Pearse Doherty
18. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the recent resignation of two consultant endocrinologists from Letterkenny General Hospital; the plans that are being put in place to address this lack of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26678/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Primary Care Centres
James O'Connor
19. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a new building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26375/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Rose Conway-Walsh
20. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the emergency department development in Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26715/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Bríd Smith
21. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify the position in relation to a person carrying prescribed medicinal cannabis products from an another state, specifically in relation to Article 75 of the Schengen Implementing Convention, which states that it is permissible to transport drugs and psychotropic substances needed as part of medical treatment if the person concerned has a certificate issued by a competent authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26688/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
22. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the injury clinic unit for Carlow town and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26700/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Abortion Services
Paul Murphy
23. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he anticipates that legislation to reform the abortion law will be passed within the lifetime of this Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26705/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Duncan Smith
24. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pay claims by section 39 organisation workers following the meeting of officials from his Department, the HSE, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Tusla with union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26663/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Pauline Tully
25. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health when the current contract for the provision and repair of wheelchairs is due to end; if he will detail the procurement process involved in selecting the company that gets the contract; if a monitoring process is in place to examine the efficiency, value for money and outcomes delivered for wheelchair users by the contract holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26725/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
26. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to eating disorder services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26405/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pauline Tully
27. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health what oversight he has of pandemic special recognition payments to ensure that those who are entitled to this payment have received it; if there is a process in place for healthcare workers who believe they are entitled to the pandemic special recognition payment but have not received a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26724/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
28. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason HSE enhanced community care consultant posts will only be allocated to model 4 hospitals; if he will address concerns by consultants in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
29. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding and resourcing ofLetterkenny University Hospital to reflect the fact that the hospital is the sixth largest in the State with reference to the number of inpatients each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26392/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
30. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the action he intends on taking to speed up the delivery of smaller capital health projects and to simplify the processes laid down by his Department to do so, in view of the inordinate time it is taking to provide the new ambulance base in Recess, Connemara, the new community nursing unit in Clifden, Connemara, a new health centre in Inishbofin and a new permanent health centre in Árann, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25487/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
James O'Connor
31. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the national ePrescribing system to reduce the administrative burden currently faced by community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26674/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Substance Misuse
Bernard Durkan
32. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which persons in need of drug rehabilitation programmes have access to same, with a view to reducing their dependency on drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26658/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Aindrias Moynihan
33. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his views on the measures being taken to address the issue of attracting general practitioners to rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26707/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Christopher O'Sullivan
34. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are only ten beds for haematology patients in Cork University Hospital to serve the whole south/south west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26694/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gino Kenny
35. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that 309 children are waiting for scoliosis-related surgery and that just 12 spinal fusions have been completed to date in 2023 in Temple Street and Cappagh hospitals, a third of the number completed in the same period in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26575/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Catherine Connolly
36. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 20 April 2023, if he will provide an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; the expected timeline for the design team to be in place; the expected timeline for the site investigations to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26407/23]