Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services Staff

Emer Higgins

715. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he is considering addressing the pay disparity between section 39 workers and their section 38 and HSE colleagues in order to attract more therapists to fill vacant CDNT positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31082/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sorca Clarke

716. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current average waiting times for urgent and routine paediatric dermatology appointments in each of the seven hospital groups. [31094/23]

Hospital Staff

Sorca Clarke

717. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of times that the HSE has advertised for the post of consultant otolaryngologist since January 2022. [31095/23]

Departmental Funding

Sorca Clarke

718. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each hospital part of Ireland East Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [31096/23]

Hospital Facilities

Sorca Clarke

719. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres in use at Mullingar Regional Hospital. [31097/23]

Health Service Executive

Michael Collins

720. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of queries logged with HSE MyOptions (including phone calls and chat queries) in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023, categorised in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31099/23]

General Practitioner Services

Michael Collins

721. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of initial consultations for termination of pregnancy services that were provided by general practitioners, family planning clinics and women's health clinics in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31100/23]

Voluntary Hospital Sector

Catherine Murphy

722. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); the steps he will take on foot of it; if he will ensure there is an end to pay disparity across the section 39 organisations; if he will implement a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for voluntary organisations; and if he will review the Health Act 2004. [31109/23]

Pharmacy Services

Robert Troy

723. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with organisations to discuss the rising costs affecting community pharmacies (details supplied). [31111/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

724. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE Health Sector Employment Report for April 2023 does not contain the equivalent staff breakdown details for Cork University Hospital, which are provided for the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary University Hospital. [31113/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

725. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the latest staff numbers in Cork University Hospital and the corresponding details for December 2019, in tabular form (details supplied). [31114/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Johnny Mythen

726. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) has made a claim for the pandemic bonus payment for all its employees who qualified for the pandemic bonus payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31115/23]

Medical Cards

Richard Boyd Barrett

727. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to make the appropriate changes so that the living alone allowance is not assessable income for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31119/23]

Medical Cards

Richard Boyd Barrett

728. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the living alone allowance is not assessable income for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31120/23]

Pharmacy Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

729. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with Minister for Health regarding pay restoration for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30871/23]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

730. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to develop a national hearing care plan, as recommended by the World Health Organisation; if he has held discussions with the relevant stakeholders on an agreed model of hearing care for the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31150/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brian Stanley

731. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the arrangement that has been put in place regarding the pandemic bonus payment for employees of a nursing home (details supplied), given that to date they have not received this payment. [31151/23]

Pharmacy Services

David Cullinane

732. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has or will conduct a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; if he has or will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; the dates on which he has or will engage with the organisation; if he will establish a review which encompasses the scope of services provided or which could be provided by community pharmacy; and if he will include scoping of a minor ailments or minor illness scheme in community pharmacy in the terms of reference of the review. [31193/23]

Nursing Homes

Paul Murphy

733. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 1 June 2023, if he can explain how a family (details supplied) are expected to pay interest. [31213/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

734. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a diagnosed condition (details supplied) to the long-term illness scheme, or to the medical card or drugs payment schemes for medication to treat the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31215/23]

Dental Services

Claire Kerrane

735. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health what services are available under the dental treatment services scheme in Ballinasloe; the action that is being taken to ensure that medical card holders can access dental services in Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31223/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Paul McAuliffe

736. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO9; the projects completed since June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31227/23]

Mental Health Services

Marian Harkin

737. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if the part-time psychiatric nurse service, provided to clients in County Sligo, will be re-instated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31256/23]

Hospital Staff

Brendan Griffin

738. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if hospital management at UHK has considered the provision of modular housing on peripheral greenfield areas on the hospital campus to incentivise medical staff to fill vacancies in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31259/23]

Hospital Staff

Brendan Griffin

739. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health how many permanent and interim general managers have been in place at UHK since 2008; if he sees the high rate of turnover in this position as a contributing factor in the hospitals problems; the average duration of tenure; how best the matter could be addressed at this and similar facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31260/23]

Hospital Staff

Brendan Griffin

740. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if hospital management at UHK has commenced exit interviews of medical staff resigning from positions at UHK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31261/23]

Departmental Records

Brendan Griffin

741. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have resigned from positions at UHK in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31262/23]

Departmental Records

Brendan Griffin

742. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who have resigned from positions at UHK in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31263/23]

Hospital Staff

Brendan Griffin

743. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of internal and external applicants for the most recent competition for the position of general manager at UHK; how the process was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31264/23]

Departmental Records

Brendan Griffin

744. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds in use at UHK; how this compares to each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31265/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Brendan Griffin

745. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the progress or otherwise that has been made on orthopaedic waiting lists at UHK since June 2022; if a breakdown of numbers will be provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31266/23]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

746. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to address issues of concern at UHK since the engagement of the HSE National Director of Acute Operations in November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31267/23]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

747. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health how many of the 11 patients with serious illnesses that a consultant radiologist at UHK failed to pick up have subsequently passed away; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31268/23]

Pharmacy Services

David Cullinane

748. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase fees paid to pharmacists for dispensing medicines to a flat fee of €5, €5.50, €6 and €6.50 per item, in tabular form. [31273/23]

Pharmacy Services

David Cullinane

749. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated first year and full cost of implementing a minor ailments and illness scheme in community pharmacy. [31274/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Róisín Shortall

750. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he has engaged with the Minister for Social Protection regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31276/23]

Departmental Records

Róisín Shortall

751. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health services provided by each voluntary NGO provider; the costs of this provision for the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31285/23]

Departmental Records

Róisín Shortall

752. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health services provided by each private for-profit provider; the costs of this provision for the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31286/23]

Departmental Records

Róisín Shortall

753. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health services provided directly by the State; the costs of this provision for the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31287/23]

Departmental Records

Róisín Shortall

754. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours provided by each voluntary NGO provider in the years 2021 and 2022; the costs of this provision per provider for the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31288/23]

Departmental Records

Róisín Shortall

755. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours provided by each private for-profit provider in the years 2021 and 2022; the costs of this provision per provider for the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31289/23]

Departmental Records

Róisín Shortall

756. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours provided directly by the State in the years 2021 and 2022; the costs of this provision for the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31290/23]

Departmental Records

Seán Sherlock

757. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes currently in negotiations on funding issues with the NTPF, by county, in tabular form. [31292/23]

Health Services

Michael Healy-Rae

758. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the progress he is making on expanding the national heel-prick test, given that 28 June is International Neonatal Screening Day; how many diseases babies born today in Ireland are currently being tested for; when he will decide on including spinal muscular atrophy in newborn screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31297/23]

Public Spending Code

Catherine Connolly

759. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health for details of any engagement his Department and the HSE has had with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with regard to the recent changes to the public spending code, and in particular the introduction of a three stage approvals process, and the impacts of these changes on an ongoing project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31302/23]

Cancer Services

Brian Leddin

760. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown of the hospitals in Ireland that offer and provide a cold cap machine to patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31306/23]

Cancer Services

Brian Leddin

761. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if there is a national protocol on the provision of the service of a cold cap machine to patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31307/23]

Cancer Services

Brian Leddin

762. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health the capital cost of cold cap machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31308/23]

Health Services

Ged Nash

763. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the progress he is making on expanding the national heel-prick test, given that 28 June is International Neonatal Screening Day; how many diseases babies born today in Ireland are currently being tested for; when he will decide on including spinal muscular atrophy in newborn screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31309/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Paul Murphy

764. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the complications, if any, that have been associated with the use of MAGEC rods in Crumlin Hospital, specifically related to end cap separation as well as metalosis. [31321/23]