Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Bodies

Alan Kelly

1054. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the process he has in place for appointments to NPHET or its subgroups; and if he has changed that process since he became Minister. [14890/20]

HSE Board

Alan Kelly

1055. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dates and times of the meetings of the HSE board to date in 2020. [14891/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1056. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the reason so many healthcare professionals have been infected with Covid-19; and the details of the investigation he will commence to address this. [14892/20]

Nursing Staff

Alan Kelly

1057. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the remuneration of nurses in the HSE is fair and comparable to nurses on both a European and global level. [14893/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1058. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to employ new methods to ensure nursing homes nationally have enough staff and PPE. [14900/20]

Departmental Bodies

Alan Kelly

1059. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will publish each of the recommendations and submissions that have guided the actions and decisions by the NPHET during the Covid-19 pandemic. [14901/20]

Health Services Access

Alan Kelly

1060. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether an e-health card or number should be introduced; and if so, the timeline he would envisage for such work. [14907/20]

Health Services Provision

Alan Kelly

1061. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen St. Michael's unit, Clonmel, County Tipperary. [14920/20]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

1062. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, will reopen as a unit for respite and palliative care. [14921/20]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

1081. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if and when St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, will return to its normal service, that is, a geriatric facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14992/20]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Alan Kelly

1101. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to legalise cannabis during his term as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15137/20]

Alcohol Pricing

Alan Kelly

1102. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when he will introduce minimum unit pricing for the purchase of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15139/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Alan Kelly

1111. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to private hospitals charging for Covid-19 tests prior to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15200/20]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

1112. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he has made contact with Cork University Maternity Hospital on the lifting of visiting restrictions for designated birthing partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15201/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Alan Kelly

1178. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the restoration of funding for an organisation (details supplied); if the funding will be restored ahead of the proposed Clonburris development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15466/20]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Alan Kelly

663. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the Departmental briefings received by him and each Minister of State in his Department upon taking up each individual role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14805/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

676. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a directive can be issued to private nursing homes to allow visiting outside normal working hours and also to allow another visitor, for example, a daughter-in-law or granddaughter when the nominated visitor is unable to visit due to their work commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13778/20]

Health Services Funding

Alan Kelly

764. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if funding provided to a person (details supplied) can be transferred to a person who would provide similar services in the home of the person as offered to them in a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14172/20]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

782. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been made available to mental health services for additional costs incurred to date due to the Covid-19 crisis; the additional funding being made available for mental health services to return to providing services; the proportion of the overall additional HSE spend on Covid-19 for mental health; his views on whether mental health services will achieve a balanced budget in 2020 by absorbing the additional costs associated with Covid-19; the reason St. James’s Hospital has not yet implemented the national clinical programme for self-harm in view of the fact that the homeless are a particularly vulnerable group; and if the HSE will reinstate the funding which was withdrawn at the end of 2019 for the multidisciplinary mental health team for the homeless in south central areas of Dublin in view of the expected post-Covid-19 mental health wave. [14202/20]

Health Services Provision

Alan Kelly

823. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the plans that will be put in place to deal with cancelled surgeries and the provision of services for children with scoliosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/20]