Written answers
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
- Tobacco Control Measures
436. To ask the Minister for Health if his officials met recently with representatives of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to discuss legal and technical issues with the Standardised... - Infectious Disease Epidemics
437. To ask the Minister for Health the precautions that will be taken to prevent Legionella contamination in a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth; the position regarding the shower... - Hospital Procedures
438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations or procedures cancelled, by hospital; by speciality, during each of the past five years. [36151/15] - Care of the Elderly Provision
439. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, to construct a 100-bedroom care facility for the elderly in Letterkenny in County Donegal; that this facility will serve the elderly population... - Health Services Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the growing number of men in County Donegal who have to travel to County Galway to receive treatment for prostate cancer; if he will... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Donegal presently awaiting orthodontic treatment; and the length of time they have been on the waiting lists [36157/15] - Hospital Appointment Delays
442. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Diabetes Type 1 patients in County Donegal have a 26-month waiting time to see a consultant; if he will ensure the appointment of a second... - Community Care
443. To ask the Minister for Health if the practice by the Health Service Executive of depriving home support workers of their legal entitlements to premia payments is confined to Donegal Primary... - HIQA Inspections
444. To ask the Minister for Health if the Alzheimer's Ward, Unit 1, in Saint Stephen's Hospital in Glanmire in County Cork is to be included for inspection by the Health Information and Quality... - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
445. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to support the girls who have been diagnosed with Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) as... - National Dementia Strategy
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a submission from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland regarding the need to support persons with dementia to live at home for as long as... - General Practitioner Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health the authority that a general practice has to ban a patient who is in receipt of a medical card, from its services because the person made a complaint to Dublin... - Health Care Issues
448. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding claims of abuse of service users of the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Charges
449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide justification for a scenario whereby persons are charged the full amount for their hospital stay, even when they are spending that time on a... - Hospitals Funding
450. To ask the Minister for Health the funding, in detail, provided to a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36186/15] - Health Services Provision
451. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of primary health care centres on the Convent Road in Clondalkin; on the Rowlagh in North Clondalkin; at Ballyowen; and at Lucan,... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
452. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of nurses at the Mater Hospital in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36191/15] - Medical Equipment Provision
453. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement manual wheelchair will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36192/15] - Hospital Equipment
454. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in procuring a microscope at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin 24 (details supplied), the lack of which has resulted in the cancellation of... - Maternity Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 24 June 2015 in relation to the newly-instituted national incident management system, where severity ratings are... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
459. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that will be providing the additional 440 beds to ease the pressure on emergency departments, in tabular form; the number of beds each hospital... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
460. To ask the Minister for Health if a second palliative care consultant for the midlands region has taken up the post at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; if so,... - National Dementia Strategy
461. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36236/15] - General Practitioner Services
462. To ask the Minister for Health for details of general practitioner deployment, including rotas, assigned to the NowDoc out-of-hours general practitioner service at one of its centres... - Hospital Services
463. To ask the Minister for Health the pathway for all categories of patients, most especially trauma patients, when Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in County Louth is off-call. [36250/15] - Maternity Services
464. To ask the Minister for Health why the fatal foetal anomaly in initial drafts of a policy in relation to drawing up national care standards for pregnancy bereavements was subsequently... - Abortion Legislation
465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider repealing the Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State for Terminations of Pregnancy) Act 1995, given that it places serious... - Respite Care Services
466. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on an application for respite care by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be made; the availability of respite in the Cork city... - Health Services Staff
467. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will resume duty as an administration officer, following a career break. [36283/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
468. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the nursing home support scheme, fair deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36294/15] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
469. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that while 120 jobs have been promised in the area of speech and language therapy, approximately 120 therapists qualify annually from Irish... - Mental Health Services
470. To ask the Minister for Health to outline developments in the involvement of the Health Information and Quality Authority in the inspection of mental health services since the signing of a... - Pension Provisions
471. To ask the Minister for Health the reason contributions made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork are not being recognised in calculating a pension. [36310/15] - Hospital Procedures
472. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare, who has been on a waiting list for more than five years, will have knee surgery; and if he will make a... - Tobacco Control Measures
474. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the plain packaging Bill; if there are serious legal issues in respect of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
475. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36347/15] - Home Help Service
476. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines, inspections and audits in place to ensure home help services provided through agencies on behalf of the Health Service Executive are of an... - Health Services Staff
477. To ask the Minister for Health if there is only one bone marrow nurse in the country with responsibility for recruiting potential donors; if so, his views on whether this is adequate given... - Health Professions Regulation
478. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a regulation board of psychotherapy and counselling under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and... - Health Services
479. To ask the Minister for Health the recourse a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 has to query a diagnosis and medication. [36375/15] - Departmental Expenditure
480. To ask the Minister for Health the allocations made to organisations (details supplied) over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36382/15] - Cancer Awareness
481. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recognition of the month of September as childhood cancer awareness month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36385/15] - Respite Care Services
482. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding respite care for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry who have a child with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prescription Charges
484. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the cost of prescription drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36397/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
485. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting for an appointment with the Waterford child and adolescent mental health services; the composition of the services team;... - Hospital Procedures
487. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures cancelled at University Hospital Waterford in the first six months of 2015; the number of these that were for... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
488. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding rehabilitation care of persons with brain injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36406/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set a date for an operation at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9, for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; why the person was not admitted on... - Pension Provisions
491. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Health Service Executive, in response to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 28 May 2015, refused to provide the information requested,... - Mental Health Services Funding
492. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health for each of the years 2011 to 2014; and the budgeted expenditure for 2015 and 2016 [36418/15] - Patient Safety
493. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to regulate independent private clinics and main street eye surgery clinics; his views that, it is acceptable that 19 legal cases have... - Hospital Waiting Lists
494. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital in Dublin 11 for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make... - Marriages of Convenience
496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason non-European Union citizens are effectively being denied the constitutional right to marry European Union citizens, as the Health... - Symphysiotomy Reports
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of offers made and accepted under the surgical symphysiotomy payment scheme to date [36478/15] - Medical Qualifications
498. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the cost of training ten paramedics to full qualification [36494/15] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
499. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive will provide funding for a child (details supplied) in County Cork to attend the John Tracey Clinic in Los... - Hospital Waiting Lists
500. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a kidney transplant at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will... - Programme for Government Implementation
507. To ask the Minister for Health The Programme for Government commitments on health that he deems to be fully delivered, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36517/15] - Accident and Emergency Departments
508. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve the situation in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36518/15] - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
509. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36519/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
511. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a computed tomography, CT, scan at Mercy hospital in County Cork for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
513. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Accident and Emergency Department Staffing
514. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no general practitioner present in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 after midnight and at weekends;... - Hospital Charges
515. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date; if the hospital has any... - General Practitioner Services
516. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 299 and 300 of 13 October 2015 regarding the cost of extending free general practitioner care to all those under 18... - Hospital Waiting Lists
517. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who has been waiting on the public list for over two years, can have a back disc operation done privately;... - Medical Card Applications
518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a full medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Longford, as all information has been submitted... - Home Help Service Provision
520. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36595/15] - Health Services
521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a clinical and educational assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff Registration
522. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to expedite the processing of nurse registration applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36599/15] - Vaccination Programme
523. To ask the Minister for Health when children will be called for tuberculosis, BCG, vaccinations which have been missed due to the shortage of vaccines; if priority will be given to children... - Ministerial Correspondence
526. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 14 October 2015, the number of representations that specifically mention ambulance and Loughglynn to each Minister... - Medical Card Applications
527. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on an application for a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Medical Services Scheme
528. To ask the Minister for Health if the financial cost of a special hip operation to be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is an old age pensioner and whose... - Home Help Service Provision
529. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in home help hours in County Wexford in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36617/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
530. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the stand-off between the National Treatment Purchase Fund and fair deal that is preventing the AnovoCare nursing home from opening, and... - Medical Card Eligibility
531. To ask the Minister for Health if family income supplement is taken into consideration when assessing an application for a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
532. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the... - Childhood Obesity
534. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address levels of childhood obesity and the measures his Department is taking to promote healthy eating and increased levels of physical activity... - Services for People with Disabilities
535. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a residential intellectual disability service (details supplied) in County Kildare was permitted to operate, from 2012 to 2015, at a location for... - Health Services Provision
539. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need carried out; the length of time the child has been on a waiting list; and if he... - Medical Card Drugs
540. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider covering the significant cost of the drug Lucentis under the medical card scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on outpatient waiting lists for Mayo General Hospital, by the specialities for which they are waiting, in each case stating the... - Health Insurance Company Payments
543. To ask the Minister for Health the amount currently owed to acute hospitals by private health insurance companies pending the submission of documentation by hospital consultants required for... - Health Services Data
544. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of addiction services in each Local Health Office area, by addiction service, in 2013; and in 2014; and if he will make... - General Medical Services Scheme Payments
545. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to medical doctors under the Medical Card and General Medical Services Schemes by the Health Service Executive in 2014; citing, in tabular... - Hospital Waiting Lists
546. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals, in tabular form, on which fines were imposed for failing to meet waiting list targets in August 2015; the hospitals for which fines were reduced... - Hospital Procedures
547. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has, to date, appointed surgeons to carry out pancreas transplants in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; the steps the Executive... - Vaccination Programme
548. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the whooping cough vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36026/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
549. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cavan can expect an appointment for a diagnosis with an occupational therapist; if this will be given priority; and... - Medical Card Applications
550. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36061/15] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
551. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate if and when Crohn's disease will be included in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36072/15] - General Medical Services Scheme
552. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement scheme, PCRS, is refusing to accept the self-assessment - Chapter 4 of Part 41A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997,... - Ambulance Service Provision
553. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to release the capacity review into the national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36088/15] - HSE Data
554. To ask the Minister for Health the contract a company (details supplied) currently has with the Health Service Executive; the amount the company has been paid to date for that contract; the... - Health Services Provision
556. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will approve treatment for a person (details supplied) who has been on a waiting list for ear, nose and throat treatment over... - Clinical Trials
557. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Roaccutane studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36145/15] - HSE Data
558. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the Exchequer of a number of initiatives (details supplied), given the inability of the Health Service Executive, through the Minister for Health,... - State Claims Agency
559. To ask the Minister for Health the ten largest medical claim payouts and the ten largest non-medical claim payouts settled by the State Claims Agency in 2014, in tabular form; in each case,...
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