Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

HSE Reviews

Alan Kelly

1645. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the full results from a recent audit of 7,500 patient files in public orthodontic services will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18535/21]

Health Services Expenditure

Alan Kelly

1817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding spent on creating an ehealth personal profile card for every citizen in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [19051/21]

HSE Expenditure

Alan Kelly

1818. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on IT in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [19052/21]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

1819. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he needs to produce legislation in order to provide an ehealth system that will provide health information on every resident in Ireland; and if so, when he plans same. [19053/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1820. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vaccine doses that will be delivered here by companies (details supplied) by month and vaccine provider in tabular form. [19054/21]

Medicinal Products

Alan Kelly

1852. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when patients will have access to fremanezumab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19140/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

1853. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if inbound travellers who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and have proof will have to take part in quarantine measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19141/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Alan Kelly

2011. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when FreeStyle Libre will be available for patients with type 1 diabetes aged over 21 years of age through the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19562/21]

Maternity Services

Alan Kelly

2012. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the maternity hospitals that are allowing partners to attend scans in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19563/21]

Maternity Services

Alan Kelly

2013. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if changes will be made to the policy of disallowing partners at scans in maternity hospitals following the vaccination of healthcare staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19564/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2014. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of doses of the flu vaccine that were administered in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19565/21]

Hospital Groups

Alan Kelly

2247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the art catalogues for each of the seven hospitals within the RCSI hospital group (details supplied); the name of each artwork, the artist and current location of each artwork; the estimated value of each artwork for insurance purposes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccination appointments have been cancelled per week since 1 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20263/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the considerations that have been given to implementing a risk waiver system for a vaccine (details supplied) for those under sixty years of age who are willing to receive that particular vaccine similar to that done in jurisdictions such as Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20264/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

2250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a scheme in place to ensure that new entrants to nursing homes will be vaccinated upon arrival following the completion of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in nursing homes earlier in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20265/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education last met; and when it will next meet. [14480/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 last met; and when it next plans to meet. [13095/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

15. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next plans to meet. [13096/21]

Road Safety

Alan Kelly

255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of HGVs inspected by county based on the press release of 3 March 2021 from the RSA; and the number inspected with minor, major and dangerous defects in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by county. [16334/21]

Road Safety

Alan Kelly

256. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of roadside inspection checkpoints attended by RSA vehicle inspectors in each of the years 2018 to 2020, by county based on the press release of 3 March 2021 from the RSA. [16335/21]

Road Safety

Alan Kelly

257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of minibuses, buses and coaches inspected by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 based on the press release of 3 March 2021 from the RSA; and the number of minibuses, buses and coaches that were inspected found with minor, major and dangerous defects by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020. [16336/21]

Airport Policy

Alan Kelly

287. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the new chairperson of Shannon Airport will be appointed. [16897/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

423. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level at which he deems it acceptable for staff to return to the office given persons are only due to return to their offices under level 1 or 2 restrictions (details supplied). [17320/21]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

648. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason civil service staff in her Department in non-public facing units are refused the option to work from home or have been brought back to work despite the country still being in lockdown. [17319/21]

Judicial Appointments

Alan Kelly

793. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if her office has received a request from the President of the High Court for provision to be made for the appointment of additional judges to the High Court; if so, when she plans to take action on foot of this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16478/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

841. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been infected with Covid-19 by month from March 2020 to 22 March 2021, in tabular form. [16448/21]

Hospital Data

Alan Kelly

902. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a list will be provided of all inpatient and outpatient treatments and medical procedures for which there are waiting lists at Nenagh hospital; the number of persons on each of the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16479/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

953. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts that exist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and Louth County Hospital; and his plans to fill these vacancies. [16663/21]

Ambulance Service

Alan Kelly

954. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance wait across County Kerry in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16664/21]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

955. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical graduates from medical schools; the number of such graduates who commenced an internship here; and the number of those graduates who completed internship in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [16665/21]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

956. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if all theatres at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 are opened on a full-time basis. [16666/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

957. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of posts in the bariatric care team at University Hospital Galway that are currently vacant; and when these posts will be filled. [16667/21]

Health Services Expenditure

Alan Kelly

958. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date in 2021 on the second cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; and the expected full-year cost. [16668/21]

Dental Services

Alan Kelly

959. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dental services available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and the number of staff employed in dental services. [16669/21]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

960. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the cardiology services available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [16670/21]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

961. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time paediatric endocrinologists at Cork University Hospital; and if this number will be further increased. [16671/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

991. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including spina bifida and hydrocephalus in category 4 on the vaccine priority list given that it is associated with kidney disease, neurological complications, respiratory complications and obesity which in their own may not be considered as high risk but put together constitute a very high risk to the individual if infected by Covid-19. [16762/21]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

992. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for determining eligibility on category 4 of the vaccine list given that there currently is no clear database, for example, on obesity, respiratory complications and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16763/21]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

993. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of Sláintecare workstream 1 in relation to providing co-ordinated care, in the right place and at the right time, with a specific emphasis on prevention of health deterioration for individuals living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16764/21]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

994. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will take measures to ensure that all adults have access to a multidisciplinary team in the treatment of spina bifida and hydrocephalus; if he will remedy the lack of co-ordinated care for persons with these conditions who are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood by providing complex needs nurse specialists and administration staff to co-ordinate care across disciplines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16765/21]

Disability Support Services

Alan Kelly

995. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department plans to meet the needs of persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in order that they can live independently with access to adequate supports, for example, occupational therapy and neuropsychology services, instead of persons ending up in nursing homes from the age of 30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16766/21]

Disability Support Services

Alan Kelly

996. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a needs-based approach in allocating personal assistant hours to support persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16767/21]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

997. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide mental health services with a specific focus on understanding that hydrocephalus is akin to acquired brain injury and needs special support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/21]

Disability Support Services

Alan Kelly

998. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the disability services for children and young persons in relation to children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus on accessing health services within their local area and equity of services received in CHI, Temple Street and CHI, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16769/21]

Paediatric Services

Alan Kelly

999. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national model of care for paediatric services in relation to transitioning plans for adolescents with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16770/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Alan Kelly

1000. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to tackle the current waiting list of children awaiting surgery for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/21]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Kelly

7. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when it will next meet. [14479/21]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

84. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to carry out a road surface review of the M7 between Nenagh and Birdhill, County Tipperary, due to the large number of accidents on that stretch of road. [15414/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the dates on which he spoke to companies (details supplied) about vaccine provision in tabular form. [14592/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Alan Kelly

319. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacancies that have occurred on the board of the Port of Cork since 1 January 2020; the number of vacancies that have been filled by reappointment of outgoing members; the number filled following applications received via an appointments process; the reason some vacancies have been filled by reappointments and others not; his views on whether such an approach is both arbitrary and discriminatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14966/21]