PQ Responses - May 4th 2022

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PQ 21662-22 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the figures that have been collected in relation to the prevalence of long-Covid amongst those who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Ireland; and if the figures will be published.

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PQ 21673-22 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health when the new primary healthcare facility will be fully operational in Mitchell Street, Thurles; the number of general practitioners who will be operating from new facility; the other healthcare services that will be available at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21676-22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a hydrotherapy pool (Hydrotherapy pool at Enable Ireland in Cavan – not open – needs funding) is not open; if his Department will grant funding for same; if an application from the organisation has been received regarding the pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21720-22 - Charles Flanagan

To ask the Minister for Health the current situation in respect of a vacant consultant dermatology post proposed to be shared jointly between St James’s Hospital Dublin and Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and the dermatological services that are currently available to persons in County Laois.

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PQ 21731-22 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to end mixed-gender wards across public hospitals in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21758-22 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dispensing doctors in Ireland from 2017 to 2021, inclusive; the number who are located in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21789-22 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of primary medical certificate applications that are currently submitted awaiting assessment; the expected length of time to clear the backlog; the length of time applicants can expect to wait for a decision on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21790-22 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health when a permanent consultant psychiatrist will be put in place for north Kerry adult mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21791-22 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health if teleclinics will not be used as a temporary or permanent measure to provide adult mental health services in lieu of a permanent consultant psychiatrist who is based in north County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21798-22 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health if a review has been carried out on the consequences of the reconfiguration of acute health services in the mid-west region; if he will make findings of this review available; if not, if he will expedite a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21808-22 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapy and speech and language therapy assessments have been temporarily frozen or suspended by the HSE; if so, the reason for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21823-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if any disability services for children have been suspended following the recent cases taken or decided in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21839-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE needle exchanges and their operating hours in 2022, in tabular form.

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PQ 21840-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of bone anchor hearing aids fitted in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 in Roscommon University Hospital.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21876-22 - Séan Haughey

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of homecare services; if a new tender will issue to provide these services in the coming weeks; if community and voluntary providers will be given sufficient details and notice to allow them submit tenders; if the community dimension of homecare can be safeguarded in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21883-22 - Crowe Cathal

To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive as per a promise they made earlier in 2022 will pay for the roll-out of Active Neuro in CHO3 to cater for patients with neurological conditions, in particular those with multiple sclerosis.

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PQ 21899-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21900-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at the Rotunda Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21901-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at the Mater Misericordie Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21902-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at Beaumont Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21903-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at Tallaght University Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21904-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at each HSE hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21905-22 - David Cullinane

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PQ 21906-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at Children’s Health Ireland locations in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21907-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at the Mercy University Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21908-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at the National Maternity Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21910-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at St James’s Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21911-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the total revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21916-22 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Interim Model of Care for Long Covid as developed by the HSE; the way in which persons can access this model of care throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21919-22 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (Some funeral directors in Ireland are not communicating to bereaved families the updated HSE guidelines dated May 2021 on the care of the deceased where Covid-19 was a contributory factor in their death. Out-of-date information is being presented as current. Bereaved families are still being told in April 2022 that their loved ones may not be embalmed or dressed and must be buried in hospital body bags in a closed coffin. They are not being allowed to identify the deceased as their loved one or say their final goodbyes. Dignity and respect is being denied to both the deceased and the bereaved. This is causing significant distress to bereaved families. The scale of this practice is not known. Will the Minister for Health ask the Irish Association of Funeral Directors to direct all their members to follow the HPSC May 2021 guidelines? This will ensure that bereaved families will receive the correct information regarding the preparation of their loved one for burial including their right to be embalmed, dressed and to have an open coffin. References: Health Service Executive. Guidance for the care of the deceased person during the Covid-19 pandemic. ) in relation to the fact funeral directors in Ireland are not communicating to bereaved families the updated HSE guidelines dated May 2021 on the care of the deceased in circumstances in which Covid-19 was a contributory factor in their death; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21932-22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the reason pacemakers cannot be checked in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21933-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the health technology assessments received by the Corporate Pharmaceutical Unit in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the date of the HSE Drugs Group decision; the date of reimbursement in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21944-22 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health if he will act to retain the speech and language therapist at a school (St. Mary’s Special School, Navan) being removed by the HSE in which there is an established relationship between therapist, children, parents and staff at the school instead of proposed plans to place children on a HSE waiting list with substantial waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21965-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comprehensive overview of all staff within each children’s disability network team indicating each post title and grade level in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21966-22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the specific locations and addresses for HSE services in County Cavan; the services being provided in each location and address; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21984-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if the new National Children’s Hospital at St. James’s Hospital will be able to carry out heart and lung transplants for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21993-22 - Joe McHugh

To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the cardiology business plan which has been submitted by Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal in view of the cessation of mobile angiogram services at the hospital; if the €750,000 raised by a group (friends of Letterkenny Hospital) towards a state of the art interventional suite which has yet to be commissioned will be recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22002-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 827 of 5 April 2022, the details of potential conflicts of interest declared by HSE managers in respect of procurement or rent of property by the HSE in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22033-22 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the awareness campaigns and training that is available to general practitioners for the identification and treatment of Lyme disease.

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PQ 22034-22 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if test results for Lyme disease that have been identified in private testing facilities or following medical investigations abroad are recognised for treatment by the HSE here.

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PQ 22035-22 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if the supplementary medications and treatment required for chronic Lyme disease will be covered by the general medical scheme and the drug treatment scheme.

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PQ 22041-22 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons approved for homecare supports who are currently waiting on delivery of support hours in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22042-22 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved homecare support hours which are currently not being delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22043-22 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department intends to conduct an audit of the administration of homecare support hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22052-22 - Micheal Ring

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a property (HSE Building at Upper Main Street, Hazelhill, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22067-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE dual diagnosis programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22068-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the new model of care for persons presenting with self-harm in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22069-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the new model of care for persons presenting with self-harm that are under the influence of drugs and alcohol and the way that they fit into the model of care; the supports that are available for dual diagnosis in this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22086-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with a new health facility (The provision of a new 50 bed facility at St Vincent’s Hospital Athy) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22087-22 - Ducan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the-up-to-date position with a health facility (The provision of a new day care centre at Drogheda St Monasterevin) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22103-22 - Michael Collins

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which an accurate assessment of a pregnant women's gestational stage can be determined under current telemedicine restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22211-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to any ongoing HSE investigations into any tobacco products currently on the market in Ireland for having a characterising flavour of menthol, contrary to the EU Tobacco Products Directive; if the investigations have concluded and the outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22217-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of those in County Mayo who are diabetic pump patients in tabular form.

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PQ 22218-22 - Maurice Quinlivan

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce the Pathfinder programme which is in operation at Beaumont Hospital in the mid-west region to help alleviate pressures on University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22237-22 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six and more than 12 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22238-22 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list broken down by waiting times for the children’s disability network team in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22240-22 - Imelda Munster

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members who are working from home on both a part-time and full-time basis in each of the following hospitals Connolly Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda and Beaumont Hospital.

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PQ 22263-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the pandemic recognition payment to clerical staff working on the frontline vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22267-22 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the position titles and names of the persons currently working in the National Foetal Valproate Syndrome Assessment Team; the location they are geographically based; and the resources allocated to them

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PQ 22268-22 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the names of the foetal valproate syndrome liaison officers in each CHO

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PQ 22279-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the pandemic recognition payment to caretakers and cleaners working in health centres around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22281-22 - Padraic Mac Lochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that County Donegal only received circa 10% of the recent funding approved by the HSE for congregated settings under the capital developments scheme across community healthcare Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo.

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PQ 22283-22 - Padraig Mac Lochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the cardiac radiology unit that was donated to Letterkenny University Hospital by a group (the ‘Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital Group’) in 2018 has not been commissioned

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PQ 22303-22 - Aodhan Ó Ríordáin

To ask the Minister for Health if there is a permanently employed psychiatrist in the Dublin north east HSE region; if not, the number of vacant posts; the number of psychiatrists that should be employed permanently; the length of time the region has been without a permanent psychiatrist; the efforts that are being made to ensure that the situation is rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22306-22 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will immediately reinstate a HSE home support team provided laundry service that has been in place for senior citizens and vulnerable persons at a community centre in County Kerry (Castlemaine Community Centre, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry. My office has been inundated with calls from very vulnerable constituents who are without the laundry service for the last number of weeks and they were told by the HSE to make alternative arrangements for the future.) for the past 28 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22307-22 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent psychiatrists in the Dublin north east mental health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22316-22 - Christopher O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to set up long Covid clinics outside of Dublin specifically for the west Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22347-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the latest round of homecare tenders which were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if there have been substantial changes to the tender since last initiated; the reason for adopting a volume-based approach; if there will be a minimum bid or costing of tender; if there will be no minimum; the manner in which workers rights will be safeguarded under offers which undercut rates required for the sustainability of existing community and voluntary providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22355-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that school age services were transferred from a service provider (Brothers of Charity, Roscommon) to the HSE; the number of children on waiting lists for therapies under the HSE in County Roscommon following this transition; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since this transition, children who were getting some service under the initial service provider albeit minimal are now getting no services at all; the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22356-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that speech and language therapy services, occupational therapy services and physiotherapy services are not being provided to children with a condition (Down Syndrome) in County Roscommon; when these services will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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