PQ Responses - November 25th 2020

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PQ 39040-20 - David Cullinane front page preview

PQ 39040-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the guidance that has been issued on pregnancy and Covid-19; when the advice will be updated in view of the most recent research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38906-20 - Pearse Doherty front page preview

PQ 38906-20 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health if women who are 28 weeks pregnant are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill should they contract Covid-19; the information the HSE has on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 38931-20 - Thomas Pringle front page preview

PQ 38931-20 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the counties needing investment in disability services in tabular form; the way in which the needs are being prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38933-20 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 38933-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient services available for under 18s presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38934-20 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 38934-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient services available for under 18s presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38935-20 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 38935-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient services available for adults presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 38938-20 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 38938-20 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated for clinical programmes on eating disorders in 2018, 2019 and 2020; if the funds have been released by the HSE; and the amount spent in the same period in tabular form.

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PQ 38967-20 - Brian Stanley front page preview

PQ 38967-20 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the number of preschool and school going age children between 4 and 18 year years of age waiting to be seen by a psychologist in counties Laois and Offaly, respectively; the number waiting in excess of 6, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively in tabular form.

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PQ 38969-20 - Brian Stanley front page preview

PQ 38969-20 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for speech and language therapy in counties Laois and Offaly, respectively; the number waiting in excess of 6, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively in tabular form

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PQ 38975-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38975-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of total national budgetary spend allocated to mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38977-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38977-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of total national health spend allocated to mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38980-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38980-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the expenditure on mental health for adults compares with UK and EU average spend on mental health for adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38981-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38981-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the annual expenditure on mental health in 2020 to date; the projected outturn for 2020; the actual estimate approved at the start of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 38982-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38982-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a summary of the annual mental health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38983-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38983-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a summary of the annual mental health budget in 2020 to date for children up to 18 years of age; the projected outturn for 2020; the actual estimate approved at the start of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38984-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38984-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a summary of the annual mental health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2019 for children up to 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 38986-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38986-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in the request for substance abuse support services since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 38989-20 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 38989-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a summary of the annual mental health budget in 2020 to date for children up to 18 years of age; the projected outturn for 2020; the actual estimate approved at the start of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 39018-20 - Róisín Shortall front page preview

PQ 39018-20 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied); the steps being taken to regularly update guidance on pregnancy and Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39020-20 - Cian O'Callaghan front page preview

PQ 39020-20 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the HSE Covid-19 guidelines for women who are 28 weeks pregnant are established; if his attention has been drawn to the recommendations of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The Royal College of Midwives and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine regarding women who are 28 weeks pregnant or over; if he has raised these matters with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39022-20 - Richard O'Donoghue front page preview

PQ 39022-20 - Richard O'Donoghue

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full time physiotherapists working in University Hospital Limerick in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if the number will be increased in 2021.

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PQ 39023-20 - Richard O'Donoghue front page preview

PQ 39023-20 - Richard O'Donoghue

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full time dental nurses working in CHO3 in 2018, 2019 and to-date in 2020, in tabular form; and the number of vacant dental nurse posts currently within CHO3

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PQ 39038-20 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill front page preview

PQ 39038-20 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine that women who are 28 weeks pregnant and beyond are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill should they contract Covid-19; his further views on the information in view of the fact that women who cannot social distance when working are being denied health and safety leave by medmark in line with the HSE’s advice that states persons face a higher risk only if they are pregnant and have a heart defect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39051-20 - Mairead Farrell front page preview

PQ 39051-20 - Mairead Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and any commercial or non-commercial State bodies and private entities subsidised by 50% or more of public funding under the aegis of his Department have implemented social clauses in their public procurement contracts; and if so, the nature of these social clauses.

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PQ 39068-20 - Carol Nolan front page preview

PQ 39068-20 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who attended a hospital in CHO 6 for haemorrhaging or complications after an early medical abortion from 1 January 2019 to date; the number admitted and not admitted, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39099-20 - Matt Carthy front page preview

PQ 39099-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the investigations that have been carried out with regard to outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat processing plants since August 2020; if he will provide all documentation associated with the investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39100-20 - Matt Carthy front page preview

PQ 39100-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health if options have been explored for the capturing of place of work information from all positive cases of Covid-19 in meat processing plants; if a decision has been made on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 39101-20 - Matt Carthy front page preview

PQ 39101-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health if there have been instances whereby meat processing plants have not alerted public health if they are informed of or suspect cases of Covid-19 among the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 39106-20 - Matt Carthy front page preview

PQ 39106-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health if updates requested by NOCT from the Netherlands and Germany in relation to its Covid-19 outbreak investigations have been received; if he will provide such updates; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 39107-20 - Matt Carthy front page preview

PQ 39107-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources taken since July 2020 to ensure it is always possible to convene an OCT for each individual outbreak of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 39125-20 - Michael Healy-Rae front page preview

PQ 39125-20 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding industrial action in UHK; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39147-20 - Roisin Shortall front page preview

PQ 39147-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of alcohol-related cases including blood alcohol poisoning and liver disease that have presented to hospital in each of the past twelve months in tabular form.

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PQ 39176-20 - Roisin Shorthall front page preview

PQ 39176-20 - Roisin Shorthall

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that patients requiring mental health treatment in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, are being asked to wait outside the hospital with no shelter; if he has engaged with the hospital on this issue; the steps his Department is taking to address this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39250-20 - Ged Nash front page preview

PQ 39250-20 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent research (details supplied); if he plans to update guidelines pertaining to health and safety leave for teachers that is occupational health care on this basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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