Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Promotion

Seán Sherlock

69. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concept and practice of social prescribing; and if his Department will support budgetary measures to make the practice widespread. [19391/23]

Health Promotion

Brendan Griffin

70. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made over the past 25 years on smoking rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26671/23]

National Children's Hospital

Éamon Ó Cuív

71. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the input the Government and he will have into the naming of the new Children’s Hospital, Dublin, in view of the large amount of Exchequer funding involved in the project; if it is intended to propose that the new children’s hospital on the site of St. James’s Hospital would be named after Dr. Kathleen Lynn, in view of the pioneering work she did for children’s health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/23]

General Practitioner Services

Aindrias Moynihan

72. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the new expanded criteria to qualify for a GP card will be in place; the reason for delay in this being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26706/23]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

73. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a professor of palliative medicine at the National University of Ireland, Galway recently said the medical cannabis access programme was a welcome step, but is still not working for many patients; if he will immediately publish a long-awaited review into the medicinal cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26573/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to early intervention psychosis services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

75. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the crisis in Letterkenny University Hospital with the recent loss of consultant endocrinologists, and the impact this will have on the already unacceptable waiting lists for diabetes patients in County Donegal; and if he will urgently intervene to ensure that these positions are replaced as soon as possible and that overall diabetes care services at the hospital are reviewed and resourced to the standard required. [26391/23]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the GP crisis in Cork city. [26660/23]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

77. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures that have been cancelled at Beaumont Hospital to date in 2023; the reasons for the cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/23]

Substance Misuse

Duncan Smith

78. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the actions he can take to ensure that a residential treatment and rehabilitation centre (details supplied) in Athenry, County Galway, remains open and operational, following fears of the closure of the only addiction treatment centre in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26664/23]

Primary Care Centres

Alan Dillon

79. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when construction will recommence on Ballyhaunis primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/23]

Cancer Services

Brendan Smith

80. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the independent Radiation Therapist Review; how this review will align with the National Cancer Strategy; if the review will include measures to tackle the vacancies of radiotherapists across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26696/23]

Medical Cards

Pauline Tully

324. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners receive a payment for each appointment attended by a medical card holder; if so, the level of payment received for each appointment attended; if a patient changes the GP practice they attend, does their medical card automatically follow them, or do they have to request a transfer of the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26760/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Paul Kehoe

325. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when the new primary care area assessment team (PCAAT) in Wexford will be in a position to inform children when they will receive their diagnostic assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26768/23]

Health Services

Colm Burke

326. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update regarding the proposals for a national screening programme for generic haemochromatosis in primary and hospital care settings, submitted to the National Screening Advisory Committee in January 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26771/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Matt Carthy

327. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a full-length pillow and an alarmed floor mat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26778/23]

Hospital Staff

Colm Burke

328. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he will review the decision to appoint HSE enhanced community care consultants to model 4 hospitals only in view of the fact that the model 2 and model 3 hospitals are delivering a comprehensive range of health services to people who are residing in their immediate catchment area without the necessity of them having to travel model 4 hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/23]

Medical Qualifications

Christopher O'Sullivan

329. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when athletic therapy will be assessed for inclusion as a recognised profession under CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26789/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

330. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have spinal surgery at Temple Street Children's Hospital; the reason for multiple cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/23]

Health Services

Colm Burke

331. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme since it commenced in 2021, including a breakdown of the type of treatment received, and the hospital where treatment was received, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26821/23]

Health Services

Colm Burke

332. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the Republic of Ireland reimbursement scheme since it commenced in 2021, including a breakdown of the type of treatment received, and the hospital where the treatment was received, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26822/23]

Health Services

Colm Burke

333. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of people from each county who have availed of the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme since it commenced in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26823/23]

Nursing Homes

Paul Murphy

334. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will place a cap on the figure that uplifts each year's loan to the 'current' rate in relation to the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26826/23]

Data Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

335. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will review current GDPR policies to ensure data sharing is possible and more streamlined between State agencies where serious safeguarding issues are highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26828/23]

Medical Cards

Rose Conway-Walsh

336. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of all secondary entitlements associated with medical cards; the total cost of each entitlement; the average secondary cost of a medical card, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26833/23]

Medical Cards

Seán Haughey

337. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the income eligibility guidelines to qualify for the medical card can be revised annually to take into account any social welfare increases announced in the annual Budget in order to ensure that people who already have a medical card and who have an income made up of a social welfare payment and an occupational pension do not lose this benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26834/23]

Mental Health Services

Alan Dillon

338. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the National Youth Mental Health Task Force, in particular the youth mental health pathfinder project; if a pathfinder team is now in place; if so, the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26850/23]

Health Services Staff

John McGuinness

339. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if redeployed employees to the HSE that are not HSE staff or Section 38/39 staff are entitled to the pandemic payment; if so, when it will be paid; and if not, the reason. [26854/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Michael Healy-Rae

340. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26855/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Róisín Shortall

341. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the sites being considered for the new surgical hub in north Dublin; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26856/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Róisín Shortall

342. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the expected delivery date for each of the six surgical hubs, announced on 26 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26857/23]

Departmental Budgets

Thomas Gould

343. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated, by project, for addiction services and treatment in budget 2023; and the amount spent to date, in tabular form. [26889/23]

Hospital Staff

Marian Harkin

344. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if a radiologist is in place in a hospital (details supplied). [26899/23]

Departmental Bodies

Rose Conway-Walsh

345. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and Oireachtas contact details for each. [26914/23]

Eating Disorders

Thomas Pringle

346. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of people nationwide being treated for eating disorders in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26923/23]

Eating Disorders

Thomas Pringle

347. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of people being treated for eating disorders in Donegal in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26924/23]

Cancer Services

Fergus O'Dowd

348. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the continuation of cancer screening services nationally, including cervical screening; the action he will take to ensure the continuation and expansion of these services, notwithstanding the recent report in the media (details supplied) of 22 April 2023, which reported that the content of briefing papers prepared for the new CEO of the HSE indicated these services were under threat due to legal claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26925/23]

Medical Cards

John McGuinness

349. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card held by a person (details supplied) will be extended immediately, given the medical circumstances of the applicant and their continuous need to have a medical card. [26927/23]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

350. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the minutes of the management committees or equivalent decision-making bodies concerned with the commissioning and implementation of reviews of the relevant hospital functions, to include emergency department, estates or engineering department and paediatrics, for Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, and Tallaght University Hospital for the years 2005 to 2010, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/23]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

351. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will publish a tabulated anonymous breakdown of the tenure of persons whose direct line manager is the CEO or general manager in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Tallaght University Hospital, Rotunda Hospital and St. Vincent’s University Hospital for the years 2015 to 2023; how many times each individual post has changed hands in that time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/23]

Nursing Homes

Éamon Ó Cuív

352. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health how the rates of payment to nursing homes under the nursing home subvention scheme are determined; the reason for the regional disparity between the different rates paid; the reason the rate of payment to HSE-owned nursing homes is considerably higher than to private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26938/23]

Hospital Facilities

Darren O'Rourke

353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric intensive care unit beds and paediatric high-dependency unit beds that will be available when the new children's hospital opens. [26945/23]

Emergency Departments

Darren O'Rourke

354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented at the accident and emergency departments at both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [26947/23]

Departmental Meetings

Darren O'Rourke

355. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to date in 2023, in tabular form. [26946/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

356. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of an occupational therapy appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26955/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

357. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical injection port product (details supplied) is not available on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26966/23]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

358. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which it is expected to improve the mental health facilities available in CHO 7 in respect of each category of patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26983/23]

Healthcare Policy

Bernard Durkan

359. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which school health examinations continue, including dental and ophthalmic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Bernard Durkan

360. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the ongoing progress on the Naas General Hospital project, with particular reference to the promised extension of services and buildings thereat; the degree to which these proposals have advanced in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26985/23]

Primary Care Centres

Bernard Durkan

361. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which consideration has been given to a primary care centre in Maynooth, County Kildare, which is a university town with a rapidly expanding population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26986/23]