Parliamentary questions

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

297. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for cervical cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for cervical cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3782/23]

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

298. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for prostate cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for prostate cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3783/23]

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

299. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for pancreatic cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for pancreatic cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3784/23]

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

300. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for colorectal cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for colorectal cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3785/23]

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

301. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for stomach cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for stomach cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3786/23]

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

302. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for brain cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for brain cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3787/23]

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

303. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for bladder cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for bladder cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/23]

Schools Building Projects

Johnny Guirke

824. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the schedule for the commencement and completion of construction of the long-delayed permanent school (details supplied) in Enfield, County Meath, in view of the severe lack of school capacity in Enfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2316/23]

Schools Building Projects

Johnny Guirke

825. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the schedule for the commencement and completion of construction of the interim capacity for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2317/23]

Health Services Staff

Johnny Guirke

1267. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the promised community neuro-rehabilitation teams for each CHO area, currently only two out of nine initiated, which will allow persons living with acquired conditions such as stroke and brain injury to leave hospitals more quickly to continue their recovery at home, reducing the need for longer term care, will be in place, particularly in CHO 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63620/22]

General Practitioner Services

Johnny Guirke

1328. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for North-East Doctor On Call, NEDOC, in Meath to attend to a patient in view of the fact that parents in south County Meath seeking a doctor-on-call service for ill children have been referred to as far away as Castleblaney, County Monaghan, 85 kilometres away, due to the lack of capacity in the NEDOC service in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63842/22]

General Practitioner Services

Johnny Guirke

1330. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for North-East Doctor On Call, NEDOC, to see a patient in the various NEDOC hubs of counties Meath and Westmeath in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63845/22]

Medicinal Products

Johnny Guirke

1624. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to drug reimbursement for the lifesaving cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio; the reason that some young patients aged six to 11 years are still excluded from the reimbursement scheme; if he will intervene at this stage to ensure that the drug is made available to all cystic fibrosis patients currently in urgent need of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1867/23]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

242. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62370/22]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

243. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any discussions between the HSE and his Department on improving access to services for those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62371/22]

Hospital Services

Johnny Guirke

131. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of times since taking over the health portfolio that he has engaged in person with communities in County Meath regarding the proposed downgrading of Navan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61157/22]

Hospital Services

Johnny Guirke

132. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with the HSE, the management of Navan hospital or elected representatives for County Meath on the issue of the proposed downgrading of the hospital since receiving the review of Navan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61158/22]

Emergency Departments

Johnny Guirke

133. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average emergency department waiting times at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61159/22]

Emergency Departments

Johnny Guirke

134. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average emergency department waiting times at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61160/22]

Hospital Services

Johnny Guirke

135. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he had discussions with the HSE regarding investing in and enhancing the accident and emergency services at Navan hospital as a solution to any suggested problems with the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61161/22]

Hospital Services

Johnny Guirke

136. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify the way the directive to the National Ambulance Service to redirect the bulk of its patients to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, from 12 December 2022 is not a further downgrade of the emergency department at Navan hospital on the part of the HSE while all such downgrading was supposed to be on hold pending the publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61162/22]

Hospital Services

Johnny Guirke

137. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the additional resources have been put in place at Our Lady’s Hospital in Drogheda to take the additional patients being re-directed from Navan A&E by the National Ambulance service from 12 December 2022, given that the clinicians at Drogheda Hospital have confirmed that it does not have the resources for the existing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61163/22]

Hospital Services

Johnny Guirke

164. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate the number of times since receiving the review on Navan hospital emergency department he has met or discussed with the HSE, hospital management or elected representatives for County Meath the issue of the downgrading of the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61325/22]

National Car Test

Johnny Guirke

162. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport in view of the extraordinarily long wait times for NCT tests - for example, currently six months in the test centre in Kells, County Meath, and over five months in the test centre in Mullingar, County Westmeath - if he will either put in place the resources to reduce these wait times to the original target of 25 days; if he will introduce temporary emergency legislation to allow for this extended testing wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60910/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Johnny Guirke

344. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection when, following a previous Labour Court finding, she intends to implement a mechanism to allow for wage
increases to the said community employment supervisor category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60241/22]

Energy Policy

Johnny Guirke

176. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider including sports clubs and associations in the grant scheme for the installation of solar panels, which currently only includes grants for domestic and commercial users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59351/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Johnny Guirke

82. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will give consideration in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022, to include provisions to remove the broadcasting levy that is paid by independent radio stations (details supplied) until a fair and equitable scheme in which all media outlets pay towards regulation is introduced by the Media Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56824/22]

School Facilities

Johnny Guirke

386. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the schedule for the commencement and completion of construction of the long-delayed college (details supplied) in view of the severe lack of school capacity in Enfield, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52956/22]

School Transport

Johnny Guirke

389. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the reason that Bus Éireann has issued a generalised response to only one of 24 queries in relation to school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53052/22]

School Transport

Johnny Guirke

390. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if the Bus Éireann school transport section received any instructions from her Department in relation to answering queries by Deputies on the provision of school transport tickets particularly concessionary tickets; and if so, the nature of those communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53053/22]

School Staff

Johnny Guirke

393. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if she can intervene to ensure that a developing school post at a school (details supplied) is retained, in view of the fact that the loss of this post would bring class size ratios up to approximately 35:1 for this school and in view of the stated policy ambition is to reduce class size ratios to 24:1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53125/22]

Departmental Reviews

Johnny Guirke

641. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the report of the latest review of the accident and emergency and acute care facilities at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, County Meath, and associated facilities will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53110/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1537. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by Children’s Health Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42133/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1538. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by Children’s Health Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1539. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by Children’s Health Ireland with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42135/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1540. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by University Limerick Hospitals Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42136/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1541. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by University Limerick Hospitals Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42137/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1542. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by University Limerick Hospitals Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42138/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1543. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by South/South West Hospital Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42139/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1544. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by South/South West Hospital Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42140/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1545. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by South/South West Hospital Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42141/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1546. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by Saolta University Health Care Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42142/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1547. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by Saolta University Health Care Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42143/22]

Hospital Charges

Johnny Guirke

1548. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by Saolta University Health Care Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42144/22]

Medicinal Products

Johnny Guirke

311. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason that the commonly used medication for hyperemesis, cariban, is not covered under the drug payment scheme; if there is a plan and schedule to include this drug in the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36841/22]

Disability Services

Johnny Guirke

852. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the action plan for the Disability Capacity Review, which was due to be published by December 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36181/22]

Hospital Procedures

Johnny Guirke

899. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of person hours spent in the public health system per month to deliver colonoscopies in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32671/22]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

900. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of cancers detected and the detection rate of same and the number of adenomas detected and the detection rate of same, detected through BowelScreen in each of the years from 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32672/22]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

901. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended prostate rapid access clinics regardless of waiting time; the number and proportion that attended within the recommended 10 working days, for each quarter between 2015 to present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32673/22]

Health Services

Johnny Guirke

902. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of all prostate cancer diagnoses made as a result of an persons' attendance at a prostate rapid access clinic in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32674/22]