PQ Responses - December 8th 2021

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PQ 60616-21 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for colonoscopy procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital, for routine and urgent referrals in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60647-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds that are fully funded and open at the latest available validated data point; the net increase in beds factoring in ward beds which have been replaced and closed by location in each of the years since 1 January 2019 to date in tabular form; the number of new acute inpatient beds opened by additional and replacement by hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60659-21 - Cian O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with underlying health conditions had to wait for five hours outdoors in the cold weather with no toilet facilities to get their Covid-19 booster vaccine in the Citywest vaccination centre; the steps he is taking to ensure that each vaccination centre is equipped with bathroom facilities and has the capacity to ensure persons with underlying conditions and other vulnerabilities are not left waiting for several hours outdoors during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60689-21 -Chris Andrews

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital that are referred there for cataract surgery are being told it will be a four year wait to have this surgery performed; the reason for this delay; the actions he is taking to cut this waiting list time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60720-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for tri-location of the Coombe women’s and infants university hospital with the National Children’s Hospital and St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60721-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans and timeline for the relocation of the Rotunda Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60729-21- Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to assist with the slow transition of patients from paediatric to adult diabetes services in Cork which currently has a minimum two-year waiting list for adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60733-21- Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to help with the staffing shortage with large patient numbers in diabetes services in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 60739-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the mean, median and maximum spend across medical cards and general practitioner visit cards in tabular form.

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PQ 60742-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals that cannot meet the final annual deadline at the end of March for coding of inpatient charges will receive a time concession; if not, the way he plans to ensure this does not negatively impact hospital budgets for the following year; the supports he will put in place to ensure on-time validating inpatient coding of charts, such as extra staff or time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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