Written Answers Nos. 370-384
370. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting in emergency departments for more than 36 hours, broken down by day, hospital and by under 75 and over 75 years of age, respectively, in January 2022, in tabular form. [10672/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
371. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the revenue generated in public hospitals by car parking charges in each of the years 2019 to 2021, by hospital, in tabular form. [10673/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
372. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are on waiting lists for a hearing test, by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10674/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
373. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are waiting for a hearing aid, by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10675/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
374. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are waiting longer than a year for a hearing test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10676/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
375. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are waiting longer than a year for a hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10677/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
376. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients over 75 years of age who are on an outpatient or inpatient health waiting list, by wait times (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10678/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals have been impacted by operational challenges arising from surges in cases related to the Delta and Omicron variants.
The HSE has confirmed to the Department that patient safety remains at the centre of all hospital activity and elective care scheduling. To ensure services are provided in a safe, clinically-aligned and prioritised way, hospitals are following HSE clinical guidelines and protocols.
The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care, including through increased use of private hospitals, funding weekend and evening work in public hospitals, funding “see and treat” services, providing virtual clinics, and increasing capacity in the public hospital system.
€350m is being allocated in 2022 to the HSE and the NTPF to primarily provide additional public and private activity to further stabilise and reduce scheduled care waiting lists and waiting times in tandem with bringing forward much needed longer-term reforms. This will supplement the core activity of the HSE as detailed in the HSE National Service Plan (NSP) 2022.
The 2022 waiting list action plan, builds on the successes of the short-term 2021 plan that ran from September to December last year. The 2021 plan was developed by the Department of Health, the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) and was driven and overseen by a senior governance group co-chaired by the Secretary General of the Department and the CEO of the HSE and met fortnightly. This rigorous level of governance and scrutiny of waiting lists has continued into this year with the oversight group evolving into the Waiting List Task Force. It has produced a comprehensive 2022 waiting list action plan which will set out high-level targets for waiting list improvement including dedicated funding for service reform, patient pathway improvement, and important significant additionality to substantially reduce the backlog of patients waiting. The taskforce will meet regularly to drive progress of the 2022 plan.
This is the first stage of an ambitious Multi-Annual Waiting List Plan, which is currently under development in my Department. Between them, these plans will work to support short, medium, and long term initiatives to reduce waiting times and provide the activity needed in years to come.
The data requested by the Deputy regarding the number of patients over 75 years of age that are on an outpatient or inpatient waiting list is outlined in the attached document which provides the waiting lists by time band on 27 January 2022.
Patients Aged 75 Years or Older by Waiting List by Wait Time Band as at 27/01/2022
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Column Labels |
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0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
9-12 Months |
1-2 Years |
2 Years + |
Grand Total |
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Inpatient |
6212 |
3519 |
1532 |
846 |
1795 |
1112 |
15016 |
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Outpatient |
19340 |
13123 |
8328 |
5169 |
12844 |
12183 |
70987 |
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Grand Total |
25552 |
16642 |
9860 |
6015 |
14639 |
13295 |
86003 |
377. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children with a disability waiting for an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10679/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra382. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that were made for an assessment of need for children made under the Disability Act 2005 in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra383. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that were made for an assessment of need for children by a legal representative of that person under the Disability Act 2005 in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10687/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra384. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children who had an assessment of need carried out under the Disability Act 2005 to whom services identified in the assessment reports have not been provided and to break down by ages and categories of disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10688/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children who made an application for an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 and in cases in which the commencement of the assessment was longer than three months broken down by periods longer than four, five and months, by a year or greater than a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10689/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra386. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children who made an application for an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 and in case in which the completion of the assessment was longer than three months and further broken down by periods longer than four, five and six months, by a year or greater than a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10690/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra387. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children who made an application for an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 and in cases in which the issuing of the service statement following the total completion of the assessment was greater than one month of the assessment and further broken down by periods longer than two, three, four, five and six months or by a year or greater than a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10691/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Question No. 377 and Questions Nos. 382 to 387, inclusive, together.
As the Deputy's questions relate to an operational issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
378. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages that have been approved but which cannot be provided in full due to staff shortages or for other reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10680/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
379. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who are waiting for a placement in full-time residential placements or settings, by county, by CHO and by wait times. [10681/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I am referring the question for response to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
380. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been approved for home help hours but who cannot receive them either partially or in full due to staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10682/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
381. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number, date and nature of meetings held by him, the Secretary General of his Department and the head of the HSE either individually with other staff or together on the issue of the establishment of regional health areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10683/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Secretary General and I have a standing weekly meeting on topics related to the work of my Department including Sláíntecare reforms. We would also speak informally during the week. The Secretary General and I would also meet fortnightly with the HSE. Regional Health Areas, alongside with various other topics, are discussed at these meetings.
