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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Willie O'Dea
1787. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposal to develop a 'surgical hub' in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38585/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Gould
1788. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether recently announced €3.5 million funding for drug and alcohol services is annual reoccurring funding or a once-off payment. [38591/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Home Help Service
Pauline Tully
1789. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if there is a standard list of work for those working as home helps that should be carried out in the care of the person they are caring for; if so, if this list is available; and if there has any been any changes in the work to be carried out. [38594/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Charges
Pauline Tully
1790. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Cavan General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form of the money generated; and how it was spent. [38595/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Pauline Tully
1791. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists and cardiology registrars attached to Cavan General Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38596/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medicinal Products
Neasa Hourigan
1792. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure batches of botulinum toxin products destined for either non-medical use (i.e. aesthetic purposes) or medical use are identified as such by applicants for animal testing project authorisations and the Health Products Regulatory Authority, in order to ensure accurate harm-benefit analyses and evaluations of proposed projects to test such products on animals under Directive 2010/63/EU and SI No.543 of 2012 (as amended); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38617/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
1793. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 11 July 2023, if he will advise how the HSPC is monitoring community transmission of Covid-19, the defined thresholds being used to determine high and low periods of transmission as it relates to universal masking in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38623/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Paul Murphy
1794. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 11 July 2023, if he will elaborate on his Department's statement that masks in healthcare settings were being worn in 'various incorrect and ineffectual manners' and risks with inappropriate use offset any purported benefits of universal use; specifically, what incorrect and ineffectual manners are being referred to, what risks inappropriate use carried, how these were weighed up to the benefits of universal masking, how widespread of an issue inappropriate use was, for an outline of any efforts that were made to correct this behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38624/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Paul Murphy
1795. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 11 July 2023, the IPC measures that are in place across healthcare settings for airborne pathogens, the effectiveness of these measures at preventing spread of airborne pathogens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38625/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
1796. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on the payment of the Covid pandemic recognition payment to employees of private hospitals (details supplied) who were working with patients face-to-face during the pandemic, who were eligible to the first and second sequence of the vaccine given the nature of the risk involved with their work, and whose hospital was part of the whole-of-health-service response to the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38649/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
1797. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1179 of 8 September 2022, if an appointment will be arranged immediately at Waterford University Hospital for a person (details supplied), as their first appointment was cancelled and they were informed that a new date would be issued as a priority. [38651/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Services Staff
Michael Ring
1798. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when shift leaders will be appointed to a facility (details supplied), in line with the HSE national clinic programme for adult critical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38657/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Michael Ring
1799. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of shift leads in ICU, both day and night, in listed hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38658/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Thomas Pringle
1800. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of prisoners awaiting transfer to the Central Mental Hospital from each prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38674/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Neasa Hourigan
1801. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); the engagements he has had with a named organisation in relation to the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38680/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
1802. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the hereditary cancer model of care for individuals with BRCA gene alterations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38683/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael Healy-Rae
1803. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the total estimated cost of repairs and replacements following flood damage at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38687/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medical Research and Training
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1804. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a proportion of the 200 undergraduate places for Republic of Ireland students in Northern Ireland (details supplied) are set aside for candidates with DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Brendan Smith
1805. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures he will implement to regulate aesthetic medicine and have proper regulatory controls in place, in view of the concerns by healthcare professionals outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38697/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medical Qualifications
Paul Murphy
1806. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is an extension provided in relation to the date that the HSE requires students to provide their transcript from their final degree in medicine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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EU Directives
Colm Burke
1807. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline if the Delegated Directive [EU 2022-2100] has been transposed into Irish law; if not, the current status of the Directive, due to the fact that July 2023 was the deadline for the transposition of Delegated Directive [EU] 2022 -2100 on the withdrawal of certain exemptions in respect of heated tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38701/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Cancer Services
Patrick Costello
1808. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department will fund car-T cell treatment for a person (details supplied) who has been told that the Government will not fund this life-saving procedure and that the person would not be eligible for funding from the Government if they were to seek this procedure abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38704/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Investigations
Catherine Connolly
1809. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant delay in the completion of the external review from the South/Southwest Hospital Group about the maternal death of a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Kerry in April 2022, the review having first been sought by their family’s solicitor in May 2022, and which, under the HSE’s Incident Management Framework, should have been furnished no later than January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38709/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Dental Services
Róisín Shortall
1810. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding dental services for an elderly man (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if a clear response can be provided addressing the concerns outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38713/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Duncan Smith
1811. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on an application for the pandemic bonus payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38714/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Kathleen Funchion
1812. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if Kilkenny CAMHS teams currently use telepsychiatry; and, if so, if he will provide feedback on its use to date. [38715/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Policy
Kathleen Funchion
1813. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if there are future plans to roll out dialectical behaviour therapy in County Carlow. [38719/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Kathleen Funchion
1814. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, in the accident and emergency department at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, as of 29 August 2023; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [38720/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Kathleen Funchion
1815. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric gastroenterologists based at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38721/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medical Qualifications
Thomas Gould
1816. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether students who studied medicine in Ulster University are able to apply for internship posts in the south. [38737/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Dental Services
John McGuinness
1817. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the dental hospital theatre list at CUH was suspended on 7 April 2023; if the reasons that caused the suspension have now been resolved to the extent that another suspension will not occur; if children and adults on the waiting lists will be fast-tracked for treatment; if so, what plan is in place; if students training for oral surgery and dental nurses will be provided with supports to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Services
John McGuinness
1818. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund urgent ongoing treatment for the loss of eyesight for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38748/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Commission
Neasa Hourigan
1819. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline future staff and funding priorities and plans for the Mental Health Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38764/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pa Daly
1820. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38767/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Services Staff
Claire Kerrane
1821. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioners currently working in a speciality (details supplied), in tabular form, by CHO. [38776/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Services Staff
Claire Kerrane
1822. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if his Department have plans to create advanced nurse practitioners posts in a speciality (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38777/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Carol Nolan
1823. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the reason supply of PPE that private and voluntary nursing homes have been receiving through the HSE since the start of the pandemic to support residents needs is being discontinued except in outbreak circumstances; if he will accept that this will place additional financial burdens on these facilities including a nursing home (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will reconsider proposals to discontinue the supply of HSE PPE in order to create parity of treatment with HSE run nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38780/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Promotion
Carol Nolan
1824. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will support the allocation of more funding towards targeted QUIT campaigns and support initiatives towards populations most likely to smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38781/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Promotion
Carol Nolan
1825. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to develop education and awareness campaigns on the dangers associated with e-cigarette use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38782/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Promotion
Carol Nolan
1826. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding and development of a National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38783/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Cancer Services
Carol Nolan
1827. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure the full financial resourcing and implementation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 recommendations around genetic services, reducing genetic testing wait times and best optimise the health benefit advancements in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38786/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Cancer Services
Carol Nolan
1828. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will support ring-fenced funding to implement a hub and spoke model with genetics expertise within the dispersed oncology system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38787/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Industrial Disputes
Michael Healy-Rae
1829. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health regarding the upcoming industrial strike that will be carried out by a union (details supplied) representing the allied health professionals working within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38789/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Dental Services
Alan Dillon
1830. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when the Dental Council will approve a Ukrainian dentist (details supplied) to start the process of registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Policy
Patrick Costello
1831. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's pre-budget submission for budget 2024; his views on the specific proposals around funding low-cost counselling for community-based services, the school counselling and psychotherapy initiative and tax relief proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Niamh Smyth
1832. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long to get their hip replacement in Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38822/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Matt Carthy
1833. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive occupational therapy and speech and language supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38832/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Lawless
1834. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38833/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Niamh Smyth
1835. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an out-of-hours CAMHS service for children in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [38843/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Admissions
Niamh Smyth
1836. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances to the MIU on Mondays, in tabular form, from January 2019 to date per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38845/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Eating Disorders
Darren O'Rourke
1837. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, that would be required to fully resource a specialist eating disorder team, in tabular form. [38852/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Data
Darren O'Rourke
1838. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the total number of Irish patients suffering from sleep apnoea in the State, by HSE CHO, in tabular form. [38853/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Darren O'Rourke
1839. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialist physiotherapists in pelvic health at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38854/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Emergency Departments
Darren O'Rourke
1840. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation suites in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital. [38855/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Darren O'Rourke
1841. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all CAMHS teams that are operational on a seven days a week basis; and the availability of staff in each discipline. [38858/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medical Qualifications
Niamh Smyth
1842. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an issue outlined in (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38877/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
1843. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38881/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Ivana Bacik
1844. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on commemorating the contributions of Noel Browne and Kathleen Lynn, respectively; and his plans to name healthcare infrastructure after notable people who made a contribution to healthcare in Ireland. [38886/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Ivana Bacik
1845. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if statutory guidelines will be issued in relation to foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and training for professionals working in adult mental health services. [38888/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Ivana Bacik
1846. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide dedicated mental health supports for the 4.75% of persons in Ireland with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. [38889/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Ivana Bacik
1847. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to commission research into the support needs of persons with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. [38890/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medicinal Products
Paul Kehoe
1848. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the delays in processing the claim for a person (details supplied); the efforts being made to reduce the time for reimbursement under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38891/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Michael Healy-Rae
1849. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health how a clinical decision was taken to take some children who were adversely affected off the support fund that the HSE had them on originally, with regard to the Kerry CAMHS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38897/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Cathal Crowe
1850. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the provision of a primary care centre in Sixmilebridge, County Clare. [38901/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Michael McNamara
1851. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1852. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical specialist physiotherapists in vestibular rehabilitation at Waterford University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38905/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Ambulance Service
Alan Kelly
1853. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulances, rapid response vehicles and HSE ambulances available for emergency calls on a 24-7 basis in each HSE ambulance base within Tipperary in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38906/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1854. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at University Hospital Limerick in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38907/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
1855. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38908/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mortality Rates
Fergus O'Dowd
1856. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will seek advice or seek the details on the broad causation of deaths among the population of Ireland over the six years between 2017 and 2022, including from sepsis, breast cancer and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38911/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Michael Healy-Rae
1857. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an explanation regarding the lack of GP services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38916/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Services
Niamh Smyth
1858. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of pregnant mothers who have used a scan in Cavan General Hospital, per month, since its introduction to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38926/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
Mark Ward
1859. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the funding provided for section 38 and 39 organisations; the funding provided for these organisations, by year, from 2020 to date; if this funding will increase in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38929/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Gino Kenny
1860. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person (details supplied) has still not been paid the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38931/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Barry Cowen
1861. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [38935/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Michael Healy-Rae
1862. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38938/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Catherine Murphy
1863. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons attached to each hospital of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38952/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Catherine Murphy
1864. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to Naas General Hospital as part of the 2023-2024 Winter Plan. [38953/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Catherine Murphy
1865. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric ENT registrars working in CHI Tallaght in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38954/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Catherine Murphy
1866. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in endocrinology at Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38955/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Catherine Murphy
1867. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatrists allocated to CAMHS in CHO 7 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38958/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
1868. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health since the establishment of the rare diseases technology review committee (RDTRC) in 2018, the specific drugs that have been considered by the RDTRC and their recommendations, in tabular form; whether these drugs are now available to Irish patients; the timelines for each from EMA licence to availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39003/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Disability Services
Louise O'Reilly
1869. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific adult ADHD clinic available to adults living in CHO 9; if not, the reason; and if he will commit to establishing an adult ADHD clinic in CHO9. [39005/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Disability Services
Maurice Quinlivan
1870. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting 18 months for an occupational therapist appointment and has yet to receive an appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39013/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Cost of Living Issues
Paul McAuliffe
1871. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to increase the supports available to persons who have coeliac disease in purchasing food in the context of the current cost-of-living crisis; and if he has any plans to reform the system to make it easier to make a claim for purchases. [39018/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Rose Conway-Walsh
1872. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average size by square metre of floor space of primary care centres. [39035/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Rose Conway-Walsh
1873. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if the Ballyhaunis and Erris primary care centres currently in development will be HSE, PPP or privately owned under current plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39036/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Rose Conway-Walsh
1874. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the annual public private partnership payment cost associated with primary care centres since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39037/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Rose Conway-Walsh
1875. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently in development and the number that are planned to be developed privately, under PPP agreement and under HSE ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39038/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mortality Rates
Peadar Tóibín
1876. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the level of excess deaths for each of the past 12 months; the research he and his Department have undertaken into the cause of these excess deaths; the cause of these excess deaths; and the measures he is taking to prevent excess deaths. [39060/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Dillon
1877. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when the appointment of six shift leads will be made to a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39072/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Niamh Smyth
1878. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) is waiting on an appointment in CHI at Temple Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39075/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Danny Healy-Rae
1879. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39087/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Seán Canney
1880. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund the purchase of an AED device for a person diagnosed with long-QT syndrome which will be located in the person’s home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39089/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Charges
Rose Conway-Walsh
1881. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if the national finance division within the HSE can provide the expected 2023 budget for private maintenance charges in public hospitals. [39090/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
1882. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39092/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1883. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to have a shingles vaccine available to everyone aged over 65 years. [39101/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1884. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists with a special interest in catheter ablation at University Hospital Waterford in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [39102/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1885. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of polysomnography sleep studies carried out in CHI Temple Street to date in 2023. [39103/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Building Regulations
Louise O'Reilly
1886. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if raac lightweight building material has been used in the construction of any healthcare facilities; if so, how many, by name and location, in tabular form; what safety precautions his Department is taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39111/23]