Parliamentary questions

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

977. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 30 September 2021, the annual increases in the mental health expenditure separated by NSP development funding, Covid-19 related expenditure, pay restoration expenditure and any other relevant categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52730/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

293. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of paediatric critical care beds in 2022; the current capacity; the number of beds which will be added in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51745/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

294. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the occupancy rates of paediatric critical care beds averaged across each quarter for 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51746/21]

Hospital Charges

David Cullinane

300. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue raised in 2018, 2019 and 2020 through parking charges by each hospital in tabular form; the number of patients this was raised from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51767/21]

Hospital Charges

David Cullinane

301. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue raised in 2018, 2019 and 2020 through private charges by each hospital in tabular form; the number of patients this was raised from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51768/21]

Hospital Charges

David Cullinane

302. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue raised in 2018, 2019 and 2020 through public inpatient charges by each hospital in tabular form; the number of patients this was raised from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51769/21]

Hospital Charges

David Cullinane

303. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue raised in 2018, 2019 and 2020 through emergency department charges by each hospital in tabular form; the number of patients this was raised from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51770/21]

Hospital Charges

David Cullinane

304. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue raised in 2018, 2019 and 2020 through road traffic accident charges by each hospital in tabular form; the number of patients this was raised from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51771/21]

Ambulance Service

David Cullinane

305. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of fees charged for the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance services in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51772/21]

Hospital Charges

David Cullinane

306. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total amount outstanding from patient debtors for private facilities in public hospitals; the reason for this sum; the amount which the HSE considers to be bad and or doubtful in terms of repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51773/21]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

307. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total amount outstanding to HSE creditors in August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51774/21]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

308. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total value of consultancy costs for his Department and the HSE in the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51775/21]

Health Strategies

David Cullinane

338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason funding for the stroke strategy was not announced as part of the €50 million for clinical strategies in Budget 2022; when the plan and the implementation plan will be published; the level of funding that will be provided;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51880/21]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

348. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide definitive date for the implementation of a full 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention service at the University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51908/21]

Health Strategies

David Cullinane

349. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason funding for the stroke strategy was not announced as part of the €50 million for clinical strategies in Budget 2022; when the stroke strategy and implementation plan will be published; the level of funding which will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51962/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

224. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to recognise fibromyalgia as a disability; his plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include this condition; his plans to introduce necessary supports and services for persons with fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51428/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

86. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital waiting lists, including lists not reported by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, such as diagnostic lists; his plans for tackling waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50782/21]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

88. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to prevent emergency department overflows from interrupting scheduled care this winter; if he will provide additional resources to the National Ambulance Service to boost emergency care in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50783/21]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

106. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase specialist training places in particular for general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50780/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

227. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the way in which he will fully implements the safe staffing framework; the full-year implementation cost; the number of nurses and midwives the health service will hire in 2022; if he will implement nurse patient staffing ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50781/21]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

734. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no transitional care services for adolescents using insulin pump therapy at University Hospital Waterford; his plans to provide this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50456/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

770. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will list each waiting list which exists for services provided by the HSE which is not reported by the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [50641/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

160. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with the EU regarding Ireland’s participation in a joint procurement process related to potential Covid-19 treatments; if these potential treatments will be made available after the EMA approval; if Ireland will join in a European Commission-led process on the matter; if Ireland will seek to secure these treatments independently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50166/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in the diabetes department at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50235/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

183. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit additional diabetes nurse specialists at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50236/21]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the thrive with diabetes project at University Hospital Waterford and its deliverables to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50237/21]

Transport Costs

David Cullinane

75. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49315/21]

Tobacco Control Measures

David Cullinane

459. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions, fixed penalty notices or other sanctions that have been made under the Protection of Children’s Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Act 2014 each year since enactment by offence; the number of offences enforced by An Garda Síochána under the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49704/21]

Vaccination Programme

David Cullinane

533. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when a vaccine compensation scheme will be established in view of the urgent recommendations made in the Expert Group Report to Review the Law of Torts and the Current Systems for the Management of Clinical Negligence Claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49437/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

538. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the location at which the new acute inpatient beds of the circa 1,140 announced in budget 2021 have been or will be opened in 2021; the number at each location; the number opened in existing space; the number opened in new space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49460/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

539. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds that received direct capital funding to be opened in 2021 or 2022 as part of budget 2021 in new space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49461/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

540. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds staffed, funded and opened or will be opened by the end of 2021; the breakdown of these beds by multi-occupancy ward compared to single occupancy room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49462/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

541. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to replace 5% of acute inpatient beds in multi-occupancy wards with single-occupancy rooms. [49463/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

542. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to replace 100 acute inpatient beds in multi-occupancy wards with single-occupancy rooms. [49464/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

559. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the planned additional hospital beds to be delivered between 2022 to 2026, by location and bed type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49507/21]

Primary Care Centres

David Cullinane

560. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the locations in which there is an open primary care centre; the locations of planned additional primary care centres to be opened in 2021, 2022 and after; the number that will be operational by 2026 and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49508/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the pilot waiting projects which have taken place in the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, Our Lady's Hospital Navan and University Hospital Kerry; the terms of reference and findings of these pilots projects; the steps taken in each hospital; the results in each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49657/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of the pilot waiting list project taken by Beaumont Hospital; the measures taken; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49658/21]

Departmental Contracts

David Cullinane

639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 6 October 2021, if he will provide further details on the contracts referred to, such as their purpose. [49792/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

640. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private intermediate care beds funded, procured, used or leased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49793/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

641. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private intermediate care bed days purchased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49794/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

642. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private transitional care beds funded, procured, used or leased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49795/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

643. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of private transitional care bed days purchased in 2020 and to date in 2021, by service type. [49796/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

644. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public short stay beds available on 1 January 2020, 1 January 2021 and 1 October 2021 by service type; the average number available on any one day in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49797/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

383. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of persons that are waiting to be seen in the national gender service by CHO, LHO and age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48789/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

413. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO1 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48876/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

414. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO2 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48877/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

415. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO3 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48878/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

416. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO4 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48879/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO5 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48880/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO6 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48881/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

419. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO7 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48882/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO8 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48883/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

421. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for audiology appointments in the CHO9 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48884/21]

Departmental Meetings

David Cullinane

66. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if she will arrange a meeting with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss components of the programme and ensure these are embedded into national education policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48498/21]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

140. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to diabetes care at the University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48502/21]

Departmental Contracts

David Cullinane

163. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of active contracts or tenders for health ICT or eHealth projects by software, hardware or similar typology; the length of contract and start date or year; the value of the contracts; the locations in which they are public knowledge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48714/21]

School Curriculum

David Cullinane

378. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47606/21]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

641. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the health and social care career pathway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47869/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

668. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the mean, median, and maximum wait time for children waiting on a MRI or CT scan by location [48038/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

669. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI and CT scan machines; and the number that are operational, non-operational and broken, respectively. [48039/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

670. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres by location; and the number that are closed. [48040/21]

Hospital Procedures

David Cullinane

671. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries for replacement joints which have been cancelled in the past three years due to a lack of replacement joints due to funding constraints. [48041/21]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

672. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of staff of the 14,700 announced in Budget 2022 which have been hired; the revised target for year end; the breakdown of onboarded staff by grade and section; the number recruited for Covid-19 test and trace services; the number hired on a permanent and indefinite basis; and the number hired on a temporary and fixed-term basis. [48042/21]

Third Level Education

David Cullinane

294. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of medical training undergraduate places, by discipline available annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47226/21]

Departmental Budgets

David Cullinane

315. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total budget allocation to his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47209/21]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

316. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of his Department’s spending on health and social care in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47210/21]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

317. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of his Departmental or HSE funding to section 39 organisations for each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47211/21]

Departmental Budgets

David Cullinane

318. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total health expenditure per capita in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47212/21]

Emergency Departments

David Cullinane

319. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the hospitals with emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47213/21]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

320. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the hospitals with maternity departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47214/21]

Health Services

David Cullinane

321. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of healthcare expenditure which was generated by private, voluntary and out-of-pocket contributions for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47215/21]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

322. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the funding drawn down by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the amount of funding in each year spent on procuring services from private healthcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47216/21]

General Practitioner Services

David Cullinane

323. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the maximum number of patients that can be registered with a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47218/21]

Ambulance Service

David Cullinane

324. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance ECHO and DELTA calls which were not responded to within 18 minutes and 59 seconds in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47219/21]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

325. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent number of bank or agency staff contracted to the HSE by staff group in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47220/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

326. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of hospital beds in the State per 1,000 population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47221/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

327. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of intensive care hospital beds in the State per 1,000 population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47222/21]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

328. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the inpatient bed occupancy rate in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47223/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

329. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for inpatient and outpatient medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47224/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

330. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were waiting in excess of one year for inpatient and outpatient medical treatment in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47225/21]

Medical Register

David Cullinane

331. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of medical graduates who emigrated in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47227/21]

Nursing Homes

David Cullinane

332. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public and private nursing home beds in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47228/21]

Home Help Service

David Cullinane

333. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided annually by the HSE in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the number of home help hours provided in these years by private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47229/21]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

334. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend on mental health in each of the years 2017 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47230/21]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

335. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents currently accessing CAMHS; the number of children currently on the waiting list for initial assessment by CAMHS; the length of time they have been waiting for an initial assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47231/21]

Vaccination Programme

David Cullinane

336. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine booster programme for vulnerable persons; the way appointments will be issued; the basis on which vulnerable patients are being decided; the criteria being used to determine the higher risk category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47234/21]

Vaccination Programme

David Cullinane

337. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if cardiac patients will be contacted in the early stages of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine booster programme for vulnerable persons; if heart failure patients will be considered as vulnerable patients given their high-risk category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47235/21]

Vaccination Programme

David Cullinane

338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timelines for the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine booster programme for all vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47236/21]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

376. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total sum spent on, by or through or allocated to the National Treatment Purchase Fund since its inception by year to date; the number of procedures it facilitated in each year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47439/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated or will be provided for the recruitment of staff in the second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46873/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

189. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to providing additional cardiologists for the second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; the number of additional cardiologists being sought; and the funding allocated for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46874/21]

Schools Building Projects

David Cullinane

438. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if there has been an update in relation to the provision of an Educate Together school in Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46050/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

627. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

698. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of administration staff at the department of oncology at Tallaght University Hospital; if funding will be provided for the recruitment of additional administration staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46226/21]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

720. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a national lead in genomics by the HSE; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46262/21]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

721. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of Recommendation 17 of the National Cancer Strategy, appointment of a National Lead for Cancer Molecular Diagnostics; if progress can be made in this prior to the appointment of the national lead in genomics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46263/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

737. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of CAAC-approved consultant posts across each specialty; the basis on which they are filled as per DIME; and the number of each type of contract, that is, A, B and C across specialties filled and or allocated for all 3,613 posts. [46348/21]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

739. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of CAAC-approved consultant posts across each discipline and specialty; the basis on which they are filled, that is, permanent, temporary and agency, as per DIME; and the number of each type of contract, that is, A, B and C across disciplines filled and or allocated for all approved posts including the number on post-2012 pay rates. [46354/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

778. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the necessity to undertake a hotel quarantine upon arrival in Ireland for Irish citizens living in Argentina that have been fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/21]