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Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
749. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of allocated home support hours that cannot be filled, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24219/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
750. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are currently experiencing a delay in discharge from hospital due to lack of, or delay in providing, home care or nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24220/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
751. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the cost and hours of home support delivered by non-Health Service Executive (HSE) providers paid by the HSE for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24221/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
752. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the cost and hours of home support provided directly by the HSE for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24222/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
753. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of home support hours delivered nationally in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these delivered to new home support clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24223/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
754. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people to whom home support was delivered nationally in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these who were new home support clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24224/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
755. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the tender for home support services; if a decision has been made on the tender content; if so, if he will provide details; if he anticipates a further extension of the current contract arrangements with home care providers; when he expects the new contract arrangements to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
756. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE health care support assistants nationally, by LHO and CHO; the number of such vacant posts, by LHO and CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24226/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Noel Grealish
757. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to address employment issues in the home care/help sector to address home support shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24227/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Work Permits
Noel Grealish
758. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of non-EU carers who have taken up work permits to work in the care industry in Ireland; the total number of permits available; the reasons for the poor uptake; the steps he intends to take to improve the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24228/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Sean Fleming
759. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a new GP will be appointed to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24242/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Michael Healy-Rae
760. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when Tender 2023 will be resolved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services Staff
Bríd Smith
761. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the promised return of nursing staff to Curlew Road health centre; if he will clarify whether staffing levels have increased; when the health centre will have a full complement of staff back to deliver much-needed health services to the population of Drimnagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24253/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Wildlife Conservation
Holly Cairns
762. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24264/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Mortality Rates
Mattie McGrath
763. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on the level of excess deaths currently being experienced in Ireland; if his Department has carried out an investigation into the trends and causes for the level of excess deaths; if not, if he will order an enquiry into the level, trends and causes of the excess deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24273/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services Staff
Seán Sherlock
764. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographers in each hospital that have left their positions to transfer to the NHS from 1 September 2022 to 16 May 2023, in tabular form; and the number that have indicated they plan to transfer. [24278/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Colm Burke
765. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the rolling out of post cataract care by the HSE to its primary eye care clinics; if these clinics have the required resources in place for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24287/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Primary Care Services
Colm Burke
766. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether privately owned community optical practices will be included in the rollout of post-cataract care by the HSE to its primary eye care clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24288/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Dental Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
767. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the dentists in Clare registered to provide services under the dental treatment services scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24289/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Dental Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
768. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the treatments covered under the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24290/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Dental Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
769. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the financial breakdown of monies paid to dentists in Clare under the dental treatment services scheme in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24291/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Dental Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
770. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the cross-border treatment options that are available with respect to dental services between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24292/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
771. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if all Section 38 workers who were entitled to the pandemic payment should have received it by now; the remedy mechanism there is for those who have not received it; and if he will request his Department to investigate the case of a worker (details supplied) who has yet to receive a payment as their employer has yet to be paid it. [24301/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
772. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [24311/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Procedures
Michael Ring
773. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24315/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Registration of Deaths
Mattie McGrath
774. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of sudden deaths reported in 2021, 2022 and quarter 1 of 2023; the number of strokes and heart attacks reported in the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24317/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Mattie McGrath
775. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current status of the National Children’s Hospital; when the project is due to be completed; the current cost of the project; the estimated final cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24322/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Ambulance Service
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
776. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date regarding the provision of an ambulance base in Carlow; the date on which the National Ambulance Service requested HSE estates to refurbish the existing building there as an ambulance base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24335/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
777. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to have an injury clinic in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Disability Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
778. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date regarding the provision of a new fit-for-purpose building for Holy Angels Day Care Service for Children with Special Needs in Carlow; the date on which his Department expects HSE estates to begin works at the Kelvin Grove site; if he will provide a list of proposed tenants to the Kelvin Grove building under the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24337/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Care of the Elderly
Holly Cairns
779. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the home support tender 2023 process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24348/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Holly Cairns
780. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in response to the increasing cost of thyroid medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24349/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
781. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all employees of an organisation (details supplied) who worked on the front line during the pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24350/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
782. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24351/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
783. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of charities or individuals in the direct employment of charities registered in Ireland that are subject to tax withholding arrangements by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24352/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Charges
Eoin Ó Broin
784. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the current timeframe for turnaround of reimbursement applications under the Cross Border Directive; if there is a reason for the delays experienced by some applicants; if action is being taken to ensure reimbursement is provided to applicants at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
785. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a process will be put in place for staff (details supplied) to be provided with special additional financial recognition by his Department based on the particular additional risks they faced in the performance of their normal duty during the pandemic as employees that were at risk of exposure to SARS-COV-2 virus, as per the Government's decision of 19 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
786. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
787. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for managed access protocols, MAPs, medicines that have been approved or rejected in the past 24 months; how Ireland compares with other EU member states regarding the rates of approval for medicines covered by MAPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24384/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
788. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the governance process for deciding on a managed access protocol for a new medicine; the criteria used to inform a managed access protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
789. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the access criteria for managed access protocols, MAPs, across all medicines; if he has considered whether there is sufficient transparency of the MAP process for patients and clinicians, particularly with regards to the rejection of applications; if MAPs should be amended if they are found not to be accommodating to clinicians and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24386/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Colm Burke
790. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of cardiac services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24387/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
791. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the issue of nursing staff being removed from a health centre (details supplied); and to provide clarity as to whether nurses will be practicing from the centre or the Armagh Road Primary Care Centre. [24395/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services Staff
Paul Murphy
792. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the call from Home and Community Care Ireland, HCCI, to ensure that the new home care tender 2023 is not delayed again; if he will fulfil the HCCI request for an urgent meeting with Minsters (details supplied); if the HSE will agree funding for a new rate on tender 2023 that reflects increased costs of care and that allows home care staff to receive a living wage, travel time and mileage costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24422/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Mary Lou McDonald
793. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to set out the short-term measures in place to address the shortages of Ozempic; the reason for the ongoing shortages; the long-term solutions being put in place to prevent these shortages recurring in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Mary Lou McDonald
794. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to address the shortages of 241 medicines, including 13 which are on the World Health Organisation, WHO, critical list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Mary Lou McDonald
795. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to elaborate on the media comments made by his Department regarding the Government's consideration of the introduction of a serious shortage protocol, SSP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24439/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Louise O'Reilly
796. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the financial supports being made annually to support breastfeeding in hospitals; if he will provide information on the financial supports being made annually to support breastfeeding in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24496/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Louise O'Reilly
797. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the HSE business case put forward in respect of breastfeeding supports, including but not limited to lactation consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24497/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
798. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, mental health intellectual disability teams that are currently in operation; the staffing levels within CAMHS mental health intellectual disability teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24499/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
799. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all external assurance process reviews tendered for to date; the value of the contract; and the name of the successful company, in tabular form. [24508/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services Staff
Neasa Hourigan
800. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will set out in tabular form the number of full-time posts and the number of part-time posts currently funded and staffed for non-clinical data management across genetic and rare disease services in the HSE. [24531/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Disease Management
Neasa Hourigan
801. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the current dedicated funding to support clinical leads in European Reference Networks on Rare Diseases in their engagement with European partners in the provision of services (outside of research funds, given the network is not a research network); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24532/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
802. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the HSE on legal fees in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 involving the defence of Grievance and or Dignity At Work cases or advice on such cases taken by HSE employees against HSE managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24533/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
803. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the cost of legal representation of HSE staff who are not at management level is covered by the organisation in Grievance or Dignity At Work cases taken against them by less senior ranking HSE staff, or if this is extended solely to managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24534/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Cathal Crowe
804. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will announce the launch date for the income limit for the GP visit card to be increased to include people on or below the median income original date from April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24535/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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EU Regulations
Jim O'Callaghan
805. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that no sickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation exists in Ireland within the meaning of Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC), laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (the "EU Staff Regulation"); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Jim O'Callaghan
806. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours for older people provided in each LHO area in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the allocation in each LHO for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24560/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Francis Noel Duffy
807. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the names of all residential drug rehabilitation centres to which the HSE awards core funding; and the amount of funds they receive, in tabular form. [24591/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Francis Noel Duffy
808. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds each HSE-funded residential drug rehabilitation centre has, in tabular form. [24592/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Seán Canney
809. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint a dedicated full-time project management team to implement the plan to develop a Model 4 Hospital at University Hospital Galway, including the new cancer centre, bed block, emergency department, maternity department and paediatric department to ensure a coordinated delivery of the entire facility by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24599/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Disease Management
Denis Naughten
810. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his views on the WHO proposal for an international treaty to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response; to outline the engagement he has had with the European Union, the World Health Organization and the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the matter; the role Ireland will play in the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24608/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Chris Andrews
811. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date to have their rescheduled operation. [24616/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Collins
812. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that are waiting for a knee replacement in Galway; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24715/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Collins
813. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that are waiting for a hip replacement in Galway; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Claire Kerrane
814. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures on HSE spending on private companies providing home care services in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24723/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Procedures
Niamh Smyth
815. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a cataract operation. [24724/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Equipment
Michael Healy-Rae
816. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an issue at University Hospital Limerick will be resolved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Colm Burke
817. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm when all those who have not yet received the pandemic recognition payment but are entitled to it will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24748/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Strategies
Fergus O'Dowd
818. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a national strategy for haemochromatosis is currently under consideration, where everyone has equal access to testing, diagnosis, treatment and quality of care, regardless of where they live in Ireland or their financial circumstances; if consideration has been given to the development of a population screening programme for haemochromatosis in primary and hospital care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24754/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Pension Provisions
Bernard Durkan
819. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a pension and lump sum will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied), who recently retired as a clinical nurse manager on 31 March 2023, who has yet to receive any confirmation of payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24768/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Fergus O'Dowd
820. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the powers the public authorities had in dealing with private nursing homes which were failing to comply with public health guidelines during phase 1 of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Fergus O'Dowd
821. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any warning letters were issued by the HSE or HIQA outlining concern on failures to comply with regulations issued to nursing homes in April 2020; if so, how many; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24775/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Nursing Homes
Duncan Smith
822. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age are living in nursing homes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24776/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Nursing Homes
Duncan Smith
823. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age living in nursing homes in Ireland are in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Nursing Homes
Duncan Smith
824. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age living in nursing homes in Ireland are in public nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24778/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Nursing Homes
Duncan Smith
825. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age living in nursing homes in Ireland are in private homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24779/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Pension Provisions
Michael Healy-Rae
826. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24781/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Service Executive
Emer Higgins
827. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the financial supports that are available to patients who are required to carry Epinephrine Injections (EpiPens) on their person in case they experience severe anaphylaxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24784/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Holly Cairns
828. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the announced funding for participants in a psychology training programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24796/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Holly Cairns
829. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that an out-of-hours GP service is open after 9 p.m. (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24797/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Mick Barry
830. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 13 of the Stability Programme Update 2023 that is designated for infrastructure to support Community Healthcare Networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24802/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Mick Barry
831. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 20 additional dedicated children's beds for psychiatric care to stop the practice of using beds in adult psychiatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24803/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Mick Barry
832. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Connecting for Life suicide prevention programme in a full year. [24804/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Mick Barry
833. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Sharing the Vision strategy in a full year. [24805/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Denis Naughten
834. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish a clinical lead for haemochromatosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24809/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Denis Naughten
835. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will list the acute hospitals and primary care centres which perform venesection for patients with haemochromatosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24810/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Pringle
836. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if ophthalmic care can be established in Letterkenny University Hospital to cater for patients in North and West Donegal who currently have to travel by car to Sligo University hospital for treatment and routine appointments, which is up to two hours’ drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24818/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
837. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the current status with getting a GP to take over the practice in Lettermacaward Health Centre, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24819/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Joan Collins
838. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the full complement of therapists, public health nurses and so on that made up the complement of health staff in Curlew Road Health centre before 1 April 2023; how many health staff from all grades were transferred over to Armagh Road; how many health workers have been recruited since the beginning of the year; and how many of those have been allocated to Curlew Road and Armagh Road. [24828/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Cancer Services
Mark Ward
839. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the counselling services available for individuals with inherited predispositions to cancer; the counselling services there are for individuals who test positive for cancer associated BRCA variants; the counselling services available for individuals who test negative for cancer associated BRCA variants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24842/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Nursing Homes
Paul Kehoe
840. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if a resident in a nursing home is entitled to receive a pressure reducing mattress via HSE funding rather than paying out of their own pocket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24848/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Jim O'Callaghan
841. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2023. [24851/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
written
Hospital Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
842. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients who 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. [24852/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
written
Health Services
Jim O'Callaghan
843. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 May 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. [24853/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
written
Hospital Services
Jim O'Callaghan
844. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges for each public/voluntary hospital at the end of April 2023, in tabular form. [24854/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
written
Hospital Overcrowding
Jim O'Callaghan
845. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each owing to delayed discharges for each public/voluntary hospital to date in 2023, in tabular form. [24855/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
written
Emergency Departments
Jim O'Callaghan
846. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over who experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours between the beginning of January and end of April 2023; and the hospitals where the wait occurred. [24856/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
written
Ambulance Service
Jim O'Callaghan
847. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in April 2023, in tabular form; 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; the number that waited longer than 40 minutes for same; the number that waited longer than 60 minutes for same; the number that waited longer than 90 minutes for same; the number that waited more than 120 minutes for same; and the number that waited more than 180 minutes for same. [24857/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
written
Home Help Service
Darren O'Rourke
848. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he will agree to meet urgently with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) in an effort to agree to funding for a new rate on the Homecare Tender 2023 that reflects increased costs of care and that allows them to offer homecare staff a living wage, travel time and mileage costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24858/23]