PQ Responses - July 6th 2023

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PQ 33214-23 - Alan Dillon

To ask the Minister for Health when planning permission will be granted to an organisation ( Bangor Health Centre, Bangor Erris, Co . Mayo, have applied to Mayo County Council to knock a wall outside the medical centre, they are awaiting permission from the HSE to knock the wall outside the front of the building and have designated parking bays installed.); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33216-23 - Róisín Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health in view of the unacceptably long waiting times for scoliosis surgery which many children have to endure, if he will make a special allocation for mental health supports during this difficult period, as requested by an organisation ( Scoliosis Ireland); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33230-23 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Health what measures he is taking to address the extensive waiting list in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33231-23 - Johnny Mythen

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if he will consider funding for a community neurorehabilitation team in CHO5, given that no funding has been allocated to date for a team in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33240-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth for an update on the funding for community neurorehabilitation teams in each CHO; when they can expect to be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33243-23 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific measures taken to enhance ambulance services in advance of the opening of the new major trauma centres in line with the Government decision; the specific funding allocated to each measure and its date of operation; when each of the network trauma hospitals will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33244-23 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the cost to the State in legal fees since late 2018 in defending the 115 court cases brought by parents whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely manner set out in the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33289-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to outline with respect and reference to the TAPS payments which issued to private nursing homes throughout Covid, whether any public nursing homes received such payments under a similar scheme; if so, the name of the scheme; if governance and oversight were measured, similar to that of the audit undertaken on the TAPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33305-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a progress update on the expansion of community intervention teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to support the timely discharge of patients to their homes, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33306-23 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the total number of people on HSE physiotherapy waiting lists in Cork from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, and 1 January 2023 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33315-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment on the development and targeted expansion and availability of step-down facilities across each of the CHO areas, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33319-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and increase access to talk therapies and improve access to specialist expertise, when it is required, in line with Sharing the Vision - a Mental Health Policy for Everyone., across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33320-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a plan aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation, particularly among older people, as outlined in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion, across each of the CHO areas since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33327-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to support community specialist palliative homecare teams in all HSE areas, fund designated home care packages, and resource specialist palliative care provided in hospices since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33330-23 - Fergus O'Dowd

To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total budget for homecare provision over the years 2020 to date, in tabular form, by CHO, county, number of hours requested by homecare management, number of hours provided and the total expenditure per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 33348-23 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the current caseload for Balbriggan CDNT as of 30 June 2023, or the latest available date for which data is compiled; how many children are receiving services; how many children are still on the waiting list; if the list has been validated, and if so, when this was completed.

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PQ 33349-23 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth how many staff are currently in posts (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Behavioural Specialists, Home Support Workers, Dietetics) in Balbriggan CDNT; how many vacancies exist for each discipline; if those vacancies have been advertised; what is the recruitment process for these vacancies; when the CRC expects to fill those roles; and the estimated start dates.

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