PQ Responses - July 26th 2022

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PQ 39600-22 - Eoin Ó Broin

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of staff employed by a section 38 organisation (Peamount Healthcare, Newcastle, Co. Dublin. Several members of staff in the catering department and one security guard who received the PRP have now been advised it was a clerical error and that they must pay the money back. One staff member had the overpayment money taken from his holiday pay without his knowledge or permission. As per the relevant circular, all staff were included in the initial stages of the vaccination programme due to their requirement to attend clinical settings.) who were deemed eligible and received the pandemic recognition payment have now been advised they are not eligible and are liable for overpayments despite working in an environment that warranted their inclusion in sequence group 1 and 2 of the vaccination programme and being in direct contact with patients; if this is correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39603-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the meaning of the term supplier of an item which is applied by the HSE with regard to section 18 (1) of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; if, with regard to the long-term illness scheme or any other scheme, the term is inclusive of the dispenser of relevant medicines and appliances or if it refers solely to the patent holder or manufacturer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39604-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vascular consultants working in the South/Southwest Hospital Group, broken down by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39614-22 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health when they will next advertise a tender for the transport of patients for appointments and dialysis in the north Tipperary area of the HSE mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39651-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 827 of 5 April and 492 of 4 May 2022, the procedure for HSE managers declaring potential conflicts of interest relating to particular transactions by the organisation involving the procurement or rent of property or goods, separate to annual statements of interest, which do not relate to particular transactions; the number of HSE managers that have declared potential conflicts of interest in respect of particular transactions by the organisation in each of the years 2016 to 2021.

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PQ 39653-22 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that it took an ambulance 210 minutes to respond to an incident (details supplied) in Cork Ccty; his plans to limit any other similar delay occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39655-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 24 residents at a centre (24 Owenacurra Centre residents) from January 2021 who have since been transferred to nursing-homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39661-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent cardiologists and associated staff, by grade, needed to extend primary percutaneous coronary intervention services at University Hospital Waterford to 24/7 cover when the second catheterisation laboratory is open and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39665-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the timeframe for applications to be assessed for the blind welfare allowance in each CHO; the protocols in place outlining the timeframes for reviewing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39676-22 - Sean Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health when he expects negotiations with a manufacturer (Vertex) to be completed and approval granted for patients with cystic fibrosis to access kaftrio.

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PQ 39679-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will specify the staffing resources including staff posts, staff time, and so on, and hospital and community resources which will be assigned to each of the cancer services priority areas for action outlined on pages 73 and 74 of the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39679-22 - Colm Burke

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PQ 39681-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the specific details of the way that capacity in the public system will be enhanced to meet projected demands for cancer care, including but not limited to, staffing, infrastructure and access to diagnostics; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39682-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the supports and resources that are specifically dedicated to the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Phase 2 expansions and radiotherapy services enhancement, as mentioned in the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39684-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the way that the Government will support hospitals in meeting drugs costs and in implementing quality initiatives in delivery, as per the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39692-22 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health if he will include the HSE homes currently inhabited by a number of tenants who are HSE workers working in St Ita’s hospital many for over 30-years in the retrofit scheme given that these are houses are owned by the State and which need to be insulated and rewired and so on and brought up-to standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39765-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on staffing levels in the radiology unit in University Hospital Galway; if there has been a reduction in staffing levels; if this is having any impact on availability of radiology appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39780-22 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1043 of 2 November 2021, when the HSE plans to develop a primary care centre at the site referred to in Ratoath, County Meath; if the plans are contained in the HSEs current capital programme; the overall cost and timeline for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39783-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the reimbursement of internationalised normalised ratio test strips and machines for persons who require long-term oral anticoagulant therapy with warfarin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 39854-22 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children without individualised family service plans in each individual children’s disability network team by CHO area

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PQ 39873-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health when the Primary Care Reimbursement Service Annual Report for 2021 will be published.

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PQ 39938-22 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients treated in the medical assessment unit at Nenagh Hospital per day in June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40084-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adult autism assessments within the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40085-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on development of the national management information system for children’s disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40088-22 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case for the reimbursement of international normalised ratio test strips and machines for warfarin patients; if there is a review of the reimbursement list underway or scheduled to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40094-22 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of Government funding that was provided under the general medical, medical card, PRSI, treatment benefit, and other relevant schemes, to audiologists, clinicians, and hearing aid providers, in counties Tipperary and Waterford for the provision of audiological services including diagnostic, screening and treatment services, and the fitting, provision and maintenance of hearing aids and appliances, cochlear implants, etc., for each of the calendar years 2017 to 2021; the amount of funding that was allocated to individual practitioners and providers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40097-22 - Thomas Pringle

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a day centre (the Cashel na Cor Centre, Buncrana) for young adults with disabilities that has no manager in place for some time; the steps that have been taken to install a manager for the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40111-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were referred to CAMHS; the number of referrals that were accepted; the reason that referrals were not accepted per CHO area in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40112-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review and audit of CAMHS; when the review commenced; when the review will be published; the scope of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40118-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in correspondence in relation to a campaign by an organisation (NAS Re; the Community First Responders; NAS has recently launched a massive drive to recruit volunteers.I welcome the use of CFR's, but how and why they are used is of concern. When a CFR is activated, an ambulance should also be allocated to the call, the response time should be measured by the arrival of an ambulance and not by the CFR.The concern is that NAS is attempting to use them to "improve" response times as a scene resource. CFR'S do not have the means to transport patients to the appropriate emergency department or offer prolonged care. This seems that the use of CFR'S might be used to hide the lack of ambulances and paramedics that are available. The NHS briefly used CFRS as clock stoppers and on paper this might reflect positively, the reality is that patients aren't getting the right care in the right time. I fully support the use of CFR's and can improve outcomes, but the reality is that time is an important factor, the time it takes for an ambulance to arrive and the time it takes to get to a hospital.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40121-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that funding has not been released to support the recruitment of a nurse specialist in University Hospital Limerick as part of the roll-out of the national headache pathway announced by his Department in April 2022 ( This post is one of sixteen specialist neurology nursing posts nationwide that were sought in the 2021 Estimates process, only 5 of which have been funded to date this year. Neurology waiting lists in University Hospital Limerick now stand at over 2,600: over 50% are waiting more than 18 months.).

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PQ 40168-22 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify when the Rowlagh health centre in Clondalkin will reopen to the public following the recent closure due to a public health issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40181-22 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health about the in-vehicle navigation system that is used by the HSE (A constituent of mine in Glanmire has on two occasions, after calling an ambulance for his wife, had the crew arriving to a housing estate adjacent to his house but not accessible. His eircode is clearly on another road accessed from the other side of the village. They maintain the navigation system brought them that way. I would like to ascertain, does the system require updating or is the system fine and the operators require a how to use refresher.); if the system has been assessed for accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40200-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the vacant apartments above a shop (Dunnes Stores in Macroom) in Macroom, County Cork; and if he has engaged with the company in relation to same.

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PQ 40217-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 635 of 24 May 2022, if there is now a grade code for cognitive behaviour psychotherapists within the HSE; if so, the number of full-time cognitive behaviour psychotherapists currently employed by the HSE; the number of additional cognitive behaviour psychotherapist posts that are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40219-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health in relation to Minister Rabbitte’s engagement with the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters on 12 July 2022, the timeframe involved in returning therapists to special schools and the validation of therapists into new schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40255-22 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the amount of payments in respect of the provision of a service (details supplied) for each of the years 2017 to date in 2022; when a contract was last awarded for the service after the completion of a tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40259-22 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project ( Upgrade of Mountrath Health Centre, Mountrath Co. Laois if the plans of the extension and works have been finalised, if planning permission is required and the estimated timescale to lodge the planning application and the estimated time for the project to be completed to include tendering and construction.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40260-22 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a facility in a location (Abbeyleix Community Hospital, Co. Laois and the re-opening of the Day Care Centre at the hospital and when this will be completed and if all the beds in the facility can be used as soon as possible to facilitate respite care and separately step down facilities from nearby hospitals.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40261-22 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project ( Primary Care Centre, Portlaoise, Co. Laois if an update can be given on when this project was first identified as suitable to be on the grounds of St. Fintan’s Hospital in Portlaoise and whether or not the plans have been drawn up to date, the situation regarding the planning permission and the estimated time for completion of this project which include tender construction and the total funding allocated for this project in the capital Budget.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40268-22 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of developing an additional three dual diagnosis teams in tabular form.

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PQ 40269-22 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nurse vacancies at South Tipperary University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled in tabular form.

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PQ 40270-22 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time podiatrists employed by the HSE in CHO3 and CHO5 in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the locations in which these podiatrists are based.

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PQ 40281-22 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health if any of the transport or accommodation costs of patients who attend the HSE-contracted hospital in Alicante, Spain are covered; and if not, if this health care delivery discriminates against low income families.

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PQ 40282-22 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated CO2 emissions from the use of the HSE-contracted hospital in Alicante, Spain; if he has estimated the emissions; and if the HSE consulted with him in terms of the CO2 impact.

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PQ 40294-22 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for managing long-Covid in children via general practitioners and general paediatricians rather than dedicated long-Covid services as in the case of adults with long-Covid.

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PQ 40295-22 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the general paediatrician consultants that are trained in the latest guidance regarding long-Covid (feedback from parents is that GPs and consultants do not in many cases appear to have even a basic knowledge of LongCovid and how it presents in children. Parents are being frequently told their child is just anxious or stressed).

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PQ 40296-22 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a condition called PANS (At LongCovidsKids charity, they are seeing many parents with children with PANS from COVID-19 (it can be triggered by any infection). - Example of the costs incurred to travel to receive this care: -450 sterling on initial online appointment a few weeks ago -350 sterling on face to face appointment -500 euro flights to and from London -200 euro on hotel for 1 night -1500 sterling on blood tests while in London) and the fact that there are two PANS knowledgeable general practitioner specialists in Ireland but no consultants, meaning that persons have to travel abroad to access a consultant level of care; if he will ensure that there are PANS consultants available to patients in Ireland; if he will ensure that these costs are reimbursed for those who have to travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40299-22 - Michael Lowry

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty since May 2022 that is being experienced in securing a locum doctor who will provide full-time cover at the minor injuries' unit in Our Lady’s Hospital Cashel; if he will provide the number of days since May 2022 until July that the unit was fully operational with a locum doctor in attendance in tabular form; if he intends to address this ongoing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40336-22 - Michael McNamara

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of private consultancy companies contracted to carry out a review of the services related to patient flow in Limerick, Cork, Kerry and Galway University Hospitals, respectively, in 2019; the value of each contract; if he will provide a report on the outputs from each review and the changes that have been implemented as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40424-22 - Malcolm Noonan

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy response times by the National Ambulance Service in Carlow; the actions that will be taken to increase the resources of the National Ambulance Service in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40431-22 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the number of texts received from the 50808 helpline broken down over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40432-22 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health the number of follow-up calls that have arisen from the 50808 text helpline broken down over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40444-22 - Denise Mitchell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant public health nurse posts in Dublin at present; if he intends to fill these posts as a matter of urgency; if he will be making more resources available to allow public health nurses carry out the important role of childhood developmental checks for babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40484-22 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children who have eyesight issues and are entitled to an annual eye examination are being refused on the basis of lack of capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40530-22 - Michael Ring

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the employment of healthcare support assistants by the HSE (Why when the HSE are recruiting Health Care Support Assistants applicants are expected to complete all modules of Level 8, yet these same applicants can work for the HSE through a contracted private company/agency without completing all the modules? If the person cannot apply to work directly for the HSE, why are the HSE contracting them indirectly?); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40532-22 - Sean Canney

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to establish a second ambulance at Tuam Ambulance Base on a 24-hour, seven-day per week basis to meet the increased demand for ambulance services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40536-22 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all positions within the children's disability network teams are filled and that there are no staffing gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40541-22 - Claire Kerrane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway, respectively who submitted an application for homecare in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of applications that were approved; the number of persons in the counties waiting for care; and the average waiting time that they have been waiting for homecare.

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PQ 40563-22 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vacancies currently being actively recruited to fill posts at the Kildare north children's disability network team; and the number of these vacancies that are new positions.

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PQ 40580-22 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of establishing a stem cell blood bank in the State; and if he and or his officials have engaged with any of the teaching universities on same.

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PQ 40607-22 - Padraig O Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of orphan medicinal drugs approved for reimbursement for the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40613-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams per CHO; the number of posts in each; the number of vacancies in each; the number of posts advertised for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40614-22 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent per CHO on disability services per annum for the years, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount spent in CHO4 on disability services per provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40623-22 - James Lawless

To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter (I am part of a team attempting to organise a festival in Kildare. We have reached a crucial stage and are unable to book our venue, Punchestown Racecourse, because the HSE has it booked indefinitely as part of their response to the Covid Pandemic. With no viable alternatives I am turning to my TDs for help. It’s clear at this stage that Covid-19, like some other coronaviruses, is now endemic to humanity and thus the pandemic is over. We have had the support of Fáilte Ireland from the beginning because of the clear benefits this festival will bring to the local economy through the thousands of foreign visitors. I think it is time for the HSE to stop harming the Irish economy and allow it to recover from the pandemic. The local economy of Kildare was particularly hard hit and this festival could be the catalyst need to get local shops and small businesses back on their feet. I would hate to have to take this festival away from my home county over something as small as this. The festival in question is the European Juggling Convention 2023. We are expecting 2,000 to 3,000 people, mainly from Europe, to spend about 2 weeks in Ireland. I hope we can keep the millions of Euro that they will bring with them within Kildare and not have to take it to a different part of Ireland.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40628-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE has spent on European Union Cross Border Directive healthcare provision in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the name of the hospital; and the name of any other agency to which related payments were made in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40644-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of independent dental practices who are currently signed up to the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form broken down by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40646-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in County Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments broken down by 1, 3, 6 and 12 months plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40647-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health when the appointment service for the Civil Registration Service for a registry office civil marriage ceremony in County Wicklow will reopen for bookings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40648-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health when the Civil Registration Service online booking system will reopen for appointments for a registry office civil marriage ceremony at a location (Civil Registration Office, Glenside Road, Wicklow Town); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40649-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to reopen the Civil Registration Service at a location ( Civil Registration Office, Bray, Co Wicklow) for a registry office civil marriage ceremony; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40650-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has plans to reopen the Civil Registration Office at a location (Civil Registration Office, Bray, Co Wicklow); and if so, if he will provide a timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40651-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health when the walk-in service for the Civil Registration office in County Wicklow for births, deaths and marriages will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40665-22 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting COPD testing at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40678-22 - Rose Conway Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the construction of a primary care centre in Ballyhaunis; the timeframe for the project’s completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40697-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has analysed the cost of the closure of the rehabilitation centre keltoi given the need to source additional beds elsewhere.

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PQ 40698-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the redeployment of staff of the rehabilitation centre keltoi; the number of staff that were employed; and the number currently still employed in HSE addiction services.

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PQ 40699-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has analysed the impact of competitive tendering on community projects.

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PQ 40701-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a decision was taken to restrict access to school dental services in Cork to only sixth class students.

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PQ 40702-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health when school dental services in Cork will be available to school aged children in all classes currently offered in other counties.

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PQ 40703-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children eligible for school dental visits in Cork in 2015.

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PQ 40705-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the classes to which school dental visits are offered in all counties other than counties Cork, Cavan and Monaghan.

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PQ 40713-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1631 of 14 June 2022, the estimated number of staff by grade required to expand HSE safeguarding and protection teams by 10%; the whole-time equivalent staffing requirements; the pay and non-pay costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40715-22 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the way that he intends to replace the standard operating procedure model given the recent High Court challenge to the existing SOP in the assessment of needs process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40718-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for scoliosis surgery across all hospitals in tabular form; his views on the waiting times for scoliosis surgery; if there are plans to outsource scoliosis surgery for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40722-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health further to PQ 1625 of 14 June 2022, the estimated cost of trebling the National Counselling Service whole-time equivalent workforce to reach the staffing levels required in the assumptions regarding universal coverage; the current and projected WTE staffing requirements by grade to achieve this; the current WTE staffing by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40724-22 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that CAMHS is excluding persons with autism with a primary diagnosis from the upcoming audit of its services; if this decision will be reviewed to include persons with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40754-22 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric ophthalmologist working in the public health services; his plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratios for paediatric ophthalmologist surgeons to population and current ratios.

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PQ 40755-22 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated under the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders in 2021 and to-date in 2022; and the number of persons currently on a waiting list to access the programme.

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PQ 40756-22 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting ten additional whole-time equivalent advanced nurse practitioners in dermatology.

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PQ 40757-22 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses that underwent necessary training to upskill in order to work in an ICU setting since January 2021.

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PQ 40758-22 - Darren O'Rourke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres in each hospital as part of Ireland East Hospital Group as of 1 January 2021 and 15 July 2022; and if all theatres are currently in use on the dates.

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PQ 40772-22 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to exclude autistic persons and their families from the upcoming audit on the CAMHS will be reviewed (Will the Minister sanction the inclusion of all autistic people within this CAMHS review, to ensure the future delivery of mental health services in Ireland is equitable across the board, irrespective of diagnosis ?); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 40794-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the staffing to caseload ratios used to calculate the numbers, types and scale of therapists and clinicians required for each children's disability network team; the regularity with which these ratios are reviewed; and the processes that are in place to reconfigure services according to local needs.

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PQ 40975-22 - Richard Bruton

To ask the Minister for Health the scale of the pilot homecare support scheme which has been undertaken in 2022; the services and terms on which they have been offered; and if he has plans to extend them to further areas later in 2022 or in 2023.

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PQ 41001-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on community healthcare waiting lists by each care group by adults and by children; the breakdown by length of time waiting and age for June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41035-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to appoint a HSE chiropodist in the Bantry area in Cork; the likely time one will be in place to ensure those with mobility problems have this level of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41036-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to appoint a HSE chiropodist in Tallaght; the likely time one will be in place to ensure those with mobility problems have this level of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41037-22 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to support those who require the services of a HSE chiropodist but do not have one in their immediate area; the avenues that are available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41046-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE has spent of salaries and fees for trainee clinical psychologists in each year of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41090-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the analysis that has been undertaken to ensure that the HSE facilities will have sufficient supplies of gas and heating oil this winter in the event of rationing being introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41092-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of any report or reports that have been compiled during an analysis of the energy and heating needs of HSE facilities, particularly care homes and nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41168-22 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health if a service for the blind in Cork (ChildVision service on Model Farm Road, Ballincollig, Cork.) will be funded by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41169-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were assessed, by facility for addiction rehabilitation and detox in 2021, in tabular form.

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PQ 41172-22 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated average capital and current costs respectively of an acute bed.

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PQ 41190-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against medical, nursing, midwifery and other health and social care professionals across HSE hospitals and community healthcare facilities to date for each month in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41200-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on private hospitals under the EU Cross Border Directive since its inception by year and hospital in tabular form

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PQ 41202-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if any private companies which assist Irish patients in accessing treatments abroad under the EU Cross Border Directive have been provided funding from the HSE, aside from the reimbursement of patients using those companies services; if so, the amounts paid to each company since the scheme was implemented by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41203-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of inpatient and outpatient care under the EU Cross Border Directive, by treatment for the ten most common treatments; the comparative cost of those treatments in the Irish health service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41204-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in respect of companies which act as a co-between with patients and hospitals in respect of the Cross-Border Directive; the list of all such companies which carry out this role and through which the HSE provide reimbursement for procedures; the regulation, if any, which applies to these companies or the criteria for approval which apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41206-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1503 of 14 June 2022, if copies of the Consultant Psychiatrists - Recruitment and Retention Plan have been provided to stakeholders who participated in the consultation; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41207-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case (An immunocompromised individual who takes 20mg plus of steroids daily had an appointment in Navan for their second booster dose. This person qualifies for a second booster under the ‘high dose systemic steroids’ criteria but they were told that they were not eligible at the vaccination centre. This person provided a copy their prescription and medical bracelet but was still refused, despite being vaccinated in cohort 7 by their GP last year.); if an immunocompromised person is required to provide a letter from a general practitioner or consultant to receive their second booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41229-22 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that worked from home in full or in part in 2020 and 2021 that are eligible for Covid recognition payment; and the number of those that waived and or gifted the payment back to the State.

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PQ 41234-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for disability services by service type and CHO; the number for each month of 2021 and for each month to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41235-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for primary care by service type and by CHO; the number for each month of 2021 and for each month to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41236-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for speech and language therapy for initial assessment, initial therapy and intervention and further therapy and intervention lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41238-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for physiotherapy on initial assessment, initial therapy and intervention and further therapy and intervention lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41239-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for psychology on initial assessment, initial therapy and intervention and further therapy and intervention lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41240-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for social care on initial and further waiting lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41241-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for social work on initial and further waiting lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41243-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on respite care waiting lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41244-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on day service waiting lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41245-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for CAMHS on initial assessment, initial therapy intervention and further therapy intervention lists by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41246-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for mental health services on initial assessment, initial therapy intervention and further therapy intervention lists by service type and by CHO in tabular form; the number by wait length; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41247-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on mental health service waiting lists who have a disability in tabular form by CHO; if this data is not collected, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41248-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the standard procedure for ensuring the needs of children with disabilities are met by HSE Mental Health services where there are overlaps in care and care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41249-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CHO waiting lists for counselling and psychotherapy on initial assessment, initial therapy intervention and further therapy intervention lists by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41251-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of areas that can no longer guarantee development assessments for babies and children aged three months, 9 to 11 months, 21-24 months and 46-48 months, by CHO and LHO; the timeline that he is working towards for reinstating these services in the affected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41252-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nursing posts dedicated to developmental assessments for babies and children from three months to 48 months, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form; the ratio to population in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41271-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the annual financial supports being provided to organisations such as an organisation (the Western Care Association) in County Mayo; if there are plans to develop a funding plan to create additional capacity to address business cases and emergency and future care needs; if there are plans to introduce adequate multi-annual budgets provided as well as capital funding and funding for transport and therapy supports; the steps being taken to increase funding for children’s respite provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41283-22 - Sean Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO7 area awaiting an assessment of need by category of assessment in tabular form

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PQ 41284-22 - Sean Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons on a waiting list for homecare packages in the CHO7 area.

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PQ 41322-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the details of the financial cost of the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out in Ireland; the details of the indemnity given to pharmaceutical companies in respect of Covid-19 vaccines, including the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41323-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the two new replacement orthopaedic operating theatres in Merlin Park Hospital; if they are fully operational to date; the number of theatre sessions currently provided per week through the two new theatres; the number of theatre sessions currently provided per week in the hospital as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41324-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the new outpatient block in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41325-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of day centres in Galway city and county; the locations of all day centres in Galway city and county; the breakdown of the centres that are currently open to full capacity, partial capacity and those that are not open; the hours of operation of each day centre; the number of persons attending each day centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41326-22 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health if the day centre in St Brendan’s Hospital, Loughrea, will be reopened to full capacity in Q3 2022, if the hospital is on track to meet this deadline given the public commitment and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41341-22 - Maurice Quinlivan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to investing the necessary capital in support of the infrastructure development plan for St. John’s Hospital, as detailed in the St. John’s Hospital Strategic Report 2022-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41405-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are awaiting homecare support in County Wicklow; the total number of hours allocated for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022 in County Wicklow; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41406-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been granted home care support in 2021 that are still awaiting their care packages to be fulfilled by a carer or home support agency broken down by county and waiting timeframe in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41407-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received for respite care in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number currently on the waiting list for respite care services broken down by county and waiting list timeframe in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41408-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received for a physical care needs assessment for each of the years 2019 to 2021 broken down by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41409-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number awaiting a physical care needs assessment in 2021 broken down by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41410-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number awaiting a clinical assessment in 2021, broken down by waiting list timeframe per county outlining the wait time such as one month, three months, six months, twelve months and greater than twelve months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41411-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are on the waiting list for an appointment for early intervention services for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology broken down by waiting list timeframes less than 3 months, 3 to 6 months, 6 to12 months and more than 12 months for CHO7 west Wicklow in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41502-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the current spending on personal assistants; the increase that would be needed in order for Ireland to fulfil its commitment under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41503-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the current spending on provision of respite for those with disabilities; the estimated increase that would be needed in order that Ireland would fulfil its commitment under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41505-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing ten additional acute beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41507-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing ten additional ICU beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41515-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all parking charges at public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41516-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of mental health services; the percentage of the overall health budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41518-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of staffing public health teams to the World Health Organisation-recommended levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41519-22 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the timelines for assessment of needs outlined in the Disability Act 2005 are adhered to for every child in need of such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41526-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children in each CHO who are on waiting lists for primary care psychology; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41527-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each CHO who are on waiting lists for CAMHS; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41528-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been admitted to adult psychiatric facilities to date in 2022 per CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41529-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the new national psychology placement office; the remit of the office; the amount of funding that has been allocated to the office to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41530-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national review into CAMHS; and when the review will be published.

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PQ 41531-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on amount of persons employed in the HSE pest control service in Dublin each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41532-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of beds in CAMHS; the number that are currently operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41533-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to appoint a national director for mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41545-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adolescents with special needs who have just completed secondary school and are awaiting placement and or funding approval to be referred to another disability service for further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41546-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to a service (Sunbeam House Services, Bray, Co Wicklow & Sunbeam House Services, Arklow, Co Wicklow) in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41547-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals that have been made a service (National Learning Network, Bray, Co Wicklow) in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41548-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals that have been made to a service (Autism Initiatives, Wicklow) in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41568-22 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on planned works at Monasterevin day care centre; when the centre is expected to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41582-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new primary care centre (Blessington Primary Care Centre, Blessington, Co Wicklow); the estimated timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41583-22 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the services that will be provided in a new primary care centre (Blessington Primary Care Centre, Blessington, Co Wicklow); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41618-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 612 of 5 July 2022, the reason the HSE does not have a mechanism to detail the costs associated with the extension in use of certain drugs to new indications, new uses by way of comparison of diagnostic information data with its reimbursement systems.

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PQ 41691-22 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated total cost of delivering 700 additional acute inpatient beds; the number of additional acute inpatient beds that were delivered in 2021; the number delivered to date in 2022; the number projected for delivery in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41692-22 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully subsidising the training of an additional 200 ICU nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41698-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cuts in services for adults with severe intellectual disabilities at Cheeverstown House due to a lack of funding from the HSE; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41707-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the plans for a vacant HSE property (Ardeen House, Balcarrick, Donabate ,Co. Dublin,K36 YK80) in County Dublin; the reason that this property is being left vacant for so long; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41716-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the reason that public health nurse checks on babies in west Dublin has been discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41718-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 5 July 2022, the number of percutaneous coronary intervention procedures carried out in 2021 and to date in 2022 by hospital ( not only by hospital group) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41728-22 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of instances in which ambulance response times in County Kerry have exceeded best practice thresholds in the past five years; the number of complaints received by the National Ambulance Service in relation to ambulance response times in County Kerry in the past five years; if he will ensure extra ambulance cover for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41769-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 626 of 5 July 2022, if he is considering introducing a sponsorship programme for children's disability network teams; the way that such a programme would work; the estimated cost of rolling out such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41786-22 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children needing scoliosis surgery; the efforts that he is undertaking to improve waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41787-22 - Jennifer Whitmore

To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations between his Department and the HSE to address the 35 children waiting on access to kaftrio; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41797-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapists that are assigned to work directly with children and young people in schools in each CHO including a list of the relevant schools.

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PQ 41798-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the child and adolescent mental health services excluding autistic people and their families from the upcoming audit of its services; if his attention has been drawn to this decision; and the actions that he has taken since.

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PQ 41800-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the children's disability network teams which currently provide specialist supports; the type of exceptional needs' that they provide supports for; and the number of staff, the speciality and seniority of each who provide these supports in tabular form.

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PQ 41804-22 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health when comprehensive services will be available to autistic children from their local children’s disability network team nationally; the shortfall in staff in each CDNT at present and the grades and specialities involved; the steps that are being taken to rectify this issue; the reason that full early intervention is not being provided given that it is recognised to be vital in terms of long-term outcomes for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41805-22 - Eoin O Broin

To ask the Minister for Health if there are any exceptional circumstances through which the HSE might relax the qualifying criteria for a course at an institution ( Royal College of Surgeons Ireland; Course: Physician Associate. Having spoken to the college, an individual who wishes to attend the course without having the required grades due to several medical issues in the final year of her degree was advised by RCSI the qualifying criteria come from the HSE.).

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PQ 41824-22 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the recommendations by the HSE medicines management programme for cariban will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41829-22 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 30 June 2022, the details of all allocations over €1 million made by the HSE to for-profit commercial service providers over each of the past three years, broken down by service category and exact allocation figure.

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PQ 41835-22 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists available in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of liaison psychiatrists available at Tipperary University Hospital.

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PQ 41836-22 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists for children available in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of liaison psychiatrists for children at Tipperary University Hospital.

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PQ 41864-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Mayo who are on the medical card dental scheme; the number who are accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41887-22 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a psychological assessment in each county; the number waiting more than 6, 12, 18 and 24 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41891-22 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health when the last Health Information Quality Authority site inspection was carried out at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41904-22 - Padraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls the National Ambulance Service responded to in County Cork in 2021 and to the end of June 2022, broken down by call type in echo, charlie, bravo, alpha and omega in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41906-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health when the National Ambulance Service will publish its workforce plan for 2022 to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41907-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the baseline whole-time equivalent staff required by the National Ambulance Service in each year from 2022 to 2026, in tabular form; the predicted turnover and retirement rates; the gross and net additional staff by grade required to meet these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 41914-22 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of community paramedic projects per county for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if there are any forthcoming pilot projects.

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PQ 41915-22 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of menopause clinics in each CHO area in tabular form.

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