Mick Barry

People Before Profit-Solidarity · Cork North-Central

Activity on Health — 305 events (8 lobbying · 257 questions · 70 votes) full profile →

• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • General Election campaign
• 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
  Volunteering Ireland Community

  • General Elections Manifesto 2024
• 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
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health

  • INMO Pre-Budget Submission for 2025 Budget
• 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
• 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
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38786/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to implement the recommendation of the expert review body on nursing and midwifery that the CNM2 salary scale would be extended by the addition of one further scale point, and the introduction of a long-service increment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30818/24]
• 2024-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the possibility of testing for chagas disease in bone marrow donations in order to facilitate those from Latin America to make donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26871/24]
• 2024-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22817/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the anomalies in the VAT treatment between different mental health professions, namely psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists and examine a coherent and consistent approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19296/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can share where the protocols that involve leaving transgender youth on puberty blockers alone for ten years until age 23 as their staff mentioned on the radio last week (details supplied) are published, and the names of clinics which do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13835/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the appearance on the radio last week by one of their staff (details supplied) was authorised by the National Gender Service; if he and the National Gender Service fully supports the statements made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13836/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service regularly meets with trans community groups; when they last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/24]
• 2024-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on the reports of deaths in Cherry Orchard hospital; if he will initiate a full investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to supply information about the relationship between a public hospital, Connolly Hospital, and a private institution, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, which has a building in construction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to outline the relationship between Connolly Hospital's new laboratory and the RCSI; to report on what public funds were used for the development of this laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10192/24]
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

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

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to provide the amount paid to a number of nursing home groups (details supplied) last year under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6512/24]
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home (details supplied) following HIQA's findings in respect of fire safety issues at the building; if alternative accommodation has been secured for the current residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3710/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the Budget 2024 requirement to cease recruitment for approved development posts and to make a statement on any planned further cessation of recruitment by his Department. [4158/24]
• 2024-01-24
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

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

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on the services and access so far provided by the new mobile health unit run by the social inclusion team from CHO Dublin north city and county. [2920/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health what LGBTQI+ health services are provided by the new mobile health unit run by the social inclusion team from CHO Dublin north city and county. [2921/24]
• 2023-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the review of the policy in relation to work permits, in particular in relation to permits for healthcare assistants and nursing; the rights and entitlements of those permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54087/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health following reports by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative that women in Ireland struggle to access breastfeeding support, what measures his Department will take to ensure that healthcare professionals and volunteer support groups are more efficiently equipped to provide said support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53756/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health what measures he is taking to ensure that children who require treatment from a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in Temple Street will get the treatment they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52113/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider widening the eligibility for further Covid-19 vaccines to more age groups; if he will consider reinstating PCR testing for Covid-19; what steps he will take to ensure there is better data on the prevalence of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52115/23]
• 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
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of opioid drug users, given the reported deaths due to a highly potent synthetic opioid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50594/23]
• 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 Children

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if management at Kilbride International Protection Centre have informed IPAS in writing of potential health issues or potential medical requirements at the centre due to the refusal of food by residents seeking to highlight their situation to management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49506/23]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with regard to Kilbride International Protection Accommodation Centre, to report on how many men are currently at the camp and how long they have been there; how much funding has been received to date by the management company at Kilbride International Protection Accommodation Centre; where responsibility lies for the provision of transport, onsite medical services, mental health services and does he feel they are adequately provided at the site; to outline the pathway for residents at Kilbride International Protection Centre and when residents there can expect transfer to a more suitable facility; what staffing levels he is aware of and what roles and services are undertaken by the contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49507/23]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to assist in resolving the difficult situation a stage 4 COPD and dementia patient (details supplied) being refused care by at least three nursing homes, including at least one with a dementia bed, on the grounds of their "psychiatric needs being too great". [49799/23]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the upward trend noted by the INMO's 'Trolley Watch' (details supplied) in the last week; what measures his Department is taking to significantly reduce the numbers of patients being cared for on trolleys, chairs and corridors in our hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49801/23]
• 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
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

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

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will outline, in view of testimony to the Oireachtas Health Committee on 18 October 2023 (details supplied) that according to research women were actively obstructed by GPs in accessing abortion health care, the measures he will take to ensure that this practice is stopped as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/23]
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [42619/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to improve the early diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44038/23]
• 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 Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that issues of overcrowding at Cork University Hospital are addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40911/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to what extent hospital wards are mixed gender due to over-capacity in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on his response to the latest wave of Covid-19; if he will support a renewal of the vaccine programme and PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37784/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health given the complications and risks of aesthetic medicine, the steps he will take to establish a regulatory framework for aesthetic medicine practitioners that can establish licensing and qualification requirements, oversight of practitioners and promote public awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure no public hospital engages debt collectors to collect outstanding fees from patients; if he will outline the policy in relation to collecting outstanding debts from seriously ill patients; the hospitals that employ debt collecting companies; the names of those companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37994/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason social care workers working in a residential facility (details supplied) in Cork city who were employees of a company have not been deemed eligible for the Covid-19 recognition payment; the reason their employer is deemed not to be the eligible organisation; if he will review the eligibility criteria to allow these frontline workers qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38102/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to outline what engagements he has had with a group (details supplied); when he expects the national vaginal mesh implant oversight group to reveal its findings; if he intends to put in place a scheme to fully redress the survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35881/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1242 of 13 June 2023, if he can report on the progress of the further engagement that was due to take place at the WRC on the issue of Section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34282/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health when dental surgeries in the Cork University Dental School and Hospital will have access to a theatre to allow them to perform dental surgery; the waiting list for dental surgery at the Cork University Dental School and Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34297/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [32130/23]
• 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
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider changes to general employment permits to allow those coming to work as health care assistants to bring their spouses and children to live in the State by amending income criteria in line with the wage rate in private nursing homes; if he will consider waiving the need for qualified nurses to undertake QQI level 5 training as health care assistants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25010/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 13 of the Stability Programme Update 2023 that is designated for infrastructure to support Community Healthcare Networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24802/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 20 additional dedicated children's beds for psychiatric care to stop the practice of using beds in adult psychiatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24803/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Connecting for Life suicide prevention programme in a full year. [24804/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Sharing the Vision strategy in a full year. [24805/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider changes to the work permit scheme to allow those coming to work as health care assistants to bring their spouses and children to live in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23382/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any advice from the National Gender Service to GPs not to provide blood testing facilities or to administer HRT therapies to people accessing gender affirming care; if he will confirm that the administration of HRT therapies to patients is a matter for them and their doctor; if he will meet with grassroots groups that campaign for the rights of trans and intersex people in relation to access to gender affirming care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23148/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach how often every Cabinet committee meets, with particular reference to the committees on health, housing and education. [16419/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently reassess transgender healthcare; if he will consider the model of informed consent led by GPs in local communities; the consultations he has had with the trans community about trans affirming healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16525/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place. [14880/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he will take to improve the diagnosis and treatment for endometriosis; if he will consider the proposal for the establishment of a dedicated multidisciplinary centre to improve diagnosis, better coordinate care, develop expertise and to improve outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14228/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9746/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if public adult ADHD services will be available in the CHO 4 area in Cork; if he will report on waiting lists for public ADHD assessments in CHO 4 and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8340/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will support the establishment of the community neuro rehabilitation team in each of the CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7595/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will outline a timeline for the further progressing of the review to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7596/23]
• 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 Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [1184/23]
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered revisiting the current public sector pay, given the real difficulties that are faced in staff retention issues, which is having an impact on public services, particularly in health and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2252/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the reimbursement of the anti-nausea drug pyridoxine, doxylamine commonly known by the brand name cariban for those who are pregnant; if he will consider making it available for non-consultant doctors to prescribe to any pregnant persons suffering nausea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2315/23]
• 2022-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met. [59316/22]
• 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 Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider initiating a project for a permanent memorial to a person (details supplied) given the recent ten-year anniversary of their death and the impact that their death has had on Irish society. [55560/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the research carried out by the Manchester Metropolitan University as part of the review of the State's abortion legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55561/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his Department has any contracts with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49168/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will establish the independent radiation therapist review as agreed with the HSE and unions at the Workplace Relations Commission; the measures that he will take to ensure that the vacancies among radiation therapists will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48216/22]
• 2022-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures and initiatives that will be taken to better understand and to reduce still-birth and infant deaths among mothers of African background, and those in poorer social-economic groups following the publication of a report (details supplied) showing inequalities in mortality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46190/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take measures to expedite the payment of the pandemic recognition payment to eligible staff in the non-HSE and non-Section 38 sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45905/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he intends to pay nursing staff working in a hospice (details supplied) the €1,000 Covid-19 payment for front-line workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39617/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if cleaners in hospitals that were in hospital settings and meet the criteria for the €1,000 Covid-19 payment will receive the payment if they were employed by a contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39619/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health when the new eating disorder unit at Mount Carmel will be opened; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30773/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the supports that will be available to people affected with long Covid; if this will include access to upskilled occupational therapists for post-Covid care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30774/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will provide access to a personal assistant service as a legislative right for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23555/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will increase investment in the personal assistant services to ensure that all persons with disabilities who require assistance will have access to personal assistance services regardless of the CHO area they live in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23556/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22945/22]
• 2022-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are on the waiting list to access treatment for autism following diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22446/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the Cork Central Children Disability Network Team; the measures that will be put in place to fill vacancies and to reduce waiting times for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14488/22]
• 2022-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if an assessment has been carried out on the mental health impact of proceeding with a traditional leaving certificate examination in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13505/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that Covid-19 travel regulations will be applied with flexibility for those coming from Ukraine to avoid them being a barrier to travel to this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12388/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he will take to ensure that the shortage in HRT medicines is overcome; his views that these are essential medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11330/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take measures to ensure that the gene therapy Luxturna which treats sight loss will be made available in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11501/22]
• 2022-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Covid-19 and health unit of his Department. [8387/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that Cork University Hospital is provided with funding to allow for the employment of the required number of neurology nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7959/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that student nurses due to receive payments for working during the Covid-19 pandemic will be paid immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7960/22]
• 2022-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [5135/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a corrected Covid-19 recovery certificate will be issued to a person (details supplied). [5043/22]
• 2022-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his Department will put mechanisms in place to allow a person (details supplied) to get an updated Covid-19 certificate to show that their third dose of a Covid-19 was administered in another European Union state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3827/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider lowering the age for bowel cancer screening to 30 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/22]
• 2022-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will put measures in place to ensure that those under 40 years of age who have not received a Covid-19 third dose and have tested positive for Covid-19 with an antigen test will be able to access an updated EU Digital COVID Certificate that shows their status as having recovered from Covid-19; his views on whether not giving access to same will act as a disincentive for a cohort to register positive antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2758/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that provision to show information regarding a third vaccine dose is shown on the EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63164/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will be renewing the contract with private hospitals to access up to 30% of their bed capacity; the costings of the existing contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63367/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if those who have received the first two Covid-19 vaccines and who have then been infected and have recovered from Covid-19 will be able to avail of an EU Digital COVID Certificate if they have not yet received their third dose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1299/22]
• 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
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is an urgent need to increase the number of neurology nurses in the State in order to bring the numbers up to international standards (details supplied); if he will provide funding for at least an additional 16 neurology nurses for Cork University Hospital as part of 100 additional neurology nurses across the State;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59214/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to put the infrastructure in place to administer a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines to all age groups following the advice of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on third doses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59215/21]
• 2021-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [57286/21]
• 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 Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the length of delays caused in the processing of medical cards; the measures taken to eliminate the delays; if he will consider allowing those with expired cards to continue to use them pending the processing of their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53270/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the additional supports he will put in place to support midwives and other medical professionals in providing advice regarding the safety and positive features of the Covid-19 vaccines to pregnant women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53271/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will put measures in place to ensure all healthcare workers will have third shots of Covid-19 vaccines available to them in advance of the winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53272/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 625 of 28 September, if he will consider an interim waiver of the statutory public inpatient charge for those small numbers who suffer an adverse reaction to Covid-19 vaccines pending any future review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53273/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to amend existing legislation and examine a redraft of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill to ensure that the rights of children who are born through assisted human reproduction are upheld, and that they are fully protected in law, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur for Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53319/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending access to free contraception to all persons that request it as per the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; the forms of contraception that will be available under the scheme; if he will consider a choice of contraception and for the scheme to be introduced ahead of the August 2022 target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50843/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all maternity hospitals in the State will provide abortion services; if it will be ensured that the review of the abortion legislation will examine the measures needed to ensure provision of abortion services in all hospitals and in all areas of the State; if a guarantee can be provided that the national maternity hospital when based at St. Vincent’s Hospital will provide abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50844/21]
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 78–55
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–73
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44872/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that in the very rare occasion of a person receiving a Covid-19 vaccination having an adverse reaction that results in a stay in hospital that their inpatient charge and any other fees are waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46053/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high level of general practitioners and maternity hospitals that are not providing abortion services; the steps he will take to improve access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46054/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will take measures to safeguard the health and safety of teachers who are in early pregnancy and cannot avail of a Covid-19 vaccine yet will be in classrooms with large numbers of unvaccinated persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41987/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have entered mandatory hotel quarantine; the number of those who have done so as a result of not having a PCR test; the number of those who have tested positive for Covid-19 from all those entering hotel quarantine; the number of those who have tested positive for Covid-19 from among those entering hotel quarantine for not having a PCR test upon arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31209/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons entering hotel quarantine who have submitted an appeal to their detention; the number of those who were successful in their appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31210/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons appealing their detention in mandatory hotel quarantine on the basis of compassionate grounds; the numbers of such appeals that are a success for the travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31211/21]
• 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 Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a drug manufactured by a company (details supplied) will be included in the cannabis access programme; if he will report on the operation of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37664/21]
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress in implementing the 2018 National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders in particular its proposal to establish 16 specialist hubs in five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37665/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the recognition of a vaccine (details supplied) that if taken by a passenger would allow them to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30596/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the advertisement for seven unpaid assistant psychologist roles in the health service (details supplied); his views on the readvertising of these positions as paid positions; the way many assistant psychologists are currently working in a voluntary capacity within HSE services; his views on the extension of the current national pilot assistant psychologists programme; when a decision on this extension will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26432/21]
• 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
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to home help and homecare packages in each of the years 2015 to 2020; the funding allocated to direct HSE services, voluntary and non-profit organisations and private providers for these services for the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25212/21]
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if persons that are fully vaccinated but have not completed a seven day wait after their last dose will be expected to quarantine for the full 14 days in a mandatory detention facility upon entry into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/21]
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in his Department dedicated to the mandatory Covid-19 detention system from persons arriving in the State; the number of staff at each grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/21]
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on legal fees in relation to defending the mandatory Covid-19 detention system for persons arriving in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25215/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if those who are under 70 years of age but are housebound will be able to get access to the Covid-19 vaccination programme via the ambulance service or other appropriate service that will visit persons in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23745/21]
• 2021-05-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the decision to lift the ban on evictions and rent increases in view of the ongoing public health situation and housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23527/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for the structure and timeline of the review under section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if he will be accepting submissions from the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23170/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the decision to increase the pay for the Secretary General of the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20331/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the person he has appointed as the designated appeals officer under the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 for Covid-19 detention facilities; the criteria in terms of experience and qualifications he considered in making this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18383/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of appeals that have been made to the designated appeals officer for Covid-19 detention facilities to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18384/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of vaccinators that have been recruited for the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the number of those recruited that are still awaiting deployment; when those recruited will be commencing employment; the number that have undergone induction training; the number that have received their own vaccinations ahead of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18385/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will set up a real time suicide data programme on a national basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to increase the uptake of the HPV vaccine; the steps he will take to make the vaccine available to persons that did not take it up in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18906/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the provision he plans to make for persons in mandatory hotel quarantine that have a need to provide care for children or others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18907/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated for the provision of mandatory Covid-19 detention facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18908/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have entered mandatory Covid-19 detention facilities since its commencement; the number that have been due to the failure to provide a PCR test result; the number that have had positive results upon testing in the detention facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18909/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce regulations to ensure that all persons working in the mandatory Covid-19 detention facilities will be regularly tested for the virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18910/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the consultations he has had with communities from migrant backgrounds here when drawing up lists of countries subject to mandatory quarantine in detention centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18911/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the inclusion of San Marino, Andorra and Monaco on the list of countries requiring mandatory Covid-19 detention while not including Italy, France, Spain or neighbouring regions in those countries which face similar epidemiological situations as the countries on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18912/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he plans to alter the mandatory Covid-19 detention system in order to comply with any EU regulation that facilitates travel within the EU on the basis of testing or vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18913/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if all persons employed as vaccinators will be fully vaccinated in advance of being deployed to administer vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18914/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for weddings under the phased easing of restrictions that have recently been announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19195/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will institute a review in relation to the practice of not permitting a birthing partner to be present with persons giving birth due to Covid-19 restrictions; his views on whether this is proportionate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19916/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider revising the regulations on the mandatory Covid-19 detention for persons who can demonstrate that they are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and have a negative PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20084/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider changes to the mandatory Covid-19 detention system to facilitate returning students from Erasmus programmes, other student exchanges and graduate internship programmes in EU states and non-EU states to quarantine at home upon arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20560/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person returning from essential surgery from a category 2 State who is fully vaccinated and can supply negative PCR tests on arrival will be obliged to undergo mandatory Covid-19 detention upon return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20561/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure the opening of the 16 proposed specialist treatment hubs for eating disorders; if funding for the national eating disorder programme will be increased; the steps he will take to ensure that all allocated funds for eating disorders are spent fully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20676/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next plans to meet. [17191/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he will take to urgently ensure that all those facing diagnoses of fatal foetal abnormality will not have to travel to access a termination of the pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16696/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the names of the companies that have been awarded contracts to manage detention centres related to mandatory Covid-19 quarantine; the cost of these contracts to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16698/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to ensure that those who are subjected to mandatory quarantine under the Covid-19 quarantine regulations will have access to consular assistance, legal services and medical services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16699/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the training that those working in the detention facilities related to Covid-19 quarantine will be obliged to undertake; if there will be an obligation for human rights training, cultural awareness training and mental health awareness training; if a certain cohort of the staff will have medical training and language skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16700/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will oblige the managers of Covid-19 quarantine detention centres to report on occasions when they refuse access to medical treatment for a detainee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16701/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on measures his Department and the HSE have taken to investigate the factors behind the number of deaths due to Covid-19 in HSE run nursing homes and residential care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17549/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths in nursing homes and other residential care settings run by the HSE in the past year; the main causes of deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17550/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the specific measures or set of measures that the HSE brought in in advance of the third wave of Covid-19 that demonstrably reduced in the third wave mortality rate compared to the mortality rates seen in each of the first two waves in nursing homes and other residential care units runs by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17551/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will support the development of standardised allowances, placement grants and payment for work carried out by radiography students; if he will meet with representatives of student radiographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13999/21]
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

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

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–86
  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 125–5
  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 131–11
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that young transgender persons receive the healthcare that they need in view of the fact that the gender-identity service, that was situated in Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin, is no longer receiving further referrals; his plans to ensure a rapid implementation of a multidisciplinary team to support the provision of care for young trans persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9558/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 vaccination programme implemented by a company (details supplied) for its staff is in co-ordination with the HSE and the Government's plans; if private companies will be able to privately acquire vaccines to vaccinate staff outside of the parameters of the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9559/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of residents who have died in a nursing home (details supplied) to date in 2021; the dates of those deaths; if there will be an investigation into the circumstances of those deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9825/21]
• 2021-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if patients that are undergoing dialysis treatment and those who are transplant recipients will be treated as categories of persons that would be prioritised in the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines; the position on the priority list for such persons categorised; when they might expect a vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9181/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he plans to bring amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to ensure that plants containing cannabidiol, CBD, with a tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, content of less than 0.2% can be grown without fear of prosecution and to align Irish law with EU legislation on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if any Covid-19 vaccines have been provided to employees of pharmaceutical companies in their workplaces or elsewhere as part of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6573/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the training undertaken by members of An Garda Síochána who are armed in dealing with persons facing mental health emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5657/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider regulations in relation to the recognition of PCR Covid-19 tests by airlines and at the Border by Irish officials; if it will be ensured when drafting these regulations that tests issued by competent bodies in public health systems are recognised, that passengers will not be obliged to take a test with a certain private operator tied to the airline or otherwise and that measures are taken to recognise or to verify tests with results in languages other than English or Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5381/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he is considering lengthening the time between the administration of first and second doses of a vaccine (details supplied) or other Covid-19 vaccines; the consultation that has been had with the manufacturers; if the lengthening of time has been endorsed by the manufacturers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3232/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of health staff he estimates will be required to administer the Covid-19 vaccination; the number that will come from the existing health service; the number that will be newly recruited; the number that will come from the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2304/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the contingencies he will make to replace staff in the health service who are transferred to work in the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2305/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the health service that have been trained to give vaccination injections since March 2020; his plans to increase this training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2306/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the contacts and plans he has made with the private health sector in the provision of the Covid-19 vaccinations; if he will publish details including the costs of any contracts with the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2307/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if persons who can certify that they have received the full Covid-19 vaccination will need to comply with the regulations relating to restricting their movements when entering the State from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2765/21]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the discussions and contacts that he has had with section 39 workers and their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42430/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he will take to ensure the recommencement of SouthDoc general practitioner out-of-hours services to the north side of Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42429/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that all contacts are traced within the 3 day recommended timeframe of a positive diagnosis; the measures he undertook to ensure all contact tracing operations have adequate resources including telecommunications and IT equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33480/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine when it is available including the procurement of refrigeration equipment, the training of staff and administration support; the policies of prioritisation for the vaccine that will be implemented; if the vaccine will be delivered exclusively by the public sector; if private patients will be able to pay for prioritised access to the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33481/20]
• 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
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will publish information in relation to the terms and conditions of persons employed as contact tracers including the rates of pay, the length of the contracts, the number of hours work guaranteed per week, pension entitlements, holiday and sick pay arrangements; if the recruitment and ongoing HR issues are managed by an outsourced firm; if a copy of a template contract or contracts will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31779/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the temporary suspension of the working holiday authorisation scheme will be lifted given the limited public health threats should entrants to the State comply with quarantine requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22506/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide information regarding PrEP and U=U in information campaigns on HIV prevention including television and billboard advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22047/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the clinic hours and range of services to facilitate greater access to appointments for those in work in relation to the HIV clinic at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22048/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health when PrEP and the necessary follow-up tests will be available free of charge in Cork city and the southern region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22049/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can take over a nursing home (details supplied). [15990/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider recommending an extension of the measures to prevent evictions, serving notices of termination and rent increases due to public health measures remaining in place beyond the current deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6384/20]
• 2019-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a moratorium on the changes to the fees paid to pharmacies due to be implemented on 1 January 2020; if he will negotiate with pharmacists with a view of reversing the cuts made to the fees received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52352/19]
• 2019-11-06
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to cut the rehabilitative training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41501/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the recommendation by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution for the availability of free contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on progress on legislation for safety zones around services that provide for the termination of pregnancy and related information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41356/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for the opening of a HIV clinic in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41355/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of hormone treatment for transgender persons through the health service; his engagement with the transgender community on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41357/19]
• 2019-07-04
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Reports · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–81
  • ✓ voted for Amendment again put: motion passed · 78–41
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the family of a person (details supplied) can have a more efficient method of obtaining incontinence pads from their primary healthcare centre in Portmarnock, County Dublin. [26850/19]
• 2019-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased to fund the provision of patches for the treatment of chilblains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/19]
• 2019-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive the hip operation they require and was promised for January 2019 but has subsequently been informed of a two-year delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20263/19]
• 2019-04-11
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019

  A bill to give further effect to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 2007, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 2008, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 2011, Act concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 2012, Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 2013, Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 and Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2016/790 of 13 January 2016 and, for that purpose, to amend the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 and the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; to make provision for certain other amendments to those Acts; to make provision for certain amendments to the Health Act 1953, the Health Identifiers Act 2014 and the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 102–2
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if fibromyalgia will be categorised as a chronic, incurable and debilitating condition for the drugs payment scheme or other schemes administered by his Department to assist in covering the costs of medication and treatment. [15580/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 53–58
• 2019-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 4 December 2018, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [7305/19]
• 2019-01-17
  VOTE
  Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018

  A bill to amend the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 to establish specific criteria applicable for orphan medicinal products for the purposes of the Health Service Executive making a relevant decision regarding adding an item to the Reimbursement List

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 83–51
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive the medication they need for their condition. [52408/18]
• 2018-12-05
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 9 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–15
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–101
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 90–16
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–63
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–65
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–75
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–69
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if suitable residential care can be obtained for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50262/18]
• 2018-12-04
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–88
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 6–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–84
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–84
• 2018-11-29
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 3 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 22–61
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–11
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–12
• 2018-10-03
  VOTE
  Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

  A bill to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, and to provide for related matters

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 23–65
• 2018-09-26
  VOTE
  Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, and to provide for related matters

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–55
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–56
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of ketogenic diets for children with particular reference to availability in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28325/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the continued requirement for children to travel to other European states to avail of medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28326/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a group has been established in his Department to examine the provision of free contraception; if the group has formulated a comprehensive response to the development of a free contraception service; the funding to be allocated to the development of this service for 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24508/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss failings in the market access system for obtaining drugs for the condition. [24558/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the ketogenic diet will be available from Cork University Hospital to persons who could benefit from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20046/18]
• 2018-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if health-related residential accommodation will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13225/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if funds will be made available by his Department to help resolve the dispute involving section 39 workers in the health care sector whose historic link to their public service comparator in terms of pay and conditions other than pension conditions has been broken due to them not obtaining equivalent pay restorations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6088/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if funds will be made available to help resolve the dispute involving section 39 workers in the healthcare sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2164/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the scheduled day of strike action due to be taken by a union (details supplied) in section 39 organisations on 14 February 2018; the measures he plans to take in order to settle the dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6089/18]
• 2018-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will raise with her ministerial colleagues in the Department of Health, Justice and Equality, and Children and Youth Affairs that they ask a company (details supplied) with which they engage on State contracts, the reason the company does not recognise a union even though it recognises a union in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53258/17]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a service (details supplied) can be run by a community centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3536/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to account for the quality of care they provided to a person (details supplied). [3483/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to provide prompt and adequate support for pregnant women that suffer a condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3484/18]
• 2018-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide prompt and adequate support for pregnant women who suffer from a condition, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2712/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Health and Safety Authority inspectors assigned to working on the fishing fleet; and the number of inspections and investigations of relevant vessels containing or suspected of containing non-EU migrant fishing crew documented or undocumented by the Authority since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54499/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business; Enterprise and Innovation the number of enforcement actions, civil or criminal, initiated by the Health and Safety Authority in respect of violations of health and safety in the workplace on fishing vessels since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54502/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason those who suffer from haemochromatosis who do not have a medical card must pay €80 for each hospital visit to have blood removed in view of the fact that persons suffering from other long-term illnesses such as diabetes can be treated for free; and if he will request the HSE to enable persons with haemochromatosis likewise to receive their treatment free. [1010/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to investigate the case of a person (details supplied). [1979/18]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision was made to no longer cover medical and adhesive tape on the medical card; and if alternative funding arrangements have been made to cover costs for those who require it for daily use. [53087/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will raise with a company (details supplied) that is engaged by the HSE on State contracts the reason it does not recognise a union which represents its staff in view of the fact that it recognises a union in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53234/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision not to provide funding applied for by an organisation (details supplied) for an education and information officer; and the considerations in the new allocation model for special needs assistants, SNAs, that was given for children with dyspraxia as the new guidelines mean persons with this condition are likely to be overlooked. [51912/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the increase in mental health problems reported in the most recent census; the impact of the level of mental health funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48284/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the provision of anomaly scanning for all pregnancies will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48181/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the high number of Travellers affected by suicide (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48182/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the trolley crisis and emergency department overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48179/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for eliminating waiting times of more than 12 weeks for inpatient procedures, ten weeks for outpatient appointments and ten days for diagnostic tests. [48178/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if an analysis has been conducted regarding the equality impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol and its potential effects on chronic alcoholics and their families. [48180/17]
• 2017-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a complaint made to the Health and Safety Authority regarding alleged unsafe practice by a company (details supplied) with regard to the training of drivers in the operation of the new routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42031/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been received in the past year by the HSE from persons seeking a licence to use medicinal cannabis products here; the number of these applications that were granted; and the criteria that were used in accepting or rejecting applications [41306/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of reports that have been made to the Health and Safety Authority since the beginning of 2017 regarding unsafe climbing and operation of construction site cranes by unqualified and under-qualified personnel or unsafe use of construction cranes; the number of inspections by HSA personnel that followed; and the findings in each instance. [39175/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of whole-time equivalents qualified to conduct workplace inspections that are employed by the Health and Safety Authority; and the number employed in 2008. [39176/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the rate of non-compliance with documentary requirements from other EU member states experienced by the HSE related to the cross-border directive and accessing medical procedures abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38928/17]
• 2017-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can be directed to cease the practice of forcing its employees who are certified sick on a long-term basis being forced to go through the hardship of having to obtain fresh sick certificates on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29268/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the allocation of space for private practice in the plans for the new national maternity hospital is compatible with the elimination of private care from public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27861/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide free access to fertility treatments including IVF in the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27862/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will legislate to make himself legally accountable for the delivery of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to legislate for the maximum waiting times of ten weeks for an outpatient appointment, 12 weeks for an inpatient appointment and ten days for diagnostic tests as recommended in the future of healthcare report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact the State will pay for the construction of the new national maternity hospital yet it will be owned by a private entity; his Department's general policy in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27860/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the comment from the representative of Cork university hospital in correspondence (details supplied) justifying a three day delay to the treatment of a person's head wound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23690/17]
• 2017-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on health will be held. [23041/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on his discussions with a group (details supplied) and the National Maternity Hospital regarding the ownership and governance of the National Maternity Hospital following its move to Elm Park, Dublin. [20688/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to guarantee that women will be able to access all services at the National Maternity Hospital following its move to Elm Park, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20689/17]
• 2017-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to cover the costs of the Respreeza drug taken by sufferers of alpha-1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14354/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies, including those with operations here, for essential medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12061/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on industrial action by nurses and the pay and conditions faced by nurses in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12060/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if those who are in receipt of domiciliary care allowance are automatically entitled to a medical card; and if not, his plans to introduce measures to make this so. [7219/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the possibility of industrial action by nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4545/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to set out the level of spare capacity in terms of acute beds in the private hospital system; if he has considered taking private hospitals into public ownership to address the crisis in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4510/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre device (details supplied) will be made available through Health Service Executive, HSE, funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2614/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to access a cannabis based medicine to potentially assist the reduction in the amount and severity of seizures they suffer from. [3172/17]
• 2016-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his Department has studied the potential benefits to the public health care system that could arise if the demands of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, and the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, for improvements in pay and working conditions were met from the point of view of retaining in the public health care system more of the doctors and nurses who are trained here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37994/16]
• 2016-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the overcrowding crisis at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37993/16]
• 2016-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his Department will intervene to ensure the survival of the Kilbarrack coast community programme, which is a highly regarded drug rehabilitation project facing eviction from its current premises, thus jeopardising its future functioning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38251/16]
• 2016-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Health is expected to take place. [36005/16]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the way in which the budget announcement that 1,000 additional nurses will be recruited to the health care system will be achieved in the context that many graduate nurses are leaving the country citing pay and conditions. [30297/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the Economist Intelligence Unit's mental health integration index which shows Ireland lying in 11th position out of the EU 15 and 14th overall of the 30 countries studied (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30619/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the advice he would give to a person (details supplied) who cannot obtain affordable insurance given the particular anomalies of their situation under the current regulations applying to the private health insurance market. [26194/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the offer of the International Transport Federation to carry out health and safety inspections on fishing vessels at no cost to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22523/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his vews on the quality of treatment received by a person (details supplied). [22031/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is a recipient of a jobs initiative payment can have their bill for treatment in Beaumont Hospital waived in view of the circumstances. [22364/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the continuing depth of involvement of religious organisations in providing State-funded health care, on the separation of church and State, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on whether women's health is adequately protected given the restrictions on health care for pregnant women in view of the eighth amendment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20999/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on discussions he has had with the management of the Central Remedial Clinic and the Health Service Executive regarding the wind-up of a pension scheme for CRC workers; and if he is in favour of the affected workers having their pension entitlements transferred to the scheme other CRC workers are in. [20456/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of non-consultant doctors who could not commence their work rotations in acute hospitals and mental health services on 11 July 2016 due to outstanding documentation issues relating to work permits, Garda Síochána checks and international police clearance; his views on the impact on the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21141/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be offered an appointment at the earliest of opportunity. [18137/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on health is due to next meet. [15864/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if personnel of the Health Service Executive will conduct the assessments under the proposed fit for work programme contained in the programme for Government or if it will outsource this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13747/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the closing of the defined benefit pension scheme of the Central Remedial Clinic, given that some of the persons affected were previously Health Service Executive employees who were forced to have their then pension fund transferred into that of the Central Remedial Clinic; and to address the possibility that the executive take over the pension liability. [13678/16]
• 2016-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the opportunities he had to raise the rights of the victims of symphysiotomy during the United Nations Human Rights Council. [10143/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the treatment of a person (details supplied) received at the hands of health and psychiatric professionals, if it will be arranged that they do not have to undergo a further three-year wait for hormone therapy from an endocrinologist. [13215/16]
• 2016-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will fill on schedule the posts of two senior dieticians and one diabetes nurse specialist to support the diabetes community in counties Cork and Kerry, given that the 2016 Health Service Executive plan sanctioned 36 posts nationally to support the implementation of the type-2 diabetes cycle of care initiative, which commenced in October 2015. [12495/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to make special arrangements to permit persons committed to mental health institutions not to be prohibited from leaving the building to smoke. [10774/16]
• 2016-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to reconsider its decision to transfer the Mallow intermediate care vehicle to Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8462/16]