Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Cards

Louise O'Reilly

399. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing lifelong medical cards for each person with a terminal diagnosis of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12456/20]

Hospital Data

Louise O'Reilly

407. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 752 of 3 June 2020, if the 11,907 beds referenced are all in the public and voluntary hospital system; and the hospitals that these beds are in, in tabular form. [11675/20]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

423. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of universal access to contraception; if a decision has been made on the three policy approaches identified by the Working Group on Access to Contraception in its report; his plans to implement the policy; the timeframe for development and roll-out of a contraception scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11882/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

424. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if a therapeutic residential facility (details supplied) will be reopened to deliver services as soon as possible. [11886/20]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Louise O'Reilly

425. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if nursing homes must account for the way in which they spend the €72 million support package; and if so, if a breakdown of the spending will be provided in tabular form, [11887/20]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services

Louise O'Reilly

426. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if there will be additional investment in neurological services; and if patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease will be provided with biannual access to neurologists. [11889/20]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

427. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if, in cases in which patients are referred by medical professionals for private scans or treatments, they will be notified that they have been referred to a private service (details supplied). [11890/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

428. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the airlines that have been awarded the procurement contracts for the delivery of PPE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11891/20]

National Children's Hospital

Louise O'Reilly

429. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national children’s hospital; the estimated cost of the project; the estimated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/20]

National Maternity Hospital

Louise O'Reilly

430. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the State will own and control the national maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11896/20]

National Maternity Hospital

Louise O'Reilly

431. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason a religious order (details supplied) transferred land at a location for the national maternity hospital to a registered charity and not directly to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11897/20]

National Maternity Hospital

Louise O'Reilly

432. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he has received information regarding the structures of a registered charity (details supplied) and the role shareholders will play in the day-to-day operations of the hospitals including the future new national maternity hospital under same. [11898/20]

National Maternity Hospital

Louise O'Reilly

433. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the State should own and run the new national maternity hospital; and if so, the reason he has not pursued that option and has instead accepted the ownership and control of the lands on which the hospital will be built by a registered charity (details supplied). [11899/20]

A Vision for Change

Louise O'Reilly

537. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the stakeholders consulted during the review and refresh of A Vision for Change. [12489/20]

A Vision for Change

Louise O'Reilly

538. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason A Vision for Change was never fully realised before it was reviewed and refreshed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12490/20]

A Vision for Change

Louise O'Reilly

539. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason an association (details supplied) was excluded from having an input into the review and refresh of A Vision For Change. [12491/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

540. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if there is updated public health advice for choirs; if they will be allowed to practice singing together outdoors; and if so, the public health advice for them. [12492/20]

Air Ambulance Service

Louise O'Reilly

541. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an air ambulance service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12493/20]

Rural Transport Services

Louise O'Reilly

663. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to introduce free rural public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11893/20]

Energy Efficiency

Louise O'Reilly

880. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social homes nationwide under local authorities; the number of social homes retrofitted under the energy efficiency and retrofitting programme; the estimated cost to deep retrofit the remaining number of social homes; the average cost by house of retrofitting under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11894/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

48. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to assist event workers recoup public liability insurance which has been paid to private insurance companies for the purposes of working events which will no longer be taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11118/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

76. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons taking up the bike to work scheme in each of the past five years; the cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10942/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

77. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extending the bike to work scheme beyond PAYE workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

85. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the future of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in the event workers still require financial support in cases in which their employment is not fully operational until mass gatherings are permitted; and the plans in place for the event industry. [11117/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

90. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the names of businesses availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme that are claiming for over 100 employees will be published; the value of the subsidy being provided to these businesses in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11168/20]

Departmental Staff

Louise O'Reilly

151. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gender breakdown across each Department at each grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/20]

Civil Service

Louise O'Reilly

152. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy on gender equality in the Civil Service first published in 2001 has been reviewed; if a fundamental review to assess its effectiveness will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/20]

Civil Service

Louise O'Reilly

153. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy on diversity in the Civil Service first published in 2002 has been reviewed; if a fundamental review to assess its effectiveness will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11174/20]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

226. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding provided over the past five years for healthy food initiatives; the budget and participation rates for these programmes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10962/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

311. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the issues raised in correspondence by a group (details supplied) regarding health and safety risks in a direct provision centre in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11108/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

355. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11114/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

356. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths associated with Covid-19 in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11115/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

364. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of contacts by his Department with asylum seekers living in direct provision centres regarding the opportunities available to them to assist in the effort against Covid-19; the number recruited to the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11169/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

365. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11170/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths associated with Covid-19 in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11171/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will issue an official response to correspondence from a group (details supplied) regarding serious issues in the direct provision centre in a town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/20]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

368. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a follow-up or investigation into reports of alleged assaults on residents at a direct provision centre (details supplied). [11189/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

429. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if sports clubs and community centres will be allowed apply for the restart grant when the reopening phase for same occurs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11110/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

520. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of residents in direct provision centres who have been exposed to Covid-19 and require a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10452/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

521. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the care pathway for a person in direct provision who needs to be tested for Covid-19; the persons who can order these tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

522. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the testing programme for residents in direct provision in tabular form; the number of centres that have been tested; the number of persons who have been tested; if a plan for the remaining tests to be completed is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10454/20]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

523. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the work undertaken to review evidence for fiscal measures on products that are high in fat, sugar and salt to reduce their consumption as per Action 1.10 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland: Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016–2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/20]

Defibrillators Provision

Louise O'Reilly

567. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the procedures and criteria in place in respect of supplying automated external defibrillators for families of children with inherited heart conditions; if there are different criteria in place in view of the absence of standard pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10934/20]

Defibrillators Provision

Louise O'Reilly

568. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a system for supplying automated external defibrillators for families of children with inherited heart conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10935/20]

Departmental Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

569. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strategy for Ireland, Putting Survival at the Heart of the Community; the funding required to implement the strategy; the funding made available to date to fund the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10936/20]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

570. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status to date of setting up an in-hospital cardiac arrest register; the funding required to set up this register; the funding that has been made available to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10937/20]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

571. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of community dieticians operating within the HSE; the number of those that operate on a part-time and full-time basis, respectively; the breakdown of dieticians within each CHO and the acute sector, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10938/20]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

572. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with providing free check-ups for hypertension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10939/20]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

573. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs of treating hypertension and high blood pressure here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10940/20]

Tobacco Control Measures

Louise O'Reilly

574. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding spent on tobacco cessation measures in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10941/20]