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51 records in IE in 2022
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
362. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the initiatives that will be undertaken within a health care programme in 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63050/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
336. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when additional health care places will be provided to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63020/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
335. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that adequate financial support is provided for small-scale nursing home providers given that a number of such providers have closed over recent months and it is essential that private nursing home care is not provided solely by large-scale operators, which would result in some rural communities losing such important health care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63019/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
332. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason that the long-term illness scheme covers medication associated with intellectual disability and does not cover medication and other medical appliance costs associated with autism; if he intends extending the scheme to cover the same expenses for persons with autism as it covers for intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62968/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2022
299. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the expected cost overrun for the construction and operation of a facility (details supplied) that was due to open in December 2021; the final cost of the construction and operation of the facility; when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62841/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2022
283. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the new elective hospital in Cork; and when this will be fully operational. [62695/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2022
257. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the special Covid pandemic bonus will be paid to healthcare staff who worked for private companies on the front line during the Covid pandemic given the length of time that has passed since the announcement and the valuable work that these staff carried out in the private sector during the pandemic. [62432/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2022
250. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason that carers and nurses who work in a healthcare setting (details supplied) are not being considered for the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; if he will review this decision in light of the fact that these nurses and carers cared for the elderly residents throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62396/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2022
188. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department’s attention has been drawn to the additional funding that can be made available to parents of children with additional needs under the national childcare scheme to cover the additional costs of care for children with additional needs, whereby the child’s healthcare nurse can fill out a sponsored referral form to the NCS for additional funding by the HSE for childcare hours; the work that is being done by his Department to draw the attention of parents of eligible children to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62458/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2022
74. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the risk to public health caused by blockages on private drains which are no longer addressed as an environmental health hazard by the environmental health officers attached to the HSE, and which are not addressed by the councils or by Irish Water; and his views on whether this lacuna should be addressed by giving local authorities the power to serve a notice on all the houses connected to a blockage informing them that they have an obligation to address a potential public health hazard. [62769/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
661. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 15 November 2022, the measures that have been taken by his Department in respect of breaches under the Public Health Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62351/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
647. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the availability of lactation consultants and supports nationwide; if he will outline plans for expansion of lactation supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62268/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
641. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a patient (details supplied) who was told that they would have to wait three years for an appointment but would be seen in eight weeks if they were a private patient; and his views on whether this is an appropriate difference between public and private health care. [62239/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
624. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for aids and appliances in community healthcare organisation, CHO7. [62179/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
607. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recommendations of the World Health Organization in relation to the setting-up of a working group to develop a national hearing plan for Ireland; if this is under consideration by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61994/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
596. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the current approximate four-year process to have a disease added to the newborn heel-prick test is sustainable; the steps that are being taken to expedite this process with a view of having new diseases such as spinal muscular atrophy added to the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61939/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
590. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Health when a health care worker working with an organisation (details supplied) throughout the Covid-19 pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition payment. [61930/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
584. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign of an organisation (details supplied) to establish a working group to develop a national hearing plan, as recommended by the World Health Organization; if he intends to establish such a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61911/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
572. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a report (details supplied) has been received by his Department; if the recommendations have been received; the effort that is being made to implement these findings ahead of the move of the Central Mental Hospital to Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61828/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
548. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the percentage of healthcare workers who have taken the Covid-19 booster in the past six months. [61733/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
546. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 29 November 2022, the number of University of Limerick Hospital Group capital projects that the State has recently invested in; the plans under way to invest in further hospital capacity in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61715/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
542. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 805 of 8 February and 737 of 17 May 2022, if the €1,000 pandemic bonus will be paid to healthcare assistants who are employed by private providers but work in the homes of HSE clients as part of a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61695/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
537. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the healthcare staff of an organisation (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 recognition payment; the category and cohort that they fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61688/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
532. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61661/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
528. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61633/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
87. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the way that the Government is addressing and providing more employment opportunities to healthcare staff in both the home care sector and the broader health sector through the employment permit process to help deal with Ireland's current staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62067/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
366. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when the promised phase of the Naas hospital development plan will be activated in accordance with the original projections; when the facility will be completed and opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61630/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
361. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress in the hospital building programme in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61625/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
354. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which hospital building programmes and extensions are sufficiently in hand to meet the urgent demand such as at Naas hospital, County Kildare and other hospitals throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61618/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will implement the European Commission recommendation that member states recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease if contracted by healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61592/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
309. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on plans for a major extension of, and recruitment for, the health centre in Mountrath, County Laois. [61422/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
100. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the preferred option in the 2019 options appraisal for model hospital services; the status of the 2019 options appraisal as regards providing a framework for the future development and upgrading of Galway hospital facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61356/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); the details of the update in 2021 of the options appraisal for model 4 hospital services published in 2019, as referenced in the letter; if the updated options appraisal has been published; if so, if a copy of the updated Options Appraisal will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61357/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
83. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of phase 2 of the new hospital development on the campus of the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61026/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
73. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 20 October 2022, the expected timeline for when he will bring the memorandum regarding the new elective hospital for Galway before Government; if the promised new elective hospital for Galway will be located on the Merlin Park site; if this will be a stand-alone facility, separate from the preferred option recommended in the 2019 options appraisal for model 4 hospital services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61355/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
62. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status on the delivery of the 96-bed medical ward block replacement accommodation at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61245/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
57. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current recruitment and retention crisis in the context of front-line specialist medical personnel across all healthcare services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61247/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
51. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the steps he intends taking to ensure a more speedy delivery of the major projects outlined for Galway University Hospital in view of the critical deficiencies of the buildings there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60526/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
41. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the future role that the HSE owned Inisghile facility in Parteen, County Clare will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61132/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
38. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the public health reforms that he announced in April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60933/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
33. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further information on the new elective hospital in Cork; if he will outline the next steps in the process; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60861/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
26. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in CHO 7; the number of vacant positions for public health nurses in CHO 7; the current recruitment process in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61273/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
23. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of public health nurses in the south Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60614/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
9. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish an occupational injury scheme for healthcare workers with long Covid who were exposed to the virus in their workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61304/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2022
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays in implementing agreed pay rises for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61488/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2022
152. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the Government’s position on the ongoing pandemic treaty negotiations; if he will ensure that Ireland advocates for an equitable distribution of life-saving medicine across the world; his views on the fact that the current international healthcare architecture is broken and puts the lives of the poor at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61238/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2022
696. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health if his Department is considering adding rare diseases, including spinal muscular atrophy. to the heel prick test for babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60937/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2022
685. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health his views on the necessity for transplant capability to be located in tertiary hospitals on a regional basis so as to offset any requirement to export organs outside the jurisdiction in view of the recent decision regarding the opt out provisions for organ donation. [60908/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2022
684. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when he expects to make an announcement of a new hospital in Galway under the National Elective Ambulatory Care Strategy agreed last December by the Government and if such a proposal will include provision for overnight or long stay care. [60907/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2022
655. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when frontline staff at a healthcare company (details supplied) will receive their Covid bonus payment. [60782/22]