PQ Responses - April 27th 2022

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PQ 21311-22 - Brendan Griffin front page preview

PQ 21311-22 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the current impasse that seems to be preventing the undertaking of a health technology assessment for the FreeStyle Libre device or offer a different process to enable this to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21327-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21327-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the way that his Department is addressing inequalities in the uptake of continuous glucose monitoring sensors between the under 21 and over 21 years age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21334-22 - Michael Lowry front page preview

PQ 21334-22 - Michael Lowry

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues concerning the treatment and prevention of Lyme disease; if his Department has implemented in full all of the recommendations issued in the October 2019 report of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre Lyme Borreliosis sub-committee; the action his Department has taken to improve testing, diagnosis, treatment and management of Lyme disease on foot of the October 2019 report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21340-22 - Claire Kerrane front page preview

PQ 21340-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in counties Roscommon and Galway that are active in the dental treatment service scheme.

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PQ 21359-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21359-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure Huntington’s disease patients are provided with diagnostic pathways and follow-up pathways after diagnosis to help them understand their journey from first presenting symptoms to planning care from after diagnosis; his plans to provide patients with a named medical professional or medical team responsible for coordination of care following diagnosis considering the complex and multi-disciplinary nature of the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21360-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21360-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with Huntington’s disease presenting at memory clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21361-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21361-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the location that his Department provides information on Huntington’s disease including the care and services that persons may need or be entitled to following diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21362-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21362-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the way that the National Rehabilitation Strategy addresses the needs of young persons with paediatric Huntington’s disease and juvenile onset Huntington’s disease; the way that it addresses the needs of young carers of a family member with Huntington’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21363-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21363-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase access to long-term care for patients with Huntington’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21365-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21365-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of facilities with the capacity to provide multi-disciplinary care for people with Huntington’s disease considering that Bloomfield Hospital is the only facility in Ireland that does so which is not accessible to persons living in many parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21366-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21366-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department or the HSE are taking to improve access to Bloomfield Hospital’s Huntington’s disease service for patients considering that it only has the capacity to care for 2% of the persons with Huntington’s disease in Ireland at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21367-22 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 21367-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve engagement with persons with Huntington’s disease, their families and the staff who support them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21387-22 - Jim O'Callaghan front page preview

PQ 21387-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to reduce delays in granting birth certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21391-22 - Martin Browne front page preview

PQ 21391-22 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the staffing allocation for the room at the accident and emergency department at Tipperary University Hospital that is specifically for patients presenting with mental health issues; the grades of staff attending; the hours that staff are in attendance; the number of hours per week the room is staffed; if the room is fully resourced and staffed to accept patients on a 24/7 basis; the regularity with which the room is available to patients presenting with mental health issues on a 24-hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21415-22 - Martin Browne front page preview

PQ 21415-22 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 24 February 2022, the status of the feasibility study into remunerating service user family member carers.

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PQ 21443-22 - Paul McAuliffe front page preview

PQ 21443-22 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant respiratory consultant posts at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21451-22 - Neasa Hourigan front page preview

PQ 21451-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 29 March 2022, the total cost to the HSE of its use of Garnish House to date, including cleaning, insurance, security maintenance and any other costs; the rental costs for each month since April 2020; the estimated projected additional total cost comprising costs (including cleaning, insurance, security maintenance and any other costs; the rental costs for each month) per month for the remainder of 2022; the expected duration of the HSEs use of Garnish House as a mental health facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21452-22 - Neasa Hourigan front page preview

PQ 21452-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the total investment by the HSE in any works carried out on Millfield House, Blackpool, Cork since the property was vacated in April 2020; the nature of these works; the dates on which these works were carried out; the total costs incurred by the HSE in respect of Millfield House since it has been vacated, for example, insurance, security and maintenance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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