PQ Responses - May 16th 2024

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PQ 22151-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice front page preview

PQ 22151-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for home support for each month in 2024, in each CHO and LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22152-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice front page preview

PQ 22152-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time in CHO2 for those approved for home support and waiting for services to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22153-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice front page preview

PQ 22153-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in CHO2 currently waiting for home support for longer than three months; the number of people waiting for longer than six, longer than 12 and longer than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22154-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice front page preview

PQ 22154-24 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the progress that has been made in developing a procurement framework for disability home support; if he is still on target to develop and agree this by Q2 2024, as per the HSE National Service Plan 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22162-24 - Brendan Howlin front page preview

PQ 22162-24 - Brendan Howlin

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth in accordance with the implementation plan for the neurorehabilitation strategy, and the commitment given by the HSE CEO that a community neurorehabilitation team would be provided for CHO5, if funding will be provided for this team in the immediate future; if it is his intention that this service will be in place in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22164-24 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 22164-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of community disability network teams that are in the Dublin mid-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22166-24 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 22166-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the reason no social worker is employed in the Clondalkin community disability network team; when this position will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22167-24 - Mark Ward front page preview

PQ 22167-24 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if a GP will be employed in the primary care centre on the Boot Road, Clondalkin; when this will be in place; when they will take on new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22169-24 - Brendan Griffin front page preview

PQ 22169-24 - Brendan Griffin

To ask the Minister for Health what will happen with current HSE buildings in County Kerry (St. Columbanus Home and Killarney Community Hospital.);; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22186-24 - Mairéad Farrell front page preview

PQ 22186-24 - Mairéad Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to close the Galway trainin gcentre in Merlin Park Hospital or to reduce its hours or functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22207-24 - Micheal Healy-Rae front page preview

PQ 22207-24 - Micheal Healy-Rae

To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to the annual pension allowance declaration form (Minister I refer to the Annual Pension Allowance Declaration form is on the statutory instrument, How legal is this form? If a person did not return this form this year they were not paid for the month of May then without warning?); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22208-24 - Réada Cronin front page preview

PQ 22208-24 - Réada Cronin

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the policy and procedures extant to guarantee continuity of service and care in the time when a child leaves primary care services and moves to within the remit of the children's disability network team, in order that this is as seamless as possible without 'closure' of discharge involving services; if there is no such policy, if she will introduce one; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22215-24 - Martin Browne front page preview

PQ 22215-24 - Martin Browne

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the criteria that would enable parents of children in need of autism assessments to secure funding to avail of a private practitioner; the funding streams available to parents of children in need of a range of therapies that cannot be assessed through CDNT teams due to staffing shortages or lengthy waiting lists, to alternatively avail of the services of a private practitioner; if additional access to the private sector in these situations is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22225-24 - Pauline Tully front page preview

PQ 22225-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if funding is available for a community nurse to cover care that may fall outside of regular business hours to enable a disabled person to live independently.

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PQ 22226-24 - Pauline Tully front page preview

PQ 22226-24 - Pauline Tully

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if community nurses are available to cover care that may fall outside of regular business hours to enable a disabled person to live independently.

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PQ 22239-24 - John Paul Phelan front page preview

PQ 22239-24 - John Paul Phelan

To ask the Minister for Health the reason a service (The cardiac rehabilitation unit in St Luke's hospital, Kilkenny.) which was suspended during the Covid lockdown has not recommenced; if there is a timeline for reopening the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22258-24 - Carol Nolan front page preview

PQ 22258-24 - Carol Nolan

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the health service of providing medical cards including GP visit cards to international protection applicants from 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22259-24 - Noel Duffy front page preview

PQ 22259-24 - Noel Duffy

To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to continue the Pathfinder Programme in Tallaght and other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22261-24 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 22261-24 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health when the vacancy for a community nursing position for psychiatry of later life based at St. Brendan's CNU, Ballinasloe will be filled; if the post has been advertised; the period of time that this position is vacant; the number of patients on the caseload of the previous nurse prior to the post being vacated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22262-24 - Denis Naughten front page preview

PQ 22262-24 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the plans there are to either relocate or refurbish the existing ambulance station in Roscommon town; if he is aware of the poor structural condition of the existing station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22270-24 - Mattie McGrath front page preview

PQ 22270-24 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the ophthalmologist post is vacant in south Tipperary primary care services; the actions that have been taken to address this vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22271-24 - Mattie McGrath front page preview

PQ 22271-24 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the reason no alternative arrangements have been made for the 1,500 or so children waiting on the ophthalmology service, some of whom have been waiting for some time now; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22277-24 - Éamon Ó Cuív front page preview

PQ 22277-24 - Éamon Ó Cuív

To ask the Minister for Health whether it is intended to approve a drug (Drug Pegvaliase which has been clinically tried for the treatment and cure of PKU) for reimbursement by the HSE given the value of this drug in treating a rare disease is recognised; the stage in the process the consideration of this drug is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 22282-24 - Paul Donnelly front page preview

PQ 22282-24 - Paul Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health if the is a CNS in dementia in each acute hospital in Ireland; if he will outline the situation in each hospital, in tabular form.

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