PQ Responses - May 29th 2024

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PQ 24160-24 - Niamh Smyth front page preview

PQ 24160-24 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has a role in upkeeping the houses which are falling into derelict especially in North Strand Dublin, when the owners are in a nursing home as part of the fair deal scheme.

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PQ 24173-24 - Jim O'Callaghan front page preview

PQ 24173-24 - Jim O'Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 8 May 2024, the areas in which the discharge scheme has commenced (concerning the proposals in the national clinical programme for ophthalmology (and in particular the transfer of care of children aged 8+ years to local private optometrists),)if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24174-24 - Patricia Ryan front page preview

PQ 24174-24 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can step in to take over/purchase two nursing homes ( With regard to the forthcoming closures of Lucan Lodge Nursing Home and Sally Park Nursing Home both run by the same provider, Aperee Limited.) following HIQA concerns, to prevent their closure and protect the 117 residents living in these facilities and prevent them from losing what is effectively their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24175-24 - Patricia Ryan front page preview

PQ 24175-24 - Patricia Ryan

To ask the Minister for Health if the bed spaces of residents in a nursing home (With regard to the ongoing situation at Cherry Orchard nursing home, and the removal and relocation of residents in certain units to Bartra Nursing Home, Clondalkin.) are being relocated, acquired/arranged on a per-resident basis at the time of that resident’s removal/relocation; if not, if the beds were block-booked in numbers and in advance of any removal/relocation of the residents concerned; if so, the cost associated with this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24186-24 - Marian Harkin front page preview

PQ 24186-24 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to reduce the current level of service provided in the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24187-24 - Marian Harkin front page preview

PQ 24187-24 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health the current number of full-/part-time consultants assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24188-24 - Marian Harkin front page preview

PQ 24188-24 - Marian Harkin

To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce the number of full-/part-time consultants currently assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24193-24 - Neasa Hourigan front page preview

PQ 24193-24 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the clinical lead, relevant acute settings and organisation of services in place in the provision of onco-genetic testing and counselling in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24194-24 - Neasa Hourigan front page preview

PQ 24194-24 - Neasa Hourigan

To ask the Minister for Health the current provision for and future development of a genetic database for national cancer services and oncology treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24201-24 - Michael Lowry front page preview

PQ 24201-24 - Michael Lowry

To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of radiology and MRI services in University Hospital Limerick; to provide clarity on the reason outpatients have been informed by UHL that outpatient MRI services have been paused indefinitely due to a large demand for inpatient MRI services; the action he is taking to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24233-24 - Willie O'Dea front page preview

PQ 24233-24 - Willie O'Dea

To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is still a significant delay for people who have retired from employment from section 38 voluntary organisations and voluntary hospitals to receive their pensions; his views on whether this is acceptable; the steps being taken to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24236-24 - Sean Sherlock front page preview

PQ 24236-24 - Sean Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children waiting on an assessment of need, by each health area; the number of children for last year waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24254-24 - Duncan Smith front page preview

PQ 24254-24 - Duncan Smith

To ask the Minister for Health the HSE expenditure on vaccines, excluding Covid-19 vaccines, for each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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