Results 8,921-8,940 of 11,470 for speaker:Mary Butler

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 949. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) who is wheelchair bound to avail of a bed or place locally; if so, when funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 953. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 963. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) with an intellectual disability return to support and respite services locally; if so, when the funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35510/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1238. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time up to 31 August 2019 for persons that have been approved for the fair deal scheme to access a nursing home by county in tabular form; his views on whether the wait is too long and is having a negative effect on discharges from level 4 acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36321/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons up to 31 August 2019 waiting for a home care support package by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36322/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Expenditure (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1240. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the most cost-effective way to deliver care for older persons is a home care support package at an average cost of €165 weekly; his further views on whether the current waiting lists are not facilitating a timely delivery of home care supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36323/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1243. To ask the Minister for Health the turnaround times in the primary care reimbursement service specifically through the cross-Border treatment scheme; his views on the adequacy of the service being delivered; his plans to reduce the waiting times for persons that have applied and been approved; the way in which he plans to deal with waiting times which can be up to six months; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1246. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive reimbursement through the cross-border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36349/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1298. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36551/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1323. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1745. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an application for further tranche of LEADER funds will be allocated to a community (details supplied); the timeframe from application for further funding to receipt of funds; if there is a standard process across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36174/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: 1864. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the average wait time for applicants to receive illness benefit; the length of time applications are taking to process; if the process is handled in a timely and efficient manner; her plans to streamline the process further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36111/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: The Minister for Health recently signed legislation to allow the operation of the medicinal cannabis access programme on a pilot basis for five years. Unfortunately, some of those who have a licence for medicinal cannabis in Ireland still have to go through hoops to get reimbursed for the costs of the prescription. Parents are exhausted caring for children with special and exceptional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of a national pertussis whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women in the health service. [30471/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Epidemics (11 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if a case and incident management system for health protection to support more efficient and robust reporting and management of infectious disease outbreaks has been developed. [30472/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (11 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: 449. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken in 2019 to enhance the control of tuberculosis. [30473/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: 450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a new operating model for public health. [30474/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: One of the last questions I asked the Taoiseach before the Christmas recess related to the HSE capital plan for 2019. As we all know, the Dáil will rise for the summer recess tomorrow. I ask the same question again. When will we have sight of the capital plan for 2019? When will we have clarity and commitment in relation to capital projects in hospitals throughout the country? Every...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: We have been promised a capital plan.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Butler: 249. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment with an orthopaedic consultant at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30160/19]