Questions asked 74 total

• Health 47 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of residents in direct provision centres who have been exposed to Covid-19 and require a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10452/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the care pathway for a person in direct provision who needs to be tested for Covid-19; the persons who can order these tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the testing programme for residents in direct provision in tabular form; the number of centres that have been tested; the number of persons who have been tested; if a plan for the remaining tests to be completed is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10454/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the work undertaken to review evidence for fiscal measures on products that are high in fat, sugar and salt to reduce their consumption as per Action 1.10 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland: Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016–2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the procedures and criteria in place in respect of supplying automated external defibrillators for families of children with inherited heart conditions; if there are different criteria in place in view of the absence of standard pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10934/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a system for supplying automated external defibrillators for families of children with inherited heart conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10935/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strategy for Ireland, Putting Survival at the Heart of the Community; the funding required to implement the strategy; the funding made available to date to fund the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10936/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status to date of setting up an in-hospital cardiac arrest register; the funding required to set up this register; the funding that has been made available to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10937/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of community dieticians operating within the HSE; the number of those that operate on a part-time and full-time basis, respectively; the breakdown of dieticians within each CHO and the acute sector, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10938/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with providing free check-ups for hypertension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10939/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs of treating hypertension and high blood pressure here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10940/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding spent on tobacco cessation measures in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10941/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with expansion of stroke thrombectomy procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10944/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with decision-supported software for emergency stroke radiology assessment and case selection for thrombectomy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10945/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with further development of early supported discharge for stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10946/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy to develop neurorehabilitation services from acute, post-acute and community services nationally; the funding allocated to the strategy to date; the funding required to implement the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10947/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of stroke patients that are admitted to a stroke unit; the number of stroke patients that receive treatment in a stroke unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10948/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out an evaluation of the potential to introduce a scheme similar to the UK scheme Healthy Start here; if such a scheme could be introduced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10949/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of stroke beds here; the deficit that exists for the population on the basis of recommendations contained in the UK national clinical guidelines for stroke; the number of stroke beds required to manage the predicted increase in stroke outlined by SAFE; the estimated cost of meeting the staffing requirements for a singular stroke unit bed; the estimated cost required to meet the increase in incidence; the additional staffing needed for the development of acute stroke unit bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10950/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of stroke unit beds before Covid-19; the number of stroke unit beds now that hospitals are operating on reduced capacity as per the two metre rule; the number of stroke beds if the 2 m rule was reduced to 1 m; the associated costs of keeping stroke unit bed capacity and then ensuring the appropriate number of stroke beds for the population on the basis of recommendations contained in the UK national clinical guidelines for stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10951/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the capital projects in the National Stroke Programme that have been approved but which have not progressed due to lack of capital funding; the costings for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10952/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the recommended staffing per early supported discharge team under the National Stroke Programme; the costs of staff; the estimated cost of an early supported discharge team here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10953/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a heart failure unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10954/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the geographical gaps that exist with respect to the heart failure service; the costs associated with addressing this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10955/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with the national roll-out of heart failure integrated care projects in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10956/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the rehabilitation needs being met by cardiac rehabilitation services; the geographical disparities that exist with cardiac rehabilitation; the costs associated with providing national capacity for cardiac rehabilitation for persons for whom cardiac rehabilitation is recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10957/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the midwifery-led unit at Cavan General Hospital regarding reports that it is scheduled to merge with consultancy-run maternity services; and if the unit will be kept open. [10964/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition by a person (details supplied) regarding cervical screening requesting immediate reinstatement of cervical smear testing; and if a commitment will be given to reinstate the cervical cancer screening as soon as possible. [11107/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the CervicalCheck tribunal; when it will be formed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11109/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of baby developmental checks carried out in the first five months of 2020; and the way in which this compares to the first five months of 2018 and 2019, respectively. [11111/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of childhood vaccinations delivered in the first five months of the year; and the way in which this compares to the first five months of 2018 and 2019, respectively. [11112/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when respite care will begin to be reinstated to give family carers some much needed help. [11113/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to the discussion in the Dáil Éireann on 4 June 2020, if the public health system may have to close between 20% to 25% of public hospital beds under new infection control measures for dealing with Covid-19; if so, the number of beds that will be closed in each hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11119/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been employed in the health service through the Be on Call for Ireland initiative; and the locations to which they have been posted by hospital or community health organisation in tabular form. [11120/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on the Be on Call for Ireland campaign. [11167/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the State will secure and provide face masks in order that the public can comply with public health advice. [11474/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to providing each household with a regular supply of face masks as has been done in many south-east Asian countries to reduce outbreaks of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11475/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason the genetic material and data of patients who had a brain tissue sample taken in Beaumont Hospital between 1987 and 2018 is being given to an organisation (details supplied). [11476/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason patients who had a brain tissue sample taken in Beaumont Hospital between 1987 and 2018 must opt-out instead of opt-in to consent for their genetic material and data to be given to an organisation (details supplied). [11477/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the deal with an organisation (details supplied) for additional testing for Covid-19 protected the samples which were taken from persons; and if the genetic material and data cannot be used for anything other than Covid-19 testing or held for an inordinate length of time. [11478/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1129 of 23 July 2019, if the issue of informed consent regarding genetic material and data has been addressed in respect of the transfer of data to a company (details supplied). [11479/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the health facilities that have transferred genetic material and data to a company (details supplied) to date; and if all patients who had their data transferred consented to this transfer or if it was transferred without their consent and unbeknownst to them. [11480/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the terms of the agreement reached with a company (details supplied) for Covid-19 testing; and the way in which the samples and related data are being handled. [11481/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the new infection control measures for hospitals will be agreed, published and implemented. [11482/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to fast track the statutory registration of counsellors and psychotherapists in line with the long-standing recommendations of A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11483/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will make the necessary resources available to CORU to carry out the registration of counsellors and psychotherapists within a shorter time period than expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11484/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason there was not a greater onus on a company (details supplied) to make patients or family members of patients aware that the genetic material and data of patients who had a brain tissue sample taken in Beaumont Hospital between 1987 and 2018 was to be given to it as of 12 June 2020. [11596/20]
• Justice 8 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the issues raised in correspondence by a group (details supplied) regarding health and safety risks in a direct provision centre in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11108/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11114/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths associated with Covid-19 in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11115/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of contacts by his Department with asylum seekers living in direct provision centres regarding the opportunities available to them to assist in the effort against Covid-19; the number recruited to the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11169/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11170/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths associated with Covid-19 in direct provision and emergency accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11171/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will issue an official response to correspondence from a group (details supplied) regarding serious issues in the direct provision centre in a town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a follow-up or investigation into reports of alleged assaults on residents at a direct provision centre (details supplied). [11189/20]
• Finance 5 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to assist event workers recoup public liability insurance which has been paid to private insurance companies for the purposes of working events which will no longer be taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11118/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons taking up the bike to work scheme in each of the past five years; the cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10942/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extending the bike to work scheme beyond PAYE workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the future of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in the event workers still require financial support in cases in which their employment is not fully operational until mass gatherings are permitted; and the plans in place for the event industry. [11117/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the names of businesses availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme that are claiming for over 100 employees will be published; the value of the subsidy being provided to these businesses in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11168/20]
• Employment 5 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pandemic supports will be extended for the photography and videography sectors in order that they can have the certainty required to keep businesses going until Ireland exits the Covid-19 crisis and enters a stable recovery period for small and medium businesses. [11116/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the future of the pandemic unemployment payment in the event workers still require financial support in cases in which their employment is not fully operational until mass gatherings are permitted; and the plans in place for the event industry. [11117/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allocations made to the school meals programme in each of the past five years; the number of schools and students in receipt of same in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10958/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allocations made to the hot school meal programme since its inception; the number of schools and students in receipt of same in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10959/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the costs associated with the extension of the school meals programme to cover youth services, early years settings and after-school programmes as part of a pilot programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10960/20]
• Public 3 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gender breakdown across each Department at each grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy on gender equality in the Civil Service first published in 2001 has been reviewed; if a fundamental review to assess its effectiveness will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy on diversity in the Civil Service first published in 2002 has been reviewed; if a fundamental review to assess its effectiveness will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11174/20]
• Agriculture 2 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided over the past five years for healthy food initiatives; the budget and participation rates for these programmes in tabular form; the evaluations that have taken place on these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10961/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if research has been undertaken on the reason schools do not, or have ceased taking up, the school milk scheme; if there are links to issues relating to facilities and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10963/20]
• Communications 2 questions

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) will receive good quality broadband. [11121/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) will receive good quality broadband. [11122/20]
• Education 1 question

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding provided over the past five years for healthy food initiatives; the budget and participation rates for these programmes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10962/20]
• Business 1 question

  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if sports clubs and community centres will be allowed apply for the restart grant when the reopening phase for same occurs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11110/20]