Parliamentary questions

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

681. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist nursing positions that are advised by models of care and clinical programmes which are either unfunded or funded but unfilled in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4504/22]

Departmental Data

David Cullinane

683. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of claims which have been made to the CervicalCheck Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4507/22]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

684. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of funded and open critical care beds; when the next critical care bed census will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/22]

Healthcare Policy

David Cullinane

685. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when the National Service Plan 2022 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4514/22]

Medicinal Products

David Cullinane

687. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if either the drug xonvea or cariban will be reimbursed for pregnant women suffering nausea and hyperemesis which does not respond to conservative management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4516/22]

Patient Files

David Cullinane

691. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of unique patient identifiers; the number of identifiers in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4523/22]

Patient Files

David Cullinane

692. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the digital summary patient records system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4524/22]

Departmental Projects

David Cullinane

693. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each major information and communications technology digital transformation and modernisation project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4525/22]

Departmental Data

David Cullinane

694. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the year-on-year nominal change in headcount and whole-time equivalent for each staff grade in the public health service as of December in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [4526/22]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

695. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant posts budgeted for in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [4527/22]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

696. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee approved consultant posts filled and vacant, respectively; and the total for year end in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [4528/22]

Primary Care Centres

David Cullinane

697. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres in operation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4529/22]

Primary Care Centres

David Cullinane

698. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres that opened in 2021, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4530/22]

Primary Care Centres

David Cullinane

699. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each existing primary care centre project and expected status by county, by the end of 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4531/22]

National Children's Hospital

David Cullinane

700. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expected handover date of the National Children’s Hospital; the expected date by which it will be fitted-out and operational; the expected month for opening; if the hospital will open for some services before it is fully complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4532/22]

Health Services

David Cullinane

701. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the elective centre proposals; when he will publish further material in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4533/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

David Cullinane

704. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of capital projects currently being developed or underway; the number of wards and beds these will provide; if these are replacement or additional to total stock; the timeline for completion and the next major milestone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4538/22]

Health Services

David Cullinane

709. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the agency spend for each quarter in 2020 and 2021. [4579/22]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

710. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges and bed days lost by hospital in each quarter for 2020 and 2021. [4572/22]

Departmental Data

David Cullinane

711. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the annual spend on private ambulances from 2018 to 2021. [4555/22]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

712. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 75 years of age waiting over 24 hours in an emergency department for hospital beds. [4556/22]

Home Care Packages

David Cullinane

713. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of homecare waiting lists; the number of hours budgeted for compared to the hours that were provided in 2020 and 2021; the number budgeted for in 2022; the number of whole-time equivalents required to deliver the unspent hours from 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4557/22]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

714. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy waiting lists for children; the number waiting more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4558/22]

Disability Services

David Cullinane

715. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of occupational therapy waiting lists for children; the number waiting more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4559/22]

Health Services

David Cullinane

716. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of physiotherapy waiting lists for children; the number waiting more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4560/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

717. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of cataract waiting lists; the number waiting more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4561/22]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

720. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the elective throughput in each model 3 and 4 hospital in each month of 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [4582/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

726. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the staffing entitlements made available through agreements to general practice; the basis on which entitlements are apportioned; if the entitlements of partnership practice are proportional to the number of general practitioners or a flat rate per practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4773/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

727. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the value of payments made specifically for staffing costs to general practitioners in 2019, 2020, and 2021; the number of practice secretaries, practice nurses and practice managers these payments are made for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4774/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

728. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the value of payments made to general practitioners in 2019, 2020, and 2021 for practice nurses. [4775/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

729. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the value of payments made to general practitioners in 2019, 2020 and 2021 for practice secretaries. [4776/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

730. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the value of payments made to general practitioners in 2019, 2020 and 2021 for practice managers. [4777/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

731. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of active medical card and free general practitioner cards and related general practitioner expenditure in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [4778/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

732. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners which are estimated to be required to meet current population need demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4779/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

733. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners which are estimated to be required to meet current medical card and free general practitioner card demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4780/22]

Primary Care Services

David Cullinane

734. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has conducted a census of existing private sector primary care infrastructure particularly as it relates to general practices; and if this factors into planning for the development of new primary care centres. [4781/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

735. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the last time that the HSE reviewed the general practice out-of-hours service; the recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4782/22]

Community Care

David Cullinane

736. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made on implementing each enhanced community care reform in 2021. [4783/22]

Community Care

David Cullinane

737. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made on implementing community care pathways in 2021. [4784/22]

Dental Services

David Cullinane

738. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of active dentists on the dental treatment services scheme by county in each month in 2021. [4786/22]

Dental Services

David Cullinane

739. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for dental surgery and orthodontics by county at year end 2021. [4787/22]

Dental Services

David Cullinane

740. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total payments made to dentists on the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [4788/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

743. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of medical postgraduate intern training places across the State by specialty in tabular form. [4831/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

744. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of medical specialist trainee places across the State by specialty in tabular form. [4832/22]

Medicinal Products

David Cullinane

745. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has considered including cariban (details supplied) on the medical card and drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4833/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

790. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on diagnostics waiting lists; the number waiting more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5030/22]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

800. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of baseline acute inpatient beds open and funded including those which have been funded, opened and fully staffed but are closed for illness or infection prevention reasons at year end 2021. [5071/22]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

802. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to a previous Parliamentary Question, the number of the 688 acute inpatient beds which opened which were newly opened; and the number of existing beds that were funded on a temporary basis. [5073/22]

National Broadband Plan

David Cullinane

160. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the options available regarding broadband at a location (details supplied); the status of the implementation of the National Broadband Plan; the steps his Department has taken in relation to full capacity fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4109/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

326. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of overtime hours worked on a weekly basis by medical and nursing grade staff in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form. [3985/22]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

333. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee-approved consultant posts across each speciality; the basis on which they are filled as per DIME by discipline and tenure including the number on post-2012 pay rates; the number of each type of contract, that is, A, B and C across specialities filled and or allocated for all posts; the number of posts budgeted for which have yet to be CAAC-approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4011/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

143. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference and membership of the panel which is to be established to examine the categories of workers entitled to the pandemic recognition payment; when this panel will be established; the way and when this panel will report; the criteria on which this panel will determine eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3647/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

144. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the categories of workers entitled to the pandemic recognition payment; the way this has been or will be determined; the way the term clinical Covid exposed environment will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3648/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

146. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3660/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

David Cullinane

159. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason that he sought Government approval to delegate product liability claims in relation to mesh implants to the State Claims Agency; the effect this will have on ongoing litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3706/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

David Cullinane

160. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional actions he plans to take to provide redress for mesh-injured persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3707/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

161. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeframe it will take to reduce waiting lists to a reasonable level and tackle the healthcare backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3711/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

162. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward legislation to implement statutory waiting time targets as recommended in the Sláintecare report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3712/22]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

David Cullinane

164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of blood which was imported in 2021 to support the Blood Transfusion Service; the states from which the supplies were procured; the manner in which the availability of these supplies was identified; the controls in place to ensure safety standards conformed to Irish standards; the body responsible for inspecting the quality of blood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3714/22]

Cancer Screening Programmes

David Cullinane

165. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck samples sent abroad in 2021; the laboratories to which these were sent; the way that these services were procured; if these laboratories were inspected by a State body or otherwise certified for quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/22]

Coast Guard Service

David Cullinane

195. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the status of the search and rescue aviation tender; the timeline for a decision and expected milestones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3023/22]

Schools Building Projects

David Cullinane

370. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if she plans to consolidate a school (details supplied) on a single site location; the plan and steps for doing same; the timeframe for achieving consolidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3032/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

535. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to access to the recovery certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2954/22]

Health Strategies

David Cullinane

549. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the report of the national review of specialist cardiac services; the unit or individual agent responsible for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3021/22]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

550. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to deliver a 24-7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention service in Waterford; the way he plans to achieve same; the additional staff required to increase hours to 24/7 and other milestones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3022/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

588. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason medical graduates from the UK or Northern Ireland are no longer eligible to apply for internships with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3129/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

624. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the ongoing attendance and visiting restrictions in hospitals; if the current HSE guidance will be reviewed to allow families and friends to visit their loved ones in hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3377/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

633. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public and private healthcare workers he estimates will qualify for the pandemic recognition payment, by sector and staff grade; when this payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3407/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

634. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for qualification to receive the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3408/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

635. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the way he plans to identify qualifying private sector workers for the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3409/22]

Consumer Rights

David Cullinane

89. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1392/22]

Public Sector Staff

David Cullinane

379. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the independent body established under the Building Momentum Agreement section 4.2.1 and tasked with reviewing Haddington Road additional hours has submitted a report which was due by the end of 2021; if not, when it will; when this report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1132/22]

Public Sector Staff

David Cullinane

392. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recommendations of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours; if he will implement each of the recommendations; the cost for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1751/22]

Public Sector Staff

David Cullinane

394. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a series of matters in relation to the 2019 Irish language executive officer panel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1790/22]

Special Educational Needs

David Cullinane

704. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of ASD units and classes for children with additional education needs in County Waterford; if her Department will ensure that children have access to the appropriate ASD education supports; her plans to address current waiting lists for schools that provide ASD education supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62988/21]

Immigration Policy

David Cullinane

1198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the undocumented scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63101/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

1348. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to paediatric palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62960/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

1350. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide paediatric palliative care for the south-east region; his plans to recruit a full-time paediatric palliative consultant in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62964/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

1359. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to press releases from NPHET; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62989/21]

Legislative Programme

David Cullinane

1589. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he plans to bring forward legislation to prohibit the practices of virginity testing or hymenoplasty given the potentially imminent ban across Britain and Northern Ireland to make it an offence to carry out same under the UK Health and Care Bill 2021. [1048/22]

Healthcare Policy

David Cullinane

1590. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a women’s health action plan to tackle a wide range of issues impacting women’s health outcomes in Ireland as committed to under the current Programme for Government. [1049/22]

Health Services

David Cullinane

1656. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the existing agreements, service level or otherwise, for the treatment of patients from Northern Ireland in Ireland by the HSE or other public healthcare bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1227/22]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

1730. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional measures he plans to implement in 2022 to expand general practitioner capacity and otherwise assist the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1431/22]

Primary Care Services

David Cullinane

1731. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional measures he plans to implement in 2022 to expand public primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1432/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

1732. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the long-term waiting list reduction plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1433/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

1733. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he plans to pay a pandemic bonus to healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1434/22]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

1734. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his Department has examined changing non-consultant hospital doctor changeover and rotation requirements; if an analysis has been conducted on the effectiveness and comparative benefit of changeover and rotation; if so, the result of the analysis; if he has engaged with trainees or their union representatives to obtain their views; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1435/22]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

1735. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has examined changing non-consultant hospital doctor changeover and rotation requirements; if an analysis has been conducted on the effectiveness and comparative benefit of changeover and rotation; if so, the result of that analysis; if the CEO of the HSE has engaged with trainees or their union representatives to get their views; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1436/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1767. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours to reverse Haddington Road additional hours while maintaining current whole-time equivalent staffing levels in the HSE by staff grade in the wider public health service, his Department and in aegis bodies for each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1752/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1768. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the approximate whole-time equivalent reductions across the HSE by staff grade from the full implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours before hiring of replacement staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1753/22]

Health Services

David Cullinane

1833. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if and the way in which a section 39 organisation can become a section 38 organisation; the steps and changes required to accomplish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1976/22]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1848. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time staff working 39 hours and part-time staff working 37 hours or less staff employed in the HSE by staff grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2100/22]

Covid-19 Tests

David Cullinane

1867. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts for and quantity of antigen tests procured to date or available to be further drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2147/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

1868. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of existing contracts for procurement of medical and respirator N95, FFP2 and similar grade facemasks; the number of facemasks drawn down in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number for future drawdown which has been agreed; the forecast of future supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2148/22]

Departmental Correspondence

David Cullinane

1944. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on issues raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62945/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

562. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a policy of requiring patients presenting at some hospitals or HSE Covid-19 testing facilities to wear a surgical mask rather than higher grade masks such as FFP2 and N95, which they arrived with and the requirement to replace the latter with a surgical mask should a patient present with one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62679/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

563. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate ventilation systems or air sanitisers for care home settings; his plans to provide funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62686/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

David Cullinane

606. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 3 December 2021, if he is considering or will expand financial supports for persons and couples requiring IVF treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62867/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

193. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to the appointment of locum consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62099/21]

Vaccination Programme

David Cullinane

204. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a medical exemption for those who have been advised against getting a Covid-19 vaccine for medical reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62234/21]