Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1202. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is waiting so long to get their appointment in Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27830/23]

Medicinal Products

Peadar Tóibín

1203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 24 January 2023, if any price agreement has been reached between the HSE and a drug company (details supplied) for Sunosi in the treatment of narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnoea; if so, if he will provide an update and indicate a timeframe when the drug will be available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27844/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

1204. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the GMS contract in place in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, requires the contracted GP to have a practice located in the town, or if there is leeway whereby patients can be seen in a practice beyond the town. [27851/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

1205. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider leasing or purchasing a vacant commercial unit in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, for the provision of community-level healthcare in this populated centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

1206. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if grants are available to help a GP set up a new practice facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27853/23]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

1207. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is any funding stream by which a community can undertake capital works to facilitate the establishment of a GP practice in their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

1208. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for a lung function test with the lung specialist in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Mark Ward

1209. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when a response will be issued to the petition submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

1210. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the eating disorder services available to people in CHO3 and CHO8; the plans in place to develop services in these CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/23]

Grant Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

1211. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if bereavement support funding will be made available to communities in instances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/23]

Pharmacy Services

Steven Matthews

1212. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a Departmental review of community pharmacy services; if he is currently engaging with an organisation (details supplied) on the concerns of community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27919/23]

Ambulance Service

Pauline Tully

1213. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the first- and full-year cost of providing five additional ambulances in each HSE region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27929/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pauline Tully

1214. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant nephrologist at Beaumont Hospital; the average waiting times to see the consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27930/23]

Health Services Staff

Pauline Tully

1215. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental surgeons employed by the HSE working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO1 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27931/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pauline Tully

1216. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of ceiling hoists delivered to families in CHO1 in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

1217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [27936/23]

Departmental Data

Matt Carthy

1218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the engagements or training missions abroad engaged in by the Irish National Ambulance Service in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the purpose of such delegations; the officials or Ministers who provided sanction to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/23]

Mental Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

1219. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the Mental Health Commission took any action against the HSE in 2022 following the transfer of a resident of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, to Unit 3, St. Stephen's Hospital which had conditions on its registration following inspection reports in 2021 and 2022 by the Mental Health Commission which raised serious concerns about the premises, the staff culture, lack of rehabilitation focus and fire safety; if so, if he will provide details of that action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Michael Ring

1220. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason the HSE has not replied to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 9 May 2023; when a reply will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/23]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

1221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with the INMO in relation to the latest figures outlining the number of patients on trolleys awaiting a hospital bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/23]

Health Services

Michael Healy-Rae

1222. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if more funding will be granted for MS services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

1223. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of his Department for the year 2022. [27965/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for cardiac surgery; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael Lowry

1225. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 10 May 2023, in relation to long-Covid and providing financial support for HSE personnel suffering from long-term-Covid illness and unable to work; if his Department has looked at all available options to support staff who are unable to return to work, given that the current scheme is due to end on 30 June this year; the additional financial support that will be offered to such staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27987/23]

Medicinal Products

Cian O'Callaghan

1226. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the eye-drop medication, muro, has been removed from the medical card scheme; if he plans to reinstate its coverage in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Cathal Crowe

1227. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE on the case of a person (details supplied) of owed pension arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28004/23]

Healthcare Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

1228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to the release of the CSO Census 2022 population figures which show significant increases in south County Louth and east County Meath, if he will provide details of his Department's plans to develop new health services to cater for this additional population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28028/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

1229. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28033/23]

Hospital Services

Ged Nash

1230. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a CHI-commissioned external review of the paediatric gastroenterology department at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, which was initiated to inform a new multi-annual plan to enhance the service and access to care for children across the State; the current status of the review; if the proposals contained therein will be funded and actioned; if he will provide a timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28038/23]

Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1231. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if acarizax can be added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/23]

Health Services

Cathal Crowe

1232. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown and timeline for the allocation of the additional €3.5 million announced in Budget 2023 to support front-line community addiction services. [28065/23]

Healthcare Policy

Neasa Hourigan

1233. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the Health Act 2004 to assess the nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; his plans to ensure a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for Section 39 organisations; his plans to address the pay disparity between Section 39 organisations and their HSE and Section 38 counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28072/23]

Vaccination Programme

David Cullinane

1234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made to establish if a vaccine compensation scheme will be established in view of the urgent recommendations made in the Expert Group Report to Review the Law of Torts and the Current Systems for the Management of Clinical Negligence Claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/23]

Nursing Homes

Robert Troy

1235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a rehabilitation place will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [28107/23]

Primary Care Services

Paul Kehoe

1236. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health whether an audit can be lifted for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/23]

Departmental Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

1237. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the supports his Department has in place for advice, healthcare, medication and mental health supports for adults in Ireland diagnosed with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28121/23]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1238. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each MAU in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28122/23]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1239. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each LIU in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/23]

General Practitioner Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1240. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the total list of GPs in County Clare who are enrolled in the GMS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/23]

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

1241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an orthodontic assessment carried out; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/23]

Healthcare Policy

Bríd Smith

1242. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish a formal agreement to address the following: the pay disparity of Section 39 organisations; a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for voluntary organisations; a review of the out-of-date Health Act 2004, which does not reflect the reality and essential nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28132/23]

Health Services

James Lawless

1243. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the lack of access to eye care services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Dillon

1244. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Robert Troy

1245. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the scheme whereby cancer patients can only avail of one wig per year. [28156/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

1246. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [28165/23]

Dental Services

Darren O'Rourke

1247. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the steps, if any, currently being undertaken to reduce the HSE general anaesthesia waiting list for children, which is currently at 12 to 18 months within the Louth-Meath dental service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28166/23]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

1248. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff seconded to his Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and-or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28180/23]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

1249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which his Department availed of services, consultancy and-or advices from a company, details supplied, in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and his Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28199/23]

Cost of Living Issues

Frankie Feighan

1250. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increasing costs of infant formula and that amid the cost-of-living crisis, some parents are taking drastic measures to try to make ends meet, details supplied; if the Government, therefore, will consider a price cap on infant formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/23]

Public Sector Pay

Colm Burke

1251. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to altering the salary pay scale of radiation therapists, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28222/23]