Written answers
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
- Mobility Allowance Review
355. To ask the Minister for Health when the replacement to the mobility transport grant is likely to be delivered, with particular reference to the fact that this has been suspended now for a... - Hospital Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the baby friendly hospital initiative; the background to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38972/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
357. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 has to wait 18 months to have a cataract operation in Saint Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin; and if... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
358. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39017/15] - Medical Card Appeals
359. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39022/15] - Hospital Equipment
360. To ask the Minister for Health when the teledoc machine purchased under the TRASNA stroke programme will become operational in the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar; and if he will... - Addiction Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health the programmes and supports available to persons suffering from alcohol addiction; the amounts spent on providing these programmes for each of the years from... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide 80 to 100 extra beds in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 as a matter of urgency which will address the current trolley situation; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
363. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a continuous delay in the processing of a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the application will... - Medical Card Drugs
364. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is being billed for medication, despite being a Medical Card holder; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in the South Infirmary in County Cork for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Advance Health Care Directives
366. To ask the Minister for Health his legislative plans in respect of the issue of the do not resuscitate code, particularly in cases where a person is at end-of-life and there are no written... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision by the Health Service Executive of a piece of equipment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Disability Services Provision
368. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no database for persons with disabilities such as autism in operation; how it is possible to forward-plan the provision of services in the... - Disability Support Services
369. To ask the Minister for Health how his Department and the Health Service Executive forward-plans the provision of services for children with special needs such as autism; and how his... - Disability Services Provision
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autism in the Health Service Executive community care organisation 7 area who are on waiting lists for the early bird... - Prescription Charges
375. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible to seek a refund for prescriptions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39108/15] - Health Insurance Claims
377. To ask the Minister for Health the value of outstanding health insurance claims in each acute hospital; the steps he will take to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
378. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to be seen in the South Infirmary Hospital in County Cork;... - Hospital Appointment Delays
379. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a child (details supplied) in County Meath who is awaiting a scan to determine whether the child is suffering from long QT syndrome; that the... - Hospital Beds Data
380. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in intensive care units, by hospital, in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
381. To ask the Minister for Health when the key elements of the national dementia strategy, such as the roll-out of intensive home supports and home care packages for persons with dementia, will... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
382. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the permanent position of co-ordinator for the Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
383. 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. [39132/15] - Hospital Admissions
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, has had to be taken off call; the reason this has occurred; and the steps that have... - Ambulance Service Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance vehicles available in the north east region, by location, for each year since 2011. [39139/15] - Emergency Services
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of the classifying of 112 and 999 emergency calls by clinical status. [39142/15] - Ambulance Service Response Times
389. To ask the Minister for Health the time allocated for ambulance response times for clinical status 1 echocardigram calls in 2014 and 2015; and the percentage of ambulances that achieved this... - HIQA Reports
391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Information and Quality Authority recommendations contained in its review of pre-hospital emergency care services to ensure high... - Home Help Service Provision
392. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is not in receipt of home help hours; his plans to make provision for this service; and if he will make... - Medical Card Applications
393. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be urgently granted on discretionary grounds to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Training
394. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of general practitioner training places from 157 to 180; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39169/15] - Hospital Procedures
395. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive a much needed grommets operation in the eye and ear hospital in Dublin 2. [39171/15] - Hospital Staff Data
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of junior doctors working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in County Westmeath for each of the years from 2011 to 2014. [39173/15] - HSE Funding
397. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to St. Christopher's day centre in County Longford for each of the years from 2011 to 2014. [39174/15] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the multiple sclerosis drug, Fampyra, in the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39176/15] - Hospital Appointments Administration
399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason was not provided between two hospitals within the Saolta group in advance of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County... - Cancer Screening Programmes
400. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the national breast cancer screening programme, BreastCheck, to make it available to women from 45 years of age; from 40 years of age; from... - Pyrite Issues
403. To ask the Minister for Health the action the Health Service Executive has taken to tackle pyrite in a day centre (details supplied) in County Sligo. [39212/15] - Accident and Emergency Departments
404. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Number 459 of 20 October 2015, the number of the additional 440 beds to ease the pressure on emergency departments that, are... - Home Care Packages
405. To ask the Minister for Health if a dedicated report into inadequate and unreliable home care provision for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been compiled; the progress that... - Orthodontic Service Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to prioritise the improvement of access to orthodontic treatment in Saint James' Hospital in Dubiln 8, given the concerns of many... - Hospital Services
408. To ask the Minister for Health if submissions have been made to the Health Service Executive from Saint James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and from Tallaght Hospital in Dubiln 24, to have these... - Hospital Appointment Status
409. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39306/15] - National Lottery Funding Applications
410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for his Department's lottery grant by a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
412. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a nine-month waiting period for patients who have been referred to visit a hospital (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Services Provision
413. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the tender process for the 24-hour general practitioner co-operative service for Sligo and Leitrim; when this service will commence; and if he... - Hospital Appointment Status
414. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be given a hospital appointment. [39341/15] - Hospital Appointments Administration
415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments at Cork University Hospital that were missed in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date; the costs of these missed... - Hospital Services
418. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a community geriatric team at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
419. To ask the Minister for Health why a second palliative care consultant has yet to be appointed for the Midlands; the reason for the delay; when the post will be filled; and if he will make a... - Hospitals Capital Programme
420. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the emergency department upgrade works at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar; when it will be completed; when the other capital... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
421. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances by which he will consider extending the list of qualifying illnesses for the Long Term Illness Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the services and clinics available to assist persons born with, and persons with, the condition known as neurofibromatosis type 1 (details... - Services for People with Disabilities
423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no extra hours were allocated to the personal assistant service for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39365/15] - Health Services Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the operation of the Roscommon medical assessment unit to a seven-day service in line with other level 2 hospitals; why this service is only... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
425. To ask the Minister for Health the incentives, including funding, that are available to encourage a qualified nurse (details supplied) to return to Ireland and take up a position here; and... - Health and Social Care Professionals Registration
426. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the registration of physiotherapists under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. [39375/15] - Medical Card Applications
427. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has recently been diagnosed with complex regions pain... - Hospital Facilities
428. To ask the Minister for Health the tender process undertaken by the Health Service Executive for the procurement of rooftop helipads for Cork University Hospital and for Galway university... - Hospital Appointment Status
429. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who is in considerable continuous pain and who was referred several weeks ago, will be scheduled for an... - Health Services Access
430. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be waiting for an assessment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and if he will... - Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
431. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to restore public confidence in Tallaght hospital in Dublin 24 following a recent incident (details supplied); to implement all the... - Hospital Appointment Delays
432. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who is waiting for an outpatient appointment at Tullamore hospital in County Offaly and... - Hospital Appointment Status
433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an outpatient appointment at Tullamore hospital in County Offaly at an... - Hospitals Discharges
434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each of the Dublin hospitals; and the action he is taking to reduce these numbers. [39415/15] - Health Services Access
435. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; if such assistance will be made available, given the difficulties being experienced; and... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the long delays being experienced with the registration process in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and the pressure these delays... - Suicide Prevention
437. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendation in seventh report on the high levels of suicide in Irish society, which was published by the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on... - Services for People with Disabilities
439. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a property (details supplied) in County Kerry for adults with autism; his plans to open the facility without further delay; and if he... - Respite Care Grant Eligibility
440. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this matter can be investigated as a matter of urgency; and if he will... - Health Services
441. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the relocation of a day care facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; his views on the suitability of the facility; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
442. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the operation of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning facility at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9, specifically regarding the numbers on... - Medical Card Applications
443. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card for persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath who are from a low-income family with significant health... - Accident and Emergency Departments
444. To ask the Minister for Health the analysis that has been carried out of the principal reasons for attendances at hospital emergency departments; and if he will provide a percentage... - Nursing Home Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will request the Health Service Executive to take the operation of Áras Ghaoth Dobhair community nursing home in County Donegal in... - Primary Care Services Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 330 of 7 October 2014, if he will provide an update on the review of assistance for stoma care; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Tullow in County Carlow. [39559/15] - Respite Care Services
448. To ask the Minister for Health the funding granted over the past five years to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the provision of respite care; why this respite care service... - HSE Properties
449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to respond to a proposal from a local Kilkenny-based sports group regarding the use of lands owned by the... - Hospital Appointment Status
450. To ask the Minister for Health if a hip operation and an appointment for an eye assessment will be provided at Waterford Regional Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny,... - Prescription Charges
451. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reducing the current cap on prescription costs for seriously disabled persons from €25 to €10. [39573/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
452. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in Croom Hospital in County Limerick for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
453. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the explanation he provided to Seanad Éireann on 3 November 2015 regarding the extent to which parental consent for human papilloma virus... - Medical Card Applications
454. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centre Provision
455. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the proposal to provide a new primary care unit (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the... - Autism Support Services
458. To ask the Minister for Health the support services available from his Department for home support services for autistic children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39610/15] - Pharmacy Services
459. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 636 of 15 April 2015, the progress his Department has made on examining the issue of introducing a minor ailments scheme for pharmacies...
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