Questions asked 109 total

• Health 105 questions

  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16503/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery posts in the maternity unit in Portiuncula University Hospital, Galway, in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of vacancies in the unit. [16508/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided at the end of June 2020 in CHO 5. [16509/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost in 2021 if the budget for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland increased by 5.5%. [16510/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if advice will be provided in relation to correspondence regarding face masks and summer camps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16749/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if each capital project already committed to is under review due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16961/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the delivery of a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford as previously committed to will proceed and is not a project currently under review in the context of revising the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16962/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the organisations and representative groups he has met since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16963/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will commence talks with pharmacists on a new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16964/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to update the National Eye Care Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16965/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the expansion of community ophthalmology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16966/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has met the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board or representatives of the Board since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16968/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing in healthcare settings over the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will publish an updated National Rare Disease Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16970/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to enact the human tissue Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16971/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the National Maternity Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16972/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out eHealth and improve information and communications technology systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16973/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he plans to implement a patient safety Bill and mandatory open disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16974/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a statutory homecare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16975/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to deliver additional primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16977/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the agency spend in acute hospitals for each quarter in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by hospital and hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16978/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current homecare waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16979/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current cataract wait time by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the decisions taken by the senior leadership team of the HSE at its monthly sittings relating to drugs reimbursement in 2019 and to date in 2020; the recommendations issued by the drugs group of the HSE to the team on same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17339/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the Rare Diseases Technology Review Committee; the sittings it has had since its inception; if it will conduct a review of the terms of reference of the committee in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17340/20]
  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the HSE reimbursement and pricing decision-making process carried out by a company (details supplied); the findings and recommendations of the review; if the review will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17341/20]
  • 2020-07-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the entitlements of medical card holders for dental treatments; his plans to extend or expand same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17533/20]
  • 2020-07-22 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the Department that has responsibility for the funding, delivery and commissioning of treatment and prevention services for gambling addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the measures which were taken to expand capacity in the health service in response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and the associated cost for each of these measures [17724/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed which temporary measures may be needed to expand capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17725/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the use of temporary builds to temporarily expand capacity in the health service; the extent to which these would be required to maintain pre-Covid-19 capacity while accommodating social distancing and infection prevention and control requirements; and the associated costs of same [17726/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 100 acute hospital beds; and the associated staffing and equipment costs, respectively in tabular form [17727/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 100 critical care hospital beds; and the associated staffing and equipment costs, respectively in tabular form [17728/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the NPHET advice on the mandatory quarantining of those travelling here. [17733/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding made available in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to replace income expected from private care in public hospitals [17833/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount of income generated from private care in public hospitals in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by year, by hospital and hospital group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17834/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in eliminating the provision of private care by consultants in public hospitals; when same will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17835/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if an independent assessment has been carried out of the separation of private practice from the public hospital system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17836/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting more than 12 weeks for an inpatient procedure, 10 weeks for an outpatient appointment and 10 days for a diagnostic test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17837/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in the HSE directorate becoming a more strategic national centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17838/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE national directors that have been relocated to other roles in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17839/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in aligning hospital groups and community health organisations; the timelines for delivering same; the processes that will deliver alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17840/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made in establishing HSE regional bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17841/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has developed and utilised a geographic resource allocation model to ensure equitable allocation of healthcare resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17842/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the advancements made in eHealth; the funding that has been made available to ensure the roll out of the electronic health record system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spending in the healthcare system in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by year, amount, percentage and other categories (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17844/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the single national health fund promised under Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of reports produced by the Sláintecare implementation office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17846/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of times the Cabinet committee on Sláintecare met; the dates of the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17847/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the increase in the health and well-being budget since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17848/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to resourcing and developing a universal child health and well-being service since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17849/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on removing inpatient charges for public hospital care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17850/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reductions made for prescription charges for medical card holders since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17851/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reductions in the threshold for the drugs payments scheme made since the adoption of Sláintecare; his plans to reduce the threshold further in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17852/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the drugs payment scheme threshold for singe households since the adoption of Sláintecare; the further moves being considered in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17853/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expansion in community diagnostics that has taken place since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17854/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extension of counselling provided by private providers through general practitioner primary care referral since the adoption of Sláintecare; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17855/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the advances made in the development of public psychology services in primary care since the adoption of Sláintecare; the cost of additional expansion or advances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional number of assistant and child psychologists provided as part of public psychology services since the publication of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure universal general practitioner care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17858/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure universal primary care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure universal palliative care since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to increase homecare provision since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding provided to ensure additional services for persons with disabilities since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17862/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for child and adolescent mental health teams since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for adult community mental health teams since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17864/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for old age psychiatry since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17865/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for child and adolescent mental health liaison since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adolescent mental health teams since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional funding made available for intellectual disability and mental health services since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17868/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in reinstating the budget for the Dental Treatment Services Scheme to pre-economic crisis levels since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17869/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the expansion of public activity in public hospitals that has occurred since the adoption of Sláintecare, by area, year and speciality; the total cost of such expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17870/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the net increase in the number of public hospital consultants since the adoption of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a rapid review of cancer services will be performed to assess capacity and demand in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17872/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional capacity he plans to make available in healthcare to facilitate a health catch up programme; if it will involve additional and immediate investment in temporary builds; the additional funds that will be made available to facilitate the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17873/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand cancer services here including additional investment in oncology day wards, operating theatres, community diagnostics, elective only hospitals and a comprehensive cancer centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17874/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional funding that will be made available to resource diagnostic, radiology and laboratory departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17875/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to fill the 500 vacant consultant posts; the timeline to achieve same; the estimated cost to fill 500 posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional communications campaigns that will be rolled out regarding the signs and symptoms of cancers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17877/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for all cancers to acute hospitals for the first six months of 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17878/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand national psycho-oncology services to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17879/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the wait times for colonoscopies for the first six months of 2018, 2019 and 2020, by hospital, hospital group and by wait times up to 28 days and 28 days or more in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17880/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to award consultant contracts to specialists in public health medicine in line with their specialist training and experience; the number of such contracts that will be awarded in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17881/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest in additional public acute bed capacity in 2021 and 2022; the number of additional beds planned; the estimated cost of an acute care bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17882/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to permanently increase the number of critical care beds in the public system; the estimated cost of delivering a critical care bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17883/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to end the two-tier nature of consultant pay; the way in which he plans to address same; the time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17884/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen AMUs and ASUs; his further plans to improve linkages with general practitioners in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17885/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of rehabilitative care beds in the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17886/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase homecare supports and intensive homecare packages; the additional funding that will be made available for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17887/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his views on clinical governance in private nursing homes; his plans for reform in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to prepare for the winter flu season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest further in a flu-vaccination programme in 2020; the extent of the additional funding; his views on a total population flu-vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17890/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of the shortage of consultants by speciality (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17891/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the decrease in community service activity that has occurred as a consequence of Covid-19; his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17892/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the backlog in screening by the four national screening programmes in tabular form; his plans to clear the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17893/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to further increase hospital step-down capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to leverage the use of private health facilities and capacity to help deliver a public catch up programme to deal with missed care as a consequence of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cancers which have gone undetected due to the suspension of screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of his plans to return all four national screening programmes to pre-Covid-19 levels; the time frame to achieving same; the additional resources that will be made available to achieving pre-Covid-19 levels of screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17897/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when full access to disability day services will be restored; his views on whether additional funding and capacity will be needed to achieve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17898/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the impact of the two-metre rule on acute hospital capacity; the actual loss of capacity, by hospital and by hospital group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17899/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of the capacity for testing and tracing for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17900/20]
  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional healthcare workforce capacity brought into the public system since February 2020 to deal with Covid-19 by category (details supplied), by staff group, hospital and hospital group; the full-year cost of retaining the work force capacity in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17901/20]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16504/20]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated full year cost of purchasing three extra passport printing machines [16794/20]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2020-07-21 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of inspectors allocated to Waterford Garda division in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [16511/20]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2020-07-23 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the timeline for delivering funding under the urban regeneration and development fund to fund the North Quays project. [17377/20]