PQ Responses - November 23rd 2021

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PQ 56824-21 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health the reason cancer patients at St. James’s Hospital were asked to attend the hospital recently for a Covid-19 booster vaccination but instead received an additional vaccination (Pfizer) and were informed that they would be invited back in six months time for a booster shot; the reason they received a vaccination card which showed that they had received an additional Covid-19 vaccination dose while the Covid-19 booster dose box was left unchecked; the difference between these two categories; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has caused a level of confusion and anxiety amongst vulnerable patients; if another layer of treatment has been introduced; the reason there appears to be no information available on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56830-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of interventions a child will have received since their initial intervention in cases in which a child is identified as needing a psychology service following a completion of an assessment of need in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56831-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently waiting for appointments for a psychology service; the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56833-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received by a child after the completion of an assessment of needs in cases in which they are identified as needing an occupational therapy service from their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56834-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for occupational therapy appointments; the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56837-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for appointments in speech and language therapy; the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56838-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on a physiotherapy service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56840-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for appointments in physiotherapy; the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56842-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on a CAMHS psychiatry service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56843-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for appointments in a CAMHS psychiatry service; the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56844-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on a paediatric service in hospital or in the community; the average waiting time after completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56845-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received by a child after the completion of an assessment of needs in cases in which they are identified as needing a paediatric service in hospital or in the community from their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56846-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for paediatric appointments in hospital or in the community; the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56847-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a social work service; the average waiting time after completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56848-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of interventions received on average after a child is identified as needing a social work service after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56849-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments for a social work service: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56850-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a dietetics service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56851-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of interventions received on average after a child is identified as needing a dietetics service after the completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56852-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments for a dietetics service: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56853-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a general health service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56854-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of interventions received on average after a child is identified as needing a general health service after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56856-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on an audiology service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56857-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received after a child is identified as needing an audiology service after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56858-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments for an audiology service: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56859-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a pre-school support service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56861-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in pre-school support services: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56862-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a home support service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56863-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received after a child is identified as needing a home support service after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56864-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in home support services: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56865-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on an ophthalmology service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56867-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in ophthalmology: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56868-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a complementary and play therapy service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56869-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received after a child is identified as needing a complementary and play therapy service after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56870-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in complementary and play therapy: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56872-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a nursing service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56873-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of interventions received on average after a child is identified as needing a nursing service after the completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56875-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a hospital-based medical or surgical service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56876-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received after a child is identified as needing a hospital-based medical or surgical service after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56878-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a dentistry service; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56879-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received after a child is identified as needing a dentistry service after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56880-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in dentistry: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56881-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a service for the deaf and hard of hearing; the average waiting time after the completion of an assessment of needs by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56882-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of interventions received after a child is identified as needing a service for the deaf and hard of hearing after completion of an assessment of needs since their initial intervention in the first 12 months by CHO area in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56883-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in services for the deaf and hard of hearing: the average waiting times by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56886-21 - Ruairi O Murchu

To ask the Minister for Health the status of a centre ( Dundalk Primary Care Centre, Co. Louth); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56893-21 - Reada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that young persons turning 18 years have seamless access to specialist prescriptions for medications such as ritalin given that the adult waiting list can be up to three years’ duration in which persons are then without vital medications due to the fact that general practitioners cannot prescribe same; if he will address the planning situation for these prescriptions in north County Kildare specifically; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56896-21 - Michael Collins

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the number of Covid-19 deaths per day in Ireland is no longer being publicised by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56898-21 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding capacity to walk in Covid-19 test centres given many are lacking in appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56901-21 - Sean Canney

To ask the Minister for Health when audiology services will be made available at Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56913-21 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a first appointment to the outpatients diabetes clinic in the UL hospital group aged 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and over 65 years of age in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56914-21 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a first appointment to the outpatients diabetes clinic in the UL hospital group for 24 months or more aged 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and over 65 years of age in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56915-21 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a first appointment to the outpatients diabetes clinic in the UL hospital group that have type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or other forms of diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56916-21 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in recruiting the four diabetes clinical nurse specialist posts, the three dietitian posts and the additional two consultant endocrinologist posts for University Hospital Limerick some of which were approved in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56918-21 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions through the University of Limerick hospital group accident and emergency department or the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis or to severe hypoglycaemia in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56919 -21 - Joe Carey

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over the age of 18 that were admitted through the University of Limerick hospital group accident and emergency department or the the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis or to severe hypoglycaemia in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56927-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines located in public and voluntary hospitals; the number operating on a 24 hour basis; and the number operating seven days a week.

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PQ 56931-21 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce activity-related funding to fund the HSE in future to ensure that hospitals get paid for the work they do and to encourage more outputs.

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PQ 56932-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that have had lean performance analysis in terms of their throughput of patients most especially surgical patients in the past ten years.

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PQ 56933-21 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health the ratio of management to patients in the public and voluntary hospitals; and the way this compares to private hospitals.

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PQ 56934-21 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health the percentage increase in cost to the State on average in the delay of scoliosis operations on an annual basis.

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PQ 56939-21 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health if hormone treatments which are considered high-tech scripts will be covered either by the medical card or drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56970-21 - Francis Noel Duffy

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that heavily pregnant women who have tested positive for Covid-19 and require medical attention are left in Covid-19 ward waiting rooms for ten hours; if there are HSE guidelines for medical care specifically for pregnant women who have contracted Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56986-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health when the group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56997-21 - Matt Carty

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent nurses in each hospital, former LHO or smallest geographic unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 56998-21 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent nurses in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2009 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 57028-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent number of bank or agency staff contracted to the HSE by staff group in each of the years 2017 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 57055-21 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health if a generator will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57096-21 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide resources to increase the number of palliative care beds in the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar by four beds and increase a second hospice bed at St. Joseph’s, Longford (The Hospice Committee in Longford feels it requires urgent consideration.).

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PQ 57116-21 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of needle spiking that have been treated in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57159-21 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 test centre will be opened for the Drogheda urban, rural and east County Meath local electoral areas in view of the increasing and very significant level of Covid-19 positive cases reported in one of the largest populations densities in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57177-21 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to provide 100 additional neurology nurse specialists across Ireland; his plans to add eight extra nurses for the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in which the numbers fall short of current international guidelines of 14 and patients are waiting longer for diagnosis and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57188-21 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined additional pathways to care through the use of Nenagh Hospital in order to alleviate the demand on University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57251-21 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health the situation with respect to the operation of the Progressive Disability Services Programme in the Cork region; if he is satisfied that children attending special schools in the region are receiving adequate supports and services under the programme especially in relation to the central Cork disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57271-21 - Marc McSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute beds that have been added to the health system since 1 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57273-21 - Marc MacSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute beds that will be added to the health system between now and 1 September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57277-21 - Marc MacSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the cohort that has received a Covid-19 vaccination booster to date; the number of persons that have received same to date; the percentage of each of the demographic cohorts; the plans to accelerate the roll-out of booster shots to all persons who received a Covid-19 vaccine after a six-month period has elapsed when it appears that the efficacy wanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57278-21 - Marc MacSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all ICU admissions in relation to Covid-19 from 1 September to 12 November 2021, inclusive; the age profile and the existence of underlying conditions of persons admitted to hospital; the underlying conditions of such persons; if they came from a nursing home, residential or hospital setting in the first instance; the setting in which they originally contracted the Covid-19 virus in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57279-21 - Marc MacSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all Covid-19 deaths that occurred between 1 September and 12 November 2021, inclusive; the age profile and the existence or non-existance of an underlying condition of the persons admitted to hospital; the underlying condition; the location in which it is believed the deceased person contracted the virus in the first instance in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57362-21 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 65 years of age inappropriately placed in nursing homes that will be supported to leave nursing homes using the €5.5 million funding allocated in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57371-21 - Imelda Munster

To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with regard to the east Meath primary care centre; when it will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57372-21 - Imelda Munster

To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently practising in Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Donacarney, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57373-21 - Imelda Munster

To ask the Minister for Health the planned number of general practitioners who are to be based at the east Meath primary care centre when it is operational; the number of general practitioners planned for the centre who will be in addition to the general pracitioners already based in Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Donacarney, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57393-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that a stroke discharge plan is put in place for each person who has suffered a stroke leaving an acute hospital setting.

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PQ 57394-21 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the recommendations of the National Ambulance Service emergency service baseline and capacity review.

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PQ 57400-21 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the location of the site in Ratoath, County Meath purchased by the HSE with a view to building a primary care centre; the status of plans to deliver a primary care centre on this site; if the HSE will engage with the local community with a view to allowing the use of the space as public greenspace in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57413-21 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants needed in order to assure sufficient care for all diabetics in Cork University Hospital.

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PQ 57454-21 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 16 November 2021, his plans to carry out or commission a national audit to determine the number of stroke survivors in Ireland particularly in view of the fact that the most recent estimation of this kind was undertaken in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57463-21 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the current capacity for PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57464-21 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the scalability of PCR testing within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57474-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time that children who are involuntary admitted to adult mental health units spend in such units; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57488-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time it took to recruit and fill a post for each staff group grade group in the HSE in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 57489-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of advertised posts for recruitment for each staff group grade group in the HSE currently in tabular form.

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PQ 57495-21 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publicly promote the Covid-19 vaccination booster campaign in order to tackle the lower levels of uptake of the booster vaccine particularly in the older age groups and those with underlying health conditions both of which would be considered higher risk categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57497-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the dates of the administration of the first dose Covid-19 vaccines to CHO 4 mental health service administration and management staff in the Model Business Park, Cork; the number of staff at this location vaccinated to date; and the grades of staff.

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PQ 57498-21 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the dates of the scheduled administration of the first dose Covid-19 vaccines to long-stay patients aged 65 years plus to long-stay patients under 65 years of age and to acute patients in St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire, County Cork, respectively; and the dates of the scheduled administration of the first dose Covid-19 vaccines to nursing staff of St. Stephen's Hospital.

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PQ 57505-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the way the €30 million announced in Budget 2022 for new drugs will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57507-21 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the way the €24 million announced in Budget 2022 for mental health will be allocated; if this allocation relates to the reclassification of available historic development funding of €24 million or if these are separate; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping, in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57525-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinicians that have left their posts by CHO area in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57527-21 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if recruitment has begun for the dual diagnosis team in CHO3; the location in which the team will be operational; the location of same; the supports it will provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57530-21 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have retired in County Kerry in each of the past five years and to date in 2021.

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PQ 57532-21 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has a reserve of healthcare staff or professionals to assist with nursing homes in instances of staff shortages or staffing emergencies arising from Covid-19; if so, if he will provide detail on such reserves; and if he will outline the number of reserve staff currently available in each county.

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PQ 57631-21 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if a site (The site is knowns as “Bully’s Acre” and is immediately to the west of Calvary Cemetery, Sunnyside, Drogheda and is bounded to the north by the Drogheda to Platin (Irish Cement) railway line and to the north by the Meadowview housing estate. The site is the burial ground in which those who died in the Union Workhouse (now the HSE’s St. Mary’s nursing home) were buried.) is in the ownership of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 57637-21 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding neurology nurses in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - November 23rd 2021