Results 18,561-18,580 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application in the case of a person (details supplied); if the application will now be approved on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Governance (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a chain of command exists throughout the HSE with particular reference to the degree to which specific responsibilities rest with particular sectors or individuals, such as the maintenance of the highest possible standards at mortuaries nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which home care packages are being made available nationally; the extent to which provision in this regard to date has alleviated pressure on hospital beds and accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which staff shortages have shown up in the past six months that may have impeded the delivery and quality of the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nursing staff at all grades that have been employed by the HSE in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed throughout the public health sector in the past two years; the extent to which vacancies remain to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he expects to be in a position to implement the recommendations of the Sláintecare report in 2019 and following years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of hospital beds throughout the public health sector needs to be augmented in keeping with demographics; the timescale for such implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued in 2018 and to date in 2019; the extent to which this has contributed to the overall total; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21154/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel engaged in the delivery of home care packages; the number of outstanding applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21156/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which primary care centres or the upgrading of existing health centres has progressed throughout north County Kildare; the extent to which all required facilities have been put in place to facilitate the provision of required level of services to the community and the alleviation of pressure on accident and emergency departments and hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Data (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic treatment continues to be made available as appropriate for children and or teenagers who require such treatment; the number of cases treated in each of the past ten years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21159/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new staff recruited to the public health sector in general over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21160/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to monitor waiting lists for orthopaedic and cardiac procedures nationally; the extent to which progress is being made in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21161/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting spinal fusion procedures; if the waiting lists have improved in recent times with a view to being in a position to offer the treatment within six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21162/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health when a spinal fusion procedure will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21163/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Health if reconsideration will be given to allocating a person (details supplied) an urgent hospital appointment; if it is standard procedure that patients on priority waiting lists must wait over a year before receiving appropriate treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21164/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise I have to race over to the House for questions as well. I will be as quick as possible. I thank our guests for coming before us this morning and making their presentation. Orthodontics in particular has been an issue that I have pursued over many years, and I am sad to say that the service has not improved over the years. It did not arise in 2009, by the way. It has been there...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Project Ireland 2040 (14 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Minister remain satisfied that the process is working well and to the advantage of Irish business? Can she give an indication of when the next tranche might be launched?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Project Ireland 2040 (14 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the next round of the Project Ireland 2040 disruptive technologies innovation fund will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20581/19]