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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 146. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a home care package in each LHO area; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively. [22985/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 147. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons covered by medical cards as of 1 May 2018. [22986/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons covered by general practitioner visit cards as of 1 May 2018. [22987/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in April 2018; 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. [22988/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that were cancelled or postponed in each public hospital to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22989/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that were cancelled or postponed in each voluntary hospital to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each LHO area in each month from January to April 2018; and the way in which this compares against the target for each month. [22991/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the HSE on 1 May 2018 or the latest date available. [22992/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (24 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 18 May 2018 or the latest date on which data for validated bed closures at hospital and ward level is available. [22993/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Beds Data (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 37. To ask the Minister for Health if the Sláintecare estimate of 2,590 for new acute beds and which is provided for in the capital plan will be updated based on the ESRI's analysis suggesting that approximately 4,500 new acute beds are in fact required. [23764/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Beds Data (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: My question relates to the number of beds that are being budgeted for over the coming years based on the Department's capacity review which came out earlier this year. The capacity review put a lower estimate of 2,590 beds which has been reflected in the capital plan. The ESRI has figures, as do various other groups, that give a broad range of what might happen. Given that there are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Beds Data (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Minister for his response. Here is the problem. The capacity review says that we will need somewhere between 2,600 and 7,150 new beds. The ESRI analysis does not give us a bed number but it does give us a bed day number, so it is quite easy to turn that into beds. The Department's capacity review says somewhere between 2,600 and 7,150. The ESRI report broadly agrees with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Beds Data (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Minister. I will return to the numbers. The PA report does not recommend 2,600 beds. What it says is, given their assumptions, the lowest conceivable number of beds we would need is 2,600. It makes various technical assumptions, some of which are incorrect. The 2,600 assumes massive investment in primary care and post-acute care and 2,600 beds. The Irish Medical...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Beds Data (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: Many times. Pot. Kettle.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Capacity Review (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 53. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the State will provide the 13,000 extra residential care beds that the Health Service Capacity Review anticipates will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23504/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 90. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be reviewing governance structures in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23502/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 92. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE’s budget; if spending is within profile; if hospitals are in budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23500/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 100. To ask the Minister for Health when a plan to tackle outpatient waiting lists will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (29 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to address the ongoing and continuing difficulty in growing the nursing and midwifery workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23501/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: Are we going to ask loads of questions before we start to get any replies?