Parliamentary questions

Healthcare Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

169. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 8 May 2024, the areas in which the discharge scheme has commenced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24173/24]

Nursing Homes

Patricia Ryan

170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can step in to take over/purchase two nursing homes (details supplied) following HIQA concerns, to prevent their closure and protect the 117 residents living in these facilities and prevent them from losing what is effectively their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24174/24]

Nursing Homes

Patricia Ryan

171. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the bed spaces of residents in a nursing home (details supplied) are being relocated, acquired/arranged on a per-resident basis at the time of that resident’s removal/relocation; if not, if the beds were block-booked in numbers and in advance of any removal/relocation of the residents concerned; if so, the cost associated with this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24175/24]

Health Services Staff

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if an ex-gratia payment will issue to a widower of a former employee (details supplied) without the requirement of a grant of administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24176/24]

Hospital Services

Marian Harkin

173. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to reduce the current level of service provided in the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/24]

Hospital Staff

Marian Harkin

174. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the current number of full-/part-time consultants assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/24]

Hospital Staff

Marian Harkin

175. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce the number of full-/part-time consultants currently assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24188/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Marian Harkin

176. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to alleviate the backlog of seeing patients at the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24189/24]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

177. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the clinical lead, relevant acute settings and organisation of services in place in the provision of onco-genetic testing and counselling in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24193/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

178. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the current provision for and future development of a genetic database for national cancer services and oncology treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24194/24]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

179. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of genetic tests currently sent outside the State to public or private companies, from 2020 to 2024 inclusive; the location of those companies; and the amount paid by the HSE to each company, in tabular form. [24195/24]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

180. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 1 May 2024, if an implementation group (details supplied) has completed its work; if the group has submitted its report to the Minister; the membership of that group; the stakeholders engaged during targeted engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24199/24]

Nursing Homes

Niall Collins

181. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24200/24]

Hospital Services

Michael Lowry

182. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of radiology and MRI services in University Hospital Limerick; to provide clarity on the reason outpatients have been informed by UHL that outpatient MRI services have been paused indefinitely due to a large demand for inpatient MRI services; the action he is taking to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24201/24]

Hospital Services

Michael Lowry

183. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of radiology and MRI services in University Hospital Limerick; to provide clarity on the reason a person (details supplied) was informed by the radiology department of UHL that all MRI Services for outpatients have been paused indefinitely; the action he is taking to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24202/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

184. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can receive a support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24206/24]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

185. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on the National Treatment Purchase Fund’s commissioning of diagnostic testing to date, by month, since commencement, in tabular form; the level of expenditure per scan type; his intentions regarding current and future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24209/24]

Health Services Staff

Steven Matthews

186. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the opening of the register of the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24211/24]

Medical Cards

Niall Collins

187. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the income thresholds for a medical card for people under 70 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/24]

Home Care Packages

Cathal Crowe

188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a comprehensive review of how home care services are provided in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/24]

Health Services

Catherine Connolly

189. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a comprehensive newborn screening programme, which would ensure that all babies born in Ireland are screened for the European average of 18 conditions at a minimum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24224/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Willie O'Dea

190. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is still a significant delay for people who have retired from employment from section 38 voluntary organisations and voluntary hospitals to receive their pensions; his views on whether this is acceptable; the steps being taken to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/24]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

191. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the HSE expenditure on vaccines, excluding Covid-19 vaccines, for each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24254/24]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Niamh Smyth

192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to assist an organisation (details supplied) regarding its current staffing crisis, which has resulted in day services being stopped for service users. [24258/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

193. 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. [24264/24]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

194. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a person is entitled to attend a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24267/24]

Health Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

195. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when funding for an individual’s placement with resilience care to be provided by a charity will be approved by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24283/24]

Hospital Staff

Michael Healy-Rae

196. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a doctor will be replaced in Bantry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/24]

Assisted Suicide

Jim O'Callaghan

197. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether he has any role to play under section 9 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 arising from the removal of the restriction on euthanasia and assisted suicide from the 9th edition of the ethics guide that was published recently by the Medical Council. [24376/24]

Assisted Suicide

Jim O'Callaghan

198. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health whether he has any concerns about the recent removal of the restriction on euthanasia and assisted suicide from the 9th edition of the ethics guide that was published recently by the Medical Council; and his views on whether it was made with adequate consultation within the medical profession [24377/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

199. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/24]

Grant Payments

Fergus O'Dowd

200. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 23 May 2024, if the case and correspondence will be further reviewed (details supplied); if the required statutory instrument could be amended or reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/24]

Special Educational Needs

Violet-Anne Wynne

5. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education the forward planning her Department has achieved in respect of special class places for children with additional needs in secondary schools in County Clare to align with primary school special class places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23856/24]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Donnelly

6. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education her views on the lack of autism school places for children in the Dublin 15 and 7 areas, and in particular for a child (details supplied). [23888/24]

School Textbooks

Robert Troy

10. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with schoolbook publishers to achieve necessary savings for the free schoolbooks scheme rather than reducing the rate paid per student to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23801/24]

School Equipment

Kathleen Funchion

11. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the funding and supports that are available to schools to assist with the repair or replacement of equipment in special classrooms, given the exorbitant prices for said equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23857/24]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

13. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the number of additional school places that will be available for the school year starting August/September 2024, above 2023 levels, for children in the Fingal area at primary and secondary level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23686/24]

School Enrolments

Paul Murphy

14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23915/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aindrias Moynihan

15. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the provision of ASD places for mid-Cork secondary schools to meet the demand required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23833/24]

School Staff

Christopher O'Sullivan

17. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the administrative workload that teaching principals have to deal with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23838/24]

School Enrolments

Alan Farrell

18. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on her Department’s effort to meet the demand for school places in Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23908/24]

School Enrolments

Paul Murphy

19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient secondary school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23912/24]

Special Educational Needs

Robert Troy

20. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she accepts recommendations by NCSE regarding school places; if so, if she will ensure the school building unit implement such recommendations in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23802/24]

School Funding

Richard Bruton

21. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the investment which has been made from excellence funds to promote creative collaboration among clusters of schools; and if she has plans to expand investment of this sort. [23892/24]

School Accommodation

Thomas Gould

24. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the review of the engineer’s report into a school (details supplied) in Ballincollig, Cork. [23836/24]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the plan for a new-build school in Dún Laoghaire (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23890/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the ongoing review of SET teaching hours at primary schools; the number of additional hours allocated, if any; the number of schools involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23651/24]

School Transport

Chris Andrews

28. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the cost of transporting special education children to school in south Dublin for the academic years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23774/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

29. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of spaces and the number of applicants to special schools in the Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 areas; and to outline her plans to ensure the needs of every child who requires special education is catered to. [23887/24]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to fill vacant teaching posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23913/24]