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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Catherine Murphy
1469. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE sonographers working in Naas General Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12799/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Data
Róisín Shortall
1470. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people who died by suicide within 12 weeks of their discharge from a psychiatric hospital or unit, by hospital or unit, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [12803/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Eoin Ó Broin
1471. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of treatment for a condition under the treatment abroad scheme or the cross border directive. [12805/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Maurice Quinlivan
1472. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for an appointment at the ophthalmology department at University Hospital Limerick and has yet to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12809/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
1473. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the new criteria used to assess applications for discretionary payments for items such as specialised spectacles for children in the CHO network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12816/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Johnny Mythen
1474. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if a consultant neurologist post and services will be made available for Wexford General Hospital, in relation to commitments made to provide community care in the Programme for Government. [12819/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Eoin Ó Broin
1475. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the serious shortage of GP availability and GP appointment availability in the Dublin mid-west area; the steps that are being taken to increase GP provision in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12825/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Mental Health Services
Richard Bruton
1476. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will consider removing mental health services from the present health recruitment embargo; and if a manpower plan for 2024 is close to agreement. [12850/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
1477. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of funding to support community-based service providers in the provision of health services across country for a service in County Carlow (details supplied). [12855/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Michael Lowry
1478. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter concerning the lack of administrative support staff working in the oncology department of the HSE primary care centre on Mitchel Street, Thurles (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12856/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medical Cards
John Lahart
1479. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to assessing medical card applications for individuals over 70 years-of-age based on their net income, in alignment with the current practice for those under 70 years-of-age, to ensure consistency across age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12870/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medical Cards
Fergus O'Dowd
1480. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to the new thresholds for GP cards and associated childcare costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12876/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
1481. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be given to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12885/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services Staff
Cian O'Callaghan
1482. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce subsidised or free FETAC Level 5 healthcare courses to ensure there are no barriers to entering the healthcare assistant profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12888/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Nursing Homes
Bernard Durkan
1483. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when full payment under fair deal scheme as per the approval letter will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12893/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Colm Burke
1484. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will include the vaccine for chickenpox in the childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12894/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Dara Calleary
1485. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant neurologist at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12909/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Mental Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
1486. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the training CAHMS staff are receiving in terms of providing care on gender and transgender issues to children; who is providing the training to CAHMS staff; and if he will provide a link to the contents of this training. [12910/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Noel Grealish
1487. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 593 of 20 February 2024, the steps a person (details supplied) who is employed in a private company, but worked on a contract in a clinical setting in a hospital during the peak of the Covid pandemic can take in order to apply for the Covid bonus when their employer refuses to lodge an application on their behalf, but they meet the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12912/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Mattie McGrath
1488. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the primary residence is included in the assessment for the nursing home support scheme; if he plans to amend this to exclude the primary residence from the means assessment; if a person can appeal the decision to include the primary residence in the assessment, in cases in which they worked all their lives to pay for their house, the reason this is now being assessed against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12913/24]