PQ Responses - May 5th 2021

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PQ 22574-21 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system undertaken by his Department in 2019; and if he will consider extending the availability of the FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes.

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PQ 22575-21 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the critieria regarding the availability based on age of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system with a view to extending the availability of the FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes and based on clinical need not of age.

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PQ 22576-21 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health if there are proposals to change the method of needs assessment for children with special needs; if so, the reason for the proposed changes; if consultation on the changes has taken place; if his attention has been drawn to the objections of members of the relevant professions to some of the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22583- 21 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for physiotherapy services by county; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22584-21 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for physiotherapy services by county; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22599-21 - Verona Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the present 30-month waiting time for disability psychology services in County Wexford; his plans to immediately address the lack of resources in the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22648-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a community intervention team with a multidisciplinary team in County Meath; his plans for an older person integrated care team in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22649-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting time for homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22657-21 - John Lahart

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system for persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes on the long-term illness scheme.

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PQ 22670-21 - Jim O’Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health when persons who do not wish to take a vaccine (the AstraZeneca vaccine) may be able to receive a different vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22678-21 - Joe Flaherty

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the planned payment of €800,000 for services (St Christopher’s Services in Longford) to address historical underfunding at the service provider.

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PQ 22693-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the ongoing attendance and visiting restrictions on partners at maternity hospitals, particularly in view of discrepancies in Covid-19 restrictions between different maternity hospitals nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22700-21 - Matt Shanahan

To ask the Minister for Health the proposed commencement date for construction to commence on the new Cath laboratory at Waterford; the scheduled completion date based on the start date provided; the proposed commissioning date and handover date envisaged once building works is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22738-21 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken a review of the HSE staff temporary accommodation scheme which was used to accommodate front-line workers such as those in direct provision who had been housed in unsuitable accommodation; if care staff in east County Galway have been advised that they must move from their current accommodation at the end of April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22739-21 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has offered care staff in east County Galway single occupancy rooms with no cooking facilities as an alternative to their current accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22740-21 - Brid Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that accommodation is provided for front-line staff who worked in the health system during the Covid-19 crisis that is suitable and can ensure safe work practices including their own door and toilet and cooking facilities within a reasonable distance of their workplace in the event that the HSE ends the current staff temporary accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22748-21 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the training programmes in place for doctors in Ireland in carrying out dilation and evacuation abortion procedures from the second trimester of pregnancy; the person or body providing such training; the location in which it is taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22796-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that attended the paediatric diabetes clinic at the University Hospital Waterford who have been treated with insulin pump therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22840-21 - Rose Conway Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE opticians currently providing services in County Mayo; the areas within the county they cover; the number of vacant positions there are currently; the timeline for filling these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22841-21 - Rose Conway Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE chiropodists currently providing services in County Mayo; the areas within the county they cover; the number of vacant positions there are currently; the timeline is for filling these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22899-21 - Sorcha Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the conditions, diseases or ailments that are currently part of the pre-natal screening programme.

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PQ 22954-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of persons over 80 years of age that have been given the first and second vaccine in the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

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PQ 22955-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of persons over 70 year of age that have been given the first and second vaccine in the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

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PQ 22965-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of students that received the HPV vaccine by county in 2020 and to date in 2021.

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PQ 22966 -21- Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres completed, opened and staffed since 2016; the details of such centres; and the dates they were opened.

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PQ 22970-21 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 50 years of age that have had a laboratory confirmed case of Covid-19 since the pandemic began.

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PQ 22975-21 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health the overall expenditure on PCR testing to date; if he will itemise the breakdowns in totals payment to the entities supplying PCR test kits and or laboratory services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22976-21 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health the number of amplification cycles, cycle threshold currently being used in laboratory PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23000-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the current wording used in HSE administrative and patient forms provided to guardians of children, adult patients and advocates of adults with disabilities on the sharing of personal information with other services and Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23022-21 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health when persons in cohort 7 will receive their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23035-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with type 1 diabetes who have been treated with insulin pump therapy by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23063-21 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme Preferred Blood Glucose Strips for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23071-21 - James O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the use of a pop-up Covid-19 testing facility in Youghal, County Cork following a community outbreak of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23092-21 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Portlaoise Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 23093-21 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Tullamore Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 23104-21 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health when the boarding out scheme was last reviewed by the HSE.

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PQ 23115-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports (Rollout of vital COVID-19 vaccines to Dublin's homeless population cancelled with 'no reason given' as Health Minister comes under fire - Dublin Live) that the roll-out of vital Covid-19 vaccines to the homeless population of Dublin was cancelled.

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PQ 23123-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the feasibility of delivering designated Covid-19 hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23136-21 - James O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of those who do not have identification due to the passport backlog and wish to avail of Covid-19 testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23166-21 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health the reason some diabetes type 1 patients in University Hospital Waterford are being requested to transfer the status regarding persons with type 1 diabetes in University Hospital Waterford being given the opportunity to access insulin pumps; the reason University Hospital Waterford is the only level 4 hospital not currently providing insulin pump therapy to adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23177-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health when refurbishment works on Fermoy Community Hospital will be completed; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23178-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of each department in Roscommon University Hospital in each of the past four years; the patient numbers in each department in the hospital in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23179-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided to South Tipperary General Hospital under capital works in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23180-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of companies contracted to provide personal assistant care of behalf of the HSE in CHO8 in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23181-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the resources that are available in CHO7 for persons suffering from Parkinson's disease; his plans to expand services in this area in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23182-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on the maintenance and refurbishment of Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23183-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of gall bladder removal operations that took place in each of the past five years; the hospitals in which this procedure is carried out in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23184-21 - David Cullinane

o ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by job title in south Wexford CAMHS services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23185-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time paediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialists at CHI, Temple Street and Crumlin in each the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23186-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time dental staff employed by the HSE in County Leitrim in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23187-21 - John McGuiness

To ask the Minister for Health his views on making the drug epidiolex available to patients on medical cards when prescribed by a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23196-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health if there are currently waiting lists in maternity hospitals throughout Dublin for women seeking perinatal care; if so, the length of the waiting lists; the number of persons waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23198-21 - Danny Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for treatment abroad in circumstances (What funding is made available to people who have Lymes Disease and have to travel to the US for treatment); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23237-21 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting over four months for a scoliosis operation; the number of children waiting over 12 months for a scoliosis operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23242-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist multidisciplinary mental health for intellectual disability teams that are in place in each catchment area nationwide; the details of the location in which each such team is based; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23243-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the work his Department is undertaking to encourage persons to take the second dose of their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 23285-21 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the change of policy in relation to the assessment of needs was made in 2018 and not implemented until January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - May 5th 2021