PQ Responses - December 14th 2021

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PQ 61128-21 - Danny Healy Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter ( I am very concerned about access being denied to elderly patients in our hospitals as I believe visitors are only being let in when it is clear that the patient is dying. I am asking that family members be allowed to visit their loved ones at least twice a week and even if they have to wear proper PPE when visiting) regarding hospital visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61141-21 - Aodhán Ó Riordáin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists that left an area (details supplied) that are participating in the dental treatment service scheme; the number of dentists that have resigned from the scheme in the area in 2020; the number of dentists that are still signed up in the area that would have low participation as defined by with revenue of less than €5,000 from the scheme in the past two years; the efforts being made to provide dental services to medical card holders in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61150-21 Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric urologists at Temple Street Hospital in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61160-21 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE grade and type of professionals working within the HSE capital and estates division by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61161-21 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE capital and estates division engage with external design consultancy companies on the delivery of capital projects compared to internal in house design reviews; the level of HSE expenditure in the past three years on external service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61168-21 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if persons who have completed a level 6 vaccination course through a company (GeoPace) can apply as vaccinators; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61176-21 - Imelda Munster

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of antigen tests for the early childhood care and education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61199-21 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health when the neurology unity of Tallaght Hospital which serves north County Kildare will have its recommended full complement of 20 specialist neurology nurses as opposed to the 3.5 currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61217-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an updated list of dental practices that are participating in the dental treatment services scheme in counties Louth and Meath, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61238 -21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all acute hospitals, community hospitals, health centres and primary health care centres are fully wheelchair accessible.

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PQ 61265-21 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of State locations or entities offering regular residential respite for teenagers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61266-21 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health if there is an all-island system in which teenagers requiring regular residential respite and unable to access it here due to capacity issues can do so in Northern Ireland; if so, the cost paid by the State; if there is not such a system, if developing one is something he will consider; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61288-21 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of lung transplants and heart transplants carried out at the Mater Hospital in 2021.

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PQ 61289-21 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of capital funding requests submitted to the HSE from the Mater Hospital specifically to address the issue of bed capacity over the past three years; the amount requested; and the amount provided by the HSE.

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PQ 61290-21 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant haematologists attached to Naas General Hospital in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 61291-21 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent scan nurses in County Kildare in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased.

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PQ 61292-21 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent paediatric neurosurgeons and paediatric neurologists working in the public health service in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 61300-21 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a first-time assessment for occupational therapy services; the breakdown of waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61301-21 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting physiotherapy services; the breakdown of waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61302-21 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call-outs in 2021 to date in County Wexford; the average call out times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61314-21 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health when a report ( the Bearn and Richmond) which was presented to the HSE in February 2015 regarding the public orthodontic service will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61350-21 - Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the prioritisation of persons with learning disabilities regarding access to day services in Buncrana, County Donegal; the criteria for this prioritisation; the person or body that decides the priority list; and the location in which it is published in order that service users and carers can read and understand the prioritisation of the service user.

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PQ 61367-21 - Rose Conway Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently working in Charlestown, County Mayo and in other areas close by to increase the provision of general practitioner care in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61403-21 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that fathers are being denied access to attend 12 week scans at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, in cases in which partners are fully vaccinated and have no Covid-19 symptoms; the reason partners have been refused access given the advice in national media that partners can attend all pregnancy related appointments; the steps that will be taken to ensure this does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61436-21 - John McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a scheme to ease the cost burden on persons and families that for health reasons are forced to buy more expensive specific types of essential foodstuffs such as gluten free products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61454-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; the staffing level for occupational therapists at the hospital; if there is a vacancy for a line manager in the occupational therapy department at the hospital; the length of time this position has remained vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61461-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Carrickmacross primary care centre to be operational; the number of HSE staff that will employed at the centre; the number of nurses that will be based at the centre; the different nursing specialities involved and the number for each; if clinical nurse specialists in tissue viability and wound care will based at the centre; when the recruitment process will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61521-21 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the delivery of the three specialist menopause clinics yet to be delivered; if the clinics will be open by the end of 2021 as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61580-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the details of emergency meetings held on 7 December 2021 regarding the impact of Storm Barra on the mental health services in counties Cork and Kerry, the recorded attendance of HSE managers who had agreed to attend an Oireachtas Committee on Health meeting that day and the times of the emergency meetings.

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PQ 61581-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount invested by Cork and Kerry HSE management in a community residence (named Glenwood in Carrigaline, Cork) for persons with mental health difficulties; the breakdown of the figures for purchase, renovations, legal fees and other costs that may be associated with the residence; the projected total annual running costs of the facility; the date of purchase of the property by the HSE; the projected timeframe for the commencement of services, accounting for the possibility of planning objections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61590-21 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to decentralising CEIS services to rural parts of County Clare to honour the commitments made in Sláintecare to provide access to community-based supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61591-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to inform persons and to promote the medical cannabis access programme as a viable treatment alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61592-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for qualifying for the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61593-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the way a person can apply for and access the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61594-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of participants who are currently receiving treatment under the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61595-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the moving of maternity services to University Hospital Limerick; if the move is still planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61596-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications by CHO area for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 overdue for completion at three, six, 12 and 18 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61597-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Neurorehabiliation Strategy 2011 steering group has not met in to date 2021; his views on the negative impact the lack of communication and coordination will have on advancing the strategy; when the next meeting is scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61605-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health if he will fully implement the commitments of the Neurorehabilitation Strategy as per Article 26 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to combat the level of unmet need for adults and children in the State; if he will consider multi-annual funding and resource framework in order to improve access and tackle waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61608-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the rationale used to revoking eligibility and therefore access to personal assistance services for persons over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61609-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has and will be made available through Budget 2022 to prevent young persons from entering nursing homes; the preventative measures that will be taken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61610-21 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health if unspent allocations for the decongregation of disabled persons and transfer of under 65s from nursing homes for 2021 will accrue, be ring-fenced and be added to the designated Budget 2022 allocation; if this dedicated funding rolls over into the next budgetary year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61618-21 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the outstanding applications for a primary medical certificate at present; and if a breakdown of those waiting will be provided in three month intervals (0-3mth., 3-6mth., 6-9mth., 9-12mth and >12mths) in tabular form.

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PQ 61620-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of outstanding applications for primary medical certificates at each year end from 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO in tabular form.

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PQ 61628-21 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for the inclusion of obesity in the HSE Integrated Care Programme for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease; if supports will be made available to assist those with a diagnosis of obesity to reduce the financial cost of medications associated with the management of obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61629-21 Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons since the start of 2021 in hospital with Covid-19 who were fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated by week

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PQ 61630-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons since the start of 2021 in intensive care units with Covid-19 who were fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated by week.

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PQ 61631-21 - Peadae Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons since the start of 2021 who have died as a result of Covid-19 who were fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated by week.

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PQ 61685-21 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if computers using an operating system (Windows 7) are still in use in his Department or in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61691-21 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which medical equipment loaned to patients and service users is reused or recycled when it is no longer required by said persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61695-21 Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the uptake rate on eligible women attending for CervicalCheck appointments; if he will provide a breakdown by age category and county for each of the years 2019, 2020 and up to 30 September 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61696-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken by his Department to target reported low attendance rates for CervicalCheck appointments by women aged over 50 in certain counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61699-21 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the efficacy of the new cervical cancer test that detects HPV; the number of tests that have been HPV positive with no abnormal cell changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61701-21 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of unvaccinated persons who are being treated in intensive care units in all hospitals in the country.

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PQ 61706-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on agency staff from 2017 to date by year and location in tabular form.

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PQ 61709-21- David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on and by section 38 organisations from 2017 to date.

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PQ 61710-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on and by section 39 organisations from 2017 to date.

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PQ 61713-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of public funding spent by his Department, the HSE and all other public healthcare providers on external consultancy work from 2017 to date by purchaser in tabular form.

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PQ 61722-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through University of Limerick Hospitals Group accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis in persons with pre-existing diabetes or diagnosed with diabetes after admission in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form.

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PQ 61723-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through University of Limerick Hospitals Group accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to severe hypoglycaemia in each of the years 2017 to 2020 in the age ranges 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to64 and over 65 years of age in tabular form.

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PQ 61724-21 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the adult type 1 diabetes outpatient clinics; the number of persons on the waiting list for the adult type 2 diabetes outpatient clinics; the estimated waiting time to be seen at outpatient diabetes clinics in University Hospital Cork; and the number of persons that do not reside in counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford, or south County Tipperary in tabular form.

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PQ 61728-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccinated Covid-19 patients that were in hospital on 3 December 2021; and the number that were in intensive or critical care on the same date.

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PQ 61729-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of unvaccinated Covid-19 patients that were in hospital on 3 December 2021; and the number that were in intensive or critical care on the same date.

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PQ 61751-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (I would like to draw your attention to the fact that all home help services were withdrawn today from our most vulnerable in the community, the elderly and frail. This was done without any contingency plan in place so these patients were just abandoned. Other HSE employees ie medics and nursing staff were contacted yesterday by email and given clear instructions about getting to and from work. The home help workers were sent a text to inform them that they were not to travel. The patients were not contacted. Once again this shows how the elderly are so neglected in our society.) in relation to home help services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61753-21 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the cost of services provided by a company (What cost to the taxpayer from the first installation to the present day was it to install tyre pressure gauges and diver ID system to all National Ambulance Service vehicles by Acetech Ltd; Why this systems has never been activated by Acetech Ltd; What rent they have charged for both systems from the first day they commenced the installation to all NAS fleet to the present day and what cost to the taxpayer is Acetech Ltd being paid by the National Ambulance Service for SIM card rental for each vehicle from the first installation to the present day.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61758-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form.

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PQ 61760-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability currently being provided as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available by CHO in tabular form.

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PQ 61761-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of new emergency places provided to persons with a disability as of 1 December 2021, by local health office in tabular form.

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PQ 61762-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 by local health office area in tabular form.

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PQ 61763-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list by local health area as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 plus.

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PQ 61765-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list by local health area as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months; and the number waiting aged 0 to 17 and over 18 years of age.

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PQ 61766-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list by local health area as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months; and the number waiting aged 0 to 17 and over 18 years of age.

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PQ 61767-21 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list by local health area as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and 65 years of age plus.

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PQ 61768-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively.

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PQ 61769-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively.

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PQ 61770-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively.

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PQ 61771-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively.

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PQ 61772-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively.

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PQ 61774-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment in primary care as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively.

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PQ 61775-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2021.

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PQ 61776-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; the way that compares to target in each LHO area for the same time period; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months plus, respectively in tabular form.

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PQ 61777-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 December 2021 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme in each local health area in tabular form; and the length of time waiting.

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PQ 61778-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2021; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date.

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PQ 61780-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital owing to delayed discharges to date in 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 61782-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in November 2021; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90, 120 and more than 180 minutes for same, respectively in tabular form.

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PQ 61783-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than 4, 4 to 8 and more than 8 months for both Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital for the end of November 2021 or the latest date available; and if he will provide the same information for other spinal patients.

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PQ 61834-21 - Seán Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the reimbursement of travel costs for haemodialysis patients is administered; the rate per kilometre; if it is paid through the hospital administering the treatment or centrally by the HSE; the reason some patients are paid monthly and others less frequently; and the timeframe for payment specified by the HSE.

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PQ 61869-21 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health the number of new ventilator units that were allocated to Irish hospitals since 1 January 2021.

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PQ 61870-21 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting nine additional full-time ICU nurses for Children’s Health Ireland, Temple Street.

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PQ 61871-21 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health the annual spend in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 on maternal mental health services at all stages of pregnancy and postnatal care; the allocation of resources and future plans for same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61873-21 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (the Neurological Association of Ireland) which is seeking 100 additional neurology nurse specialists across Ireland, including 17 extra nurses for St. Vincent’s University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61928-21 - Eamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated for the health centre in Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, County Galway given the dilapidated state of the health centre including the storeroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 61970-21 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will produce the first national stroke strategy; and if there will be provision for a properly-funded annual fast campaign as called for by an organisation ( Irish Heart Foundation).

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PQ 61972-21 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists contracted by the HSE to deliver primary care services for children in County Louth in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by location; if no ophthalmologists will be available in Drogheda primary care in the coming weeks given that the existing ophthalmologist is leaving the post and no replacement has been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 62007-21 - Christopher O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to securing radiology services in Clonakilty or Bandon, County Cork to help alleviate the pressure from hospitals in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - December 14th 2021