Parliamentary questions

Departmental Schemes

Emer Higgins

146. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when he intends to next review the long-term illness scheme with a view to expanding the list of illnesses. [9471/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

147. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he plans to open an accident and emergency department in Nenagh and or Ennis hospitals, given the terrible situation regarding access to University Hospital Limerick; and if not, his new plans to alleviate overcrowding in UHL. [9472/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

148. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of patient visits handled in total by Nenagh Hospital across all disciplines for the years 2016-2023 inclusive, providing total figures for each year, in tabular form. [9473/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

149. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of patient visits handled by Ennis Hospital across all disciplines for the years 2016-2023 inclusive, providing total figures for each year, in tabular form. [9474/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

150. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of patient visits handled by St. John's Hospital Limerick across all disciplines for the years 2016-2023 inclusive, providing total figures for each year, in tabular form. [9475/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

151. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of patient visits handled by University Hospital Limerick across all disciplines for the years 2016-2023 inclusive, providing total figures for each year, in tabular form. [9476/24]

Health Services

Ged Nash

152. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a supervised residential unit in Carndonagh (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9490/24]

Community Care

Martin Browne

153. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if assurances can be given that a full discharge plan and community care plan will be put in place to immediately provide transitional services for a family (details supplied) upon the discharge of their children from hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/24]

Primary Care Centres

Claire Kerrane

154. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a primary health care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9547/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Peter Fitzpatrick

155. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment referral made in November 2023. [9558/24]

Home Help Service

Denise Mitchell

156. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he has given any consideration to bringing the homecare sector under the remit of HIQA, or a similar regulatory body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9564/24]

Medical Qualifications

Denise Mitchell

157. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered reviewing the criteria for registered nurses who have qualified abroad to become approved for work by the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9565/24]

Medical Qualifications

Denise Mitchell

158. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health what a person (details supplied) must do to satisfy work permit criteria in order to work as a healthcare assistant. [9566/24]

Hospital Staff

Danny Healy-Rae

159. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will give urgent attention to a matter regarding staff at CUH (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/24]

Medicinal Products

Duncan Smith

160. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline the level of expenditure on generic medicines and biosimilar medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9574/24]

Medicinal Products

Duncan Smith

161. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €330 million spent on newly reimbursed medicines since 2021 by wholesaler costs, dispensing fees and commercial payments at a net level to pharmaceutical suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9575/24]

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Connolly

162. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No, 142 of 18 January 2024, for an update on the development of the new elective hospital in Merlin Park; if stage 1 has concluded to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9576/24]

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Connolly

163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised surgical hub in Galway; to provide details on the project; the timeline for when the surgical hub will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9577/24]

Primary Care Centres

Catherine Connolly

164. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No, 1922 of 11 September 2023, the status of the proposed primary care centre for Galway City West; the expected timeline for the delivery of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9578/24]

Primary Care Centres

Catherine Connolly

165. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No, 1279 of 11 July 2023, the status of the development of a primary care centre on Inisbofin; the status of the land transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9579/24]

Dental Services

Niamh Smyth

166. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if this child can be seen within the public dental system to rectify this issue; how this parent goes about same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9602/24]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

167. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to give a breakdown of public health nurses by year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 in Dublin South City (details supplied) with details on each health centre they are assigned to, and the areas they each cover to further detail how many public health nurse roles are unfilled in each district either though people leaving or temporarily due to career break or maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9604/24]

Hospital Procedures

Róisín Shortall

168. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 13 February 2024, if he expects an interim report into spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital to be published in the coming weeks, as previously committed to; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9606/24]

Pharmacy Services

Róisín Shortall

169. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the proposal to allow community pharmacists to dispense prescription-free oral contraceptives will be considered by the Women’s Health Taskforce as part of the Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025; the timeline for publication of the updated plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9607/24]

Pharmacy Services

Róisín Shortall

170. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s review of the pharmacy fee structure under section 42(14) of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9608/24]

Disease Management

Colm Burke

171. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total allocations for the chronic disease management programme since its establishment. [9610/24]

Disease Management

Colm Burke

172. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently being treated through the chronic disease management programme. [9611/24]

Disease Management

Colm Burke

173. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs contracted to work through the chronic disease management programme. [9612/24]

Disease Management

Colm Burke

174. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses contracted to work through the chronic disease management programme. [9613/24]

Disease Management

Colm Burke

175. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he would consider including other conditions to the chronic disease management programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9614/24]

Dental Services

Robert Troy

176. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatments (details supplied) can be funded through the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme for a minor. [9621/24]

Dental Services

David Stanton

177. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any new dental patients who are medical card holders finding it difficult to locate a dentist in the Cork area who will accept them as patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9628/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pearse Doherty

178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for long term stay in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9630/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pearse Doherty

179. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pearse Doherty

180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what the long term stay capacity will be post refurbishment in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pearse Doherty

181. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on a respite bed in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pearse Doherty

182. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite beds have been reinstated after refurbishment in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9634/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pearse Doherty

183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term stay beds to be retained after refurbishment in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9635/24]

Primary Care Centres

Paul McAuliffe

184. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the Finglas primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

185. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his plans to extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers suffering from long Covid; if he intends to extend or replace this scheme before it is due to end in March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9644/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pearse Doherty

186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for a respite bed in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/24]

Mental Health Policy

Thomas Gould

187. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme will not be funded in 2024. [9670/24]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

188. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in SouthDoc, Blackpool in January 2024, January 2023 and January 2022, respectively, in tabular form. [9673/24]

Dental Services

Colm Burke

189. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action taken by his Department to assist in the delivery of a new dental hospital for Cork in view of the fact that the current facility does not have the capacity to deliver the services required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9689/24]

Primary Care Centres

Colm Burke

190. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the delivery of a primary care centre for the Blarney area, in view of the fact that there has been a substantial increase in the population in the past 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/24]

Primary Care Centres

Colm Burke

191. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the delivery of a primary care centre for the Glanmire area in view of the fact that there has been a substantial increase in the population in the past 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/24]

Dental Services

Colm Burke

192. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who was urgently referred to St. Finbarr's Dental Hospital, Cork by St. Mary's Orthopaedic in December 2023 will receive an appointment with this service in view of the fact that it was marked an urgent case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/24]

Home Care Packages

Aindrias Moynihan

193. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure that home supports can be put in place for people currently waitlisted for these services in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9703/24]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

194. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if HSE staff returning from career breaks are prevented from returning to work due to the recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9705/24]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

195. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff on a career break, by staff group. [9706/24]