Mon, 7 Dec – 13 Dec 2020 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 85 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Colm Brophy — Fine Gael
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
John Lahart — Fianna Fáil
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71 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked71 total
Health66 questions
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he is considering a mandatory vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41592/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [41945/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [41946/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [41947/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [41948/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [41949/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [41950/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [41951/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020. [41952/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which this compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support in each LHO area in tabular form; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months. [41953/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 30 November 2020 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme for each local health area in tabular form; and the length of time waiting. [41954/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2020 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [41955/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 30 November 2020; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [41956/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of November 2020, in tabular form; and the number to date in 2020. [41957/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital owing to delayed discharges to date in 2020, in tabular form. [41958/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less; and the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less for each ambulance station in each month in the year to 30 November 2020 or the latest date available in tabular form. [41959/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during November 2020; the number to date in 2020; the hospitals in which the wait occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41960/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in November 2020; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90, 120 and more than 180 minutes for same in tabular form. [41961/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four, four to eight and more than eight months for treatment at both Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital as at 30 November 2020 or the latest date available in tabular form; and if he will provide the same information for other spinal patients. [41962/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 30 2020 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the RCSI hospital group for periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41963/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the RCSI hospital group for periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41964/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41965/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41966/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied),in tabular form. [41967/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 30 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for the waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41968/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41969/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41970/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [41971/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the South/South West hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41972/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the South/South West hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41973/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the South/South West hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41974/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the South/South West hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41975/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the South/South West hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41976/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the South/South West hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41977/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the South/South West hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41978/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months and more than 12 months. [41979/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods. (details supplied). [41980/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41981/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41982/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41983/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an cholangiopancreatography in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41984/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41985/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41986/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41987/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41988/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41989/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41990/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a cholangiopancreatography in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41991/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41992/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41993/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41994/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41995/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a cholangiopancreatography in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41996/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41997/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41998/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [41999/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [42000/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [42001/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [42002/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [42003/20]
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied). [42004/20]
2020-12-09Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number filled on a temporary basis; the number filled by doctors not on the specialist register; the number unfilled, vacant or unmatched; the location of these unfilled, vacant or unmatched posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42405/20]
2020-12-10Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the position with regard to the attendance of partners during labour and birth has changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36597/20]
2020-12-10Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been supplied to a residential care centre (details supplied); the assistance that can be offered to this centre in applying for State funding; the way in which the centre can avail of supports that are offered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42326/20]
2020-12-10Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address long waiting times for psychology appointments in primary care in south-western areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42300/20]
2020-12-10Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list at the end of November 2020; and the way in which this compares to the same date in 2019. [42301/20]
Housing1 question
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made with regard to the referendum on the public ownership of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41591/20]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an apparent anomaly that appears to request those involved in the English language education in Ireland to return to live in-person lectures on 1 December 2020 which is not a level 3 rule (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41595/20]
Justice1 question
2020-12-08Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 31 January 2017, if the requirement from her Department for emergency medical repatriation insurance cover remains in place; if this has been communicated with the Departments of Health, Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41146/20]
Taoiseach1 question
2020-12-09Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach the functions of the new unit within his Department or assigned officials with exclusive responsibility for collating and analysing data with regard to Covid-19; the data collated by it; if he will publish this data and lay them before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will outline some of the key findings of the research. [41103/20]
Education1 question
2020-12-09Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) is entitled to claim their pension; the amount available to them in their pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42165/20]
Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity
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12 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked12 total
Taoiseach7 questions
2020-12-08Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he plans to publish a review of the progress made in implementing the programme for Government. [40066/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work being conducted by a company (details supplied) for his Department. [41723/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the breakdown of his Department’s spend on consultancy firms advising on Covid-19-related matters. [41724/20]
2020-12-09Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of advisers appointed in his Department, including press advisers; and the annual cost. [42050/20]
2020-12-09Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy last met. [42051/20]
2020-12-09Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work being conducted by a consultancy firm (details supplied) for his Department. [40645/20]
2020-12-09Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department is spending on consultancy firms advising on Covid-19 related matters. [40646/20]
Health2 questions
2020-12-10Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when restrictions on partners attending at maternity hospitals will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42443/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given to pay student nurses and midwives properly for their labour; if the number of permanent nurses and midwives will be increased to adequate levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40485/20]
Foreign1 question
2020-12-10Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent outbreak of war between Eritrea and Tigray; the position of the Government on the events taking place in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray; his views on reports of mistreatment of refugees and civilians by the Eritrean Government; the steps Ireland is taking in the EU and at the UN to ensure that humanitarian and food supplies are not cut off from the civilian populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42610/20]
Social1 question
2020-12-10Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if recipients of illness benefit or Covid-19 illness benefit will receive the Christmas bonus; if not, if she will take steps to ensure that recipients of the benefits will get the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42596/20]
Children1 question
2020-12-10Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider amending the regulations for the Covid-related additional three weeks maternity and parental leave to allow women and parents finishing their maternity leave before April 2021 to add the extra three weeks of parental leave to the end of their existing maternity leave rather than having to return to work before being able to take the extra leave from April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42716/20]
Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
1 question ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked1 total
Justice1 question
2020-12-08Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 1 December 2020, the additional resources that will be provided to the naturalisation service to clear the backlog in cases arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and the High Court ruling of 2019; when her Department will consider the pandemic over given the advice not to submit applications during that time; and her views on whether it is acceptable that applicants are left in the dark regarding the length of time their passport will be held, given the high importance of the document in question. [42036/20]