Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Emergency Services

Alan Dillon

1387. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health how his Department and the HSE plans to integrate doctors into the critical care helicopter emergency medical service considering the positive impact of such integration in the UK NHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12391/24]

Ambulance Service

Alan Dillon

1388. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being considered by his Department and the HSE to expand the scope of practice in the National Ambulance Service, to include treatments necessary to save lives at the scene of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12392/24]

Emergency Services

Alan Dillon

1389. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place to provide training for critical care trauma interventions in the National Ambulance Service, given their proven effectiveness in the UK's HEMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12393/24]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Dillon

1390. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will consider leveraging the evidence and experience of the group of Irish pre-hospital personnel working in the UK to improve pre-hospital care in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12394/24]

Health Services

Jackie Cahill

1391. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a patient transport service is available to patients in north and south Tipperary who are receiving radium treatment in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12430/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

1392. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed and the number considered a full cohort WTE, by department, in Cork University Hospital, in tabular form. [12431/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

1393. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed in the high dependency unit in Cork University Hospital. [12432/24]

Health Services

Matt Carthy

1394. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 7 February 2024, if he will detail the HSE services that operated within the day care centre prior to the opening of the primary care facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12437/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Dillon

1395. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the current funding and resource allocation for Mayo University Hospital, specifically for neurological services; what steps are being taken to ensure that access to a consultant neurologist is equally distributed across the country and Mayo patients can have local access for inpatient treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12440/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Dillon

1396. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health what measures are being considered to ensure that the care received by patients does not depend on where they live, specifically for neurological services; the steps that will be taken to expedite the appointment of a consultant neurologist at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12441/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Connolly

1397. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the special scheme to provide special leave with pay for eligible health sector staff in respect of long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12448/24]

Hospital Services

Pearse Doherty

1398. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of delays in processing blood tests at LUH; the impact this will have on services; if steps are being taken to address the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12450/24]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

1399. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12455/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Darren O'Rourke

1400. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will get an appointment at Our Lady's Hospital Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12465/24]

Health Services

Michael Healy-Rae

1401. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an application for the permanent ill health exit package for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12466/24]

Health Services

Robert Troy

1402. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when teletherapy to treat patients with Parkinson's disease will be rolled out in other hospitals and clinics following the successful trial in Regional Hospital Tullamore in 2023. [12480/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Creed

1403. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the current situation regarding negotiations for public health service employees diagnosed with long Covid; if he has considered best international practice with regard to dealing with this matter both from a medical and a financial point of view for the employees diagnosed; the state of negotiations with an organisation (details supplied) regarding healthcare workers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12481/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

1404. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details); and when they can expect a hospital appointment. [12484/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Darren O'Rourke

1405. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to detail the policy regarding the reuse and recycling of wheelchairs and crutches across all sectors of the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12485/24]

Nursing Education

Michael Ring

1406. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health how student nurses in certain circumstances (details supplied) can qualify for travel expenses while on placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12494/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Murphy

1407. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the areas to which funding is going, when the filled positions as denoted by the HSE staff census or by the total number of therapists and administration staff versus filled positions does not match the CHOs report for number of staff at end of month. [12499/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Murphy

1408. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE staff census approved WTE and the CHO allocated positions varies greatly. [12500/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1409. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason CHOs have such a differing opinion on what is covered by GDPR and what information is entitled under freedom of information. [12501/24]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

1410. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason information metrics are not centrally located. [12502/24]

Health Service Executive

Paul Murphy

1411. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how the HSE can issue a staff census or accurately figure up therapeutic hours, if the numbers are not centrally located. [12503/24]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

1412. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there are guidelines for each CHO to decide what people are entitled to under FOI requests. [12505/24]

Dental Services

Pa Daly

1413. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment to have orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/24]

Health Services Staff

Michael Ring

1414. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE seeks an indemnity on vehicle insurance policies of student nurses in order for them to claim travel expenses; if all grades of HSE employees and-or students are required to seek the same indemnification in order to claim travel expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12516/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

James O'Connor

1415. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the current status of a project (details supplied); the current timeline of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12538/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

1416. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the decision was made to open the new community nursing home in Nenagh as a step-down facility for UHL patients; who made the decision to do this; and on what date this will commence. [12540/24]

Medicinal Products

Rose Conway-Walsh

1417. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the work that has been carried to develop pharmaceutical capacity in hospitals to make or compound highly expensive medicines on a small scale for their patients as allowed for under EU law, given increasing medicine costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12555/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1418. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/24]

Departmental Meetings

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1419. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he visited the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital during his recent visit to Australia for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12565/24]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1420. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Kilkenny and from Carlow to receive treatment for age related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic at the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12566/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1421. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologist posts in University Hospital Waterford in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12567/24]

Health Services

Seán Canney

1422. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the proportion in percentage terms of the annual health budget spent on medical continuous glucose monitoring devices in relation to overall medical technology spending, from 2019-2023, broken down per annum, in tabular form. [12576/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Healy-Rae

1423. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the details of the number of persons who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12578/24]

Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1424. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the growing concern of diabetics regarding the difficulties in obtaining ozempic, some persons are finding it impossible to obtain the drug. [12579/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Healy-Rae

1425. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an extension will be given to those people working in the HSE, that is, nurses who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid and whose full pay is to end in March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Neasa Hourigan

1426. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the cost of renovations to Millfield House, Blackpool; the cost of construction of apartments for mental health residents; and the number of residents currently in these facilities. [12581/24]

Departmental Data

Neasa Hourigan

1427. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the current cost of security at Millfield House, Blackpool; and the total cost of security incurred by the HSE since a contract was initiated there in May 2019. [12582/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1428. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which a person (details supplied) exceeds the income limits for qualification for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12587/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1429. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current position in regard to an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12589/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1430. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the renewal of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12590/24]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

1431. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE lactation consultants based in CHO8 in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12603/24]

Healthcare Policy

Sorca Clarke

1432. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a model of care for people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; and if there is a clinical lead within the HSE. [12604/24]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

1433. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE general practitioners based in the accident and emergency department in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the hours and days of the week where the GP is on site within the accident and emergency department, in tabular form. [12605/24]

Legislative Measures

Sorca Clarke

1434. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the health (amendment) (licensing of home support providers) Bill. [12606/24]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

1435. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies by job title at St. Joseph's Campus, Longford; and the estimated timeframe for which these vacancies are expected to be filled, in tabular form. [12607/24]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

1436. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE cleft nurse specialists at CHI Temple Street in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased in 2024. [12608/24]