Catherine Murphy

Social Democrats · Kildare North

Activity on Health — 1310 events (3 lobbying · 1259 questions · 84 votes) full profile →

• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Council for Civil Liberties Health

  • Mental Health Bill (2024)
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Sensational Kids CLG Health

  • Seeking Funding for Therapy Services delivered by Sensational Kids
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Chronic Pain Ireland Health

  • General Election to pledge support to add chronic pain key asks to the programme for government
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of palliative care teams and staff members in CHO7 at present. [44830/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, currently within the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital; and the estimated timeframe in which each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [44831/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of epilepsy nurse specialists, neurologists and associated team members currently attached to epilepsy adult and paediatric services nationwide; the hospitals to which they are attached; and the number of vacancies currently within these services, in tabular form. [44832/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the last dates each external in-person fire safety audit was carried out on behalf of the HSE in each hospital part of Dublin Midlands Hospital Group; the frequency with which these audits are carried out; and if the reports from these audits are published online. [44833/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the locations of WTE psychiatrists that are based in primary care centres within CHO9 in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [44834/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the rate of theatre utilisation for St James's Hospital to date in 2024. [44835/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that presented at Smithfield minor injuries unit at the weekends to date in 2024. [44836/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances, motorcycles and rapid response vehicles that came into the National Ambulance Service fleet in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of those vehicles that were withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [44837/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by his Department on handsets and phones bills over the same timeframe. [44863/24]
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE sonographers working in St Vincent's University Hospital, by grade, in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [43122/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists and speech and language therapists working in Naas General Hospital, by grade, in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased before the end of the year. [43123/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff that worked in his Department’s communications and press office in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and the grade of each staff member. [41164/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the frequency and duration of the publicity, marketing or advertising campaigns conducted by his Department to date in 2024; the purpose of these campaigns; the cost of these campaigns; and the agencies that conducted these campaigns, in tabular form. [41182/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms available in the public system for children and/or adults to be assessed by a psychiatrist for ADHD in CHO7. [40849/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has conducted a capacity review of his Department’s ability to deliver services that they are responsible for in the past ten years to date; the same of State bodies and agencies under his Department’s aegis; if he published those reviews; the number of recommendations implemented arising from the reviews and same for State bodies and agencies under his aegis; if the capacity review was outsourced; and if so, to whom and at what cost. [40840/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of people who were assessed, by addiction rehabilitation, detox and stabilisation facilities in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [39695/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with spina bifida waiting for surgery on 30 September 2022 and 30 September 2024, in tabular form. [39696/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in each of the regional fertility hubs, in tabular form. [39697/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the schools in the CHO7 area that have received and completed, or not received and completed, the public eye care school screening service, in tabular form. [39698/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on consultancies in 2023 and to date in 2024; the company engaged; and the nature of the work conducted by the consultancy on his Department’s behalf, in tabular form. [40216/24]
• 2024-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by the HSE and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board on external communications advice or training for its senior leadership team in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the external companies engaged; and the topics or issues that the training or advices related to, in tabular form. [39327/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he, his special advisory teams, or senior officials have consulted with, received briefings or sought advice from an external communications expert or communications consultancy company, or a public relations or public affairs company, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the costs associated with those interactions; the names of those that have been engaged with; the subject matter or topics the engagements related to, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39135/24]
• 2024-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all special advisors that are, or were, attached to him, to include Ministers of State special advisors, by grade, duration of role held and point on the pay scale. [38365/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing two additional critical care ambulances to the HSE on a 24/7 basis. [36819/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital for each day of August 2024, in tabular form. [36820/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current funding allocation provided by TUSLA for therapeutic mental health interventions and support for individuals aged under 18 and aged over 18 years in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [35177/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update in respect of the development of a new national maternity hospital; the amount expended on the project to date; if he has engaged consultancy firms on the development of the project; and, if so, the amount expended to date on same. [34385/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthodontists and specialist orthodontists working within HSE dental services in County Kildare for both adults and children, by location from 2020 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [35168/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays in the accident and emergency department in the Mater Hospital. [35169/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of menopause services; the number of clinics available throughout the public health service; the contact details for each menopause clinic; and the waiting times for a first appointment at each menopause clinic, in tabular form. [35170/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric urologist and paediatric urologist registrars based at CHI Temple Street in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [35171/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays in the accident and emergency department in St. James's Hospital. [35172/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists, per grade, employed by the HSE based in County Wicklow in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31580/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the capital works projects that were carried out at Naas General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024; the estimated cost for each capital works project; and if each capital works projects is still ongoing or completed, in tabular form. [31581/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress made in improving access to urgent and emergency care, including critical care and trauma services, since 1 January 2022; the additional funding provided in successive budgets; and his plans for the remainder of 2024. [31582/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE paid each external company that provided home help services to clients on behalf of the HSE within CHO 9 in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31583/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologists attached to St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31584/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons from Kildare who have availed of the cross-border directive scheme refund for cardiology procedures in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31585/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended the urgent care centre at Connolly Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31986/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the future plans in place to increase bed capacity and resources for respite services in Wicklow. [31987/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of current services provided by each primary care centre within Kildare, in tabular form. [30048/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists based in each primary care centre within CHO9 in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [30049/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays to payments for clinical placement coordinators, and his plans to address this matter. [30141/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the totality of the funds requested and drawn down by his Department from EU sources in respect of covid-19 in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form (details supplied). [30225/24]
• 2024-07-10
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

  A bill to prohibit the sale by retail of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 years; and for those and other related purposes, to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 and the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the services purchased by Naas General Hospital under the National Treatment Purchase Plan for the years 2022 to 2024; and the breakdown of services provided, in tabular form [29387/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish a postnatal hub in Wicklow. [29388/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing composition of the National Ambulance Service as of 1 June 2022, 1 June 2023 and 1 June 2024, in tabular form. [29389/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory medicine and WTE respiratory medicine registrars attached to the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [28071/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for first-time appointments for ADHD assessments in CHO9. [28072/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic procedures, by type that were carried out at Naas General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [28073/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of knee replacement surgeries carried out at Beaumont Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [28074/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of chiropody cards issued by the HSE to medical card holders aged over 66 years in CHO9 in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [28075/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, given the skills shortage in areas such as construction, healthcare, teaching, farming, and caring, there are plans to progress a skills audit of people in the international protection system, with a view to harmonising skills and qualifications here; how much this would cost in the first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24626/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if this number will be further increased this year. [25087/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the refurbishment works that were carried out at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25088/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE urology registrars at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25089/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE opticians working in Naas General Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25090/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the facilities that are in place for diabetes patients for the safe disposal of used needles. [25091/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric ophthalmologist registrars at CHI Temple Street in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25092/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25477/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres within CHO7 that provide baby nursing clinics; and the hours and days of the week each clinic is available, in tabular form. [25532/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nurses that were offered permanent full-time jobs within a hospital (details supplied) in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024; and of the number of jobs offered, the number that were accepted, per year, in tabular form. [25533/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital. [22357/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries, who are part of the ophthalmology department responsible for making appointments for patients for eye injections, within the outpatients' eye clinic in the Mater hospital in each of the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the hours and days of week each secretary is based at the hospital, in tabular form. [22358/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres currently in use at St. James's Hospital; and the hours and days of the week each theatre is available for procedures, in tabular form. [22359/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year costs needed to increase the number of neonatal high-dependency unit beds from six to 14 in both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin. [22360/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the last national ophthalmology strategy was delivered; If the recommendations of the strategy were achieved; and when a new strategy will be produced. [22361/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health If the post of chief cardiac physiologist and senior cardiac physiologist within cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Beaumont Hospital have been filled on a full-time basis. [22362/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general and hepato-pancreato-biliary and liver transplant surgeons at St. Vincent's University Hospital in each of the years of 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024 in tabular form. [22363/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons and WTE ENT registrars at the Mater hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22896/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric ophthalmology procedures, by type, ]carried out in either CHI Temple Street or CHI Crumlin in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22897/24]
• 2024-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists, per CHO area nationally, as of 25 April 2024; and the number of persons under the age of 18 years waiting to be examined by a dentist in the public dentistry waiting list, by CHO region. [19686/24]
• 2024-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the person to dentist ratio, per CHO region, as of 25 April 2024. [19687/24]
• 2024-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under the age of 13 years who have been referred from the school dental programme for children to a dentist for further examination and or procedures in 2023 and to date in 2024, by CHO region; the number in the waiting list, by CHO region; and the average time in each CHO to be seen by a dentist. [19688/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE endocrinologist registrars based in St. James's Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18900/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of house calls visits carried out by doctors in each treatment centre on D-Doc services in each of the past 28 days, in tabular form. [18901/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have applied for treatment to date in 2024 under the publicly funded fertility treatment scheme. [18902/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in public car parking charges at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [18903/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of teams for each of the national clinical programmes in early intervention in psychosis, perinatal mental health and eating disorders; and the current staffing levels for each of those teams, in tabular form. [18904/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in intensive care medicine at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [18905/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19363/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount generated through sales at the public restaurants at the Mater Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [15554/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the recruitment of two additional WTE clinical nurse specialists for children with Down's syndrome to be based at CHI Tallaght. [15555/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of day and night shift leaders in the ICU departments of St. James's Hospital and Tallaght Hospital. [15556/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologists attached to Naas General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [15557/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number issues identified in the non-conforming report close out plan for the new national children’s hospital; the costs associated in full, with each issue identified; the status of same as of 26 March 2024; and if any issues have been disputed by the contractor (details supplied). [14602/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to add amyloidosis as a condition to the schedule of long-term illnesses in the context of being eligible for public healthcare supports. [15003/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he plans to add a medicine (details supplied) to the schedule of items covered by the long-term illness card. [15015/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will make provision for the payment of PSRP payment to persons that acted as healthcare assistants in view of their working title of programme assistant during the various chapters of the Covid pandemic response by the State; and the rationale for not making payment to this cohort to date in 2024. [15154/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent medical staff by section at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies in each of those sections; and the last documented workforce planning strategy that was developed for the hospital. [11530/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12352/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant dental nurse positions currently in the Kildare primary care system; and the timeframe for which these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [12793/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated costs required for the purchase of additional helicopter for the HSE aeromedical services. [12794/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that were treated in the minor injuries unit in Smithfield in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12795/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the locations within public health service of obesity clinics; and the hours and days of the week each clinic is available, in tabular form. [12796/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where community specialist teams for older persons are based, in tabular form. [12797/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants working within the clinical speciality of obesity and bariatric surgery across public health service. [12798/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE sonographers working in Naas General Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12799/24]
• 2024-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of prompt payment interest and compensation paid by the HSE for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will include a schedule of the top 20 highest late interest payments and compensation recipients for this timeframe. [11407/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11017/24]
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion _ · 72–60
• 2024-02-21
  VOTE
  Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing ten extra memory technology resource rooms. [7840/24]
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated WTE consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, podiatrists, clinical nurse specialists and staff nurses currently dedicated to the outpatient adult diabetics clinic at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [7841/24]
• 2024-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the recruitment of the neurorehabilitation teams in CHO2, 4, 6 and 7 will commence. [7322/24]
• 2024-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recruitment difficulties in Kilcock primary care centre, County Kildare; if he will verify the number and title of positions currently unfilled in the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4726/24]
• 2024-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the current rationale for amalgamating the Maynooth and Leixlip primary care centres plans; if consideration has been given to developing centres in both locations; and if not, if he will outline the rationale for same. [4727/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has availed of services and or consultancy from a list of related companies (details supplied) in the past five years to date; if so, if he will provide a schedule of costs and the purpose for which the company was engaged; and if he continued to use services provided by it. [3783/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologists with a special interest in neuromuscular medicine at CHI Temple Street in 2023. [3886/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the 2024 HSE service plan will be published. [3887/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologist with a special interest in skin fragility at Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [4078/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care eye teams that are currently based in CHO7: and where these are located, in tabular form. [4079/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a schedule of the number of civilian drivers and Garda drivers attached to him and to Ministers of State of his Department; to provide the official work pattern for each driver and the total annual hours worked by each driver; and to indicate the number of drivers assigned to each Minister and Minister of State. [4222/24]
• 2024-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any social protection support that provides for a door-to-door taxi service in respect of hospital appointments for persons that cannot use other forms of public transport due to ill health (details supplied). [3426/24]
• 2024-01-24
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–54
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of official flights and costs of same taken by him in 2023; if a schedule will be provided of all hotels he stayed in in 2023, including hotel name and cost per night while on official State business; and if the same information will be provided in respect of all accompanying staff and advisors. [2646/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether the transfer of data and/or records from his Department that is transferred to other departments, State bodies and local authorities is in aggregated form or on an individual basis; and the reason the data and/or records are provided. [3084/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the data sets he and the HSE provides to the Department of Education on an annual basis; and if he will clarify if the data he provides is aggregated or whether it is individual records. [56732/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the personal and or person-specific data sets his Department holds that have been provided and/or shared with other Departments and/or Ministers and/or State bodies and/or agencies and/or local authorities in the past 20 years to date; if he will clarify if the transfer of data and/or records was in aggregated form or on an individual basis; and the reason the data and/or records were provided. [57213/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of neck fusion surgeries performed at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, in tabular form. [1081/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric neurosurgeon at CHI Temple Street. [1082/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the new Children's Hospital will have the capabilities and necessary staffing to perform heart transplants and pancreas transplants. [1083/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if consultant cardiologists or cardiologist registrars are on call in Beaumont Hospital on a 24/7 basis. [1084/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric otolaryngologist at CHI Crumlin in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1353/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant physicians in stroke medicine at Naas General Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1354/24]
• 2023-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of senior pharmacists working in CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and if a senior pharmacist at this hospital is on a call within this hospital on a 24-7 basis. [55600/23]
• 2023-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a grant for a HSE supplied powered mobility equipment; the maximum grant amount for PME; and the amount of funding that was available for these in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [55601/23]
• 2023-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the capital works projects that will commence in 2024 at Naas General Hospital; and the nature of each of these work projects, in tabular form. [55602/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant plastic surgeon at Naas General Hospital. [54465/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will advise which hospitals have MRI machines that are compatible with a pacemaker, in tabular form. [54466/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on CAMHS waiting list waiting on ADHD supports; and the length of time that young persons with ADHD are on CAMHS list in CHO7. [54467/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of headings under which the €7.3 million funding for the National Stroke Strategy was spent on in 2023. [54468/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies operating in Dublin on a 24-hour basis; and if pharmacies providing a service outside of standard hours receive a subsidy from the HSE. [54469/23]
• 2023-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52649/23]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to roll-out a nationwide mental health crisis de-escalation pilot. [50945/23]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has spoken with the new UK Health Secretary since her appointment. [50924/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health in the context of Healthy Ireland, if he and or the HSE provide funding and/or assistance for the provision of grow your own/allotment spaces, and the way in which those funds are accessed by public allotment groups. [50461/23]
• 2023-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see each of the consultant paediatric neurologists at CHI, Temple Street. [50074/23]
• 2023-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE staff, by grade, working in the HSE national medical card unit. [50075/23]
• 2023-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 to provide an additional 20,000 intensive homecare packages. [50076/23]
• 2023-11-15
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 117–10
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–81
• 2023-11-08
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–67
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by his special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47649/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists to persons ratio in each CHO region. [48517/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs to persons ratio in each CHO region. [48518/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists and senior psychologists in each of the CAMHS teams based in CHO9 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48750/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of additional WTE staff that were recruited into endocrinology, obstetrics and neonatology services to date in 2023. [48751/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in St. James's Hospital for 2022; and if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in Tallaght and Naas General Hospitals, respectively for 2022. [48752/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that provide a clinical psychology service to heart failure patients; and the proportion of patients identified as requiring clinical psychology who received the service in each of these hospitals. [48753/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Kildare; the status of the service going forward; and the number of persons on the waiting list for this service. [48754/23]
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regional rehabilitation services for amputees. [46473/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title in the HSE National Antimicrobial Resistant Team; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of the vacancies; when will these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [46474/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE gastroenterologists registrars based in Naas General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [46475/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46584/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric urologists based at CHI Temple Street in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of hours per week each consultant is based at the hospital, in tabular form [44835/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the additional revenue that would be generated if private patient charges in HSE funded Hospital for single occupancy rooms increased by a further 25% based on 2022 figures. [44836/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialist physiotherapist in musculoskeletal orthopaedics at Tallaght University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form [44837/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see each consultant ENT surgeon at St Vincent's University Hospital in tabular form. [44838/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through sales at public restaurants at both Mater Hospital and Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and when is the contract to provide this service at both hospitals next due for renewal. [44839/23]
• 2023-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, by site location and amount paid by the HSE in vacant site levy fees to respective local authorities in the past ten years to date. [44237/23]
• 2023-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Public Expenditure

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if a health and safety risk assessment was conducted in advance of the opening of Castletown House's main entrance to vehicle traffic; if a vehicle and pedestrian management plan has been developed; and if he is satisfied that the new arrangements meet the needs of persons with a disability and or that require use of mobility aides. [43380/23]
• 2023-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the free flu vaccination programme to include school staff, including teachers, given the current teacher shortage crisis; and if he can provide a rationale for their continued exclusion. [43364/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation devices that are currently available in each hospital, in tabular form. [42378/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of day and night shift leaders in the ICU departments of Tallaght University Hospital, St. James's Hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospital, in tabular form. [42379/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of gallbladder surgeries performed at the Mater Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42380/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in each minor injuries unit, in tabular form. [42381/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neuropsychologists in Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42382/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior physiotherapists in paediatric endocrinology and paediatric obesity at CHI Temple Street in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42383/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department nurses in Naas General Hospital in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be increased. [42384/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the Boot Road primary care centre in Clondalkin will open; and if he will outline the services that it will provide. [42717/23]
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 113–10
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023

  A bill to prohibit persons from engaging in certain conduct in safe access zones, that is to say, in certain areas in and adjacent to certain healthcare premises; to make provision for enforcement in respect of engaging in conduct prohibited in such safe access zones, and to provide for offences in relation to such prohibited conduct; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or the HSE have developed guidance for end users in respect of blue light from computer screens and digital devices in the context of eye health; and the number of persons in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 with eye complaints as a result of prolonged exposure to blue light. [41244/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time multiple sclerosis, MS, nurse specialists employed by the HSE in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the locations in which these MS nurses are located, in tabular form. [40123/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE optometrists and orthoptists based in CHI Crumlin in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40124/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons at St. Vincent's University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40125/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of brain scans carried out at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40126/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reform the Dental Act 1985; if he will provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40695/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to empower the Dental Council to inspect dental practices, to be given authority to regulate dental practices which are not owned by dentists, and to investigate allegations of dental care being provided by persons who are not registered dental practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40696/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will set out a schedule of engagements that his Department has with the Dental Council on the matter outlined in the RTÉ Primetime investigates programme of 7 September 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40697/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1288 of 25 July 2023, if he has been engaged with and-or consulted by Children's Health Ireland in respect of a branding process regarding the new children's hospital; the costs and third parties involved in the branding process; and if he has been supplied with any drafts of the branding concepts. [37514/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopantomography X-rays carried out in the maxillofacial unit in St. James's Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [37935/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of treatment bays in the accident and emergency department in both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin. [37936/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current state of feeding eating-drinking-swallowing impairments pathways for assessment and treatment in CHO 7 and CHO 9. [37937/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of the annual funding for aids and appliances for persons who are blind or vision impaired in CHO 7 in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [37938/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for the emergency department at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [37939/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within the public car park at Tallaght University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38549/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in restorative dentistry and consultants in special care dentistry employed by the HSE in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and the locations where these consultants are located. [38550/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric nephrologists working in the public health service; his plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for paediatric nephrologist surgeons to population, and current ratios. [38551/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist periodontists and implant dentists employed by the HSE in CHO 9 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38552/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI, and if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [38569/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons attached to each hospital of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38952/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to Naas General Hospital as part of the 2023-2024 Winter Plan. [38953/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric ENT registrars working in CHI Tallaght in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38954/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in endocrinology at Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38955/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatrists allocated to CAMHS in CHO 7 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38958/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percentage spending of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, by hospital, in tabular form. [35935/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of service users that have attended Monasterevin day care centre in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the days of the week that this day care centre is opened, in tabular form. [35936/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 if 25 additional WTE suicide crisis assessment nurses were recruited. [35937/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric plastic surgeons attached to CHI Crumlin and CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the hours per week in which these surgeons are based in the hospitals, in tabular form. [35938/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurse positions in CHO7 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the specific geographic within CHO7 that currently has no public health nurses in place. [35939/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, currently in the regional specialists memory clinics at both St. James's Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [35940/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of the legal costs incurred by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in challenging claims brought against it by contractors associated with the National Children's Hospital from 2017 to date in 2023, in tabular form; the projected legal costs until 2025; if the NPHDB has made requests for increased and-or additional funds for day-to-day operations in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the amount expended on public relations advice and communications by the board in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if the board retains a third party for communications and PR services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36008/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or the NPHDB and or the Children's Hospital Ireland will open a public consultation in respect of the name that will be applied to the national paediatric children's hospital in advance of it opening. [36456/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2022 and to date in 2023 ; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35163/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in the first six months of 2023; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35164/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in damages by the SCA in CervicalCheck programme personal injury actions in 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023. [35165/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended the specialist menopause clinic at the National Maternity Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, and the backlog for same, in tabular form. [33781/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of optical coherence tomography machines currently in use in the ophthalmology department of St. Vincent's University Hospital. [33782/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of selective dorsal rhizotomy surgeries carried out in public hospitals here in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and the public hospitals in which this surgery is carried out. [33783/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE mental health midwives; the training they receive; and the role of mental health midwives within the perinatal mental health integrated care pathway. [33784/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether at any point over the past ten years the SSL certificates for his Department’s websites expired for a period of time; if so, the reason this occurred; and the duration they remained expired. [33275/23]
• 2023-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which his Department used unlicensed software and/or lapsed licenced software in the past ten years to date; the associated expenditure on same to remedy the situation; and the software that was used. [33158/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding that his Department can provide to an association (details supplied), heading under which the grants, grant-aid, low cost borrowing and funding is provided; the maximum amount that can be accessed ; and the dates on which the schemes operate. [32280/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine-based in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32677/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the full-year cost to reduce the waiting list for cancer genetic screening by 50%. [32678/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have attended cardiology risk clinic at Tallaght University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32679/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant intervention cardiologist attached to Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32680/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time HSE employed drug and alcohol outreach workers in County Kildare in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32681/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hoists currently in use in radiology departments at both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin, in tabular form. [32682/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding to recruit one WTE consultant clinical geneticist for Beaumont Hospital. [32683/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider or re-evaluate the cessation of the national contract for the vasectomy procedure; and if he will also provide the number of persons currently waiting on the list for the procedure. [30518/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in respect of the establishment of a primary care centre in Maynooth, County Kildare (details supplied); and the outcome of consideration to deliver a centre for Maynooth or whether an expanded centre in Leixlip is the preferred pathway forward. [30896/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); the steps he will take on foot of it; if he will ensure there is an end to pay disparity across the section 39 organisations; if he will implement a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for voluntary organisations; and if he will review the Health Act 2004. [31109/23]
• 2023-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at St. James's Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [29921/23]
• 2023-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when each of the regional infertility hubs will be opened; and the number of WTE staff, by job title, who will be working in each of the hubs, in tabular form. [29922/23]
• 2023-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in behaviours of concern working in each CHO area in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [29923/23]
• 2023-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at St. Vincent's University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [29924/23]
• 2023-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 5 November 2019, if he will provide an update in respect of bloodspot screening cards that were retained without consent from 1984 to mid-2011. [29070/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has tested land at an area (details supplied) following the use of poisons on land at Castletown Estate, Celbridge, and assessed its impact on human health where the area is widely used by the public and adjacent to a river that a particular area of the lands are poisoned where there are protected species of birds/wildlife on these lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29018/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff seconded to his Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and-or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28180/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which his Department availed of services, consultancy and-or advices from a company, details supplied, in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and his Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28199/23]
• 2023-05-31
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 · 2 divisions

  A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability; to abolish the 3 day waiting period for abortion on request; to allow for abortion on grounds of fatal foetal abnormality that are likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within a year of birth; to allow for abortion where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; and to decriminalise the provision of abortion.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 67–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–74
• 2023-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether the clinical director of Cork University Maternity Hospital and of maternity services in the region are two separate roles; if there is an amalgamated salary for the roles or if the salary is derived from multiple sources; and if he will provide a breakdown of annual payments for the roles. [25241/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiothoracic surgeries performed at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [24981/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the services available within the State for children and adults suffering with anorexia nervosa. [24982/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurosurgeons surgeries performed at CHI Temple Street in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [24983/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the names of external cleaning companies that have provided cleaning services to his Department in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the amount paid to each company for such works, in tabular form. [23409/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vascular surgeries performed in St. James's Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23421/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologists attached to the Mater Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23422/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23423/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts, by speciality, at St. Vincent's University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [23424/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of heart/lung machines in use in Beaumont Hospital. [23425/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff vacancies, by job title, currently in the accident and emergency department at Connolly Hospital; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [23426/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the amount of funds, beneficiary of funds and use of funds released by his Department under the per cent for art scheme in each of the past five years to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23584/23]
• 2023-05-10
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–63
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with a person (details supplied) in respect of their request. [21224/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of parliamentary questions he received in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and number of those per year he has referred to the HSE for a direct answer. [21376/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if programme assistants in the Irish Wheelchair Association will receive the pandemic recognition payment. [21695/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of neurology nurse specialists by location in the State; and his plans to engage with the HSE with a view to the provision of increased capacity and resourcing in this specialist area. [20438/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of neurology rehabilitation specialists by location in the State; and his plans to engage with the HSE with a view to the provision of increased capacity and resourcing in this specialist area. [20439/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the posts of both national director for genetics and genomics and the bioinformatics lab director have been filled for the Genetic Testing Service at CHI Crumlin. [20497/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of HSE stop smoking classes within each CHO in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20498/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working in the long-Covid clinic at Tallaght University Hospital; the number of WTE staff vacancies by job title at this clinic; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [20499/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase direct access to echocardiography for general practitioners through community-based ambulatory care hubs. [20500/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the waiting list for genetic test for BRCA1; the number of persons on the waiting list; and the average waiting times, per hospital, in tabular form. [20501/23]
• 2023-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether staff (details supplied) working in the HSE-funded assisted living service are eligible for the Covid recognition payment; if so, if he will direct the HSE to make payment; if he will include staff of the association who work within respite, community or day services in the cohort of those eligible for the payment; if not, if he will set out the rationale for this; and if he will give further consideration to their inclusion. [19688/23]
• 2023-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person can avail of a medical card in instances in which they cannot secure acceptance by a GP to stamp their application form. [19719/23]
• 2023-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which a woman can access antenatal care in instances in which they do not have access to a general practitioner to confirm their pregnancy. [19721/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the oversight role the Health and Safety Authority has in the context of lithium ion battery energy storage systems. [18994/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the plans that the National Ambulance Service and hospitals have in the context of catastrophic incidents at lithium ion battery energy storage system failures. [18995/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide financial supports to trainee educational psychologists; and his rationale for not providing supports at this time. [18823/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and the HSE will reinstate full antenatal services at Naas General Hospital; if he will outline the rationale for scaling back the services; and if he will set out plans to establish a full-time antenatal service in Kildare; and if locations to hold them have been identified. [18794/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centred healthcare service for adults and children in the transgender community, in line with the programme for Government commitments in this area. [16083/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether private security staff that worked at public hospitals during the first waves of Covid-19 are eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and if he will further clarify the way in which a person that is eligible for the payment, but has since moved jobs, may claim the payment from their former employer. [16498/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE plastic surgery registrars working in Beaumont Hospital in each of the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [16923/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE child and adolescent psychiatrists and clinical psychologists working in CAMHS and Mental Health Intellectual Disability Teams in CHO7 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form [16924/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ICU nurses working in Tallaght University Hospital in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [16925/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working in the pharmacy Department of the Mater Hospital; the number of WTE vacancies by job title within this Department; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [16926/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time healthcare attendants employed by the HSE working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO7 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [16927/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have availed of gambling addiction services in the health service in 2021, 2022 and to do date in 2023. [17828/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting one additional orthodontics specialist, one senior dental hygienist and one senior dental surgeon, in tabular form. [18042/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent vacant posts by role currently unfilled in each of individual lung rapid access clinics, in tabular form. [18043/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologist with a special interest in strabismus working in the public health services in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [18044/23]
• 2023-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the total number of GPs in Clare, Limerick and north Tipperary that are registered with the type 2 diabetes cycle of care. [15969/23]
• 2023-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in respect of the existing qualification of healthcare assistants from abroad who work here in the context of QQI 5 level qualifications; and if he will provide an update in respect of a national framework of qualification QQI level 5 course for the occupation of healthcare assistant in Ireland. [16016/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of requests and monetary sums requested in respect of the ongoing completion of the National Children's Hospital in 2022, and to date in 2023. [15228/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting list at the University Hospital Limerick diabetes outpatients clinic; the number of people currently on the waiting list; and if he will also provide the number of staff, by role, including consultants, assigned to the clinic. [14951/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national register in respect of diabetes; and the date on which the national diabetes strategy was amended and-or updated. [14952/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify who is eligible to access chronic disease hubs. [14953/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule by CHO area of the number of primary school patients in the backlog and or have not had their in-school eye, hearing and dental checks. [15331/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocols and or guidelines he has issued in respect of the use of personal social media accounts by officials in his Department; the number of sanctions imposed by his Department on its own officials in the past ten years to date in respect of social media output by its officials, verbal, written or otherwise; if social media platforms are restricted on his Department’s network; if an application (details supplied) is available to use and or download onto Department issued mobile phones; and if not, if it is barred from use. [14515/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate versatis patches on the drugs payment scheme; and if he is reviewing the decision to withdraw them from the scheme. [12688/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the copper coil is covered under the free contraception programme; if not, the decision-making process that led to it not being included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13857/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologist attached to each hospital part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [14032/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the locations of recruitment fairs in the UK that staff from hospitals within the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group were present in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [14033/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists attached to Naas General Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [14035/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the recruitment of additional whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialist in neurofibromatosis at CHI Tallaght. [14036/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation suites in the accident and emergency department at St. Vincent's University Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital, in tabular form. [14037/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurosurgeons working in CHI Temple Street in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [11698/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that the emergency department of Beaumont Hospital could successfully deal with a high volume trauma event at Dublin Airport. [11699/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons aged between 0-18 years that suffer with migraine in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [11700/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time stop-smoking advisors employed by the HSE in CHO9 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and the locations within this CHO where the stop smoking advisors are located. [11701/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the major capital works projects that were carried out at Beaumont Hospital during 2022 and to date in 2023; the nature of these works projects; and the estimated cost of these capital works, in tabular form. [11702/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of social media influencers and online personalities, television and or radio personalities engaged by his Department and bodies under his aegis in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; if he will include the fees expended, name of personality and campaign they were engaged on; and if he will also provide the key performance indicators in respect of their engagement [9901/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiothoracic surgeons working in the Mater Hospital in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [8354/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant maxillofacial surgeons working in St James's Hospital in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [8355/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist with a special interest in psychiatry of learning disability based in County Kildare in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [8356/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of NGOs to which he and the HSE suspended funding and-or grant aid due to their failure to file accounts and-or concerns arose in respect of their governance in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and the amount of funding per NGO that was suspended. [8654/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the non-commercial and semi-State commercial companies under his aegis; if an explanatory memorandum will be provided in respect of the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each company; the dividend paid by each company to the Exchequer for each year from 2000 to 2022; if his Department collects the funds and forwards it to the central fund or whether it goes directly; if over that period his Department has requested an increase in respect of the dividend due over it’s percentage shareholding; the number of occasions that it waived the dividend; the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7907/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the rationale for the State Claims Agency to not routinely evaluate the adequacy of measures adopted by a data sharing agreement to counter identified risks in clinical settings in the context of the clinical indemnity scheme. [7480/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the funding set aside on an annual basis for contingent liability for the past ten years to date by the HSE; the way in which the amount is determined by the HSE; if the HSE carries out an actuary analysis for budgeting current and future contingent liability; and if the HSE conducts a risk assessment in the context of contingent liability. [7477/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funds set aside on an annual basis for contingent liability for the past ten years to date in 2023; the way in which it is determined the amount that is forecast to be needed for contingent liability; if he carries out an actuary analysis for budgeting current and future contingent liability; if he conducts a risk assessment in the context of contingent liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7478/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will correct the record of Dáil Éireann in respect of the Parliamentary responses that issued from his Department on 8 May 2018 (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to comments made by his Secretary General and the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation to contingent liabilities and recognition of same at an Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee meeting on 9 February 2023.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7479/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that visited the neurofibromatosis clinic at CHI Tallaght in the years 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [4199/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians working in each primary care centre in CHO9 as of 24 January 2023, in tabular form. [4200/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of warnings issued by hospitals advising patients with non-emergency conditions to seek assistance from other areas of the health services and to not attend their emergency department in 2022. [4201/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges in public car park areas within St. James's Hospital in 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [4202/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons attached to St Vincent's University Hospital in the years 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [4203/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a GMS panel might be frozen when a doctor relocates retires or resigns from the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4629/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS panels frozen by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4630/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS panels by town in County Kildare that are currently frozen; the duration of the freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4631/23]
• 2023-01-25
  VOTE
  Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of planned upgrade works to Naas General Hospital, including but not limited to the Lakeview unit; and if funding has been provided for these developments. [2478/23]
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of GPs providing services on behalf of the HSE in counties Kildare, Meath, Laois and Wicklow. [2479/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vacant nursing posts at Naas General Hospital as of 4 January 2023; and when these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [1204/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to fund four additional contingence clinics to tackle the wait list for surgery through specialised small units and enable general access to pelvic physiotherapy when required. [1206/23]
• 2022-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2021; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63065/22]
• 2022-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing the agency in medical negligence cases in 2021; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63066/22]
• 2022-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency in relation to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in relation to failings in the CervicalCheck screening programme; the number of cases settled; the total amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases to date. [63067/22]
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the positions, titles and names of the persons currently working in the national foetal valproate syndrome assessment team; if they are geographically based; and the resources allocated to them. [61876/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with Huntington's disease who were seen at memory assessment services and clinics in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the extent of the current waiting list for same. [61877/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the services provided by the HSE in relation to treatment of tongue-tie in babies. [61878/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons between the ages of zero to 18 years who have travelled overseas for specialist ophthalmology treatment not available in Ireland between 2019 and to date in 2022; and the number of these who travelled under the EU cross-border directive. [61879/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of each specialist menopause clinic, by location, in tabular form, as of 6 December 2022. [61880/22]
• 2022-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the attendance record of his Department at all joint policing committee and city and county development board meetings since 2015 to date, in tabular form. [59685/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the employment status in the Civil Service of each civilian driver who has been replaced by an official Garda driver in his Ministerial driver corps; if VER payments have issued; and if any cases have been presented to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, to date on foot of the changes. [59770/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the financial circumstances of a company (details supplied); and if he has engaged with the Minister for Health and or his officials in respect of same. [58293/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or his officials have met with management and or representatives from a company (details supplied) in 2021 and or to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule and the details of those engagements. [58292/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of HIQA inspections of a company's portfolio (details supplied) in Ireland since it commenced operations. [58296/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the totality of the amount drawn down of the temporary inflation payment scheme by the nursing home sector to date. [58003/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if smaller operators in the nursing home sector can draw down the ceiling amount claimable each month in the context of the temporary inflation payment scheme. [58004/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of the temporary inflation payment scheme that is available per resident to the nursing home service provider. [58005/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the supports that he has put in place in order to enable the retention of staff in the private nursing home service. [58006/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the last time that an in-person external fire safety audit was carried out on behalf of the HSE in each hospital part of RCSI group; when the next in-person external fire safety audit on behalf of the HSE will take place in each hospital part of the group in tabular form; and if these reports are published. [58022/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant neurologist with a special interest in neurocognitive disorder for the tertiary neurocognitive clinic at St. James's Hospital. [58023/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant paediatric gastroenterologists attached to CHI Crumlin to date in 2022; and the times of the week that the consultants are based in the hospital. [58024/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will ensure that a response issues; and if he will address the points raised. [58163/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to conduct a new external audit of post mortem standards in Ireland. [55999/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the rationale for the rehiring of a person in the health system in Ireland (details supplied). [56000/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the GP-to-person ratio in CHO 7. [56004/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the dentist-to-person ratio in CHO 7. [56005/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department and all bodies under his Department's aegis have reviewed their estates portfolio in the context of identifying unoccupied buildings that may be suitable for use in the context of meeting the accommodation needs of persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. [54219/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number and type of unused and-or unoccupied buildings in his Department's estates portfolio and all bodies under his Department's aegis. [54237/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of officials in his Department who have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years to date; the grade of each official; and the cost for each attendee, in tabular form. [55484/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the respiratory department at Naas General Hospital has a full complement of staff, including consultants, respiratory nurses, physiotherapists and physiologists; and if this number is deemed sufficient. [55521/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of new day support services that will be delivered to elderly persons in 2023, in tabular form; and the number of persons who will receive these services. [55522/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill 2022. [52553/22]
• 2022-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the CervicalCheck testing of samples will resume at a hospital (details supplied); the reason for the delay in resuming services at this location: the number of staff that have been recruited for the testing of samples at this location; the number of vacancies that are outstanding [52312/22]
• 2022-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of hospitals that export CervicalCheck samples for testing to other jurisdictions; and the number of samples that have been exported by hospital in 2022. [52313/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or the HSE plans to modernise and or update the mental health protocols for public health nurses in the course of engaging mothers of newly born children in the post birth care and follow-up care. [51491/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO7 waiting for a HSE approved shower chair; and the average waiting time for same. [51862/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the locations nationwide in which hearing aids and related items can be repaired. [51863/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant cardiologists at Naas General Hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [51864/22]
• 2022-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of judicial reviews taken against his Department in the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form; if he will indicate in the reply the body and or person that initiated judicial review proceedings; the number of judicial reviews that remain open and or active; and the totality of costs incurred by his Department as a result of judicial reviews over that time period. [50759/22]
• 2022-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule the number of staff by grade who are assigned on a full-time basis to liaise and provide support to the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in order for that Department to fulfil its areas of responsibility in respect of providing for the needs of those seeking international protection and persons categorised by virtue of the temporary protection directive by the European Union; and if he will provide a schedule of the services that his Department provides to the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in that regard. [50452/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has received the business case in respect of the proposed new national maternity hospital; if the external assurance process for major capital projects has commenced and or concluded; the consultant who undertook the assurance process; and the fees paid for same. [50061/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which staff at a nursing home (details supplied) will receive the Covid recognition payment. [49304/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the supports and or choices that are available to parents that deem themselves in a position that they cannot provide appropriate care for their children; if the HSE has care services available for the adult and child (details supplied). [47873/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to construction contractors by the HSE in respect of large infrastructure projects at Tallaght University Hospital in the past four years to date, by amount, year and project, in tabular form; and if he will provide a schedule of projects that required a tender process to be undertaken. [47161/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of audiologists within children's disability services in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [47162/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover of orthotists and prosthetists within children's disability services In each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [47163/22]
• 2022-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the full-time patient-facing officers of Dublin Fire Brigade and its staff of ambulance personnel have not received the pandemic bonus payment from Dublin City Council; and if he and or his officials have engaged with officials at Dublin City Council and or the HSE in respect of issuing the payment. [46441/22]
• 2022-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of claims that have been taken against the State in respect of Covid-19 that the State Claims Agency is processing as of 15 September 2022; the number of claims accepted; and the number rejected and or not accepted as valid. [46178/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [45957/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which all of the eligible Section 39 workers (details supplied) will receive the Covid recognition payment. [44369/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to include section 39 bodies in the national incident management system [44410/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents reported on an annual basis broken down by heading on the national incident management system in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022 [44411/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in his Department that have a formal agreement to work from home one day per week, two days per week and five days per week; his Department’s policy in respect of facilitating requests by persons to work from home; and the number of persons that have made requests to work from home in 2021 and to date in 2022, that have been declined. [44582/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has engaged with the Minister for Health in respect of a petition (details supplied) regarding the continued use of dormant account funds. [42465/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners allocated to children and infants following a refusal of three general practitioners to register them by CHO area in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will provide an additional schedule in respect of the same information for persons aged 18 years and over in tabular form; if he will detail the protocol for assigning an adult with a general practitioner who cannot source one themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42105/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the totality of grant aid and-or subsidy provided to each local authority in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022 (details supplied). [42830/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number and location of hospitals with hyperpolarised xenon magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic facilities. [43182/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiology procedures carried out in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group from 2019 to date in 2022, broken down by hospital, year and procedure type. [43183/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the additional WTE staff by job title that were recruited for the specialist menopause clinic at the National Maternity Hospital; the number of vacancies by job title at this clinic; and when these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [43184/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are eligible for the pandemic bonus payment and have received same; the number of eligible persons who have not received the payment to date; the date on which all persons eligible will receive the payment; if his attention has been drawn to a delay in payment; and his plans to address this. [43278/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide instructions on the way in which general practitioners contracted to the HSE Covid assessment hub in Tallaght and Kildare treating patients with Covid-19 may access the pandemic bonus payment. [43725/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of hours available in the migraine outpatients' clinic at Beaumont Hospital from three hours per week to six hours per week. [40562/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vacancies currently being actively recruited to fill posts at the Kildare north children's disability network team; and the number of these vacancies that are new positions. [40563/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress in respect of establishing a stem cell blood bank in the State; and if he and or his officials have engaged with any of the teaching universities on same. [40580/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the cohort of workers who will be eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and if security staff assigned to hospitals during 2020 and 2021 are eligible for the payment [41228/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who worked from home in full or in part in 2020 and 2021 who are eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and the number of those who waived and-or gifted the payment back to the State. [41229/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or the Chief Medical Officer have received or undertaken an assessment and or have been able to quantify the number and type of injury that persons have suffered as a result of being hit by or falling from an electric scooter. [38970/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole term equivalent staff by job title working in the Accident and Emergency Department at Naas General Hospital; the number of WTE vacancies by job in the A&E Department; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [39266/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole term equivalent dental nurses and dental hygienists working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO7 in the years of 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [39267/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current funding available for the technical aids scheme by CHO, in tabular form; the funding drawn down between 2018 to 2021; and the eligibility criteria to access this funding. [39268/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for a 36-week delay in providing an urgent occupational therapy assessment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39442/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which he received the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity review; the date on which he will publish the review; and the steps that he is taking in respect of the recommendations contained therein. [36312/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers who have initiated litigation proceedings against him and the HSE based on a claim that they suffer from long Covid after contracting the virus during the course of their work in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [35554/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position in respect of the cessation of the pandemic bonus payment to front-line HSE workers on 1 July 2022; if he has plans to extend this scheme. [35580/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staff by role in each of the Kildare CAMHS teams respectively, that would be considered full staffing in tabular form. [35770/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting 15 additional full-time National Counselling Service counsellors in 2023. [35771/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultants in restorative dentistry and consultants in special care dentistry employed by the HSE in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the locations in which these consultants are located. [35772/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the recruitment of an additional whole-time equivalent consultant dermatologist with a special interest in skin fragility for St. James's Hospital. [35773/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing specialist vacancies in cardiology. [35774/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of pandemic bonus payments that have not been paid from the fund to date; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons who are eligible for the payment but have since retired who have yet to be paid by the hospital; and the date on which all eligible persons will be paid (details supplied). [35793/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish specialised services in each CHO region to assist persons who are suffering long-Covid symptoms. [33814/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has received requests for funding from the HSE and or the Department of Health for use regarding the roll-out of health services and supports for persons suffering from long-Covid. [33815/22]
• 2022-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition regarding luxturna; and if he will consider making provision for reimbursement in respect of the drug. [33468/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of osempic under the long-term illness scheme or drug payment scheme for illnesses other than diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32154/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position regarding Kaftrio; if he will provide an update on the engagements between a supplier and the HSE; and if he will provide Kaftrio via another source in the interim for persons that urgently require it. [30392/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which medical professionals, dentists and general practitioners who are Ukrainian nationals now living here can have their Ukrainian qualifications recognised in Ireland in order to take-up employment in the health services; and if such professionals meet the criteria to qualify for the critical skills list. [28205/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the backlog to access network disability team services including diagnosis and treatment for autism by CHO region; his plans to clear this backlog; and the additional resources that have been allocated to NDT services. [28311/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of estimated delivery costs from 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022 associated with the new national maternity hospital. [27321/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of estimated delivery costs from 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022 associated with the new national maternity hospital in the context of the public spending code; the number of instances in which his Department updated him and or his predecessors on increases to the estimated costs for delivery; and if he has sanctioned a delivery cost of €1 billion for the hospital. [27322/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that are available nationally in CAMHS; if he will provide a breakdown, by CHO area and by hospital and or residential setting; and the number of the shortfall in beds by CHO area. [27764/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of his engagements with suppliers in respect of oestrogel. [26011/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have attended symptomatic breast disease clinics, lung rapid access clinics and prostate rapid access clinics in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [26147/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within public car parking in St. James's and the Mater Hospitals in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [26148/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting one additional full-time consultant anaesthesiologist with a special interest in pain for CHI, Connolly Hospital. [26149/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will review a submission by a group (details supplied) in respect of microbiology medical scientists; and if he will re-engage with stakeholders and the HSE in order to provide parity with microbiology medical scientist equivalents in related and or similar roles. [26312/22]
• 2022-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider recognising and permitting non-European Economic Area persons that are qualified to work here, in view of the shortage of fully-qualified pharmacists here and if he has consulted with his colleagues in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in respect of expanding the critical-skills visa to facilitate this cohort of worker. [25573/22]
• 2022-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of cleaning and sanitising roofs of buildings under his Department’s control for the past five years to date in 2022. [25590/22]
• 2022-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 543 of 4 May 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the use of online consultations by some pharmacies here that result in medicine being prescribed; and if he will consider broadening the range of medicines that these providers can prescribe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23963/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the State. [22630/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in respect of funding his Department and the HSE provide to the North Inner City Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force; if he has engaged with the body in respect of resolving the governance issues his Department cited in the context of the suspension of its funding. [23006/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of the new block at a women’s prison in Limerick; the details of the health and wellbeing facilities that will be present in the new block; and if women at the prison will have full access to any additional supports and or services they require while in the new block. [21750/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider permitting appropriately trained pharmacists to prescribe medicine following assessing patients in order to reduce demand on general practitioner services. [22294/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on his Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if he will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if he will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for the past 25 years to date in 2022. [22328/22]
• 2022-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding and grants that have been provided to third level institutions in the past ten years to date in 2022 for research and development purposes, by year, amount and recipient, in tabular form. [21554/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he has implemented to resource the births, deaths and marriage certification offices in County Kildare; if he will consider setting up a walk-in service or increasing resourcing to the area to deal with the demand for certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19935/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule for each of the years from 2015 to date in 2022 of all organisations that had their funding suspended and permanently discontinued by the social inclusion unit in the community healthcare organisation for Dublin North city and county; and if he will provide the reason for same. [20561/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a piece of surveillance technology (details supplied) is being used by his Department or any agencies under his remit in view of the fact that there are security and privacy concerns associated with the use of same; the data protection policies on the use of artificial intelligence with respect to instances in which this technology is being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21237/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that carry out neuropsychological assessment, in tabular form; and the number of persons on the waiting list for such assessment, by hospital. [17706/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the extra staffing, by job title, that will be required for the national intellectual disability memory service in Tallaght University Hospital. [17707/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE has advertised for the post of consultant paediatric vascular surgeon since January 2020. [17708/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff, by job title, in the frail intervention therapy teams at Beaumont Hospital; and the number of vacancies, by job title, on the team. [17709/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time senior psychologist posts allocated to CHO area 7 in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [17710/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patient records were retained from persons that were in St. Ita’s Hospital, Dublin; and if so, the current storage location of these records. [18291/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patient records were retained for persons that died in St. Brendan’s Hospital, Dublin; and if so, the current storage location of these records. [18292/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided by his Department and the HSE to an organisation (details supplied); if his attention or that of his predecessor and that of officials has been drawn to instances in which the organisation failed to file accounts on time in the past; and the action they initiated on foot of same. [15790/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) has provided his Department or the HSE with an update in respect of the non-filing and or filing of overdue accounts. [15791/22]
• 2022-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15183/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13054/22]
• 2022-03-02
  VOTE
  Healthcare Waiting Lists · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 76–57
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–57
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections that have been carried out historically by the Health and Safety Authority at a factory (details supplied). [11221/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and-or his officials have reviewed the health insurance levy with a view to reforming the way in which it is applied; and the amount paid to insurance companies from the risk equalisation premium credit annually since it was introduced. [11171/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention and that of the Chief Medical Officer has been drawn to proposals to expand a refinery in Limerick (details supplied). [11209/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention and that of the Chief Medical Officer has been drawn to a report (details supplied) regarding human health in Askeaton, County Limerick. [11210/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of site visits that have been made by his public health officials to the Askeaton area in the context of a factory (details supplied); and if his Department has surveyed public health environment in the area. [11220/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 16 February 2022, if he will provide the benefits realised by his Department in respect of travel episodes undertaken in 2018 and 2019 by the former Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People in his Department to Washington, New York and San Francisco; if he will provide further information regarding these travel episodes, that is accommodation costs, the number of officials that travelled with the Minister and a schedule of the costs associated with the travel; and if he will provide a schedule of the meetings and engagements that occurred during these travel episodes. [11253/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the proposal to extend general practitioner visit cards to children over six years of age will be enacted; the date the extension applied from; and the provisions for same that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10194/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of asset transfers the HSE has engaged in with the Royal College of Surgeons hospital group at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in the past three years and to date in 2022; if he will provide a schedule of the assets transferred and the amounts raised from the transfer of those assets. [10369/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to construction contractors by the HSE in respect of large infrastructure projects at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in the past ten years to date by amount, year and project, in tabular form; if he will provide a schedule of projects that required a tender process to be undertaken; and the number of non-complaint tender processes over that time period. [10370/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the construction of a new laboratory at Connolly Hospital that is located on the top floor of a new building; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the laboratory building is located in an unsuitable location.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10371/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence from an association (details supplied); and if he will establish a taskforce with consultation from named bodies in order to scope the level of service requirements to address the issues and the gaps in allocated resources associated to Huntington’s disease. [9389/22]
• 2022-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8507/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent CAMHS assessment can be immediately provided for a person (details supplied); the referral pathway in order that these acute and urgent cases may be triaged and the pathways for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7738/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); if it will be ensured that the infant receives the required treatment in a timely manner; and if he will respond to the correspondence that has been sent to him and his officials. [8024/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is a legal requirement for all childcare providers to register with Tusla in advance to opening their doors for business; and if it is legal requirement for Tusla to carry out a health and safety inspection of the premises prior to opening. [6206/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the alternative treatment options that are available to a person (details supplied) who due to a change in diagnosis can no longer access services; the options that are available for those at risk to themselves and to others that are available to those with a borderline personality disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5842/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way that the €4 million additional funding, announced in budget 2021, was spent on drug and alcohol services. [6217/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of funded paediatric intensive care unit beds in the public health system at the end of each of the years from 2018 to 2021; and the projected number for the end of 2022 and 2023. [6218/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of two additional senior dieticians for the adult insulin pump service at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. [6219/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided for the commissioning of a second cataract theatre at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [6220/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialists in migraine as of 31 January 2022; and the number of these specialists in each hospital, in tabular form. [6221/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will travel abroad for St. Patrick's week 2022 on official visits; and if so, the location or locations he is scheduled to visit. [6235/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the persons from his Department that accompanied him to Dubai; and the detail of the costs for air travel and accommodation. [6633/22]
• 2022-02-02
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–76
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 757 of 19 January 2022 and the response from the State Examinations Commission (details supplied), if she will facilitate use of an alternative leaving certificate that includes calculated grades in respect of students that have lifelong health issues that have been compounded by the risk posed by Covid-19; and if she will also provide same for students that have missed considerable resource hours in school due to teacher and student absences due to Covid-19. [4880/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the salary scale in respect of the position of Secretary General of his Department; the point at which the Secretary General is on; and if the Secretary General of his Department is in receipt of the full amount regarding the position on the scale they are on. [4861/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if persons working in the home support service that the HSE provides will receive a once-off €1,000 tax-free payment. [3471/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if all public health nurses will receive a once-off €1,000 tax-free payment. [3472/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3970/22]
• 2022-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider permitting sports clubs that missed a deadline to upload documentation relating to their Sports Capital and Equipment Programme application permission to do so now in view of the fact that during much of 2021 due to public health guidelines and restrictive measures imposed made it exceptionally difficult to construct and arrange applications in advance of the deadline. [2713/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to situations in which lenders refuse to and or will not release funds to persons that work in companies that are receiving State supports due to the ongoing public health situation; if he will engage with lenders in respect of this situation in order to resolve the issue; if he has engaged with the Revenue Commissioners on the issue; and if he has consulted with the Revenue Commissioners in order to improve the way in which the employment wage subsidy scheme is administered in the context of lenders refusing to release funds to applicants (details supplied). [1837/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in respect of the salary scale related to the post of the Secretary General of the Department of Health; and if he has engaged with the Secretary General regarding the continuation of a waiver and or acceptance of €81,000 related to the pay scale in 2021 or to date in 2021. [1213/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the recommendations contained in a report by the Houses of the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts and the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach regarding the way in which an annual salary for the Secretary General of the Department of Health was developed and awarded. [1214/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will reintroduce a calculated grades option for the junior and leaving certificate classes 2021-2022 in view of the fact that in-class learning continues to be interrupted by the prevailing public health situation. [1077/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting palliative care homecare hours by CHO area and by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form showing the number of patients awaiting allocation of actual delivery of homecare in increments of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63103/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a homecare package and homecare hours by CHO area by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form, showing the number of patients awaiting an allocation of actual delivery of homecare in increments of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63104/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting respite care by CHO area by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form showing the number of patients awaiting an allocation of actual respite care in increments of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63105/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to the Secretary General of his Department in 2021 to date in 2022; and the breakdown on a monthly basis of the amount paid to the current secretary general of his Department since their appointment. [1215/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1802/22]
• 2021-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will conduct a full review of the retained aspect of the retained members of the State’s provision of firefighters in the context of health and safety in view of the fact that some retainers are on a standby for up to 120 hours per week; and if he has considered the outcomes of the Matzak case in this context. [62765/21]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way his Department has deployed the additional €10 million in funding for auxiliary mental health announced in February 2021 as part of COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 - The Path Ahead; the way his Department has deployed the €10 million in once off funding for COVID-19 announced as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62022/21]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of female prisoners who were awaiting transfer for an inpatient psychiatric placement over the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62055/21]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners allocated to medical card holders and general practitioner card holders following a refusal of three general practitioners to register them, by CHO area, in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62061/21]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners allocated to non-medical card holders by the public health system following a refusal of three general practitioners to register them, by CHO area, in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62062/21]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners allocated to children and infants following a refusal of three general practitioners to register them, by CHO area, in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62063/21]
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 107–36
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 103–37
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of lung transplants and heart transplants carried out at the Mater Hospital in 2021. [61288/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of capital funding requests submitted to the HSE from the Mater Hospital specifically to address the issue of bed capacity over the past three years; the amount requested; and the amount provided by the HSE. [61289/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant haematologists attached to Naas General Hospital in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [61290/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent scan nurses in County Kildare in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [61291/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent paediatric neurosurgeons and paediatric neurologists working in the public health service in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [61292/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to return business supports available to their original ceiling to those impacted by the latest public health advices and guidelines in 2021 and into the first two quarters of 2022. [61026/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the orthopaedic needs of children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and the steps he will take in relation to same. [60896/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on electricity costs in tabular form; and if he will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with their ICT hardware, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60940/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) for 100 extra neurology nurse specialists across Ireland; and if he will consult with the group in respect of this campaign. [61038/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of neurology nurse specialists by location in the State; and his plans to engage with the HSE with a view to the provision of increased capacity and resourcing in this specialist area. [61039/21]
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 87–48
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to provide for the continuation in operation for a further period, which may be extended in certain circumstances, of certain provisions of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020, the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020, the Health (Amendment) Act 2020 and the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021, in the public interest and having regard to the continuing manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 (and variants of the virus that causes that disease) in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effects of the spread of that disease; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the proposals he has put to airlines and ferry companies in respect of ensuring inbound persons have taken a valid professional antigen test; and if he has communicated to them the definition of a professional antigen test. [60299/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in respect of trials of ivermectin on critically ill Covid-19 patients here. [59975/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the definition of a professional antigen test in respect of antigen tests for inbound travel. [60297/21]
• 2021-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on lighting and heating costs in tabular form. [59705/21]
• 2021-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to improve ventilation in the office buildings of his Department; if air cleaning and or purification systems have been installed in 2021; and if not, the plans to install same in 2022. [59723/21]
• 2021-12-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if the roll-out will be expedited of an enhanced media campaign and or public health messaging in respect of ventilation as a mitigation measure for Covid-19. [58252/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Health and Safety Authority audits and inspections that have been carried out in respect of Casement Aerodrome since 2015; if the audits and or visits have identified issues of non-compliance in that time period; and if the Authority has instructed the Department of Defence to remedy issues of concern. [58337/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the details of a report (details supplied); and if he has consulted with the State Claims Agency and or the Health and Safety Authority in respect of the contents of the report. [58339/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has engaged with the Minister for Health and the Minister of Finance in respect of the reintroduction of the full pandemic unemployment payment in December 2021 and-or the first quarter of 2022. [58134/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the roll-out will be expedited of an enhanced media campaign andor public health messaging in respect of ventilation as a mitigation measure for Covid-19. [58247/21]
• 2021-11-24
  VOTE
  Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–46
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the Rapid Testing Expert Advisory Group has provided him with guidance and or advice since its last interim report; and if so, if he will publish that advice. [56678/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide in percentage terms, in the context of the national broadband plan, the capital each member of the consortium was putting up; and if his Department verified the bona fides of each consortium member vis-à-vis their tax status and balance sheet health. [55482/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the counties in which the HSE operates its Self-Harm Intervention Programme. [55757/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the HSE nationally to deliver the Self-Harm Intervention Programme. [55758/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals in each CHO to the Self-Harm Intervention Programme in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [55759/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the total operational costs associated with the HSE Self-Harm Intervention Programme in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, including the cost per treatment session. [55760/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of waiting times in each CHO for the Self-Harm Intervention Programme in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [55761/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the full costs associated with mandatory hotel quarantine since the measure was introduced to date by month. [54885/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of palliative care teams and staff by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area. [54438/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the detail of the current backlog of unreviewed safeguarding concerns in respect of the abuse of adults by community healthcare organisation, CHO, region. [54440/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the publication of the national stroke strategy; and if he will provide a fully costed implementation plan. [53724/21]
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 82–43
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 82–44
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date regarding the assisted human reproduction Bill on which he plans to include the recognition of international surrogacy; the steps he has taken to date in preparation for that provision; and his plans to legislate for the provision of retrospective declaration of parentage (details supplied). [52690/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans for the delivery of the Disability Capacity Review published in July 2021; the various work streams and the timeframes involved; if workforce planning has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53199/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a comparison was carried out in the context of the recent unmet needs identified in the Disability Capacity Review across the various CHO areas; if so, if the comparative analysis will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53200/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year enrolments and the number of graduates, respectively in mental health nursing in each of the years since 2014 to date in tabular form. [50555/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of debt collectors and or debt collecting agencies engaged by the HSE in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of the collection of fees and charges on patients; the yield raised by these agents in respect of their tasks; the number that have involved litigation proceedings; the policy in respect of hiring debt collection agents; and if there is a policy in place for providing a system in which a schedule of payments can be set out. [50378/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide general practitioner settings with cancer diagnostic tools. [50379/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Temple Street. [50567/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the locations of feeding clinics across the State supporting persons with disabilities who have difficulties swallowing and are prone to choking due to their disabilities. [50568/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of hours the migraine clinic is available at Beaumont Hospital from the current three hours per week to seven hours per week. [50569/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for patients awaiting an appointment at the falls clinic in Tallaght University Hospital; and the number of patients on the waiting list. [50570/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for eye examinations in County Kildare. [50571/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting 15 additional full-time eye clinic liaison officers. [50572/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting 12 additional adult eating disorder teams. [50573/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the hospitals which have a TRASNA telemedicine stroke machine installed; if each machine is operational; and the uses in each case for the machine. [50574/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will seek the necessary finance for the establishment of a designated intestinal failure unit or service in Ireland in order that that the HSE fulfils its ethical and legal responsibility to reduce the unacceptably high rates of complications and mortality among persons with intestinal failure. [50238/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the role of dedicated national lead for mental health in the HSE. [50331/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to engage with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in respect of introducing an individual risk assessment for all prospective donors to compliment arrangements in place regarding persons that can donate blood in Northern Ireland. [50332/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide multi-annual funding to non-statutory mental health service providers that deliver services in line with Sharing the Vision. [50333/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional funding for cancer services and support improvements in the wider health sector. [50334/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the way in which his Department is working towards reducing in-patient charges in the health system. [50335/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount provided to date for the implementation of the National Cancer Strategy; and the date on which it will be fully Implemented. [50336/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the amounts directly collected by all HSE hospitals and primary care centres in respect of car parking charges for visitors and patients in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; if he will also provide the amounts collected by contracted companies to run and manage car parking facilities at HSE hospitals and primary care centres for the same time period; and if he will provide the dividend received by the HSE from private car parking management companies in respect of car parking at HSE sites in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [50337/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test application by a person (details supplied) will expedited given the applicant requires the test for work purposes; and if he will make additional resources available to the RSA to assist with the clearance of a backlog as a result of public health restrictions imposed over the past year. [49653/21]
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 78–55
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–73
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which basic primary care will be provided to private patients who are unable to access general practitioners due to lack of capacity; the way they are to access the most basic level of primary care; the procedures open to them in seeking primary general practice care and ancillary services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48216/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review a case concerning a charity (details supplied) and filing fees; and if latitude can be extended in the context of a lack of resources available to small operations that were unable to meet obligations as a result of public health guidelines that were issued. [45105/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the community employment scheme that had been extended from 2020 to 31 October 2021 will be extended further due to the continued public health restrictions that were imposed on many aspects of the operations of her Department. [45102/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of front-line vacancies currently at Naas General Hospital; the type of vacancies that are available; the measures that are in place to fill those vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44487/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of in-person newborn and infant developmental checks carried out by public health nurses by CHO region in 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of checks carried out by phone; the number of checks not conducted; and the backlog of same. [45111/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which public health nurses will resume in-person checks; and the number of days public health nurses have been not in regular active service since March 2020 to date. [45112/21]
• 2021-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificates that have been applied for in 2020 and 2021; the number that were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff by job title working in the accident and emergency departments of the Mater Hospital, St. James's Hospital and Beaumont Hospital, respectively. [43392/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant psychiatrists with a special interest in gender identity employed by the HSE; if this number will be further increased; and the locations in which these consultants are based. [43393/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts by speciality that are currently in Naas General Hospital; and when each vacant consultant post will be filled in tabular form. [43394/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric bone densitometry scanners in each of the paediatric hospitals, in tabular form; and if all scanners are sufficiently staffed. [43395/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in late interest payments and penalty payments by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of late payments being made to suppliers, service providers and contractors in tabular form; and the measures he has put in place and or is implementing to reduce late payment interest and penalty payments. [44006/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which he will allow children’s soft play centres, snooker halls and bowling alleys to reopen in the context of public health guidelines in view of the fact that other hospitality venues such as licensed premises and restaurants are permitted to allow indoor patrons; and the rationale for keeping such facilities closed at this time in view of the fact that the State has achieved a high degree of vaccination. [41997/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or his special advisers and or officials use or have used services (details supplied) to communicate in the past 18 months. [43074/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has engaged private investigation companies or persons in the past three years to date; and if so, the cost, duration and purpose of these engagements of this type of contractor. [34743/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which pharmacists have been chosen to deliver Covid -19 vaccines; if he invited pharmacies to opt in and or is the onus on the pharmacy to make contact with his Department and or the HSE; and the way in which he will ensure balanced geographical spread in relation to the pharmacy delivering vaccines. [34884/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the rate of pay and grade a person (details supplied); the duration of their contract; the impact of same on their previous employment in the public service in the context of pension and related end of career entitlements; if an open or internal competition was held for the role; if a recruitment competition for the role has ensued since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34920/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied in the context of the freedom of information publication scheme that all logs are published and up to date in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the reason they are not published; and if he will update them as a matter of priority. [36135/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount collected on an annual basis since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced in respect of fees attached to freedom of information requests submitted to his Department. [36153/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests refused by his Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced for the reason that search and copy costs would exceed the maximum threshold; the number of requests that were subsequently granted following engagement with the requester to narrow the scope of the request; and the costs associated with same. [36171/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date to which the moratorium regarding claims made by a company (details supplied) has been extended to in respect of National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in view of the fact it was due to cease at the end of June 2021 in relation to court actions being taken. [36180/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the independent employer representative that is engaged to adjudicate on the dispute between the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and a company (details supplied); the number of claims adjudicated on; the value of those claims; the eventual settlement that has been agreed; the number of outstanding claims; and the value of same. [36181/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which he will introduce the assisted human reproduction Bill in view of the fact that it forms part of the summer legislative programme given that the heads have been approved and pre-legislative scrutiny has been completed. [36600/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he plans to amend the vaccine protocol for the 60-70 age cohort in the context of offering persons in this age profile the option of receiving an alternative to a vaccine (details supplied). [32881/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies currently in the Health and Safety Authority; the length of time each vacancy has been open; and the full year cost of filling each of the vacant posts in tabular form. [38259/21]
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 74–68
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to— A. make, on a temporary basis, exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and variants of that disease and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease; to amend the Health Act 1947 for that purpose; to provide for the lawful operation of certain indoor premises subject to certain conditions notwithstanding restrictions in place in relation to such premises under that Act; to provide, for those purposes, for a robust and enforceable system of verification of the health status of certain persons, including vaccination or recovery status; to confer a power on the Minister for Health to prescribe matters related to the foregoing; to provide for enforcement; and to provide for related matters; B. amend certain provisions relating to pre-travel requirements in respect of certain persons arriving in the State; to amend the period to be spent by a person in quarantine at a designated facility in certain circumstances; to make provision in relation to the power of the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to tests that may be taken for the purpose of detecting Covid-19 in the context of the requirement to quarantine at a designated facility and to confer a power on that Minister to prescribe the purpose for which such a test may be taken; to provide that quarantine at a designated facility shall not be required for certain persons arriving in the State in certain circumstances and to confer a power on the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to those circumstances; for those purposes, and for related purposes, to amend the Health Act 1947; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of his work on the implementation of action Item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. [28788/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the free general practitioner care for under 8's will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29272/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the primary school dental programme is set to resume for vital check-ups and follow-up dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29273/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provision for a paediatric emergency department and urgent care facility or outpatient appointments service for children in Naas hospital that is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29274/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the emergency department unit in Tallaght University Hospital will be wound down and moved to the new children’s hospital as part of CHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29275/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request a review into the treatment of a person (details supplied); if there is a formal process that may be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28199/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a schedule will be provided of IT and email security costs incurred over the past five years to date; and the contractor engaged to deliver the services and or system. [27280/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has received an interim and or final report in respect of vaccines given out by a private hospital (details supplied). [27293/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of times the long-term illness scheme has been updated since the introduction under the Health Act 1970; the number of additional conditions that have been added to the scheme since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25590/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding Crohn's disease, a life-long and incurable illness to the long-term illness scheme; if the condition has been considered for addition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25591/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request maternity care hospitals to permit birth partners to attend all aspects of the pregnancy journey that require attendance in person. [25604/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and bodies under his aegis have engaged private investigation companies or persons in the past three years to date; and if so, the cost, duration and purpose of these engagements of this type of contractor. [25827/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which persons contracted to airline companies that are rostered to pilot but are only paid when flying may access the pandemic unemployment payment or other financial supports while grounded for prolonged periods of time due to public health guidelines. [31846/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–50
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 73–68
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ~ abstained on the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has consulted with the Minister for Health in respect of the use of antigen testing in the context of a Covid-19 mitigation measure in order to expedite the full resumption of the inbound and outbound transit from Irish airports; and if he has conducted a review of the most effective methods of testing in respect of travel that falls under his responsibility. [29163/21]
• 2021-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to extend the period that a planning permission is valid for in view of the fact that construction works were restricted in 2020 and 2021 due to public health advice. [26757/21]
• 2021-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider, in consultation with the Minister for Health, the inclusion of a group (details supplied) in any proposed test events; and if she has engaged with the group on this matter to date. [25603/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her engagements with the HSE and or the Minister for Health in respect of vaccinating qualified Irish Olympic athletes ahead of the Olympic Games. [24218/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if persons are permitted to travel to counties in Northern Ireland as part of the proposed commencement of inter-county travel on 10 May 2021. [23670/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which prescribed medicines for human consumption have been detected in horse meat by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland audit and investigations division in the past ten years to date: and if he will provide a schedule of substances detected by year. [23716/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to offer a Covid-19 vaccine to Irish athletes who have qualified for the Olympic Games; and if he has engaged Sport Ireland on this issue. [24219/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the work that has taken place to address the current situation facing motorcycle learner riders (details supplied); and his engagements with the Minister for Health regarding allowing initial basic training to resume in May 2021. [22591/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department that have had access to files and or email restricted and or revoked as part of a disciplinary process or preceding or following a disciplinary process from 1 January 2018 to date in 2021. [22777/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Products Regulatory Authority audits conducted on cosmetic and skin care production companies in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [23125/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of cosmetic and skin care products of concern that have been notified to the Health Products Regulatory Authority; the number of these notifications that have been investigated; and the number of these investigations that ultimately lead to a ban and or recall of product. [23126/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which the Health Products Regulatory Authority has directed companies to amend or change its cosmetic and skin care product packaging to truly reflect the content of the product and the effectiveness of the product. [23127/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Products Regulatory Authority audits conducted on veterinary products in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [23128/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of engagements or meetings his investigations unit has had with the Health Products Regulatory Authority in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if the Authority has issued guidance in respect of substances that his Department has seized and stored at its facility at the Backweston laboratory complex. [23129/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the date on which public transport operators will increase capacity on services in view of the fact that public health advice now facilities the movement of persons beyond five kilometres. [21568/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the seven additional isolation rooms in the bone marrow unit at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; when this project will commence; and the estimated timeframe for completion. [21417/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of STI clinics nationally; the staffing numbers at each; the vacancy numbers at each; and the length of time the vacancies have existed. [21418/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of cryotherapy machines in each public and voluntary hospital; and the number of persons waiting for appointments to use these machines in each hospital in tabular form. [21419/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the 12 additional isolation beds at Naas General Hospital; when this project will commence; and the estimated timeframe for completion. [21420/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric vascular surgeon at CHI Crumlin. [21421/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres and operational theatres respectively at Tallaght University Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [21422/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric urologist at CHI Temple Street. [21423/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit advanced nurse practitioners dedicated solely to children with Down syndrome in 2021 and or in 2022. [21732/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Irish educators based in Abu Dhabi that have received Covid-19 vaccines and wish to avail of a waiver from mandatory hotel quarantine; and the progress he has made to date to introduce a reciprocal travel arrangement with other states in this regard. [21751/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position in respect of Irish citizens that have received vaccines abroad and their requirement to go into mandatory hotel quarantine; and the rationale for this requirement. [21752/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the inclusion of fixapost on the drugs payment scheme given that it treats a condition more serious to the patient in respect of potential blindness than monopost unidose which is covered under the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22063/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on public relations advice and media advice since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged for this advice in tabular form. [22276/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on advertising and public messaging in print, broadcast and online since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged to assist with placing the advertisements and the companies advertised with in tabular form. [22294/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will explore the merits and the way in which it can be permitted to allow some retail outlets to provide a limited call-in service for the fitting of essential clothing items and-or services such as bra fitting and foot measuring for children’s shoes in view of the fact that without access to these services a person's physical health is being put at risk. [18316/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports available to member owned sports clubs nationally (details supplied) in view of the extended forced closure on public health advice. [18844/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the names and-or composition of the expert group on the return of sport; if she will publish its communications on the return of sport; if she will provide its rationale for recommendations made to her; and if she will set out her engagement with the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, on her advice on the reopening of outdoor and indoor sport. [19050/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have received vaccination ahead of the cohort they are sequenced in; the circumstances in which this occurred; if there is a notification process for vaccines used out of sequence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18226/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he or NIAC have considered evidence relating to risk from exposure in the alteration of the priority list. [18848/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with teacher and An Garda Síochána representative bodies in respect of the revised vaccine roll-out plan; and if not, if he plans on engaging with same. [18849/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out vaccines to home carers outside of the revised vaccine roll-out plan; and if this cohort can avail of spare vaccines at short notice. [18850/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he plans to add cariban, xonvea and navalem to the approved drugs list under the drugs payment scheme; and the treatments available under the drugs payment scheme to treat hyperemesis gravidarum. [19283/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if drugs for the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum are being considered for the drugs payment scheme or medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19284/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to permit indoor social settings (details supplied) to reopen and or resume activities for the cohorts of persons fully vaccinated in view of the mental health benefits that they provide. [19854/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17970/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17971/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17982/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17972/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17977/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17981/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17975/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17973/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17968/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17969/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17979/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17967/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17974/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17976/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in parking charges at all State hospitals; and the breakdown by location and annual amount in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [17736/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which hospital management or operators of their car parks have used debt collection companies to collect outstanding fees in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [17737/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a car park fee waiver scheme for persons that are required to attend hospitals on a frequent and prolonged basis. [17738/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocol and or procedure he has in place for retrieving patient files, data and information from the HSE for use by his officials. [17983/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints his Department has received from members of the public under the heading of GDPR and data information requests since 2018 to date in 2021; the number of data information requests that have been refused and accepted, respectively; the number of GDPR requests refused; and the basis on which they were declined in tabular form. [17993/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types his Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17966/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17978/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2020; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16467/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing the agency in medical negligence cases in 2020; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16468/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency in relating to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis relating to failings in the CervicalCheck screening programme; the number of cases settled; the total amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases to date. [16469/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a schedule will be provided of outbound and inbound international flights in respect of airports not listed on the passenger locator form field (details supplied) and or place of arrival from 1 to 18 March 2021; the number of passenger locater forms processed in respect of these airports as an entry point to the State over the same time period; and the number of follow-up calls made in respect of the data collected from these forms. [17258/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he plans to change the policy on amending the return to work of staff members (details supplied) that are classed as highly vulnerable in cases in which they have been fully vaccinated and are willing to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17343/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocols for birth partners in respect of attending all stages of pregnancy including check-up appointments; and his plans to allow partners to attend all stages from 5 April 2021. [17574/21]
• 2021-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and the number that were finalised and the contents accepted and acted on. [16033/21]
• 2021-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within his Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in his Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired officials of his Department over the period. [16051/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide ongoing fixed costs supports for SMEs after all levels of public health restrictions have ceased in order for businesses to scale up activities. [14992/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to allow SMEs to avail of tax warehousing without penalty for at least 12 months after mass gatherings are permitted again in view of the curtailment of their activities due to the public health restrictions. [14993/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to address the lacuna in the law with respect to the growth of industrial hemp; if he has or will initiate a dialogue with the Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Finance in the context of industrial hemp given it is a carbon sink and sequesters carbon dioxide in addition to producing a strong economic return for growers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15825/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if arrangements are in place for patients of a general practitioner that retires or is struck off (details supplied) to ensure continuity of care is provided; the role the HSE has in ensuring general practitioner cover; if medical card patients are treated differently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14182/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the HSE in respect of vaccinating on patrol and-or front-line gardaí against Covid-19 in view of their role in enforcing regulations and by virtue of face to face and-or close contact with persons during the course of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15097/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which the contact tracing database was constructed; the way in which it operates; the number of individual entries on same; the information that is held on each person who has been part of the tracing process; if the data is deleted; if the data is being used for any other purpose; the public authorities and or agencies that have access to it; the way in which the data is protected; and the data controller for the database. [15248/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received in respect of the contact tracing database since it was set up to date in 2021; and if he and or the HSE are engaging with the Data Protection Commissioner in respect of the robustness of the data protection measures in place in respect of the database. [15249/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate a recruitment campaign for paediatric rheumatologists; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are two paediatric rheumatologists serving the entire population; if his attention has been further drawn to the waiting list to access the expertise of a paediatric rheumatologist here; the reason for permitting this situation to prevail; and if he will make contact with a person (details supplied) in respect of correspondence sent to him which remains unanswered to date. [15723/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of his engagement with EU member states and the UK in respect of his contribution on a proposed common Covid-19 travel certificate and or a digital green certificate in respect of travel. [15599/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if flight training schools can operate civilian training flights during level 5 public health restrictions; if so, the way in which they have been advised regarding travel distance restrictions while in flight; and if civilians and non-essential workers are permitted to travel beyond 5 km from their primary residence in order to participate in practical flying tuition. [12852/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in parking charges at Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [12706/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical card issued to a person (details supplied) was revoked without notification; if the card will be restored at least until there is sufficient time to reapply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12946/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a review into the effectiveness of UV equipment provided to St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, and Ballinasloe, County Galway, on loan in the context of Covid-19; if he will provide the results to any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13025/21]
• 2021-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received and or requested a risk assessment report in relation to the closure of the construction sector as a result of public health advice. [12201/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided to primary schools for the 2021-2022 academic year in order for them to accommodate an increased demand from new entrants to the primary school system due to the ongoing pandemic and a reluctance by some parents to commence with the education of their children as a result of public health advice. [12099/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a model of associated public funding for assisted human reproduction; the existing and proposed level of assistance he plans to offer; and the qualifying criteria for publicly funded assisted human reproduction. [10985/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staffing posts accredited to CAMHS in County Kildare; the nature of the posts, both full and part-time; the types or roles; and the number that are currently filled and unfilled. [11242/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed development of the mental health inpatient service attached to Naas Regional Hospital, Lakeview campus. [11243/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patient files on the Covid-19 tracker application, that is, the number of individual entries who have been contact-traced. [12136/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the standard of data protection compliance in respect of the Covid-19 tracker application; the number of complaints notified to him that have been made to the Data Protection Commissioner in respect of the application; the way in which personal details are being processed by the application; and the way in which contact tracing information and-or data are processed and stored. [12137/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of doses of a vaccine (details supplied) that have been delivered to Ireland to date; the number of those doses that have been delivered to administering locations; and if he will provide a full and complete schedule of locations in which the vaccines will be delivered. [12138/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical professionals working in the health system who have expressed a preference for a vaccine other than a vaccine (details supplied) and have declined to receive the vaccine, respectively, when offered it to date. [12139/21]
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

  Bill entitled an Act, to make exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and variants of that disease and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease; to amend the Health Act 1947 to make further and better provision for the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of that Act; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State from certain areas from where there is known to be sustained human transmission of Covid-19 or any variant of concern, or from which there is a high risk of importation of infection or contamination with Covid-19 or any variant of concern by travel from that area; to provide for the designation of such areas by the Minister; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State who fail to comply with certain requirements relating to testing for the disease; to provide for the designation of facilities for such quarantine; to provide for the conveying of persons to those facilities; to provide for the making of service agreements to facilitate such quarantine; to provide for alternatives to such quarantine for persons coming into the State where such persons indicate an intention to apply for international protection or where such persons are children who are not accompanied by an adult; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–86
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 125–5
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 131–11
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his engagement with the Minister for Health to provide free public transport services to and from various points around each county in respect of the vaccination centres announced and in view of some of their locations. [9480/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to a petition by students (details supplied); if clarity will be provided in respect of the way in which apprentice trades will take exams in 2021; and his plans in respect of the practical elements of education they have not been able to undertake in the context of public health advice and the ongoing pandemic. [9987/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans in conjunction with the Minister for Transport to provide free public transport services to and from various points around each county in respect of the vaccination centres he has announced and in view of some of their locations. [9479/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to correspondence from an association (details supplied); and if she has consulted the Minister for Health and the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, regarding same. [7963/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the cumulative number of vaccine doses that have arrived in Ireland on a daily basis since 25 December 2020. [8748/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the actual accuracy of daily vaccination figures in the context of the lag in adding numbers to the tracker (details supplied). [8749/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting vascular surgery appointments; and the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past four years to date. [6621/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the rota of consultant cover for the accident and emergency department at Naas General Hospital for each weekend from January to December 2020. [6622/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent cardiac consultants required to provide 24-7 cardiac cover at Naas General Hospital. [6623/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the process and procedures a person must adhere to in order to travel here to work as a prescribed essential worker for the spring, summer and autumn season in respect of seasonal agricultural workers that are EU citizens; and the Covid-19 mitigation measures they must undertake before arriving and on arrival. [6975/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the European Commission for Health and Food Safety has accepted a formal complaint from a whistle-blower (details supplied) to investigate that some veterinarians in Irish meat plants are not qualified under an EU regulation and may compromise the food safety risk and certification of products of animal origin to consumers. [6396/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will review arrangements in relation to medical cards in post-operative situations such as in the case of a person (details supplied); if an extension of the medical card will be considered in such circumstances; if the management of such cases will be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5252/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person who has received the Covid-19 vaccine in full and is in receipt of proof of same is exempt from public health Covid restrictions and can move beyond designated travel distance barriers; and if they are allowed to leave the State for non-essential reasons. [5921/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are provisions in place to fast-track the issuing of PPS numbers in respect of healthcare workers in the context that health and care settings need to recruit and pay new staff with a degree of urgency in order to maintain safety and care standards (details supplied). [4377/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific funding streams available to local authorities to apply for; the amount that has been given by county; the amount awarded under each scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4058/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in damages in medical negligence cases in 2020; the top five amounts paid out; and the nature of such cases. [3162/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in plaintiff legal costs and its own legal costs in medical negligence cases for 2020. [3163/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, has in risk assessing construction sites in advance of level 5 lockdowns; the monitoring of compliance with level 5 restrictions it conducts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2430/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the advice he has taken regarding the issue of ventilation of indoor commercial spaces and the spread of Covid-19; if he will seek such advice with a view to engaging with various sectors, given that it is now known this virus is airborne and is likely to be in circulation for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2450/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has sought advice from NPHET on the issue of ventilation given that Covid-19 is now understood to be airborne; the reason specific strategies such as the installation of CO2 sensors and advice on good ventilation are not part of the routine advice to households and commercial establishments; and if he has not sought this advice, if he will do so. [2454/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of passenger locator forms completed by inbound air and sea port travellers from 11 December 2020 to date in 2021; the number of follow-up checks made by officials in respect of these forms; and the number of incomplete or non-answers documented in respect of same over that time period. [2060/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies by job title in the Health and Safety Authority as of 4 January 2021; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the estimated full year cost of filling each of the vacant posts in tabular form. [1200/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 17 September 2020, if he has considered the contents and consulted with his officials on the matters raised; and his plans to engage with the correspondent. [44756/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the inpatient and outpatient services available for persons suffering from an eating disorder; the budget allocated for these services over the past three years; the amount of the budget that is underspent or exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45201/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds available for persons suffering from an eating disorder per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45202/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations to the HSE made by persons suffering from an eating disorder per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45203/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider persons with disabilities living in group homes and congregated settings as a higher priority for the roll-out of vaccines under the provisional allocation groups plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider carers in group homes and those caring for persons with disabilities as a priority group for the roll-out of vaccines under the provisional allocation groups plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45205/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding carers in the home who are caring for persons with disabilities as a priority group for the roll-out of vaccines under the provisional allocation groups plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding additional respite resources for carers in the home who are caring for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45207/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to manage and communicate the scheduling of the roll-out of vaccines to all care settings such as nursing homes, congregated settings, group homes and hospitals for patients, staff and service users; his plans to issue timescales specific or non-specific; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45208/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of births in each hospital in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [1192/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting ten additional full-time staff nurses for intellectual disability in Cherry Orchard Hospital. [1193/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the waiting times to see a respiratory consultant at Portlaoise regional hospital; and the number of persons on the waiting list. [1194/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopic appendectomies carried out in the hospitals of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [1195/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopic cholecystectomies carried out in the hospitals of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [1196/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant in vascular surgery and consultant surgeon with a special interest in upper gastrointestinal surgery for St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18. [1197/21]
• 2020-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on personal protective equipment, PPE, ventilators, related hardware and medicines directly related to the mitigation and contingency plans for dealing with Covid-19 since 1 February to date in 2020; the number of purchases that were made outside of the public procurement process; and if the Office of Government Procurement was engaged with and-or consulted on these purchases. [44435/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) given that they have been classified as high-risk; if she will ensure that the person does not suffer financial disadvantage due to an underlying health condition; and the options available in respect of sick pay and-or other financial supports they may avail of should the Irish Prison Service remove them from the payroll. [43935/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred by the State Claims Agency in respect of medical negligence claims in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the amount the agency has paid out in legal costs and in respect of the pay-outs. [43226/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred by his Department in respect of medical negligence claims in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the amount paid out in legal costs and in respect of the pay-outs. [43225/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); and if he will provide a timeline in respect of the national roll-out of a Sligo scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric otolaryngologist at CHI, Temple Street, Dublin. [41413/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a specialist multidisciplinary team will be recruited and established to deal with multiple sulfatase deficiency. [41414/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of knee and hip replacement surgeries carried out at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [41415/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by job title in both the cardiac rehabilitation unit and the orthodontic unit at St. Columcille's Hospital, Dublin 18; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the estimated cost of filling each of the vacant posts in tabular form. [41416/20]
• 2020-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the rationale for not permitting dancing, ballet and gymnastics to resume under level three plans (details supplied) [40977/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2019; the number of cases the payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40104/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency relating to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in respect of failings in the CervicalCheck screening programme; the number of cases settled; the amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases to date. [40105/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of medical negligence claims for the first nine months of 2020; and the amount the agency has paid out in legal costs in respect of the pay-outs. [40106/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to carry out work on its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if he will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs ensued; if they were resolved with or without sanctions and-or financial penalties and-or withholding of funds; and if contracts are subject to legal challenge or mediation. [40213/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the remit of HIQA to psychiatric units; if so, the timeline involved; if not, if he will consider extending the remit of HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39284/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans for the expansion of the Lakeview psychiatric unit in Naas; the timelines involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39287/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will engage with the Irish Prison Service in respect of a person (details supplied) who has been assigned to other important duties in order to secure a working from home arrangement without prejudice in view of the fact that they have a diagnosed and well-documented underlying health condition. [38675/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if regional public health centres, primary care centres and hospitals will be granted and or retain additional resources and staff when level 5 restrictions are rolled back; and the way in which further outbreaks of Covid-19 will be proactively addressed in 2021. [37470/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of locations at which persons may access a free HIV test; the details of waiting lists by location for HIV tests; and if delays in HIV testing related to the demand placed on the healthcare system due to Covid-19. [37723/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to make changes to eligibility for medical cards for those with a terminal diagnosis; if so, his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37730/20]
• 2020-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to review and enhance student and intern nurses pay in view of the fact that many fourth-year students are due to sign work placement contracts in the coming weeks. [37354/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability; if forecasting is undertaken regarding setting future amounts; the contingent liability figure for his Department for 2020; and if the contingency provision has been utilised to date in 2020. [36906/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35859/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department leases additional office space that is outside its departmental building and the estates section of the OPW; and, if so, the details of the lease, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35877/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider permitting outdoor court and field sports and activities to resume during level 5 restrictions in order to mitigate the negative mental health impact that these restrictions are having on persons; if she has evaluated the benefits of permitting persons to resume these activities in outdoor settings; and if her attention has been drawn to the general well-being that physical activity can have for persons. [35728/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to outbreaks of Covid-19 in University Hospital Limerick and Naas General Hospital; and his plans to implement a standardised response and mitigation protocol in hospitals in respect of Covid-19 outbreaks (details supplied). [35698/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if reflexology treatments can continue during level 5 restrictions; and if not, the rationale for the restriction on these services [35725/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if massage treatments can continue during level 5 restrictions; and if not, the rationale for the restriction on these services. [35726/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if acupuncture treatments can continue during level 5 restrictions; and if not, the rationale for the restriction on these services [35727/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has consulted with public bodies such as the HSE and the Department of Health in relation to acknowledging the work of frontline healthcare workers in 2020 in the context of Covid-19. [34948/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the provisions that have been made for prison officers in the very high-risk health category in respect of being assigned to other duties outside of prison settings and-or the option of working from home. [35221/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to assigning prison officers to contact-tracing duties in the context of Covid-19 in instances in which the prison officer is in a high-risk health category and-or has an underlying health condition (details supplied). [35222/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the situation in which persons (details supplied) may travel beyond the 5 km limit during the currently applying public health advice will be clarified. [34538/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce inhaler recycling bins in pharmacies here; and if he has consulted with pharmacy representative bodies in this regard. [34854/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the opening hours of the eye emergency department at the Mater Hospital from the current hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday to 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday to Fridays and from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays. [34856/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of critical care and ICU nurses employed across each hospital in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group as of 31 December 2019 and 2 November 2020, in tabular form; the number in training; and his plans to increase this number even further. [34857/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting four additional full-time senior psycho-oncologists in tabular form. [34858/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the amount spent on psycho-oncology services by 15%. [34859/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiothoracic surgeons employed in the health service; the number required to meet recommendations for the size of the population and consequent shortfall; and his strategy for achieving the number. [34860/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of oral and maxillofacial surgeons employed in the health service; the number required to meet recommendations for the size of the population and consequent shortfall; and his strategy for achieving the number. [34861/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if early learning developmental classes for new babies and mothers may take place in the context of level 5 restrictions (details supplied). [35166/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists and the average waiting times for BreastCheck services by location; the reason for the delays (details supplied); and the work that is being done to reduce the timeframe persons must wait to be assessed. [34495/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) can travel outside of their 5 km radius for the reasons outlined in order to maintain their mental health and well-being; and if he will immediately communicate the position to the public if they are permitted to do so. [32683/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of flu vaccines; and his plans to obtain a supply of same in order for persons that need to and or want to avail of the vaccine this winter season [32806/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which the travel abroad statistic is arrived at; if he will provide the statistics on this since records started to be collected (details supplied); the instances in which this statistic was retrospectively amended; and the reason for doing so in each instance [32820/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of acquiring a Covid-19 vaccine; the estimated number of vaccines initially required; the estimated cost of administering the vaccine; and the length of time it will take [33250/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 passenger locator forms completed and submitted from 1 September 2020 to date in 2020; the resources he has made available ahead of the period 1 December 2020 to 8 January 2021 in order to process an increase in traveller numbers; and if he has consulted with his colleague in the Department of Justice in respect of staffing in the context of Covid-19 at all airports and ports of entry over this time period. [33757/20]
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 85–53
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020

  A bill to make further and better provision in relation to the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of the Health Act 1947; for that purpose, to make provision in relation to the prosecution of certain offences consisting of contraventions of those regulations, to provide for the payment of fixed sums by persons alleged to have committed certain such offences in lieu of their being prosecuted for those offences; to provide for the giving of directions by members of the Garda Síochána in certain circumstances; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 93–43
• 2020-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given by him and or the HSE that a national clinical practice guideline for the management of multiple pregnancy will be put out for public consultation in order to give persons and representative organisations an opportunity to put forward their views in relation to what the revised guidelines should look like; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32201/20]
• 2020-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if representative organisations will be key stakeholders in the revision process of the HSE national clinical practice guideline for the management of multiple pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32202/20]
• 2020-10-22
  VOTE
  Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which adult and paediatric audiology services and speech therapy services will resume; and the number of waiting lists as of 15 October 2020 for each of the services by location. [31848/20]
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason he or his predecessor has not published an independent review of the charge rate negotiation system that was presented in May 2019; if he will immediately publish this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31891/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of three full-time paediatric occupational therapists for social care in County Kildare. [31165/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of addressing the infrastructural issues regarding the current neuro-interventional radiology thrombectomy equipment in Beaumont Hospital. [31166/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of extending BowelScreen to persons aged between 55 to 74 years of age. [31167/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to continuing the practice of paying student nurses that reach a required standard of training a full salary when they are in practical job training phases (details supplied). [31270/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with trade unions and nursing representative bodies on the issue of trainee nursing pay. [31271/20]
• 2020-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will review travel advice with NPHET in respect of Cambodia in view of the low Covid-19 rate and strict inbound travel regime in the country. [29011/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the professional fees (details supplied) paid to facilitate ward of court applications brought by the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [28507/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the distribution of PPE to dentists. [28780/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28919/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28937/20]
• 2020-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on access to online and hard-copy media publications since May 2020 to date; and the breakdown of online and hard-copy subscriptions, including the publications to which his Department subscribes. [27644/20]
• 2020-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct media monitoring and-or provide reports on media coverage of his Department; and if so, the costs of same and the companies engaged. [27662/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if construction has commenced of a new sports science, health and recreational building at the Tallaght campus of Technological University Dublin; if so, when this project will be completed; and the estimated cost of the project. [26828/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the medical assessment units, urgent care centres and minor injuries clinics that have extended hours of opening to weekends since 2017, in tabular form. [26826/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the expansion and upgrade of the intensive care unit at Tallaght University Hospital; when works will commence; and the estimated time frame for completion. [26830/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a schedule of advisers and special advisers appointed and or recruited by him since his appointment will be provided; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary for each appointee in tabular form. [27055/20]
• 2020-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of learners that can be facilitated in accordance with public health guidelines in both further education and higher education settings; if specific arrangements have been put in place to complete courses in the further education area that were interrupted by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25762/20]
• 2020-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the ICU capacity by region versus expected capacity without Covid-19; and the expected effect of changing each restriction and forecast of the impact of outbreak types. [25936/20]
• 2020-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a registered letter (details supplied) addressed to him; if his officials attention has been drawn to the correspondence; if he has issued instructions to them on foot of same; if he will address and return responses to the twelve questions put to him by the person; his plans to inquire fully into the matters raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24582/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the details of the public health protocols that are applicable to private service providers of the school transport system; if the services can operate at full capacity in order to transport pupils to and from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23271/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the criteria that is used to determine if a minor and-or child requires a test for Covid-19; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23719/20]
• 2020-09-10
  VOTE
  Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 15–125
• 2020-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of kidney transplant surgeries carried out at CHI, Crumlin in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [22751/20]
• 2020-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the expansion of community ophthalmology in each CHO. [22752/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the travel green list was not updated on 25 August 2020 in line with policy to include countries with the same or lower disease epidemiology to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22122/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22531/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of purchasing an extra extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine for both the Mater Hospital and Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin [19932/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of meetings to include date, location and attendees online and in person between an organisation (details supplied) and the HSE from 1 July 2019 to date in 2020; the amount of funding provided to the organisation in the past three years to date in 2020; if a service level agreement exists between the HSE and the organisation; if concerns have been brought to his attention of the HSE in relation to governance and oversight at the organisation; and if he will provide for the shortfall of hours in relation to therapy hours delivered [19991/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the Covid-19 testing centres that are open nationally by county, in tabular form; the centres that have been closed; the plans for testing per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20514/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for the role in tabular form. [20621/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted on a daily basis to the Health Service Executive isolation facility at Citywest. [20630/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all active and settled legal cases the State Claims Agency is currently handling on behalf of the HSE in the past six years to date in 2020; the stage they are at; the general nature of the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20725/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which the funding for day services for a person (details supplied) is being spent; his plans to restore the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18129/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of toddlers waiting to receive their two-year developmental check-up by a public health nurse by CHO region; if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in toddlers receiving the check-up. and his plans to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18251/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients screened as part of bowel screening in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [18462/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients screened as part of diabetic retina screening in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [18463/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of advisers and special advisers appointed by him since becoming Minister; the starting annual salary of each person appointed by him; if an open interview process was conducted for each appointee; the duration and terms of each contract issued to each adviser and special adviser; and if an advisory role has been split to facilitate job-sharing in tabular form. [16565/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop guidelines (details supplied) which have been identified as best practice in the UK to be rolled out here instead of each hospital clinical governance board self-selecting which guidelines it uses for multiple births; if he has consulted with UK counterparts on these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16743/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the number of public health passenger locater forms issued and processed by her officials during their tenure of the collection of same on a temporary administrative basis on behalf of the health authorities will be provided; the number of follow-up checks conducted on persons that submitted forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14856/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the authority responsible for the collection of public health passenger locator forms in view of the agreement with the Department of Justice and Equality on a temporary administrative basis to undertake same on behalf of the health authorities, an arrangement that ceased at the end of June 2020; the number of staff assigned to it; the way in which the handover was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14855/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants by specialist posts that are vacant in each hospital that is part of Dublin Midlands hospital group as of 1 July 2020; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the position regarding the filling of each post. [15270/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist at Naas General Hospital; and the average waiting time to see the consultant. [15271/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year current and capital costs of extending the period the sleep clinic is available at Naas General Hospital from half a day per month to two full days per month. [15272/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which construction will commence at the national children’s hospital; the reason for the delay in the recommencement of construction activity on site; the cost of the closure of the site due to Covid-19; if there are penalties in the context of costs accruing as a result of closure of the site; the reason for the continued closure of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13816/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of his implementation of all aspects of the Sláintecare plan. [14101/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to continue with the regionalisation of the HSE into separate health boards. [14102/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of investigations being conducted by the HSE regarding Covid-19 related deaths in nursing homes: the locations of the nursing homes that are being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to conduct an investigation of Covid-19 related deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14284/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has engaged with the Minster for Health and the Garda Commissioner in respect of the use of a locator form for persons entering the State; the resources she has made available regarding the enforcement of the terms and conditions attached to the locator form; if she has consulted with the Garda Commissioner in this regard; the procedures in place to track and engage with persons that are non-compliant; if she has engaged with the Minister for Health and the Garda Commissioner in this regard; if gardaí have arresting and or supervisory powers in relation to the locator form; if not, her plans to introduce them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13198/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a health and safety liability to employers arises in instances in which it has instructed staff to work from home only during Covid-19 restrictions [13208/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if new initiatives have been provided with respect to respite care in the context of Covid-19 in view of the loss of school time which provided a type of respite for full-time carers of children with disabilities; if he has considered initiatives with the Minister for Education and Skills; if so, the initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12990/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place in the event of the categories of passengers that on arrival at air or sea ports are required to fill in a form and self-isolate for two weeks having a return ticket within those two weeks; if the return date on the ticket will be automatically checked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13095/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the resources he has made available regarding the enforcement of the terms and conditions attached to the locator form; the procedures in place to track and engage with persons that are non-compliant; if gardaí have arresting and or supervisory powers in relation to the locator form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13096/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in June 2018, 2019 and 2020 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Kildare by area; and the positions recruited since January 2020 in County Kildare in these sectors. [13134/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on the new National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if this project is the subject of conciliation between parties. [13135/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of child and adolescent mental health teams to 88. [13136/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided for the recruitment of a consultant anaesthesiologist with a special interest in paediatric complex pain management in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and Temple Street; and when this post will be filled. [13137/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials have engaged with the Dublin Airport Authority and-or the Health and Safety Authority in respect of an incident (details supplied) that occurred in a Dublin Airport detention room in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11164/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Health and Safety Authority has inspected and reported on an incident (details supplied) that occurred in a Dublin Airport detention room in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11162/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his officials have engaged with the Dublin Airport Authority and-or the Health and Safety Authority in respect of an incident (details supplied) that occurred in a Dublin Airport detention room in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11163/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a risk assessment was carried out in relation to the cessation and or pause of routine cancer screening services; if he has developed a roadmap to the commencement of these screening services; if so, if he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced to date by year and cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9985/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons cared for in Clane General Hospital under the agreement between an association (details supplied) and the HSE. [10078/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the issuing of a temporary Safe Pass to those who have previously held a Safe Pass but is now out of date with the stipulation that they must undertake the course when they are up and running again in view of the fact that SOLAS does not have the legal authority to operate outside of the safety, health and welfare at work regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9041/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that non-Covid-19 related cases and-or treatments and other delayed medical procedures are being accommodated in the private hospitals that have been utilised by the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on capital projects at Naas General Hospital in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the status of each project [8777/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the land earmarked for the development of the new national maternity hospital will be owned by the State or by a charitable organisation and leased by the State (details supplied); if it is leased, the terms and duration of the lease; the implications of the potential expiry of such a lease in respect of value for money in capital expenditure and security of national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7136/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which his attention and the attention of the HSE was drawn to the movement of the 70 international protection applicants that were previously residing at a hotel (details supplied) to two other dedicated centres on 18 and 19 March 2020; the steps taken by him and the HSE on foot of their attention being drawn to same; and if he will provide a detailed report on the issue as a matter of urgency. [7520/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the changes she plans to make to the Covid-19 payment; if she is considering changes for those returning to work following maternity leave; if she is considering changes for those that have underlying health conditions in which their workplace is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7396/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the domestic laboratory capacity available for Covid-19; the profile of capacity versus use since 20 April 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6390/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has put together a specific contract for Covid-19 medical and surgical waste; if so, the details of the contract or contracts; if such waste is being exported, the locations to which it is being exported to; the transport and handling arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a specific action plan is being worked on for family carers including those that are caring for children with disabilities (details supplied); if so, the way in which this plan will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on access to online and hardcopy media publications in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions including the publications that his Department subscribes to; if consideration has been given to using a banded set of IP addresses for online subscriptions rather than individual accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4009/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 via hardware provided to them by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4025/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an outpatient appointment in Naas General Hospital as of 3 March 2020; the length of time waiting for an appointment by each department in the hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4038/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; the number of protected disclosures examined to conclusion by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5307/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation for the Health and Safety Authority in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [3191/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the planned upgrades to Naas General Hospital, including due for works and costings; the timeframe for the commencement and completion of works; the overall budget allocated for the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2705/20]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a person (details supplied) with their discharge notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52770/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has entered into litigation with a person (details supplied) in respect of care services and funding allocated to their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52771/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide consultant psychiatric consultation notes to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52772/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a treatment placement in the UK will be funded in a relevant placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53398/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers employed by Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Bus Éireann, respectively, on long-term sick leave as of 11 December 2019; the illnesses heading they are on sick leave under; if each of the organisations has a mental health well-being charter it subscribes to and offers to its staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53043/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for renovation work to commence at a dental clinic (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that the clinic was not allocated capital funding for 2020 and will remain closed; if an interim solution will be provided in view of the fact that persons in the area are without dental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50185/19]
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff hired and-or engaged by the HSE in the past five years to date; the cost per year of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49284/19]
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff hired and-or engaged by his Department in the past five years to date; the cost per year of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49299/19]
• 2019-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 13 November 2019, if he will expedite his considerations and publish the report without further delay in view of the valproate response project of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48352/19]
• 2019-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has considered a report concerning sodium valporate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46729/19]
• 2019-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the role a person (details supplied) had regarding a report into failures in HSE orthodontics; the circumstances in which the official ceased employment at the HSE in order to take up a role at Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46268/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount provided to a company (details supplied) in funding for 2019 in respect of the provision of services and care; if the allocation of the funding is subject to a contract between the HSE and the provider in the context of service level agreements and value for money in respect of service provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of funding not spent and-or excess funding remaining at the end of the financial year in respect of a company (details supplied); if funds are refunded back to the HSE or retained by the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44228/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a service agreement between the HSE and a service provider exists or existed in respect of a person (details supplied); if the person is fully or partially funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case regarding the HSE and a service provider (details supplied); the status of the funding that was provided for a service user in 2018 and to date in 2019; if he will direct the HSE to further review the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44230/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the decision on the archive of blood spot screening cards retained without consent from 1984 to June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44367/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reconsider introducing a catch-up provision in the HPV vaccine programme for boys (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44446/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) regarding children who were harmed by HSE orthodontic services in the Dublin mid-Leinster region over a period of time; if he will request the HSE to engage with Tusla to publish the report immediately; if he will examine the matters contained in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44652/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a budget was established regarding the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45036/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there were investigation contracts carried out regarding the new national children’s hospital; if so, the number of such contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45037/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a pre-tender estimate was prepared in respect of the new national children’s hospital; if so, the number of pre-tender estimates that were assembled; and if the project was fully pre-designed. [45038/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the value of the accepted tender relating to the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45039/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date of tender regarding the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45040/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the out-turn cost regarding the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 15 October 2019, if a report (details supplied) by the HSE will be published and investigated in view of the fact an audit of 7,500 minors has now been completed; if Tusla is investigating this matter; the number of litigations active against the State in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45153/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons and teenagers awaiting psychologist intervention services in counties Wicklow, Dublin, Meath and Cork; the wait time for each district; the number of staff providing services by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45436/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons and teenagers waiting to see a psychologist in counties Wicklow, Dublin, Meath and Cork; the wait time for each district; the number of staff providing services in tabular form; the number waiting more than 1, 6, 12 and 18 months, respectively by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45448/19]
• 2019-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition regarding stage 3 melanoma (details supplied); the actions he plans to take regarding the points raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44048/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of fatalities at State ports in the past five years to date due to workplace accidents; if one single health and safety charter exists for the sector; if she has met with port managers on this issue; her plans to engage will stakeholders in respect of health and safety issues at ports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42982/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percent for art budget amount that was included in the overall capital budget estimate for the new national children's hospital; if art works have been commissioned in respect of the site; the way in which it is proposed to select the arts medium which will be chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43255/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has recruited by grade in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has lost due to retirement by grade in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41820/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of confirmed instances of cancer regarding breast implants (details supplied); the number of persons contacted and advised on this matter to date by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41865/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) concerning children who were harmed by HSE orthodontic services in the Dublin mid-Leinster region over a period of time; if he will request the HSE to immediately publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42173/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a dental clinic (details supplied) in Celbridge, County Kildare, is part of the HSE capital plan; and the timeline for the reopening of the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42225/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention and that of Tusla has been drawn to a report and-or to the contents of a report (details supplied) concerning children who were harmed by HSE orthodontic services in the Dublin and mid-Leinster region over a period of time; if she will consult with the Minister for Health and consider issuing an order to the HSE to publish the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42205/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational speech and language, physio therapists and child psychologists employed by the HSE in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by CHO in tabular form; the vacancies that exist by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41454/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for psychiatry staffing services in Kilcock health centre to provide counselling services to young persons based in Kilcock, Maynooth and Leixlip who require psychological assistance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40954/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons and teenagers awaiting psychologist intervention services in the County Kildare area; the wait time for each district; the number of staff providing services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40955/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake an urgent review of the allocation of mental health services to young persons; the areas in which gaps in provision of services exist by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40956/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the mental health support services available for inpatients in each hospital nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39648/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency and staff nurses on duty on 13 September 2019 at Children's Health Ireland at Connolly Hospital, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital and Tallaght Hospital, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37985/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which staff and agency nurses are allocated and or assigned by children’s hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37986/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to complaints regarding patient care and or patient conditions at Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin to date in 2019; the nature of the issues brought to his attention regarding the hospital and patient care and or conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37987/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of civil servants who have left and or retired from his Department in the past ten years who were bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year and sector the staff moved on to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38154/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of civil servants who have left and or retired from his Department in the past ten years who were not bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year, and sector the staff moved on to; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38170/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred to date and the projected costs regarding the integrated finance and procurement management system project design that is being refined to incorporate changes arising from the decision to create six new regional health areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37787/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the financial assistance available for parents and or guardians of boys who will miss the entry requirements to the programme in respect of the HPV immunisation programme for boys entering the first year of second-level education in 2019; if he will initiate a catch-up programme in respect of boys missing the vaccine in 2019; if holders of medical cards can avail of the programme outside of the thresholds set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37803/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the HPV vaccine available on the medical card and or provide a subsidy for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36968/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount refunded and or paid to date following a HSE audit of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36990/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding a new payroll software in use by the HSE in respect of persons and various grades and or rank and or duty in which the software cannot calculate correctly and in a timely manner regular payments and overtime payments due to staff for hours worked (details supplied); the status of progress made by the HSE on addressing the various issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37001/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a HPV immunisation scheme for boys in line with the scheme for girls when it was first introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37014/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 907 of 6 September 2019, the options being considered regarding the archive of bloodspot screening cards retained without permission from 1984 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37356/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of financial and health and safety audits conducted by the NTA in respect of a company (details supplied) since it was awarded the contract to operate services; the findings of these respective audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37476/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by each maternity hospital in the past five years to date on infant feed formula, teats and bottles by hospital, amount and year; if hospitals are permitted to accept infant feed formula and related products without charge from suppliers for distribution to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35071/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment and reopening of the HSE children's dental service (details supplied) in Celbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35117/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the decision to cut the rehabilitative training allowance will be reviewed with a view to fully reinstating same; the reason for the decision to cut the allowance; if his attention has been drawn to a national petition (details supplied) regarding the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35179/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the level of access a company has to Guthrie cards in the archives of Temple Street Hospital; if he has granted the company access and-or view and-or use of Guthrie cards for purposes in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; if so, the name of the companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35198/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the options paper supplied to him by his officials in the context of the newborn screening card archive forum 2016; the policy decision he has taken since 2017 in this regard based on the options paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35199/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35343/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training on same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35578/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35646/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and his officials will meet with persons (details supplied) regarding Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and the issue in relation to the availability and quality of treatment of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35836/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of unpaid internships issued and-or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons who took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36150/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the safeguards in place to protect the identity of persons who make a protected disclosure in instances in which the protected disclosures are shared with external consultants; if the person who made the protected disclosure is notified in advance; if his or her consent is required in order to share the disclosure with external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36203/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if certain aspects of the HPV immunisation programme will be reviewed with the view to introducing a catch-up scheme for persons that have just missed the September 2019 introduction of the programme for boys entering the first year of second-level education (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36544/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the fund in respect of publicly funded assisted human reproduction will be made available; the way in which prospective patients will apply; if he will make access to the fund available on a retrospective basis; if persons will have access to the fund at a later date in respect of the treatment should they opt for assisted human reproduction before the scheme is introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32343/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures for which he has engaged an external consultancy and or legal firm since 2014 to date; the name of the firms engaged; the year and the costs associated with engaging the consultancy and or legal firms in respect of protected disclosures; the way in which persons are protected in cases in which an external consultancy firm is engaged in respect of protected disclosures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32401/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the names of the laboratories and their subsidiaries and-or related companies that are subject to ongoing correspondence with the HSE regarding CervicalCheck (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33429/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount raised through public hospital car parking charges in 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount paid to the private companies that operate hospital car parks; the amount retained by the hospital; the way in which it is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33659/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent to date on each aspect of the HSE IFMS single national integrated finance and procurement management system; the overall budget for the project; the status of the project; his future plans for the project in view of the fact that the HSE will be restructured into new regional health areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33847/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 28 November 2017, the position regarding pre-harvest spraying of certain crops with glyphosate-based products; if he has consulted with the Minister for Health on same in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32629/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the level of dementia services and supports by county; his plans to increase funding for dementia support services in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30468/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the costs paid for projects to companies (details supplied) engaged by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the reason each was engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29445/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the costs paid to a company (details supplied) for projects each was engaged by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the reason it was engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29554/19]
• 2019-07-04
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Reports · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–81
  • ✓ voted for Amendment again put: motion passed · 78–41
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will make the FreeStyle Libre device available to all persons with type 1 diabetes as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26294/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to make Spinraza treatment available to SMA sufferers (details supplied); the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24879/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are age restrictions or otherwise for persons wishing to avail of treatment in view of the fact that Spinraza treatment has been approved; if so, the rationale for imposing a barrier to the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25090/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of land purchased and leased by size and amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and amount expended per year in cases in which land is leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25387/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings and property purchased and leased and the amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and the amount expended per year in cases in which properties are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25404/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation to the Health and Safety Authority in each of the years 2017 to 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23247/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to significant delays experienced by persons referred to the Coombe Women and Infant University Hospital in respect of routine gynaecology appointments; the steps he is taking to allocate resources to reduce waiting times of up to 52 weeks; the average waiting time nationally for persons referred by general practitioners to hospitals that provide routine gynaecology services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23790/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and-or his officials gather baseline health data on cancers and pulmonary diseases for the affected districts in which industrial incineration licences are granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23829/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for persons in receipt of a medical card to be seen by and receive treatment from a physiotherapist by CHO region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24095/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for treatments from a physiotherapist in respect of persons in receipt of a medical card by CHO region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24152/19]
• 2019-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition regarding RehabCare; the level of involvement he will take on this matter; if he has engaged with the HSE on this issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20955/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of financial assistance for persons seeking IVF treatments; the date on which financing persons for same will commence in 2019; the way in which the application process will be governed; the eligibility criteria for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18666/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of times per year since 2008 that funding has been applied for to provide a residential placement for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting since 2008 for this allocation of residential care; the number of applications for funding refused; the dates and if applications for part-time residential care were requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19189/19]
• 2019-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the issue of calories on menus; if his Department has conducted a regulatory impact assessment; the estimated cost regarding the implementation by statute of the proposal; if he has engaged in quarter 3 and 4 of 2018 and to date in 2019 with relevant stakeholders and representative bodies in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18243/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied). [17224/19]
• 2019-04-11
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019

  A bill to give further effect to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 2007, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 2008, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 2011, Act concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 2012, Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 2013, Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 and Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2016/790 of 13 January 2016 and, for that purpose, to amend the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 and the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; to make provision for certain other amendments to those Acts; to make provision for certain amendments to the Health Act 1953, the Health Identifiers Act 2014 and the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 102–2
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children or persons under 18 years of age awaiting assessment of need by county and year of referral for assessment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16889/19]
• 2019-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children or persons under 18 years of age awaiting treatment following an assessment of need by county and year of referral, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16890/19]
• 2019-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing home help hours to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16438/19]
• 2019-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition by a person (details supplied); if the HSE will be instructed to clarify the advice it has issued to a person caring for a person who suffers from a number of conditions; the status of progress regarding the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14700/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 6 November 2018, the status of the familial risk assessment clinic for breast cancer at St. James’s Hospital; if resources have been granted in respect of same; if new mammography equipment has been installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13076/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to review the working arrangements of a person without prejudice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13472/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the 20 bed CF inpatient unit at Beaumont Hospital will proceed; the amount of funding allocated to this project; if his attention has been drawn to delays in delivering the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13479/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019, by campaign and social media platform used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11123/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount spent by company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11140/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has been refused for the provision of a supported housing solution in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the solution was recommended in 2008 and the person has been waiting for approval of funding; the options available for the care of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8978/19]
• 2019-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress made on implementing all aspects of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 to 2030 that are relevant to his Department and bodies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8622/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 53–58
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is fully funded can have funds redirected to the person's parent in view of circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7471/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE retains funds in cases in which persons are fully funded and the service is not provided or only partly provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7472/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a service agreement between the HSE and a service provider exists or existed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6243/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case regarding the HSE and a service provider (details supplied); the status of the funding that was provided for the service user; if he will direct the HSE to review the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6495/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the reports by a company (details supplied) in respect of the national children's hospital will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6521/19]
• 2019-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) received notice of discharge from the HSE, a service provider or both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6228/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount transferred from the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of services since 2004; the number of times the service level agreement between the HSE and the organisation has been updated and or amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5693/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE has audited the services provided by an organisation (details supplied) that it funds; if the HSE has identified shortfalls and or inadequacies in services that the organisation provides; the number of complaints received by the HSE in respect of the organisation from service users, patients or persons representing service users, clients or patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5694/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of service providers for full and part-time care of persons funded, contracted or both by the HSE by CHO area; the number of clients in those service providers' care by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/19]
• 2019-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a petition regarding healthier eating and the time allocation for same in primary and second level schools (details supplied); the status of initiatives underway and-or planned for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4889/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for applying the 23% VAT rate to food supplements; if health supplements fall under this rate; his plans to task the tax strategy group with reviewing the decision in 2019 in the context of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4142/19]
• 2019-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the consultation he has had with pharmacy representative groups in advance of the implementation of the falsified medicines EU directive; if his attention has been drawn to the fact the directive may impact on the day-to-day work of the dispensing pharmacist; if he has consulted with all points of the supply chain of pharmaceutical drugs on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3202/19]
• 2019-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants hired in advance of same; the budget made available in advance of Brexit for hiring of staff in advance of the UK withdrawal from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3323/19]
• 2019-01-17
  VOTE
  Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018

  A bill to amend the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 to establish specific criteria applicable for orphan medicinal products for the purposes of the Health Service Executive making a relevant decision regarding adding an item to the Reimbursement List

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 83–51
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the health and safety management system reports and-or audits carried out on the Air Corps by the State Claims Agency in each of the years from 2006 to 2015; the year and author of each report and-or audit in the timeframe; if the reports have been published and-or classified as confidential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1180/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the testing procedures engaged by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in relation to the testing of all of blood donations it receives are audited or subject to audit by a third party or independent agency; the screening or testing that is conducted on all blood donations the service receives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1181/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has considered an individual risk assessment system to be applied to all blood donors when they present to donate at blood donation clinics to assess the actual risk to the national blood supply posed by all blood donors; if the current system takes a full account of all donors who may be a risk to the national blood supply; his views on whether an individual risk assessment system for all donors would represent a best practice approach to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1182/19]
• 2018-12-19
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 11 December 2018, the number of the 13 persons that have retired on grounds of ill health as a direct result of a recognised injury on duty from the Irish Prison Service; if they were subject to an injury warrant application by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53862/18]
• 2018-12-19
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers that have been medically retired as a direct result of a recognised injury on duty by the chief medical officer in the Civil Service occupational health department in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53863/18]
• 2018-12-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated to the provision of supported living for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53900/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the State Claims Agency supplied the Health and Safety Authority with copies of its audits and-or reports regarding the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53026/18]
• 2018-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which hospitals within the HSE are operating the unpaid parental leave scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that nursing staff fall outside its remit; the number of applicants for the scheme in 2017, to date in 2018 and 2019 by job role (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52504/18]
• 2018-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 444 and 452 of 27 February 2018 and the deferred reply from the HSE, the number of office staff and the number of trained medical staff that have availed of the shorter working hours scheme by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52525/18]
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of parliamentary questions his Department has processed in the past three years to date; the number of questions answered directly; the number of questions referred to bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department for direct reply; the number of staff who are assigned to his parliamentary questions section; and if non-departmental staff, advisers and-or public affairs and relations companies have composed parliamentary question replies or had an act or hand in forming parliamentary question replies in the timeframe specified. [52243/18]
• 2018-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if Leixlip, County Kildare is designated as a location for a primary health centre; if not, the reason therefor; if so, the progress that has been made locating a suitable site; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51536/18]
• 2018-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the number of ambulances that are estimated to be despatched following a 999 call in circumstances in which the person is advised that the wait for arrival to the patient's address is more than three hours is recorded; the number of estimates of this waiting time or above given to 999 callers in an emergency; if the despatch times have been audited; if he has considered allocating additional resources to the relevant districts in view of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51288/18]
• 2018-12-05
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 12 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–15
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–101
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 90–16
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–63
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–65
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–67
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–75
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–75
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–69
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a report on the use of Trikelone N in the Air Corps workshop compiled in 2014 by the formation safety office of the Air Corps was made available to the independent person (details supplied) appointed to investigate health and safety matters in the Air Corps; if not, the reason it was not available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50343/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding and-or grant aid his Department has made to an association (details supplied) from 1 January 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the purpose for which the funding and-or grant aid was released to the association; if the way in which the funding and-or grant aid is used is audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50068/18]
• 2018-12-04
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–88
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 6–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–84
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–84
• 2018-11-29
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 3 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 22–61
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71
• 2018-11-28
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 4 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–61
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 43–45
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 34–64
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a management plan for persons waiting on hospital trolleys at Naas General Hospital; the per day trolley numbers for Naas General Hospital from 1 October 2017 to 1 March 2018 and 1 October 2018 to 21 November 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49320/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 6 November 2018, if the familial breast cancer risk assessment service in St. James's Hospital will be restored in early 2019; if the hospital will have adequate resources to meet the demand on a third mammography machine in 2019; if the replacement of essential equipment can be arranged before the end of life period for older machines to ensure there are no gaps in service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47679/18]
• 2018-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 will commence; if he has encountered issues preventing its immediate commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/18]
• 2018-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a change in administrative procedure regarding the way in which the RCSI group communicates with patients (details supplied); if the practice of writing to persons on waiting lists to confirm they still require treatment is standard practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47506/18]
• 2018-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department is part of the public sector energy reporting programme; if so, the percentage of improvement in energy efficiency to date that has been achieved; the way in which this was achieved; if his Department noted a decrease in energy efficiency in view of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for energy efficiency targets; if targets will be met by the 2020 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47593/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if half-time matches involving minors at sports grounds will be impacted by the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2018 being enacted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46621/18]
• 2018-11-07
  VOTE
  Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 33–69
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he, his departmental officials and or his ministerial predecessors have met companies and an organisation (details supplied) and or representatives of same in the past three years to date; if so, if a schedule of those meetings and the associated minutes will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44778/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which persons over 21 years of age may have access to the FreeStyle Libre device on the long-term illness scheme; the circumstances in which persons above 21 years of age have access to the device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44946/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the removal of the service of the family risk assessment clinic for breast cancer at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; the rationale for this decision; if the hospital has been deprived of the resources to carry on this service; if his attention was drawn to the issue in either 2017 or to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45322/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has received the report from an organisation (details supplied) with respect to the public consultation on pharmaceutical assistants; if so, the way in which he plans to proceed; if not, when he is likely to receive the document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44289/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to introduce legislation and policy on mandatory open disclosure, independent of the patient safety Bill and in respect of the cervical smear scandal; if he will provide a start and end date including full disclosure on the 1,800 smears yet to be audited; the breakdown of the new assessment packages being negotiated with laboratories carrying out smear slide analysis including mandatory site audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44459/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical treatment was delayed and a patient transfer to another hospital was required due to the lack of supply of a basic medical aid (details supplied); the supply provisions in place to restock this hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44461/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has considered allocating additional resources in order to provide residential respite care spaces in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43328/18]
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–11
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–12
• 2018-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of a prescribed medicine (details supplied); his plans to make it available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42802/18]
• 2018-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is an urgent need to provide a supported housing solution in the case of a person (details supplied); when the person will benefit from an allocation after ten years; his further views on whether this is a reasonable timeframe for provision of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43067/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he or the HSE has reviewed an application for funding by a group (details supplied) for a multiple sclerosis care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40598/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40722/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has met with a group (details supplied) to discuss funding arrangements for a centre in order for it to open on more weeks per year; if the granting of funds has been considered in the context of budget 2019; if the attention of the group has been drawn to other funding avenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40725/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent survey regarding whether funding for extra community based podiatrists in County Kildare to support the diabetes community will be made available in the context of budget 2019; if his attention has been further drawn to the year on year increase in the number of persons with diabetes that underwent a lower limb amputation in 2017 in County Kildare; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40750/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if annual data on the number of persons presenting and being diagnosed with Lyme disease is being recorded; the steps he has taken to address any increases in cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41115/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the level of unmet personal assistant hours; the level of met personal assistant hours; his plans to undertake research on the matter in order that planning for future budgets can be costed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41120/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in 2018, by month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39641/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 408, 409 and 410 of 11 July 2018, the way in which persons may access their full medical files and medical history in the context of the General Data Protection Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35428/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which persons can access their deceased spouse's full medical files and medical history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35480/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE will not facilitate the deduction of union subscriptions at source for the growing number of ambulance service personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35481/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 12 July 2018, the length of time it takes the HSE to conduct a timely review with regard to the relevant statutory framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35749/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to the NDT in order to facilitate services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35808/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36449/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied). [36648/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 28 November 2017, his plans to review a decision to allow pre-harvest spraying of crops in 2016 with glyphosate products; if he has had engagement with the Department of Health or otherwise in the context of the sale of glyphosate in consumer stores in view of the court case in the US regarding a branded glyphosate product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36015/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the reimbursement of the drug Translarna; if he has received a submission regarding same from a group (details supplied); the timeframe in which the submission will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32236/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the changes he has made to allow access by persons to their own data held by his Department and bodies under its aegis following the introduction of GDPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31473/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the staffing complement and resources of his Department's data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31497/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the data protection impact assessments his Department has commenced since 15 May 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31514/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when an occupational therapy service will be available for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when posts will be filled and occupational therapy services will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31575/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the measures he has taken in his Department further to the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's statement (details supplied) that the Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 is needed to provide a legal basis for certain data transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention or that of his predecessors has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30355/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a complaint by a person (details supplied) in respect of their child; the outcome of the review of the case that was undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/18]
• 2018-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of appeals handled by the disability appeals officer in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 regarding assessments of needs; the number of determinations made against the complaints officer to remedy the applicants grievances regarding assessments of needs in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/18]
• 2018-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for conducting an assessment of need following an application being received; if there are variations between different parts of the country; if so, the locations; the reason this is the case; if cases such as that of a person (details supplied) are commonplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29550/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed in CHO area 7; if there is the capacity to deal with infant development checks; if not, if infants are redirected to other areas within the CHO area; the gaps in provision specifically relating to development checks there are; if there are vacancies or if sick or maternity leave is a factor; if there is a plan to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29312/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to an increase in funding for local drugs task forces in view of the increase in demand on such services and budget increases to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26082/18]
• 2018-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will request the HSE to publish the report [26940/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26392/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the home care package for counties Kildare and Wicklow is exhausted in respect of the allocation for 2018; the requests and allocations for further provision of budgets to provide home care packages to enable a person (details supplied) to be supported when discharged from hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26783/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a submission by a group (details supplied) regarding the HSE’s implementation from 30 April 2018 of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24434/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE uses debt collection agencies and or appointed persons to collect outstanding fees or bills of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25101/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the grants or financial supports that are available for groups seeking to purchase and install automated external defibrillators in public spaces, sports clubs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25117/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress to date in implementing a public access defibrillation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25122/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention or the attention of the HSE has been drawn to the case and or treatment of a person (details supplied) at Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25143/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funds estimated to be required to settle cases (details supplied); if the Health Service Executive is required to make further contributions greater than 1% of costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23057/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 18 years of age and over who have been assessed as having a need for residential aftercare services; the number of those over 18 years of age who have been referred and are awaiting access to a residential aftercare service in each region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22489/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the services available in respect of child mental health in CHO area 7; the locations of the services; his plans to create new posts in line with a growing population and a growing need; the detail of the posts; the timeframe in which is it intended to fill them; if the absence of a psychologist in north County Kildare has specifically been considered in that context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22531/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn to memos (details supplied) in 2016 or 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21597/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if memos (details supplied) were brought to the attention of his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21599/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if memos (details supplied) were discussed at central management meetings within his Department at which he and the Secretary General of his Department were in attendance in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21713/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action the Chief Medical Officer took when his attention was drawn to memos (details supplied); if advice and or direction was issued regarding the contents of the documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21714/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department notified or sent documents (details supplied) to the State Claims Agency, the Chief State Solicitor or the Office of the Attorney General since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21715/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress or engagements she has had with the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of overhauling the provision of sexual health education in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21004/18]
• 2018-05-10
  VOTE
  Health Service Reform

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–77
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the funding in place to offer public patients a home care package in each of the catchment areas in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20371/18]
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients discharged from hospitals with a pending application for home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20372/18]
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients refused a home care package based on a lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20373/18]
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for the provision of home care packages in County Kildare in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20374/18]
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) was discharged from hospital with a pending application for a home care package made in January 2018 and has been advised that no funding is available for any person in County Kildare; the way in which this person is supposed to manage their care; the reason there was no funding available in January 2018 or to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapy, speech and language and child psychology posts vacant; the locations of each; the length of time they have been vacant; the way in which it impacted on waiting lists by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19612/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the options available in situations in which a child (details supplied) is self-harming, there are complex additional needs and services have been denied by CAMHS, NDT and primary care and a service; if services in other locations will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19775/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the funding set aside on an annual basis for contingent liability for the past ten years to date by the HSE; the way in which the amount is determined by the HSE; if the HSE carries out an actuary analysis for budgeting current and future contingent liability; and if the HSE conducts a risk assessment in the context of contingent liability. [20023/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funds set aside on an annual basis for contingent liability for the past ten years to date in 2018; the way in which it is determined the amount that is forecast to be needed for contingent liability; if he carries out an actuary analysis for budgeting current and future contingent liability; if he conducts a risk assessment in the context of contingent liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20063/18]
• 2018-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the approval status with respect to the provision of a drug in the treatment of cancer; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is being used in both the NHS in the UK and in the US; if it is awaiting evaluation or approval; if options for persons such as a person (details supplied) will be considered in situations in which there are no further treatment options; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19321/18]
• 2018-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount set aside as contingent liabilities for failures in the cervical smear programme; the funds that have been expended within the past five years; the number of persons involved in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence regarding recruitment and retention of nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to a deferred reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 444 and 452 of 27 February 2018 by the HSE (details supplied), if a further breakdown of the table contained therein that identifies the number of office staff and the number of trained medical staff who have availed of the shorter working hours scheme can be provided; if the breakdown can also include the locations of each hospital by name rather than by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15410/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are available to persons with MS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15604/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if medical cards will be issued to all persons with haemochromatosis based on their needs and requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16058/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre blood glucose monitor will be made available based on clinical need for all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16059/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of service level agreements that exist between the HSE and religious orders to deliver services; the nature of services delivered by order and duration of the agreements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16330/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the Primary Care Steering Group (details supplied); the status of the abolition of the loco parentis clause in paediatrics homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16587/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in the intra-hospital transfer of a person (details supplied) requiring urgent treatment in the hospital they are referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric rheumatologists and associated staff teams by hospital and location; his plans to increase the number in this regard; if his attention has been drawn to the WHO recommended number of paediatric rheumatologists per head of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16643/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are on the waiting list for two years or more in all children's hospitals waiting for a diagnosis and treatment for juvenile arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16644/18]
• 2018-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the EU Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM legislation will exclude physiotherapists from a list of health professionals entitled to refer individuals for X-rays; if so, the rationale for same; his plans to revise the list of health professions entitled to refer persons for X-rays (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14505/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from January 2017 to date in 2018, by year, month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11769/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has an early alert system in place to notify persons to make contingency plans in situations in which there is an extreme weather warning in place; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in need of PA hours may not receive ample notice that services may not be available during extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10997/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has an early alert system in place to notify persons to make contingency plans when there is an extreme weather warning in place; if his attention has been to the fact that persons in need of PA hours may not receive ample notice that services may not be available during extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11131/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of treatments that were reimbursed by the HSE under the cross-Border directive in each of the years 2014 to 2017; the amount for each year; the number awaiting payment; if payments are classified by type of treatment, that is, hip replacement; the numerical breakdown by classification in each of the years; the cost by classification in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10429/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance vehicles by vehicle type and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10474/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance vehicles available per shift nationally by 24-hour period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10475/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance vehicles by vehicle type, shift and hospital catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10476/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff by emergency ambulance advanced paramedic by vehicle type and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10477/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance vehicles in the HSE ambulance service providing emergency services in respect of 911 calls in the eastern region by vehicle type by country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10478/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance vehicles involved in accidents and incidents involving National Ambulance Service vehicles that were on duty at the time by region in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10479/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average response time of a HSE ambulance and emergency ambulance to a residential property in response to a call via the 911 emergency services by vehicle type and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10480/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the longest response times of a HSE ambulance and emergency ambulance to a residential property in response to a call via the 911 emergency services, by vehicle type and county in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10481/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the response times of a HSE ambulance and emergency ambulance to a residential property in response to a call via the 911 emergency services, by vehicle type and county in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10482/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if, when a voluntary cardiac first responder group is dispatched to a cardiac arrest call following an emergency services call on the 911 system, the arrival of the initial voluntary first responder stops the clock as a response count per the HIQA response time requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10684/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations whereby front-line health workers trying to access the shorter working year scheme are being declined (details supplied); the number of front-line workers that have successfully availed of the scheme in the past five years in its current and former form, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9591/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby persons working in front-line health care trying to access the shorter working year scheme are being declined (details supplied); the number of front-line staff that have successfully availed of the scheme in the past five years. [9646/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to include persons with Crohn's disease as part of the next review of the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9221/18]
• 2018-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons supported by the fair deal scheme and residing in a nursing home by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8103/18]
• 2018-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, hours of service available by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8107/18]
• 2018-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if Versatis patches will be reinstated to the drugs payment and medical card schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8126/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the home is designated as a second home for the purposes of fair deal funding in circumstances in which persons who reside in a nursing home and are supported by the fair deal scheme in which their family home is assessed as a second home for insurance purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7917/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons residing in nursing homes who are supported by the fair deal scheme, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7963/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS hours of service available by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7975/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of health care hours allocated to support home care of elderly persons or persons with a disability by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7976/18]
• 2018-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the preparedness of his Department in the context of the incoming general data protection regulation, GDPR, EU 2016/679; if staff in his Department have undertaken or been offered specific training and-or briefing on the GDPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7648/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which the number of sudden infant deaths, SIDs, for persons with no fixed abode are tracked; if his attention has been drawn to a change in the rates of sudden infant deaths for persons with no fixed abode; the supports available to persons who experience SIDs and have no fixed abode; the supports available for persons with no fixed abode who suffer a postpartum depression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7211/18]
• 2018-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 23 January 2018, the number of treatment abroad scheme payments issued by year since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made to date on a decision on how to proceed following a report that was produced after a forum hosted by his Department in October 2016 regarding the storage of newborn bloodspot screening cards taken prior to July 2011; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5394/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has completed an external quality assurance assessment of its internal audit function as required by the Institute of Internal Auditors' standards that were introduced in 2012 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5113/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to include chiropractors in new guidelines for X-ray referral; his further plans to extend and-or re-open the consultation phase regarding the new guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3943/18]
• 2018-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3845/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for access to acute mental health support services and acute psychiatry services while patients are in a hospital on an inpatient basis for medical health or surgical interventions in which they have a dual need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2827/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for access to acute mental health support services and acute psychiatry services while patients are in a hospital on an inpatient basis for medical or surgical interventions and they are deemed to be resident in a hospital that is outside the catchment area for acute mental health support services and acute psychiatry services; the provision of intervention or care he has made for that cohort of patients; if he has identified the locations in which the cross-over of catchment areas issue arises; the units by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2828/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on updating the travel policy regarding the treatment abroad scheme implemented in 2009; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current travel policy does not cover the reimbursement of the costs to hospital accompaniment stays for parents of minors who have no choice but to be with their children while they are receiving treatment abroad; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some other European countries this accompaniment cost is covered by some hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2881/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide or publish a 2006 report by a person (details supplied) on behalf of the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2939/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a 2006 HSE-commissioned report by a person (details supplied) regarding the way in which the estates function in Kilmainham was operated and managed; the progress to date regarding implementing the recommendations contained in that report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2993/18]
• 2018-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount collected by year and category in each of the years 2014 to 31 December 2017 for the issuing of birth, marriage and death certificates; the location in which revenue that is collected for the issuing of certificates is lodged to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2154/18]
• 2018-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 8 November 2017, if the resources that are required have been identified in each hospital that does not have an early discharge team; his plans to recruit to fill these positions and establish teams; if locations have been identified to add extra teams in locations that already have teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2303/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason nursing homes support scheme payments are not backdated to the date of completion of assessment; his plans to backdate them; the date on which this change will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1928/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of the nursing homes support scheme who were required to make up the difference themselves between the date of completion of assessment and actual date of payment for 2016 and 2017; the amount involved in these years; if there are variations by geographic region as to the time involved; if so, the variations; the differences depending on the time of year the length of time spent waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1929/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding for the nursing homes support scheme is released; if those who apply early in the financial year get funded differently from those who apply at the end of the year; the way in which it is decided that a person must wait for funding following the completion of assessment; the waiting time by county in 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; if an assessment has been carried out as to the cost involved in persons waiting in acute hospitals against a more speedy process; if the ability to pay for those that must make up the shortfall is considered; if so, the way in which this is done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1931/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied) that was circulated to Ministers and Members of Dáil Éireann; his plans to raise the issue with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1933/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the duration of the period for which a blood sample is retained that had been taken for the newborn bloodspot screening; the reasons it is retained after it has been tested for its original purposes; the location at which it is stored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1961/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department uses anti-profanity software on its email systems and online contact forms; if so, the level of human oversight that is applied to the monitoring of this software and its effectiveness; his views on whether persons' legitimate right to petition Government may be blocked unintentionally by errors in the use of such software in determining that which qualifies as profanity being communicated in email or online contact forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2088/18]
• 2017-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the options that are available to persons to appeal a generic prescription when they are instructed that they have no choice but to take a generic medication via that prescription even when they have clarified there are contraindications to taking the generic medication and that they are happy to pay additional costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54019/17]
• 2017-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the transition arrangements which were put in place in 2015; the expected timeframe set out then; if the registry is set up; if not, when it will be; if clinics ceased using anonymous egg and sperm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54091/17]
• 2017-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will permit the funding of dental implants in the cases of reconstructive surgery post-oncological treatment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact implant procedures are of a critical nature in allowing a person to relearn the way to eat solid food; the options available to persons if treatment is withdrawn due to a funding restriction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54302/17]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging of persons with haemochromatosis requiring venesection in certain hospital groups (details supplied); his plans to issue an instruction to cease such charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53265/17]
• 2017-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the services available and the way in which they are accessed for a person (details supplied) presenting as a suicide risk who cannot be seen by child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, due to budget constraints and cannot access adult services; the way in which their risk will be managed in the absence of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52559/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the supports the HSE has in place for persons with developmental co-ordination disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50351/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that was made available to a charity (details supplied) in 2016 and 2017; his plans to increase funding in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50445/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year, in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48808/17]
• 2017-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the hospitals that can provide rehabilitation and early supported discharge of stroke sufferers; his views on whether there is an operational deficiency in some hospitals in this regard (details supplied); his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47165/17]
• 2017-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the number of stroke units; the number of beds per stroke unit; the number of dedicated medical staff per stroke unit by category of staff, that is, consultants, doctors and or nursing staff, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47167/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consult the head of pharmacy at the HSE to provide Kuvan in view of the fact that Kuvan received EU regulatory approval in 2009 for use and reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45638/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1031 of 2 May 2017, if he will provide a historical list of the products added to and removed from the long term illness scheme since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45920/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will re-establish the entitlement to free testing strips under the long-term illness scheme for persons diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy; the rationale for the cessation of the scheme; the amount saved on a monthly basis since the entitlement ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45936/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) reported to the HSE by the Irish Prison Service in the past 10 years by year and the prison which reported cases' the procedure and or protocols the HSE follows when a TB case from the Irish Prison Service is reported to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46304/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 220 to 225, inclusive, of 24 October 2017, if he will provide updated replies to all questions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46894/17]
• 2017-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date he plans to make a drug (details supplied) available to phenylketonuria sufferers under the long-term illness scheme. [45536/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation placements for full-time residential care specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses that are for full-time residential care; the future planning for the long-term residential needs of this category of person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44628/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation placements for respite care specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses; the capacity in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017 for respite beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44629/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation placements in houses specifically for adults with special needs that are planned to accommodate growth of demand for residential care placements in line with an ageing population of carers currently dependent on respite services for each county, in tabular form; the expected increase in service user capacity of these houses in the next five years; the funding available to increase placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44630/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation houses specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the funding that has been allocated per county in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44631/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation houses specifically funded by the HSE for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses which are directly funded by the HSE, co-funded by other funding and operated by private companies and operated by private companies alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44632/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation houses specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses; the capacity in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/17]
• 2017-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding maternity care in a situation in which a person that has opted for a level of care, private or semi-private, finds herself delivering at a premature date; if the baby inherits the level of care of the mother or if they can be treated as a public admission, therefore alleviating admission costs from the mother (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43102/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that all outpatient appointments in May 2017 were cancelled at the eye and ear hospital in Dublin; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that appointments are not being issued and there is no indication of when appointments will be issued in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37816/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an impediment to issuing outpatient appointments since mid-September 2016 at the eye and ear hospital in Dublin; the reason no outpatient appointments are being issued in view of the fact that the medical issues are both urgent and complex; the strategies in place to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37817/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours funded in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the locations in which they were funded; the average number of hours provided by location; his plans to increase funding for additional hours; the reason there is no nationwide structure and no standard approach to allocating hours; the reason the number of hours varies from location to location; if the situation is being reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38551/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours funded in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the locations in which they were funded; the average number of hours provided by location; his plans to increase funding for additional hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38557/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of parliamentary questions received by his Department in the past three years to date in 2017; the number of parliamentary questions his Department has referred to the HSE for direct answer, by year, in tabular form; the number of questions received and referred to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35157/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on taxi and-or limousine fares in the past two years to date by year and amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35490/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 that the HSE escalation policy has been in effect at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36289/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 that the HSE escalation policy was implemented in hospitals; which hospitals; the length of time on each occasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36290/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of actuaries working in the Civil Service under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36855/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to make provision for gambling addiction in the next HSE service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33738/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE-funded beds there are allocated for gambling addiction as a primary addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34222/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has met with the private health insurance providers to discuss with them extending cover for gambling addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34224/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to make provision for gambling addiction in the next HSE service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34227/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons caring for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for those persons caring for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33246/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been assessed as requiring a place at a day care centre in County Kildare, by day care centre and by town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33260/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provision that has been made for allocation of additional resources to the operation of day care centres in County Kildare; the way in which he plans to reduce the 52 plus week waiting list for a placement; the way in which he plans to improve service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33261/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of assessments of need of care that have been identified that attendance at a day care centre would be beneficial to a person's wellbeing; the number of persons on waiting lists; the way in which these waiting lists are managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33262/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has carried out research into the provision of training and social outlets for those providing 24 hour care to family members; if research has been carried out on the social and personal needs of carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33263/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an assessment of the holistic needs of the population of adult carers in the home has been carried out; the way in which they might be supported to best care for loved ones in the home; the social support outlets and emotional supports available to such families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33264/17]
• 2017-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours funded in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the locations in which they were funded; the average number of hours provided by location; his plans to increase funding for additional hours; the reason there is no nationwide structure and no standard approach to allocating hours; the reason the number of hours varies from location to location; if this is being reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31987/17]
• 2017-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the review into the system of motorised grants is complete; the outcomes of the review; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that users are struggling to replace vehicles; the timeframe for likely changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32023/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31735/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the consideration which is given to the publication of the census in respect to the delivery of services; the way in which demographic data features in planning at various levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31402/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the consideration which is given by the HSE to the publication of the census of population; the sections that are considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31410/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the Maynooth community care unit by role; the vacancies that exist; if there is a commitment to fill those vacancies; if the method of recruitment is being reconsidered; if staff numbers are impacting on the full use of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31421/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in the Maynooth community care unit; the number of beds being used in the unit; the number of beds available for respite; the number of beds being used for respite care; if the unit is in compliance with HIQA standards; if not, the way in which he plans to address this; the timeframe for same; if the HSE is fully committed to retaining the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31422/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Jobs

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits the Health and Safety Authority has made to licensed and unlicensed commercial premises in the past three years; the number of visits to construction sites; the number of actions or cease work directions it has issued in that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29635/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of deaths in the past three years that have been recorded on the national drug related deaths index and that occurred as a result of synthetic opiates being administered to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29623/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and State agencies under his aegis on outside contract or third-party public relations advice and training in past three years to date in 2017, by year and company engaged, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29233/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the individual health identifier and his further views on the fact that the volume of data collected on persons is excessive; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that personal information is being drawn from State sources without a person's consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27180/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of private investigation firms listed on all of the payment systems of the HSE for the past five years and to date in 2017; the number of those private investigation firms that were engaged to carry out work on behalf of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/17]
• 2017-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if, in the recording of deaths in which synthetic opiates are used and in which sudden encephalopathy occurs, that is recorded as the cause of death or if the underlying condition is recorded; the guidance provided by the HSE in that context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26190/17]
• 2017-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an equality of service consideration is made when service level agreements are entered into in the context of allocation of funds to organisations delivering services to persons with intellectual disabilities; if such criteria are published; the reason service provision varies widely between organisations (details supplied) in the provision of transport and recreation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26191/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24226/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if in tandem with the independent review of maternity and gynaecology services in the greater Dublin area report of 2008, a report was produced that focused on the financial aspect of relocating the national maternity hospital; if a process of financial due diligence was conducted on the proposed relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24241/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will use the proceeds from the sale of a bank (details supplied) to fund the State's infrastructure deficit and invest in housing and health services, rather than paying down the national debt; if he will publish the cost-benefit analysis of selling the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23573/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the supports a person with a foetal alcohol spectrum disorder can avail of on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22793/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person with borderline personality disorder may be admitted on a voluntarily or involuntarily basis to a psychiatric hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22794/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the supports and treatments for persons who are diagnosed with borderline personality disorder on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a psychologist has been appointed to the Kildare network for children requiring such services; if his attention has been drawn to the large demand for such services in an area with a disproportionately large young population; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that County Kildare is now the fourth most populated county; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that no psychological services have been available for at least 18 months and many urgent cases are being neglected; the number of such posts which are vacant and the locations of each; the waiting list for such services by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21652/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action he proposes to take to ensure that cannabis for medicinal use is available via prescription to persons suffering from chronic pain in which there is significant medical evidence of the positive effects of such intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19808/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his rationale for giving the new maternity hospital to a religious congregation; and the way in which the public interest will be entirely protected in view of the fact that the independence of the new maternity hospital at St. Vincent's will be copper fastened by reserved powers and a golden share held by the Minister for Health of the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19815/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20182/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to updating the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that the scheme has not been reviewed in the past 45 years; if there are stipulated timelines for review; if there is a plan and-or strategy in place for keeping the system up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20183/17]
• 2017-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of private investigation firms hired by statutory agencies and or semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department in the past five years to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; if he will provide copies of reports submitted to him from these firms as a result of his engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16986/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1,000 of 21 March 2017, his plans for a site (details supplied) upon completion of the proposed new maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15779/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he gave consideration or made attempts to buy outright the site that the proposed new maternity hospital will be built on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15784/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is provision to collect the outstanding moneys owed by a religious order regarding the State redress scheme as part of a newly formed company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15785/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will have a role in the oversight of a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15786/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the appropriateness of a religious order (details supplied) having control of a State funded asset; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15787/17]
• 2017-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15739/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2013 a Health Service Executive counsellor notified the HSE child protection services that a person had disclosed historical sexual abuse allegations relating to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8050/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if governance issues have been resolved regarding the proposed new national maternity hospital at a site owned by a religious group (details supplied); his views on whether Holles Street hospital may be eliminated as an independent entity if it has no role in governance at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14091/17]
• 2017-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department that the Chief State Solicitor's Office has incurred expenses on dealing with for each of the past three years and to date in 2017; and the amount of fees for counsel and other legal costs incurred respectively, for each of the past three years and to date in 2017. [12777/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the consultation process regarding temporary absence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11525/17]
• 2017-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the legal and consultancy costs to date associated with the St. James's site; the cost to date of preparatory works on the site; if a contract has been awarded to a construction company for building works on the site; the date on which he expects the project to be delivered; if provisions have been put in place for any expected financial and completion date overruns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the legal fees incurred on freedom of information requests received by his Department; the staff hours involved in the processing of these requests for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9680/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average length of time an assessment of need and implementation of a home care package takes; when in the process a home would be assessed; if a discharge would be effected prior to the implementation of a home care package in respect of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9709/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost per year for the past three years for the retrieval and return of hard copy files stored at off site locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9309/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost per year for the past three years for the storage of data and or files on cloud storage or third party servers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9407/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to regulate persons and groups that offer advice on responsible gambling; his further plans to regulate the setting up of awareness and education groups and associations regarding offering services and advice on gambling addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8122/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the Exchequer if a decision is taken to grant a licence for a supervised injecting facility on a pilot basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8058/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of upgrading information technology systems and or databases to incorporate the use of Eircode; if the use of Eircode is mandatory in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8634/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will amend tendering arrangements for taxis to ensure that greater weighting is given to the availability of wheelchair-accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2584/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the levels of oversight he has regarding the setting out of menus in school canteens; the number of healthy eating and-or food education initiatives his Department is involved in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2868/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost per year for the past three years for the storage and archiving of his Department's files and records at off-site locations by third party companies and at State-owned storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1122/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding awarded to a cycling club (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2016, inclusive, broken down by year and the amount awarded; the fund that was used to draw the funding from and the rationale for the decision to award funding to the club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1130/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost per year for the past three years for the storage and archiving of HSE files and records at off-site locations by third party companies and at State owned storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1187/17]
• 2016-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists by location for orthodontic and maxillofacial facial surgery; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40491/16]
• 2016-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list for orthodontic assessment; the post-assessment waiting list by category and by location for treatment; if there are vacancies in posts for this category of health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40492/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the process in respect of prescribing and dispensing Ritalin; the duration of usual prescriptions; the restrictions there are on pharmacists dispensing numbers of individual Ritalin doses; if this varies by region in respect of dispensing or prescribing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39894/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff members and the grades at which they are employed to provide services in respect of child and adolescent mental health services per region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39897/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the resources allocated to the child and adolescent mental health services; the improvements he has planned to increase capacity per region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39898/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the resources allocated to the child and adolescent mental health services in County Kildare, in view of the fact there is no child psychologist in situ and referrals are only able to go through the service; the improvements he has strategically planned to increase capacity in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39899/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants who have resigned their positions at hospitals in the past five years, by hospital and year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38916/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants who have been hired in the past five years broken down by hospital and year in tabular form to include area of consultant expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38918/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that there is a problem in accessing theatre availability and access to radiological facilities at Temple Street Children's Hospital (details supplied) by consultants; his further views on the fact that this is having a negative impact on patient welfare at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38955/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a psychologist has not been appointed to County Kildare for children requiring such services; if his attention has been drawn to the large demand for such services in an area with a disproportionately large young population; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that County Kildare is now the fourth most populated county; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that no philological services have been available for at least 18 months and many urgent cases are being neglected; the number of such posts and the locations that are vacant; the waiting list for such services by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38371/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of dispensing one treatment of methadone to a person with an opioid dependence; the number of trained medical practitioners that can dispense methadone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38541/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE maintains or supports a national patient registry of adult neuromuscular diseases, acquired and inherited, that captures epidemiological data in a standardised form and profiles a true picture of the burden of neuromuscular diseases in a population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36286/16]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the allocation of funding and personnel made to a centre (details supplied) in respect of adult services in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; the number of persons it was to fund; the way it proportionately compares to other adult services provided at other similar sites nationally in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32584/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the service provision and service offer out of Johnstown Bridge medical centre; the specific timeline and actions required; the services that are to be provided out of the centre for the district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32423/16]
• 2016-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 20 July 2016, if he will publish the reply provided to the Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32162/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí available in each region who have been trained to conduct specialist child interviews as part of the joint protocol with the Health Service Executive; the resources available to them to assist in the carrying out of such interviews; her future plans for this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31609/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of gardaí available in each region who have been trained to conduct specialist child interviews as part of the joint protocol with the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31695/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding illegal drug use by young persons for each county; the programmes that are in place in each county to combat this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31691/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date the new policies on men who have sex with men, MSM, blood donors will come into effect; if the media reports of an implementation date of 16 January 2017 are accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31906/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the allocation made to St. John of God, St. Raphael's adult services, Celbridge in respect of adult services in 2014, 2015 and to date 2016; the number of persons it was to fund; the way it proportionately compares to other adult services in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30256/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies still unfilled in respect of speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and so on; the locations involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the respite beds that are currently available to persons from the adult services at St. John of God, St Raphael's, Celbridge; the way that compares to 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30315/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if staff ratios are sufficient from a health and safety perspective at St. John of God, St. Raphael's, Celbridge, particularly at the beginning and end of the day, for adult day services and where staff members are deployed driving the bus as part of their normal working hours; if sufficient resources are provided to cover this aspect of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30335/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount that was spent securing services for adult services associated with St. John of God, St. Raphael's, Celbridge; the companies and providers that were involved; the amount they were individually paid in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30336/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to accommodate the ambulance services units that will no longer be based at Ofalia House, Edenderry; the scheduled delay he has considered in between ending this service provision and supplying an alternative ambulance bay; the barriers to the planning process that might hinder the delay; the options and proposals that he has arranged to reinstate this service in Edenderry town on a temporary basis while awaiting the construction of a new ambulance bay; if funding is allocated for all of these aspects of the service provision; if he will provide a guarantee that there will be no disruption in service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the methodology that is used in deciding which persons attending St. John of God adult services, St. Raphael's, Celbridge are provided with transport to and from the services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that very vulnerable adults are expected to use public transport and that there is a lack of transparency as to the way decisions are arrived at; if this is at variance with other service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30339/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the alternatives which will be provided to persons who have been receiving day services at St. John of God adult services, St, Raphael's, Celbridge when the day services are ceased as announced to the families of those persons some weeks ago; the alternative services being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30351/16]
• 2016-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the provision of transport services for adults attending adult disability services commencing in 2016; if additional transport has been provided in respect of new adults commencing in the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30119/16]
• 2016-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the assessment of need which is conducted in the analysis of the provision of transport services for adults attending adult disability services commencing in 2016; if any changes to the assessment of care needs have been implemented nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30120/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of youth workers specifically allocated to drugs task forces per county and designated to work with young persons at risk of offending or having offended, per service division nationally in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29436/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of part-time and full-time staffing roles in each grade and area of responsibility which are filled by participants by their registration for the roles and acceptance into the job roles by CE, Gateway and Tús schemes within his Department specifically by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29679/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received per county in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29001/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications refused per county in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29002/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications awarded on appeal per county in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29003/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of positions filled by participants on community employment schemes, Gateway schemes and Tús schemes within his Department by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29084/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred to CAMHS for assessment in each of the calendar years from 2010 to date in 2016; the number of cases awaiting assessment; the number of assessments completed; the number of assessment results that identify the person as unsuitable for treatment at CAMHS and may require a different level of intervention; the outcomes for those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29169/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff allocated to drugs task forces per county and per service division nationally in each of the years 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28958/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if plans and specific proposals for upgrade works to a health centre (details supplied) have been finalised and if funding has been sought; when the improvement works will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on specific operational and deployment proposals for the enhancement and augmentation of medical provision services and on the recruitment process for an on-site general practitioner at a health centre (details supplied); if funding for the deployment of enhanced services has been sought and awarded or considered for awarding; if there is a timescale to roll out the enhanced services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27889/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the provision of transport services for adults attending adult disability services commencing in 2016; if additional transport has been provided in respect of new adults commencing in the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27892/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the assessment of need which is conducted in the analysis of the provision of transport services for adults attending adult disability services commencing in 2016; if any changes to the assessment of care needs have been implemented nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the individual criteria used for inclusion on the school transportation provision services for adults attending adult disability services nationally; if any anomalies in the assessment occur nationally; the way this is controlled, streamlined and audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27894/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with the services that are appropriate to their assessment; the other options available and the timeframe involved in the absence of the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, providing support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26819/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of the services in the Kildare area for children presenting with some learning disabilities including ASD DSM V, including assessment of need and availability of psychologists, occupational therapists and waiting time for speech and language therapy; if there are gaps in service, the way in which and when those gaps will be filled; if other services can be used in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26820/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provision made in terms of workforce planning for maternity cover in front-line therapy services that are positioned in primary care in view of the dominance of women in professions such as speech and language and occupational therapy; if this is not planned, if it is intended to plan for such events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26837/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the communications he has had with the Department of Health in respect of increasing the provision of rental properties, with a view to allowing the release of properties for rent where the properties are held over in respect of capital to underpin fair deal investment in respect of particular persons; his plans to develop an innovative scheme that will allow these unoccupied properties to be rented to a third party whilst held over for fair deal; if he will establish a scheme where any income in respect of these properties can be subject to tax and fund the person's care whilst accommodating a family where a housing need or emergency exists; the barriers he has identified to the provision of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24703/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to allow the release of properties for rent where the properties are held over in respect of capital to underpin fair deal investment; his plans to review the rule that these unoccupied properties that cannot be rented to third parties whilst held over for fair deal; if he will establish a scheme where any income in respect of these properties can be subject to tax and also further fund a person's care; the barriers he has identified to the provision of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24358/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of critical care beds available within the State by location; the number of those beds that are fully staffed; the optimum number that should be available and their locations; if beds exist and the locations require staff; if so, the recruitment that is planned; the budget that is available for such recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23977/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that have or are being made to ensure children are not admitted to adult mental health centres; the current number of child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, beds available; if it is intended to increase the number of such beds; if so, in what locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24137/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health in what timeframe will Parliamentary Question No. 507, replied to on 24 May 2016, stating that the information is not readily available but will be collated and forwarded, be replied to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24184/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to safeguard the funds spent on mental health services in respect of service provision for the suicide helpline; the planning he will be conducting in respect of the ongoing security of the provision of these services into 2017 and 2018 following recent changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24202/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the hugely positive impact of the MOJO programme for men in respect of their well-being and mental health management; if his attention has further been drawn to the situation that demand exceeds provision by over 300%; that this programme has saved lives and the cost is minimal in respect of positive gains and outcomes; his plans to support and increase capacity on the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24203/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been or are being made to review the provision of psychology services for children in the Kildare region; the other regions which are without child psychology services; the arrangements he has made for these children in respect of their mental welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24221/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the transport services for service users once they transition into adults at 18 years of age; the way he plans to fund the services; the savings his Department has made since the termination of the transport services since 2012; the areas to which this funding was reallocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22507/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the increase in the number of critical care beds that are available since April 2016; the estimated increase for the remainder of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20996/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that hospitals are required to trigger inquiries themselves before action can be taken where statistics show an anomaly in patient outcomes, given the findings of the national health care quality reporting system annual report. [20952/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the consideration which has been given to the effect of the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo on workforce planning for front-line services; if those services will be in a position to replace existing staff if necessary; if they will have the ability to hire required personnel as needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19556/16]
• 2016-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current funding to the Nursing and Midwifery Board; the current staff complement; the proportion by which each category has changed over the past five years; his plans to provide additional resources to assist the board in tackling the large backlog of registration applications; the numbers of applications in the current backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20173/16]
• 2016-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times for processing registration applications at the Nursing and Midwifery Board, in weeks; the representations he has received about tackling the delays which exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20174/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a condition of employment for a hospital doctor to work or be on call for 24 hours can be included as a precondition to employment; if this is at variance with the working time directive; if there is a temporary exemption for hospital doctors and if so, will he outline that exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14546/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his measures to immediately address the significant number of persons leaving accident and emergency departments without being treated; if he has analysed the subsequent costs to the health service of delayed treatments being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13668/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health how he will ensure the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo does not impact detrimentally on critical services; what oversight he has on the provision of services impacted by the embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13667/16]
• 2016-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to scale up the home help service; if a review will go beyond providing a service for non-medical personal care where it is necessary to keep older persons in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12452/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been trained to conduct specialist child interviews as part of the joint protocol with the Health Service Executive, by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11771/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on legal fees connected to medical negligence since the introduction of the open disclosure programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11777/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to arrange for a person (details supplied) who has been on a waiting list for surgery for more than 18 months and who was returned to the waiting list having been outsourced to a facility that does not carry out the specific surgery needed to be outsourced to a hospital that does carry out the required operation; the number of similar cases that were referred to the facility and returned to the waiting list; if the waiting list has increased again for that reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funds allocated for outsourcing patients for medical treatment are ring-fenced for that purpose; if they are confined to a specific timeframe; the hospitals that reduced their waiting lists in 2015 using these funds; if any such funds allocated in 2015 have been returned unused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10217/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the discussions between the suppliers of Sativex and the Health Service Executive regarding its inclusion under the community drugs scheme's high-tech arrangements, including when these discussions will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10507/16]
• 2016-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and who are issued with the long-term illness card; the services this inclusion affords them; the areas where children have such a diagnosis but are not awarded a long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8659/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred by their general practitioners who have been refused entry onto a waiting list, by age group, and by county, in 2014 and 2015; if these reports are available for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7661/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded and each State Board appointment made by him or by an agency of his Department from 1 January 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6693/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the consideration given to time already spent on an incorrect waiting list, where errors have been made in clinical waiting lists to the detriment of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6714/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the 2012 review of the academic validation of certain complementary therapies by a company (details supplied) which his Department and the Higher Education and Training Awards Council jointly commissioned; when he will issue his response; the reason he has not done so to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6745/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 25 February 2015 and the memorandum of understanding on health regulation between Ireland and China, to expand on the activities of the various elements of traditional Chinese medicine, with a particular focus on acupuncture; the instances of practical progress made since the memorandum was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6747/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if it is a policy decision or a local financial decision not to allow parents of children over three years of age who are confirmed as having a medical need for nappy products to avail of these products by way of their local health services; the counties which provide this service; the counties which do not provide this service to families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7073/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is unable to access critically-needed speech and language therapy services; what supports can be made available at this point; if the Health Service Executive can make contact with the person's parents with a view to providing regular speech and language therapy services to allow the person obtain educational instruction on a par with his peers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5239/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health how many orthodontic surgeons are currently employed directly by the Health Service Executive; if the executive is outsourcing dental orthodontic surgery services at present; if orthodontic surgery services outside the State are made available to patients who have been waiting more than five years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5240/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that for terminally ill patients entering palliative care, the process of applying for a medical card is unnecessarily onerous, stressful and complicated; if this process will be simplified for such patients and their families; if he will introduce a simplified application process or alternatively provide a patient liaison within palliative care settings to oversee the process on behalf of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5295/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the co-operation activities carried out under the memorandum of understanding on health regulation, traditional Chinese medicine, training, promotion, hospital standards, and so on, with the People's Republic of China since August 2012; if further agreements are being negotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4160/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of appointments to State boards, by name of appointee, date of appointment and appointment through a public application process or otherwise, from 7 March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies on State boards under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4619/16]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocols and guidelines in place to govern the admittance into a residential psychiatric facility for voluntary and for involuntary patients; if the ability of a family to care for a loved one with mental health problems is taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46184/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health why a child (details supplied) in County Kildare is the only child in a class who is not able to access occupational therapy and speech and language therapy, given the clear demonstrated need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46216/15]
• 2015-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that at some respite care facilities for children, parents now have to pay for any respite care time over 30 days per year where nursing care is required and that this is not means tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43289/15]
• 2015-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath, who has been given a waiting period of 12 months after diagnosis for treatment to begin; if this case will be reviewed, given its urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43449/15]
• 2015-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 19 November 2015, why he has come to the conclusion that the Bara judgment case concerned the sharing between two State entities in Romania of data without legislative authority, when in fact, such legislation had been passed by the Parliament of Romania authorising the transfer of data which was subject to the determination of the CJEU in Bara, viz. Article 315 of Law No 95/2006 of the Parliament of Romania on health care reform (details supplied); if, therefore, he will accept that the interpretation of Bara expressed in the former parliamentary question is incorrect, and consequently the premise of that parliamentary question that the data transferred toward the administration of the local property tax was done so illegally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42195/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the Bara judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered last month (details supplied); if the information in any of the databases assembled and processed by his Department for the administration of the health identifiers scheme was gathered using personal data previously collected and held by the State for a different purpose; if persons whose personal data was gathered in such manner have been notified of the transfer of their data to the administration of the health identifiers scheme; if not, is it his opinion that all such databases are now illegal in view of the Bara judgment; what measures he proposes to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41112/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of all instances from 1 January 2000 to 2015 to date where legislation introduced by him or on his behalf, which is enacted and still in force, contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose, in tabular form; the financial cost of creating and administering such databases, by case; the projected financial cost for databases not yet complete; the specific legislative provision which enabled such data transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41139/15]
• 2015-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the national disability team's occupational therapy services are consistently unavailable for a child (details supplied) in an urgent situation; the reason the services of an early intervention team remain unavailable, following a very urgent referral in March 2015 for this vulnerable child, where such intervention in a timely enough manner would ensure that this child's condition would not deteriorate further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39752/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee appointed from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of each appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies that presently exist on State boards under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37364/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of claims of medical negligence that have been received against publicly-funded health professionals in the past three years; of these, the number that were settled, prior to proceedings being issued; after a defence of denying liability was entered; the number that ended with a payment to the claimants; the number that involved an offer by the State Claims Agency to submit to formal mediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37929/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his Department's assessment of the effectiveness of the State's adherence to Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border health care; if he will confirm that it is possible for general practitioners to refer patients to a hospital abroad within the European Union and European Economic Area for a refundable clinical assessment to determine the medical necessity of a procedure covered under the treatment abroad scheme; if he is aware that this option is not readily communicated to patients, who may require urgent clinical assessment; if he will provide statistics relating to the number of procedures carried out in 2013, 2014 and in 2015 to date under the treatment abroad scheme, the associated cost and the number of refunds issued in respect of clinical assessments carried out overseas following Irish general practitioner referral in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36654/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the pressure being exerted on nursing homes in terms of a shortage of nursing staff at present; that extreme delays in the registration process at the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is exacerbating the problem, in addition to the flight of domestically qualified nurses from Ireland and the aggressive recruitment by larger hospitals of nurses working in nursing homes; the measures he will take to address the immediate shortage and encourage domestically qualified nurses to stay here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36268/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that urgent treatments and operations for patients are being postponed to ensure the facilitation of similar procedures for those with private medical insurance; the guarantees public patients have of availing of their procedure at the scheduled time; the factors that typically govern the setting of such appointment times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37076/15]
• 2015-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the arrangements he has made to meet with parents of girls who are suffering from illnesses following the administration of the Gardasil human papilloma virus vaccination; the research his Department or the Health Service Executive have carried out in this area; the evidence that has been presented concerning same; the arrangements he has made to provide ongoing medical assistance to such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35058/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person (details supplied) cannot be accommodated at the Central Remedial Clinic despite experiencing significant pain arising from a condition; if the Health Service Executive will examine ways to ensure that the treatment the person requires can be made available at greater intervals than one month; if the expertise necessary to treat the person's condition can be sourced within Ireland, rather than having to schedule appointments around the visit of a professional from the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34239/15]
• 2015-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current funding to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the current staff complement; the proportion by which each category has changed over the past five years; his plans to provide additional resources to assist the board in tackling the large backlog of registration applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32648/15]
• 2015-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate what the current average waiting time is, in weeks, for the processing of registration applications at the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; what representations he has received in respect of tackling the delays which exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32649/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the extreme delays by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in processing new registrations of nurses is having a serious and detrimental effect on the ability of many institutions to provide even the most basic services, in particular at nursing homes; the measures that have been taken in the past year to address this problem; the number of new staff who have been recruited to handle backlogs; the commitments he can make to alleviate the long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for a medical card that have been refused on the basis of a person’s income being below the minimum threshold; the way he will provide health care for those disadvantaged persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide health care for homeless persons who are registered as being homeless and by being homeless have their medical cards withdrawn where those persons are outside the Dublin regional homeless executive area and other city homeless executive areas in the State; his plans to allow an interim medical card for these homeless adults and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31859/15]