728. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of authorised officers currently available for assisted admissions within the health service in Waterford city and county; if he considers this an adequate number; the steps he will take to ensure there is an adequate number of authorised numbers available in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/24]
185. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on the National Treatment Purchase Fund’s commissioning of diagnostic testing to date, by month, since commencement, in tabular form; the level of expenditure per scan type; his intentions regarding current and future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24209/24]
488. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if new patients are being accepted at the STI clinic in University Hospital Waterford; if not, the reason; the extent of waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24029/24]
480. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progress in tackling the backlog at University Hospital Waterford histopathology laboratory (details supplied); the current number of patients waiting for test results; and the average length of wait. [23984/24]
479. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing access to the medical cannabis access programme for cerebral palsy; if so, the outcome of that consideration; the list of conditions that were or are being considered for addition; the status of those considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23983/24]
477. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of psychiatry staffing in each emergency department; the number of existing posts, by staff grade; the number of vacancies; and the number of consultant psychiatrists who should be in place in each emergency department, in tabular form. [23981/24]
473. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to community drug and alcohol and rehabilitation services in Waterford in 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [23966/24]
192. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the payment of the increased cost of business grant where rates are paid via a landlord; if he will permit payment in such situations; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24032/24]
580. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data which will be reported through the health performance visualisation platform, in tabular form; the relevant metrics and indicators which will be measured and monitored; and the regularity of reporting. [22499/24]
634. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all expenditure by each Section 38 organisation on outside firms, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment, diagnostics, legal, professional and consultancy fees and any other service delivered for that organisation by a non-public organisation for the years 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [20822/24]
633. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all HSE expenditure on outside firms, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment, diagnostics, legal, professional and consultancy fees and any other service delivered for the HSE by a non-HSE organisation (not including Section 38 organisations) for the years 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [20821/24]
632. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made without a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by his Department in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20820/24]
631. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made following a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by his Department in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20819/24]
630. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made without a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by the Health Service Executive, in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20818/24]
629. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the awards made following a tender process to external non-medical consultants, by firm, by the Health Service Executive, in 2016 to 2023 and to date in 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [20817/24]
547. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the appointment of a new CEO of Children’s Health Ireland; the steps and stages involved in the process; the anticipated timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20378/24]
515. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, in tabular form. [20236/24]
514. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient at St. Vincent’s University Hospital who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, in tabular form. [20235/24]
513. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient at St. James’s University Hospital who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, in tabular form. [20234/24]
512. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time spent waiting by a patient who was admitted on a trolley between a bed being allocated for them and that bed becoming available for the patient and the patient moved into that bed, by hospital, in tabular form. [20233/24]
68. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will publish a new palliative care policy for adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19775/24]
66. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current vacancy rates amongst health and social care professions across primary, community, and acute sectors, including relevant Section 38 and 39 organisations; the number of vacancies by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19779/24]
58. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress in implementing the recommendations of the termination of pregnancy review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/24]
53. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has developed a framework for multi-annual funding of national strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19777/24]
10. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand public dentistry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19778/24]
4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to achieve a maximum of four months waiting time for paediatric spinal surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/24]
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will commit funding to 288 additional acute inpatient beds at University Hospital Limerick, UHL; the timeline for the full implementation of the coroner's recommendations following an inquest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19773/24]
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will end the health service recruitment embargo; when the HSE will publish its pay and numbers strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19772/24]
734. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason public funding of CAR-T immunotherapy for leukaemia patients is limited to under 26 years of age; if consideration has been given to extending the age for funding of treatment option to beyond the age of 26 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/24]
624. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he plans to make access to Mehta growth guidance casting for infantile idiopathic scoliosis available for children in the State, whether through access to care in the State or through access to care abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18755/24]
613. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether implementing the recommendations of the independent termination of pregnancy review is a priority for him. [18633/24]
338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for a response to the calls from healthcare providers to address the gaps in training and data collection by recruiting a Primary Care Lead for Termination of Pregnancy, in light of the fact more than 90% of abortions take place within primary care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/24]
337. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the termination of pregnancy review with respect to recommendations concerning legislative amendments, including the criminalisation of health care providers, the mandatory three-day wait, and the ambiguity for clinicians interpreting section 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18634/24]
670. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement support for Ozempic® (Semaglutide) is only available to those with eligibility under the general medical services scheme or the long-term illness scheme, and is not available on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17966/24]
297. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists working in County Wexford; if he is aware of a pending staff departure; and if there is a candidate lined up to replace the outgoing clinician. [17175/24]
624. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if officials have met with a group (details supplied) following his request that they do so; if so, the outcome of that meeting; the commitments given at that meeting; and if he will or has met the group. [15982/24]
263. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the new engineering building for the South East Technological University; the reasons for the fifteen-year delay in the delivery of this project; the nature of complications which have been mentioned in relation to this project; when it is anticipated that this development will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15797/24]
262. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will permit technological universities the same borrowing privileges as National University of Ireland constituent colleges, in particular to access lower-cost funding for the construction of student accommodation, rather than being reliant on private development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15796/24]
248. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service inpatient beds in HSE West and North West, by location, in tabular form. [15863/24]
247. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service teams in HSE West and North West, in tabular form. [15862/24]
246. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public and Fair Deal nursing home beds in HSE West and North West, in tabular form. [15861/24]
245. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of active DTSS contract holders in HSE West and North West, in tabular form. [15860/24]
244. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of active GMS contract holders in HSE West and North West, in tabular form. [15859/24]
243. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE primary care centres in HSE West and North West, in tabular form. [15858/24]
242. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated population catchment of HSE West and North West; the number of hospital beds, for each hospital in the region, by hospital model; the number of sub-acute stepdown, recovery, and rehabilitation beds in any other location, by location, in tabular form. [15857/24]
239. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service inpatient beds in HSE South West, by location, in tabular form. [15854/24]