Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
290. To ask the Minister for Health the starting salary and allowances in place for nurses as and from 1 January 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33752/16] - Psychological Services
292. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which child psychological services require improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33837/16] - National Lottery Funding Data
293. To ask the Minister for Health if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, whether there are specific... - Services for People with Disabilities
294. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of specific therapy for persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [33289/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
295. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33292/16] - Health Services Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in sanctioning staff for the new 75 bed ward block at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/16] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
297. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive speech and language therapy intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/16] - Patient Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health where records from a nursing home (details supplied) are currently stored. [33308/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
299. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital. [33309/16] - Health Services Provision
300. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children in County Cork who require orthotics are subjected to a long waiting list when this is not the case in other counties; and the reason... - Health Services Staff
302. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the delays in relation to staffing at a hospital (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay in... - Speech and Language Therapy
305. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider approving the recruitment of an additional speech therapist to the Ballyshannon health centre (details supplied). [33322/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Health the medical and psychological interventions and supports that have been provided to a person (details supplied) since the person was found guilty of grievous... - General Practitioner Training
307. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a general practitioner training programme in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33326/16] - Hospital Facilities
308. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a dedicated obstetrics theatre at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33344/16] - Health Services Data
309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for each month to date in 2016, in tabular form, the number of occasions when scans and images from the radiology department at Letterkenny... - Patient Data
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been permanent patients in Kerry general hospital since January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33356/16] - General Practitioner Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide alternative facilities for a general practitioner surgery (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement... - Primary Care Centres
312. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a new primary care centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33359/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
313. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33371/16] - Disease Management
314. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment options available for patients here with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33376/16] - State Investments
315. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that taxpayer funds are currently invested in three separate tobacco companies as part of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, managed... - Services for People with Disabilities
316. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding available for persons who have undertaken selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery for aftercare services; and if he will make a statement on... - Emergency Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an internal HSE audit into management and work practices at the NEOC emergency call centres; if it has been furnished to the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
318. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has had their entitlement to medical equipment reduced; and if so, the reason for such a reduction [33392/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
319. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [33395/16] - Hospital Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no MRI scanning service is available to persons during weekend periods at Letterkenny University Hospital; if additional staffing resources will be... - Hospital Staff
322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation concerning the payment of Christmas bonuses to HSE staff working in hospitals on Christmas Day in 2016 as this falls on a... - National Children's Hospital (1 comment)
323. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns that there may not be adequate affordable parking spaces for the families of children in the proposed new national... - Services for People with Disabilities
324. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for home support in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33414/16] - Home Help Service Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide sufficient home help hours for a person (details supplied) in order for the person to be able to remain at home in view of the fact that... - Hospital Appointments Status
326. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33419/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a prosthetic limb in respect of a person (details supplied). [33422/16] - Vaccination Programme
328. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide parents in counties Cavan and Monaghan an update regarding the delay in providing the BCG vaccine; if their babies are at risk of TB due to... - Rape Crisis Network Funding
329. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making funds available to facilitate the creation of a rape crisis outreach centre in Navan, County Meath (details supplied). [33435/16] - Voluntary Sector Funding
330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) in order to buy defibrillators for the area under their remit; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
331. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33445/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
332. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the development of the new hospital at St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick on Shannon, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the... - Charitable Donations Administration
333. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE received a donation of €300,000 intended for use by a children's cancer charity (details... - Hospitals Capital Programme
334. To ask the Minister for Health the details of proposals for the development of a new day surgery and additional theatres at Merlin Park hospital contained in the capital plan, including the... - Nursing Home Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to intervene in a hospital (details supplied) to ensure that staff payroll is not reduced. [33461/16] - Constitutional Amendments
336. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been carried out by his Department in anticipation of the removal of the eighth amendment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to utilise facilities at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33463/16] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
338. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the necessary speech and language services that they require and are entitled to. [33466/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
339. To ask the Minister for Health when a date for a cataracts operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33480/16] - Hospital Investigations
340. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a report from University Hospital Galway to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds reserved exclusively for persons with dementia provided for in south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33482/16] - Hospital Services
343. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist a community hospital (details supplied) in County Cork. [33496/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure
344. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the concerns of the private and voluntary nursing home sector regarding the failings of the fair deal funding model and their push for greater... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
349. To ask the Minister for Health the current NTPF rates per bed for hospitals (details supplied). [33512/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
351. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical trial of the drug Respreeza, which treats emphysema caused by severe alpha-1, will continue to be made available to the 21 patients who are... - Nursing Home Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents of public nursing homes for the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33556/16] - HSE Staff
357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all HSE management positions in each community health care organisation over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he... - Medicinal Products
358. To ask the Minister for Health if the eye medication MacuShield has been withdrawn from medical card patients; the reason for its withdrawal; and if a substitute medication will be made... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
359. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-examine an application for a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) with a view to granting same; and if he will... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
360. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for an orthodontic appointment; and if a date will be confirmed for 2016. [33589/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
361. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned will receive an appointment. [33592/16] - Blood Donations
362. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to remove the one year deferral for men who have sex with men, MSM, blood donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33593/16] - Accident and Emergency Departments
363. To ask the Minister for Health the immediate and urgent actions being undertaken to assist front-line staff and make the emergency department a safe and controlled environment for patients... - Medical Treatment Complaints
364. To ask the Minister for Health the policy of his Department in respect of persons who had a hip replacement (details supplied) and who are experiencing pain and who had an orthopaedic... - Hospital Appointments Status
365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the waiting time for which a person (details supplied) can obtain an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33607/16] - Health Services Funding
366. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration his Department has given a project (details supplied) for funding in the context of budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the... - HIQA Inspections
367. To ask the Minister for Health the courses of action that have been taken by the hospital and the HSE to immediately address the issues in respect of the recent HIQA report into the Mercy... - Medicinal Products Availability
368. To ask the Minister for Health when the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system will become available for public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33614/16] - Midwifery Services
369. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the reported resignations by midwifery senior experts that seem to be linked to the pace of reform in maternity services... - Medicinal Products
370. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use of the Gardasil HPV vaccine (details supplied) which some experts state contains genetically engineered subunit protein antigens that are... - Hospital Appointments Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person will receive an appointment. [33619/16] - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
372. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s mid-term review of progress in the national dementia strategy; and when it will be completed and published. [33621/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
373. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) from County Donegal was refused a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33622/16] - Hospital Staff Data
374. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all vacancies in full-time posts for nurses and hospital consultants in each hospital over the past five years, in tabular... - Departmental Strategy Statements
375. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has produced a new statement of strategy since May 2016; and if so, the measures in it to support persons with disabilities. [33631/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
376. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce Orkambi, a drug for treating cystic fibrosis, to the HSE approved drugs on the drugs payment plan. [33663/16] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
377. To ask the Minister for Health if the condition known as bilateral recurrent serpigineous choroiditis will be added to the long-term illness scheme due to its progressive nature and the need... - Hospital Waiting Lists
378. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy and funding in place to ensure the waiting list for scoliosis patients is reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33687/16] - Hospital Services
379. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to transfer maternity services from Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33688/16] - Health Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health the therapeutic services for children, such as occupational therapy, that are available in community health organisations in south County Kildare; the manner... - Services for People with Disabilities
381. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting list of up to four years for children requiring appointments with HSE assessment officers in County Kildare; and if he will... - Home Care Packages
382. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be put in place for a person (details supplied) who has already been approved for this scheme. [33695/16] - Hospital Staff
383. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a dedicated respiratory doctor or consultant in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda that specialises in COPD; if there has been in the past;... - Health Services
384. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) who has been awarded an injury grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33704/16] - Medical Card Applications
385. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
386. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that respite beds in the system, notably in Enniscorthy, are being used as full-time institutional beds thus... - Hospital Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the preparation of a development control plan for South Tipperary General Hospital site at Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nursing positions in place at University Hospital Waterford for each of the years 2006 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a... - HSE Staff
392. To ask the Minister for Health the period for which non-emergency X-rays are not taking place at University Hospital Waterford, UHW; the number of radiologist posts which are vacant at the... - Hospital Beds Data
393. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds in operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/16] - Medicinal Products Data
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of all drugs removed from the GMS medical card scheme and a list of those drugs whose availability has been restricted under the... - Hospital Services
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied) as soon as possible to discuss the HSE proposed reduction of surgery services in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
397. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an operation for a period of time well outside the expected timeline for same; the reason these... - Hospitals Building Programme
399. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided in budget 2017 for the further planning and construction of the long-promised new accident and emergency centre at Beaumont... - Medicinal Products Availability
400. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a new treatment available for persons, most of whom are women, who were victims of the hepatitis C infection in the early 1980s; if so, the cost of... - Health Services Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health the supports being offered to persons, most of whom are women, who were victims of the hepatitis C infection in the early 1980s; if there are advocacy groups... - Primary Care Centres
402. To ask the Minister for Health if the new primary care centre in Coolock, Dublin 5 will offer scans; if so, the precise type of scanning that will be made available, for example MRI and so... - Services for People with Disabilities
403. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of intervention services, in particular speech and language and occupational therapy, for a person (details supplied)... - Proposed Legislation
404. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Autism Bill 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33788/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the general waiting list for orthodontic diagnostics at Merlin Park, University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service Eligibility
407. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help for a person (details supplied). [33791/16] - Hospital Beds Data
408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in reopening beds at a hospital (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these beds are urgently needed;... - Health and Social Care Professionals
409. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals for accommodating the requirements as set out by physiotherapists and physical therapists, with particular reference to their respective... - Health Services Funding
410. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that necessary funding is made available to a group (details supplied) to expedite orthotics for a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Departmental Reviews
411. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of the review under way into arterial pumps (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the review; the number of requests to fund the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
412. To ask the Minister for Health if there is assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to the purchase of a medical aid; and if he will make a statement...
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