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Question· writtenPQ 555asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
555. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of menopause services, specifically the number of clinics available through the public health service; the contact details for each menopause clinic; the waiting times for a first appointment at a menopause clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51850/23]
Question· writtenPQ 537asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
537. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken or if he has plans to provide adequate financial supports to families who access assessments and supports privately due to their unavailability in the public health system until such time as vacant positions within CDNTs have been filled; and the estimated cost of undertaking this measure. [52438/23]
Question· writtenPQ 534asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
534. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to develop clinical guidelines, along the lines of those developed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the United Kingdom, for undertaking an autism assessment and ensure that they are adhered to by professionals within the public health sector and the private health sector. [52435/23]
Question· writtenPQ 533asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
533. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to roll out suitable autism training for all public health staff to ensure that they can engage with and meet the needs of the autistic community; and the estimated cost of undertaking this measure. [52434/23]
Question· writtenPQ 532asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
532. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to ensure that public sector health workers are satisfied to work exclusively within the public health sector; and the estimated cost of undertaking this measure. [52433/23]
Question· writtenPQ 531asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
531. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to incentivise working within the public health sector to ensure that fewer professionals leave Ireland and that staff do not feel compelled to supplement their income by working in the private sector; and the estimated cost of undertaking this measure. [52432/23]
Question· writtenPQ 356asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2023
356. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the significant rise in sexually transmitted diseases; if he intends to launch a new public health campaign to highlight this rise and encourage safe sex practises and testing; the status of the new national sexual health strategy; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51789/23]
Question· writtenPQ 323asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2023
323. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposal to develop a 'surgical hub' in Limerick; the location of the preferred site; when he expects it to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51660/23]
Question· writtenPQ 288asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2023
288. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for community healthcare organisation 1 or CHO1, in tabular form; the number of head count posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence or leave cover. [51591/23]
Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
245. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the impact of the HSE recruitment freeze on recommendations one, three, four and 12 of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants, respectively, given that each of these recommendations relates to recruitment and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51572/23]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
232. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on primary healthcare nursing staff levels and numbers of patients covered, including public health nurses, in the south Kildare area, with particular emphasis on rural areas, the distances required to be covered by each PHN, and the individual PHN’s ability to attend to rural patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51555/23]
Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
227. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the disposal of land to provide a primary healthcare centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51516/23]
Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
226. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if resources are in place to provide a primary healthcare centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if he will provide an update on the provision of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51515/23]
Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
216. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to initiate a Public Health (Obesity) Bill to include restricting the marketing of unhealthy foods to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51487/23]
Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
213. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will set aside funding to invest in training and career development for non-clinical public health staff within public health departments and other agencies for the purposes of planning future health and social care needs and to respond to a wide range of public health emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51484/23]
Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
153. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on the need for promotion among healthcare staff of impartial information on the health effects of gambling, separate to that provided by organisations which receive funding from the gambling sector. [51193/23]
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
41. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to add public health to the list of relevant areas of expertise to be considered by him in making appointments to the Climate Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51495/23]
Question· writtenPQ 577asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023
577. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health how many full-time and part-time healthcare staff have been employed in a facility (details supplied); to provide a breakdown of each medical discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51094/23]
Question· writtenPQ 545asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023
545. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason a health care worker (details supplied) has not received their pandemic special recognition payment; if he will take into account that this person worked from February 2020 to July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50923/23]
Question· writtenPQ 542asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023
542. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason a health care worker (details supplied) has not received their pandemic special recognition payment; if he will take into account that they worked from September 2019 to July 2020 in various health care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50887/23]
Question· writtenPQ 455asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023
455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a lower limb prosthesis in the public health service. [50539/23]
Question· writtenPQ 253asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2023
253. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1924 of 11 September 2023, the date at which an implementation plan for the 16 recommendations from the report of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home healthcare assistants will be published; the reason for the delay; the status of all 16 recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50516/23]
Question· writtenPQ 249asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2023
249. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health how Traveller Primary Health Care Workers employed by Section 39 agencies through the HSE can be awarded the special pandemic recognition payment given their frontline status during the pandemic and their work carried out in clinical settings for the HSE such as mobile vaccination and testing clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50451/23]
Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2023
235. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health his Department’s strategic plan for health care delivery for Dublin 9. [50361/23]
Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2023
139. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on primary healthcare nurse staffing levels in Rathcoole, County Dublin; how parents can access their child's three-month primary healthcare nurse check-up in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50058/23]
Question· writtenPQ 597asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
597. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeframe for the construction of the new renal dialysis unit in Sligo university unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49930/23]
Question· writtenPQ 548asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
548. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for October 2019-2023, in tabular form; the breakdown by length of wait and by age; the numbers waiting for initial assessment, initial therapy/intervention, and follow-up therapy/intervention for each specialty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49749/23]
Question· writtenPQ 515asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
515. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for a delay in the pension processing for some healthcare assistants (details supplied); his plans to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49532/23]
Question· writtenPQ 279asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
279. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, with regard to the housing units on the grounds of a site (details supplied), he will clarify when funding will be allocated to Kildare County Council to refurbish these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50010/23]
Question· writtenPQ 329asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
329. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the various changes and requirements needed to fully introduce Sláintecare are being pursued at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49248/23]
Question· writtenPQ 321asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
321. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse positions in each CHO area, including the number of vacant PHN positions in each CHO area and the specific geographic areas within each CHO that currently have no PHN in place, in tabular form; and what interim measures are in place to ensure universal access to public health nurse services. [49211/23]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
72. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 21 September 2023, the status of the examination by the HSE of the completed SAR/PBC for the new emergency department, women and children’s block at University Hospital Galway; if the HSE has completed the examination to date; the timeline for the delivery of the new emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48434/23]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
68. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the three new elective hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin, as promised under the National Development Plan; when he expects work to begin on the development of these hospitals; when he expects them to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48986/23]
Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
63. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the Budget 2024 capital allocation for Health will not result in the opening of the 1,500 additional rapid build hospital beds, six surgical hubs and four elective hospitals promised by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/23]
Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
55. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have identified blockages in the delivery of health services, with particular reference to addressing such issues in any way possible in order to ensure a seamless access to health services including A&Es, GPs and all public health services without restriction; if he will outline the actions already taken in this regard and any further action planned in the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48152/23]
Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
42. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the injury clinic unit for Carlow town and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48987/23]
Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
34. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the capital projects associated with Mayo University Hospital, the ED and 75-bed ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48458/23]
Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
30. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health what preparations have been carried out to provide for the health care needs of the 950 people to be accommodated in Stradbally under the temporary international protection scheme and the existing local population. [47528/23]
Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
24. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of the primary health care centre in Finglas. [49072/23]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2023
20. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to supply home supports to all people approved and waitlisted in the Cork-Kerry community healthcare area; to lift the recruitment freeze on securing additional home support workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49046/23]
Record· Divisionvote_138lost
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2023
Amendment put:
Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2023
135. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in completing the planned 96-bed block at University Hospital Limerick; the steps he will take to expedite its construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49006/23]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2023
120. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1384 of 18 April 2023, 177 of 16 November 2022 and 860 of 22 March 2022, for an update on recruitment of public health nurses for Lucan, Newcastle and Rathcoole areas of Dublin, as promised by his Department; and if he will provide updated information and confirmation of recruitment. [48912/23]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2023
119. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on recruitment of Public Health Nurses for the CHO7 area. [48911/23]
Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2023
100. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many healthcare professionals are employed within each HSE region including psychiatrists, psychologists and multi-disciplinary support service professionals with expertise in forensic learning disabilities; how many of the recommendations were acted on following a report in 2005 by the Forensic Learning Disability Psychiatry Working Group, People with a Learning Disability Who Offend; Forgiven but Forgotten including the establishment of national forensic learning disability service; how many persons with a diagnosed learning disability have been referred to forensic learning disability services outside the State for each year since 2005; the cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49060/23]
Record· debate2023-11-07published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2023
Sub-Committee on Mental Health (2023)
Question· writtenPQ 1356asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2023
1356. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if equality of care can be offered to COPD sufferers without a medical card in order that they can access services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48784/23]
Question· writtenPQ 1350asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2023
1350. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an open letter to the HSE regarding trans healthcare, to which 20 national and international organisations signed; if he agrees with the points raised in the letter that trans healthcare in Ireland should adhere to human rights principles, align with evidence-based international standards, and include the trans community at all stages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48729/23]
Question· writtenPQ 1344asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2023
1344. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he has considered positive organisational scholarship as a possible intervention in healthcare settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48667/23]
Question· writtenPQ 1340asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2023
1340. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if, further to World Stroke Day, he will provide a full update on the funding requirements and overall implementation plans for the National Stroke Strategy; if he will respond to the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48622/23]