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Thu, 4 Mar 2021
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Hospital Data
John Lahart
261. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of February 2021; and the number to date in 2021, in tabular form. [12431/21]
Thu, 4 Mar 2021
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Hospital Data
John Lahart
262. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital owing to delayed discharges in January and February 2021, in tabular form. [12432/21]
Thu, 4 Mar 2021
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Emergency Departments
John Lahart
263. Deputy John Lahart 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 January 2021; the number during February 2021; and the hospitals in which the wait occurred. [12433/21]
Thu, 4 Mar 2021
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Emergency Departments
John Lahart
264. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in January 2021; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90,120 and more than 180 minutes for same in tabular form. [12434/21]
Thu, 4 Mar 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
265. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details in respect of both Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital for the end of February 2021 or the latest date available for the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment; the number waiting four to eight, and more than eight months; and if he will provide the same information for other spinal patients in tabular form. [12435/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Home Care Packages
John Lahart
719. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a statutory home care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11010/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Health Screening Programmes
John Lahart
953. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received an invitation to take part in BreastCheck each month in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the percentage of persons who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months, in tabular form. [11925/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Health Screening Programmes
John Lahart
954. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received an invitation to take part in CervicalCheck each month in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the percentage of persons who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months, in tabular form. [11926/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Health Screening Programmes
John Lahart
955. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received an invitation to take part in BowelScreen in each month in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the percentage of persons who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months, in tabular form. [11927/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
972. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the specific numbers of tests that are being measured given that it has been mentioned that three tests are being evaluated to ease restrictions, that is, community transmission, hospital and intensive care unit occupancy and progress of the vaccine programme; if a definition of success has been established by the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, or others in relation to these numbers; and if so, if he will publish the definition. [11975/21]
Thu, 25 Feb 2021
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Health Services Funding
John Lahart
316. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the access to care fund and the HSE national treatment fund action plan for 2021 announced in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10867/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Health and Safety Inspections
John Lahart
9. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections of business and commercial premises that have been undertaken by the Health and Safety Authority since September 2020; the outcome of same; if penalties were imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9400/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Homeless Persons Data
John Lahart
291. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children and families in hotel accommodation and family hubs; and the prospects of secure housing for these persons. [9557/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Third Level Fees
John Lahart
466. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fee of €650 (details supplied), being charged to students of private colleges completing the professional masters of education in primary teaching course, for a two-week online Gaeltacht course despite the fact that the fee of €750 was charged pre-Covid-19 for a two-week course located on-site in the Gaeltacht, inclusive of accommodation, food and access to activities; her views on whether a fee of €650 is justified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10143/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
755. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to administer Covid-19 vaccinations to vulnerable persons who are unable to leave their home commencing with those over 85 years of age; if plans are in place in relation to same; if so, the timeline for such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9383/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
904. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there will be a requirement for persons to quarantine in a hotel following their return from abroad in cases in which an Irish citizen is returning home from abroad on a work contract that has expired and where the person was vaccinated against Covid-19 under the vaccination programme of the third-country; and if not, if they can quarantine in their home residence in Ireland. [9936/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
12. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the important role that wedding planners play in the wedding industry; his views on whether wedding planning is a stand-alone business; if he will consider introducing financial assistance for wedding planners to mitigate the severe impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8095/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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School Inspections
John Lahart
368. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the date by which all MLL inspections completed prior to school closures in March 2020 will be published on the website of her Department. [7972/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Exceptional Needs Payment
John Lahart
496. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications and refusals from 2015 to date for an exceptional needs payment on the grounds of parents incurring additional costs as a result of having a child in hospital; the average timeframe for a decision on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8533/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Property Services Regulatory Authority
John Lahart
612. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current guidelines (details supplied) issued by the Property Services Regulatory Authority in relation to a property that is for sale has essentially shut off viewings to the public given that there is no need for further viewings once the property is sale agreed; her plans to ease restrictions in relation to the viewing of property that is for sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8405/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Hospital Procedures
John Lahart
666. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has cancelled all vaginal mesh procedures in its hospitals or hospitals under its management; if no private hospitals or clinics provide such vaginal mesh procedures in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7949/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Hospital Procedures
John Lahart
667. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the recovery pathway for women recovering from vaginal mesh procedures which has left them debilitated in a myriad of ways; if a review of the HSE pathway for such patients has been undertaken to assess its effectiveness in terms of returning women to full health; if such procedures are carried out successfully in Ireland; if the HSE has investigated the sharing of information from UK and USA clinicians who have become specialist and recognised as such internationally; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish patients who undertake the pathway to recovery in Ireland often feel that they are moved around in circles and often end up back with the clinician who told them in the first place that their symptoms were all in their mind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7950/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Hospital Procedures
John Lahart
668. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps taken in Ireland with regard to the Baroness Cumberledge report into the vaginal mesh issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7952/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
697. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason so many women are forced to take court proceeding to elicit satisfaction from the State in respect of the CervicalCheck vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8084/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
818. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a degree of flexibility for those with particular health vulnerabilities who may not meet the chronological criteria set out in the Covid-19 vaccination plan given an abundance of supply comes on stream in quarter two (details supplied). [8478/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Direct Provision System
John Lahart
558. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of inspections carried out since January 2020 in St. Patrick’s direct provision centre, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Assisted Human Reproduction
John Lahart
866. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of the first four regional fertility hubs; if they are operational and seeing patients at this stage; the timeframe for further hubs; the specific actions planned in 2021 to develop the publicly funded model of fertility care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7022/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Electricity Generation
John Lahart
58. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if customers will be paid for the energy that they create themselves in relation to the proposed microgeneration support scheme; if so, the cost; if there is a surplus generated by the customer, if the surplus will be sold back to the grid; if so, the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5446/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
645. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason dentists have been excluded from the vaccination roll-out programme given the average dentist administers far more vaccines daily than a general practitioner. [5148/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
717. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to reconsider the proposed sequence of Covid-19 vaccinations especially in relation to persons with certain conditions (details supplied); if there are plans for an individual appeal mechanism in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5368/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
757. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views on claims from pharmacists that they have been side-lined from the Covid-19 vaccination programme of persons aged over 70; and if the vaccination of patients over 70 years of age is to be carried out exclusively by general practitioners. [5514/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
764. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if all persons administering the vaccine under the current Covid-19 vaccination programme have received the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5540/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
801. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate and effective healthcare for persons suffering from life-changing conditions due to the after-effects of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5620/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
802. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide nationwide long Covid clinics; when he expects these to be open; if there is a current waiting list for such clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5621/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
803. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide upskilling to general practitioners to give them the adequate skills to diagnose, treat and understand the myriad side effects from long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5622/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
844. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the mental health supports being provided to persons during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5807/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
John Lahart
191. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to companies repaying the pandemic unemployment scheme if they availed of the scheme for their staff in the event that many of them were even more profitable than in the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3709/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
587. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the arrangements in place for students not in receipt of a SUSI grant residing in the State and studying in Northern Ireland to receive the €250 Covid-19 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3917/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Medicinal Products
John Lahart
695. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the cost of the gene therapy drug, Luxturna, that treats inherited retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, RP, and Leber congenital amaurosis, LCA, will be included as part of the additional €50 million in funding for new medicines allocated as part of Budget 2021; if he will consider funding when making a recommendation to the HSE drugs group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3717/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Podiatry Services
John Lahart
335. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; and the numbers waiting less than to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [3047/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Ophthalmology Services
John Lahart
336. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; and the numbers waiting less than 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [3048/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Audiology Services
John Lahart
337. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; and the numbers waiting less than 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [3049/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Primary Care Services
John Lahart
338. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; and the numbers waiting less than 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [3050/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Mental Health Services
John Lahart
339. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; and the numbers waiting less than 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [3051/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Counselling Services
John Lahart
340. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; and the numbers waiting less than 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [3052/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
John Lahart
341. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment in primary care as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; and the numbers waiting less than 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [3053/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
John Lahart
342. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units in 2020. [3054/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Home Help Service
John Lahart
343. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; the way that this compares with the target in each LHO for the same period; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area, in tabular form; and the number waiting less than three, three to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months. [3055/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
John Lahart
344. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 31 December 2020 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the numbers of persons awaiting placement under the scheme by LHO area and the length of time waiting, in tabular form. [3056/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Hospital Data
John Lahart
345. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients who have been removed from outpatient lists in 2020 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. [3057/21]