PQ Responses - March 31st 2022

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PQ 9076-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if resources are in place to provide a primary healthcare centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9077-22 - Mark Ward front page preview

To ask the Minister for Health the expected cost overruns caused by the delay in providing an eating disorder service in Mount Carmel, Dublin 6; if the tender process has begun; the date that this service will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9312-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the disposal of land to provide a primary healthcare centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 13502-22 - Joe Flaherty

To ask the Minister for Health the public health supports that are available to schools for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 15030-22 - Jackie Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health when transport will be provided for adults with intellectual disabilities and additional needs in Ballina, County Mayo and Killaloe, County Clare to travel to a centre (the Daughters of Charity centre in Lisnagry, Limerick); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 15107-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that had a standard operation procedure assessment rather than a comprehensive assessment of needs since the procedure was introduced in total and per CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 15108-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that received actual therapy, that is, speech and language, occupational, psychology since they received the standard operation procedure assessment in total and per CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 15887-22 - Maurice Quinlivan

To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the construction of the 96-bed modular unit at Limerick University Hospital; if it will be completed on schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16100-22 - Alan Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the ability of the HSE to handle a second wave of the omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16197-22 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current overcrowding crisis in University Hospital Kerry

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PQ 16198-22 - Pa Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that are currently provided in University Hospital Kerry; and if all patients have access to adequate shower and toilet facilities.

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PQ 16213-22 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish another secure hospital for forensic patients; when the most recent comprehensive review into the National Forensic Mental Health Services was undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16682-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of public in-patient adult eating disorder services in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16684-22 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the homecare pilot project in CHO8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16690-22 - Gary Gannon

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recommendation by the HSE Medicines Management Programme for cariban, doxylamine pyridoxine; if there is a timeline for a decision on the recommendation to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16775-22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to address lengthy waiting times that children are experiencing for services in occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16777-22 - Michael Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the way that neurorehabilitation services are being developed in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16778-22 - Seán Haughey

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Specialist Group on Youth Mental Health Transitions from child to adult mental health services under the Sharing the Vision plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16779-22 - Seán Haughey

To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the community wait list initiatives in the 2022 HSE Service Plan.

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PQ 16781-22 - Steven Matthews

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of existing mental health supports for children in the Wicklow catchment area; if his attention has been drawn to the significant waiting lists for these essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16782-22 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional community rehabilitation beds delivered to date given the target of 1,243 beds in the 2022 HSE Service Plan; the number of these beds that have been delivered in Dublin and or CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16796-22 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of anaesthetists who are employed to work within the UL Hospitals Group; and the way that this compares to other hospital groups.

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PQ 16797-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle emergency department overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16850-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health if action will be taken to increase the number of neurology nurses in Dublin hospitals.

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PQ 16851-22 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health when he expects palliative care services to return to pre-pandemic levels.

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PQ 16859-22 - Barry Cowen

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the 1,146 additional permanent acute beds pledged for 2021; the hospitals in which the beds are being provided; and the number of beds being provided.

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PQ 16862-22 - Joe Flaherty

To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional home support hours that are being provided in 2022 for persons living with dementia.

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PQ 16863-22 - Joe Flaherty

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on community specialist teams for older persons.

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PQ 16866-22 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health the emergency action he is taking to address the number of patients on trollies in in Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16872-22 - James Lawless

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the CAMHS telehealth hubs initiative.

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PQ 16873-22 - James Lawless

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE proposal to develop three pilot sites for specialist mental health services for older persons.

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PQ 16874-22 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16875-22 - David Stanton

To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre and site in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16932-22 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the new Finglas primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16963-22 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health if a plan is in place or is being considered to open more beds at West Kerry Community Hospital, if details of such a plan will be provided; if a commitment to increasing bed numbers at the hospital will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16977-22 - Aindrias Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health if there are additional resources being allocated to the child and adolescent mental health services to deal with the long delays experienced in dealing with referrals to the service in Cork city and county, especially children being referred with complex and urgent needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16978-22 - Aindrias Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being considered to resolve the staffing issues for the child and adolescent mental health services, especially now given the Ukraine crisis expected increase demands on the service for Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16984-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 448, 449 and 450 of 24 February 2022, of the more than 475 staff development posts allocated since 2019 to children’s disability services, the number of these that were clinical specialists; the number of clinical specialists working within children’s disability services as of March 2022; the number of clinical specialist posts currently advertised for recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 16985-22 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapy posts needed to have children’s disability network teams at 100% staffing level; the current therapy staffing level in such teams in both numerical and percentage terms; the number of therapy staffing posts currently being advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17017-22 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the Brook House mental health facility in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17020-22 - Gino Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (the Neurological Nurses Alliance Patients Deserve Better campaign) for an additional 100 neurological nurses needed nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17023-22 - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the current waiting list for CAMHS services in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 17025-22 - Kieran O'Donnell

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17034-22 - Brendan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the proposals there are to provide additional resources for CAMHS in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17056-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on capital funding projects for Mayo University Hospital; the efforts that are being made to accelerate the delivery of works to the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17057-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health the level of bed capacity for CAMHS in County Mayo; if there are plans to expand the service and increase the number of beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17117-22 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions 662, 663 and 664 of 15 February 2022, the financial use of retained assets, vacant under review and vacant in disposal buildings whether for financing arrangements or otherwise for each in tabular form; the valuation and terms of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17122-22 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the challenges facing parents and guardians of children living in Dublin 1 trying to access school vaccination programmes now currently provided for in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17134-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to HSE CH07 towards residential care places for those with disabilities and complex care needs in the last three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17165-22 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to facilitate school immunisation programmes to operate within school settings in the CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17166-22 - Mary Lou McDonald

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the uptake rate for the school immunisation programme for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic year in the CHO9; if there are plans in place for a catch-up programme to offset any impact caused by Covid-19 related disruptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17168-22 - Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses per patient in every ward at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form and the way that these numbers compare to what are considered safe ratios of nurses to patients.

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PQ 17169-22 - Padraig Mac Lochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions in the community intervention teams for County Donegal that are currently not filled; the titles of those posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17200-22 - Michael Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health when special long-Covid clinics in counties Kerry and Cork for patients that are suffering will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17207-22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time midwives working in the maternity department of Cavan General Hospital in each of the past five years in tabular form.

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PQ 17208-22 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the service provided at a centre (Annalee Respite Centre, Cootehill, Co Cavan); the number of people that this service can cater for at any one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17213-22 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Health if patients with Covid-19 are being placed in wards with non-Covid-19 patients; if so, the person or body that authorised the decision; the basis of infection control upon which this decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17223-22 - Neale Richmond

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of access to St John of Gods respite services in Dun Laoghaire due to emergency situations requiring a takeover of the respite services; if he will take steps to ensure that emergencies can be addressed while also allowing for the continuation of the respite services for St John of Gods service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17230-22 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update as to when daycare services for the elderly will resume at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar; and the interim measures that are been considered by the HSE to provide offsite services for many users who desperately need this service.

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PQ 17265-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure that delays for the provision of various health services are eliminated having particular regard to the need for continued improvement in the health services and greater awareness of the patient’s circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17267-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which ready access to treatment for patients requiring cardiovascular, endoscopy and oncology is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17275-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure the retention of nursing staff in all areas throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17276-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure the retention of hospital staff in all areas throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17279-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which mental health services are being provided and augmented in line with specific needs in particular locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17280-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the CAMHS services is being improved and expanded to take account of extra demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17281-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the CAMHS services throughout Kildare north is being expanded and improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17282-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which health services for children with special needs are being improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17283-22 - Bernard Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which health services for persons suffering from eating disorders is developing; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 17308-22 - Joan Collins

To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the six sites the HSE will establish specialist acute hospital clinics for long Covid; and the services that will be provided in them.

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PQ 17309-22 - Joan Collins

To ask the Minister for Health if the senior occupational therapist position in St. James’s Hospital will be maintained into the future for long Covid patients; if occupational therapists will be an essential service under the model of care for long Covid clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17346-22 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 751 of 1 March 2022, the consideration he as Minister has given to the need for an additional 100 neurology nurse specialists; the timescale for approval of these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17379-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to encourage active travel modes to and from work in his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 17400-22 - Holly Cairns

To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline remuneration, expenses or other payments made to student nurses, student midwives, student occupational therapists, student speech and language therapists, student audiologists, student psychologists and student dietitians who are on compulsory placement in clinical settings.

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