959. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has explored the use of the heel prick test for spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40097/23]
958. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he explored extending the flu programme to the 50-64-year-old group first, rather than examining the benefits of an enhanced flu vaccine for the 65+ cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40096/23]
1657. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the terms of the recent pay agreement for catering and general support staff between the HSE and SIPTU; the reason certain workers received significant lump sums and others did not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37962/23]
1318. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 2019, the companies, organisations and individuals engaged on a contractual basis by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) from June 2019 to date, in tabular form; the purpose of each engagement; the length of each engagement; the cost incurred to the NMBI for the relevant period of engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36508/23]
679. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection whether she will recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness for healthcare workers following the recommendation of the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35750/23]
865. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of purchasing 100 non-EU medical places for EU students. [35139/23]
864. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full year cost of providing for a scheme to address financial barriers to graduate entry medicine for 100 places. [35138/23]
863. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of expanding health and social care undergraduate places by 10%; and the number of course places this would generate, by course, in tabular form. [35124/23]
767. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of a consistent standardised needle exchange programme rolled out across all taskforces. [35162/23]
765. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost the waive assessment fees for addiction residential, rehabilitation and detox services. [35160/23]
764. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full revenue and capital cost of implementing the HSE’s climate action plan by measure and year. [35159/23]
763. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of a standardised eye care scheme for under 8s with consistent subsidies across all CHOs, costed by standardising the top end benefits across all CHOs [35158/23]
762. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the fully burdened cost of employing additional (details supplied) inclusive of employers’ PRSI, in tabular form. [35157/23]
761. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total revenue generated by car parking charges and the estimated total cost of abolishing car parking fees, including any potential buyouts or other arrangements. [35155/23]
759. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold in increments of €10 to €0, additive, in tabular form. [35153/23]
758. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of a 10% increase in clinical training places for medical interns, initial specialist training, higher specialist training, GP training, clinical psychology, advanced nurse/midwife practitioners, advanced practice physiotherapy, in tabular form; and the number of places this would result in. [35152/23]
757. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full revenue and capital cost of implementing the National Ambulance Service’s workforce and strategic plan out to 2031 [35151/23]
756. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in revenue and new build capital cost for each type of health service bed, based on recent projects, that is acute inpatient, community transitional care, community nursing unit, CAMHS, palliative care, social inclusion, and rehabilitation beds, in tabular form. [35150/23]
755. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the projected budget overspend in health for 2023; if a financial control framework is in place for 2023, the nature of the framework; if cost-containment plans have been drawn up by his Department or the HSE; if he will list the areas or sections of the HSE in which cost-containment plans have been drawn up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35100/23]
754. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the value of goods and services procured by the HSE where the procurement was non-compliant with procurement rules and guidelines for the years 2018 to 2022, further broken down by year, by goods or service type and by amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35099/23]
753. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the cost of providing hospitality by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to date, further broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35098/23]
752. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, the number of people employed on a contract for service by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to date, broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35097/23]
751. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, all Department of Health and HSE expenditure on non-HSE organisations, including outsourcing of care, assessments, recruitment, diagnostics, legal, professional and consultancy fees and any other service delivered for the HSE or his Department by a non-HSE organisation for the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35096/23]
750. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline all legal costs incurred by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/23]
749. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the total agency and consultancy spend by his Department and the HSE for the months of January to June for years 2018 to 2023, broken down, by month and by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35094/23]
748. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the total agency and consultancy spend by his Department and the HSE for the years 2018 to 2022, broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/23]
747. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of staff working in the HSE and his Department whose income exceeded €100,000 a year in 2022, broken down by the following income brackets: €100,000 to €150,000, €150,001 to €200,000, €200,001 to €300,000, €300,001 to €400,000, €400,001 to €500,000, €500,001 to €600,000, €600001 to €700,000, €700,001 to €800,000, €800,001 to €900,000, €900,001 to €1,000,000, and greater than €1,000,001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35092/23]
746. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the value of all claims made against the HSE or hospitals funded by the HSE which incurred a cost, broken down by the cost of the claim and legal costs for the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35091/23]
745. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on HSE dental and orthodontic waiting lists at the end of May and June of each year 2019 to 2023, broken down by standard waiting times, by area in tabular form. [35090/23]
744. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of May and June for each year 2019 to 2023, by LHO, in tabular form; the number of dentists who submitted claims and the total number of claims in quarter 1 of each year and each full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35089/23]
743. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the number of claims resolved by the tribunal; the timeframe for completion of the tribunal's work; the cost of the tribunal to date, by cost type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35088/23]
742. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of quarter 2 of 2023; the number for each quarter of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35087/23]
741. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw, by CHO and length of wait at the end of May and June 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [35086/23]
740. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait at the end of May and June 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [35085/23]
739. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on home support waiting lists at the end of May and June 2018-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the breakdown by length of wait. [35081/23]
738. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people aged over 65 and over 75 years on NTPF-reported waiting lists by specialty by location for each month for each year 2019-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [35080/23]
737. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of May and June 2018-2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and the breakdown by length of wait and by age. [35079/23]
736. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time at each emergency department for each month in 2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [35078/23]
735. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of incidents responded to by the ambulance service by clinical status and substatus for each month for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive. [35077/23]
734. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less for each month for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, nationally and by ambulance region, in tabular form; the average length of such response times nationally and by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35076/23]
732. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the period January to June or May, whichever is the latest available, each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [35074/23]
731. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for the period January to June or May, whichever is the latest available, each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [35073/23]
730. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each month for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35072/23]
729. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for each month for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed discharges and the number as a percentage of all discharges; the number of bed days lost; and the number as a percentage of all bed days available for the period. [35071/23]
728. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer-related appointments and procedures which were cancelled for each month for each year 2022-2023 to date, inclusive, by hospital, for adults and for children, in tabular form. [35070/23]
727. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each month for each year 2022-2023 to date, inclusive by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [35069/23]
726. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen in the month for the period of January to June, by month, for each year 2018-2023 to date, inclusive, by hospital in tabular form. [35068/23]
725. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen in the month for the period of January to May, by month, for each year 2018 to date in 2023, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [35067/23]