PQ Responses - December 15th 2020

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PQ 42846-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett front page preview

PQ 42846-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the different supports available to keep elderly persons in their homes for as long as possible and the way in which to access those supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 42874-20 - David Cullinane front page preview

PQ 42874-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the latest engagement with organisations (details supplied) on Covid-related changes to work practices, the provision of additional paramedic posts and the nature of proposed changes to work practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 42878-20 - Denise Mitchell front page preview

PQ 42878-20 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting over 12 months to see a speech and language therapist by CHO in tabular form -

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PQ 42879-20 - Denise Mitchell front page preview

PQ 42879-20 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting over 12 months to see an occuptational therapist by CHO in tabular form

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PQ 42901-20 - Noel Grealish front page preview

PQ 42901-20 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent consultant posts currently filled nationally; the number of permanent consultant posts which are currently not filled on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 42902-20 - Noel Grealish front page preview

PQ 42902-20 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent consultant posts which are currently unfilled nationally; the number of such posts which are filled on a temporary, locum or agency basis, respectively; the number which are vacant, by area; if it is at hospital level or community level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 42904-20 - Noel Grealish front page preview

PQ 42904-20 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent consultant posts currently unfilled in the CHO2 area, by specialty; the number of such posts which are filled on a temporary, locum or agency basis, respectively; the number which are vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 42905-20 - Noel Grealish front page preview

PQ 42905-20 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent consultant posts which have been unfilled; the length of time the post has been unfilled; the speciality and area; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 42923-20 - Emer Higgins front page preview

PQ 42923-20 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the payment of travel allowances which are owed to student nurses from placements which took place almost one year ago; and if these allowances will be paid without further delay

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PQ 42926-20 - Robert Troy front page preview

PQ 42926-20 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place additional adult service supports in CHO8 to assist patients dealing with eating disorders

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PQ 42927-20 - Robert Troy front page preview

PQ 42927-20 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a full-time dietician to adult services in CHO8.

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PQ 42928-20 - Robert Troy front page preview

PQ 42928-20 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider putting funding in place to provide treatment centres or community specialist services to support those with eating disorders in CHO8.

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PQ 42941-20 - Jennifer Whitmore front page preview

PQ 42941-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new primary health care centre for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 42953-20 - Sean Sherlock front page preview

PQ 42953-20 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the 48 bed hospital extension for Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; the status of the extension; and the costings and timelines for same.

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PQ 42966-20 - Richard Bruton front page preview

PQ 42966-20 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if special services are being developed for long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 42970-20 - Pauline Tully front page preview

PQ 42970-20 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the baseline unit cost for formal out-of-home respite services; the baseline unit cost for formal in-home respite; the baseline unit cost for recreation and holiday respite breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 42973-20 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor front page preview

PQ 42973-20 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the HSE CAMHS waiting list by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 42990-20 - Thomas Gould front page preview

PQ 42990-20 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the duties home helps can perform; and if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which persons are being informed home helps will now only perform personal care duties

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PQ 43038-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett front page preview

PQ 43038-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of teachers, special needs assistants and classroom assistants who have contracted Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43057-20 - Paul McAuliffe front page preview

PQ 43057-20 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the wait time for speech and language therapy assessments in CHO area 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43060-20 - David Cullinane front page preview

PQ 43060-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if there are supports for low income persons or households for transport to hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43069-20 - Pa Daly front page preview

PQ 43069-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which nursing shifts, lunch breaks and toilet breaks have been affected at University Hospital Kerry due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43072-20 - Pa Daly front page preview

PQ 43072-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the details of protocols in relation to staff wearing of masks within acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43074-20 - Pa Daly front page preview

PQ 43074-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the policy of the HSE on accepting of donations of food or goods from the public during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43084-20 - Seán Canney front page preview

PQ 43084-20 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow a companion of choice at birth for women during Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43085-20 - Violet-Anne Wynne front page preview

PQ 43085-20 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrist posts allocated to each CHO in tabular form; and if he will provide the same figures as of 1 December 2018 and 1 December 2019

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PQ 43100-20 - Martin Browne front page preview

PQ 43100-20 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the date the next national recruitment campaign for dental nurses will commence.

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PQ 43101-20 - Martin Browne front page preview

PQ 43101-20 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time spinal nurses specialists working in each of the paediatric hospitals in each of the past three years in tabular form.

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PQ 43111-20 - Michael McNamara front page preview

PQ 43111-20 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE Midwest CHO3 is cancelling clinical agency staff hired to perform swabbing, while it is seeking assistance from the Defence Forces and the National Ambulance Service and redeploying primary care staff at overtime rates; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43131-20 - David Cullinane front page preview

PQ 43131-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a holistic aftercare package for those suffering from long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43249-20 - Peadar Tóibín front page preview

PQ 43249-20 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health when a full-time child psychiatrist will be assigned to Limerick in addition to the one that travels from Dublin a couple of times a month.

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PQ 43251-20 - Róisín Shortall front page preview

PQ 43251-20 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to work with an organisation (details supplied) as part of the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43258-20 - Joe Flaherty front page preview

PQ 43258-20 - Joe Flaherty

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to rolling out the Sligo scheme for cataract treatment nationwide (details supplied).

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PQ 43353-20 - Alan Dillon front page preview

PQ 43353-20 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the maternity restrictions in Mayo University Hospital as there are currently no reported cases in MUH; his plans to allow birthing partners attend scans and births as this is causing huge anxiety to couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43411-20 - Richard Bruton front page preview

PQ 43411-20 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that children who are fostered do not face obstacles in accessing services provided by his Department, for example, by requiring additional documentation or compliance requirements; and if he will consider the policies and practices now in place to ensure no unnecessary obstacles stand in the way of children who are likely to have priority needs

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PQ 43414-20 - John Brady front page preview

PQ 43414-20 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to reopen 20 beds in the former Wicklow District Hospital in Wicklow town; and his plans for same

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PQ 43424-20 - Niamh Smyth front page preview

PQ 43424-20 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health his plans in 2021 for the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine on college campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43425-20 - John Lahart front page preview

PQ 43425-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health if the guidelines of the HSE for pregnant women are in line with international research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43455-20 - Alan Kelly front page preview

PQ 43455-20 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an itemised list of each section 39 organisation that to date has not yet had pay restored since the agreement at the WRC in October 2018; if he will provide a list of those that to date have had pay restored; the projected cost of resolving the outstanding bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43464-20 - Roisin Shortall front page preview

PQ 43464-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1470 of 3 November 2020, the number of HSE staff currently redeployed to the testing and tracing system from other areas of the health service; the number from each specialty that are redeployed in tabular form; the additional breakdown of specialties for those redeployed from the health and social care professions; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 43469-20 - Alan Dillon front page preview

PQ 43469-20 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of projects (details supplied) related to commitments made within Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43471-20 - Johnny Mythen front page preview

PQ 43471-20 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit a full-time consultant neurologist for Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43475-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 43475-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure the HSE has the capacity to process primary medical certs from 1 January 2020; the outcome of the meeting on 9 December 2020 between Minister of State with responsibility for Disability at his Department and the Department of Justice and the Secretary General; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43489-20 - Alan Kelly front page preview

PQ 43489-20 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health if a training grant is provided to section 38 and 39 organisations to provide first aid services at each location.

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PQ 43502-20 - Alan Kelly front page preview

PQ 43502-20 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health if palliative care and respite beds will return to St. Brigid’s facility, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; and if so, the date.

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PQ 43530-20 - Brendan Griffin front page preview

PQ 43530-20 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 43559-20 - Louise O'Reilly front page preview

PQ 43559-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the reason ultrasounds for letters issued to women in the highest at risk category of ovarian cancer are saying the waiting list is six to 12 weeks when the women themselves are being informed that they are running at 27 plus weeks; and his views on whether this is an acceptable wait time for a scan to detect a cancer that is the fourth most common cancer in women in Ireland and has a significant fatality rate.

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