Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
- Water Fluoridation
357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the company or companies that supply Irish Water or the local authorities with fluoride in the State; the terms of these... - Mobility Allowance Review
358. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the mobility allowance for persons with a physical disability so they may avail of the taxi service; if she will provide an update on this... - Hospital Staff Data
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant gynaecologists who are assigned to Galway University Hospital and to the entire Health Service Executive west administrative... - Hospital Procedures
361. To ask the Minister for Health why a surgical procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Clare was cancelled; when the procedure will take place; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
362. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a wheelchair to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39997/15] - Health Services Funding
363. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a new false eye for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40045/15] - Home Care Packages
364. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 14 October 2015, in which the annual cost of providing home care to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal... - General Medical Services Scheme
365. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth who holds a medical card cannot receive dental treatment under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed by members of the national ambulance service who identify themselves as having mental health issues; if the Health Service... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
367. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's annual spend on agency nursing staff; the current number of permanent nursing vacancies; if there is a current policy of non-recruitment of... - Health Services Staff
368. To ask the Minister for Health if it is Health Service Executive policy to prevent staff from returning from part-time hours to full-time hours; if it is appropriate that staff members be... - Hospital Appointment Status
369. To ask the Minister for Health the date for a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40079/15] - Medical Card Eligibility
370. To ask the Minister for Health his views on making medical cards assessable for all children with a disability without having to go through the entire application process, which is stressful... - Hospital Appointment Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40106/15] - Vaccination Programme
372. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current shortage of Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccines; when the first delivery of the vaccine may be expected; the age of a patient at which... - Tuberculosis Incidence
373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of instances of Tuberculosis in each of the years 2013 to 2015 to date; the number of instances in children, in older persons, and in the prison... - Hospital Appointment Status
374. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be notified by Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin in Dublin 12 of a date for a... - Medical Card Applications
375. 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... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
377. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by the Health Service Executive on the co-ordination of homeless services for the homeless in the Dublin region as part of its responsibility... - Hospital Staff
378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure adequate resources are provided to St. Vincent's Hospital in Athlone in County Westmeath, which is extremely understaffed at present; and if... - Health and Social Care Professionals
379. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure that balance is achieved between the public interest and the interests of practitioners and service providers when appointments are... - Industrial Relations
381. To ask the Minister for Health the status of industrial processes established in his area under side deals concluded with trade unions in parallel with the Lansdowne Road talks in May 2015;... - Medical Card Applications
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/15] - Health and Social Care Professionals
383. To ask the Minister for Health if a physiotherapist who attained a qualification in a European Union state other than Ireland is allowed work in the public funded health sector. [40239/15] - Hospital Staff Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health further to the response to Parliamentary Question No. 965 of 22 September 2015, which did not include the number of nursing and midwife vacancies by hospital... - Health and Social Care Professionals
385. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the registration of physical therapists under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. [40256/15] - Disability Services Funding
387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40268/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
388. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointment Delays
389. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was informed by a hospital that it would be September 2016 before that person could undergo a certain... - Services for People with Disabilities
390. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse cuts in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 18, so that appropriate transport will be provided. [40280/15] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
391. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Health Service Executive scheme that was launched in July 2015, the aim of which was to recruit nurses who had been trained here to... - Disability Services Funding
392. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding funding for people with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on... - Autism Support Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health if discrepancies in supply versus demand for adult places in autism services have now been rectified; if they will recur in 2016 and in coming years; his plans... - Clinical Indemnity Scheme
395. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a medical injuries assessment board, along the same lines as Personal Injuries Assessment Board; his position with regard to the high... - Psychological Assessments
396. To ask the Minister for Health when a psychological assessment of a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be carried out, given that it has been applied for. [40312/15] - Hospitals Capital Programme
397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding to upgrade the operating theatre in Kerry General Hospital, given that no funding has been provided to carry out... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish an interim report on the review of the progress of the fair deal scheme; when the final report is due; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
399. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time spent on the personal assistant service waiting list; and the estimated cost of clearing the waiting list. [40329/15] - Disability Diagnoses
400. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of extending the assessment entitlements in the Disability Act 2005 beyond children born after 2002; and a breakdown indicating... - Disability Services Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health the funding he provided and the Health Service Executive provided to the Order of St. John of God for the running of St. Raphael's in Celbridge in County... - Nursing Staff Remuneration
405. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse the cuts to the hourly rate of pay for nursing and midwife interns, and to implement a minimum wage hourly rate; his views that further... - Vaccination Programme
406. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the human papilloma vaccine on young persons; if the vaccine has had serious side effects on a number of persons; the number of persons affected;... - Health Services Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a sound-proof audiology room in Roscommon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40364/15] - Disability Services Funding
408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive in the context of its 2016 service plan, and in the context of long waiting lists for essential therapy services... - Primary Care Centre Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a priority list for the provision of primary care centres; if he will make this publicly available; the basis on which funding allocations are... - Legislative Process
410. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 5 November 2015, the identity of the patient advocacy groups referred to in his reply. [40394/15] - Health Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health the status of full-time residential care for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40397/15] - Health Services Access
413. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs report will be released to the parents of a person (details supplied) as it is delaying that person's access to services; and if he... - Home Help Service Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Health if and when home help will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40425/15] - Medicinal Products Prices
416. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the processing of the new application submitted by a manufacturer (details supplied) for the pricing and reimbursement of Kuvan, or... - Home Help Service Data
417. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Roscommon who have received approval for home help hours and for additional home help hours, but are on a waiting list for... - Hospital Waiting Lists
420. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a badly needed cataract operation. [40434/15] - Medical Card Data
421. To ask the Minister for Health the average annual cost of providing an enhanced medical card for hepatitis C sufferers; how this compares with the annual cost of providing a standard medical... - Health Promotion
422. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation of resources he is committing to promote and encourage disease prevention in children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40443/15] - HSE Staffing
423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public lactation consultants; their locations; his plans to recruit more; to extend their hours, for example, to weekends and beyond 5.00 p.m.;... - HSE Expenditure
424. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent by the Health Service Executive on the purchase of infant formula in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40445/15] - Disability Services Funding
425. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that adequate funding is provided to support the important work of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
427. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide further funding to assist with training assistance dogs for disabled persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
428. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who worked for 40 years at the Midland Health Board dispensary at Kilbeggan, in County Westmeath, is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
429. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for an operation in Tullamore General Hospital in County Offaly. [40475/15] - Health Services Access
430. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when the person can expect to receive transport to respite services from the Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
431. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataracts operation will be provided to a person (details provided) in County Kerry. [40478/15] - Health Services Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health if services at Children Respite Services on the Callan Road in County Kilkenny have been permanently closed, suspended indefinitely or postponed on a... - Hospital Beds Data
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute hospital beds in use in each of the past ten years and in 2015 to date; if the current provision is adequate relative to best practice in... - Universal Health Insurance White Paper
437. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the April 2014 White Paper on universal health insurance; if this represents current policy on the health service; his views on a multi-payer... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
438. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no plan is in place to develop services across the pathway four years after the publication of the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy, given the... - Services for People with Disabilities
440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have sustained high-level life-changing injuries, some of whom are ventilated and have spent long periods of time in nursing homes... - Medical Card Applications
442. 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, who has submitted all relevant information;... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
443. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe as to when the recruitment process to be employed in order to fill nursing posts which will form part of a home care package afforded to a person... - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of admissions to emergency departments in the past year for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40505/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
445. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [40511/15] - Respite Care Services
446. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite by the Health Service Executive at Birr community nursing unit for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
447. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the nationally-set special delivery unit targets for scoliosis surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40521/15] - Hospitals Data
448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons, who undergo scoliosis surgery to correct spinal curvatures each year; who are awaiting this surgery; the waiting periods involved; and... - Hospital Staff
450. To ask the Minister for Health if specialists are available to perform spinal monitoring during surgery to correct scoliosis spinal curvature; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
451. To ask the Minister for Health if it is open to patients who have been waiting for scoliosis surgery to correct spinal curvature, and whose condition is deteriorating, to access the... - Parliamentary Questions
452. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 835 of 3 November 2015, and the reply provided by the Health Service Executive (details supplied), if he will arrange for the question... - Hospital Admissions
454. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, as a matter of urgency, for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has been... - Services for People with Disabilities
455. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for patients to be referred to Nua Healthcare. [40577/15] - Accident and Emergency Department Staffing
456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports that the accident and emergency department at St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny is understaffed and under-resourced; if the new... - Hospital Waiting Lists
457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthopaedic surgery in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin 12; the number of years that these young children... - Hospital Appointment Delays
458. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to wait two years to have an operation at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County... - Hospital Appointment Status
460. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40633/15] - Community Care
463. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide accommodation at a facility (details supplied) in Cork city for additional community care and long-stay beds; the status of any impending... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
464. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40653/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
465. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the waiting list for surgery for scoliosis patients in Galway University Hospital. [40656/15] - Water Fluoridation (1 comment)
466. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will provide an update in relation to the fluoridation of water; and if he... - HSE Staffing
467. To ask the Minister for Health the reason positions for temporary grade IV and grade V posts in Kildare and west Wicklow are restricted to Health Service Executive staff working in this... - Hospital Services
468. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken by his Department or the Health Service Executive in dealing with the breach of the no-smoking policy in the wards of St. Luke's Hospital in... - Health Services
469. To ask the Minister for Health the status of domestic dwelling houses (details supplied) subject to certain charging orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40692/15] - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
473. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address orthodontic waiting lists, given that a three-year waiting list exists in Galway University Hospital alone; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
476. To ask the Minister for Health if and when early intervention support will be available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40706/15] - Dental Services
477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of X-rays carried out at the Dublin Dental Hospital in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the number of patients of the Dublin Dental Hospital being referred... - Services for People with Disabilities
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of early intervention teams for children, by local health area, in tabular form; the number of persons on each team; the number of children in each... - Hospital Appointment Status
479. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital to have a computed tomography, CT, scan;... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
482. To ask the Minister for Health if the promised additional nurses and midwives at Mullingar Regional Hospital in County Westmeath have been appointed; if the reconstituted embargo has had an... - Services for People with Disabilities
483. To ask the Minister for Health when the service improvement team engaged to examine the future funding of a school (details supplied) in County Longford will give its report, given it is now... - Psychological Services
484. To ask the Minister for Health if the current level of psychological service of two days per month at a school (details supplied) in County Longford is adequate for 160 plus persons availing...
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