Written answers
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
- Disability Support Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that has responsibility for carrying out the transition review for the children who are leaving the early intervention class in a school... - Autism Support Services
312. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that has responsibility for carrying out the transition review for children with autism at a school (details supplied); and if he will make... - Cancer Services Funding
313. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding his Department is allocating to a cancer support centre (details supplied) that provides support for children with a cancer diagnosis.... - Water Fluoridation
314. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on adding fluoride to the public drinking water in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15281/17] - Disability Support Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the person or body that has responsibility for carrying out the transition review for children who are... - Hospital Appointments Administration
316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14784/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [14790/17] - Home Help Service Provision
319. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE providing home support to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14798/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
320. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided a date for knee replacement surgery in Cappagh Hospital. [14802/17] - Ambulance Service Data
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in February 2017, in tabular form; the number of such ambulances that waited longer... - Home Help Service Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to reinstate the supply of home help calls on bank holidays in counties Westmeath and Longford. [14817/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
324. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an operation at Temple Street University Hospital; and if he will... - Orthodontic Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for orthodontic work for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14894/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
326. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14896/17] - Departmental Surveys
327. To ask the Minister for Health the date the latest national alcohol survey was carried out; the principal findings of that survey; the steps taken to tackle this issue on foot of the last... - Motorised Transport Grant Closure
328. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding the preparation of legislation to reintroduce the motorised transport grant scheme. [14836/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
329. 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. [14837/17] - Disability Support Services
330. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding persons with learning disabilities who have diminished capacity, lack full capacity for decision making and are in long-term residential... - Public Sector Allowances Review
331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the Gaeltacht allowance for all nurses working in Irish speaking areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14863/17] - Health Services
332. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an urgent assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [14864/17] - Medical Card Applications
333. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) who supplied supporting documentary evidence to the relevant authorities on... - Hospital Appointments Status
334. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/17] - Cancer Screening Programmes
337. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend free cervical smear testing to include women under 25 years of age, in particular to those under 25 years of age who, based on family... - Respite Care Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has requested that an organisation (details supplied) utilise its last remaining respite house in... - Hospital Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health the support the State provides to the cardiac screening programme provided at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; the details of all funding provided... - National Children's Hospital
340. To ask the Minister for Health the process for assessment of tenders for the building of the new national children's hospital; the precise basis on which value for money will be assessed; if... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
341. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the refusal of the long-term illness scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Data
342. To ask the Minister for Health if up to 915 general practitioners are set to retire from general practice in the next three to five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Commencement of Legislation
343. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 1 February 2017, the efforts that have been made to invoke the urgency procedure to shorten the notification period... - Medical Card Administration
344. To ask the Minister for Health if MRI scans are covered by the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14980/17] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of reimbursement of money paid for prescription drugs in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
346. To ask the Minister for Health if the position of dental hygienist as advertised in May 2016 in CHO2 has been filled by the HSE. [15016/17] - Home Help Service Data
347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged five or under five years of age with life-limiting conditions in receipt of a home support service in each LHO; the number of... - Medicinal Products Availability
348. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations with a company (details supplied) on the provision of Orkambi medicine for cystic fibrosis patients here; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
349. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to local authorities in each of the past five years for the provision of housing to facilitate the movement of... - Health Services Funding
357. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that is available through the service reform fund; if there are priority locations for this funding; the measures this funding can... - Services for People with Disabilities
358. To ask the Minister for Health the funding and supports available for persons who have been caring for sons, daughters or siblings with disabilities at home but who find themselves unable to... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
359. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time by three month periods, for example, zero to three months, three to six months and so on, persons are waiting for dental surgery in each... - Health Insurance
360. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding private health insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15061/17] - Protected Disclosures Data
361. To ask the Minister for Health the process in his Department for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act; if the examinations of such disclosures are carried out by an... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
362. To ask the Minister for Health his plans on the entire cost of facilitating the new children's hospital at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, and to include all pre-construction costs, together... - Departmental Properties
363. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15099/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
365. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a ceiling track hoist cannot be supplied by the HSE for a person (details supplied) with severe brain damage, to assist the family with the person's... - Ministerial Responsibilities
366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure more regulation in the beauty industry (details supplied). [15144/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
367. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the limited number of places in the Central Mental Hospital which are currently available to the Irish Prison Service for persons in... - Home Care Packages Provision
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide sufficient funds to ensure that adequate home care package hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Insurance Costs
369. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of insurance under various insurance headings, such as public liability, buildings cover, employer liability and so on, for his Department and each... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
370. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the budget for a project (detail supplied) in County Mayo; the changes that have been made to the budget since project sanction; the amount that... - Community Care Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 21 March 2017 if he will assess the feasibility and costs for the provision of a nationwide database that would... - Nursing Staff Contracts
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the contract of nurses due to retire if they are willing to continue working; if he will consider re-engaging any nurse who has... - Hospital Waiting Lists
373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting lists for services, procedures and operations at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of services, procedures and... - Hospital Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if the full review of the three community hospitals (details supplied) in County Donegal has been completed; if funding has been put in place for same; and if... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Donegal who have benefited from the National Treatment Purchase Fund over the period from 2016 to date in 2017; and if he will... - Home Help Service Data
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours being provided at present in County Donegal directly through the HSE and by private contractors; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a second breast cancer surgeon has been appointed on a permanent basis at Letterkenny University Hospital; if all necessary medical... - Redundancy Payments
379. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the redundancy payments to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15278/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15293/17] - Food Safety Standards
381. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a planning application (details supplied) whereby it is proposed that dog waste, comprising urine and faeces, be spread on... - Vaccination Programme Data
382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of girls who were refused the HPV vaccine in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 on medical grounds or for other related issues (details supplied);... - Health Services Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were registered and diagnosed as having a congenital condition causing loss of eyesight as of December 2016, by county, in tabular... - Medicinal Products
385. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the recent changes implemented by the HSE for dispensing medicines on a weekly basis instead of the previously monthly basis noting the... - Hospital Appointments Status
386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a cataract appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/17] - Disability Services Provision
387. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that persons have been told there is no day service available in the Mullingar area for their child with a disability after the child... - Hospital Waiting Lists
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for knee surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15318/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
389. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be included in the list for the NTPF for ophthalmology surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15323/17] - Disability Services Data
390. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children who are on the assessment of need waiting list in County Kildare; the average waiting time for children placed on this list; and... - Health Services Staff Data
391. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the staffing levels at a facility (details supplied); when staffing vacancies at this facility will be filled; and if budget 2017 included... - Hospital Waiting Lists
392. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided a date for hip replacement surgery in Cappagh Hospital. [15337/17] - Accident and Emergency Departments Staff
393. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems currently being experienced at CUH accident and emergency by poor ambulance turnaround times due to a lack of... - Ambulance Service
394. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problem being caused to ambulance services due to the current inability of EMTs to use their experience and training to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [15352/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
396. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of an amended appointment date in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/17] - Medical Card Applications
397. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person's (details supplied) application for a medical card has not yet been processed despite providing additional requested documentation to his... - Hospital Services
398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a service in a hospital (details supplied); if the HSE plans on implementing such a service here in the future; the reason it is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting in County Mayo for a neurological consultant appointment broken down by time waiting of zero to three months, three to... - Registration of Nurses
403. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for nursing registration in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15387/17] - Vaccination Programme
404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to examine the pre-medical condition of girls claiming to be affected by the HPV vaccination in each of the years 2010 to 2016; his views on whether... - Accident and Emergency Departments Closures
408. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the closure of a day ward at Beaumont Hospital to accommodate accident and emergency patients; the provision that has been made for... - General Medical Services Scheme
409. To ask the Minister for Health whether it is under his remit to reinstate items (details supplied) on the medical card; if not the person or body that can do so; and if it requires... - Hospital Appointments Delays
410. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) who was urgently referred to a neurologist in County Mayo, yet is still waiting for an... - Hospital Waiting Lists
411. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for cataract surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15395/17] - Medical Card Applications
412. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical card. [15398/17] - Medical Card Delays
413. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason there is such a delay in processing medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15399/17] - Hospital Services
414. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tomography PET scans are not available to persons in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will ensure that... - General Medical Services Scheme
415. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding haemochromatosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15438/17] - Mental Health Services Data
416. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 22 February 2017 if he will provide a breakdown of acute and sub-acute inpatient beds in mental health in each... - Hospital Waiting Lists
417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15446/17] - Health Insurance Levy
418. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the way in which the levy on health insurance is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15448/17] - HSE Funding
419. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding lack of resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15495/17] - Medical Card Applications
420. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
421. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/17] - Hospital Beds Data
422. To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the trolley count at University Hospital Waterford for January and February in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the...
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