Written Answers Nos. 574-593
575. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the recruitment of gardaí, the number of candidates that were invited to take part in the fitness examination; and the number that completed the examination (details supplied). [4815/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, however, this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
|
Year |
Invited to PCT |
Failed |
Did not attend |
Passed (including restests) |
|
2017 |
650 |
228 |
22 |
600 |
|
2018 |
864 |
372 |
55 |
730 |
|
2019 |
743 |
349 |
38 |
600 |
|
*2022 |
594 |
80 |
19 |
456 |
576. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the recruitment of gardaí, the number of candidates that were successful in passing the fitness examination (details supplied). [4816/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, however, this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
577. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the recruitment of gardaí, of the candidates that passed the relevant examinations and tests; the number that were offered a place in Templemore; and the number that subsequently took up the offer of a place (details supplied). [4817/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra|
Competition |
Offered |
Commenced Training |
Declined offer |
|
2017 |
565 |
552 |
13 |
|
2018 |
648 |
615 |
33 |
|
2019 |
536 |
513 |
23 |
|
2022 |
110 (to date) |
92 (to date) |
18 (to date) |
578. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the recruitment of gardaí, of the successful candidates that took up a place in Templemore, the number that successfully passed out as members of An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [4818/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, however, this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
579. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if the case of an application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; the reason the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is insisting on a peace commissioner licence number being provided in by a peace commissioner in order to advance a registration application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the specific issue raised by the Deputy refers to the operational responsibilities of the NMBI, I have referred the matter to the NMBI for its attention and direct response to him.
580. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will establish the office of an independent commissioner for ageing and older people. [4572/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government is committed to supporting healthy and positive ageing as well as to ensuring that older persons can continue to live independently in their homes and communities for as long as possible.
Acknowledging the disproportionately negative impact of the pandemic on older persons, the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future (2020) commits to the establishment of a commission on care that will ‘assess how we care for older people and examine alternatives to meet the diverse needs of our older citizens’, learning the lessons from COVID 19.
In 2022 preliminary desk research was undertaken within the Department of Health in preparation for the establishment of a commission on care. In 2023 the scoping and planning for the commission on care will be further advanced as a priority. While, accordingly, the scope of the commission has yet to be determined, it is envisaged that consideration of matters such as whether there is a need to establish an independent commissioner for ageing and older people will fall within the commission’s remit.
581. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the minimum qualifications necessary to be employed as an assessment officer within a children’s disability network team; to detail the minimum qualifications necessary to be employed as an liaison officer within a children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4611/23]
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.
582. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the communication and feedback process that is in place between the managers of children’s disability network teams and staff in these teams conducting assessments of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4612/23]
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.
583. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed the accident and emergency services in Dublin as a result of alcohol and drug misuse in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3928/23]
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.
584. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who, following an MRI at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022, has been referred to St. John’s Hospital, Limerick, and has yet to receive an appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3936/23]
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.
585. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the assistance available to persons wishing to provide and train an autism assistance dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3943/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this concerns service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
586. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when free GP visit cards will be made available to children aged 6 and 7 years and to children in other age cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3944/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra695. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of free GP care for six and seven-year-olds. [4347/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 586 and 695 together.
My officials and the HSE have made preparations for the expansion of GP care without charges to all children aged 6 and 7. Engagements with the IMO, representing GPs, in relation to the necessary fee structures are ongoing with the intention of introducing this service as early as possible.
Furthermore, from 1 April 2023, eligibility will be extended to people who earn the median household income of €46,000 or less. It will be adjusted for people living alone and for those with children; further operational details will be made available prior to the commencement of the income-based expansion. It is envisaged that these measures will be supported by a significant package of additional capacity supports to GP practices.
587. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the establishment of the proposed sodium valproate stakeholder group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3945/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAll documentation to progress the proposed inquiry into the historical licensing and use of Sodium Valproate in Ireland is been finalised by officials within the Department of Health.
A Memo for Government will be brought as soon as this work is completed.
588. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has commissioned research into the reasons persons travel abroad for surgery, and the potential associated risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3946/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department funds health research through the Health Research Board (HRB). The HRB is not currently funding any research projects on the reasons persons travel abroad for surgery and potential associated risks. Proposals on this topic, along with any other health-related research topic, would be welcome. The HRB has a suite of grant programmes always open or planned. Projects can focus on clinical care, population health, or health services research. Funding is available for people (at any career stage, in academia or embedded in practice). Full details on these calls and the application process are available on the HRB website: www.hrb.ie. I would encourage researchers and clinicians to apply.
Separately, the HSE currently operates two EU schemes that facilitate patients accessing treatment abroad. The EU Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) is a consultant led scheme and allows for an Ireland-based public consultant to refer a public patient who is normally resident in Ireland for treatment in the public healthcare system of another EU member state, the UK or Switzerland. Subject to the EU Regulations and Guidelines, the TAS provides for the cost of approved public treatments in another EU/EEA member state, the UK or Switzerland through the issue of form S2 (IE) where the treatment is:
- among the benefits provided for by Irish legislation;
- not available in Ireland;
- not available within the time normally necessary for obtaining it in Ireland, taking account of the patient's current state of health and the probable course of the disease;
- medically necessary and will meet the patient’s needs;
- a proven form of medical treatment and not experimental or test treatment;
- provided in a recognised public hospital or other institution that will accept EU/EEA form S2 (IE) and;
- is under the control of a registered medical practitioner.
Patients are advised to contact the HSE TAS office directly, for advice on making an application for treatment abroad, in advance of travelling abroad. Contact details and further information are available on the TAS Website.
Under the terms of the EU Cross Border Directive (CBD), patients in Ireland can seek to be referred to another EU/EEA country for medical treatment that is available in the public health service in Ireland. The patient may access the overseas service in either the public or private health sector of the country they choose to receive the service in. The patient pays for the treatment and claims reimbursement from the HSE at the cost of that treatment in Ireland or the cost of it abroad, whichever is the lesser. The HSE, in fulfilling its role as the National Contact Point (NCP) in Ireland, provides information for patients on the operation of the CBD, including on its website. www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/cross-border-directive/
589. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to date for a service (details supplied) in tabular form. [3948/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
590. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when workers in an out-of-hours health service (details supplied) will receive the pandemic bonus. [3949/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.
591. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within the Wexford CAMHS services; the vacancies that are presently available within the Wexford CAMHS services; the vacancies that are currently with the national recruitment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3951/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra592. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of referrals for support services to Wexford CAMHS services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3952/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra593. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for support services to Wexford CAMHS services that were diverted to the child disability network team services in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3953/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra594. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the acceptance rate for referrals to Wexford CAMHS in each of the years 2019 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3954/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra595. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an initial assessment for support services in Wexford CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3956/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 591 to 595, inclusive, together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
