PQ Responses - May 20th 2020

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PQ 5763-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of contract tracing episodes engaged in by relevant staff and organisations by date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 5795 20 - Eoin O'Broin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients discharged from hospitals to emergency homeless accommodation in the past two years by month in tabular form

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PQ 5800-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants signed up for the Be on Call for Ireland initiative; and the number of applicants deployed in each CHO area to date in tabular form

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PQ 5802-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons tested for Covid-19 in each residential centre for persons with a disability in CHO9; the number of persons that tested positive for Covid-19 in each of these settings; and the new measures in place to reduce infection and protect staff and residents

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PQ 5805-20 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health when CervicalCheck and other screening services will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 5814-20 - Joe O'Brien

To ask the Minister for Health the average gap in days between the date that Covid-19 victims died and when they are officially reported as deaths

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PQ 5817-20 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the provisions in place for supports for children with special needs and or disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if support will be provided in the home

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PQ 5928-20 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health when the subcontracted modular cath lab service provided by a company (details supplied) for diagnostic angiograms will recommence activity at Uiversity Hospital Waterford in view of the fact it has been closed since early February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 5945-20 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health the locations urgent dental services can be availed of in counties Laois and Offaly in view of the fact that private dentists are not working; the facilities available for dental work in hospitals in the counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 5949-20 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests carried out by county to date in tabular form

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PQ 5968-20 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the interventions made by the HSE and the HPSC in direct provision centers, specifically on-site visits or inspections of these sites by public health teams and staff

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PQ 6038-20 - Peadar Tóibín.

To ask the Minister for Health the number of phone calls made to the HSE drug and alcohol helpline between 1 February 2020 and 1 May 2020; the number made to the helpline between the same dates in 2018 and 2019, respectively; the number of the daily positive Covid-19 cases which are persons with hospital-acquired Covid-19; and the number of such persons that have lost their lives

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PQ 6100-20 - Hildergarde Naughton

To ask the Minister for Health the reason women in the Saolta Hospital Group are being allegedly discriminated against in relation to being allowed a partner attend their c-section birth; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no partner is allowed into theatre to attend a c-section birth in University Hospital Galway whereas they are in University Hospital Castlebar; his views on whether the practice is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 6145-20 - Anne Rabbitte

To ask the Minister for Health the projected number of smear tests that have not been carried out due to Covid-19 restrictions; the date normal operating times are expected to commence; the expected date for full capacity to be restored for carrying out smear tests; the plans in place to work throughs backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6162-20 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for capital Works for St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois

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PQ 6167-20 - Thomas Byrne

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed reopening of disability services and centres

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PQ 6171 20 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare packages in each county in tabular form

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PQ 6172-20 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the use of interpreters as part of contact tracing efforts for workers with different nationalities that are working in meat processing factories to ensure that those workers, their families and communities are protected and that language is not a barrier

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PQ 6173-20 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests which have taken place to date at hospitals (details supplied); the average waiting time for test results from the hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6193-20 - Stephen Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the use of laboratories here for Covid-19 testing; if the HSE has reduced its planned or agreed use of these laboratorie; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 6200-20 - Colm Brophy

To ask the Minister for Health when he expects disability services particularly day services and respite care, will resume in care facilities, for example, a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 6W.

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PQ 6218-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents and staff in nursing homes nationwide; and the number of same that have been tested for Covid-19

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PQ 6282-20 - Joan Collins

To ask the Minister for Health the number of construction workers that tested positive for the virus or that have died from Covid-19 to date

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PQ 6359-20 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the full resumption of BreastCheck and cervical smear tests for those in need; and if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the cessation of these assessments

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PQ 6390-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the domestic laboratory capacity available for Covid-19; the profile of capacity versus use since 20 April 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6391-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has put together a specific contract for Covid-19 medical and surgical waste; if so, the details of the contract or contracts; if such waste is being exported, the locations to which it is being exported to; the transport and handling arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6392-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if a specific action plan is being worked on for family carers including those that are caring for children with disabilities (details supplied); if so, the way in which this plan will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 6422-20 - Mairead Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in dialysis that have tested positive for Covid-19; if there have been deaths in dialysis units of patients that had tested positive for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 6606-20 - Joe Flaherty

To ask the Minister for Health when it will be possible to offer a return of respite care for special needs children in the context of the roadmap for reopening the country and the resumption of full services; and the plans and safeguards in place to protect special needs children

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PQ 6654-20 - Martin Heydon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned new endoscopy unit and day care unit at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6782-20 - Sean Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the procurement arrangements and contracts signed throughout the Covid-19 crisis for PPE; the cost of this equipment; if consideration has been made on behalf of the State to purchase the machinery to manufacture this vital equipment; and the estimated cost of PPE purchases to date

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PQ 6864-20 - Dessie Ellis

To ask the Minister for Health the status of testing, retesting and tracing of all staff and residents in nursing homes and residential units to allow the eventual opening of these facilities to visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6869-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health if children and adults with a disability will be included in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business setting out the way in which the Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted.

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PQ 6890-20 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the reason a temporary physiotherapist from a health centre (details supplied) was laid off in view of the backlog of work; and when they will be replaced

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PQ 6958-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the number of contacts traced to date in the test and trace strategy for Covid-19; the number of contacts traced on average each day; the number of staff involved in contact tracing; the number of volunteers that came forward; the number deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 6959-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health if guidelines have been issued to mental health facilities advising them not to take in new patients under Covid-19 restrictions; if his attention has been drawn to an individual mental health facility no longer taking in new patients due to Covid-19; if there are alternative arrangements in place for patients that cannot access facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 6960-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health if the guidelines provided to mental health practitioners will be clarified; the guidelines available advising mental health practitioners of face-to-face counselling particularly in relation to children; if his attention has been drawn to the need for the provision of mental health supports for at risk individuals particularly for children during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 7006-20 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health if the measures for PPE for clinical speech and language therapists will be confirmed in view of the fact the lack of full recognition of elements of their work, for example, dysphagia and swallowing disorders are not recognised as an aerosol generating procedure placing them at an increased risk in their work.

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PQ 7023-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the deal with a company (details supplied) and other recruitment agencies to recruit healthcare workers to deal with the Covid-19 crisis; the amount the company or other such agencies are being paid; the number of healthcare workers which have been recruited; the reason this method to recruit has been chosen rather than recruiting directly to the HSE in view of the fact a permanent increase in capacity across the health service will be needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7024-20 Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 7027-20 - Martin Heydon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the guidance and provisions in place to assist family carers that have concerns regarding guidance on Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7035-20 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the shortage of PPE in private and public nursing homes in counties Offaly and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 7037-20 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist in mental health services for persons that are homeless in Dublin; when he expects these posts to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 7039-20 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the National Strategy and Policy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland; if the targets for 2019 have been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 7044-20 - Sean Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the specific challenges facing community projects that the attention of his Department has been drawn to regarding places for residential addiction supports; the actions taken to alleviate them; and when access will be resumed -

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PQ Responses - May 20th 2020