PQ Responses - November 3rd 2020

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PQ 25973-20 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the situation in which adult day care centres for persons with disabilities are not implementing their new programmes for service users and in some cases are only providing between 1 to 3 days out of 5 although they are receiving funds for the full 5 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Johnny Mythen

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PQ 25984-20 - Johnny Guirke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting face-to-face psychology appointments prior to March 2020; the number of appointments conducted in the period March 2020 to August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Johnny Guirke

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PQ 28430-20 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

To ask the Minister for Health the average turnaround time from initial contact with a general practitioner to confirmation of the result of a test for teachers. -Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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PQ 28431-20 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of contacts traced in relation to confirmed Covid-19 cases in schools. -Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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PQ 30621-20 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the progress which has been made to fully reopen services such as speech and language, occupational physiotherapy and child psychology services. -Brian Stanley

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PQ 30622-20 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health if measures will be put in place to clear the backlog of those children that are waiting for speech and language, occupational therapy and child psychology services. -Brian Stanley

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PQ 30632-20 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided for disability services in County Donegal which have been heavily impacted by underfunding and the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pearse Doherty

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PQ 30633-20 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health the number of assessment of needs applications that have been made in County Donegal in 2020; the number that have been processed; the number that have yet to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pearse Doherty

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PQ 30662-20 - Alan kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the substantial deficits currently experienced by section 38 and 39 disability service providers are eliminated; the target date he is working towards for the elimination of these deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 30833-20 - Richard O Donoghue

To ask the Minister for Health when physiotherapy will be reinstated for children with complex medical needs and chronic conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard O'Donoghue

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PQ 31342-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the recent announcement by St. John of Gods that they will be withdrawing from the provision of disability services over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 31560-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the criteria applied by the HSE for testing in cases in which a person is a close contact but does not have the Covd-19 app installed - Pa Daly.

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PQ 31561-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of new staff numbers on track and tracing and swabbing duties for 2020 and 2021, including details of those employed directly with the HSE and those employed by third party organisations; and the number of these workers that are full-time versus contract workers - Pa Daly.

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PQ 32323-20 - Rose Conway Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help packages by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Rose Conway-Walsh

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PQ 32324-20 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a definition of a close contact for the purposes of Covid-19 tracing; if this definition used by the HSE is in line with WHO and ECDC guidelines; if this definition is applied in primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bríd Smith

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PQ 32334-20 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health the number of schools his Department or the HSE have notified that have had cases of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael

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PQ 32337-20 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health his plans place resume BreastCheck services; when plans will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 32347-20 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to using the field interviewers for contact tracing in the battle against Covid-19 given their unique training and interview skills - Catherine Connolly.

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PQ 32398-20 - David Cullanane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE workers that have been seconded or volunteered to work with the HSA or in contact testing or tracing by occupation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 32399-20 - David Cullanane

To ask the Minister for Health the training that has been put in place for those seconded, volunteered or otherwise to work in Covid-19 contact tracing; the level of support and training that has been given or continues to be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 32454-20 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitalisations that occurred due to knife assaults in each of the years 2005 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 32475-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address staff recruitment issues in homecare provision; if he has engaged with an organisation (Home and Community Care Ireland) on this matter; and if he will conduct a social care workforce capacity review. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 32483-20 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount the HSE spent on private ambulances in the south-east and mid-west regions in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jackie Cahill

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PQ 32484-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the placements within the health service that student nurses are paid for and those they are not; the estimated cost of payments and number of recipients for any paid placement; if he will provide details of other classifications of students that undertake paid and or unpaid placements within the health service; the number of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 32500-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from each hospital and relevant centre that have been provided with healthcare worker accommodation since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of those persons that are currently availing of the accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 32501-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional healthcare worker accommodation across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 32514-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health if play therapy is classed as an essential service; if so, the guidelines in place for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jennifer Whitmore

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PQ 32515-20 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the composition of the health intelligence unit; the number and grade of all staff in the unit; the remit of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Catherine Connolly

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PQ 32522-20 - Darren O Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of Covid-19 transmission that have been identified as having taken place in gyms and swimming pools in each month to date 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Darren O'Rourke

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PQ 32525-20 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for primary medical certificates by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Rose Conway-Walsh

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PQ 32538-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Business Services is the only body within the HSE with responsibility for recruitment and filling of positions; and if so, the number of positions the Health Business Services has filled for tracking and tracing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 32539-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the number of jobs or positions the HSE has filled or hired; the number of these positions were filled by HBS versus the number were filled by outside agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 32550-20 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare packages by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cian O'Callaghan

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PQ 32575-20 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the status of taxi services for the disability sector at present particularly in circumstances in which persons were collected from their home before the pandemic. -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 32633-20 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide data on confirmed Covid-19 infection amongst persons in the age group from 4 to 12 and 13 to 18 years, respectively, by week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Paul Murphy

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PQ 32637-20 - Steven Matthews

To ask the Minister for Health the rules with regards to level 5 restrictions regarding the attendance of a designated partner in maternity wards, specifically the terms included in compassionate grounds and if there is scope for discretion by individual doctors in this regard - Steven Matthews. -Steven Matthews

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PQ 32712-20 - Michael Ring

To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position in relation to a facility (Bangor Erris Primary Care Centre); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Ring

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PQ 32721-20 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health if staff of the National Self Harm Registry will be classified as essential workers in this lockdown, which they were not during the last, resulting in the inability to collect and collate data to date pertaining to the last lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael McNamara

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PQ 32837-20 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health if break and yard time is included for students to be considered a close contact (a student can only be a close contact of another student if they are sitting next to them for 3 hours. That rules out every student as a close contact because they leave the room for yard time in primary and every class in secondary ). -Sean Sherlock

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PQ 32722-20 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the collection, collation and dissemination of data pertaining to suicide, that is, the CSO or other State agency, the period during the last lockdown and the period of the current lockdown will be prioritised; if his Department has data on suicides pertaining to the last lockdown at its disposal; if so, if he will share any such data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael McNamara

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PQ 32725-20 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the number of palliative care patients that required access to a palliative care bed in south County Tipperary since March 2020; the number of palliative care patients that were refused a bed in a palliative care facility in County Tipperary since March 2020 due to the of lack of beds; the number of patients that required convalescent care in south County Tipperary since March 2020; the number of patients that have been refused convalescent care due to the closure of St. Brigid’s Hospital; the number of patients that have been refused respite due to the closure of St. Brigid’s Hospital since March 2020; the breakdown of all patients who would normally use the St. Brigid’s Hospital facility for respite care that have been accommodated since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath

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PQ 32738-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff available on the first day of each month for the months of May to October 2020, by testers, tracers and others categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 32745-20 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 test centre can be reopened in Athlone in view of the rise in cases and the increase in testing persons that cannot drive and will have to resort to travel on public transport to their nearest test centre. -Robert Troy

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PQ 32751-20 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase contact tracing for Covid-19; and if he has considered asking volunteers to carry out the process. -Paul McAuliffe

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PQ 32765-20 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the number of close contacts contacted via the Covid-19 tracker application since it was launched by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patrick Costello

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PQ 32799-20 - Reada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected under the fair deal scheme in each of the past five years; the number of persons contributing to and availing of the scheme in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Réada Cronin

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PQ 32801-20 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the rate of transmission of Covid-19 from gym use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Joe Carey

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PQ 32826-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects underway and planned by county undertaken by his Department or the HSE in tabular form; the cost to this point and budget; the timeline for delivery; the current stage of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 32840-20 - Bríd Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE are handing over the governance, care and accommodation needs of vulnerable persons in sheltered accommodation to an approved housing body; and if he will further clarify issues (Hail. Will HSE staff currently caring for the residents of these homes continue in their role?· If they are replaced by Hail staff , will the new staff be registered Psychiatric nurses?· If the new staff caring for residents are not Psychiatric nurses what qualifications will they have ?· How many housing units currently run by the HSE are being transferred to Hail? · How many residents are affected by this move? ) - Bríd Smith. -Bríd Smith

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PQ 32871-20 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health the number of tests and cases of school going children since 27 September 2020 to the most recent data available by 0-4, 5-12 and 13-19 years of age in tabular form. -Gary Gannon

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PQ 32877-20 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health the most up-to-date definition of a close contact used within the school environment; and the details of changes and dates of changes to this definition. -Gary Gannon

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PQ 32881-20 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kildare that have been impacted by the redeployment of disability clinicians to address the assessment of need backlog. -Pádraig O'Sullivan

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PQ 32902-20 & 33940-20 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a report from the Ombudsman for Children (Unmet Needs: A report on the challenges faced by children in Ireland who require an assessment of their needs ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 32904-20 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the restrictions on partners and or accompanying persons attending the labour and prenatal appointments in the maternity services under levels 4 and 5 of the Living with Covid Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 32929-20 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the reason applicants with clinical experience and qualifications are considered for Covid-19 work with specific reference to non-clinical tracers applications for the HSE on call for Ireland programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Patrick Costello

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PQ 32937-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 response team has been assembled; the make-up of the team by profession; if the team is active; if it has been called into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denis Naughten

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PQ 32956-20 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health if food supplements and gluten free products will be covered under the medical card scheme in view of the fact that these products can be expensive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 32976-20 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding has been assigned in Budget 2021 to address the digital divide to ensure that persons with disabilities and other disadvantages are not left behind during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Carol Nolan

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PQ 32980-20 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is only one dedicated nurse, focused on 0 to 18 only that specialises in Down's syndrome; if he will provide investment for a dedicated specialist nurse in each of the nine CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Carol Nolan

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PQ 32981-20 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health if personnel or section within his Department or the HSE have ever conducted an ethical review of the Groningen Protocol which originated in the Netherlands and which permits the active euthanasia or physician assisted death of premature and severely ill newborns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Carol Nolan

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PQ 33013-20 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of healthcare personnel that have been recruited by the HSE since March 2020 whose previous employment was in nursing homes and or caring for the elderly facilities by CHO area and by month, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Alan Kelly

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PQ 33025-20 - Eoghan Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons contacted as part of contact tracing efforts that refuse to cooperate with the requests for information and who refuse to get tested. -Eoghan Murphy

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PQ 33026-20 - Eoghan Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons contacted each week as part of contact tracing efforts. -Eoghan Murphy

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PQ 33079-20 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resume child and adult intellectual disability respite services in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties families are encountering while services are suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pearse Doherty

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PQ 33080-20 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health when respite services for both children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Inishowen area of County Donegal will be resumed; if alternative supports are available during the suspension of respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Pearse Doherty

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PQ 33109-20 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of community registered nurses that have yet to have their salary increased in line with the agreement reached following the 2019 industrial dispute by region; the reason for the delay in this regard; when all community registered nurses will be moved to the new pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Matt Carthy

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PQ 33133-20 - Patrick Costello

To ask the Minister for Health the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance Service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 - Patrick Costello.

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PQ 33160-20 - James Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions within CAMHS Wexford south - James Browne.

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PQ 33160-20 - James Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions within CAMHS Wexford south - James Browne.

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PQ 33173-20 - Eoghan Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the protocol and processes in place when a Covid-19 contact tracer encounters resistance and a failure to cooperate from the close contact of a positive case. -Eoghan Murphy

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PQ 33174-20 - Eoghan Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the protocol and processes in place when the first contact with a positive Covid-19 case does not cooperate with the requirements to provide contacts for tracing. -Eoghan Murphy

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PQ 33255-20 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resume BreastCheck screening services; if the recent move to level 5 will have an effect on the resumption of his service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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PQ 33297-20 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants for the primary medical certificate programme in 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Thomas Pringle

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PQ 33302-20 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the FreeStyleLibre to be available on the long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jackie Cahill

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PQ 33303-20 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health when St. Bridget’s hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary will be returned to normal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jackie Cahill

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PQ 33307-20 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the allocated funding for the pathology programme in University Hospital Kerry. -Pa Daly

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PQ 33334-20 - Joan Collins

To ask the Minister for Health the public health measures being put in place to ensure the isolation of the Covid-19 infection within the Travelling community which has increased over the past four weeks. -Joan Collins

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PQ 33350-20 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a Budget 2021 breakdown of funding for breastfeeding; the funding being made available to implement the National Breastfeeding Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jennifer Whitmore

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PQ 33352-20 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which the 600 new rehabilitation beds announced in Budget 2021 will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cathal Crowe

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PQ 33354-20 - Sean Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider using the Army Reserve to help with contact tracing for Covid-19 (as there are 1,200 members who are Garda vetted and trained and would be available immediately ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 33360-20 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if any HSE staff currently working on contract tracing have been redeployed from other services specifically those involving speech and language assessments for children, occupational therapists services and NEPS psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bríd Smith

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PQ 33365-20 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the agency contract signed between the HSE and a company (CPL) in relation to the terms and conditions of level 2 Covid-19 contact tracers and the individual contracts and terms and conditions of employment makes it clear that those that have been hired to undertake this critical job do not enjoy the same sick pay terms as level 1 tracers that are in the direct employment of the HSE; his further views on whether the lack of full sick pay cover could potentially see such agency workers placing themselves at risk and in a compromised position in the workplace; if he and the HSE will address this deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Ged Nash

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PQ 33391-20 -Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health the nature and composition of a target capacity for test trace and quarantine at the various levels of the Government's roadmap; and if he envisages problems of building the surge capacity or getting compliance with quarantine and isolation - Richard Bruton. -Richard Bruton

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PQ 33405-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons seeking mental health supports in Galway city to date in 2020; the way in which this compares to the previous five years; if there were notable increases during the initial Covid-19 emergency period lockdown from 13 March 2020 to 18 May 2020 in those seeking mental health services in Galway city; if there was a change over the summer months with more relaxed restrictions; if his Department and the HSE are planning for increased resources for mental health services in Galway city through the current stage of restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 33418-20 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to waiving parking fees for frontline staff in hospitals in view of the level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 33427-20 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place and being considered to ensure that arthritis suffers can access rheumatology services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, appointments and treatments during level 5 restrictions and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Neale Richmond

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PQ 33444-20 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if a closed Covid testing centre (Covid Testing Centre in Athlone ) could be re-opened given the increase in Covid cases and given the fact that it leaves some persons traveling over 60 km to a testing centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Claire Kerrane

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PQ 33448-20 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the most recent CAMHS waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Paul McAuliffe

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PQ 33449-20 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthodontic procedures in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Paul McAuliffe

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PQ 33450-20 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the neurorehabilitation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Cormac Devlin

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PQ 33452-20 & 34247-20 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting times for assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Moynihan

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PQ 33454-20 - Dara Calleary

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for using district and community hospitals in the fight against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Dara Calleary

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PQ 33457-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020; the equivalent figure for the same timeframe in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -John Lahart

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PQ 33461-20 - James Lawless

To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours will be provided for older persons in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -James Lawless

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PQ 33480-20 - Mick Barry

To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that all contacts are traced within the 3 day recommended timeframe of a positive diagnosis; the measures he undertook to ensure all contact tracing operations have adequate resources including telecommunications and IT equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mick Barry

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PQ 33486-20 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for a facility owned by an organisation (a house in Thurles, Co Tipperary that is owned by Down Syndrome Ireland and operated by Down Syndrome Tipperary, that now has up to sixty users availing of the facility ) that provides a range of necessary community-based services to allow for necessary works to be carried out in order to make the facility fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Jackie Cahill

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PQ 33530-20 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding audiologist consultations in view of the fact that on 1 October 2020 the waiting times for referrals were 79 weeks and 49 weeks for adults and children, respectively in County Mayo; the steps being taken to reduce this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Rose Conway-Walsh

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PQ 33540-20 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for further investment in testing tracing infrastructure and public health tracing teams in the coming weeks; the number of whole-time equivalents employed in this service since April 2020, by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Gino Kenny

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PQ 33784-20 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he expects to increase staffing levels throughout the HSE in order to ensure the smooth delivery of services in all areas nationally with particular reference to the development of Slaintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 33787-20 - Bernard Durkin

To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which a waiting list exists for orthodontic services; the plans in place to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 33789-20 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to be in a position to improve the quality and extent of support services for children with special needs including the provision of maternity leave cover for speech and language therapists in order to provide continuity of services for the children in respect of whom no such cover exists at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 33794-20 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting lists in respect of coronary procedures and heart, lung and kidney transplants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 33795-20 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE remains capable of dealing with further surges in Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 33800-20 - Bernard J Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children suffering from mental health issues hospitalised throughout the HSE in each of the past ten years to date; the degree to which treatment has been made readily available in sufficient scale to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Bernard J. Durkan

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PQ 33891-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the selection of a company (CPL Healthcare ) to conduct recruitment for the additional staff for swabbing and contact tracing; the reason for the selection of the company and qualifications sought; the cost of the contract with the company to run the recruitment process for swabbers and contact tracers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 33897-20 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health when the new HSE primary care centre at Edenmore, Dublin 5 will be opened; the estimated cost of the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denise Mitchell

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PQ 33911-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if the sensitivity of the PCR test for Covid-19 used in Ireland differs from that used in other jurisdictions; if his Department has considered emerging evidence that a PCR test could identify trace amounts of the virus from a past infection whereby the person would no longer be infectious; the way in which his Department will address this in policy; the way in which the sensitivity of the PCR test compares to other types of tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 33915-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all sanitising products supplied by the HSE are in compliance with recognised standards; and the safety assessment a product (the ViraPro product ) was put through prior to the product being purchased and supplied to healthcare outlets - Róisín Shortall. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 33941-20 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 13,419 persons aged under 18 years of age that are awaiting an initial assessment of speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 33948-20 - Michael Lowry

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the situation at St. Brigid’s Community Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary - Michael Lowry

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PQ Responses - November 3rd 2020