PQ Responses - July 28th 2020

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PQ 18013-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing one, ten and 100 non-consultant hospital doctors, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18021-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten directly employed homecare workers to provide home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18026-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the restoration of the 30% pay cut to new entrant consultants imposed in 2012

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PQ 18030-20 - Louise O'Reilly front page preview

To ask the Minister for Health the recommended staffing per early supported discharge team under the national stroke programme; the cost of staff; the estimated cost of an ESD team here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18174-20 - Padraig MacLochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the distress for young persons and their families in County Donegal caused by the long journeys they regularly have to make for appointments in Dublin with a paediatric rheumatology consultant; and if his Department and the HSE can ensure that paediatric rheumatology consultants can hold regular clinics in Letterkenny University Hospital to avoid such distress

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PQ 18670-20 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time for a disability assessment to be carried out; and the number of persons with disabilities in the Dublin 15 area awaiting a decision to be granted hours for a personal assistance service

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PQ 18942-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of beds available in the public health system on 1 July 2020, in tabular form.

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PQ 18011-20 - Louise O Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of construction of a temporary modular surgical theatre similar to that planned for Merlin Park Hospital; the lifespan of such a modular theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18012-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if a temporary modular ward has been constructed for South-Tipperary Hospital; if so, the size of the ward, the construction cost, and the lifespan of the ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18015-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing one, ten and 100 public health nurses, respectively

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PQ 18016-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the capital cost of a nursing home bed; the estimated fully absorbed cost of a nursing home bed including staff, ancillary services and running costs; and the capital costs associated with opening new nursing home beds

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PQ 18017-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the capital cost of a hospital bed; the estimated fully absorbed cost of a hospital bed including staff, ancillary services and running costs; and the capital costs associated with opening new hospital beds

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PQ 18018-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of funding and implementing the national maternity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18024-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of diabetes related illnesses to the health service each year; the amount the health service spends on diabetes prevention and management; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18025-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of bringing the nursing and midwifery professions in line with the pay grades of other therapeutic grades

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PQ 18029-20 - Louise OReilly

To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of keeping a stroke patient in long-term care assuming a mean three-year survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18031-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of early supported discharge here; the number of operational ESD teams; the number of teams that have the recommended staffing levels of an ESD; the staffing deficits that exist in each of the teams; the full year costs of the staffing required to fully staff the teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18032-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated costs of a national roll out of early supported discharge for stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18033-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if a new FAST media campaign will be established to ensure nationwide awareness of stroke symptoms among adults and ensure more persons get to hospital for treatment early thereby reducing disability after stroke and associated care required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18035-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a heart failure unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18037-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the geographical gaps that exist with respect to heart failure service; the costs associated with addressing the disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18038-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the national roll out of heart failure integrated care projects in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18039-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the rehabilitation needs being met by cardiac rehabilitation services; the geographical disparities that exist with cardiac rehabilitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18043-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing home support by 10%

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PQ 18044-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of introducing and operating 100 additional nursing home beds

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PQ 18046-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the fully absorbed cost of running a hospital bed per day and per annum

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PQ 18049-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing staffing cover for HSE staff who engage in continuous professional development courses

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PQ 18050-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of ensuring all maternity leave is covered across the HSE

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PQ 18051-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the HSE contribution for approved clinical courses and examinations under the clinical course and examination refund scheme for NCHDs from €450 to €550 -

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PQ 18054-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost for one doctor and ten doctors, respectively, on the general practitioner training scheme

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PQ 18059-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the specialist training fund for higher specialist trainees scheme for general practitioners in first and second year giving €500 per year as is the case for third and fourth year trainee general practitioners

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PQ 18061-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of purchasing three fully equipped ambulances for each of the four HSE regions

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PQ 18074-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of obstetricians and gynaecologists employed by ten

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PQ 18075-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting five and ten orthodontists, respectively, on the average pay grade in tabular form

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PQ 18077-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100, 150 and 200 midwives, respectively, on the average pay scale in tabular form

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PQ 18078-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten and 25 advanced nurse practitioners in tabular form

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PQ 18080-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 occupational therapists

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PQ 18082-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 150 psychologists

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PQ 18083-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 speech and language therapists

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PQ 18084-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 250 speech and language therapists based on mid-point 2018 pay scales

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PQ 18085-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting ten consultants on the average pay grade

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PQ 18087-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting 60 dental nurses on the average pay grade

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PQ 18088-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of extending free prescription medicines to the entire population and of abolishing prescription charges

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PQ 18089-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a community neuro-rehabilitation team

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PQ 18094-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of ensuring all maternity hospitals meet the birthrate plus standard for midwifery staffing

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PQ 18102-20 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug and alcohol detoxification and rehabilitation beds by region, in tabular form

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PQ 18175-20 - Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will ensure that the delays in delivering the additional and required four new suites at a hospice (details supplied) are resolved and that the amount of matching funding sought from the voluntary committee supporting the hospice is reviewed on a realistic basis

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PQ 18240-20 - Louise O Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the purchase date of each ultrasound scanner in each hospital here; the end of life date; and the end of supply of spare parts date of each machine in tabular form

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PQ 18242-20 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health when interviews for psychiatric nurses for those on the HSE national panel will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18269-20 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of dental clinics (details supplied) which provided free dental checks to children in approximately 16 schools and are a significant loss to north eastern areas of Cork

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PQ 18283-20 - Marc MacSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the activity volumes per month at each of the 18 private hospitals which were part of the provision of public health services in private hospitals as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic covering the full duration of the agreement, including but not limited to inpatient, outpatient, elective and all other activities and procedures undertaken under the agreement; and the costs associated with each collectively and at each hospital which was party to the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18313-20 - Joe McHugh

To ask the Minister for Health if the appropriate policy is in place for utilising primary health centres for urology procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18316-20 Joe McHugh

To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress of the Carndonagh Community Hospital capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18329-20 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for developing national clinical obstetric ultrasound guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18393-20 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health the concerns that led to the HSE and RCSI hospital group taking over operational control of a facility (details supplied) in response to the outbreak of Covid-19 at the facility on 17 April 2020; if the HSE will establish the precise criteria that was applied to prompt such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18419-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of workers in the public health system by profession and hospital that have been required to work back-to-back shifts resulting in working for 14 to 24 and 24 plus hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18462-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients screened as part of bowel screening in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.

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PQ 18519-20 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health if the 22 additional beds funded in Wexford General Hospital will be funded on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 18521-20 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of autism spectrum disorder units that cater for County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18629-20 Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health when refurbishment and construction works will commence at Buncrana Community Hospital, Donegal; the estimated duration of the works; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 18662-20 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing an additional 50 social workers

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PQ 18663-20 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting an additional 10 administrative support staff for social workers.

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PQ 18671-20 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to update its website in relation to the opening hours of the emergency dental service in Corduff and Roselawn, Dublin 15

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PQ 18693-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of from timid to tiger programmes facilitated by the HSE in 2019 and to date in 2020; and his plans to extend the programme

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PQ 18700-20 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by the HSE National Clinical Programme for assessing and managing patients that have co-morbid mental illness and substance misuse issues dual diagnosis; if a comprehensive model of care has been developed; and the way in which the model of care has been introduced to those that need it

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PQ 18732-20 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in a full year if prescription charges were abolished for medical card holders over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18847-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the group home for persons with disabilities constructed at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; if he will intervene to instruct the HSE to make the centre operational as a matter of urgency in view of the delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18870-20 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the projected retirement figures for mental health staff in each of the years 2020 to 2025; if the posts will be refilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 18884-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the appointment of a national director for mental health in the HSE (details supplied); when the examination will conclude; and if the new national director for mental health will report directly to the CEO of the HSE

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PQ 18889-20 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health if it is safe for blind persons to use a sighted guide in view of Covid-19 health restrictions; his plans to issue guidance on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18912-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if there is funding available for voluntary organisations that are providing a service for persons with both subsistence addiction and mental health issues; if so, the Department responsible for same; the process involved in submitting an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18943-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of beds existing in the public health system at the completion of the bed capacity review; the number of beds of each type added since; and the number of additional beds that must be added to reach the required numbers as identified in the bed capacity review in tabular form.

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PQ 18947-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that data collection on suicide for hospitals here were suspended due to the Covid-19 lockdown; the reason for same; when such data collection will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18975-20 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health when HPV screening will be rolled out for women under the CervicalCheck programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18977-20 - Alan Kelly.

To ask the Minister for Health the capacity available in colposcopy services in April 2018 versus the capacity in July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 18978-20 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the processing time for colposcopy results by hospital; the number of laboratories examining these biopsies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 18984-20 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health if home support services will be terminated for service users in circumstances in which the service was suspended while their disability day services remain closed and family members are cocooning; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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