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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to ask a final question on the same topic. Given that the Oireachtas is proposing it will be an offence under law for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals not to disclose, those clinicians who are watching this space will want to know that the necessary legal protections and training will be in place as this becomes their legal responsibility. Can Dr. Holohan give a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only six paediatric scoliosis patients have been sent abroad for treatment under the treatment abroad scheme in view of the backlog of cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the national roll-out of the no-fry zone in County Wicklow, which prevents the sale of fatty or fast food near schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospices and palliative care units that receive funding from the HSE as section 39 entities; the number of beds in each hospice and palliative care unit; the number of whole-time equivalent staff employed in each; and the funding provided by the HSE in 2016, 2017 and 2018, in tabular form [38789/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of amending the fees charged under the nursing homes support scheme, NHSS, to enable nursing home residents with an assessed weekly income of €300 or less to retain a minimum of €60 weekly. [38790/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year current and capital cost of providing a mobile catheterisation laboratory for Waterford University Hospital. [38791/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 351. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year running costs of opening all medical assessment units on a seven day basis. [38792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 100 critical care beds. [38809/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 150 inpatient rehabilitation beds. [38810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 352. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimate for support staff required per consultant. [38793/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff. [38794/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [38795/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of increasing the general practitioner rural practice allowance to €25,000. [38796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Strategy Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing the national maternity strategy. [38797/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Strategy Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national maternity strategy; and the estimated additional extra funding that will be required for its implementation. [38811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million home help hours. [38798/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 5,000 homecare packages. [38799/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [38800/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Data (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold to €100. [38801/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (25 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [38802/18]