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Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
597. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 9 February 2022, how the HSE's Capital Plan for Cork residential mental health services can be in accordance with either the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities or the HSE's own Model of Care for People with Severe and Enduring Mental Illness and Complex Needs when it involves replacement of facilities for 'continuing care' residents on the grounds of St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire and St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork, as opposed to the further development of community-integrated services for this cohort of service-users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19459/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
598. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the projected time-frame for the re-opening of Millfield House, Cork to residents with severe and enduring mental health difficulties; the estimated costs associated with renovations planned for Millfield House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Neasa Hourigan
599. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on renovations planned for the Carraig Mór intensive care mental health facility in Cork in particular, a projected timeframe for the completion of works and projected costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19461/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
600. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any enforcement actions the Mental Health Commission may have taken against the HSE as part of its oversight of the Owenacurra Centre closure, including dates of the actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
601. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the Mental Health Commission has concerns about the provision of three community mental health residence placements in east Cork and the apparent lack of progress on appointing a development team to appraise options for a new ten-bed service in Midleton, eleven months after this team was announced as being formed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19463/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
602. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the reasons the Mental Health Commission has declined a request from the Oireachtas Health Committee to comment on the provision of community residential mental health placement serving the combined HSE catchments of the Cobh/Glenville and Midleton/Youghal adult mental health teams with respect to allocations set out in A Vision for Change when the Mental Health Commission reviewed such services nationally in 2019 and benchmarked those provisions against A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19464/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
603. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the precise obligations of the HSE in respect of residents of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton in respect of the closure of that service, and the obligations of the Mental Health Commission as an oversight body; whether each entity has fulfilled their obligations to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19465/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Data
Neasa Hourigan
604. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties under the care of the Cobh/Glenville and Midleton/Youghal adult mental health teams who have been transferred to continuing care or high support hostels outside those HSE catchments since June 2021; the number of people in this cohort of service-users within those HSE catchments who have been transferred in the same time-frame to nursing-homes, either within those HSE catchments or outside them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19467/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
606. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the HSE's plans to update its GMS contract policies around doctors providing locum services, particularly around hourly locum rates and doctors' eligibility to locum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19477/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Neasa Hourigan
607. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the advice currently provided by his Department to maternity units on best practice inpatient partner supports nationwide; the oversight of those recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19482/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
608. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline on the reopening of the Midwest home birth scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19483/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Neasa Hourigan
609. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a Commission on Care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19484/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Neasa Hourigan
610. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the commencement and funding of the Model of Care for Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Data
Neasa Hourigan
611. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline data gathering undertaken from 2020-2023 inclusive on levels of mental health difficulties amongst older cohorts by either the HSE or his Department; the data gathering that is planned for 2023-2024; and if he will make data on this issue publicly available. [19486/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Promotion
Neasa Hourigan
612. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his work on the development of an Action Plan on Loneliness, committed to in the Programme for Government, the Roadmap for Social Inclusion and the Healthy Ireland Strategic Plan; if he will outline timelines for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19487/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Neasa Hourigan
613. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the National Positive Ageing Strategy from 2016 to 2023, inclusive; if he will outline the targets that have completed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19488/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Neasa Hourigan
278. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the first home scheme and the right to first refusal for a tenant whose landlord wants to sell their rental home, if he is aware of the exact number of property owners who are prevented from selling their properties to a health board, local authority, housing authority or government agency due to a clause in their lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18789/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Energy Conservation
Neasa Hourigan
169. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the financial support available for community organisations, such as charities and community centres, to get an energy audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16346/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Defence Forces
Neasa Hourigan
230. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he can provide a copy of the contract for the five-year military medicine training programme, which also covers the three-year service commitment expected of individuals who complete this training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17692/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
234. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the level of budget expenditure Ireland incurred as a result of Ireland's membership of PESCO, in each of the years 2017 to 2022, respectively; and the proposed funding for 2023. [17993/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Electric Vehicles
Neasa Hourigan
255. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 23 March 2023, if vehicles ordered prior to July 2023 but not received by customers until after this date due to supply chain delays will remain eligible for €5,000 relief; if specific provisions will be made to account for these supply issues in advance of the electric vehicle grant amount reducing to €3,500 in July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16640/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Neasa Hourigan
438. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the Blackpool flood relief scheme in Cork; if revised plans are being prepared; if a date has been agreed for further public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16652/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Neasa Hourigan
721. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022–2027 Implementation Plan will be published; the reason for the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Funding
Neasa Hourigan
772. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected funding for Marine Protected Areas in 2023 and 2024; if any funding has been allocated or spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17009/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Environmental Policy
Neasa Hourigan
773. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline his plans to effectively manage, monitor and enforce marine protected areas, MPAs, as they increase from the current 8.3% spatial coverage to 30% coverage of Irish waters by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17021/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Funding
Neasa Hourigan
774. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the current spend on marine protected areas is sufficient to meet monitoring and enforcement needs; his plans to increase funding to ensure effective management matches Ireland’s commitment to protect 30% of its waters by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17022/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Housing Policy
Neasa Hourigan
802. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to abolish the build-to-rent apartment standards. [17350/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1093. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a dead greyhound being eaten by wildlife was found at a registered greyhound premises in Kilkenny in mid-March 2023; the reason four of the remaining dogs who were seized at this premises were accepted for racing and trialling at the SIS race meeting at Kilkenny greyhound track within the previous eight days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16974/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1127. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Rásaíocht Con Éireann's total expenditure on Youghal Greyhound Stadium for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, broken down into operational expenditure and capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17419/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1128. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the terms and duration of the temporary contract agreed between Rásaíocht Con Éireann and the operators of Youghal Greyhound Stadium effective from 1 April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17420/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan
1129. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the nature of any financial commitments made by Rásaíocht Con Éireann to the continued operation of Youghal Greyhound Stadium, including any capital expenditure after 1 April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Disability Services
Neasa Hourigan
1273. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the way in which resources are allocated between different community healthcare organisations, CHOs, in terms of funding for transition to adult supports for autistic people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17722/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
1348. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the removal of trees in Merlin Woods, Galway to date in 2023; the name of the companies or persons that were commissioned by the HSE for any associated services, including the arborist assessment, the tree-removal works themselves, the clearance of the timber and the tree-planting assessment and any other associated costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16352/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
1349. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the details of the HSE decision-making process leading to tree-felling works carried out in Merlin Woods, Galway in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16353/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Medicinal Products
Neasa Hourigan
1376. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for reimbursement being considered by the HSE in relation to Voretigene Neparvovec (Luxturna); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16449/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services Staff
Neasa Hourigan
1451. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 674 of 28 March 2023, if he will provide the following (details supplied) acknowledging that this information does not conflict with the workings of industrial relations processes underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neasa Hourigan
1452. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 200 of 15 February 2023 and 1151 of 21 March 2023, the number of staff directly employed by the HSE known to be on leave from work for more than one year due to long-Covid symptoms, as evidenced by their receipt of special Covid leave with pay for that period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16772/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Service Executive
Neasa Hourigan
1453. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 638 of 5 October 2021, 691 of 29 November 2022, 1553 of 18 January 2023, 204 of 15 February 2023 and 1153 of 21 March 2023, the reason the HSE is not yet in a position to provide any details on staffing levels for a new facility in Midleton, County Cork that will accommodate three residents with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, given that those placements have already been offered to families; how those families can be expected to make an informed decision on those offers in the absence of this information; the number of staff that will be deployed to the service on a day-to-day basis; if those regular staff who are on site daily will include psychiatric nurses or healthcare assistants or both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16773/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1454. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 484 of 16 November 2021, 1715 of 19 January 2022, 169 of 9 February 2022, 186 of 23 March 2022, 720 of 17 May 2022, 1903 of 14 June 2022, 565 of 13 December 2022, 19 January 2023 and 570 of 7 March 2023, the reason the HSE can justify not providing the information already requested in these Parliamentary Questions given its relevance to regional service provision implications of the decision to close the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton and given the Mental Health Commission's clear guidance on 'out of area' placements and the right to community living enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and given recommended allocations of thirty community residence placements for a population of 100,000 contained in A Vision for Change; in particular, if the clinical directors of the west Cork, north Cork and south Lee HSE mental health catchment areas agreed with CHO 4 HSE senior management to accept out-of-area respite or long-stay referrals from east Cork into community residences under their clinical governance in the event that the Owenacurra Centre is closed; if so, if he will provide the exact dates for when any such agreements may have been made, and on what clinical basis the agreements were made given that it is not custom and practice to accept 'out of area' referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16774/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Data
Neasa Hourigan
1455. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any contracts awarded to company (details supplied) by the HSE; namely, the exact value of each contract, the details of works, and the full costs of any further works undertaken where applicable, the site where the works in question took place and details of any tendering process that may have applied in the awarding of contracts; the HSE manager(s) awarding the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16775/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Services
Neasa Hourigan
1458. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to support the medical genetics service in Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16793/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Medicinal Products
Neasa Hourigan
1517. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State for the drugs payment scheme threshold for single-headed households to be reduced to €72 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17047/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Medical Cards
Neasa Hourigan
1518. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State to abolish prescription charges for all medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17048/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Strategies
Neasa Hourigan
1519. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding required to ensure the full financial resourcing and implementation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 recommendations around genetic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17049/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1520. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the progress of the recommendations contained in the clinical governance and operational arrangements for supporting a model of care for children with life-limiting conditions towards the end of life in the community in Ireland, in particular recommendations 14 and 15; the proportion of posts that have been filled; which posts remain vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17050/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Strategies
Neasa Hourigan
1521. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding required to ensure that the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 is implemented in full; the amount of funding that has been allocated to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17051/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Neasa Hourigan
1522. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund to source additional outpatient, endoscopy, diagnostics and inpatient day case activity in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17052/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1523. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated to the lymphoedema model of care to date; if so, the amount of funding that has been allocated, and in what years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17053/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
1601. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a publicly funded model of care for fertility treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17438/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Neasa Hourigan
1664. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to update policies around doctors providing locum GP services, particularly around hourly locum rates and doctors' eligibility to locum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/23]