PQ Responses - September 23rd 2020

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PQ 25710-20 - Sean Canney front page preview

PQ 25710-20 - Sean Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that primary care centres built under a public private partnership arrangement cannot be structurally altered without a formal approval by the PPP company (This is delaying the introduction of services such as x-ray facilities and Audiology into the Primary Care Centre ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Seán Canney

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PQ 25722-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett front page preview

PQ 25722-20 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each CHO; and the number of persons waiting for beds - Richard Boyd Barrett. -Richard Boyd Barrett

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PQ 25737-20 - Richard Bruton front page preview

PQ 25737-20 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that diverting speech and language therapists risks disrupting service at a critical time and disrupting the pipeline of work experience for graduates. -Richard Bruton

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PQ 25755-20 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 25755-20 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to find independent living for the 97 residents under 65 years of age that are currently residing in private nursing homes in the midwest region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 25756-20 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 25756-20 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to find independent living for the eight residents under 65 years of age that are currently residing in public nursing homes in the midwest region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 25759-20 Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 25759-20 Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health when the PMO will sign off on renewal applications for the hardship scheme that are currently pending in the Cork, Clare and Limerick local health offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 25761-20 - Colm Burke front page preview

PQ 25761-20 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the current procedures that exist for applicants under the hardship scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Colm Burke

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PQ 25784-20 - Martin Browne front page preview

PQ 25784-20 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to persons in north County Tipperary being referred to University Hospital Limerick due to a lack of capacity in Nenagh, County Tipperary; if he will make local testing facilities available; if those that incur additional expansion in order to travel from Nenagh to Limerick will be compensated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Martin Browne

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PQ 25788-20 - Louise O'Reilly front page preview

PQ 25788-20 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation facing HSE workers in the Dublin north mental health services that are now having large pay deductions due to a payroll error by the HSE; and the reason the HSE and Dublin north mental health services are continuing to refuse to engage with the workers and their trade unions in order to come up with a payment plan to ensure that the return of the overpaid moneys is done in a fair and affordable way and that does not create significant financial difficulties for the workers concerned - Louise O'Reilly. -Louise O'Reilly

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PQ 25814-20 - Duncan Smith front page preview

PQ 25814-20 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if a review of medical card eligibility had been launched; the number of medical cards under review; the number of cards that have been extended following the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Duncan Smith

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PQ 25817-20 - Mary Lou McDonald front page preview

PQ 25817-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff from each of the CHOs redeployed from their contracted role to provide Covid-19 swabbing functions in test centres each month from May to September 2020, in tabular form - Mary Lou McDonald

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PQ 25819-20 - Mary Lou McDonald front page preview

PQ 25819-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE addiction staff in CHO9 that have been redeployed to provide Covid-19 swabbing functions in test centres in each month from May to September 2020, in tabular form - Mary Lou McDonald.

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PQ 25827-20 - Robert Troy front page preview

PQ 25827-20 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the capital works to accommodate the provision of a second CT scanner for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar purchased through fundraising by the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Robert Troy

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PQ 25831-20 - Fergus O'Dowd front page preview

PQ 25831-20 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that were referred to acute stroke units in each of the CHOs in each month since January 2020; the names and locations of each of the units; the number of persons referred to the aforementioned acute stroke services from outside of their CHO areas due to stroke services in their own areas being out of hours in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 25843-20 - Mary Lou McDonald front page preview

PQ 25843-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE disability staff in CHO9 that have been redeployed to provide Covid-19 swabbing functions in test centres in each month from May to September 2020, in tabular form - Mary Lou McDonald.

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PQ 25844-20 - Mary Lou McDonald front page preview

PQ 25844-20 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE primary care staff in CHO9 that have been redeployed to provide Covid-19 swabbing functions in test centres in each month from May to September 2020, in tabular form - Mary Lou McDonald.

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PQ 25867-20 - Fergus O Dowd front page preview

PQ 25867-20 - Fergus O Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health if a pop up Covid-19 test centre will be provided in Drogheda, County Louth in view of the significant increased demand on testing that has been evident since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -Fergus O'Dowd

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PQ 25874-20 - David Cullinane front page preview

PQ 25874-20 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to provide PPE to dental surgeries, general practice, pharmacies and other non-HSE aspects of the healthcare system; if provision will be made to allow them to procure PPE VAT-free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -David Cullinane

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PQ 25936-20 - Catherine Murphy front page preview

PQ 25936-20 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours and home care packages provided to elderly persons; the number of recipients that received the packages; the average price per person for provision of the packages; and the average number of hours provided to these recipients in the past five years in tabular form -Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

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