Results 11,281-11,300 of 12,474 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 783. To ask the Minister for Health if there are tools and resources in place to collect, analyse and evaluate data in terms of both patient compliance post-diagnosis, for example, diet, annual testing and so on, and the consistency of post-diagnosis aftercare from medical professionals. [13068/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 784. To ask the Minister for Health if there are figures available that can quantify the cost to the health service of patient care for those living with coeliac disease, in terms of direct management of those diagnosed as well as the level of potentially avoidable hospital admissions and outpatient treatments in cases in which the primary diagnosis was coeliac disease. [13069/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Curriculum (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 786. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a plan in place to develop educational supports within junior and senior schools possibly under the CSPE curriculum to support needs (details supplied). [13071/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 787. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review funding or the appropriateness of managing funding for persons with coeliac disease within the disability section of a service rather than a more relevant area such as health and well-being (details supplied). [13072/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 788. To ask the Minister for Health the total saving achieved per annum by removing the cost of gluten free products from medical cards since the cut was introduced in 2012; and his plans to review this policy. [13073/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations between his Department and pharmaceutical companies to secure an agreed price for the drug Savitex (details supplied). [13166/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds per 1,000 of the population; if there is data relating to these figures in a comparable context in respect of other OECD countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13265/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the current registered nurse-to-patient ratios and doctor-to-patient ratios, respectively; the safe levels required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Strategy (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 868. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of implementing the national maternity strategy; the current funding allocated for same; the funding earmarked to implement it across the next couple of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13428/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 869. To ask the Minister for Health the current standard (details supplied) for midwifery staffing; the cost of bringing the current Irish levels in line with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13429/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 870. To ask the Minister for Health the current international and best practice standards for consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists; the cost of bringing the current Irish levels in line with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13430/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 871. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the orphan medicinal products regulation; if his attention has been drawn to the monopoly that pharmaceutical companies can hold for orphan medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13431/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges; the estimated cost of lowering the drug payment scheme threshold in €20 intervals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13432/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 873. To ask the Minister for Health the current average cost of a GP visit card; the current average cost of a GP visit card for under six years of age; the current average cost of a GP visit card for over 70 years of age; the current average cost of a GP visit element of medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 920. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of public money spent in each of the past five years in respect of treatment in hospitals by the Health Service Executive (details supplied); if these hospitals have entered contracts with the National Treatment Purchase Fund for taking patients off waiting lists; the other funding that has been given to this hospital group; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 921. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all State funding allocation in relation to AIDS/HIV prevention to LGBT and non-LGBT organisations over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13651/17]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the parents who are watching this debate at home. They cannot be here because they are caring for their children. I also join the Minister in acknowledging the very good work done by Our Children's Health, which has fought tirelessly. I am very proud to be one of its supporters. It deserves credit for bringing this about because it was only through its hard work that the matter...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: For once, the lack of haste might be fortuitous. Why did the Minister pick the NTPF to lead this? The reason I ask is because the chief executive of the NTPF, who I think is on secondment from a State agency, stated that the private sector is the most efficient and clinically effective way of having patients seen quickly. The person who heads up the organisation that the Minister has...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I asked the Minister to comment on what the chief executive of the NTPF said. I would be very grateful if he could. That to me indicates a preference before this important work has even started. As part of the waiting list plan, I know the Minister is considering a number of options. I wonder why we are not at this stage integrating the digital options as part of that. Since we have...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The Dublin Fire Brigade has provided a fantastic service to the people of Dublin for more than 100 years. It is a service that is very close to my own heart. Indeed, they tended to my grandmother when she was sick some years ago. It is a case of, "If it's not broke, don't fix it". The service is working well and the people of Dublin are very proud of this service. We would like to hear...