Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Funding

David Cullinane

239. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding made available in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to replace income expected from private care in public hospitals [17833/20]

Hospital Funding

David Cullinane

240. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of income generated from private care in public hospitals in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by year, by hospital and hospital group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17834/20]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

241. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in eliminating the provision of private care by consultants in public hospitals; when same will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17835/20]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

242. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if an independent assessment has been carried out of the separation of private practice from the public hospital system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17836/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

243. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting more than 12 weeks for an inpatient procedure, 10 weeks for an outpatient appointment and 10 days for a diagnostic test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17837/20]

HSE Reviews

David Cullinane

244. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in the HSE directorate becoming a more strategic national centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17838/20]

HSE Reviews

David Cullinane

245. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE national directors that have been relocated to other roles in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17839/20]

HSE Reviews

David Cullinane

246. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in aligning hospital groups and community health organisations; the timelines for delivering same; the processes that will deliver alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17840/20]

HSE Reviews

David Cullinane

247. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in establishing HSE regional bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17841/20]

HSE Reviews

David Cullinane

248. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has developed and utilised a geographic resource allocation model to ensure equitable allocation of healthcare resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17842/20]

Departmental Funding

David Cullinane

249. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the advancements made in eHealth; the funding that has been made available to ensure the roll out of the electronic health record system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/20]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

250. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spending in the healthcare system in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by year, amount, percentage and other categories (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17844/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

251. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the single national health fund promised under Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

252. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of reports produced by the Sláintecare implementation office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17846/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

253. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of times the Cabinet committee on Sláintecare met; the dates of the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17847/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

254. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the increase in the health and well-being budget since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17848/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

255. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to resourcing and developing a universal child health and well-being service since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17849/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

256. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on removing inpatient charges for public hospital care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17850/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

257. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reductions made for prescription charges for medical card holders since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17851/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

258. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reductions in the threshold for the drugs payments scheme made since the adoption of Sláintecare; his plans to reduce the threshold further in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17852/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

259. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the drugs payment scheme threshold for singe households since the adoption of Sláintecare; the further moves being considered in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17853/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

260. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expansion in community diagnostics that has taken place since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17854/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

261. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extension of counselling provided by private providers through general practitioner primary care referral since the adoption of Sláintecare; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17855/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

262. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the advances made in the development of public psychology services in primary care since the adoption of Sláintecare; the cost of additional expansion or advances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

263. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional number of assistant and child psychologists provided as part of public psychology services since the publication of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

264. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure universal general practitioner care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17858/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

265. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure universal primary care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

266. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure universal palliative care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

267. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to increase homecare provision since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

268. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure additional services for persons with disabilities since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17862/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

269. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for child and adolescent mental health teams since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

270. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for adult community mental health teams since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17864/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

271. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for old age psychiatry since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17865/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

272. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for child and adolescent mental health liaison since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

273. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adolescent mental health teams since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

274. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for intellectual disability and mental health services since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17868/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

275. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in reinstating the budget for the Dental Treatment Services Scheme to pre-economic crisis levels since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17869/20]

Sláintecare

David Cullinane

276. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the expansion of public activity in public hospitals that has occurred since the adoption of Sláintecare, by area, year and speciality; the total cost of such expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17870/20]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

277. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the net increase in the number of public hospital consultants since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/20]

Cancer Services

David Cullinane

278. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a rapid review of cancer services will be performed to assess capacity and demand in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17872/20]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

David Cullinane

279. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional capacity he plans to make available in healthcare to facilitate a health catch up programme; if it will involve additional and immediate investment in temporary builds; the additional funds that will be made available to facilitate the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17873/20]

Cancer Services

David Cullinane

280. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand cancer services here including additional investment in oncology day wards, operating theatres, community diagnostics, elective only hospitals and a comprehensive cancer centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17874/20]

Cancer Services

David Cullinane

281. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional funding that will be made available to resource diagnostic, radiology and laboratory departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17875/20]

Hospital Consultant Contracts

David Cullinane

282. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to fill the 500 vacant consultant posts; the timeline to achieve same; the estimated cost to fill 500 posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/20]

Cancer Services

David Cullinane

283. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional communications campaigns that will be rolled out regarding the signs and symptoms of cancers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17877/20]

Cancer Services

David Cullinane

284. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for all cancers to acute hospitals for the first six months of 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17878/20]

Cancer Services

David Cullinane

285. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand national psycho-oncology services to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17879/20]

Cancer Services

David Cullinane

286. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the wait times for colonoscopies for the first six months of 2018, 2019 and 2020, by hospital, hospital group and by wait times up to 28 days and 28 days or more in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17880/20]

Consultancy Contracts

David Cullinane

287. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to award consultant contracts to specialists in public health medicine in line with their specialist training and experience; the number of such contracts that will be awarded in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17881/20]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

288. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest in additional public acute bed capacity in 2021 and 2022; the number of additional beds planned; the estimated cost of an acute care bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17882/20]