Parliamentary questions

Home Help Service

Martin Browne

1332. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to increasing the travel allowance for home care support workers given the increased cost of fuel has not been matched with an increase in the travelling allowance; his views on the situation at present regarding the impact of this shortfall on workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/24]

General Practitioner Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1333. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of an out-of-hours CareDoc facility in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/24]

Health Services

Colm Burke

1334. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what steps he will take to address delays in diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases in light of the fact that more than a third of people with such conditions go for more than five years without a diagnosis and in recognition of the 300,00 people living with such diseases in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Colm Burke

1335. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the up-to-date position regarding the location for the new genetics and genomics laboratory in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14227/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Colm Burke

1336. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm if the new genetics and genomics laboratory will be located at the new National Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14228/24]

Hospital Services

Colm Burke

1337. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm what interim measures are in place, if any, to ensure genetics testing continues to be carried out during relocation from its current home in CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14229/24]

Hospital Services

Colm Burke

1338. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the addition of screening for SMA and SCID to the newborn bloodspot screening programme will commence given the fact that screening for SMA and SCID is not scheduled to take place at the current lab in Temple Street, but rather at the new National Children’s Hospital. As the new NCH is not due to open until at least Q2 2025, and an interim location has not been announced, this has led to confusion around when implementation will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14230/24]

Hospital Services

Colm Burke

1339. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm when newborn babies will be screened for SMA and SCID as part of the newborn bloodspot screening programme; and where the testing for these conditions will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14231/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1340. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to the establishment of an infant feeding communication forum across departments that is, with responsibility for children, health, and marketing of commercial formula milks and the Health Service Executive to align government policy, funding and Health Service Executive practices for the purposes of increasing breastfeeding initiation rates and the duration of breastfeeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14232/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1341. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to standardise breastfeeding education for healthcare professionals in maternity units and support in-service, role-specific breastfeeding education and training to enable implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative in all 19 maternity units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14233/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1342. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to fully implement the World Health Organization Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and its subsequent World Health Assembly Resolutions in legislation and ensure that this legislation is monitored and enforced in a transparent manner independent of industry, with particular attention paid to advertising and marketing online via baby clubs and social media influencers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1343. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide independent, evidence-based breastfeeding-related education and training to all healthcare professionals likely to encounter breastfeeding mothers or infants/young children in their clinical practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1344. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to provide for greater availability of breastfeeding preparation classes and breastfeeding support groups, and modes of delivery of same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1345. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will develop effective strategies for increasing awareness of infant and young child feeding materials within other sectors outside of the health service, for example, workplace settings, county councils, and allocate resources as required by the Health Service Executive to implement breastfeeding campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/24]

Healthcare Policy

Colm Burke

1346. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will develop an up-to-date infant feeding policy for those with HIV in Ireland, in line with recent British HIV Association guidance, that would facilitate shared decision-making between healthcare professionals and service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14239/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1347. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will develop an infant and young child feeding in emergencies preparedness plan specific to the Irish context in line with international guidance, incorporating and building on the operational guidance prepared by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies Core Group of the Emergency Nutrition Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14240/24]

Departmental Data

Colm Burke

1348. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to develop an electronic child health record to collect and report on breastfeeding metrics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1349. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14243/24]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Pringle

1350. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term beds which are open in each of the community hospitals in County Donegal, for each of the years from 2019 to 2024, in tabular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14247/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

1351. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he directed the HSE to temporarily use the new unopened Nenagh Community Nursing Home as a step down facility for acute care based on the overcrowding in UHL; if he was asked by any member of the Houses of the Oireachtas to do the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

1352. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 7 March 2024, if he can publish the legal advice given to the Minister for Mental Health in relation to regulating CAMHS under section 34 of the Mental Health Act, 2001; the person or body that gave this legal advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/24]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

1353. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1397 of 18 April 2023, his plans to allocate additional funding and resources to genetics services in Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin, in light of the ongoing delays in waiting times for diagnosis; the details of his plans to reduce the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14284/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

1354. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a planned surgery, which did not go ahead, and ensure a new appointment is issued to the person (details supplied) as soon as possible.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1355. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months for children and adolescents in the North Lee, South Lee, North Cork and Kerry primary care services, in tabular form. [14286/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1356. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months for children and adolescents in the North Lee, South Lee, North Cork and Kerry CAMHS services, in tabular form. [14287/24]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

1357. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of grievance and dignity at work cases currently under consideration by management within the South West Regional Health Area; and the duration of time between submission of each case by the complainant, the arrangement of hearings and the issuing of decisions. [14289/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

1358. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are consistent scheduling issues at St. Vincent's Hospital where patient appointments are being delayed for significant lengths of time due to a lack of interdepartmental co-ordination leading to scheduling overlaps and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

1359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children, per county, who are waiting on scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per county. [14292/24]

Departmental Communications

Róisín Shortall

1360. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason the Secretary General of his Department met with an alcohol industry representative body (details supplied); the discussions that took place at this meeting; the reason this was not disclosed in an FOI request; the reason no minutes were kept; to provide any available records of this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14299/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Denise Mitchell

1361. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he plans to amend section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970, to extend the long-term illness scheme to encompass sufferers of mitochondria disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/24]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

1362. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health how many positions have been offered to individuals in the HSE that cannot be taken up as a result of the recruitment freeze; the breakdown of same, by CHO area; when the recruitment freeze will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/24]

Nursing Homes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1363. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will review a situation (details supplied) regarding a contracted bed provided by the HSE as part of the nursing home subvention scheme; if the new rental income change to the fair deal scheme of 1 February 2024 will apply in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1364. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14322/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1365. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied), particularly concerns regarding financial stability when the current scheme concludes on 31 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/24]

Nursing Homes

Chris Andrews

1366. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the number of people, within the past five years, that have been discharged from nursing homes who are recipients of fair deal support (details supplied); and the reasons for these discharges. [14332/24]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Paul Kehoe

1367. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when a review (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14337/24]

Food Safety

Cathal Crowe

1368. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1369 of 18 April 2023, for an update on plans to address the issue of carcinogenic substances present in oranges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14345/24]

Medical Cards

Éamon Ó Cuív

1369. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if a hard copy of the breakdown of a means assessment as part of a medical card application can be provided to a person (details supplied) as they did not receive one following multiple requests; if they will be granted a time extension to request a review and an appeal as they await the provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14346/24]

Health Services

Réada Cronin

1370. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if his Department will guarantee that the financial supports for women with breast cancer, proposed to be cut with the proposals now reversed, will in fact remain without further threat to funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14348/24]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1371. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on proposals for an enhanced community care facility in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14349/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

1372. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14389/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Dillon

1373. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be paid the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Marian Harkin

1374. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive a medical appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14397/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

1375. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on a report (details supplied) about dying, death and bereavement during Covid-19; his plans in respect of the four recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment with the orthopaedic department in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14411/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1377. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a full medical card will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) who has eight dependent children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14416/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Bernard Durkan

1378. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when provision can be made for a person (details supplied); if adequate facilities remain available to meet such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14427/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1379. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card might issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14431/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1380. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14432/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Bernard Durkan

1381. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when appropriate knee surgery will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14435/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

1382. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment with the haematology department, Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14439/24]

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

1383. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to provide further details on the current status of the HSE recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14442/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

1384. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied), who has been diagnosed with cataracts, can expect to receive surgery to remove same in Cork University Hospital, as it is severely affecting their day-to-day living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14443/24]

Nursing Education

Peadar Tóibín

1385. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 13 February 2024, if he will address the issue in relation to the reason intellectual disability student nurses have still yet to receive the subsistence pay rise; if he will expedite the matter and provide a timeframe as to when this pay rise will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14445/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1386. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14449/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1387. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14450/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1388. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14451/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1389. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14452/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1390. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for an Electroencephalogram in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14453/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1391. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14454/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1392. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14455/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1393. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 April 2024 or the nearest available date for an electrocardiogram in the Children's Hospital Group, the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, the Ireland East Hospital Group, the RCSI Hospital Group, the Saolta University Health Care Group, the South/South West Hospital Group and the University of Limerick Hospital Group, for waiting periods of less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14456/24]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1394. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and the number waiting more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14457/24]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1395. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance Hours in each LHO area as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and the number waiting more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14458/24]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1396. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of new emergency places provided to people with a disability as of 1 April 2024; and if he would provide a breakdown by each LHO area of same, in tabular form. [14459/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Jim O'Callaghan

1397. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of children as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE for each LHO area under the Disability Act 2005, in tabular form. [14460/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1398. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the physiotherapy waiting list for each LHO area as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 6 6-12 12-18 and more than 18 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the number waiting aged 0-4, 5-17, 18-64 and aged 65 plus, in tabular form. [14461/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1399. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list for each LHO area as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 6 6-12 months; 12-18 months; more than 18 months; the number waiting less than 6 6-12 12-18 and more than 18 months; and if he would indicate for each category the number waiting aged 0-4, 5-17, 18-64 and aged 65 plus, in tabular form. [14462/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1400. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than 6 6-12 12-18 and more than 18 months; and if he would indicate for each category the number waiting aged 0-4, 5-17, 18-64 and aged 65 plus, in tabular form. [14463/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1401. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list for each LHO area as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months; and if he will indicate for each category the number waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, in tabular form. [14464/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1402. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list for each LHO area as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-4, 5-17, , 18-64 aged 65 plus, in tabular form. [14465/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1403. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [14466/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1404. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [14467/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1405. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [14468/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1406. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [14469/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1407. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [14470/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1408. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [14471/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

1409. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months. [14472/24]

Home Help Service

Jim O'Callaghan

1410. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 April 2024 or the latest date available; how that compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of people currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [14473/24]

Nursing Homes

Jim O'Callaghan

1411. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 April 2024, or latest date available; the average waiting time; for each LHO area the numbers of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme; and the length of time waiting, in tabular form. [14474/24]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1412. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14477/24]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

1413. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2024 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [14478/24]

Medical Cards

Jim O'Callaghan

1414. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 April 2024; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [14479/24]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

1415. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at the end of March 2024 for each public/voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2024, in tabular form. [14480/24]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

1416. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost owing to delayed discharges to date in 2024 for each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [14481/24]

Emergency Departments

Jim O'Callaghan

1417. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during Q1 2024; the total number to date in 2024; and the hospitals where the wait occurred. [14482/24]

Emergency Departments

Jim O'Callaghan

1418. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in Q1 2024; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the number that waited longer than 40 minutes for same; the number that waited longer than 60 minutes for same; the number that waited longer than 90 minutes for same; the number that waited more than 120 minutes for same; and the number that waited more than 180 minutes for same, in tabular form. [14483/24]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

1419. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen the HSE home birth service to serve the Leitrim area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14489/24]

Departmental Reviews

Róisín Shortall

1420. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the Strategic Review of General Practice; the timeline for completion of the final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14493/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Neasa Hourigan

1421. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the projected total costs arising from the purchase and renovation of two properties in Midleton by the HSE to accommodate six people with severe and enduring mental illness; for an estimate of costs where finalised figures cannot yet be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/24]

Hospital Transfers

Niamh Smyth

1422. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this case; and if the person in question can be placed on a cancellation list and a place secured in this rehabilitation centre for them urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14501/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

John Lahart

1423. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health If a decision has been made on the location for the main laboratory for genetic testing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14502/24]

Hospital Services

John Lahart

1424. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health where the testing for the recently announced new conditions to be added to the national bloodspot screening programme, namely SMA and SCID, will take place (details supplied); whether CHI Crumlin is the interim solution to ensure testing for babies commences this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14503/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1425. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14525/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

1426. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on a case (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment. [14540/24]

Health Services Staff

Réada Cronin

1427. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health to outline the procedure by which cover is introduced, managed and guaranteed for maternity and other extended leave sought by psychologists and other mental health practitioners in order to ensure continuity of services and so people on already-long waiting lists do not have to wait even further particularly as management of cover applies to children's care [14542/24]

Research and Development

Jim O'Callaghan

1428. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health what steps are being taken to initiate discussions around the EATRIS membership process for Ireland considering the potential benefits for Ireland's translational research sector such as enhanced collaboration and access to specialised resources across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14543/24]

Research and Development

Jim O'Callaghan

1429. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the Government's position on Ireland's potential membership of the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine; whether he intends to engage with the translational research sector in Ireland about such members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14544/24]

Research and Development

Jim O'Callaghan

1430. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide insight into the Government's perspective on Ireland's possible membership with EATRIS given its expected advantages for Ireland's translational research community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14545/24]

Hospital Services

Frankie Feighan

1431. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he will approve funding for the upgrade of audiology services at Sligo University Hospital which are in urgent need of funding for new equipment and the upgrade of clinic rooms (details supplied). [14549/24]