PQ Responses - November 10th 2020

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PQ 34534-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the overall estimated number of healthcare staff that have been unable to return to work due to after-effects of Covid-19. -Pa Daly

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PQ 34546-20 - GINO KENNY front page preview

To ask the Minister for Health if there is evidence of a general lack of awareness of the pneumococcal vaccination in the at-risk population and if so, if there are plans to address this with a public health awareness campaign similar to that of the availability and importance of the flu vaccine for these groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 34580-20 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the healthcare providers with whom contracts or service level agreements were signed between 2014 and 2016 by the HSE or his Department or health services of any form in which funding came from the State by year and company in tabular form - Bríd Smith.

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PQ 34601-20 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health if he has conducted research on whether carbon emissions related to the health care sector will be measured and presented annually - Sean Sherlock.

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PQ 34674-20 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of teen counselling services cancelled from March to August 2020 due to the restrictions in place, and the impact on young persons that were waiting on counselling during that period; his plans to make sure this does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 34689-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Monaghan General Hospital from the existing hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday to 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Sunday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 34690-20 & 34691-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time staff nurses working in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 34692-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding developmental checks carried out by public health nurses for young babies; if these checks are occurring in homes; if there is a standard approach across all health regions; if it is planned that these checks will commence in homes across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 34749-20 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacy staff that were wearing masks and deemed a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case are classed as casual contacts and can continue to work - Paul McAuliffe.

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PQ 34754-20 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if routine Covid-19 testing is available for home helps and carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 34774-20 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the HSE’s current understanding of the reliability of PCR testing for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jim O'Callaghan

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PQ 34785-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card holders in Athlone, County Westmeath cannot avail of the services of a dentist - Sorca Clarke.

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PQ 34786-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if the criteria for the roll out of home testing has changed now that level 5 restrictions are in place - Sorca Clarke

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PQ 34787-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies within CHO8 by county in tabular form - Sorca Clarke.

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PQ 34796-20 & 34797-20 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for residential medical detox treatment services from November 2019 to date by month in tabular form - Thomas Gould.

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PQ 34856-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the opening hours of the eye emergency department at the Mater Hospital from the current hours of 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday to 8:00am to 9:00pm Monday to Fridays and from 9:00am to 6:00pm on Saturdays. -Catherine Murphy

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PQ 34857-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of critical care and ICU nurses employed across each hospital in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group as of 31 December 2019 and 2 November 2020, in tabular form; the number in training; and his plans to increase this number even further. -Catherine Murphy

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PQ 34858-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting four additional full-time senior psycho-oncologists in tabular form. -Catherine Murphy

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PQ 34861-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants in oral and maxillofacial surgeons employed in the health service; the number required to meet recommendations for the size of the population and consequent shortfall; and his strategy for achieving the number. -Catherine Murphy

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PQ 34888-20 - Bernard J. Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medication melatonin is no longer covered by the medical card scheme; if this decision can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 34900-20 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure patient access to the use of new innovations such as flash glucose monitoring which is one of the key recommendations in the report (noting that Diabetes Ireland submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response and the medical care of persons with diabetes during the pandemic ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 34901-20 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department will undertake to enable hospital diabetes teams to deliver a higher volume of appointments with their patients utilising remote monitoring solutions as recommended by the Diabetes Ireland submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response (); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 34929-20 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding and status of the Mental Health Transfer Project; the number of properties involved in the project; the number transferred; the number awaiting transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Duncan Smith

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PQ 34939-20 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new hospice in Drogheda town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 34955-20 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently operate a helipad within hospital grounds that are opened on a 24/7 basis; and the hospitals that have a helipad within hospital grounds but are not opened on a 24/7 basis - Patrick Costello.

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PQ 34956-20 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time play specialists at CHI, Crumlin and CHI Temple Street in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form - Patrick Costello.

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PQ 34957-20 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the roll out of additional telemental health services in 2021 - Patrick Costello.

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PQ 34966-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the number and nature of vacant positions in the HSE by role and sector and the length of time the position has been held vacant - Richard Boyd Barrett.

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PQ 34971-20 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health when families caring for young persons with intellectual disability will be able to avail of respite in their own county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pádraig O'Sullivan

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PQ 35014-20 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 817 and 818 of 22 September 2020 and 298, 299 and 300 of 24 September 2020, the number of the 2,553 Echo calls made from 1 January 2020 to 31 August 2020 that were attended by the first ambulance dispatched to attend the call in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jackie Cahill

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PQ 35019-20 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for a person seeking the services of the National Counselling Service by HSE area in tabular form. -Kathleen Funchion

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PQ 35021-20 & 35022-20 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an appointment with the National Counselling Service by HSE area in tabular form. -Kathleen Funchion

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PQ 35023-20 - Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health the package of measures that will support survivors of mother and baby homes - Kathleen Funchion.

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PQ 35210-20 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that agency home carers are experiencing in being tested for Covid-19 as a preventative measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patricia Ryan

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PQ 35269-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if registered mental health nurses can apply to be perinatal clinical nurse specialists; if not, the specific skills they need to acquire; and the way in which they can bridge that skills gap - Louise O'Reilly.

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PQ 35299-20 - Peadar Tobin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents or staff members that have tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 September 2020; and the number that have died - Peadar Tóibín.

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PQ 35300-20 & 35301-20 - Peadar Tobin

To ask the Minister for Health the name and location of each nursing home which is currently dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19 - Peadar Tóibín.

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PQ 35343-20 - Voilet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the procedure within the National Ambulance Service if a paramedic tests positive for Covid-19 while on shift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 35344-20 - Voilet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the regularity with which deep cleans of ambulance bases are carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Violet-Anne Wynne

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PQ 35348-20 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for patients of the audiology department in Roscommon is 63 weeks; the average waiting time nationwide; the actions he will take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 35355-20 & 35359-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a record of all meetings between officials of the HSE and a company (Vanguard Health Services International ) - Róisín Shortall. -

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PQ 35357-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE adheres to a code of conduct during the contract tendering process; and if he will provide a copy of the code of conduct if available. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 35363-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons that are on tysabri infusions every six weeks for multiple sclerosis in St. James’s Hospital are now been treated as day patients which results in an €80 charge for each treatment for this lifelong condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mark Ward

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PQ 35364-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if cognitive behavioural therapy groups are provided by the HSE to assist persons with mental health challenges - Mark Ward.

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PQ 35367-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health when a service (HSE Keltoi Rehabilitation Unit. This is a Rehab Unit operating from the Phoenix Park in Dublin. It was closed during the first phase of the pandemic to be used for COVID related activities but was never reopened.) will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 35431-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the average turnaround time for contact tracing job applications; and if there is currently a time lag in responding to applications for this role. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ Responses - November 10th 2020