PQ Responses - March 8th 2023

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PQ 11636-23 -Joe McHugh front page preview

PQ 11636-23 -Joe McHugh

To ask the Minister for Health when the day hospital will re-open at St. Joseph's Hospital, Stranorlar; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11637-23 - Joe McHugh front page preview

PQ 11637-23 - Joe McHugh

To ask the Minister for Health when the day centre services will re-open at Ramelton community nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11649-23 - Johnny Mythen front page preview

PQ 11649-23 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the immediate plans to restore full services to Wexford General Hospital; the length of time this will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11656-23 - Jennifer Whitmore front page preview

PQ 11656-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment process for community neuro rehabilitation staffing in CHO6; if the five roles (as outlined by the HSE Response to PQ 6170/22, the following roles have bene funded: a senior physiotherapist, a senior occupational therapist, a senior speech and language therapist, a senior clinical psychologist and an administrative support role.) have been advertised; if so, if any or all have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11657-23 - Jennifer Whitmore front page preview

PQ 11657-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health when the neuro-rehabilitation unit planned for CHO6 will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11658-23 - Jennifer Whitmore front page preview

PQ 11658-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health if a suitable governance model for the neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO-6 has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11659-23 - Jennifer Whitmore front page preview

PQ 11659-23 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on provision for a neuro-rehabilitation unit in CHO7; where that unit will be based; the roles that have been provided funding within the service: when the service will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11676-23 - Réada Cronin front page preview

PQ 11676-23 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health whether any neurological, dermatological, respiratory or oncological illnesses are reported in higher proportion around Coillte planted areas than others; whether public health undertakes any evaluation or data collection on same; if not, if his Department will commit to doing so; if he will publish any data available on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11698-23 - Catherine Murphy front page preview

PQ 11698-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurosurgeons working in CHI Temple Street in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 11699-23 - Catherine Murphy front page preview

PQ 11699-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if he is confident that the emergency department of Beaumont Hospital could successfully deal with a high volume trauma event at Dublin Airport.

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PQ 11700-23 - Catherine Murphy front page preview

PQ 11700-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons aged between 0-18 years that suffer with migraine in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form.

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PQ 11701-23 - Catherine Murphy front page preview

PQ 11701-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time stop smoking advisors employed by the HSE in CHO9 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and the locations within this CHO where the stop smoking advisors are located.

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PQ 11702-23 - Catherine Murphy front page preview

PQ 11702-23 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the major capital works projects that were carried out at Beaumont Hospital during 2022 and to date in 2023; the nature of these works projects; and the estimated cost of these capital works, in tabular form.

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PQ 11733-23- Kathleen Funchion front page preview

PQ 11733-23- Kathleen Funchion

To ask the Minister for Health when the staff in an nursing home (Archersrath nursing home) Kilkenny will be paid the pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11804-23 - Michael McNamara front page preview

PQ 11804-23 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries cancelled at Ennis Hospital in December 2022, January 2023 and February 2023; and if he will provide a breakdown of the surgical procedures cancelled.

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PQ 11831-23 - Neasa Hourigan front page preview

PQ 11831-23 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health in recognition of Travellers as a priority group as being at an increased risk of suicidal behaviour when he will instruct the Connecting for Life Advisory Group established in 2020 to meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11863-23 - Roisin Shortall front page preview

PQ 11863-23 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new homecare tender process; the timeline he is working towards for issuing the invitation to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11889-23 - Patricia Ryan front page preview

PQ 11889-23 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the new build to St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11892-23 - Patricia Ryan front page preview

PQ 11892-23 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on occupational therapy in County Kildare; the number waiting for more than six months; the number waiting for more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11893-23 - Patricia Ryan front page preview

PQ 11893-23 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the eye-care waiting list from the CHO7 area; the number waiting for more than six months, the number waiting for more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11931-23 - Fergus O'Dowd front page preview

PQ 11931-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health if the commissioner of the report of the investigation of complaints made by protected disclosure into a community nursing home ( St Mary's Community Nursing Home ( CNU) Phoenix Park,[ dated 28th May 2022 and subsequently published on 2nd March 2023 ] was requested by Acrux to extend the remit of the above report to include evidence presented by me Fergus O'Dowd to the investigating team on 7th December 2022 that an alleged instruction was given from CHO to take emails off the system that were issued to reinsure staff in this CNU about the initial onset of COVID-19 and PPE , the reasons she gave not to extend the remit , to details any consultations she had with others in relation to this issue) was requested by a company to extend the remit of the report to include evidence presented by this Deputy to the investigating team on 7 December 2022; the reasons given not to extend the remit to include details of any consultations they had with others in relation to this issue; the reason it took ten months to publish this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11937-23 - Cathal Crowe front page preview

PQ 11937-23 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health if the new protocol introduced in the University of Limerick Hospital Group in January 2023, whereby ambulances could bring patients to the medical assessment unit of Ennis General Hospital instead of the UHL emergency department, could be further extended so as to also include the local injuries unit at Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11942-23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11942-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated whole-time equivalents of consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, staff nurses, podiatrists and administrative support posts currently dedicated to the outpatient adult diabetes clinic in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11943 -23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11943 -23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated whole-time equivalents of consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, staff nurses, podiatrists and administrative support posts currently in place in the paediatric diabetes and endocrinology service at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11945-23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11945-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who are awaiting a first appointment to the adult outpatient's diabetes clinic in University Hospital Waterford; the duration of their time on the list since first referral/diagnosis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11946-23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11946-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health if he could please confirm in tabular form the number of Adult Patients attending University Hospital Waterford for Type 1 Diabetes care in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11947-23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11947-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric patients attending University Hospital Waterford for type 1 diabetes care in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 ,in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11948-23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11948-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients attending University Hospital Waterford for type 2 diabetes care in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11949-23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11949-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with type 1 diabetes who have attended DAFNE carb counting and insulin adjustments in University Hospital Waterford since it began in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 11950-23 - Matt Shanahan front page preview

PQ 11950-23 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients presenting through the University Hospital Waterford emergency department or due to diabetic ketoacidosis; how many of these presenting patients were admitted; whether these patients presenting/admissions were adult or paediatric in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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