PQ Responses - October 8th 2020

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PQ 29261-20 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to save St. John of Gods Services, Monavalley, Tralee, County Kerry (St John of Gods Services letter issued on 1/10/2020. This is a life line to so many Kerry Families and it is an excellent facility in the centre of Kerry. It is vital that this service is saved. Email sent at 10.06am on 05/10/20 ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Griffin

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PQ 29262-20 - Ruairí Ó Murchú

To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of dentists, dental nurses, clinical dental technicians and orthodontists working in primary care sites in the CHO8 area in February 2020 and June 2020, in tabular form - Ruairí Ó Murchú.

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PQ 29263-20 - Ruairí Ó Murchú

To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of dentists, dental nurses, clinical dental technicians and orthodontists aligned to Primary Care sites in the CHO8 area that are currently seconded on Covid-19 related activities - Ruairí Ó Murchú.

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PQ 29270-20 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add cariban to the approved drug list under the drug payment scheme; and the medicines available under the drug payment scheme to treat hyperemesis gravidarum - Thomas Gould.

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PQ 29298-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been received for primary medical certificates in CHO 9 in 2020; the number of applications that have been processed to date; the number of applications that have undergone a medical assessment; the number of applications that are still awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Mary Lou McDonald

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PQ 29319-20 - Reada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health the reason HSE audiology has not been ring-fenced as an essential service for children who are deaf and hard of hearing; if he will make a commitment to ring-fencing that vital service in the future even in the event of further Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Réada Cronin

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PQ 29320-20 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health if further funding will be given to the disability services sector in view of the current conditions and additional costs to them for PPE during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Michael Fitzmaurice

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PQ 29375-20 - Padraig MacLochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure Saolta Group undertake the urgent implementation of all necessary improvements laid bare by the recent HIQA Your Experience survey (which clearly showed that more than a quarter of Donegal respondents rated their maternity care experience related to pregnancy, labour and birth as ‘poor to fair’. Letterkenny University Hospital scored consistently under the national average in all questions related to satisfaction with care in pregnancy and also during labour and birth and this is entirely unacceptable. Letterkenny University Hospital had the 2nd highest rate of service user dissatisfaction in Ireland with care related to pregnancy labor and birth. ) - Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

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PQ 29376-20 - Padraig Mac Lochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure the speedy implementation of the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 at Letterkenny University Hospital, including the supported care pathway which specifies provision for home birth. -Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

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PQ 29393-20 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists who have been reassigned to the Covid-19 testing and tracing response; the impact this has had on waiting lists for children waiting for assessments with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and autism assessments; the timeline his Department is working toward to return all redeployed HSE staff to their original posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Róisín Shortall

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PQ 29440-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 PCR tests performed each week in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denis Naughten

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PQ 29448-20 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for replacing general practitioners that retire; and the status of the matter with a predicted 700 general practitioners due to retire within the next couple of years; his views in particular on the ongoing crisis in New Ross, County Wexford, in which hundreds of patients have been left without a local doctors service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Johnny Mythen

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PQ 29459-20 - Paul Kehoe

To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to an organisation (Cumas, New Ross, Co. Wexford Covid-19 Coasts through Dec 2020: €75,000 (once off) Transport cost: €110,000 per annum Increment Costs:€125,000 per annum Rent: €105,000 per annum School Leaver Ability Project: €225,000 per annum, Total Once off Funding: €75,000 Total Increase in Core funding: €565,000 ) in respect of a funding application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Paul Kehoe

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PQ 29476-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that have been screened by BreastCheck from 1 January to 30 September 2020; and the number for the same time frame in 2019 - John Lahart.

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PQ 29479-20 - Brendan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided for mental health services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Brendan Smith

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PQ 29486-20 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health the status the establishment of the national psychology place office - Gary Gannon

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PQ 29489-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. -John Lahart

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PQ 29490-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an ophthamology appointment in primary care as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. -John Lahart

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PQ 29491-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. -John Lahart

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PQ 29492-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. -John Lahart

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PQ 29494-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. -John Lahart

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PQ 29495-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. -John Lahart

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PQ 29497-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; the way in which that compares to the target in each LHO area for the same period; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area in tabular form; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months - John Lahart.

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PQ 29498-20 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 30 September 2020 or the latest available date; the average waiting time; the number of persons in each LHO area awaiting placement under the scheme in tabular form; and the length of time waiting - John Lahart.

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PQ 29500-20 -Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE medical or therapeutic staff, including dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, SLTs and OTs, that have been deployed to Coivd-19 contact tracing or testing duties on a weekly basis between 1 May 2020 and 1 October 2020, inclusive; and the breakdown of the professional roles of each in tabular form - Holly Cairns.

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PQ 29524-20 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health when health staff such as speech and language therapists and occupational therapists currently carrying out contact tracing will return to their pre-Covid-19 roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Denis Naughten

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PQ 29549-20 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ring-fence funding for support services for persons with disabilities to enable the 2,900 persons with disabilities living in congregated settings to live in homes in the community in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Holly Cairns

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PQ 29550-20, 29551-20 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area as of 30 September 2020 or latest date available; the number on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form - Michael Moynihan.

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PQ 29552-20 & 29553-20 Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided as of 30 September 2020 or the latest date available by CHO area in tabular form - Michael Moynihan.

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PQ 29554-20 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children as of 30 September 2020 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 by each Local Health Office area in tabular form - Michael Moynihan.

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PQ 29559-20 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list for each local health area as of 30 September 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the numbers waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and more than 65 years of age by each category in tabular form - Michael Moynihan

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PQ Responses - October 8th 2020