Written Answers Nos. 1797-1823
1797. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide CoaguChek meters and self-test kits free of charge to persons who require long-term oral anticoagulant therapy with warfarin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30378/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical items, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1800. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a second paediatric diabetes nurse at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); when the position is expected to be filled; if there is a starting date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30387/22]
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.
1801. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extreme increases in energy costs faced by nursing home service providers; if there are plans to increase funding in order for services to cover increased costs; and if not, if consideration will be given to providing assistance to ensure that these services remain functional. [30388/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am aware of the specific challenges faced by the Nursing Home sector related to price inflation and increased energy costs. I have met directly with Nursing Homes Ireland, the representative organisation for private and voluntary nursing homes, to discuss this issue, and have written to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to request that they consider the matter alongside departmental officials. Nursing Homes Ireland has recently responded to a request for further information from the NTPF, this response is currently being considered.
Funding to support people to access services in the sector continues to be provided in line with the long-established statutory mechanisms under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009. This is the mechanism established by the Oireachtas to provide for the processes relating to funding under the NHSS and the negotiation of prices for services for private and voluntary providers with the designated State agency, the National Treatment Purchase Fund.
The Department of Health has also provided significant specific supports to the private and voluntary nursing home sector over the course of the pandemic. As you are aware, the COVID-19 Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme, also known as TAPS, was established as part of a package of support measures for nursing homes at the start of the pandemic. €134.5 million was made available under the scheme from March 2020 to June 2021. The outbreak assistance element of the scheme is still in payment. In addition to TAPS, direct support has been provided by the HSE to private nursing homes in many areas, including the provision of PPE, serial testing and support with staffing.
The Department published a review of the NTPF pricing system in June 2021. This review was conducted by the NTPF with input from stakeholders and external experts. It recommended several actions to improve the pricing system. These are now being taken forward by the Department and NTPF. Given the size and scope of the NHSS, which is expected to cost the State more than €1.053 billion this year, any changes must be delivered carefully and with due consideration to their impact and any unexpected consequences.
The Department is also taking forward the 9 recommendations of the Value for Money Review on Nursing Home Costs, which was published in December 2021. The purpose of the VFM Review was to identify, quantify and analyse the reasons for any cost differential between private/voluntary and public nursing homes and, following analysis, to make recommendations for improving the value for money obtained by the Health sector.
To continue the substantial progress being made on implementing the recommendations of the COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel report, nearly €18 million euro was allocated in Budget 2022 including investment in Community Support Teams and Safeguarding supports.
Finally, in response to the strategic workforce challenges in the nursing home and home care sector, a Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group has been established. The Group is working to a tight timeline and is committed to providing a set of recommendations to me by September 2022.
1802. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1804. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if taxi drivers and couriers who are contracted to deliver pills directly to women are informed of the nature of the pills that they are transporting as part of the telemedicine process of procuring abortion pills. [30395/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred this question to the HSE for direct response.
1805. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30399/22]
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.
1806. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30404/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has contacted the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to request when the next periodical review of Circular 05/2017 – Motor Travel Rates will take place. It is my understanding that the mileage rates for Civil and Public Servants are currently being reviewed and will shortly be the subject of discussions with the Staff Side under the process of the General Council of the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for the Civil Service.
1807. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if University Hospital Kerry will consider putting a mammogram screening machine in place for patients who have to travel to Cork for urgent checkups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30407/22]
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.
1808. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the shortages of hormone replacement therapy; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI would like to thank the Deputy for raising this important query. Colleagues in the department and across the health sector continue to work to resolve the issues around supply of Hormone Replacement Therapies. A stakeholder meeting was held last week with representatives from the Department, HPRA and HSE to discuss and assess the supply of HRT medicines. Based on information provided by companies involved in the recent HRT shortages, we now appear to have entered a stabilisation period in supply. During this stabilisation, it is essential that patients do not seek supplies of medicines over and above their normal requirements as doing so will disrupt existing stock levels and hamper the supply of medicines for others. The HPRA publishes a medicinal product shortages list on its website, with the reason for the shortage, the expected dates for the return of supply and in some cases, such as HRT shortages, the HSE’s clinical guidance on the management of patient treatment in response to medicine shortages. The information is made available to assist healthcare professionals in managing medicine shortages when they do arise and reduce their impact on patients. The information relating to shortages on the HPRA website is dynamic and changes depending on the current information the HPRA has to hand, including removal from the list when a shortage has been resolved.The HPRA will continue to liaise with suppliers of HRT medicines over the coming weeks with a view to securing updates and commitments regarding the restoration of normal supplies for patients as soon as possible.
1809. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure there are adequate numbers of home help carers to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am acutely aware of the strategic workforce challenges that exist in the home-support and nursing homes sectors in Ireland and I have established a cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group to examine these. Ensuring the adequate supply of appropriately skilled home-support workers and healthcare assistants is a key objective of this initiative.
The structure and membership of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group was informed by submissions received by my Department from key stakeholders in January 2022 as well as by a short-life scoping exercise to gather initial data and evidence on the extent of the challenges in the sector.
At the inaugural meeting of the Group, which was held on 3rd March 2022, the Group's terms of reference and action-timelines were agreed. The terms of reference are available on the Department's website. Areas being considered by the Group include the recruitment, retention, training, pay and conditions, and the career development of front-line carers in home-support and nursing homes.
The Group is currently working with key sectoral stakeholders to further explore and define the issues arising and will submit a report for my consideration by September 2022. The report will outline the Group's key findings and recommendations as well as an action plan for the recommendations' implementation.
1810. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that early intervention services for autism are accessed as soon as possible for those referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30412/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1811. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times for access to early intervention autism services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1810 and 1811 together.
As these service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
1812. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason that his Department has made €60,000 available to a team of researchers based at a non-European Union university to gather the views of abortion providers to inform the abortion law review given that it is apparent from recent publications by the lead researcher in academic journals in May 2022 including SSM - Qualitative Research in Health and SSM - Population Health that these researchers have already conducted interviews with abortion providers and the research is widely available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30460/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Under section 7 of the Act, a review of the operation of the Act must be initiated within three years of the commencement of the Act, i.e., before January 2022.
The Review is being led by an independent Chair and comprises of 2 main phases. As part of the first phase of the Review, information and evidence on the operation of the Act will be collected. There are 3 elements within the first phase of the Review; service user research, service provider research and public consultation.
The second phase of the Review is being led by an independent Chair who will assess the extent to which the objectives of the 2018 Act have been achieved, analysing in that regard the findings of the three strands of information. The Minister for Health appointed Ms Marie O’Shea B.L. as the independent Chair of the Review.
A request for tender to carry out the research into the views of service providers was published on eTenders. The objective of this research is to capture the views and experiences of service providers and will be a key input to the Review of the operation of the 2018 Act. A total of five responses were received and evaluated in line with procurement guidelines. The evaluation process has now concluded, and the successful tender was chosen in line with the published award criteria. This is in line with established competitive procurement processes.
1813. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of failed medical abortions which required referral to hospitals for surgical abortion in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30461/22]
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.
1814. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who were removed from and added to the in-patient hospital waiting lists in 2021 to date by month and by hospital and further broken down by whether the removal from the waiting list was as a result of a patient seen for treatment or as a result of validating the waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30462/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to the query raised by the Deputy, the additions and removals to the waiting lists in any one month are reflective of acute hospital activity which is not collected by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Under Statutory Instrument 179 the NTPF has a remit to collect and publish waiting list data. Current and past waiting list data is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.
In terms of activity data, the HSE publishes activity information through their Business Information Unit, with activity data made publicly available through monthly performance reports available on the HSE website. In relation to the number of patients treated in public hospitals by the HSE in 2021 and to date in 2022, I have asked the HSE to provide you with a direct response.
In relation to waiting list validation, the National Validation Unit at the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided the attached document which outlines the number of patients removed from Acute Hospital Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient Waiting Lists by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022 as a result of the validation programme carried out by the National Validation Unit in conjunction with acute public hospitals. The validation reports do not currently show adult and child data separately.
|
Hospital Group/Hospital |
IPDC |
OPD |
Grand Total |
|
CHI |
|||
|
CHI Crumlin |
0 |
685 |
685 |
|
CHI Tallaght |
15 |
994 |
1,009 |
|
CHI Temple street |
0 |
1,121 |
1,121 |
|
CHI Total |
15 |
2,800 |
2,815 |
|
DMHG |
|||
|
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise |
335 |
1,715 |
2,050 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
330 |
3,580 |
3,910 |
|
Naas General Hospital |
23 |
1,875 |
1,898 |
|
St. James's Hospital |
1,306 |
3,217 |
4,523 |
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
0 |
4,097 |
4,097 |
|
DMHG Total |
1,994 |
14,484 |
16,478 |
|
IEHG |
|||
|
Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital |
0 |
195 |
195 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
77 |
1,490 |
1,567 |
|
Our Lady's Hospital Navan |
165 |
657 |
822 |
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
323 |
1,377 |
1,700 |
|
St Columcille's Hospital |
251 |
273 |
524 |
|
St Luke's Kilkenny |
175 |
94 |
269 |
|
St Michael's Hospital |
60 |
507 |
567 |
|
The Mater |
0 |
2,580 |
2,580 |
|
Wexford General Hospital |
0 |
126 |
126 |
|
IEHG Total |
1,051 |
7,299 |
8,350 |
|
RCSI |
|||
|
Rotunda Hospital |
0 |
338 |
338 |
|
RCSI Total |
0 |
338 |
338 |
|
SAOLTA |
|||
|
Galway University Hospital |
1,378 |
9,790 |
11,168 |
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
548 |
1,954 |
2,502 |
|
Mayo University Hospital |
227 |
2,950 |
3,177 |
|
Portiuncula University Hospital |
184 |
641 |
825 |
|
Roscommon University Hospital |
344 |
1,047 |
1,391 |
|
Sligo University Hospital |
598 |
2,545 |
3,143 |
|
SAOLTA Total |
3,279 |
18,927 |
22,206 |
|
SSWHG |
|||
|
Bantry General Hospital |
0 |
272 |
272 |
|
Cork University Hospital |
293 |
4,165 |
4,458 |
|
Kerry University Hospital |
159 |
908 |
1,067 |
|
Mallow General Hospital |
298 |
200 |
498 |
|
Mercy University Hospital |
544 |
896 |
1,440 |
|
South Infirmary University Hospital |
0 |
2,104 |
2,104 |
|
South Tipperary General Hospital |
0 |
17 |
17 |
|
University Hospital Waterford |
0 |
2,256 |
2,256 |
|
SSWHG Total |
1,294 |
10,818 |
12,112 |
|
UHLG |
|||
|
Croom Hospital |
0 |
720 |
1,251 |
|
Ennis Hospital |
0 |
311 |
311 |
|
Limerick University Hospital |
531 |
6,922 |
7,453 |
|
Nenagh Hospital |
0 |
207 |
207 |
|
St. John's Hospital |
0 |
218 |
218 |
|
UHLG Total |
531 |
8,378 |
8,909 |
|
Removals in 2021 from 2020 cycles* |
533 |
8,987 |
9,520 |
|
Grand Total |
8,697 |
72,031 |
80,728 |
*While these patients were removed in 2021, their validation cycle commenced in 2020 and cannot be broken down to individual hospital level.
1815. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children who were removed from and added to the in-patient hospital waiting lists in 2021 to date, by month and by hospital, and further broken down by whether the removal from the waiting list was as a result of a patient seen for treatment or as a result of validating the waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to the query raised by the Deputy, the additions and removals to the waiting lists in any one month are reflective of acute hospital activity which is not collected by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Under Statutory Instrument 179 the NTPF has a remit to collect and publish waiting list data. Current and past waiting list data is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.
In terms of activity data, the HSE publishes activity information through their Business Information Unit, with activity data made publicly available through monthly performance reports available on the HSE website. In relation to the number of patients treated in public hospitals by the HSE in 2021 and to date in 2022, I have asked the HSE to provide you with a direct response.
In relation to waiting list validation, the National Validation Unit at the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided the attached document which outlines the number of patients removed from Acute Hospital Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient Waiting Lists by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022 as a result of the validation programme carried out by the National Validation Unit in conjunction with acute public hospitals. The validation reports do not currently show adult and child data separately.
|
Hospital Group/Hospital |
IPDC |
OPD |
Grand Total |
|
CHI |
|||
|
CHI Crumlin |
0 |
685 |
685 |
|
CHI Tallaght |
15 |
994 |
1,009 |
|
CHI Temple street |
0 |
1,121 |
1,121 |
|
CHI Total |
15 |
2,800 |
2,815 |
|
DMHG |
|||
|
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise |
335 |
1,715 |
2,050 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
330 |
3,580 |
3,910 |
|
Naas General Hospital |
23 |
1,875 |
1,898 |
|
St. James's Hospital |
1,306 |
3,217 |
4,523 |
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
0 |
4,097 |
4,097 |
|
DMHG Total |
1,994 |
14,484 |
16,478 |
|
IEHG |
|||
|
Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital |
0 |
195 |
195 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
77 |
1,490 |
1,567 |
|
Our Lady's Hospital Navan |
165 |
657 |
822 |
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
323 |
1,377 |
1,700 |
|
St Columcille's Hospital |
251 |
273 |
524 |
|
St Luke's Kilkenny |
175 |
94 |
269 |
|
St Michael's Hospital |
60 |
507 |
567 |
|
The Mater |
0 |
2,580 |
2,580 |
|
Wexford General Hospital |
0 |
126 |
126 |
|
IEHG Total |
1,051 |
7,299 |
8,350 |
|
RCSI |
|||
|
Rotunda Hospital |
0 |
338 |
338 |
|
RCSI Total |
0 |
338 |
338 |
|
SAOLTA |
|||
|
Galway University Hospital |
1,378 |
9,790 |
11,168 |
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
548 |
1,954 |
2,502 |
|
Mayo University Hospital |
227 |
2,950 |
3,177 |
|
Portiuncula University Hospital |
184 |
641 |
825 |
|
Roscommon University Hospital |
344 |
1,047 |
1,391 |
|
Sligo University Hospital |
598 |
2,545 |
3,143 |
|
SAOLTA Total |
3,279 |
18,927 |
22,206 |
|
SSWHG |
|||
|
Bantry General Hospital |
0 |
272 |
272 |
|
Cork University Hospital |
293 |
4,165 |
4,458 |
|
Kerry University Hospital |
159 |
908 |
1,067 |
|
Mallow General Hospital |
298 |
200 |
498 |
|
Mercy University Hospital |
544 |
896 |
1,440 |
|
South Infirmary University Hospital |
0 |
2,104 |
2,104 |
|
South Tipperary General Hospital |
0 |
17 |
17 |
|
University Hospital Waterford |
0 |
2,256 |
2,256 |
|
SSWHG Total |
1,294 |
10,818 |
12,112 |
|
UHLG |
|||
|
Croom Hospital |
0 |
720 |
1,251 |
|
Ennis Hospital |
0 |
311 |
311 |
|
Limerick University Hospital |
531 |
6,922 |
7,453 |
|
Nenagh Hospital |
0 |
207 |
207 |
|
St. John's Hospital |
0 |
218 |
218 |
|
UHLG Total |
531 |
8,378 |
8,909 |
|
Removals in 2021 from 2020 cycles* |
533 |
8,987 |
9,520 |
|
Grand Total |
8,697 |
72,031 |
80,728 |
*While these patients were removed in 2021, their validation cycle commenced in 2020 and cannot be broken down to individual hospital level.
1816. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who were removed from and added to the out-patient hospital waiting lists in 2021 and to date, by month and by hospital, and further broken down by whether the removal from the waiting list was as a result of a patient seen for an appointment or as a result of validating the waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30464/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to the query raised by the Deputy, the additions and removals to the waiting lists in any one month are reflective of acute hospital activity which is not collected by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Under Statutory Instrument 179 the NTPF has a remit to collect and publish waiting list data. Current and past waiting list data is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.
In terms of activity data, the HSE publishes activity information through their Business Information Unit, with activity data made publicly available through monthly performance reports available on the HSE website. In relation to the number of patients treated in public hospitals by the HSE in 2021 and to date in 2022, I have asked the HSE to provide you with a direct response.
In relation to waiting list validation, the National Validation Unit at the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided the attached document which outlines the number of patients removed from Acute Hospital Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient Waiting Lists by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022 as a result of the validation programme carried out by the National Validation Unit in conjunction with acute public hospitals.
1817. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were removed from and added to diagnostic waiting lists in 2021 and to date, by month and by hospital, and further broken down by whether the removal from the waiting list was as a result of a patient seen for an appointment or as a result of validating the waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30465/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1820. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were removed from diagnostic waiting lists as a result of validating the lists in 2021 and to date by year and by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30468/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1817 and 1820 together.
The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key stakeholders across the system including the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) Team, Hospital Groups, and the support of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) for data collection and data management expertise.
Under this pilot project, data for CT, MRI and Ultrasound are collated quarterly by the NTPF. The purpose of this aggregate data is to provide a National Level overview of the number of patients waiting for modalities of CT, MRI and Ultrasound.
The NTPF has advised that, as the collection of diagnostic waiting list data is still under development, diagnostic waiting lists are not yet part of the National Validation Unit’s validation programme, and the NTPF has further advised that it is unable to provide data in relation to the number of patients added to or removed from diagnostic waiting lists each month.
1818. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were removed from acute hospital waiting lists as a result of validating the lists in 2021 and to date, by year and by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30466/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1819. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were removed from CHO waiting lists as a result of validating the lists in 2021 and to date, by year and by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30467/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1818 and 1819 together.
In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, the National Validation Unit at the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided the attached document which outlines the number of patients removed from Acute Hospital Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient Waiting Lists by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022 as a result of the validation programme carried out by the National Validation Unit in conjunction with acute public hospitals.
Community waiting lists are not part of the National Validation Unit's programme of validation.
2021
|
Hospital Group/Hospital |
IPDC |
OPD |
Grand Total |
|
CHI |
|||
|
CHI Crumlin |
0 |
685 |
685 |
|
CHI Tallaght |
15 |
994 |
1,009 |
|
CHI Temple street |
0 |
1,121 |
1,121 |
|
CHI Total |
15 |
2,800 |
2,815 |
|
DMHG |
|||
|
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise |
335 |
1,715 |
2,050 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
330 |
3,580 |
3,910 |
|
Naas General Hospital |
23 |
1,875 |
1,898 |
|
St. James's Hospital |
1,306 |
3,217 |
4,523 |
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
0 |
4,097 |
4,097 |
|
DMHG Total |
1,994 |
14,484 |
16,478 |
|
IEHG |
|||
|
Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital |
0 |
195 |
195 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
77 |
1,490 |
1,567 |
|
Our Lady's Hospital Navan |
165 |
657 |
822 |
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
323 |
1,377 |
1,700 |
|
St Columcille's Hospital |
251 |
273 |
524 |
|
St Luke's Kilkenny |
175 |
94 |
269 |
|
St Michael's Hospital |
60 |
507 |
567 |
|
The Mater |
0 |
2,580 |
2,580 |
|
Wexford General Hospital |
0 |
126 |
126 |
|
IEHG Total |
1,051 |
7,299 |
8,350 |
|
RCSI |
|||
|
Rotunda Hospital |
0 |
338 |
338 |
|
RCSI Total |
0 |
338 |
338 |
|
SAOLTA |
|||
|
Galway University Hospital |
1,378 |
9,790 |
11,168 |
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
548 |
1,954 |
2,502 |
|
Mayo University Hospital |
227 |
2,950 |
3,177 |
|
Portiuncula University Hospital |
184 |
641 |
825 |
|
Roscommon University Hospital |
344 |
1,047 |
1,391 |
|
Sligo University Hospital |
598 |
2,545 |
3,143 |
|
SAOLTA Total |
3,279 |
18,927 |
22,206 |
|
SSWHG |
|||
|
Bantry General Hospital |
0 |
272 |
272 |
|
Cork University Hospital |
293 |
4,165 |
4,458 |
|
Kerry University Hospital |
159 |
908 |
1,067 |
|
Mallow General Hospital |
298 |
200 |
498 |
|
Mercy University Hospital |
544 |
896 |
1,440 |
|
South Infirmary University Hospital |
0 |
2,104 |
2,104 |
|
South Tipperary General Hospital |
0 |
17 |
17 |
|
University Hospital Waterford |
0 |
2,256 |
2,256 |
|
SSWHG Total |
1,294 |
10,818 |
12,112 |
|
UHLG |
|||
|
Croom Hospital |
0 |
720 |
1,251 |
|
Ennis Hospital |
0 |
311 |
311 |
|
Limerick University Hospital |
531 |
6,922 |
7,453 |
|
Nenagh Hospital |
0 |
207 |
207 |
|
St. John's Hospital |
0 |
218 |
218 |
|
UHLG Total |
531 |
8,378 |
8,909 |
|
Removals in 2021 from 2020 cycles* |
533 |
8,987 |
9,520 |
|
Grand Total |
8,697 |
72,031 |
80,728 |
*While these patients were removed in 2021, their validation cycle commenced in 2020 and cannot be broken down to individual hospital level.
2022
|
Hospital Group/Hospital |
IPDC |
OPD |
Grand Total |
|
CHI |
|||
|
CHI at Crumlin |
0 |
1,379 |
1,379 |
|
CHI at Tallaght |
0 |
250 |
250 |
|
CHI at Temple St |
0 |
1,017 |
1,017 |
|
CHI Total |
0 |
2,646 |
2,646 |
|
DMHG |
|||
|
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise |
96 |
237 |
333 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
135 |
1,441 |
1,576 |
|
Naas General Hospital |
7 |
172 |
179 |
|
St. James's Hospital |
412 |
666 |
1,078 |
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
0 |
1,385 |
1,385 |
|
DMHG Total |
650 |
3,901 |
4,551 |
|
IEHG |
|||
|
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
179 |
2,061 |
2,240 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
2 |
246 |
248 |
|
National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh |
6 |
11 |
17 |
|
Our Lady's Hospital Navan |
54 |
445 |
499 |
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
1 |
922 |
923 |
|
St. Columcille's Hospital |
9 |
7 |
16 |
|
St. Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny |
72 |
128 |
200 |
|
St. Vincent's University Hospital |
143 |
1,025 |
1,168 |
|
Wexford General Hospital |
0 |
46 |
46 |
|
IEHG Total |
466 |
4,891 |
5,357 |
|
RCSI |
|||
|
Rotunda Hospital |
0 |
45 |
45 |
|
RCSI Total |
0 |
45 |
45 |
|
SAOLTA |
|||
|
Galway University Hospital |
279 |
4,402 |
4,681 |
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
68 |
287 |
355 |
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
166 |
694 |
860 |
|
Mayo University Hospital |
40 |
313 |
353 |
|
Portiuncula University Hospital |
79 |
249 |
328 |
|
Roscommon University Hospital |
78 |
438 |
516 |
|
Sligo University Hospital |
209 |
1,360 |
1,569 |
|
SAOLTA Total |
919 |
7,743 |
8,662 |
|
SSWHG |
|||
|
Bantry General Hospital |
0 |
42 |
42 |
|
Cork University Hospital |
83 |
1,545 |
1,628 |
|
Mallow General Hospital |
0 |
181 |
181 |
|
Mercy University Hospital |
41 |
392 |
433 |
|
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital |
49 |
794 |
843 |
|
Tipperary University Hospital |
0 |
23 |
23 |
|
University Hospital Kerry |
0 |
702 |
702 |
|
University Hospital Waterford |
211 |
893 |
1,104 |
|
SSWHG Total |
384 |
4,572 |
4,956 |
|
UHLG |
|||
|
Croom Orthopaedic Hospital |
0 |
241 |
241 |
|
Ennis Hospital |
0 |
94 |
94 |
|
Nenagh Hospital |
0 |
37 |
37 |
|
St. John's Hospital Limerick |
0 |
76 |
76 |
|
University Hospital Limerick |
0 |
1,792 |
1,792 |
|
UHLG Total |
0 |
2,240 |
2,240 |
|
Removals in 2022 from 2021 cycles* |
663 |
10,008 |
10,671 |
|
Grand Total |
3,082 |
36,046 |
39,128 |
*While these patients were removed in 2022, their validation cycle commenced in 2021 and cannot be broken down to individual hospital level.
1821. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way that those who worked for private healthcare agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic and have since changed employers can apply for the Covid 19 bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30470/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn January 19th, the Government announced a COVID-19 pandemic recognition payment for frontline public sector healthcare workers, to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. Following extensive engagement with healthcare unions on the matter, the HSE published eligibility guidelines and FAQs on 19th April, which are available on its website: www.hse.ie/eng/staff/resources/hr-circulars/hr-circular-012-2022-pandemic-special-recognition-payment.html.
The HSE and the Department are currently examining progressing the rollout to the list of 6 non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisation types covered by the Government Decision. Rolling out the payment to eligible non-HSE and non-Section 38 employees is a complex task, particularly as these employees are not normally paid by the public health service, duplicate payments need to be avoided, and there are many organisations to be covered.
Officials in my Department and the HSE are prioritising the work needed to progress this. They shall shortly publish information for those certain non-HSE/S38 healthcare employees that are covered by the Government Decision and the process available to their employers to implement this measure for their eligible staff. This shall cover eligible staff in:
- Private Sector Nursing Homes and Hospices (e.g. Private, Voluntary, Section 39 etc.);
- Eligible staff working on-site in Section 39 long-term residential care facilities for people with disabilities;
- Agency roles working in the HSE;
- Health Care Support Assistants (also known as home help / home care / home support) contracted to the HSE;
- Redeployed members of Department of Defence to work in frontline Covid-19 exposed environments for the HSE;
- Paramedics employed by the Department of Local Government, Housing and Heritage.
1822. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30473/22]
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.
1823. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a dental appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30474/22]
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.
