Written answers
Thursday, 28 May 2015
- Patient Data
6. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the data relating to breast cancer patients at University Hospital Waterford for February 2015 was not available; if the breast cancer unit at UHW was... - Ambulance Service Provision
7. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to improve the ambulance service in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
12. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve assessment and services for children with autism in counties Laois and Offaly. [20540/15] - HSE Governance
13. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enforce greater accountability by management of the Health Service Executive and his Department officials, in view of recent quality issues in... - Ambulance Service Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered any improvement to the ambulance service in rural County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20547/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
15. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for new referrals for an outpatient orthopaedic appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, compared to the national... - Disability Services Provision
16. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Disability Federation of Ireland's recent statement that the disability community has not been protected throughout the previous budgets; his... - Maternity Services
17. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a survey carried out by the INMO (details supplied) that points out that the internationally recommended... - Air Ambulance Service Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the examination of proposals to establish the emergency aeromedical support service on a permanent basis; and if discussions have taken... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
20. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of additional midwives and nurses at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [20761/15] - Hospital Services
21. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the amount of day cases handled at University Hospital Waterford so far in 2015 is down 15% on the same period in 2014; the reason elective... - Patient Forums
22. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an independent patient advocacy service; its terms of reference and if it will cover all patient services nationwide; and if he will make... - Misuse of Drugs
23. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the growing addiction to tablets, prescription and other; if he will consider adding the drugs known as Z drugs to the list of... - Hospital Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20764/15] - Tobacco Control Measures
25. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the alarming rate of consumption of E-cigarettes and also the rate of expansion of new E-cigarette retail outlets that is occurring here, and whilst... - Cancer Screening Programmes
26. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include in the new national cancer strategy an objective to broaden the campaign for early detection of and screening for all cancers, as opposed to... - Nursing Education
27. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the Royal College of Surgeons proposed competency assessment model for non-EEA trained nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
28. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the payment scheme to which survivors of symphysiotomy may apply, in terms of its failure to address the concerns of the UN Human Rights... - Hospital Waiting Lists
29. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults in County Waterford that are awaiting assessment by a primary care occupational therapist; if he will provide in tabular form... - Mental Health Services Provision
30. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts he has sanctioned for child mental health; the number that have been filled providing a breakdown of the staff; and if he will make a... - National Carers Strategy Implementation
31. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reason that of the national carers strategy's 42 objectives, only one objective has been achieved to date, with 19 showing only initial... - Hospital Waiting Lists
32. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to reduce the waiting lists for operations on children with scoliosis of the spine; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Carers Strategy Implementation
33. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recently published "Family Carers Scorecard" of the national carers strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20779/15] - HIQA Remit
34. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the inspection role of the Health Information and Quality Authority to the provision of private care for elderly persons and vulnerable... - Mental Health Services Provision
35. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the deterioration in the relationship between staff and management in the psychiatric unit of University Hospital Galway, resulting from... - Health and Safety Regulations
36. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that adequate health and safety guidelines and precautions apply in all hospitals throughout the country without exception, including... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
37. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the national drug rehabilitation implementation committee in the drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20537/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
38. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the current mental health provision in County Wexford is adequate, particularly in view of the county's relatively high suicide rates... - Home Help Service Provision
39. To ask the Minister for Health if the target for the provision of home helps in 2015 is being met specifically in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20783/15] - Pharmacy Services
40. To ask the Minister for Health his views on removing the right of pharmacists to have a conscientious objection to providing Norlevo or the morning after pill; if he believes this is a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
41. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical device, Medtronic’s i-port advance injection device, and the primary care reimbursement scheme; if the substantially... - Disability Services Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to reduce waiting lists for a range of disability-specific services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20766/15] - Ambulance Service Response Times
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the proportion of patient carrying vehicles that are answering Echo and Delta calls on target; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enhance long stay facilities in St. Joseph’s Hospital, County Longford and in St. Mary’s Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath [20760/15] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
45. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of an Irish citizen (details supplied), a cancer victim whose surgery here was not a success and who has opted for alternative treatment... - National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation
46. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the implementation of the national positive ageing strategy which was published on 24 April 2013, but on which there has been little sign of... - Disability Services Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the Health Service Executive and his Department to ensure that children in counties Laois and Offaly who may be autistic will receive... - Hospital Services
48. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent assertion that the Health Service Executive received none of the funding it sought from the Government to develop services in the... - Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
49. To ask the Minister for Health the reason one in four patients requiring emergency hip fracture surgery at University Hospital Waterford in February 2015 had their procedure delayed for more... - Primary Care Centres
50. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals in instances where general practitioners have invested heavily in providing their own accommodation and cannot afford to move to a centre to... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
51. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting lists for an outpatient orthodontic appointment and for orthodontic day surgery in Letterkenny General Hospital, County... - Hospital Waiting Lists
52. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the delays at University Hospital Waterford, that resulted in three persons waiting more than 28 days for an urgent... - Disability Services Provision
54. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals for service users with severe physical and intellectual disabilities who have reached 18 years of age and are in their last year of school for... - Health Services Staff Data
55. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff that have been allocated to mental health services; the number that have been sanctioned; the number of posts that have been filled; the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
56. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 31 March 2015, if he will report on the recruitment of theatre nurses and consultant anaesthetists in Beaumont... - HSE Expenditure
57. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive’s financial situation; the extent of the supplementary budget that is likely to be required...
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