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Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the data that exists in relation to sugar, fat and salt reformulation by the food and beverage industry here in the past ten years; the body which is monitoring the reformulation; the body which has monitored and verified the reduction in sugar in still and carbonated soft drinks since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32429/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the reformulation sub group of the special action group on obesity; the terms of reference of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32430/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an assessment of a report (details supplied) noted that it contained some unsubstantiated assumptions; the action being taken to ensure that the industry is being monitored in its reformulation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32431/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with medical cards that have received refunds after originally being wrongly charged for blood tests by their general practitioners in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32755/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 483. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1492 of 20 June 2017, the status of the performance of the national clinical programme for acute coronary syndrome in respect of standardising heart attack care; the way in which it is monitored; the details of increased or decreased performance in relevant areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32756/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 484. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1492 of 20 June 2017, if he will report on the review being conducted by the acute coronary syndrome programme working group of all interventional cardiology activity; the timeframe for this review to be completed and published; the implementation or action plan that will be undertaken following the completion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 485. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1501 of 20 June 2017, when the protocol for persons with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32758/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 486. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1501 of 20 June 2017, if he will report on discussions taking place between the HSE and the RCPI on cardiology service development; if a report or outcome is expected on this; if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32759/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 487. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1514 of 20 June 2017, the reason no register of sudden cardiac deaths has been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32760/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 488. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1514 of 20 June 2017, if he will report on the work of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strategy steering group; the timeframe for this group to report on or make recommendations on improvements in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest response and outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32761/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 489. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 190 of 21 June 2017 and 1500 of 20 June 2017, when the NCP HF plans to review the model of care and develop an adapted version of the NCP HF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32762/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 490. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1512 and 1531 of 20 June 2017, his plans for the provision for data analysis or data quality control which may impact on future audit of stroke services; the way in which the national stroke programme is working with the acute hospital division to implement an annual national stroke audit; the problems that exist with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 491. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1534 of 20 June 2017, if there are plans to conduct audits of cardiovascular networks aside from stroke; the reason there has been no other cardiovascular-related audits over the lifetime of the national cardiovascular health policy to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 492. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1523 of 20 June 2017, the date on which the collaboration taking place between the national stroke programme, the acute medicine programme and the national clinical programme for older persons to develop a transient ischaemic pathway to support early decision-making; the expected outcomes and timeframe for same; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 493. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1523 of 20 June 2017, the date on which the comprehensive document to support the psychological needs of patients will be ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32766/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 530. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been given a date for surgery and is facing severe waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33000/17]

Select Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act 2. Section 4(1) of Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following after paragraph (l):“(m) counsellors, that is to say, a person or organisation who engages in, and holds himself, herself or itself out as having experience or expertise to...

Select Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: As we sit here today women with crisis pregnancies are faced with these individuals who do not seek to give them information but only to traumatise them. It is absolutely necessary that these individuals are regulated. I accept the Minister's assurances that we will see substantial progress when we resume in the autumn. It is on that basis that I shall not press the amendment. I reserve...

Select Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 4:In page 5, to delete lines 17 to 20 and substitute the following:“(a) applies on or after the date on which section 6(b) of the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Act 2017 comes into operation and not later than 30 September 2018, to the Physiotherapists Registration Board for registration, provided however that a person who is due to complete the...

Select Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The amendment proposes to bring forward the date from 2019 to 2018 and also to ensure the assessment of competence for applicants will be at the level of the physiotherapist qualification. It is important that all registrants have the same level of professional competence to ensure there is understanding of their role and function, not by them as professionals but by members of the general...