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Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peadar Tóibín
220. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE or hospital groups by persons or groups of persons whose loved ones died after contracting Covid-19 in a hospital setting. [55546/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín
221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, or any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons diagnosed with stage four cancer since the start of the pandemic; if he will provide any data or statistics held by his Department which detail annual trends in cancer diagnosis over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55547/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín
222. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State by cancer-type, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form, (details supplied). [55548/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Cancer Services
Pearse Doherty
223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will commence chemotherapy treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55563/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Childhood Obesity
Patricia Ryan
224. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on obesity clinic appointments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55565/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Patricia Ryan
225. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if wheelchairs, rollators and other such mobility equipment supplied by the HSE is recycled; and if so, how many such units are put back into use. [55566/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
226. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in Clontarf Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [55583/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Health Services
Alan Kelly
227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with the local TDs in the mid-west, along with members of the HSE west forum, to discuss the ongoing issues facing services in the mid-west in both the acute and non-acute areas. [55591/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Catherine Murphy
228. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of senior pharmacists working in CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and if a senior pharmacist at this hospital is on a call within this hospital on a 24-7 basis. [55600/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Catherine Murphy
229. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a grant for a HSE supplied powered mobility equipment; the maximum grant amount for PME; and the amount of funding that was available for these in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [55601/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Catherine Murphy
230. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the capital works projects that will commence in 2024 at Naas General Hospital; and the nature of each of these work projects, in tabular form. [55602/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Alcohol Sales
Carol Nolan
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on proposals to introduce a law requiring health warnings on alcohol products; the engagement his Department has had on this matter with the European Commission at the World Trade Organisation and the Technical Barriers to Trade Committee Meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55607/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Disability Services
Duncan Smith
232. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to explain the delays in releasing approved funding to a gym (details supplied) created to provide a safe space for people with disabilities, which has now been forced to cease operations due to financial strains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55619/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Nursing Education
Duncan Smith
233. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans for a review of the English language qualification criteria set by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for overseas nurses, particularly those with nursing qualifications from countries like India and the Philippines, to more closely align the qualification criteria to those of the United Kingdom’s Nursing Authority for foreign nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55653/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
234. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55654/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Departmental Properties
Duncan Smith
235. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health why an organisation (details supplied) has not been able to advance plans to lease the old children’s buildings No.’s 50 and 51 on the grounds of St. Ita’s hospital despite willingness from the HSE to supply these buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55659/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Niamh Smyth
236. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health about the provision of a service (details supplied) in Cavan; if funding for the provision of same can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55660/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Niamh Smyth
237. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if funding to a service (details supplied) has been cut; if this is prohibiting the provision of additional services on the ground, particularly in relation to Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55662/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
238. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55677/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Health Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
239. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health what immediate weight intervention can be sourced for a person (details supplied). [55678/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
240. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the waiting list for weight intervention in St. Colmcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown (details supplied). [55679/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
241. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health what, if anything, can be done to assist those on Saxenda weight reduction mediation who can no longer obtain their prescription due to non-availability. [55680/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Medical Cards
Brendan Griffin
242. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards in the State; a breakdown of the numbers in each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55703/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Medical Cards
Brendan Griffin
243. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the cost of the General Medical Services, GMS, in 2023; how it compares with 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55704/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Mortality Rates
Brendan Griffin
244. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths recorded each year from 2018 to 2023 to date, in tabular form due to sepsis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55705/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Mortality Rates
Brendan Griffin
245. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths recorded each year from 2018 to 2023 to date, in tabular form due to cocaine use-abuse-overdose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55706/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Brendan Griffin
246. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on the status of St. Finan's Hospital, Killarney; the annual total cost since its closure, in tabular form for maintaining the property and estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55707/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Robert Troy
247. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the strategic review of general practice and if the issues, identified in the Finance Bill 2024 which have adversely affected general practice, have been rectified, specifically regarding GP partnerships. [55712/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Medicinal Products
Brendan Griffin
248. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on when the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics will approve the drug Palforzia from a company (details supplied), given that the European Medicines Agency has already approved the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55714/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Health Services
Brendan Griffin
249. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update and timeline for the roll out of peanut oral immunotherapy for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55715/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Mortality Rates
Brendan Griffin
250. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths recorded at UHK for each year from 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55716/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Brendan Griffin
251. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the construction of the new Killarney Community Hospital; if the project is on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55717/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Brendan Griffin
252. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the anticipated opening of the new Killarney Community Hospital; how many beds will open; how this will compare with the current number of beds in the existing facilities; if he will provide a history and timeline for the project to date since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55718/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
253. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing InterSystems TrakCare at the National Forensic Mental Health Service; the capabilities of this system; if this system will be rolled out across other mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55753/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Brendan Smith
254. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in providing new and additional healthcare facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55864/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Health Services
Brendan Smith
255. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the proposals, if any, there are to extend dermatology services throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55866/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Brendan Smith
256. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing a major building project at a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55874/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Meals-on-Wheels Services
Michael Healy-Rae
724. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide further funding to the groups that organise meals on wheels which is a valuable service to our elderly in view of the rising costs of fuel, staffing and the increase of five sick days a year for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54450/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Catherine Murphy
725. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant plastic surgeon at Naas General Hospital. [54465/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Equipment
Catherine Murphy
726. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will advise which hospitals have MRI machines that are compatible with a pacemaker, in tabular form. [54466/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Catherine Murphy
727. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on CAMHS waiting list waiting on ADHD supports; and the length of time that young persons with ADHD are on CAMHS list in CHO7. [54467/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Health Strategies
Catherine Murphy
728. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of headings under which the €7.3 million funding for the National Stroke Strategy was spent on in 2023. [54468/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Catherine Murphy
729. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies operating in Dublin on a 24-hour basis; and if pharmacies providing a service outside of standard hours receive a subsidy from the HSE. [54469/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Dental Services
Seán Canney
730. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if the dispute between his Department and dentists has been resolved in order to allow persons with medical cards to access free dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54486/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Alcohol Pricing
Róisín Shortall
731. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that alcohol price reductions on the basis of a customer having a supermarket loyalty card are not in breach of the Public Health Act (Alcohol) 2018; the engagements he has had with supermarkets on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54494/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
732. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 December 2023 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 less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [54498/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
733. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 December 2023 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 less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 months and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [54499/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
734. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 December 2023 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 less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [54500/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
735. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number the number of people waiting as of 1 December 2023 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 than 6 months; 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [54501/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jim O'Callaghan
736. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number to detail in tabular format the number of people waiting as of 1 December 2023 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 the following waiting periods; less than 6, 6-12, 12-18 and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [54502/23]