Martin Browne

Sinn Féin · Tipperary

Activity on Health — 495 events (10 lobbying · 450 questions · 50 votes) full profile →

• 2025-05-08
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • AV Room Briefing
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 2 returns Health

  • General Election campaign
  • Radiation therapy services
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Development of Vaccine for TB - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Pieta House Health

  • Requesting statutory support for Pieta's self-harm and suicide intervention programmes and for full implementation of Sharing the Vision
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Health

  • Letter to all TDs whom attended the 2nd stage Dail debate on the Mental Health Bill 2024 (18th & 19th Sep 2024) re comments that included incorrect details, inaccuracies and assumptions on both aspects of the Bill and its intended purpose and on aspects of services.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

  • VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns HealthEnvironmentSports and Recreation

  • Fair Deal & Support for Older People
  • Health - Primary Care Services - Rural Ireland
  • Water
  • Recreational Routes
• 2025-01-02
  LOBBY
  MSD Health

  • Health Policy Development for New Programme for Government
• 2024-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the community eye clinic at Community Care West Road, Clonmel, in light of a recent retirement; the pre-emptive measures taken to ensure that retirement did not result in an unfilled post; the measures that are being taken to fill that vacancy; when such a vacancy will be filled; if measures are being put in place to address unmet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45337/24]
• 2024-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the vacancy that has arisen at the community eye clinic at Community Care West Road, Clonmel, following the retirement of a person (details supplied) has been advertised; if staff have been kept informed; the measures that are being taken to deal with an increasing waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45354/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to both CAMHS teams in County Tipperary in 2024; the number of referrals accepted; the number of referrals rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43978/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the current WTE positions, filled and vacant, in each of both south Tipperary CAMHS teams, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43979/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists for children available in CHO3 and CHO5; and the number of liaison psychiatrists for children at Tipperary University Hospital. [44604/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Cashel minor injuries unit for the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, broken down by profession; if the recruitment ban is resulting in departing staff not being replaced; if all departing staff are being replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations to Cashel minor injuries unit each month to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44627/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 1 October 2024, if any commitment was ever given to allowing current residents at a nursing home (details supplied) to stay at the facility indefinitely, or for the remainder of their natural lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43396/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of home care in CHO 5; the number of those people who have received home care provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of home care; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received home care provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43410/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of home care in CHO 3; the number of those people who have received home care provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of home care; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received home care provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43411/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on the initial design process for the community nursing unit in Cashel; the overall spend incurred in professional fees involved in site appraisal and other measures to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/24]
• 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
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be released from a hospital; if other accommodation will be considered further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting home care support in County Tipperary; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Tipperary; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39894/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all respite beds in County Tipperary; the number of these beds that are currently operational and the number that are currently closed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39898/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the investigations into the suitability of the Palmershill site for the development of a community nursing unit in Cashel, County Tipperary; to provide an update on all matters pertaining to the proposed development of a community nursing unit in Cashel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38500/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on long-stay beds at the Dean Maxwell Unit in Roscrea; if long-stay beds at the unit will remain in place indefinitely or if they will remain in place as long as the community nursing unit in Nenagh is being used for UHL patients’ step-down purposes; to outline staff arrangements for the facility in light of the new arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39119/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to specify the causes behind the reduction of patient and client care practitioners at the University of Limerick Hospital (UHL) Group between December 2019 and May 2024; if this has been taken into account throughout the reports into UHL and the service provision in the mid-west, particularly emergency department care and failings therein; the specific roles that experienced a reduction in staff in this area of staffing, with reference to the specific hospitals; if he was aware of this reduction in staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37511/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the provisions he foresees being taken to address the backlog in care at University Hospital Limerick, Ennis, Nenagh, St. John's and Croom Orthopaedic Hospital due to the deferral of inpatient, day surgery, outpatient appointments and other scheduled services; how the deferral of these services will not contribute to disimproved patient outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34518/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to outline, following the deferral of inpatient, day surgery, outpatient appointments and other scheduled services at University Hospital Limerick, Ennis, Nenagh, St. John's and Croom Orthopaedic Hospital, the measures to be taken to address the backlog created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34519/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to outline the restrictions that can prevent graduates of dentistry at Queen’s University Belfast from working in Ireland; the measures that are being taken to address any such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34599/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the continuation of an agreement whereby dentists who graduate from the UK can apply for registration here through automatic recognition, given that the current arrangement ends with the inclusion of graduates who have completed their qualification before 31 December 2024; if he is aware that the uncertainty for 2025 graduates can have implications for practices that are looking for qualified practitioners to take them over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34725/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the locum doctor who is taking over from a doctor (details supplied) will provide services for the same hours as were previously provided by the previous doctor; to outline the hours that the new locum will be available; if a recruitment process is underway; if so, the progress made with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35271/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 11 July, to specify the resources, processes and services referenced, namely, the "additional resources and new processes and structures to integrate expertise and efforts are in place"; to specifically outline, as requested, the engagement with health services, local GPs and other service providers in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31890/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he plans to address the low number of successful applicants who took up roles within CDNTs following the recruitment drive which ended in January of 2024, and the fact that 75 per cent of applicants were already employed in the public health and social care services; the measures taken to ensure that the filling of positions by such workers does not cause shortages elsewhere in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a detailed account of the efforts made to assess the ability of the Dundrum, County Tipperary area to provide the services needed to cater for additional demand with respect to the accommodation to be provided at a location (details supplied); the level of community engagement that has taken place locally in anticipation of his Department’s plans, with specific reference to engagement with health services, local GPs and other service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30647/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will address the discrepancy between the current CNM2 and CNS pay scales, which to-date have seen the CNS pay scale being omitted from the additional scale point, and the introduction of the long service increment; the progress being made in addressing this matter as per the recommendation of the expert review body on nursing and midwifery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30644/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will address the discrepancy between the current CNM2 and CNS pay scales, which to-date have seen the CNS pay scale being omitted from the additional scale point, and the introduction of the long service increment; the progress being made in addressing this matter, as per the recommendation of the expert review body on nursing and midwifery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a commitment to provide MAU services in Nenagh on a 24/7 basis no longer stands; if so, the reasons for this; the measures he is taking to increase the opening hours of the medical assessment unit in Nenagh; the manner in which staffing would be procured; if he will address the shortcomings in the mid-west that the lack of such a service on a 24/7 basis will result in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/24]
• 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 block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the HSE was approached by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the possibility of partnering with it to provide services, including a pilot service, in the south Tipperary area; if those discussions have continued; if funding for SECH mental health services will be considered for Budget 2025 to develop such arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29099/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress made in assessing the suitability of the Palmershill site in Cashel, County Tipperary for the proposed community nursing unit; the cost of preparations for the overall project, including all site assessments and architectural services, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29399/24]
• 2024-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding spent on the drive to recruit health and social care professionals into children’s disability network teams which ended in January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28899/24]
• 2024-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies advertised through the drive to recruit health and social care professionals into children’s disability network teams which ended in January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28900/24]
• 2024-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of the 495 applications received in the latest recruitment drive ending January 2024, the number of people to have taken up those positions as of 1 June; the number of those positions that have been filled which are administration-related positions; if the number of those job applications which came from staff already working within health and social care services can to be provided, including positions filled by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27723/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the availability of the GP in Cappawhite, County Tipperary, from three days a week to five days a week, in light of demand and the difficulty some people experience in accessing the GP in Doon, County Limerick, on the days the Cappawhite service is closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of plans for a community nursing unit in Cashel; to provide an update on the status of investigations into a site (details supplied); if progress has been made; when a decision is expected to be arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts approved at Tipperary University Hospital, by discipline; the number of nursing posts filled; the number of vacant nursing posts, by discipline; the number of posts that have been left vacant since the introduction of the recruitment ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24064/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the 70 nursing vacancies at Tipperary University Hospital, as revealed by an organisation (details supplied); his views on how this affects the framework of safe nurse staffing in medical and surgical wards at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24065/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Cashel minor injuries unit for the years 2020 to 2023, inclusive, and to date in 2024, broken down by profession; to confirm whether the recruitment ban is resulting in departing staff not being replaced; if all departing staff are being replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20113/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed account of the work to be undertaken by the support team recently announced to address the current pressures on health services in the mid-west region; to provide any terms of reference under which they operate; to outline how their role relates to UHL, Ennis Hospital, St John’s Hospital and Nenagh Hospital individually; if the team is examining the role and the current circumstances relating to community health care provision and the nature of the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20683/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to outline the approach that parents of children with ARFID can take to secure the services needed to address the condition; how parents of children with ARFID are advised to secure the services needed in the absence of the condition not being included in the NICE guidelines for Eating Disorders (2017 or 2020 update); if he plans to identify and develop specific pathways for the treatment of children with ARFID in the context of the HSE’s assertion that management of children with ARFID in Ireland requires a collaborative working between professionals and would involve working between the acute hospital sector and HSE community healthcare divisions such as primary care, disability and mental health; how that management process can work efficiently in light of a lack of dietitians across primary care, outpatient paediatrics and community mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the difficulties of families of children with ARFID including a person (details supplied) to access a dietician and other relevant staff in areas where community teams lack such staff; the impact this and overall staff shortages has on the management of children with eating and feeding disorders; the difficulties that the families of such children experience in securing the services of a paediatric consultant to work with CDNTs when a child has immediate needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19810/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount spent by the Health Service Executive on the regional assessment of need hubs in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he was aware of the reported removal of five patients at UHL to other healthcare facilities locally in order to free up space during high presentations during March; if he can confirm the veracity of those reports and if such instances were confined to five patients; whether those patients were removed during night-time hours; if he can confirm whether those patients and their families were given adequate notice and information concerning the move; if the relocation of these patients in the manner concerned conforms with best clinical practice; if the matter is being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13683/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the current WTE filled and vacant in each South Tipperary CAMHS team, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13686/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by each CAMHS team in south Tipperary in 2023; the number of those referrals that were accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the numbers of referrals to the South East CAMHS-ID team in 2023; and the number of those referrals accepted. [13688/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the WTE posts currently allocated and the number of those posts vacant, in the South East CAMHS-ID team, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to increasing the travel allowance for home care support workers given the increased cost of fuel has not been matched with an increase in the travelling allowance; his views on the situation at present regarding the impact of this shortfall on workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the suspension of planned surgeries, procedures and appointments at the UL Hospitals Group to facilitate surge capacity at the constituent hospitals in the mid-west; the measures to be introduced to perform those procedures at the earliest date possible; to provide data on the number of and type of cancelled surgeries and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12121/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason neuro physiotherapy services are not available in the mid-west (details supplied). [12293/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 February 2024, in light of the increased number of people attending Cashel minor injuries unit, if projections are being formulated to forecast possible number for future years to ensure sufficient services and staff are allocated to deal with the increased numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12649/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the nature of the plans being considered to use the new community nursing unit in Nenagh to act as a step-down facility for certain patients at University Hospital Limerick; the engagement that the HSE has had with management and staff at St. Conlon’s community nursing unit in relation to the impact this will have upon them; the projected impacts this decision will have for the availability and number of community nursing unit beds in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress made in discussions concerning the potential acquisition of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13087/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the options being considered regarding long stay beds at a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13088/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress made by the HSE in their discussions with an organisation (details supplied) concerning a partnership to provide a service in the south Tipperary area; if the business plan on the same proposal submitted to the HSE by the organisation has been considered; to provide an update on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10880/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there is limited availability of the medicine betnesol; if access to the medication is possible for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10026/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the impact the removal of the private MRI scanner at Tipperary University Hospital will have on public waiting lists; to provide details of the number of people waiting for MRI scans at TUH and the length of time they have been waiting on a three-monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10321/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if assurances can be given that a full discharge plan and community care plan will be put in place to immediately provide transitional services for a family (details supplied) upon the discharge of their children from hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/24]
• 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
• 2024-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a financial assessment of the costs of repurposing a hospital (details supplied) has been carried out or considered; if an estimate is available or can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8713/24]
• 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 Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if an estimate has been carried out to determine the cost of reopening the emergency department at Nenagh Hospital; to produce any analysis of such a measure that may have been commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7428/24]
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1368 of 7 November 2023, if details can be provided to the precise location of property being considered for purchase (details supplied); if he and the HSE will engage locally on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/24]
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the need to repurpose the nightingale beds at University Hospital Limerick to provide a more immediate increase in capacity at the hospital, rather than decommissioning them; to outline any engagements he has had on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6455/24]
• 2024-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations to Cashel minor injuries unit each month in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of direct presentations initiated by the patient and the number of presentations based on referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5913/24]
• 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
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts provided for the Substance Misuse Team in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of vacancies at the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1120/24]
• 2023-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the criteria for the pandemic special recognition payment; and the grounds on which a distinction between home and residential care assistants in an organisation (details supplied) can be made. [54262/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people per county approved for homecare by the HSE but currently left without care due to the inability of the private providers to fulfil the hours; and his plans to address the lack of care assistants that is causing this shortage. [53724/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a mechanism for private providers to indicate their willingness to participate in the provision of services for children post-assessment of needs in situations where the health service is unable to do so in an adequate timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52456/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an account of developments in mental health services in County Tipperary in 2023 in comparison with the existing services in 2022; the planned developments for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52508/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51270/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for Tipperary University Hospital, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51271/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for CHO5, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51272/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for CHO3, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts and the number which were related to absence/leave cover [51273/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form; and the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate. [51274/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for Tipperary University Hospital, in tabular form; and the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate. [51275/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for CHO5, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51276/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for CHO3, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51277/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to opening medical assessment units at Nenagh, Ennis and St John's hospitals on a 24-hour basis in light of the continued high number of presentations at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51415/23]
• 2023-11-22
  VOTE
  Health Service Recruitment Freeze · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 74–58
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–59
• 2023-11-15
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 117–10
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–81
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–81
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health what plans his Department has to increase GP capacity in Tipperary, as many people are unable to get a GP to take them on in Tipperary due to a lack of capacity. [49659/23]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his Department currently measures the number of people unable to access GP services in their area; and if so, if he will provide the figures, in tabular form. [49660/23]
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to Tipperary University Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49064/23]
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the Nenagh medical assessment unit for 2024 to increase capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49065/23]
• 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 Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress made in assessing the suitability of sites at Palmers Hill, Cashel and land to the rear of St. Patrick's for the community nursing unit, originally planned for St. Patrick's, Cashel. [48808/23]
• 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
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken since 2020 to improve capacity within community health services in the mid-west to take pressure off the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick; the reasons that such measures have been unable to avoid the high number of presentations at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45567/23]
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if research has been carried out by his Department to ascertain the impact that waiting lists are having on the effectiveness of antibiotics which in many cases are being prescribed repeatedly due to the length of such waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45568/23]
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the provisions of Budget 2024 will see an increase in services for people with eating disorders; if he has made any provision for the development of a specific model of care for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45569/23]
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if certain workers (details supplied) are to receive the pandemic bonus; the reasons for not receiving it to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45570/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the urgent and emergency care operational plan for 2023 at University Hospital Limerick; the progress made to date in immediately addressing the overcrowding and capacity issues at University Hospital Limerick ahead of a further increase due to winter demand; if further use will be made of Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's hospitals in addition to the measures taken already; the additional measures put in place in communities across the mid-west to reduce presentations at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43488/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the orthodontic treatment waiting list in each of the last 3 years and to date in 2023; to provide the data on 6-month incremental basis; to provide the data per CHO; to provide the data with reference to the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42218/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have availed of the cross-border directive scheme to receive orthodontic treatment in each of the last 3 years; to provide the data per CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42219/23]
• 2023-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the numerous referrals issued by GPs in the case of a person (details supplied) are being given adequate priority given their recurrent tonsillitis; his views on the fact that no appointment date has been given to the patient, despite a number of referral letters indicating the persistent and painful nature of their tonsillitis being issued to the hospital concerned; and his views on how the family concerned is faced with the prospect of having to avail of a private service in order to have the child's tonsillectomy carried out. [41753/23]
• 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
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to outline the measures that are being taken to fill the 51.4 WTE vacancies across medical assessment services at model 2 hospitals at St John's, Ennis and Nenagh Hospitals; the timeline that is being considered to put staff in these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40716/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the Mental Health Commission report into CAMHS services in each CHO, in particular the lack of out-of-hours services in CHO3 and CHO5; the shortage in the provision of in-patient beds and dedicated CAMHS specific psychiatric assessment room in CHO5; the measures that will be taken to facilitate accessible service locations that are currently unavailable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40715/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to work with Trinity College with the intent of reinstating its specialist MSc in children’s mental health; to outline how the discontinuation of this course will not pose recruitment problems for CAMHS, as attributed to the HSE in recent media reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38353/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to work with Trinity College with the intent of reinstating its specialist MSc in children’s mental health; to identify the number of courses that have the equivalent, specialised qualification; if he is satisfied that the discontinuation of this course will not negatively impact on the recruitment of specialised staffing into CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38352/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the progress made in extending the usage MAUs and LIUs at model 2 hospitals in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35005/23]
• 2023-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to outline the specific services being considered for upstream interventions in the area of youth mental health services in the community and voluntary sector; the specific ways in which it is intended to enhance services for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties who do not need access to specialist mental health services; the level of investment concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34406/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reasons for a lack of awareness of the complaints management system as referenced in the June 2023 HIQA Report of an Inspection Against the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare concerning UHL; the measures that will be taken to address this; his views on how this affects accuracy of complaints received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33618/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when the membership and the review of the terms of reference of the Deteriorating Patient Steering Committee at UHL will be concluded; the progress made to date; the measures taken to ensure appropriate implementation of the Irish National Early Warning System, the Irish Maternity Early Warning System and sepsis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33619/23]
• 2023-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the allocation of staffing resources to secure extended service provision at Nenagh MAU; the targets set to meet these commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31823/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has conducted or will conduct a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; if he has engaged or will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; if so, the dates on which he has engaged or will engage it; if he will establish a review which encompasses the scope of services provided or which could be provided by community pharmacy; and if he will include scoping of a minor ailments or minor illness scheme in community pharmacy in the terms of reference of the aforementioned review. [31822/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a study of a parcel of land to the rear of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, to determine suitability for a community nursing unit has been completed; if not, if a study is due to be carried out; and the details of same. [28948/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the study of a site on Palmers Hill in Cashel, County Tipperary to determine suitability for a community nursing unit has been completed; if not, if it is due to be carried out; and the details of same. [28949/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of sites that are being considered for the development of a community nursing unit in Cashel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28950/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress made in reviewing pharmacy services and funding; the estimated date of completion of the review; if he will engage with pharmacy representatives ahead of a decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28718/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the access to care fund could be accessed by the family of a patient (details supplied) who has ARFID and autism, who cannot gain access to a dietitian with knowledge of ARFID, who cannot gain access to a psychologist and who has been deemed unsuitable for CAMHS on the basis that ARFID is not a mental health issue; if he will outline a scheme that would provide financial assistance to enable the family to access services abroad in the event that no treatment is available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/23]
• 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
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of approved ICU staffing allocations in the ICU at University Hospital Limerick for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of staffing vacancies in the ICU at University Hospital Limerick for the corresponding timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23811/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of homecare in CHO5; the number of those people who have received homecare provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of homecare; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received homecare provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23812/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of homecare in CHO3; the number of those people who have received homecare provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of homecare; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received homecare provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23813/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours that have been approved in CHO5; the number of homecare hours approved but not yet provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23814/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours that have been approved in CHO3; the number of homecare hours approved but not yet provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23815/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when the tender process between the HSE and private homecare operators is due to conclude; when the process started; the number of homecare hours being sought from private operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23817/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the feasibility study concerning the potential acquisition of a nursing home (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23818/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are financial supports available to assist former voluntary providers of mental health supports and counselling which continue to be contacted by people in need. [23810/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the timeline involved in delivering the capital project to be financed from the recent €75 million funding allocation for Tipperary University Hospital; if he will provide a breakdown of how this funding will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23620/23]
• 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
• 2023-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 1 March 2023, the progress that is being made in developing an evidence base for service models or formal treatments for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; if a standard approach is being taken across the acute hospital sector and HSE community healthcare divisions to treat ARFID; if not, to specify if one is being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20983/23]
• 2023-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that children diagnosed with ARFID are being treated for the condition they are diagnosed with rather than being treated for a different condition such as anorexia nervosa or similar conditions; the measures he is taking to develop a specific model of care for people with ARFID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20984/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the amount of money spent to date on the design and assessing the suitability of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, for the development of a community nursing unit in Cashel; if he will outline the source of financing for the proposed new greenfield site if such a site should be selected; if he will provide details surrounding the funding avenues available for such a site if chosen; the timescale that may be involved in securing such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20231/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 20 April 2023, if he will provide the reports and assessments that determined that the site of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, is not suitable for the new 60-bedded CNU and which identified challenges regarding the amount of parking space and access to the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20232/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the cessation of 24-hour services at certain clinics providing sexual assault treatment services for children (details supplied); the reasons that led to this decision; his views on the transfer of similar services from a certain location to another location; if there are plans to address this shortfall in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20108/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 20 April 2023, the details of the alternative location being considered as a possibility for the Community Nursing Unit in Cashel, originally planned for St. Patrick’s Hospital; to provide the location of the site in question; to provide a detailed account of the issues concerning parking space on the current St. Patrick’s site and access to the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20116/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the site on which St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary is located is suitable for the development of a new 60-bed residential care centre at St. Patrick's Hospital; the other site options being explored for this purpose (details supplied); when it was decided that other site options would be considered; what prompted the exploration of an alternative site; when a decision on the future development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18485/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for CAMHS appointments in the north Tipperary and east Limerick LHO; and if he will provide a breakdown of the figures for those waiting between three and six months, between six months and 12 months, and 12 months and longer. [18750/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for CAMHS appointments in the south Tipperary LHO; and if he will provide a breakdown of the figures for those waiting between three and six months, between six months and 12 months, and 12 months and longer. [18751/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the suitability of the current site of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel for a new 60-bed community nursing unit has been determined in light of a planning notice issued notifying intent to demolish the gate lodge at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16643/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response times in Tipperary per quarter over the past five years, in tabular form. [17596/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a recent case where an ambulance had to come from outside Tipperary as there were none available in the county; and if his Department plans to increase the number of ambulances in Tipperary. [17597/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the process by which a person (details supplied) can access the Covid bonus payment for their staff. [12492/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund can be used to reimburse families who have had to secure therapies not available through their CDNT due to staffing vacancies and other shortfalls with therapy availability in CDNTs; if he has plans to resource this for all CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13330/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to address the issue of pay parity among CDNT service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13331/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff approved in each of CAMHS 1 and 2 in south Tipperary; the number and specialty of the positions which are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13334/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the data used that resulted in the increase in nursing resources for the medical assessment unit in Nenagh; his views on whether the increase in WTEs is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13336/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the bid by the HSE for €5.2 million to support the medical assessment units at Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's Hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13337/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health Further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 1 February 2023, if consideration will be given to a National Feeding Disorders Programme, given feeding disorders fall outside the scope of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; if he plans to provide an inclusive service for children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder who have ASD and can therefore do not fit the criteria for mental health intervention as referenced in the response; if he is aware of this shortcoming in services; the way he intends to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13407/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has acted on the concerns submitted to his office by an individual (details supplied) regarding numerous websites that have listed dogs for sale or adoption, in contravention of the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or supply of pet animals) Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12430/23]
• 2023-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he intends to develop a model of care for people with the eating condition of avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; if he intends to develop a model of care for people with ARFID and a diagnosis or ASD or other associated condition in what could be referred to as dual diagnosis; if he has any intention of appointing a clinical lead in providing a pathway to care for people with ARFID, with reference to children and adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10419/23]
• 2023-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland estimated to have the eating condition ARFID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10420/23]
• 2023-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the equality of access to treatment for people in Ireland with ARFID, with reference to geographical location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10421/23]
• 2023-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the equality of access to treatment for people in Ireland with ARFID and another associated or complicating condition, such as ASD, with reference to geographical location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10422/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the 90 locations where a capital programme to replace, upgrade and refurbish care facilities (details supplied) is to be undertaken; the nature of the works involved; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9741/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is committed to continuing with the development of a new community nursing unit on the site of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary; to provide details of the work carried out to date and the work that is scheduled to take place; the plans for the residents that were transferred from St, Patricks to Our Lady’s under a three agreement in 2020; if there are plans to extend this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7719/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 304 of 26 January 2023, if the planned development of a community nursing unit at St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel will host 60 beds or 50 beds; the progress that has been made in the design stage for the project since the pandemic interrupted work on this project in March 2020; if the work of the design team has resumed since that interruption; to provide the details of that progress; the funding that has been made available or approved for the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7718/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to deliver an increased provision of healthcare education, given the recent recognition by the Minister for Health that we need to approximately double the number of healthcare professionals we are training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the process for pregnant women suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum to access cariban under the redress scheme. [6527/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that requiring a consultant prescription for pregnant women suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum to access cariban effectively limits the reimbursement scheme to those women with private healthcare given the vast majority of pregnant women in the public system do not see their consultant. [6528/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in full the instructions given to consultants and midwives on the prescription of Cariban. [6529/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme to date. [6531/23]
• 2023-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the claims made on the HSE website in which it is outlined that the national clinical programme for eating disorders focusses on four main eating disorders, including avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; if his attention has been drawn to reports that a number of children with this condition cannot receive the services they need; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that, despite reference on the website to a national clinical lead, some children with ARFID are without a clinical lead; if he will outline the services that are available and accessible to children with ARFID, including those children with autism, in each CHO; the services available for children in CHOs where such services are not available; the access routes available to families and children in CHOs where such services and clinical leads or experienced professionals are not available; if he will consider requesting that the HSE website be amended to reflect the deficit of services and the way that any services that may be available can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4963/23]
• 2023-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide waiting list figures for CAMHS services in CHO 3 and CHO5; the number of children waiting 0-3, 3-6, 6-12 months, and over 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5173/23]
• 2023-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason that fully-operational specialist eating disorder teams are not available in CHO3 and CHO5; if he will provide data on the staffing of each of the teams nationally, including staffing vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5174/23]
• 2023-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time psychiatrists allocated to CAMHS in each CHO; and the number of vacancies that exist in these positions in each CHO. [5175/23]
• 2023-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all CAMHS teams that are operational on a seven-days-a-week basis; and the availability of staff in each discipline. [5176/23]
• 2023-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the suitability of the environments provided to cater for crisis mental health presentations to the emergency department at Tipperary University Hospital; if it provides the privacy needed to cater for multiple patients at one time; if he has plans to invest in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5177/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a proposed 60-bed unit planned for St. Patrick’s Hospital Cashel; the reasons for its delay; if he will provide an update on plans to progress the development going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/23]
• 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
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent positions allocated to Clonmel CDNT; the number of the positions that are vacant; the number of children attached to the team as of 31 December 2022. [2825/23]
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has plans in place to ensure non-medical card patients are not left without a GP when their GP retires (details supplied). [2501/23]
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the resources that will be made available to implement the new protocol that would allow the National Ambulance Service to bring certain patients to the medical assessment unit, Nenagh; the needs that he foresees Nenagh as needing to address this new demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2532/23]
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to address the backlog caused by the cancellation of inpatient and outpatient appointments in the UL Hospitals Group as a result of reductions in scheduled care following the declaration of a major internal incident at University Hospital Limerick on 2 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2533/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are adequate numbers of Irish sign language interpreters to provide services for persons with hearing difficulties in hospital; the process involved in securing an Irish sign language interpreter for inpatients and outpatients; the way that such interpreters are sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63276/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in CDNT appointments in County Tipperary due to staffing issues; if his Department has plans in place to resolve these issues and to recruit more staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63906/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the role that Nenagh Hospital can play in meeting the demand for emergency department treatment given the record number of presentations to UHL recently. [1237/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures that he is taking and intends to take to enable Shannondoc to meet the demand for its services as witnessed over the Christmas period; the measures that he is taking to ensure that it is accessible in a timely manner, enabling it to take pressure off UHL’s emergency department; his views on the issues that people have experienced recently when trying to contact Shannondoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1238/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the provision of free medication for women suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum (details supplied). [1538/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 15 November 2022, if he finds it acceptable that the advice contained within the reply was incorrect (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2114/23]
• 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 Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a patient (details supplied) who was told that they would have to wait three years for an appointment but would be seen in eight weeks if they were a private patient; and his views on whether this is an appropriate difference between public and private health care. [62239/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out community neuro-rehabilitation teams to each community health area; the timeframe he estimates that such teams will be in place in each CHO; the timeframe he estimates that such a team will be available in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60730/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each local health area with reference to the number of worktime equivalent posts filled and vacant in each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60731/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the room at the accident and emergency department at Tipperary University Hospital that is specifically for patients presenting with mental health issues has been unable to accept patients in 2021 and to date in 2022; if so, the dates that it was unavailable; if a public awareness campaign of the existence of the room will be considered as part of efforts to inform persons in crisis situations of its availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58321/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the mental health services that are available at each primary care centre in the area of County Tipperary covered by CHO5; and if there are plans to expand the mental health services available at these centres. [58322/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the mental health services that are available at each primary care centre in the area of County Tipperary covered by CHO3; and if there are plans to expand the mental health services available at these centres. [58323/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measure that he is taking to assist the families of children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID); the further measures that he is taking to address the anomaly in which children with autism who suffer from ARFID are experiencing difficulty in securing the services of CAMHS or the local CDNT team; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); the measures that he will take to address the difficulties being experienced by the child whose weight has fallen to a dangerous level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56192/22]
• 2022-11-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on concerns from psychologists that the appropriate mental health supports specific to the needs of some refugees from Ukraine are not available; the supports that are in place to deal with the specific needs of adults and young children who suffer from the experiences of war zones; the measures put in place to provide immediate counselling and similar supports to the refugees that need them or if they will have to apply for counselling though the traditional HSE mental health structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54281/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a mental health support structure is being designed to accompany the location of modular house builds for refugees from the illegal invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54282/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of assessments of needs’ that have been completed to date in 2022; the number of assessments awaiting completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53265/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in children's disability network teams 4, 5 and in east Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53266/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to there being no adult speech and language therapy for adults with intellectual disabilities in south Tipperary resulting in no referrals to the service being accepted; and his Department’s plans to address this lack of service. [51521/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans for expanding peer support services as referenced in the Expenditure Report 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49290/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment of the Covid healthcare bonus to non-HSE workers; and the date for the commencement of same. [47660/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to publish the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review and if he will provide a date for its publication [44564/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to include an accessible budget announcement for disability as part of Budget 2023 in order that persons with disabilities and their supporters can understand the number of existing and new supports that will be provided; and the way that this relates to the needs outlined in the capacity review. [44565/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a family in Tipperary that was left waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance despite living less than ten minutes from the nearest ambulance station; and his plans, if any, to address ambulance response times. [42536/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time senior dental surgeons for special needs working in CHO areas 3 and 5 in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [43504/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the way in which the €20 million additional funding for the implementation of the national cancer strategy will be spent in 2022. [43505/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant urologists attached to Nenagh Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [43506/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an appointment with a children’s disability network team in County Tipperary; the number of children on assessment of needs waiting lists, broken down by discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43568/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a preliminary team assessment and a subsequent multidisciplinary assessment, by age and by children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43569/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists available in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of liaison psychiatrists available at Tipperary University Hospital. [41835/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists for children available in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of liaison psychiatrists for children at Tipperary University Hospital. [41836/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a child (details supplied) with avoidant restrictive food intolerance disorder who has been refused access to treatment by the community child and adolescent mental health services; the options that are open to the child concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41837/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there has been progress made on the pay increase due to kitchen staff working in the HSE given that many staff have been waiting several years for the pay increase. [35413/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to children in need of urgent dental work facing wait times of several years (details supplied); and the measures that are in place to address this issue. [35417/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of clients that received a service under the HSE’s Self Harm Intervention Programme by CHO in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the average wait time; the average number of sessions per client; the average age per client; the average cost per session; the number of WTE staff members employed in 2021; the outcome measurement of the programme; and his views on plans to expand on the services over the next five years. [32022/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of times that gardaí have had to be contacted regarding safeguarding issues in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick each month to date in 2022. [30031/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will categorise the differences between parent consultation clinic appointments and individual family support plan appointments; the number of parent consultation clinic appointments that have taken place since their inception; if the questionnaire issued ahead of such appointments are designed solely for parent consultation clinic appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30752/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if TUSLA social workers are entitled to the pandemic bonus payment as is the case in respect of HSE social workers in recognition of their frontline work during the Covid pandemic if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28110/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the difficulty that is being experienced in securing a locum doctor who will provide full-time cover at the minor injuries' unit in Cashel; if the issue of locum payment is acting as a disincentive when seeking to fill posts such as this; if he intends to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26879/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the parent consultation clinic invitations, which are being sent to parents by children’s disability network teams; if the purpose of the parent consultation clinic is to develop individual family service plans; when the parent consultation clinic was developed; the stakeholders that were involved in the development of these clinics; the specific reasons for the rollout of parent consultation clinics when other methods of developing individual family service plans have been available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25767/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the availability of the freestyle libre device for persons with diabetes in Ireland. [25937/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Patient Safety Office’s feasibility study into remunerating service user family member carers; if this study involves the service users, family members, carer's and supporters engaging in services in resource centres such as a centre (details supplied); the date this study is likely to conclude; if service users, family members, carer's and supporters have been consulted throughout the course of this study; if not, if the National Patient Safety Office will consider doing so; if he has been contacted by service users, family members, carer's and supporters in relation to having lost payment for their time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25113/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1554 of 26 April 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of staffing vacancies within CDNTs in CHO 3 and CHO 5 based on professional disciplines. [24234/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 4 May 2022, when the assessment of University Hospital Limerick’s patient pathways is expected to conclude; if the specialist team tasked with ascertaining the additional resources that will be deployed to alleviate the current pressures being experienced in the emergency department will have to wait until the hospital’s management assessment of patient pathways is concluded; and the way that the hospital’s managed assessment will differ to the recommendations of the specialist team. [23705/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when the expert team will be deployed to University Hospital Limerick; if the team will visit other hospitals within the UL hospital group such as Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s; and when the team is due to report back. [22720/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 4 May, the remit of the specialist or expert team that has been deployed to University Hospital Limerick as part of an emergency plan to ease crisis levels of overcrowding at the hospital; the date that team was deployed; if the team will visit other hospitals within the group such as Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's; and when the team is due to report back.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the details of the specialist team tasked with addressing trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick; the options that will be open to this specialist team to improve patient pathways; the way this specialist team will address the impact that high trolley numbers at UHL is affecting services at Nenagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/22]
• 2022-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the staffing allocation for the room at the emergency department at Tipperary University Hospital that is specifically for patients presenting with mental health issues; the grades of staff attending; the hours that staff are in attendance; the number of hours per week the room is staffed; if the room is fully resourced and staffed to accept patients on a 24-7 basis; the regularity with which the room is available to patients presenting with mental health issues on a 24-hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21391/22]
• 2022-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 24 February 2022, the status of the feasibility study into remunerating service user family member carers. [21415/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who are needed to reach full staffing levels in each children’s disability network team in the CHO 3 and CHO 5 areas; the number of staff who are currently in place in each children’s disability network team in the CHO 3 and CHO 5 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20112/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the pressure being put on members of An Garda Síochána to respond to calls for help from young persons with mental health issues or suicidal ideation. [15894/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of rooms at accident and emergency departments that are specifically for the use of patients presenting with mental health issues. [15895/22]
• 2022-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the Department of Health to address the difficulties children are experiencing in accessing a timely assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15103/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists in the CHO5 and CHO3 areas in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by area. [15082/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of patient cancellations that have occurred in CHO5 and CHO3 to date in 2022 due to the fact that speech and language therapists have been reassigned; the reason for this; the figures by area [15083/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of needs that have taken place in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of assessments of needs that have taken place in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15084/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the campaigns that are and have been underway to recruit speech and language therapists in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists that have been recruited in 2021 and to date in 2022 in each CHO area; and the details of recruitment campaigns currently underway and scheduled for these areas. [15085/22]
• 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 Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in transferring ownership of the old HSE house on the Old Road, Cashel to a school (details supplied). [11010/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1399 of 24 March 2021, the progress made in reviewing the dental treatment services scheme; the result of engagements he has had with the dental community in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9241/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that can be taken to prevent continued mistreatment of animals in circumstances in which such repeated instances have been detected; if increased prevention measures can be adopted in such areas under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9239/22]
• 2022-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he is considering measures to address the impact the high rate of inflation is having on dentists who are operating the dental treatment services scheme to avoid a further loss of dentists from the scheme due to resourcing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8922/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to secure a dentist for the primary care centre in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. [7529/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the services that are available for persons diagnosed with avoidant, restrictive food intake disorder; if his attention has been drawn to instances in which persons living outside of CHO4 are unable to access the services provided to address this condition and as a result, a family has been left with no option but to secure such services for children under 12 years of age in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7152/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a child diagnosed with avoidant, restrictive food intake disorder by CAMHS being denied cognitive behaviour therapy due to the fact that they are under 12 years of age. [7153/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently participating in the out-of-hours service by area; the number of hours that they provide to the service on a weekly, monthly and annual basis; the current status of the general practitioner contract; and the progress that has been made in relation to the obligation to provide general practitioner out-of-hours care in tabular form. [5824/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently participating in the Shannondoc out of hours service by area; the number of hours they provide to the service on a weekly, monthly and annual basis in tabular form; the current status of the general practitioner contract; and the progress that has been made in relation to the obligation to provide general practitioner out of hours care. [5940/22]
• 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 Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if care assistants who were calling to Covid-19 positive patients will avail of the Covid bonus for healthcare workers. [5046/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he plans to address the frequency with which persons with long-term illness are requested to reapply for their medical card; his views on the frequency of medical card reviews for such persons whose health status is unlikely to improve; his further views on an instance in which a person with a long-term illness has had their medical card reviewed twice in three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5087/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently engaging in CareDoc services in CHO5 broken down by those contracted to do so and those providing the service. [5088/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the procurement process that took place to source the estate agent, auctioneer involved in securing a location that led to identification of a facility (details supplied) for use as a vaccination centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5092/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the €1,000 bonus for healthcare workers will include agency staff. [3412/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the €1,000 bonus for healthcare workers will be paid to healthcare workers who worked in the public sector during the pandemic but who are no longer employed as public sector healthcare workers. [3413/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is only counting positive PCR tests for primary students despite guidance issued to the schools advising principals to treat positive antigen tests the same as positive PCR tests [3466/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant maxillofacial surgeons attached to Nenagh Hospital in 2020 and 2021; and if this number will be increased. [62969/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant paediatric cardiologists at University Hospital Limerick in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [62970/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the details concerning his decision to permit a nursing unit (details supplied) to continue accepting patients and residents for 2022; if this extended opening period will last until a decision on funding under the National Development Plan is formalised; the length of time patients and residents both new and existing admissions can expect to stay in the unit for upon the commencement of the extended opening period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63289/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has discussed the need for a National Development Plan funding for a facility (details supplied) with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; if not, if he will consider doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63290/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when student nurses will be paid their pandemic placement grant for 2021 (details supplied). [2241/22]
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 6–4
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 4–6
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 4–6
• 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
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

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

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU and high-dependency unit beds in the mid west and south east regions according to the most recent figures for 2021. [59833/21]
• 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
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the investment by the HSE through its service level agreement with a service (details supplied) for community healthcare services in CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2021, inclusive. [58237/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the investment by the HSE through its service level agreement with a service (details supplied) for community healthcare services in CHO 3 in each of the years 2017 to 2021, inclusive. [58238/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary healthcare centres in CHO 3 and CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58239/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary healthcare centre staff employed in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, on a whole-time equivalent basis, in tabular form. [58240/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed day disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in CHO 3 and CHO 5, in tabular form. [58241/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of services (details supplied) and locations that were operational across CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58242/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of services (details supplied) and locations that were operational across CHO 3 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58243/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent professionals who have been working in mental health services in CHO 3 and CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58244/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners contracted in a service (details supplied) in CHO 5 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58245/21]
• 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
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has examined additional pathways to care through the use of Nenagh hospital in order to alleviate the demand on University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57188/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on developing an entirety of life pathway for survivors of strokes; the work that has been carried out in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56702/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the actions he will take to address the shortage of diabetes specialist nursing posts and dietitian posts at the University Limerick Hospitals Group; the reason for the difficulty in filling these posts; if Limerick University Hospital will be excluded from the dose adjustment for normal eating expansion given that it cannot recruit the necessary staff to undertake the educator training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55606/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the actions he will take to reduce the outpatient list at the diabetes clinic at the University Limerick Hospitals Group. [55607/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to the medical assessment unit in Ennis General Hospital in each month to date in 2021. [55608/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to the medical assessment unit in St. John’s Hospital, Limerick in each month to date in 2021. [55609/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to the medical assessment unit University Hospital Limerick in each month to date in 2021. [55610/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments at the medical assessment unit in Nenagh, County Tipperary that were cancelled or referred elsewhere on the days when the unit was closed on dates in May, June, July and September 2021. [55611/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continuing absence of cardiac rehabilitation in Nenagh General Hospital that was suspended due to Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55762/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to ensure private changing areas are available to those waiting on hospital trolleys at University Hospital Limerick in view of report that persons have been unable to get the privacy they need while waiting in corridors. [56136/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds available in the mid-west and south-east in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [56137/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are capacity issues for services that provide respite services for children such as a service (details supplied); the options open to families who find themselves in situations in which respite services are needed but are full to capacity resulting in significant waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55026/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to enhancing the role of the injuries unit at Nenagh Hospital in view of the pressure that the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick experiences on a regular basis. [55029/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners registered as operating in the CHO 3 area in each of the past five years. [55030/21]
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

  • ✗ voted against 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 against 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 Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on orthodontic treatment for the 2007 patients transferred to private providers under the Framework Type Agreement 3983 as referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 15 September 2021 in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the services provided by those private operators on behalf of the HSE; if those private operators provide dental assessments as well; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52114/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the process involved in identifying the patients who qualify to be transferred from the HSE to private providers under the framework type agreement 3983 for orthodontic treatment; and the way patients can secure such a transfer given the lengthy waiting lists. [52127/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an appointment in Jigsaw Tipperary for video and phone support appointments and face-to-face appointments. [52660/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the recommendation for an additional nurse specialist post for the neurology service in Limerick Hospital which was submitted as part of the 2021 estimates process by the National Clinical Programme for Neurology. [52705/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with lived experience of mental health challenges who are employed to support recovery and recovery education in each CHO in the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the funding made available to employ these workers in each CHO in the same period. [52814/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the details of the commitment in Budget 2022 to provide two CAMHS hubs. [51599/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the details of the commitment in Budget 2022 to deliver enhancements in the areas of homecare packages and community beds; if he will define the term enhancements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51600/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans for capacity planning and reform within the National Ambulance Service. [51601/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in the south-east area; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51602/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in the mid-west area; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51603/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics assigned to ambulance services in the south-east area; and the optimum number of paramedics that should serve that area. [51604/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics assigned to ambulance services in the mid-west area; and the optimum number of paramedics that should serve that area. [51605/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the way parents are being faced with paying for private needs assessment for their children due to lengthy public waiting times; his further views on the way that this is creating an unequal playing field for young people from families with limited means; the efforts being made to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48678/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he plans to amend the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to address the current barriers to both parents in families who have children via surrogacy to have an equal legal relationship with their children as those enjoyed by families who do not need to use surrogacy; and the status of the ongoing work on preparing the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017. [49139/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics employed by the National Ambulance Service, by county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [49421/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of National Ambulance Service ambulances, by county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form [49422/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances in service in south eastern and mid-west HSE regions in each of the years since 2016; the number of staff employed in the ambulance service in both regions for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47490/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO3; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48375/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO5; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48376/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in CHO3; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48377/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in CHO5; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48378/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to deliver the carer’s guarantee; if he plans to address the situation in which the funding for the guarantee has gone into the HSE service plan rather than to family carers; his views on the way this manner of distributing the carers guarantee can create an inconsistency of funding when the varying needs of different areas of the country are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46938/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the delivery of the National Carers Strategy which is included in the Programme for Government; and the reason the National Carers Strategy is not progressing. [46939/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the funding available to persons with lived experience who work alongside HSE personnel in co-facilitating recovery workshops has been reduced since responsibility was given to Mental Health Ireland; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that only two persons engaged in this work in south County Tipperary were funded; his views on whether the level of funding for persons with lived experience who are involved in co-facilitating recovery workshops is adequate; if he has discussed the matter with Mental Health Ireland; if so, the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46940/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to reduce the number of step-down facilities in smaller communities across Ireland. [46941/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he foresees a situation in which health and step-down facilities in local communities could be closed due to changes in spatial requirements in facilities brought on by Covid-19 infection prevention requirements; and if so, the factors that would be taken into account when deciding to upgrade or close these facilities. [46942/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will expand on the comments made by the Minister of State with special responsibility for Mental Health and Older People that as many as 350 beds could be lost in district hospitals and step-down facilities in the near future; the rationale for the comments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46943/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists participating in the dental medical card scheme in County Tipperary in 2019 and 2020. [46752/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the lack of mental health beds; his further plans to ensure that persons in need of secure psychiatric beds are not left in the criminal system due to a lack of availability of these beds; his views on such a case in County Tipperary in which instructions for bail could not be given to a person due to the fact there were no secure mental health beds available to allow this; if he will address the lack of mental health beds in general including secure mental health beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a mental health bed; and the length of time they have been waiting for same. [45623/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the current wait time for orthodontic treatment when assessed is 72 months; his views on the impact this delay would have on the formation of young person’s oral cavity; the reasons for the delay; the efforts that are being made to address the delay; the average wait time in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44076/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce legislation to amend the assisted human reproduction Bill to ensure that children born to LGBTQ+ couples will have a legal parent-child relationship with both parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41621/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Templemore, County Tipperary is set to lose one of its two general practitioners; and his plans to address the situation given that there is already a lack of general practitioner services. [41698/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Tipperary currently participating in the dental medical card scheme; and his plans to address the number of dentists leaving the scheme which has left medical card patients in many areas with no access to dental treatment. [43004/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the future of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the future of all current services at the nursing home will be guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33607/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the jigsaw project in Thurles, County Tipperary. [39325/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the engineer’s report that led to the closure of St. Brigid’s District Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, in follow-up to discussions at the Oireachtas Committee on Health on 9 June 2021. [39326/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to establish a commission on care; and if he will include an examination on the role, reliance and recognition of family carers in long-term care provision. [39327/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available for a family waiting for night nurse services for their newborn child in the case of a family in County Tipperary have been informed they will have to wait at least six months for this service through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the availability of zolgensma (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32183/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the cost of running the former St. Michael’s psychiatric unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary in each of the five years up until it closed in 2012. [32925/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available for Irish persons who need to travel to the UK for medical treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31056/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans for the temporary assistance payment scheme which has been a vital support for nursing homes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will provide an appropriate replacement for the scheme after the end of June 2021 in order to avoid a cliff edge scenario for the sector. [31215/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in facilitating a meeting with campaigners opposed to the closure of St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. [31246/21]
• 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
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the medicinal cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/21]
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the crisis in the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that hospital staff are supported in doing their work during the extraordinary situation in which they find themselves following the cyber-attack. [28662/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the increased waiting lists that will result from the suspension of many procedures due to the recent cyber-attack. [28663/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures he plans to take to prevent to the greatest extent possible the reoccurrence of a similar cyber-attack. [28664/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to enact the human tissue Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26775/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of neurology services at the Mercy Hospital Cork; if the consultant of neurology is moving to Cork University Hospital; if infusions for MS patients will continue at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/21]
• 2021-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances at the minor injury unit in Nenagh General Hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [25930/21]
• 2021-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the chiropody services that are available to medical card holders aged under 65 years of age. [25931/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements that have been taking place to develop an aligned border operating model process between the EU and UK governments when new rules come into effect on 1 October 2021; if the level of coordination between vets signing health export certificates in Ireland and import vets in the UK are to be enhanced for the benefit of Irish exporters moving products of animal origin; if clarity on the official border operating model will be provided by 15 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stages of production and loading operations at which vets must be present at businesses under the new border operating model for export health certificate sign off on products of animal origin; and the progress being made on ensuring that adequate resources, that is, number of veterinary officers and administrative officers are in place to support the delivery of the operating model for businesses with 24/6 operations. [31373/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the potential difficulties that export health certificate sign off by veterinarians at businesses with 24/6 operations may have for the ability of those businesses to maintain the smooth and regular shipping of their products; his views on whether the introduction of the high-level border operating model for products of animal origin will disrupt and hold up export pathways for these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

  • ✗ voted against 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]

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the concerns of family resource centres that they will not have enough space to provide group activities given the impact of Covid-19; the assistance that will be provided to ensure they comply with all health and safety guidelines while continuing to be able to cater for service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27122/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to provide for the additional demand for mental health services at family resource centres; if he plans to provide supports to expand these services in line with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27123/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the way short-term funding for services provided by family resource centres such as counselling and therapy inhibits same from being able to guarantee long-term services; the way short-term funding of this nature can have an impact on the progress being made by persons availing of mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27124/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of immunocompromised patients vaccinated to date; and his views on whether this is a sufficient number to ensure the safety of this vulnerable group prior to the easing of restrictions. [24778/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce minimum unit pricing prior to the north; and the reason for moving away from an all-island approach to this policy. [24779/21]
• 2021-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS teams operating in north County Tipperary; if one team is carrying out work in two areas in the area; the distribution of CAMHS teams across north County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22488/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the investment made into student mental health services over the past three academic years. [20706/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the decision making process that led to the appointment of a person (details supplied) as lead of the mental health task force on the way in which persons with mental health and addiction are treated within the criminal justice system; the number of other persons considered for the role; the qualifications of the person for the role; and the make-up of the rest of the task force. [19482/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for children on the waiting list for initial speech and language therapy assessments by CHO; the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy appointments by CHO; and the average current wait times for same by CHO. [19189/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes for an ambulance to arrive at a scene after a call was received; and the number on a response area basis. [19484/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the current average ambulance response time in each area of County Tipperary.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on hospital outpatient waiting lists; the number of persons waiting on a six month incremental basis; and the number on a hospital basis. [19486/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on changing to the Dentists Act 1985 to allow change to the scope of practice for dental hygienists to work independently from dentists; his views on the way this could enable them to treat children in schools given the delay in dental assessments in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19586/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the approval of the FreeStyle Libre device for diabetic patients who are medical card holders [19686/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre device will be available to all people with type 1 diabetics. [19690/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on methadone maintenance therapy in each county; the length of time patients spend on such therapy on average by county; and the supports available to help persons become fully drug free by county. [19917/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the fact that the Tusla prevention, partnership and family support programme does not have a community-based team in south County Tipperary; his further views on the way funding is given to a local resource centre instead; his views on the appropriateness of not having a specific Tusla prevention, partnership and family support community-based team in south County Tipperary; the other health areas in which there is no community-based prevention, partnership and family support team run by Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17833/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to seafarers relating to the Covid-19 restrictions (details supplied); and if they will be required to quarantine on return to Ireland. [16491/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the South/South West Hospital Group as of 22 March 2021, in tabular form. [16882/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time podiatrist positions in South Tipperary General Hospital in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16883/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if South Tipperary General Hospital is to lose ten of its current 19 intern doctors; if he will consider reversing the decision; his views on the way the failure to employ graduating doctors will lead to forced emigration; his views on the impact this will have on the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13878/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Tipperary participating in the dental medical card scheme; and his plans to address the number of dentists leaving the scheme, which has left medical card patients in many areas with no access to dental treatment. [14122/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the inflated running costs for dental practices, which are a significant factor in forcing many dentists out of the medical card scheme. [14123/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the dental medical card scheme in the lifetime of the Thirty-third Dáil. [14124/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Tipperary registered as participating in the dental medical card scheme over the past five years in tabular form. [14637/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, due to a perceived inadequate dental medical card scheme, dentists are leaving the scheme and are refusing to take on additional patents under the scheme; when a review of the scheme will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14638/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to qualify persons in the area of mental health given that the availability of skilled staff is a significant issue; the reason for much of the potential workforce availing of employment opportunities outside of Ireland; the additional cost in each of the past three years incurred through the filling of staff shortages through the work of locums, agency workers and overtime comparative to the cost of employing staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14725/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the way children that are receiving CAMHS services in north County Tipperary but are unable to access occupational therapy services due to a lack of a physical room; his views on whether such a situation is acceptable; the waiting times for same in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; his views on the lack of a physical room for occupational therapy services at CAMHS in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15099/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for speech and language therapy by county in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and his views on the situation of children that are in need of a multidisciplinary team approach occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and so on that cannot access them due to the Covid-19 crisis. [15100/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on families having to access private autism spectrum disorder, ASD, assessments for children before they will be considered for treatment at CAMHS services; his views on the way one family in north County Tipperary is unable to get access for their six-year-old child with ADHD to occupational therapy services with CAMHS due to the fact they have no physical room for them to work in; the reason therapists are not in a position to provide the service to the child in question, who is in need of a multidisciplinary team approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15101/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen nursing homes for visits (details supplied); and if a framework is in place for same. [15178/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme does not include the prescription and funding of Dutch products for patients with specific conditions; the progress being made in resolving this issue (details supplied); his views on the need for patients to access these products; the reason Dutch products are not included under the access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13493/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the works to upgrade St. Anthony’s unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the capacity, role and specifications of the upgraded unit; the purpose the original building will serve once patents are transferred to the upgraded facility; if the establishment of the new unit will have any impact on service provision at St. Theresa’s in Clogheen, County Tipperary; and if there are plans to centralise services to St. Anthony’s. [10997/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to approve medicines for the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum for medical card patients and the drug payment scheme (details supplied). [11034/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if two premises (details supplied) that were due to be established in Clonmel and Nenagh, County Tipperary are still to go ahead; if he will clarify the comments made by the director of communications for the premises that all services for County Tipperary will be provided from the Thurles premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11139/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when a premises (details supplied) in County Tipperary is due to open. [11141/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education her views on the number of second level students who hear public health advice saying that schools are safe yet they do not feel safe; her views on the fact many students say they feel excluded from the decision on school openings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9942/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an extra ambulance and necessary staffing at each ambulance base within County Tipperary. [9780/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on a survey carried out locally among an organisation (details supplied) which found that 66% of members have reported that their mental health has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis; and his further views on their concerns that CAMHS is not being given the funding it needs to deal with its workload effectively. [9944/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the additional funding that has been allocated for CAMHS since the onset of the pandemic; the overall funding provided to the service for that period of time; if he has concerns that the service may not have the capacity to deal with the demands being placed upon it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9945/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the World Health Organisation’s determination that Ireland has been in breach of its international health regulations on contagious disease control by failing to designate a competent authority at ports and airports; the reason Ireland has been non-compliant for approximately a decade; the progress being made to address this in the long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8491/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if persons travelling to Ireland from Brazil will be required to pay for their hotel quarantine. [8777/21]
• 2021-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the locations identified to vaccinate persons over 70 years of age in counties Tipperary and Limerick. [7539/21]
• 2021-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the demands by an association (details supplied) of front-line paramedics who want to be represented by another association; his plans in regard to their campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7654/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to an issue with an estate in County Tipperary in which a leaking sewage system is causing a serious threat to health and is at risk of flowing into a river; if the EPA will investigate the issue given that it has been reported to it on multiple occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6858/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a case in which Tipperary County Council has been given permission to perform urgent works on a sewerage system in an estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary by the receiver but has refused to do so, creating a situation in which residents are dealing with continuous floods of sewage that also spill onto the public road; and if there are supports available for local authorities to do the work in the interest of public health in circumstances in which a receiver refuses to do necessary maintenance work. [6859/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when pharmacists and pharmacy workers will receive the Covid-19 vaccine. [7260/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with concerned persons in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary regarding the decision to repurpose St. Brigid’s Hospital; and the cost analysis that led to the decision to repurpose the hospital rather than invest in bringing it up to the standard it is claimed it did not meet. [7328/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the backlog in dental treatment for public patients; and his plans to clear the backlog. [5608/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many families are unable to get dental treatments such as braces through the public systems due to extraordinary waiting lists (details supplied); and the supports available for those facing private medical bills as a result of the failure of the public healthcare system. [5609/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if travellers coming into the country via ports or airports and who have to restrict their movements will be provided with secure transport from the airport to their residence or accommodation in order not to risk the spread of Covid-19 on public transport. [5959/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the details of the requirements for pharmacists who participate in the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine; if those whose CPR training is not up-to-date can self-declare; if provisions have been made to supply them with additional adrenaline autoinjectors for use in the event of adverse reactions; if consideration has been given to the disposal of items used during or as a consequence of the administration programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5987/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if pharmacist assistants and other staff members who will be involved in the programme of Covid-19 vaccine administration will be vaccinated alongside pharmacists. [5988/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will be providing pharmacists with a standard operation procedure for the Covid-19 administration programme; if not, if they will be asked to devise it themselves or individually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5989/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the storage provisions that will have to be made available to the pharmacists involved in administering the Covid-19 vaccine. [5990/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the cost of going to the doctor for persons who do not qualify for the medical or general practitioner visit cards. [5991/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason carers fall into different levels when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the reason it was decided to treat them differently to others in the healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4650/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the cost of bringing St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir up to the standard the HSE says it does not meet was identified before the decision to repurpose it was made; if so, if the relevant documents will be provided in relation to same; and if not, the reason a cost estimate was not compiled before it was deemed too costly to address. [4652/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when childcare workers will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if they are classed as essential workers.. [4676/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of a premises (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the commitment to open it after Christmas has been realised; if the seven staff positions advertised have been selected and staff taken on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4776/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has considered a mental health support plan aimed at business owners who face an uncertain future given the impact of the Covid-19 restrictions on their livelihoods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4777/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that a possible increase in persons developing mental health issues due to the Covid crisis is being adequately catered for given the pressure the health service is under; his views on the likelihood that there is an increased need for services at a time when the ability to provide those services is reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4778/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the stage at which, in the vaccine roll-out plan, volunteers in community groups who are providing services to vulnerable persons, such as meals on wheels, are included. [4008/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries that were carried out at Nenagh Hospital in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [4210/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the position of family carers in the vaccination allocation sequencing under the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if for the purposes of the of the roll-out of the vaccine programme, family carers fall under the category of healthcare workers or a particular grade of key workers. [44925/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on medical devices and products that are purchased from the UK; if arrangements are in place to continue purchasing such items and products; if his attention has been drawn to potential issues with such purchases that may arise due to Brexit; the consequences of these impacts for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45011/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated towards eating disorder treatment in the HSE in each of the past five years; the amount that was spent in each year; his views on the adequacy of the funding and the supports and treatments available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1055/21]
• 2020-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the process that was involved in the considerations that were made in order to arrive at the decision to repurpose St. Brigid’s District Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; and if his attention has been drawn to the way that this impacts on the ability of sick family members to remain close to their families or in the community. [44180/20]
• 2020-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the importance of persons receiving convalescent or palliative care to remain close to their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44181/20]
• 2020-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the two facilities that are to act as alternatives for persons that would otherwise receive convalescent or palliative care at St. Brigid’s, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary have been identified; if so, if he will provide details of same; if the facilities will be run by private operators; and the projected cost of using same. [44182/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the impacts that the Covid-19 restrictions have had on the mental health of third level students; the measures he has taken to ease their introduction to third-level in the current environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43336/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the date on which the next national recruitment campaign for dental nurses will commence. [43100/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time spinal specialist nurses working in each of the paediatric hospitals in each of the past three years in tabular form. [43101/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of recruiting seven extra clinical nurse co-ordinators for children with life-limiting conditions. [43102/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who requires an assessment at the National Rehabilitation Clinic, Dun Laoghaire to be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42506/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the valuable contribution that student nurses have made to the health system; the number of unpaid hours worked by student nurses since the beginning of March 2020; the cohort of student nurses in percentage terms who worked in Covid-19 related care; his views on whether the decision by many nurses to move abroad to work is due in part to some feeling unappreciated by his Department; his plans to improve relations between his Department and the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the term mart as defined in the Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018 could also apply to an online market place; the requirements that such a venture would have to comply with in an effort to be able to operate as such; and his views on the matter. [40639/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the roll out of Jigsaw mental health services in County Tipperary; his views on the continued delays in rolling out the service; the date by which the services will be functional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35211/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the prescription charge as announced in 2019. [34236/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the detail of the individual costs involved in the €700,000 refurbishment of St. Michael’s unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary. [32407/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis surgeries carried out on children to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the annual general practitioner training intake to 280 places. [33699/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists working in the public health services within County Tipperary in each of years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [33700/20]
• 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 against the motion motion passed · 93–43
• 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
• 2020-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that were made while Covid-19 restrictions on travel were in place to accommodate persons using medicinal cannabis preparations under licence; the length of time such arrangements will continue; and his views on making such arrangements permanent. [27845/20]
• 2020-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the supports his Department has made available for persons with dementia or Alzheimer’s since the start of March 2020; and the supports planned for the coming months. [27945/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the FreeStyle Libre device available for type 1 through the long-term illness scheme (details supplied). [26755/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an instance in which a frontline worker who had a broken bone had to wait a number of days to be treated; his views on the way in which the worker tested negative for Covid-19 but could not get treatment for a number of days at two hospitals due to the fact no isolation beds were available; his views on the prevalence of the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27299/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if arrangements have been made whilst Covid-19 restrictions on travel are in place to accommodate persons using medicinal cannabis preparations under licence; the length of time such arrangements are envisaged to remain; and if consideration has been given to such arrangements being made permanent. [27325/20]
• 2020-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to persons in north County Tipperary being referred to University Hospital Limerick due to a lack of capacity in Nenagh, County Tipperary; if he will make local testing facilities available; if those that incur additional expense in order to travel from Nenagh to Limerick will be compensated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25784/20]
• 2020-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 16 September 2020, if students on placement in a healthcare setting that have part-time employment are expected to continue to go out to work in a wide range of settings while also working on placement thus vastly increasing the risk of transmission; the position regarding those students that work in caring or other related positions; and if they are expected to complete their placement in a hospital and then go to work in a nursing home or other similar setting despite certain employers, third-level institutions and trade unions (details supplied) advising against same. [25834/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the cost of transporting patients requiring psychiatric services at St. Luke’s, Kilkenny and accompanying staff from South Tipperary General Hospital to St. Luke’s since the closure of St. Michael’s unit by year [24833/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost that will be incurred over the next five years, by year, of transporting patients requiring psychiatric services and accompanying staff to St. Luke’s, Kilkenny from South Tipperary General Hospital [24834/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional Vascular Physiologist for South Tipperary General Hospital [24922/20]
• 2020-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if supports are available for students who have to undertake placement in healthcare settings nursing, midwifery and medical students and as a result of Covid-19 guidelines, have had to give up paid employment for the duration of their placements; and if they will avail of the Covid-19 unemployment supports for the length of time they are unable to work. [24206/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) regarding additional supports to children and adults with disabilities and complex needs who have been impacted by the restrictions that have been in place since March 2020. [22356/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the reopening of district hospitals for older persons and palliative care that have been closed to allow staff to be redeployed elsewhere due to Covid-19; his views on whether some of the facilities will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23661/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities that have reopened in County Tipperary since their closure due to Covid-19; and the number that are due to reopen in tabular form. [23348/20]
• 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
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount spent each year throughout the work of the national clinical programme for dual diagnosis in developing the draft model of care [22070/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a deadline has been set to appoint a clinical lead for the National Clinical Programme for Dual Diagnosis; and the reason that a replacement has not yet been appointed. [22071/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a number of appointments at community mental health services in Thurles, County Tipperary being cancelled or deferred on numerous occasions; if this is due to an insufficient number of staff being available to cover for those on leave; if this is due to an insufficient number of mental health staff in the county; his views on the effect the closure of the St. Michael’s unit in Clonmel is having in this regard; his views on the repeated cancellation of appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22074/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the way in which accident and emergency units are unsuitable for the presentation of persons in a mental health crisis situation; his views on the need for mental health crisis presentation areas in each hospital that would be separate to the general accident and emergency area; the progress being made on a proposal for a crisis room at the accident and emergency department of South Tipperary General Hospital; his plans to investigate the roll-out of separate mental health waiting areas in each acute hospital nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22688/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which persons with mental health issues can discharge themselves in an unobserved and unaccompanied manner; if his attention has been further drawn the dangers this can present to the persons concerned; his views on whether this is an issue that needs to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22689/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on children with ASD being sent to mainstream schools that are not suited for their needs and demands; the process that parents must engage in to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22690/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in County Tipperary; the average waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19917/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in County Tipperary; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19918/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting home care support in County Tipperary; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in the County; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19919/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting colonoscopy in South Tipperary General Hospital; the number who have been waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19920/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting endoscopy in South Tipperary General Hospital; the number waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19921/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families County Tipperary in each of the past 12 months; the number provided each month since March 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19922/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the total number of day care centres in County Tipperary that have reopened; the number that will be reopened by September 2020; if centres will not be in a position to reopen by September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19923/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities in County Tipperary which have submitted applications for funding in order to reopen; the amount required; the amount allocated to date; the amount that will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19924/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in CHO3 and CHO5, in tabular form; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20301/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies at South Tipperary General Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20302/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO3; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20303/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO5; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20304/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in CHO3; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20305/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in CHO5; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20306/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in CHO3; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20307/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in CHO5; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20308/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of services in which persons diagnosed with co-morbid addiction and mental health issues as a dual diagnosis are treated in an integrated setting, by county. [18699/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress made by the HSE national clinical programme for assessing and managing patients who have a co-morbid mental illness and substance misuse issues dual diagnosis; if a comprehensive model of care has been developed; and the way in which the model of care has been introduced to those that need it. [18700/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a meeting with mental health groups in County Tipperary will take place in August 2020, as previously committed to; and if contact has been made with those organisations since the Minister of State paid a visit to Clonmel earlier this month. [18701/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the data that supports claims that a unit (details supplied) would not be up to specification to feature as an acute psychiatric unit; if a cost analysis has been carried out to determine the amount it would cost to bring it up to standard for such use; and if not, if a cost analysis for this purpose could be undertaken. [18702/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on working with non-governmental organisations to complement the provision of public mental health services; his views on funding organisations that currently deliver integrated services for persons with dual diagnosis; if he will meet with those providing these services on a voluntary basis in County Tipperary. [18703/20]
• 2020-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the additional cost associated with the halting of the national children’s hospital project for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis to date [16416/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by LGBTQ parents due to the lack of legal recognition for both parents; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14677/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the additional supports in place for communities affected by the increasing intimidation from drug dealers that has coincided with the significant increase in drugs seizures in County Tipperary; if a plan is in place to provide increased addiction treatment services in line with the increased Garda resources; and his views on the lack of co-ordination between the policing and addiction services sides of drug policy. [14106/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to develop a more comprehensive approach to tackling the drug problem at a community level in view of the fact this necessitates close work between the Department of Justice and his Department; and the structures in place and the resources available to communities in this regard. [14107/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when adult day services for persons with disabilities will reopen in view of the fact the HSE framework for the resumption of adult disability day services offers no clarity on the reopening of services; and the procedures his Department has put in place to ensure persons with disabilities and carers are not left behind as the country reopens. [14151/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the vacancy for registrar position in St. Mary’s Health Centre, Thurles; and his plans for the position to be filled. [12954/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the funding supports available for community-based mental health charities which provide counselling services and are operated by local volunteers. [13162/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the issues of dual diagnosis in mental health services (details supplied); and his views on plans to address the lack of dual diagnoses within HSE services. [12365/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a mental health unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary, will reopen as a dedicated mental health unit for the region; and if not, if another suitable mental health unit will be provided for Tipperary if the HSE proceed with plans to use the refurbished unit as an acute inpatient service. [12366/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures the HSE has taken to reschedule surgeries and other non-emergency medical procedures which have been postponed due to Covid-19 (details supplied). [8865/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when non-emergency procedures and surgeries that were scheduled to take place in private hospitals prior to the start of the Covid-19 crisis will recommence. [8866/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans for both Our Lady’s Hospital, Cashel and St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir (details supplied); when the previous residents will be moved back; and if St. Brigid’s Hospital will resume its ordinary role as a palliative care facility. [5776/20]