PQ Responses - June 3rd 2020

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PQ 8290-20 - Brendan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation has been undertaken in relation to the continuing high incidence of Covid-19 in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if so, if there is an identified deficiency in healthcare provision in the areas; if so, if additional resources will be provided to public and private healthcare providers to deal with such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Smith

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PQ 8310-20 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE waiting times for assessment of need for children with disabilities; the number of children waiting at present; the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Niamh Smyth

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PQ 8312-20 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 637 of 3 March 2020, if the issue at a health centre (Darley Health Centre – hse dental clinic – Cootehill, Cavan ) has been rectified; his plans to reopen the centre once Covid-19 restrictions loosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Niamh Smyth

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PQ 8324-20 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the provision of home help hours during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Niamh Smyth

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PQ 8379-20 - Mairead Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health if construction work on a new radiation oncology unit at University Hospital Galway has commenced; when the project is set to be completed; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mairéad Farrell

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PQ 8407-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and locations available for hospital step-down patients that are positive for Covid-19; the number occupied in each location; his plans and timeline for additional capacity; the corresponding figures for those that need to self-isolate from the community as a result of a positive Covid-19 test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denis Naughten

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PQ 8408-20 - Pat Buckley

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of PPE for home help and carers - Pat Buckley. -Pat Buckley

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PQ 8416-20 - Michael Martin

To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate for delivery drivers to enter or pass through isolation wards in order to deliver materials to hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. -Micheál Martin

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PQ 8448-20 - Fergus O Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the progression of the 50-bed new St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee and other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 8454-20 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health the detailed financial support provided to the private nursing home sector to deal with Covid-19; the amount of payments that have been paid in support of this during April and May 2020 to date; and the expected payments for June, July and August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Sean Fleming

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PQ 8456-20 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place between the HSE and section 38 and 39 organisations in respect of an organisation and its staff that are pregnant; the special arrangements in place for these non-HSE staff that are full-time workers in the health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Sean Fleming

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PQ 8472-20 - Peter Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the free mental health supports in place for young persons in counties Longford and Westmeath during the Covid-19 pandemic; if an organisation (details supplied) has engaged with his Department or the HSE in relation to the establishment of a service in the counties similar to those in places such as County Offaly; if so, if funding will be provided for such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Peter Burke

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PQ 8508-20 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of a service (The re-opening of the GP after hours service South Doc in Fermoy Co Cork.) in County Cork - Pádraig O'Sullivan.

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PQ 8543 -20 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to carry out the necessary upgrade to keep a health centre (The Public Health Centre in Sneem, Co. Kerry.) open in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 8547-20 - Mairead Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the phase in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business which applies to the return to work of speech and language and occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mairéad Farrell

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PQ 7315-20 - James Browne

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that mental health services and voluntary NGOs receive sufficient funding to ensure that their services can continue during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -James Browne

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PQ 8308-20 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed building of the Shiel Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; if the contract has been awarded; and when building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Martin Kenny

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PQ 8309-20 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the events which took place at the Rock Hospital, Ballyshannon, County Donegal in which all patients were relocated; the status of the hospital; his plans for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Martin Kenny

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PQ 8445-20 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed Dundalk primary care centre; if a site has been secured; if so, the full list of services that will be provided on-site; the reason for the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 8452-20 - Fergus O Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 100 bed unit at the St. Mary’s Hospital site, Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth; the most recent specification brief on the project; if specific commencement dates have been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 8636-20 - Senator Nash

To ask the Minister for Health when services for older persons in Drogheda will be reopened (Drogheda services for older persons day hospital in the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda ); if the status and operation of the service and centre is under review; if the centre will continue to operate in its current form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Ged Nash

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PQ 8753-20 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health when out of hours doctors service will resume in Youghal, County Cork - Sean Sherlock

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PQ 8768-20 - Frankie Feighan

To ask the Minister for Health the measures and funding in place to assist the farming community deal with the mental health consequences of Covid-19; if funding allocations can or have been made to charities that deal with suicide and the farming community since the outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Frankie Feighan

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PQ 8777-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on capital projects at Naas General Hospital in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the status of each project - Catherine Murphy.

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PQ 8797-20 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have a severe or profound disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Noel Grealish

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PQ 8860-20 - Joan Collins

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 609 of 20 May 2020, if the work location of a person diagnosed with Covid-19, that is, a small retail, large retail, warehouse, construction, transport, hairdressing and so on will be included in the NPHET daily reports or a weekly report; and his views on whether this would assist in highlighting industry together with issues regarding public health guidelines in relation to the Covid-19 crisis - Joan Collins.

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PQ 8878-20 - Danny Healy Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in relation to testing for Covid-19 in hospitals; if a person presents at accident and emergency are they tested for Covid-19 or if this depends on if they are presenting with an injury or illness related or not related to Covid-19 symptoms; and if the procedure differs based on if the patient is being admitted to the hospital or treated as an outpatient - Danny Healy-Rae.

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PQ 8894-20 - Niall Collins

To ask the Minister for Health when cervical cancer screening and BreastCheck screening will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Niall Collins

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PQ 8896-20 - Aindrinas Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for implementation and expansion of ASD and disability services for persons over 18 years of age; the subsidised transport options that can be made available to those over 18 years of age with a disability that cannot avail of their free travel entitlement due to not being able to use the bus service on their own and that no other option is available to them; if his attention has been drawn to the fact these persons may be living at home with aged parents and require an alternative transport option available to them to enable their attendance at daycare and learning facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Aindrias Moynihan

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PQ 8897-20 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he has communicated with the National Procurement Board since 1 March 2020 in relation to increased cost projections of the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Portrane, County Dublin caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Duncan Smith

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PQ 8898-20 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the latest costings of the development of the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Portrane, County Dublin since the outbreak of Covid-19; the date those costings relate to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Duncan Smith

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PQ 9065-20 -John McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health if the funding required to restore the level of services that were in place prior to the cuts being applied over the past ten years at a service (SOS Kilkenny ) in relation to the care of persons with an intellectual disability will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -John McGuinness

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PQ 9094-20 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health : the protocol in place in a nursing home (Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10) for the isolation of patients that test positive for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Emer Higgins

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PQ 9121-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €9 million allocation for paediatric orthopaedic services was spent in 2018; and the budget allocations for same for 2019 and 2020, respectively - Pa Daly.

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PQ 9122-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the dermatology services available at University Hospital Kerry - Pa Daly.

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PQ 9151-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if there is a written process for issuing Covid-19 sector-specific guidance by agencies (Details: each of the following: 1) NPHET, 2) HPSC, and 3) HSE; and if so, if this governance of guidance will be made available ) - Róisín Shortall. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 9153-20 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to moving medical appointments into health centres during Covid-19 in order that safe social distancing can be maintained in accident and emergency departments - Róisín Shortall.

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PQ 9195-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the services that have been removed from Monaghan Hospital since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 9216-20 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health when cancer screening treatments will resume to prevent cancer fatalities increasing during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Réada Cronin

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PQ 9227-20 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health if the nine community healthcare organisations have now completed their assessments of all centres in which persons are living in congregated settings including direct provision centres to establish the state of readiness; the outcome of these assessments; if a copy of these reports will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 9240-20 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health when early intervention and disability services will be resumed; his plans to deal with the huge backlogs that will have built up during the period of lockdown; the reason it is not possible to have speech and language therapy and so on when such appointments can be held while maintaining a two metre distance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 9415-20 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health if guidelines have been given to carers that call to persons homes in regard to Covid-19 infections at the home - Denise Mitchell.

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PQ 9432-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the current primary care transport service schedule for County Wicklow residents travelling to Dublin city hospitals, that is, transport services provided by the HSE in County Wicklow including access to day hospitals and day centres and access to outpatient departments and other hospital services in counties Wicklow and Dublin; when the transport timetable was reduced in previous years; the reason for the reduction in this transport service; his plans to increase the frequency of the transport service during Covid-19 to facilitate patients that may have appointments in the afternoon and do not have access to alternative modes of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jennifer Whitmore

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PQ 8842-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health if some radiologists or radiographers have resigned recently within the radiology department at University Hospital Kerry; and if so, the way in which this will impact the implementation of the recommendations from the report regarding appropriate staffing in the department - Pa Daly.

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PQ 8895-20 - Paul Mc Auliffe

To ask the Minister for Health if guidance can be given to paediatric occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as to which phase under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business they can resume delivering therapy services to children - Paul McAuliffe.

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PQ 9119-0 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health if the taxi transfer contract attached to University Hospital Kerry and awarded to a company (D/s = MyTaxi/Free Now ) has been terminated; if the hospital management requested as part of that contract that the dialysis unit in the hospital taxi transfers be awarded to a specific third party due to the complex nature of transferring dialysis patients; and if a new tendering process will now take place - Pa Daly

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PQ 9436-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the protocols in place with regard to PPE in relation to mental health practitioners working with children; the way in which toys are handled and sterilised; the way in which social distancing can be encouraged among children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jennifer Whitmore

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PQ 9482-20 - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments that have been cancelled by month in Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork since February 2020 - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.

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PQ 9484-20 - Donnchadh O Laoghaire

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in May 2018, 2019 and 2020 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since October 2019 in County Cork in these sectors - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.

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PQ 9511-20 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health if the fast tracking-process of opioid substitution therapy implemented as part of the NPHET response to protect vulnerable groups deemed to have an increased risk of contracting Covid-19 will be maintained. -Gary Gannon

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PQ 9525-20 - Sean Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the location and name of the private hospitals that were taken in charge during the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of beds that this entailed by hospital in tabular form; the number of beds per day that were used for public patients on a daily basis by hospital since the Covid-19 pandemic in tabular form; when the contract is proposed to end; and the estimated eventual cost in this regard. -Seán Crowe

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PQ 9547-20 9548-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient appointments that were cancelled in the primary care centres in County Westmeath due to Covid-19; and the current revised waiting list numbers by department in tabular form - Sorca Clarke.

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PQ 9563-20 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for urgent and non-urgent patients that are waiting on an appointment with the child and adolescent mental health services in County Kildare; his plans to improve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patricia Ryan

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PQ 9585-20 - James Browne

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the implementation of eating disorder teams in CHOs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -James Browne

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PQ 9613-20 - Louise O Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests for capital health projects which have been made and which have not been precommitted under existing capital plans but have been applied for; the estimated cost of such requests; and the projects with precommitted funding for each year for the next five years and frontloading of funding - Louise O'Reilly.

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PQ 9485-20 - Donnacha O'Laoghaire

To ask the Minister for Health if all CHO areas are providing the same advice to home helps in terms of provision of PPE and sanitiser; and if all areas have the same access; and his ensure that Cork and Kerry CHO home helps have access to PPE and sanitiser - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

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PQ 9514-20 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health the phase under which therapy services to children usually a mixture of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists can expect to return to delivering therapy services to children according to the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. -Gary Gannon

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PQ Responses - June 3rd 2020