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Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Kathleen Funchion
1170. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts by speciality and registrar posts by speciality currently at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [27623/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Data
Alan Kelly
1171. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a price has been agreed for the purchase of the Mount Carmel nursing home and site in Roscrea that has been referenced in the HSE's 2023 capital plan; and if he will provide, in tabular form all dates and all attendees of all meetings between the HSE and the owners of the site to date. [27631/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Budgets
Alan Kelly
1172. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if it is appropriate for the HSE to say in its capital plan that it intends to purchase a specific site and business without any due diligence undertaken and no discussions having even begun on the price of the acquisition. [27632/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Alan Kelly
1173. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how many private nursing homes the HSE is in negotiations to purchase currently and where. [27633/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Communications
Holly Cairns
1174. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the percentage of social media videos posted on each of his Departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit, that included closed captioning/subtitling between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27658/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Policies
Holly Cairns
1175. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department, and public bodies and agencies under his remit, have an anti-racism policy which can be accessed by the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27676/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Ged Nash
1176. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when semaglutide will be available to diabetic patients as there currently is a shortage of this vital medication for many patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27686/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Cathal Crowe
1177. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE on a case (details supplied) of owed pension arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27688/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
1178. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27689/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Living Wage
David Cullinane
1179. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of delivering a living wage for home care workers; and the estimated cost of providing for mileage expenses. [27690/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Seán Canney
1180. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the 600 job vacancies currently within the HSE, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27691/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
David Cullinane
1181. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) has submitted a claim for its employees providing cleaning and support services at University Hospital Waterford, as the employees are unable to get a definitive reply from the employer. [27717/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Mark Ward
1182. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm that the cost of hearing aids and the cost of replacing hearing aids is covered under the medical card for people over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Ring
1183. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health his plans to try to improve the waiting list time for cataract procedures in Galway University Hospital given that the list is now at three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/23]
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
Holly Cairns
1187. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of an individual (details supplied) waiting for treatment in a public health service. [27739/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
1188. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on recognising Covid-19 as an occupational disease for front-line health care workers as per EU ACSH agreement in November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27740/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Holly Cairns
1189. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting lists for children with scoliosis for their first appointment with an orthopaedic consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Services
Paul Kehoe
1190. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for information and contact details for advice on how to procure for a voluntary organisation (details supplied) providing mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Michael Fitzmaurice
1191. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied ) who is a retiree of the HSE will receive their arrears of payment under the recent pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27746/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Bernard Durkan
1192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health to indicate the ongoing plans, if any, to have the athletic therapy profession in Ireland regulated, given the ARTI was formed in 2009 and serves as the governing body for certified athletic therapists in Ireland; if athletic therapy can be included within the regulation process with a view to provision of care services within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27762/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Services
Johnny Mythen
1193. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if overspending across his Department will result in any delay to the works required to bring Wexford General Hospital back to full operational capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27768/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Dental Services
Johnny Mythen
1194. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the creation of a mobile dentist unit to provide dental care for housebound people with oral problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27769/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Ring
1195. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from a company (details supplied) when payment will issue to a person given that they have raised this issue directly with their employers to no avail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27791/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Prescriptions Charges
Thomas Gould
1196. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications currently being assessed by the CHO4 Resource Allocation Group. [27797/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Prescriptions Charges
Thomas Gould
1197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average wait, from time of prescription to allocation of funding, by the CHO4 Resource Allocation Group. [27798/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Emergency Accommodation
John Brady
1198. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation around the housing of beneficiaries of temporary protection in disused nursing homes which are no longer in use; if it is the case that these premises are not being considered for accommodation; if he will clarify in detail the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27802/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Michael Healy-Rae
1199. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27823/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Michael Ring
1200. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if additional funding could be provided for the expansion of a service (details supplied) to enable people to attend more frequently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27828/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Dental Services
Michael Ring
1201. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be seen under the school dental programme for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27829/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Niamh Smyth
1202. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is waiting so long to get their appointment in Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27830/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Peadar Tóibín
1203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 24 January 2023, if any price agreement has been reached between the HSE and a drug company (details supplied) for Sunosi in the treatment of narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnoea; if so, if he will provide an update and indicate a timeframe when the drug will be available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27844/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
1204. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the GMS contract in place in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, requires the contracted GP to have a practice located in the town, or if there is leeway whereby patients can be seen in a practice beyond the town. [27851/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
1205. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider leasing or purchasing a vacant commercial unit in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, for the provision of community-level healthcare in this populated centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
1206. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if grants are available to help a GP set up a new practice facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27853/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
1207. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is any funding stream by which a community can undertake capital works to facilitate the establishment of a GP practice in their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pa Daly
1208. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for a lung function test with the lung specialist in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Mark Ward
1209. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when a response will be issued to the petition submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
1210. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the eating disorder services available to people in CHO3 and CHO8; the plans in place to develop services in these CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Grant Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
1211. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if bereavement support funding will be made available to communities in instances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Steven Matthews
1212. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a Departmental review of community pharmacy services; if he is currently engaging with an organisation (details supplied) on the concerns of community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27919/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Ambulance Service
Pauline Tully
1213. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the first- and full-year cost of providing five additional ambulances in each HSE region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27929/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pauline Tully
1214. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant nephrologist at Beaumont Hospital; the average waiting times to see the consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27930/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Pauline Tully
1215. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental surgeons employed by the HSE working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO1 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27931/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Pauline Tully
1216. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of ceiling hoists delivered to families in CHO1 in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
1217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [27936/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Data
Matt Carthy
1218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the engagements or training missions abroad engaged in by the Irish National Ambulance Service in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the purpose of such delegations; the officials or Ministers who provided sanction to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1219. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the Mental Health Commission took any action against the HSE in 2022 following the transfer of a resident of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, to Unit 3, St. Stephen's Hospital which had conditions on its registration following inspection reports in 2021 and 2022 by the Mental Health Commission which raised serious concerns about the premises, the staff culture, lack of rehabilitation focus and fire safety; if so, if he will provide details of that action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Michael Ring
1220. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason the HSE has not replied to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 9 May 2023; when a reply will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/23]
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, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Michael Healy-Rae
1222. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if more funding will be granted for MS services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
1223. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27965/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
1224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for cardiac surgery; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Lowry
1225. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 10 May 2023, in relation to long-Covid and providing financial support for HSE personnel suffering from long-term-Covid illness and unable to work; if his Department has looked at all available options to support staff who are unable to return to work, given that the current scheme is due to end on 30 June this year; the additional financial support that will be offered to such staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27987/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Cian O'Callaghan
1226. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the eye-drop medication, muro, has been removed from the medical card scheme; if he plans to reinstate its coverage in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Cathal Crowe
1227. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE on the case of a person (details supplied) of owed pension arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28004/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Fergus O'Dowd
1228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to the release of the CSO Census 2022 population figures which show significant increases in south County Louth and east County Meath, if he will provide details of his Department's plans to develop new health services to cater for this additional population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28028/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
1229. 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. [28033/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Services
Ged Nash
1230. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a CHI-commissioned external review of the paediatric gastroenterology department at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, which was initiated to inform a new multi-annual plan to enhance the service and access to care for children across the State; the current status of the review; if the proposals contained therein will be funded and actioned; if he will provide a timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28038/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1231. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if acarizax can be added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Cathal Crowe
1232. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown and timeline for the allocation of the additional €3.5 million announced in Budget 2023 to support front-line community addiction services. [28065/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Neasa Hourigan
1233. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the Health Act 2004 to assess the nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; his plans to ensure a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for Section 39 organisations; his plans to address the pay disparity between Section 39 organisations and their HSE and Section 38 counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28072/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Vaccination Programme
David Cullinane
1234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made to establish if a vaccine compensation scheme will be established in view of the urgent recommendations made in the Expert Group Report to Review the Law of Torts and the Current Systems for the Management of Clinical Negligence Claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Robert Troy
1235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a rehabilitation place will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [28107/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Primary Care Services
Paul Kehoe
1236. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether an audit can be lifted for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Violet-Anne Wynne
1237. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the supports his Department has in place for advice, healthcare, medication and mental health supports for adults in Ireland diagnosed with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28121/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1238. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each MAU in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28122/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1239. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each LIU in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
1240. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the total list of GPs in County Clare who are enrolled in the GMS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Dental Services
Pearse Doherty
1241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an orthodontic assessment carried out; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Bríd Smith
1242. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish a formal agreement to address the following: the pay disparity of Section 39 organisations; a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for voluntary organisations; a review of the out-of-date Health Act 2004, which does not reflect the reality and essential nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28132/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
James Lawless
1243. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the lack of access to eye care services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Alan Dillon
1244. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Robert Troy
1245. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the scheme whereby cancer patients can only avail of one wig per year. [28156/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
1246. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [28165/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Dental Services
Darren O'Rourke
1247. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the steps, if any, currently being undertaken to reduce the HSE general anaesthesia waiting list for children, which is currently at 12 to 18 months within the Louth-Meath dental service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28166/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy
1248. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff seconded to his Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and-or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28180/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
1249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which his Department availed of services, consultancy and-or advices from a company, details supplied, in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and his Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28199/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Cost of Living Issues
Frankie Feighan
1250. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increasing costs of infant formula and that amid the cost-of-living crisis, some parents are taking drastic measures to try to make ends meet, details supplied; if the Government, therefore, will consider a price cap on infant formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Pay
Colm Burke
1251. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to altering the salary pay scale of radiation therapists, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28222/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
1252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed in each prison; the vacancy rates for psychiatry staff within prison services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Peadar Tóibín
1253. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE sought to acquire any of the private nursing homes for use as HSE public community nursing homes prior to them being granted permission to transfer change of use for alternative accommodation other than for residential care of the elderly; if so, how many; if the HSE plans to acquire other private nursing homes which cease operating in the future for the purpose of elderly residential and nursing home care given the shortage of beds in the sector and the increasing ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Residential Institutions
Paul Murphy
1254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will step in to ensure a person, details supplied, and the other residents of Beaumont residential care in Cork are not made homeless and are provided with the care that they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28237/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Charges
Colm Burke
1255. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the management of hospitals to abolish car parking charges for patients attending hospital for cancer treatment, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28239/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Funding
Colm Burke
1256. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence dedicated funding for the establishment of a treatment abroad fund to cover non-medical expenses incurred when travelling abroad for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28240/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Charges
Colm Burke
1257. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure current parking concessions offered to cancer patients are highlighted through the HSE website and hospital websites and publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28242/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Colm Burke
1258. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to expand the catch-up programme for HPV vaccination between the ages of 15 to 24 years, as recommended by the national immunisation advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
1259. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will reduce the threshold of the drugs payment scheme to a maximum of €50 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Colm Burke
1260. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure greater take up of the HPV vaccine, including a review of the current information campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28247/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Strategies
Colm Burke
1261. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to ensure that the provisions of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 are implemented, in light of the fact that it is the most common cancer in Ireland; if he will engage with the relevant authorities to launch a public information campaign regarding skin cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1262. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that environmental health officers are adequately resourced to ensure that sun bed operators comply with current legislation, in light of the fact that it is the most common cancer in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Strategies
Colm Burke
1263. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence multi-year funding dedicated to implementing all outstanding recommendations from the National Cancer Strategy to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Promotion
Colm Burke
1264. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE and other relevant bodies to develop education and awareness campaigns on the dangers associated with e-cigarettes usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Promotion
Colm Burke
1265. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate more funding towards targeted QUIT campaigns and support initiatives tailored towards sectors of the population more likely to smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Strategies
Colm Burke
1266. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will set aside funding to implement the National Cancer strategy 2017-2026 recommendations in relation to genetic services, by reducing genetic service wait times in order to optimise health benefit advancement in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28253/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Strategies
Colm Burke
1267. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding for the implementation of the Genomic Strategy, to ensure that all child, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) patients aged between 16-25 years have access to genome sequencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Nursing Homes
Peadar Tóibín
1268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many private and public nursing homes beds are registered in the State for each of the past five years; how many nursing homes have opened and closed in each of the past five years; how many nursing homes places are needed in the State now and for each of the next seven years; the average cost of a nursing home bed in the public and private sector; how many former nursing homes have become accommodation for asylum seekers; and the projected number for the next three years. [28259/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pa Daly
1269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health where a person (details supplied) with a medical card and history of oral cancer can expect to get an urgent appointment with a dentist in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/23]