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Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
746. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2023 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [54516/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
747. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 1 December or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [54517/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
748. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2023 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [54518/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
749. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2023 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [54519/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
750. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 1 December 2023 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [54520/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
751. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 December 2023 or the latest date available; how that compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of people currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting less than 6 6-12 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [54521/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Nursing Homes
Jim O'Callaghan
752. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 December 2023, or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme; and the length of time waiting for each LHO area, in tabular form. [54522/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Jim O'Callaghan
753. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
754. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2023 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [54526/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Medical Cards
Jim O'Callaghan
755. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2023; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [54527/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Jim O'Callaghan
756. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each at the end of November 2023 for each public/voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2023, in tabular form. [54528/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Jim O'Callaghan
757. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each owing to delayed discharges to date in 2023 for each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [54529/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Emergency Departments
Jim O'Callaghan
758. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during Q3 2023; the total number to date in 2023; and the hospitals where the wait occurred. [54530/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Emergency Departments
Jim O'Callaghan
759. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in Q3 2023; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90 more than 120 and more than 180 minutes for same, in tabular from. [54531/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Addiction Treatment Services
Jim O'Callaghan
829. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the actions, funding and resources provided by the Government to tackle substance addiction; if he will detail in tabular form, for each local health office area, funding provided for each; the number of residential detox beds available in each; and the number of people on waiting lists for detox beds. [55282/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Jim O'Callaghan
830. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand mental health services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55290/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Care of the Elderly
Jim O'Callaghan
831. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand health services for older people since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55291/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Primary Care Services
Jim O'Callaghan
832. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand primary care services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55292/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Jim O'Callaghan
833. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand general practitioner services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55293/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Jim O'Callaghan
834. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the main initiatives he has taken to develop and expand acute hospital services since 27 June 2020; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; his plans for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55294/23]