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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 May 2019 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Ireland East Hospital Group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular form. [23956/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 620. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 May 2019 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East Hospital Group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular form. [23957/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme at the end of May 2019 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons awaiting placement under the scheme for each local health area in tabular form; and the length of time waiting. [23958/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 694. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 6 March 2019, the list of new drugs approved by the HSE each year since 2014, in tabular form; the cost in the year they were approved; the cost in each subsequent year; the projected cost in future years; the way in which the forecast of €150 million referenced in the reply is to be allocated per year per...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 704. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who has developed cervical cancer after she was given a false negative result by CervicalCheck can be given the supports and facilities provided to the patients in the official 221 Plus group despite the fact that her diagnosis was not as a result of the audit undertaken by CervicalCheck but arose instead after her referral to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 705. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting lists and times for women nationally waiting for a gynaecology appointment, assessment or treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24241/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 711. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list times for women nationally for a gynaecology appointment, assessment or treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24262/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the building of a primary care centre in Greystones, County Wicklow; if the initial contractor is still in place; if not, if a new contractor is now in place; if not, the status of same; the timeline for completion of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24251/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 709. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the building of a primary care centre in Arklow, County Wicklow; if the initial contractor is still in place; if not, if a new contractor is now in place; if not, the status of same; the timeline for completion of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24252/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 786. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an announcement will be made on the next round of greenway funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24249/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 824. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available to run cabling underground on main streets of towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Minister and his officials for giving of their time. I wish Mr Reid the very best of luck in the not inconsiderable task he has been handed. There is a huge amount of work to be done. I will return to the question of access, but I will start by making two specific points. One concerns the availability of Spinraza, an issue we have all been following closely. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: That is fine. The second issue I would like to touch on is the decision to move the Coombe Hospital to the St. James's Hospital site, which the Minister and I have discussed previously. I believe everyone understood at the time that tri-location was the main argument in favour of moving to the St. James's site. I will put aside the question as to whether the St. James's site was the right...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Access is the big issue. I acknowledge that some progress has been made on reducing inpatient waiting lists through the deployment of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF. That figure is beginning to come down, thank goodness. However, right across the system access is continually worsening. For the first time ever, we have more than 550,000 people on the outpatient waiting list....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Mr. Woods.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Will the Minister be able to stay for the questions or must he go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: We might have a chat as a committee about timing. The length of time per person has been quite a lot. I will run through some questions quickly for the Minister. On the report of a private entrance to the children's hospital, can the Minister state if this is true? I was appalled on an ethical basis that there would be any private, separate entrance for people with private health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: It was reported that there was a separate entrance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: That is great. Can we agree, at least in principle, that if it is true that is in the design that it is absolutely repugnant to the entire philosophy that we are trying to bring into the country with Sláintecare?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: It would be outrageous if it were true. That is what has been reported but hopefully it is not true.