Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

613. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons attached to Croom Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [9252/24]

Health Promotion

Alan Kelly

614. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of HSE anti-smoking courses within CHOs 3 and 5 in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [9253/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

615. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, in the HSE national antimicrobial resistant team; the full-year cost of filling each of the vacancies; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [9254/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

616. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries working in the neurology department of Cork University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [9255/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

617. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based in the Cashel minor injuries unit in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [9256/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

618. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will deliver a minor injury unit to be based at Carndonagh Community Hospital as part of the plan to reduce attendances at the crisis-laden emergency department at Letterkenny University Hospital. [9274/24]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

619. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason an ANP for adult diabetes services has not been agreed and appointed at Letterkenny University Hospital, considering the long waiting lists for diabetes patients at the hospital. [9275/24]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

620. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will sanction and appoint all the requested podiatrist posts, as requested by Letterkenny University Hospital, considering the long waiting lists for diabetes patients at the hospital. [9276/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

David Cullinane

621. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of standardising post-mastectomy supports; if any areas will see a decrease in supports; the reason why the HSE does not directly provide post-mastectomy support from approved vendors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9278/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

622. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that ten years since the major flood at Letterkenny University Hospital, the onsite outpatient clinic has not been reinstated at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9279/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Niamh Smyth

623. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence regarding the proposed changes to the provision of post-mastectomy products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9285/24]

Health Strategies

Joe McHugh

624. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health when he intends to launch the national strategy on diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/24]

Health Services

Alan Dillon

625. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health to provide an outline of the treatment available for dementia patients in County Mayo, including investments in services and strategic plans to improve these services further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9289/24]

Hospital Staff

Joe McHugh

626. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the reason Letterkenny University Hospital was not allocated advanced nurse practitioner posts in the recent allocation made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9290/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

627. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE survey to measure the prevalence of long Covid in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9298/24]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

628. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has not appointed a child psychologist to work with children living with diabetes in Donegal, as would be normal practice across the State. [9306/24]

Medicinal Products

Colm Burke

629. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the cost of medicines dispensed, with a breakdown of those which are still under patent and those off patent, for each of the years ending December 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9307/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

630. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9323/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

631. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update for people in receipt of the special leave with pay scheme who are not able to return to work; if the scheme will be replaced with an alternative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9327/24]

Cancer Services

Michael Healy-Rae

632. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9345/24]

Data Centres

Cormac Devlin

633. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the location of the data centre or centres used by his Department; the reason it was chosen; the distance it is from his Department’s offices; if he will identify the centres used by each agency under his Department’s aegis; and the distance these data centres are to their offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9388/24]

Public Sector Pensions

John McGuinness

265. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a retirement lump sum and pension entitlement has issued to a person (details supplied). [8429/24]

Personal Injury Claims

Carol Nolan

266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total cost of defending medical negligence litigation against the HSE and Department of Health in each year from 2010 to date, including awards made in the courts or settlements made out of court to resolve disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8462/24]

Healthcare Policy

Gino Kenny

267. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work and current status of the Public Health Alcohol Research Group; and if he intends to publish the report of the group. [8414/24]

Healthcare Policy

Gino Kenny

268. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health what plans he has in relation to monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, and the impact of any changes to licensing laws as proposed by the Minister for Justice through the Sale of Alcohol Bill. [8415/24]

Nursing Homes

Cathal Crowe

269. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will revise the national treatment purchase fund calculation mechanism for funding fair deal stays in not-for-profit charitable nursing homes, such as Cahercalla Community Hospital in Ennis and Carrigoran Nursing Home, Newmarket-on-Fergus, to reflect rising costs in providing healthcare, along with incidental costs often arising from HIQA inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8419/24]

Substance Misuse

Paul Donnelly

270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health for an update on legislation pertaining to the use and supply of products containing hexahydrocannabinol, which has psychoactive effects upon consumption by humans. [8425/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Brian Leddin

271. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if financial assistance is available for those who need to rent or buy medical equipment such as scalp cooling or cold cap machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8433/24]

Health Service Executive

Michael Ring

272. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has introduced a central processing system for the payment of invoices from suppliers; if so, when this system was introduced; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8443/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

273. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list for CAMHS for the month of January, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8444/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

274. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of filled posts, by job description, within the community mental health services in Clondalkin; the number of vacancies per post; the steps being taken to fill these vacant positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8449/24]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Howlin

275. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that it is now virtually impossible for any new patient in Wexford town to be accepted by any of the existing GP practices, which are at capacity in terms of service delivery; the plans he intends to put in place to address this critical health issue, which is having a significant impact both on the health and well-being of the existing growing Wexford population and on the prospects of attracting new people to live and work in the town; if he plans to provide any particular incentives to attract new doctors to work in general practice in Wexford, or to existing practices to expand their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8450/24]

Care Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

276. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the assistance that can be given to a person (details supplied); and if night-time care will be allocated to them, given the circumstances. [8451/24]

Mental Health Services

Réada Cronin

277. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if the 8,000 people who depend on services (details supplied) will continue to have access to them under the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8452/24]

Mental Health Services

Réada Cronin

278. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the list of engagements his Department has had with the HSE in the process of securing funding for services (details supplied), given their criticality to 8,000 people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8453/24]

Mental Health Services

Réada Cronin

279. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health how 8,000 service users (details supplied) will be accommodated by the HSE, given the recruitment embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8454/24]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

280. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the proposed nursing home in a facility (details supplied) will be open. [8455/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

281. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether retention planning permission was received for a facility (details supplied); and, if so, when this was received. [8456/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

282. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an itemised list, by cost, of the equipment purchased and installed in a facility (details supplied). [8457/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

283. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the cost of redevelopment of a facility (details supplied), by labour costs, construction costs and equipment costs, in tabular form. [8458/24]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Gould

284. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric bays in emergency departments in Mercy University Hospital and CUH in January 2023; and the current number. [8461/24]

Ambulance Service

Thomas Gould

285. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time, by hospital in Cork and Tipperary in 2023. [8467/24]

Hospital Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

286. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public or voluntary hospital as of 16 February 2024, or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/24]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

287. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the cancellation of non-elective surgeries in UHK to date; when such surgeries will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8488/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Paul McAuliffe

288. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [8518/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Denis Naughten

289. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received approval for a new prosthesis; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8519/24]

Ambulance Service

Johnny Mythen

290. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the spend on ambulance services across CHO 5 between 2017 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8531/24]

Emergency Services

James Lawless

291. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if all paramedic staff in Kerry are being used to their fullest based on rostering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8535/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

292. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing patients with a ministerial licence to access the products that are approved under the medicinal cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8542/24]

Hospital Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

293. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the annual salary of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8543/24]