Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disabilities Assessments

Michael Ring

1220. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason the HSE has not replied to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 9 May 2023; when a reply will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/23]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

1221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with the INMO in relation to the latest figures outlining the number of patients on trolleys awaiting a hospital bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/23]

Health Services

Michael Healy-Rae

1222. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if more funding will be granted for MS services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

1223. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27965/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for cardiac surgery; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael Lowry

1225. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 10 May 2023, in relation to long-Covid and providing financial support for HSE personnel suffering from long-term-Covid illness and unable to work; if his Department has looked at all available options to support staff who are unable to return to work, given that the current scheme is due to end on 30 June this year; the additional financial support that will be offered to such staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27987/23]

Medicinal Products

Cian O'Callaghan

1226. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the eye-drop medication, muro, has been removed from the medical card scheme; if he plans to reinstate its coverage in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Cathal Crowe

1227. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE on the case of a person (details supplied) of owed pension arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28004/23]

Healthcare Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

1228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to the release of the CSO Census 2022 population figures which show significant increases in south County Louth and east County Meath, if he will provide details of his Department's plans to develop new health services to cater for this additional population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28028/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

1229. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28033/23]

Hospital Services

Ged Nash

1230. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a CHI-commissioned external review of the paediatric gastroenterology department at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, which was initiated to inform a new multi-annual plan to enhance the service and access to care for children across the State; the current status of the review; if the proposals contained therein will be funded and actioned; if he will provide a timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28038/23]

Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1231. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if acarizax can be added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/23]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

1232. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown and timeline for the allocation of the additional €3.5 million announced in Budget 2023 to support front-line community addiction services. [28065/23]

Healthcare Policy

Neasa Hourigan

1233. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the Health Act 2004 to assess the nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; his plans to ensure a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for Section 39 organisations; his plans to address the pay disparity between Section 39 organisations and their HSE and Section 38 counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28072/23]

Vaccination Programme

David Cullinane

1234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made to establish if a vaccine compensation scheme will be established in view of the urgent recommendations made in the Expert Group Report to Review the Law of Torts and the Current Systems for the Management of Clinical Negligence Claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/23]

Nursing Homes

Robert Troy

1235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a rehabilitation place will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [28107/23]

Primary Care Services

Paul Kehoe

1236. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether an audit can be lifted for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/23]

Departmental Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

1237. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the supports his Department has in place for advice, healthcare, medication and mental health supports for adults in Ireland diagnosed with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28121/23]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1238. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each MAU in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28122/23]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1239. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each LIU in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/23]

General Practitioner Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1240. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the total list of GPs in County Clare who are enrolled in the GMS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/23]

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

1241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an orthodontic assessment carried out; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/23]

Healthcare Policy

Bríd Smith

1242. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish a formal agreement to address the following: the pay disparity of Section 39 organisations; a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for voluntary organisations; a review of the out-of-date Health Act 2004, which does not reflect the reality and essential nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28132/23]

Health Services

James Lawless

1243. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the lack of access to eye care services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Dillon

1244. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Robert Troy

1245. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the scheme whereby cancer patients can only avail of one wig per year. [28156/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

1246. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [28165/23]

Dental Services

Darren O'Rourke

1247. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the steps, if any, currently being undertaken to reduce the HSE general anaesthesia waiting list for children, which is currently at 12 to 18 months within the Louth-Meath dental service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28166/23]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

1248. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff seconded to his Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and-or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28180/23]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

1249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which his Department availed of services, consultancy and-or advices from a company, details supplied, in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and his Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28199/23]

Cost of Living Issues

Frankie Feighan

1250. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increasing costs of infant formula and that amid the cost-of-living crisis, some parents are taking drastic measures to try to make ends meet, details supplied; if the Government, therefore, will consider a price cap on infant formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/23]

Public Sector Pay

Colm Burke

1251. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to altering the salary pay scale of radiation therapists, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28222/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

1252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed in each prison; the vacancy rates for psychiatry staff within prison services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/23]

Nursing Homes

Peadar Tóibín

1253. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE sought to acquire any of the private nursing homes for use as HSE public community nursing homes prior to them being granted permission to transfer change of use for alternative accommodation other than for residential care of the elderly; if so, how many; if the HSE plans to acquire other private nursing homes which cease operating in the future for the purpose of elderly residential and nursing home care given the shortage of beds in the sector and the increasing ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/23]

Residential Institutions

Paul Murphy

1254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will step in to ensure a person, details supplied, and the other residents of Beaumont residential care in Cork are not made homeless and are provided with the care that they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28237/23]

Hospital Charges

Colm Burke

1255. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the management of hospitals to abolish car parking charges for patients attending hospital for cancer treatment, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28239/23]

Departmental Funding

Colm Burke

1256. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence dedicated funding for the establishment of a treatment abroad fund to cover non-medical expenses incurred when travelling abroad for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28240/23]

Hospital Charges

Colm Burke

1257. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure current parking concessions offered to cancer patients are highlighted through the HSE website and hospital websites and publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28242/23]

Vaccination Programme

Colm Burke

1258. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to expand the catch-up programme for HPV vaccination between the ages of 15 to 24 years, as recommended by the national immunisation advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/23]

Medicinal Products

Colm Burke

1259. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will reduce the threshold of the drugs payment scheme to a maximum of €50 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/23]

Vaccination Programme

Colm Burke

1260. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure greater take up of the HPV vaccine, including a review of the current information campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28247/23]

Health Strategies

Colm Burke

1261. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to ensure that the provisions of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 are implemented, in light of the fact that it is the most common cancer in Ireland; if he will engage with the relevant authorities to launch a public information campaign regarding skin cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/23]

Health Services

Colm Burke

1262. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that environmental health officers are adequately resourced to ensure that sun bed operators comply with current legislation, in light of the fact that it is the most common cancer in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/23]

Health Strategies

Colm Burke

1263. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence multi-year funding dedicated to implementing all outstanding recommendations from the National Cancer Strategy to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/23]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1264. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE and other relevant bodies to develop education and awareness campaigns on the dangers associated with e-cigarettes usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/23]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1265. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate more funding towards targeted QUIT campaigns and support initiatives tailored towards sectors of the population more likely to smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/23]

Health Strategies

Colm Burke

1266. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will set aside funding to implement the National Cancer strategy 2017-2026 recommendations in relation to genetic services, by reducing genetic service wait times in order to optimise health benefit advancement in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28253/23]

Health Strategies

Colm Burke

1267. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding for the implementation of the Genomic Strategy, to ensure that all child, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) patients aged between 16-25 years have access to genome sequencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/23]

Nursing Homes

Peadar Tóibín

1268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many private and public nursing homes beds are registered in the State for each of the past five years; how many nursing homes have opened and closed in each of the past five years; how many nursing homes places are needed in the State now and for each of the next seven years; the average cost of a nursing home bed in the public and private sector; how many former nursing homes have become accommodation for asylum seekers; and the projected number for the next three years. [28259/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

1269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health where a person (details supplied) with a medical card and history of oral cancer can expect to get an urgent appointment with a dentist in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/23]