PQ Responses - October 4th 2022

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PQ 47873-22 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the supports and or choices that are available to parents that deem themselves in a position that they cannot provide appropriate care for their children; if the HSE has care services available for the adult and child ( Services for parents / guardians that find they may pose an immediate or potential danger to the mortality and or well-being of an infant / child and or minor).

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PQ 47881-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the HSE trial in Peamount Hospital delivering a multidisciplinary program for persons living with a neurological condition; when the trial is expected to be completed; the long-term plan for when the trial is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47926-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the reopening of CAMHS inpatient beds in a medical setting (Linn Dara) concerning the plans to get CAMHS beds up to full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47930-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health if the consumer directed home support grant is being administered within each CHO area; the number of consumer directed home support grants which were administered in each CHO from 2017 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47931-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of the consumer directed home support grant as it places the entire responsibility for employing home support on those caring for vulnerable family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47932-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours for which homecare support assistants were required in each CHO from 2017 to date; the number of these hours that were filled by HSE employed homecare support assistants the number of these hours that were filled by external providers through the HSE and the number of hours in each CHO area within the same period that were unfilled resulting in unmet need; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47933-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to each CHO from 2017 to date to recruit staff to the home support service; the CHO areas that had an underspend of their allocation from 2017 to date; the actions that are been taken within each CHO area to recruit home care support staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47934-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the HSE policy on the allocation of available homecare support assistants in each CHO; if the allocation is carried out based on severity of need or other factors; if not, his views on whether it should be; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47935-22 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that evusheld has not been made available in Ireland given that it has been approved by the European Medicines Agency and is in wide use in Europe and America.

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PQ 47961-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if additional staff will be employed to meet the increased demand for services in view of the transfer of ophthalmology outpatient department, eye casualty and operating theatre sessions from Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital, Cork to the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork and the scheduled opening new ophthalmology centre in Ballincollig; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47963-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he and his Department will engage with the HSE to put in place the necessary procedures for the employment of theatre assistants in view of the major challenge of the shortage of theatre nurses in many hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47995-22 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are attending University of Limerick Hospitals Group adult diabetes service and who are using insulin pump therapy to manage their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47997-22 - Violet Anne Wynne.

To ask the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 47999-22 - Violet Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the process that is employed by the University of Limerick Hospitals Group when moving persons from the waiting list to the adults outpatient’s diabetes clinic list; the way that the waiting list is monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48000-22 - Violet-Anne Wynne

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the closure of Ennis injury unit on 20 August 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48020-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the services that are currently being provided in a primary care centre (Baltinglass Primary Healthcare Centre, Baltinglass, Co Wicklow); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48046-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to address staff shortages of radiation therapists; if there are plans to review recruitment and retention policies regarding radiation therapists, including staffing levels and service capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48071-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health when CH07 will have a clinic for adults with ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48072-22 - Jim O Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available in the Dublin 6 area for adults diagnosed with ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48087-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the progress made in meeting each of the objectives of Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland Health Service Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016 to 2021 as of 25 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48089-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the availability of dedicated private spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in each acute and community hospital in each CHO.

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PQ 48120-22 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place a contingency plan to ensure that staffing levels are in place at Ennis injury clinic at all times following its closure at short notice on 20 August, 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48130-22 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the new vaccine for shingles is not available on the medical card or the drug payments scheme; if he will review this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48136-22 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will include respreeza under the general medical scheme and or the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48147-22 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide confirmation of the opening hours of the minor injuries unit in Our Lady’s Hospital Cashel; the number of patients who have attended this service in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48185-22 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the health centre in Newcastle, Clonmel, County Tipperary, which has been closed since Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48203 -22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a primary care unit (Ballybay Primary Care Unit); if a date for completion is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48238-22 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of breasts pumps available in each maternity unit in tabular form.

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PQ 48239-22 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number and type of therapist posts that are currently advertised; and the average length of time to fill therapy posts by therapy discipline.

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PQ 48267-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an-up-to date list of approved home support providers across all counties in tabular form; the level of home service supports provided directly by the HSE, separate to those provided by third-party providers on behalf of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48268-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to approved home support providers by the HSE in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48305-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to decide if a child qualifies for free orthodontic treatment in the HSE; if there are any proposed changes to the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48308-22 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the present status of the BreastCheck mobile scanning unit in relation to the time and schedule that it has made available in Waterford city and county (the minister must surely be aware of the significant waiting lists for a mammogram in the southeast that this unit can interdict?); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48349-22 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the status of a pilot programme (A pilot programme for Mallow General Hospital to treat A&E patients).

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PQ 48352-22 - Sean Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the amount that is paid to each doctor for the performance of an abortion in a general practitioner-setting; the amount paid to doctors, midwifery, and any other hospital staff for the provision of abortion in a hospital setting; and if either amount has changed since 2019.

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PQ 48353-22 - Sean Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was spent in relation to abortion provision to community-based groups which provide counselling and provision of abortion; and if he will provide a breakdown of the monies spent on advertising, training, consultancy, legal advice, and any other relevant services in each of the years 2019 to 2021.

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PQ 48354-22 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the amount that was paid to general practitioners for carrying-out abortions in each of the years 2019 to 2021; and the total amount paid for abortions carried out in hospital settings separately in that timeframe.

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PQ 48367-22 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the plans that his Department has put in place to establish a respite house in south County Kerry for school leavers (Minister as you are aware there is no respite house in the South of Kerry for school leavers. The Arches respite house which is run by St John of God in Beaufort Killarney only offers respite till people turn 19 years of age . We know there is a need for respite in South Kerry. Parents are giving 24/7 care to their children and are saving the state a lot of money.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48405-22 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health when the former temporary, now permanent clerical officers who worked in accident and emergency departments in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar during Covid will receive their Covid bonus (I believe the payment has been confirmed to them but they are still waiting same.).

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PQ 48419-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide podiatry services in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48420-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently on the waiting list for podiatry in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 West Wicklow; the average waiting timeframe for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48450-22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the capital funding that is available to a private organisation providing support and day respite to children with disabilities through a service level agreement with the HSE.

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PQ 48462-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the financial supports that are available to parents of children with vision impairments who require strong prescription glasses; if these supports vary depending on CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48467-22 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are approximately 600 children waiting on disability services in the Tallaght area (given that there are only 12 therapists who are struggling to reduce the waiting lists and children waiting for more than 4 years for services; including, in the short-term while provisions are made for a more robust public service paying for persons to get private treatments as is the case for other adult health conditions); if he will take all the necessary steps to reduce this wait time; and if he will ensure the long-term improvement of these services by filling the need for more staff and college places to allow more qualified therapists to work in the service.

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PQ 48469-22 - Emer Higgins

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the free cervical screening service to women over 65 years who have previously had an abnormal result from a cervical smear test or who have been recommended to continue getting regular smears by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48481-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if the recent development of rooms and offices in a hospital (New rooms at Naas General Hospital, Naas Co Kildare) will open soon; the reason for the delay; the purpose for which the rooms will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48506-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of recommendations that have been actioned with regard to a report on mental health services in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48509-22 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are attending the paediatric diabetes service of University Limerick Hospitals Group and using insulin pump therapy to manage their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48510-22 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the directive or clinical recommendations that the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48511-22 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are awaiting a first appointment to the adult outpatients diabetes clinic in any of the UL Hospitals Group hospitals; the number of persons waiting for time periods (0-6m, 6-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m, 2-4y, 4-5y, 5-6y, 6-7y, and 7+ years.) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48525-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in County Mayo that accepted medical card patients in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48594-22 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant paediatric rheumatologists attached to Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48595-22 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times by facility for residential rehabilitation or detoxification treatment in September 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48619-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons detained under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48626-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the breakdown of spending announced in 2021 in Budget 2022 for disability services; the amount that was spent out of the full allocation; the areas to which this expenditure went; if any expenditure is being reallocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48628-22 - Nessa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the breakdown of spending announced in 2021 in Budget 2022 for mental health; the amount that was spent out of the full allocation; the areas to which this expenditure went; if any expenditure is being reallocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48638-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of private or for-profit housing providers that have service-level agreements with the HSE in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 48649-22 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that throughout the European Union, the medication evushed has been fast-tracked to ensure that patients with blood cancer can develop antibodies to resist Covid, which would otherwise have a very high fatality rate for such patients, but in Ireland, the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics has required a lengthy heath-technical-assessment before it would consider sanctioning its use; if this approach accords with the precautionary approach which has characterised the Government's Covid policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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