PQ Responses - May 27th 2020

PQ 7065-20 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRSA cases reported to the HSE in hospitals from January to April 2020. -Paul Donnelly

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PQ 7066-20 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be available for community drug teams to access PPE equipment and for premises redesign to allow for physical distancing and risk assessments - Paul Donnelly.

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PQ 7082-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the statistics regarding contact tracing since the first case of Covid-19; the operation infrastructure behind the contact tracing process; and the details of referencing the chronological connection between positive test results and follow-up contact tracing in tabular form - John Lahart.

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PQ 7099-20 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (Kenmare Community Hospital. It has been brought to my attention by family members of residents at the hospital that patients who have tested positive for Covid19 at University Hospital Kerry are now being tranferred to the upstairs floor of this hospital. Is this true? There is a huge fear that the elderly patients downstairs could contract the virus from staff moving from upstairs to downstairs. ) regarding a hospital - Brendan Griffin

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PQ 7123-20 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing ten additional chemotherapy slots per day in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 7148-20 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the FreeStyle Libre device available to all type 1 diabetics under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 7204-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a CAMHS appointment at 30 April 2020 or the latest date available in Cherry Orchard, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mark Ward

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PQ 7205-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a CAMHS appointment at 30 April 2020 or the latest date available in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mark Ward

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PQ 7265-20 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the immediate and future plans for the Wicklow Municipal District Hospital, Wicklow Town, County Wicklow - John Brady. -John Brady

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PQ 7518-20 - Noel Grealish

To ask the Minister for Health the phase under which speech and language and occupational therapists can reopen under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Noel Grealish

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PQ 7520-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the date on which his attention and the attention of the HSE was drawn to the movement of the 70 international protection applicants that were previously residing at a hotel (details supplied) to two other dedicated centres on 18 and 19 March 2020; the steps taken by him and the HSE on foot of their attention being drawn to same; and if he will provide a detailed report on the issue as a matter of urgency. -Catherine Murphy

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PQ 7632-20 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of tests for Covid-19 carried out in County Wexford; and the number that were positive - Johnny Mythen. -Johnny Mythen

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PQ 7696- 20 - Padraig MacLochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the locations of antenatal and maternity clinics in County Donegal in each of the years 2000 to 2020, in tabular form - Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. -Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

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PQ 7697-20 - Padraig MacLochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will reinstate antenatal and maternity services and clinics to Inishowen, County Donegal. -Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

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PQ 7701-20 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health when speech and language services for paediatrics and school aged children are allowed to recommence - Cathal Crowe. -Cathal Crowe

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PQ 7702-20 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health when he expects persons requiring physiotherapy due to chronic pain will be able to attend their physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denise Mitchell

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PQ 7749-20 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has engaged to reopen SouthDoc services in Fermoy and Mitchelstown, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 7777-20 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health when paediatric occupational therapy clinics will be allowed to reopen - Denise Mitchell.

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PQ 7802-20 - Seán Haughey

To ask the Minister for Health when diabetic and podiatry care will be provided in Summer Hill primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Haughey

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PQ 7846-20 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare packages by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cian O'Callaghan

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PQ 7900-20 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be put in place to clear homecare waiting lists in order to keep persons at home during Covid-19; and the number of persons waiting for homecare packages - Claire Kerrane.

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PQ 8224-20 - Gary Gannon

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PQ 7942-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in hospitals and nursing homes that experienced a delayed discharge into homecare due to the fact their Covid-19 tests were outdated by the time they were received; the number of patients that received a second test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 7948-20 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the community healthcare system by county; and the number of those nurses diverted away from public health nursing duties during the public health crisis - Sean Sherlock.

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PQ 7976-20 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health the reason testing and tracing is still taking up to ten days while a laboratory (D/S= the Enfer testing laboratory in Naas ) is not running at full capacity with staff, many of whom left jobs at home and abroad to join Be on Call for Ireland, having shifts cancelled - Réada Cronin.

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PQ 7980-20 - Eamon O Cuiv

To ask the Minister for Health the reason different rates of funding are being paid in respect of wigs and hair pieces to medical card holders residing in different areas in the country; if a breakdown of funding based on each local authority will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Éamon Ó Cuív

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PQ 8016-20 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health when vital services will resume for children living with severe disabilities that require regular physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 8072-20 - Dessie Ellis

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability of psychiatric services at James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown for those that present at the hospital with mental health issues; his views on whether it is acceptable that on 19 May 2020 up to seven persons that presented to the hospital with mental health issues had to wait up to 24 hours before they were assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Dessie Ellis

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PQ 8073-20 - Dessie Ellis

To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE addiction tier 4 residential service (Keltoi at St.Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park for substance misuse and alcohol -Dual Diagnosis when will be reopened having being closed on 20 March 2020 to be utilised as a step-down facility for asymptomatic persons during the Covid-19 pandemic. Other facilitites such as hotels ) will be re-opened; if the asymptomatic persons presently accommodated in the facility would be better accommodated in other facilities that are available to house same in order that this facility be re-opened as soon as possible to help reduce the risk of deaths from substance misuse and underlying mental health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Dessie Ellis

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PQ 8093-20 - Marc O'Cathasaigh

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to deal with the backlog in elective procedures that have built up in University Hospital Waterford and other hospitals nationwide due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Marc Ó Cathasaigh

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PQ 8135-20 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health the extra steps and measures put in place to deal with mental health needs of prisoners in view of the extra restrictions in place to protect the prison population from Covid-19; the extra resources made available in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Éamon Ó Cuív

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PQ 8159-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if there are grant schemes available to those with medically certified mobility issues to assist in the purchase of mobility scooters. -Sorca Clarke

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PQ 8162-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath that have been approved for initial or an increase in home help hours but have yet to receive them - Sorca Clarke.

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PQ 8169-20 - Louise O Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the health workers that have contracted Covid-19 including those that have died by grade and location, that is, acute, community and so on, age range and whether they are directly employed or employed by a contractor or agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Louise O'Reilly

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PQ 8171-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed catch-up programme for screening services such as BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and bowel screen for the thousands of scheduled screening tests which have been postponed or missed due to Covid-19; the details of additional capacity confirmed to ensure that this catch-up can take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Louise O'Reilly

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PQ 8197-20 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the interventions made by his Department and the HSE in meat processing plants in relation to the Covid-19 outbreak; and the inspections undertaken by public health bodies in these plants - Bríd Smith.

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PQ 8244-20 - Seán Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for early years disability services for HSE in south western areas of Dublin; if the waiting time is 29 months from the date the referral was received (that the Disability Act 2005 states that an assessment of needs must commence within 3 months of a referral; due to Covid-19, all referrals have already been extended by 3 months); the reason for the long delays in the area which predate Covid-19; if some children will miss out on supports in view of the fact they will be too old for early years intervention; the number of children on the list; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this will impact the current lists; if waiting times vary dependent on resources; and the additional resources that will be provided to the area to reduce numbers and waiting times in order to comply with the Disability Act 2005, in view of the lengthening waiting lists - Seán Crowe.

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PQ 8245-20 - Sean Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists and the demand for home help nationwide by CHO area in tabular form. -Seán Crowe

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PQ 8280-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of Covid-19 deaths by age, profession, socio-economic class, gender and details of underlying illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 8281-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff recruited to the health service since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis; the status of the contracts for these staff including the formal employer of these staff; if these contracts are permanent or temporary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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