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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Service Executive
Paul Murphy
1411. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how the HSE can issue a staff census or accurately figure up therapeutic hours, if the numbers are not centrally located. [12503/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Healthcare Policy
Paul Murphy
1412. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there are guidelines for each CHO to decide what people are entitled to under FOI requests. [12505/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Dental Services
Pa Daly
1413. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment to have orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Michael Ring
1414. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE seeks an indemnity on vehicle insurance policies of student nurses in order for them to claim travel expenses; if all grades of HSE employees and-or students are required to seek the same indemnification in order to claim travel expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12516/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
James O'Connor
1415. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the current status of a project (details supplied); the current timeline of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12538/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Nursing Homes
Alan Kelly
1416. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the decision was made to open the new community nursing home in Nenagh as a step-down facility for UHL patients; who made the decision to do this; and on what date this will commence. [12540/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medicinal Products
Rose Conway-Walsh
1417. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the work that has been carried to develop pharmaceutical capacity in hospitals to make or compound highly expensive medicines on a small scale for their patients as allowed for under EU law, given increasing medicine costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12555/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1418. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Meetings
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1419. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he visited the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital during his recent visit to Australia for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12565/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1420. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Kilkenny and from Carlow to receive treatment for age related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic at the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12566/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Staff
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1421. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologist posts in University Hospital Waterford in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12567/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Seán Canney
1422. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the proportion in percentage terms of the annual health budget spent on medical continuous glucose monitoring devices in relation to overall medical technology spending, from 2019-2023, broken down per annum, in tabular form. [12576/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Healy-Rae
1423. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the details of the number of persons who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12578/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1424. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the growing concern of diabetics regarding the difficulties in obtaining ozempic, some persons are finding it impossible to obtain the drug. [12579/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Healy-Rae
1425. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an extension will be given to those people working in the HSE, that is, nurses who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid and whose full pay is to end in March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Neasa Hourigan
1426. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the cost of renovations to Millfield House, Blackpool; the cost of construction of apartments for mental health residents; and the number of residents currently in these facilities. [12581/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Data
Neasa Hourigan
1427. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the current cost of security at Millfield House, Blackpool; and the total cost of security incurred by the HSE since a contract was initiated there in May 2019. [12582/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
1428. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which a person (details supplied) exceeds the income limits for qualification for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12587/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
1429. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current position in regard to an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12589/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
1430. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the renewal of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12590/24]