Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Carer's Support Grant

David Cullinane

673. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21382/20]

Carer's Support Grant

David Cullinane

674. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s allowance by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21383/20]

Carer's Support Grant

David Cullinane

675. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s benefit by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21384/20]

Disability Allowance

David Cullinane

676. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the disability allowance by €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21385/20]

Blind Person's Pension

David Cullinane

677. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the blind pension by €9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21386/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

David Cullinane

678. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reforming the wage subsidy scheme as per the all-party Oireachtas disability group recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21392/20]

Higher Education Institutions

David Cullinane

835. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of recruiting an additional psychologist for institutes of higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21409/20]

Nursing Education

David Cullinane

862. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of nurses that graduated in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the institutions from which they graduated; the number that entered jobs in the public health service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21750/20]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

David Cullinane

879. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the cost across whole-of-Government of implementing in full the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the cost including the optional protocol. [21122/20]

Assisted Decision-Making

David Cullinane

883. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of implementing the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21394/20]

Prison Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

884. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing and recruiting an additional psychologist to a prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21413/20]

Rehabilitative Training Allowance

David Cullinane

974. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reintroducing the rehabilitative training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21391/20]

Health Services Reports

David Cullinane

995. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of residential care beds added since the capacity review to date by year; the number of additional beds needed to reach the targets set by the review; the cost of each additional bed in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21115/20]

Home Care Packages

David Cullinane

1000. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours offered in 2019 and to date in 2020; the estimated full-year number in 2020; the estimated cost of the measure; the number of persons waiting for home care supports; the estimated cost of clearing the backlog; the ongoing cost of maintaining the service at this level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21127/20]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

1001. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of introducing 24/7 mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21128/20]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

1002. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing and maintaining an implementation group for Sharing the Vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/20]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

1003. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reappointing a national director of mental health services in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/20]

Disability Support Services

David Cullinane

1004. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Plan for Effective Participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21131/20]

Respite Care Services

David Cullinane

1005. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of addressing inconsistencies of service in respite care provision of clearing waiting list backlogs and of delivering a consistent service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21132/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1006. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of eliminating the deficits in section 39 organisations. [21133/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1007. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one speech and language therapist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21134/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1008. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one occupational therapist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21135/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1009. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one physiotherapist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21136/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1010. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting and retaining one psychologist; the number needed to adequately staff health services and to identify the areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21137/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1011. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing full medical cards to all persons with disabilities regardless of employed status or income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21138/20]

Disability Services Funding

David Cullinane

1012. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully delivering on Time to Move on from Congregated Settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21139/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1027. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent of a facility for a patient on a public waiting list transferred to a private clinic to receive surgery recuperation, for example, three to four physiotherapies that they will receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21230/20]

Nursing Education

David Cullinane

1029. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding pay for student nurses on work placement; the variations across placements or specialties; his plans in this regard; his further plans relating to pay for fourth year supernumerary placements for the variety of nursing specialties commencing in September 2020; the measures that will be in place to financially support nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21239/20]

Community Intervention Teams

David Cullinane

1058. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of community intervention teams in operation; the counties serviced and not serviced by such teams; the number and breakdown of staff on each team; the operational costs for each team; the budgeted hours and the hours provided by each team; the costs and staffing requirements involved in setting up a new team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21312/20]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

1061. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent purchasing treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2016 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020; and the number of patients treated through the use of the fund by speciality in tabular form. [21323/20]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

1062. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the healthcare facilities which benefited from funding under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive, by amount, healthcare facility and company in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21324/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1063. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of delivering the psycho-oncology service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21325/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1064. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing annual spend on the psycho-oncology service by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21326/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1065. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of funding for psycho-oncology services by staffing and other associated costs, respectively; the number of whole-time equivalent posts working in the area by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21327/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1066. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the annual spend on community diagnostics; the level and range of community diagnostics available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21329/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1067. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering two free general practitioner visits to each person without a general practitioner card or medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21330/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1068. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a full medical card to all patients suffering from cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21331/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1069. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of opening 500 acute beds in public hospitals by utilising existing space in acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21332/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1070. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of nurses by 1,000 taking account of retirements and staff departures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21333/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1071. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of midwifes by 250 taking account of retirements and staff departures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21334/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1072. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of directly hiring 250 general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21335/20]

Hospital Car Parks

David Cullinane

1073. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21336/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1074. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding by 10% to BreastCheck and CervicalCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21337/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1075. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional obstetrician; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1076. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional gynaecologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1077. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of repatriating CervicalCheck screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21340/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1078. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of hiring an additional dentist into the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21341/20]

Hospital Consultant Contracts

David Cullinane

1079. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering pay equalisation for hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21342/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1080. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the trainee GP intake to 250 a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21343/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1081. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of an additional ambulance for each of the four HSE regions; the estimated cost of recruiting additional paramedics to staff them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21344/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1082. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing prescription charges by €1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21345/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1083. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of undergraduate nursing places by 250; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21346/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1084. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current and capital cost of a palliative care bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/20]

Diabetes Strategy

David Cullinane

1085. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with diabetes by type and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21348/20]

Diabetes Strategy

David Cullinane

1086. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the annual healthcare spend on treating diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21349/20]

Diabetes Strategy

David Cullinane

1087. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the diabetes preventive strategies in place; the annual cost of funding the strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21350/20]

Diabetes Strategy

David Cullinane

1088. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent community diabetes nursing positions by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21351/20]

Nursing Staff

David Cullinane

1089. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the recruitment process for hiring nurses; the average time the process takes to formal appointment stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21352/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1090. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when the clinical advisory group into medical cards for the terminally ill will issue a final report; the number of times the group has met; his views on extending the medical card entitlement to terminally ill patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21353/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1091. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending a full medical card to all terminally ill patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21354/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1092. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending a full medical card to all cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1093. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for extending the medical card entitlement and general practitioner access for children under 13 years of age as provided for in the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21356/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1094. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for increasing the income limits medical card assessments for persons over 70 years of age as provided for in the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21357/20]

Home Care Packages

David Cullinane

1101. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of clearing the home support service waiting lists in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21376/20]

Home Care Packages

David Cullinane

1102. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 1.5 million personal assistant hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21377/20]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1103. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional clinical psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21378/20]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1104. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional speech and language therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21379/20]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1105. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional occupational therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21380/20]

Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

1106. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21381/20]

Respite Care Services

David Cullinane

1107. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional capacity an increase of €10 million in respite care services would provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21387/20]

Respite Care Services

David Cullinane

1108. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of overnight respite stays provided for each €1 million additional spend provided by his Department. [21388/20]

Respite Care Services

David Cullinane

1109. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional volume of respite in the home provided for every €1 million additional spend provided by his Department by the number of hours and days provided and the number of beneficiaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21389/20]

Mental Health Policy

David Cullinane

1110. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the new mental health strategy Sharing the Vision over a five-year time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21395/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

David Cullinane

1111. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to the local drug and alcohol task forces by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21396/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

David Cullinane

1112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional capacity or services a 10% increase in funding for local drug and alcohol task forces would provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21397/20]

Hospital Funding

David Cullinane

1113. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the health capital plans or proposals submitted to his Department and the HSE by acute hospitals and other health divisions by proposal or plan; if the plan is committed or non-committed for refunding by hospital and hospital group and other health sectors in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21398/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

David Cullinane

1114. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to the regional drug and alcohol task forces by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21399/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

David Cullinane

1115. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional capacity or services a 10% increase in funding for regional drug and alcohol task forces would provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21418/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

David Cullinane

1116. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of an additional medical detoxification bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21402/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

David Cullinane

1117. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of an additional rehabilitation bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21403/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional capacity and services that will be delivered for each €1 million additional annual funding for the National Drugs Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21404/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1119. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional capacity and services will be delivered for every €1 million additional annual funding for the Healthy Ireland Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21405/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1120. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal access to counselling without charge on a general practitioner referral basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21406/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1121. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional capacity needed to provide universal access to counselling without charge on a general practitioner referral basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21407/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1122. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated full capital and current cost to achieve a 24/7 crisis intervention service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21408/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1123. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated full capital and current cost of moving to a seven-day week outpatient model of child and adolescent mental healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21410/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1124. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans for a 10% increase in homeless mental healthcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21411/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1125. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling the investment in site maintenance and upgrading approved mental health centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21412/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1126. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to Jigsaw services by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21414/20]

Medical Cards

David Cullinane

1127. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all persons with disabilities regardless of employment or income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21416/20]

Disability Services Provision

David Cullinane

1128. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated and spent each year on implementing the time to move on from Congregated Settings A Strategy for Inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21417/20]

Hospital Consultant Contracts

David Cullinane

1133. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the number of vacant consultant posts are already provided for in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21429/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

1135. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average wait times for gastrointestinal scopes on 1 January and 1 August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21432/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

1136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for gastrointestinal scopes on 1 January and 1 August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21433/20]

Health Services Reform

David Cullinane

1145. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of implementing Sláintecare over the next 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21459/20]

Health Services

David Cullinane

1146. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish six new regional health areas; the timeline for the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21460/20]

Health Services Reports

David Cullinane

1147. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the details of the phase one report of the elective hospital oversight group will be provided; if the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21461/20]

Health Services Provision

David Cullinane

1148. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of clearing the deficit for all section 38 and 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21462/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1149. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 1,000 posts under the enhanced community care fund including therapists, nurses, other professionals and dementia advisers in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/20]

Health Services Funding

David Cullinane

1150. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional 40 dementia advisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21465/20]