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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I agree with my colleague. The difficulty that has arisen is that the traffic is diverted and being forced off the main thorough way on to the adjoining roads and villages with disastrous consequences as we have seen from recent accidents. We need to provide improved health and safety facilities on the minor roads and accelerate the work rate on the existing motorway construction.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Minister for Health if in the context of reorganisation of the health services, consideration will be given to the establishment of regional bodies consisting of public representatives, the professional stakeholders and patient representatives with a view to restoring a demographic structure nationally at which the specific issues relative to these particular regions can be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists for various procedures are likely to be improved in the course of 2019 having regard to the demographics and the improvements made or to be made in terms of improving staffing levels and facilities and the maximisation of the utilisation of theatre facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason support for home tuition has been withdrawn in the case of a person (details supplied); his plans ensure the restoration of support for home tuition in this case in which specialist assistance is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43775/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a long stay visa in the case of a person (details supplied); when the appeal will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43262/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the full extent of the health expenditure overrun in 2018 and in each of the previous years back to when annual overruns became a feature of costs in the health services including the operation of the health boards; if a particular feature has emerged which might point to the most common cause of overruns; if it is applicable to specific sectors or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 474. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a chain of command exists within the health service in respect of each discipline with particular reference to the need to ensure the abolition of waiting lists and-or identification of their case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43924/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 475. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the elimination of the backlog and waiting lists for women awaiting the results of cervical smear tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43925/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 476. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it has been found possible to identify the precise issues within the health services that continue to cause delays and long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43926/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it remains consistently difficult to obtain discretionary full medical cards for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43927/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Waiting Times (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 478. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which adequate provision is being made at various hospitals nationally to ensure that patients waiting on trolleys are reduced to the minimum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43928/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Medical Examinations (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which school medical examinations continue to identify health issues; the extent to which a satisfactory follow-up including treatment takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43929/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures undertaken in the wake of school medical examinations in each of the past three years to date; the degree to which this corresponds with the health issues identified in the course of the examinations in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43930/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed throughout the health services; the extent to which numbers have fluctuated over the past three years; the degree to which further augmentation of numbers is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43931/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed throughout the health sector; the number of vacancies remaining to be filled; the extent to which it has been found possible to attract Irish persons from abroad to fill the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43932/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 483. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the number of general practitioners available nationally in both urban and rural settings; his plans to ensure an even spread of such staff in anticipation of augmentation of the primary care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43933/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 484. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which home care packages have been developed in the course of the past three years to date; the way in which the costs compare with hospital or nursing home costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43934/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 485. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each category awaiting orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43935/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 486. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an adequate number of junior hospital doctors remain available and on call with particular reference to meeting the challenges of the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43936/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 487. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of doctors, nurses, consultants and other staff within the public health sector has increased in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43937/18]