Parliamentary questions

Hospital Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1356. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the patient discharge policy operating in St. Vincent's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12219/24]

Dental Services

Pa Daly

1357. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the long waiting lists for child dental and orthodontic services in St. Finbarr's County Cork, and if he plans to introduce measures to alleviate same. [12233/24]

Mental Health Services

Seán Crowe

1358. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in the CHO6 area; and the number of those waiting more than six months. [12248/24]

Hospital Services

Pearse Doherty

1359. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in light of a care facility (details supplied) declaring that diabetes care for type 1 diabetes in Letterkenny University Hospital is in crisis, if he plans to address the situation; if he will meet with stakeholders to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12252/24]

Addiction Treatment Services

Seán Sherlock

1360. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if further financial support can be granted to a community addiction group (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12255/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Bruton

1361. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that people who have become ill and debilitated with long-Covid, contracted while delivering essential services during the pandemic, face the cut-off of their pay continuation scheme at the end of March; and if he can make arrangements to extend this cover. [12288/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1362. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the eligibility for a medical card in the case of children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12290/24]

Health Services

Martin Browne

1363. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason neuro physiotherapy services are not available in the mid-west (details supplied). [12293/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

1364. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12294/24]

Healthcare Policy

Claire Kerrane

1365. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he plans to open new rounds of funding under a walking tracks initiative (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12297/24]

Health Services

Steven Matthews

1366. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the continued closure of the former health centre (details supplied); if his Department proposes to bring this building back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12304/24]

Health Services

Thomas Pringle

1367. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health who is responsible for securing funding for a person who has been approved for a place but waiting on funding to be approved for residential care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/24]

Health Services

Michael Healy-Rae

1368. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/24]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Dillon

1369. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the consideration being given to the establishment of a helicopter emergency medical system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12329/24]

Ambulance Service

Alan Dillon

1370. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if doctors are part of paramedic teams who attend road traffic collisions; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12330/24]

Ambulance Service

Alan Dillon

1371. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to train emergency teams and paramedics who attend serious road traffic collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12331/24]

Health Services Staff

Matt Shanahan

1372. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, the explanation of ‘restricted procedure for works contractor’ protocol (details supplied); what differentiates it from an ‘unrestricted procedure’; the key criteria for making this distinction; the way and the reason it should be implemented in the opinion of his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/24]

Departmental Policies

Matt Shanahan

1373. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health further to a recent Parliamentary Question, if he will provide an explanation of this framework (details supplied) to include all of its sub-components and what core groupings in his Department have management over this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

1374. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12352/24]

Dental Services

Michael Healy-Rae

1375. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for orthodontic treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12362/24]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1376. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the scopolinem patch; if there are plans to make it available for medical card users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12363/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

1377. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the GP streaming service for UHL Hospital that was announced by the CEO of the HSE recently will commence operating; the way in which it will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12368/24]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

1378. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to an investigation into the illegal administering of botox-type products by individuals and businesses and the use of unlicenced products (details supplied); the steps he is taking to enforce existing legislation which only provides for botox-type products to be administered by doctors, dentists and registered nurses, in certain circumstances under the direction of doctors or dentists; the engagements he has had with the Health Products Regulatory Authority in respect of regulation and enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12370/24]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

1379. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to increase the regulation of non-surgical cosmetic treatments which are currently administered by a wide variety of practitioners, including those with no medical training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12371/24]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

1380. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will regulate a cosmetic product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12372/24]

Medical Register

Róisín Shortall

1381. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the Dentists Act 1985 to expand the regulatory role and powers of the Dental Council, following a recent investigation into the administering of botox-type products (details supplied); the status of plans to reform the 1985 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12373/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Dillon

1382. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the specifics of the enhanced community care pathway for cardiology at Mayo University Hospital; the investments made by his Department and the HSE since 2020 in dedicated cardiac care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12386/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Dillon

1383. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the enhancements in the number of cardiology consultants, staffing, and bed allocation at Mayo University Hospital to improve the treatment of cardiac patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12387/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Dillon

1384. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of staff working within Mayo University Hospital compared to pre-Covid times across all its five directorates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12388/24]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Dillon

1385. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new CT scanner project at Mayo University Hospital; when the exiting scanner will be replaced to have two functional scanners operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12389/24]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Dillon

1386. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department and the HSE to recognise pre-hospital emergency medicine as a sub-specialty in Ireland, given its recognition and effectiveness in the UK NHS and other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12390/24]

Emergency Services

Alan Dillon

1387. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health how his Department and the HSE plans to integrate doctors into the critical care helicopter emergency medical service considering the positive impact of such integration in the UK NHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12391/24]

Ambulance Service

Alan Dillon

1388. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being considered by his Department and the HSE to expand the scope of practice in the National Ambulance Service, to include treatments necessary to save lives at the scene of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12392/24]

Emergency Services

Alan Dillon

1389. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place to provide training for critical care trauma interventions in the National Ambulance Service, given their proven effectiveness in the UK's HEMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12393/24]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Dillon

1390. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will consider leveraging the evidence and experience of the group of Irish pre-hospital personnel working in the UK to improve pre-hospital care in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12394/24]

Health Services

Jackie Cahill

1391. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a patient transport service is available to patients in north and south Tipperary who are receiving radium treatment in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12430/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

1392. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed and the number considered a full cohort WTE, by department, in Cork University Hospital, in tabular form. [12431/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

1393. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed in the high dependency unit in Cork University Hospital. [12432/24]

Health Services

Matt Carthy

1394. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 7 February 2024, if he will detail the HSE services that operated within the day care centre prior to the opening of the primary care facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12437/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Dillon

1395. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the current funding and resource allocation for Mayo University Hospital, specifically for neurological services; what steps are being taken to ensure that access to a consultant neurologist is equally distributed across the country and Mayo patients can have local access for inpatient treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12440/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Dillon

1396. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health what measures are being considered to ensure that the care received by patients does not depend on where they live, specifically for neurological services; the steps that will be taken to expedite the appointment of a consultant neurologist at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12441/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Connolly

1397. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the special scheme to provide special leave with pay for eligible health sector staff in respect of long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12448/24]

Hospital Services

Pearse Doherty

1398. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of delays in processing blood tests at LUH; the impact this will have on services; if steps are being taken to address the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12450/24]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

1399. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12455/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Darren O'Rourke

1400. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will get an appointment at Our Lady's Hospital Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12465/24]

Health Services

Michael Healy-Rae

1401. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an application for the permanent ill health exit package for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12466/24]

Health Services

Robert Troy

1402. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when teletherapy to treat patients with Parkinson's disease will be rolled out in other hospitals and clinics following the successful trial in Regional Hospital Tullamore in 2023. [12480/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Creed

1403. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the current situation regarding negotiations for public health service employees diagnosed with long Covid; if he has considered best international practice with regard to dealing with this matter both from a medical and a financial point of view for the employees diagnosed; the state of negotiations with an organisation (details supplied) regarding healthcare workers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12481/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

1404. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details); and when they can expect a hospital appointment. [12484/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Darren O'Rourke

1405. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to detail the policy regarding the reuse and recycling of wheelchairs and crutches across all sectors of the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12485/24]