Written Answers Nos. 463-478
463. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the pandemic recovery payment due to 30 workers (details supplied) in private nursing homes in County Clare. [46753/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraFirstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period.
While my Department cannot comment on individual cases, I can advise that the HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the rollout of the Pandemic Recognition Payment to the list of 6 non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisation types covered by the Government Decision. This measure will be ring fenced to staff working ordinarily onsite in COVID-19 exposed healthcare environments. This shall cover eligible staff in:
1. Private Sector Nursing Homes and Hospices (e.g. Private, Voluntary, Section 39 etc.)
2. Eligible staff working on-site in Section 39 long-term residential care facilities for people with disabilities;
3. Agency roles working in the HSE;
4. Health Care Support Assistants (also known as home help / home care / home support) contracted to the HSE;
5. Members of the Defence Forces redeployed to work in frontline Covid-19 exposed environments in the HSE;
6. Paramedics employed by Dublin Fire Brigade to deliver services on behalf of the HSE.
It is hoped that information will be published shortly for those certain non-HSE/non-Section 38 healthcare employees that are covered by the Government Decision and the process available to their employers to implement this measure for their eligible staff.
Once this process is published, the Department is keen that payments to eligible workers will be made as soon as possible thereafter.
I would like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.
464. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the availability of the provision of evusheld to immunocompromised patients in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46754/22]
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.
465. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the full implementation of the Chief Medical Officer’s report on The Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46763/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe HSE published a detailed Implementation Plan to progress the recommendations outlined in the Chief Medical Officer’s report on The Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures. The National Women and Infants Health Programme continue to lead on this work for the HSE and I am referring the question to the HSE for direct reply on this matter.
466. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the amount of the National Treatment Purchase Fund’s €150 million allocation that has been spent with private hospitals to date in 2022, as opposed to being unsourced in HSE hospitals. [46764/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to the specific query raised, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that to the end of August 2022, the NTPF has incurred expenditure of €39m with respect to treatments arranged directly with private hospitals.
The NTPF has also advised that as well as funding treatment fully provided by public hospitals, the NTPF also funds public hospitals where arrangements have been made by them with private providers for treatment of public patients. These are not included in the figure of €39m.
467. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of judicial review cases that have been taken against the State in relation to both delays in assessment of needs process’ as well as disability services provision, since 2017 (details supplied). [46765/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy's question relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
468. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of each annual S13 reports received from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 since 2014; his views on instances where such reports are not available; and the way that this will be improved in the future. [46766/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe HSE has prepared and presented S13 Annual Reports for the years 2007 to 2014 to the Department of Health. It is currently working on Reports for the years 2015-2020 to bring them up to date. It hopes to complete these reports by year end, furnishing each report to the Department as available.
One of the issues for the HSE which has caused delays in the preparation of the S13 Annual Reports, lies in the outdated database it is currently using to facilitate the case management, planning and reporting of assessments and services to children with a disability.
The HSE has advised that a National Management Information System for all 91 CDNTs is in development and, when implemented, will provide current data on waiting lists for all CDNTs. In the interim, manual data collection is on-going and will provide information to the local areas regarding the number of children waiting for each CDNT. The contract to develop and rollout CDNTIMS to all 91 CDNTs nationally formally commenced in May 2022. Rollout of the system will commence in Q4 2022 and completion is expected in Q3 2023.
469. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if CAMHS is currently accepting new patients in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46772/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
470. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if action will be taken to ensure that orthodontic treatment is provided for a child (details supplied) with cerebral palsy who has been assessed as category 5A; if he will facilitate access to the waiting list initiative established to transfer those in need of orthodontic treatment to a private provider in order to expedite treatment given the additional health considerations of this child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46773/22]
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.
471. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently awaiting an occupational therapy assessment in each LHO area in CHO8; the number waiting for treatment in each LHO area in CHO8; and the number in each category waiting for more than 12 months. [46779/22]
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.
472. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently waiting for a bed in a residential unit in each LHO area in CHO8; and the number of persons waiting for more than 12 months in tabular form. [46780/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
473. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for when those in the health sector who have not yet received their pandemic bonus payment will receive same in tabular form; the sectors within the health service that have not received the payment; the timeframe for when each outstanding sector will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46785/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraFirstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period.
The vast majority of eligible HSE and Section 38 staff have received the Pandemic Recognition Payment, with approximately 123,549 such staff having received the payment by 16th September 2022.
The HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the rollout of the Pandemic Recognition Payment to the list of 6 non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisation types covered by the Government Decision. This measure will be ring fenced to staff working ordinarily onsite in COVID-19 exposed healthcare environments. This shall cover eligible staff in:
1. Private Sector Nursing Homes and Hospices (e.g. Private, Voluntary, Section 39 etc.);
2. Eligible staff working on-site in Section 39 long-term residential care facilities for people with disabilities;
3. Agency roles working in the HSE;
4. Health Care Support Assistants (also known as home help / home care / home support) contracted to the HSE;
5. Members of the Defence Forces redeployed to work in frontline Covid-19 exposed environments in the HSE;
6. Paramedics employed by Dublin Fire Brigade to deliver services on behalf of the HSE.
It is hoped that information will be published shortly for those certain non-HSE/non-Section 38 healthcare employees that are covered by the Government Decision and the process available to their employers to implement this measure for their eligible staff.
As the rollout of payments to the eligible workers in non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisations has not yet begun, and eligibility has not yet been assessed across the private sector, I cannot provide an estimated timeline as yet for when these workers will receive payment. However, once this process is published, the Department is keen that payments to eligible workers will be made as soon as possible thereafter.
474. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when the employees of a nursing home (details supplied) will receive the pandemic recognition payment; when employees of all private sector nursing homes will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46791/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraFirstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period.
The HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the rollout of the Pandemic Recognition Payment to the list of 6 non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisation types covered by the Government Decision. This measure will be ring fenced to staff working ordinarily onsite in COVID-19 exposed healthcare environments. This shall cover eligible staff in:
1. Private Sector Nursing Homes and Hospices (e.g. Private, Voluntary, Section 39 etc.);
2. Eligible staff working on-site in Section 39 long-term residential care facilities for people with disabilities;
3. Agency roles working in the HSE;
4. Health Care Support Assistants (also known as home help / home care / home support) contracted to the HSE;
5. Members of the Defence Forces redeployed to work in frontline Covid-19 exposed environments in the HSE;
6. Paramedics employed by Dublin Fire Brigade to deliver services on behalf of the HSE.
It is hoped that information will be published shortly for those certain non-HSE/non-Section 38 healthcare employees that are covered by the Government Decision and the process available to their employers to implement this measure for their eligible staff.
Once this process is published, the Department is keen that payments to eligible workers will be made as soon as possible thereafter.
475. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive medical equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46794/22]
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.
476. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the thirty-five recommendations contained in the Maskey Report for South Kerry CAMHS in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46803/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra477. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report the recommendations, if any, of the thirty-five recommendations contained in the Maskey Report for South Kerry CAMHS that have been implemented in North Kerry CAMHS in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46804/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 477 together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
478. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the status of the State-wide review and prescription audit for CAMHS patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46805/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
