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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Disability Services
Aindrias Moynihan
1206. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the reason the understanding and managing adult ADHD programme was not chosen for funding by the HSE for 2024; what supports he intends to provide to it in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11517/24]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Paul Donnelly
1207. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he can expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [11518/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Imelda Munster
1208. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the outpatient waiting lists in each department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, including details of the number of people waiting on the list and details of waiting times, in tabular form. [11527/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Staff
Catherine Murphy
1209. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent medical staff by section at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies in each of those sections; and the last documented workforce planning strategy that was developed for the hospital. [11530/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Patrick O'Donovan
1210. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when HSE Services at the new primary medical centre on Station Road, Newcastle West, County Limerick will take up occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Emergency Departments
Richard Bruton
1211. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health when it is scheduled for Beaumont Hospital to open a new accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11536/24]
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Medical Qualifications
Pearse Doherty
1212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a CORU application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11539/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Emer Higgins
1213. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11543/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Emer Higgins
1214. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists that have been recruited by the HSE, Section 38 or Section 39 organisations in the past three years; the measures taken to compensate for the loss of staff while recruiting replacements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11546/24]
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Health Services Staff
Emer Higgins
1215. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the method used to determine the ratio of therapists to children needing access to a specific therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11547/24]
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Health Services Staff
Emer Higgins
1216. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the locations that have the greatest deficits for therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11549/24]
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Mental Health Services
Emer Higgins
1217. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the decision by the HSE to withdraw funding for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme (UMAAP) in 2024 and if his Department has plans for the continuation of this program; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11552/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
1218. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the admission criteria for Linn Dara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11554/24]
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
1219. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of young people that were admitted to Linn Dara from 2020 to present; the percentage of these who were from outside the catchment area, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11555/24]
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
1220. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if funding for private hospital care is available to persons with eating disorders who are not accepted to public facilities for care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11556/24]
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
1221. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the eating disorder services model of care is to be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11557/24]
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
1222. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were admitted to hospitals for eating disorders since 2020; the average length of hospitalisation for eating disorders during this time period; if readmissions occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11558/24]
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
1223. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the mental health treatments available to eating disorder patients who are reliant on a nasogastric tube; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11559/24]
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
1224. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of specialist eating disorder teams by CHO area; the steps being taken to improve retention and recruitment within eating disorder teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11560/24]
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
1225. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of eating disorder teams; the funding allocated to the rollout for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11573/24]
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An Garda Síochána
Carol Nolan
1226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being addressed to staff or Ministers, at any level, working within the Department during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11597/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Marian Harkin
1227. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive a date for surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11611/24]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Niamh Smyth
1228. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11615/24]
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Medical Qualifications
Paul Kehoe
1229. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether the requirements to become a HSE international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) could be widened to reflect the pathways to become qualified, including the heath professional route, mentorship or a voluntary group before taking the IBCLC exam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11624/24]
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Hospital Services
Paul Kehoe
1230. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on infant formula in maternity hospitals in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11625/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
1231. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health who represented Ireland at the COP10/MOP3 global anti-tobacco conferences; what agenda items were priority for the Irish delegation; what are the outcomes of the conferences that can translate into tobacco policy or legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11631/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
1232. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether progress has been made on summarising the responses to the public consultation on further regulation of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products, whether pre-legislative scrutiny will be the next step of the legislative process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11632/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Alan Kelly
1233. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for health for an update on the progress being made for the proposed reopening of a health centre in Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11634/24]
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Alan Kelly
1234. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the urgent need to expand a health centre in Wicklow (details supplied) to allow wheelchair access for patients with mobility issues and to construct an additional room for medical consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11635/24]
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
1235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence chemotherapy treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11641/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Healthcare Policy
Patrick Costello
1236. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the position for an update in relation to the HSE-led implementation group considering the Joint Committee on Health report on the proposed legislative recommendations in the Marie O'Shea report; how many times have the group met since being established; who are the members of the group; to identify the ten work-streams identified by the group; when the draft implementation action plan is likely to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11643/24]
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Abortion Services
Patrick Costello
1237. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline as to when the remaining two maternity hospitals are due to be in a position to offer full termination of pregnancy services, as prescribed in the 2018 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11644/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Abortion Services
Patrick Costello
1238. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the progression of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023; and can he confirm that this bill will be completed in the lifetime of this current Dáil term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11645/24]
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Abortion Services
Patrick Costello
1239. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health to clarify if the mandatory three-day waiting period before being able to access abortion services will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11647/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Abortion Services
Patrick Costello
1240. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether there are any penalties or complaints procedures in place in relation to healthcare workers causing wilful delay or obstruction to women seeking to access abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11648/24]
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Health Services
Alan Kelly
1241. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 28 February 2024, the date on which he last requested this advice; in what format that advice was given; who gave the advice; and if he will publish this advice (details supplied). [11667/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Michael Healy-Rae
1242. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a device to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/24]
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Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1243. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of public health nurse vacancies, by health centre in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11698/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
1244. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of developmental checks children in Dublin are missing due to a shortage of public health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11699/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Colm Burke
1245. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what steps have been taken to date to establish the grade of advanced practice physiotherapist, following his commitment to do so at a conference 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11700/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Colm Burke
1246. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the relevant bodies to conduct a review of the management structure for physiotherapists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11701/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Staff
Colm Burke
1247. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will work with the relevant bodies to establish a defined career pathway for clinical physiotherapy tutors to include recognition of specialism and further to advance the establishment of clinical academic posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11702/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Staff
Colm Burke
1248. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the relevant bodies to restore the placement allowance for clinical staff providing physiotherapy students with clinical placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11703/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Seán Canney
1249. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will be providing funding to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11704/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Vaccination Programme
Ivana Bacik
1250. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to include pharmacists in the MMR catch-up programme, given the current GP shortage, which may delay the provision of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11705/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Duncan Smith
1251. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to establish a clear clinical pathway for assessment of babies with suspected Pierre Robin sequence between the maternity hospitals and the ENT teams in the paediatric hospitals to ensure children with Pierre Robin sequence are rapidly identified and treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11711/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Services
Cian O'Callaghan
1252. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase investment in audiology services in Beaumont Hospital, specifically in relation to operative aftercare for patients accessing surgical intervention abroad; if there are plans to further resource and fund audiology services to allow increased surgeries to happen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Cancer Services
Cian O'Callaghan
1253. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the level of financial support and practical transport provision for cancer care patients who have to travel significant distances to access specialised care; the measures his Department proposes to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11717/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Care Services
Holly Cairns
1254. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of respite places available in Cork from 2018 to date for patients aged over 65 years, in tabular form. [11730/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Holly Cairns
1255. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the National Gender Service waiting list currently; the number waiting for an initial appointment; and the length of time individuals have been waiting, in tabular form. [11737/24]