Written answers

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

  • Speech and Language Therapy
    361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed to work specifically in special schools; the approximate cost of employing these speech and language...
  • Misuse of Drugs
    362. To ask the Minister for Health the legislative measures that will be introduced to enable prosecutions for the sale and possession of psychoactive substances such as Clockwork Orange; and if...
  • Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
    364. To ask the Minister for Health the resources available to the new national rare diseases office in implementing the recommendations contained in the national plan for rare diseases; and the...
  • Hospital Staff Recruitment
    365. To ask the Minister for Health when a full-time rheumatologist will be appointed to Mayo General Hospital; if the consultant will have a full back-up team; when a rheumatology day infusion...
  • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
    366. To ask the Minister for Health if the costs of a replacement denture plate for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be covered by a medical card; and if he will make a statement...
  • Medical Card Applications
    367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Accident and Emergency Departments
    368. To ask the Minister for Health the distribution of funds for the emergency department task force; the allocation provided to each public hospital and public residential home; the number of...
  • Hospital Beds Data
    369. To ask the Minister for Health the positive impact the suspension of the Health Information and Quality Authority regulations have had on the enhancement of the bed complement for this...
  • Nursing Home Inspections
    370. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the decision to extend the time period for nursing homes run by the Health Service Executive to meet the regulations; if he understands this...
  • 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. [41295/15]
  • Dental Services
    372. To ask the Minister for Health if dentists will be recruited for the Health Service Executive child dental services in County Cork and County Kerry in 2016; and if he will make a statement...
  • Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
    373. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include auto-immune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis as symptoms which qualify for acceptance under the long-term illness book scheme; and...
  • Hospital Procedures
    374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of colonoscopies that have been carried out in public hospitals over the past 12 months, by hospital and in tabular form; the number of patients on...
  • Primary Care Centre Provision
    375. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre for Balbriggan in County Dublin; when it will open; when it will hire employees; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Medical Card Applications
    376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41306/15]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    377. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin with an intellectual disability is not receiving the appropriate service with St. Michael's House; his...
  • Medical Records
    378. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 12 May 2015, the mechanism the Health Service Executive has in place to allow the person in question to state...
  • Medical Qualifications
    380. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prescribe the title "physical therapist" as a variant of the specified title of "physiotherapist" in one register in relation to the Health and...
  • Medical Records
    381. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be provided with medical records, as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41356/15]
  • Health Services Provision
    382. To ask the Minister for Health the status of occupational therapy resources being provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41357/15]
  • Hospital Charges
    383. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive charges staff, either permanent or agency staff, a fee to park a vehicle on hospital grounds when working in either public or...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    385. To ask the Minister for Health why the Gníomh Lann learning disability day service located in Balinode in County Sligo is required to change its location; his plans for its future in...
  • Hospital Appointment Status
    386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41408/15]
  • National Lottery Funding Applications
    387. To ask the Minister for Health if he will favourably examine an application for a lottery grant to his Department by an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry which is providing...
  • Medical Card Applications
    388. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for an over 70s medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41465/15]
  • Medical Card Eligibility
    390. To ask the Minister for Health why a medical card for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W was revoked; and if it will be re-instated. [41474/15]
  • Hospital Appointment Status
    391. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied|) in County Longford receives hospital appointments. [41477/15]
  • Medical Card Delays
    392. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delay in issuing a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41484/15]
  • Psychological Services
    393. To ask the Minister for Health when a Health Service Executive child psychologist will be appointed to County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41485/15]
  • Medical Card Drugs
    394. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a variance in medicines available on the medical card, by county; if so the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41494/15]
  • HSE Investigations
    395. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 3 March 2015, if he will ensure that a full and final reply will be provided (details supplied); and if he will...
  • Hospital Appointment Status
    396. To ask the Minister for Health if an early assessment appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as the case is urgent; and if he will expedite the...
  • Hospital Procedures
    397. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation for a hip replacement will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [41499/15]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    398. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he is making in ensuring that the level of funding required to continue the services approved by the L'Arche Community in County Kilkenny is put...
  • Health Services Staff
    399. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1007 of 17 September 2014, if he will address a matter regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Medical Card Data
    400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards in circulation in the Limerick health area on 1 November 2014 and on 1 November 2015, in tabular form; the number of these that...
  • Blood Donations
    401. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the ban on blood donations from males who have previously engaged in sexual intercourse with other males, as enforced by the Irish Blood...
  • Health Services
    403. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for an appointment in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún...
  • Dental Services
    404. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide additional resources for dental services in County Cavan and in County Monaghan; if he is aware that the level of dental services...
  • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
    406. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for equipment by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [41569/15]
  • General Medical Services Scheme
    407. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a change in the cost of international normalised ratio testing for patients on a medical card who are prescribed warfarin for a blood test;...
  • Mental Health Services Funding
    408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding in the 2016 mental health budget (details supplied) in compliance with A Vision for Change, the mental health services report for...
  • HSE Funding
    409. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the underfunding of a community organisation (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if funding in line with the needs of its residents will be...
  • Hospital Appointment Status
    410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a referral for a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41596/15]
  • Primary Medical Certificates Provision
    411. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated with a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Ambulance Service Response Times
    412. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the ambulance response time in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41602/15]
  • Primary Care Centres
    413. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care health centre will be opened and operational in Coolock in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/15]
  • Hospital Staff Data
    414. To ask the Minister for Health the differences in core standards of Dublin hospitals; the hospital that has the highest number of staff vacancies; the number of nursing, doctor and...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists at each Dublin hospital; the hospital with the shortest waiting time; and with the longest waiting time; and...
  • Home Care Packages
    416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a solution to a home care problem (details supplied). [41624/15]
  • Health Services Provision
    417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [41629/15]
  • Hospital Procedures
    418. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for an operation. [41636/15]
  • Medical Card Delays
    419. To ask the Minister for Health why a discretionary medical card has not been issued to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if he will agree that it is disgraceful that seriously...
  • Hospital Procedures
    420. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41656/15]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    421. To ask the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalents working in the intellectual disability sector, the number employed by the Health Service Executive, and the number employed by...
  • Universal Health Insurance
    422. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the recent Economic and Social Research Institute report on universal health insurance; if upon deciding the commission of research into the...
  • Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
    423. To ask the Minister for Health why more than 2,600 persons have been on trolleys in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal since 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    424. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is on the autism spectrum; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Departmental Schemes
    425. To ask the Minister for Health when the replacement schemes for the currently suspended motorised transport grant scheme and the mobility allowance scheme will be introduced; if the proposal...
  • Health Services Data
    426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting assessment from the occupational health department in North Dublin for up to three months, from three months plus to six months,...
  • Health Services Provision
    428. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a service (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/15]
  • Health Services Staff Data
    430. To ask the Minister for Health the number of social workers employed in the community for the years 2005, 2010 and 2015 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41765/15]
  • Vaccination Programme
    432. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the tuberculosis, BCG, vaccine for infants and the anticipated timelines; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Home Help Service Eligibility
    433. To ask the Minister for Health why the home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41801/15]
  • Medical Card Delays
    434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Hospital Staff Recruitment
    435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants recruited in 2015 to date; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in consultant numbers resulting from this...
  • Health Strategies
    438. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will publish its service plan for 2016; and when he received the first draft of it. [41829/15]
  • General Practitioner Services
    439. To ask the Minister for Health given his comments on radio that an additional 1,000 general practitioners are required for our health services, the full-year cost of providing them. [41830/15]
  • Medical Card Data
    440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards, general practitioner cards and each type of card issued on a discretionary basis as of 1 November 2015. [41831/15]
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
    441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications under the nursing home support scheme approved and awaiting funding as of 13 November 2015. [41832/15]
  • Health Services
    442. To ask the Minister for Health if occipital nerve stimulators are recognised by his Department as providing effective treatment methods for treating chronic pain in the head; and if he will...

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