Results 8,241-8,260 of 12,773 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 310. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a heart failure unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11616/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned review of the model of heart failure care; if an audit of existing service levels has been conducted; if there has been a service gap analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11617/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the geographical gaps that exist with respect to heart failure service; the costs associated with addressing this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11618/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the national roll-out of heart failure integrated care projects in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 314. To ask the Minister for Health the rehabilitation needs being met by cardiac rehabilitation services; the geographical disparities that exist with cardiac rehabilitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11620/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 315. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with providing national capacity for cardiac rehabilitation for persons for whom cardiac rehabilitation is recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11621/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 316. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review undertaken by the national ACS working group of all PPCI and PCI centres nationally to assess strengths and weaknesses and steps necessary to maintain the ORS protocol and to introduce a NSTE-ACS protocol; the resources needed to implement the recommendations arising from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11622/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Testing (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a working group to examine drug testing at nightclubs and music festivals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Data (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on taxis in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; the reason for using taxis for patient transfer, transfer of paper files between hospitals and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11848/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Data (12 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on private ambulances by each hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11849/19]

Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend Deputy Joan Collins and her Independents 4 Change colleagues on the introduction of thie motion which we are discussing at an opportune time. The cynic in me cannot help noticing the close proximity to this debate of yesterday's €1 million announcement, but I hope I am wrong.

Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The announcement seemed to be made at a very opportune time. I would like the Minister of State to explain what the €1 million means. Does it mean that each task force will receive €41,000? What will I say to Councillor Malachy Quinn who is our representative on the north Fingal task force? I commend the work done by the task force which serves a population of 300,000. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (7 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 149. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to delay the signing of statutory instruments regarding the rules of an organisation (details supplied) until the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health has had the opportunity to engage with officials from his Department and representatives of the organisation on the impact the rules will have on pharmaceutical assistants. [11350/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (6 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE conducts overseas video job interviews with medical professionals who are based in states that ban online telecommunication software, such as a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11103/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Calorie Posting on Menus (6 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 200. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include carbohydrate levels on menus in addition to calories in view of the fact that those with type 1 diabetes must input correct carbohydrate levels into insulin pumps and type 2 diabetes sufferers must control diet through carbohydrate counting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11104/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the reason family members with residents in a facility (details supplied) are being invited by the HSE to meet with an independent psychiatrist; the intentions behind such meetings; the options being considered in view of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11105/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Medicines Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the representatives for coming in and for their presentation. According to the opening statement, the current research and development model is unsuitable and has the potential to bankrupt to healthcare system while failing to advance public health. It is very hard to disagree with that. Our questions are to try and scope out the potential for moving away from where we are. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Medicines Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: On good practice, can the witnesses point to anywhere that has got it right and from which we could copy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Medicines Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We need to get to the point where, regardless of whatever it is we put in, we have some influence over the direction the research takes in the first instance and over the eventual cost. The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative has been mentioned. I understand it has yielded some decent results but does it have the potential to be scaled up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Medicines Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Is there anything the Government could do to ensure the clinical trial process is more transparent? Of all the clinical trial results that are produced here, do we know how many are publicly funded? Are they all publicly funded? Are they all published? I am conscious that there is an effective subsidy in place, in some instances, for these clinical trials. That does not necessarily...