Written answers
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
- Health Services Funding
384. To ask the Minister for Health the funds allocated to the Travel2Care scheme for 2016. [42305/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
385. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the long waiting lists for patients with diabetes type 1 to see a consultant in Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal. [42307/15] - Hospital Transfers
386. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the policy of transferring children who have cancer from Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin in Dublin 12 to St. James's Hospital in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
387. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be performed; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service Provision
388. To ask the Minister for Health if it is acceptable for a Teachta Dála to repeatedly request a meeting with the national ambulance service to discuss matters of concern within that... - Hospital Facilities
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of reports of issues with some windows in the new medical block at Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health if the national ambulance service has a policy of leaving deceased persons at the location of their death; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Groups
391. To ask the Minister for Health if the name change from Letterkenny General Hospital to Letterkenny University Hospital means that the hospital has the same status as all other hospitals in... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
392. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols that are in place between his Department, the Health Service Executive and An Bord Altranais when An Bord Altranais is hearing a... - Services for People with Disabilities
393. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's policy regarding paying the transport costs of a person with a disability who is attending adult day services with various... - Health Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the Health Service Executive to address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
395. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the long-term illness scheme to asthma patients, given that this is a life-long illness which requires daily medical treatment along the... - Primary Care Centre Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed primary care centre for Celbridge in County Kildare; when it will be open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
397. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment for surgery. [42371/15] - Medical Card Applications
400. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be expedited. [42440/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
401. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
402. To ask the Minister for Health where an applicant has a joint bank account with a niece or nephew, if the full balance or half the balance will be taken into account in the assessment of... - Audiology Services Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time in counties Wicklow, Carlow and Kildare for an appointment with community adult audiology services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a programme of immunisation against meningitis, given the statistics that one in ten persons will die from it and one in three survivors... - Hospitals Funding
405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report to Dáil Éireann on proposed activity-based funding of hospitals in 2016; how he estimates the new system will impact on his overall... - Medical Card Eligibility
406. To ask the Minister for Health if income conditions to obtain a medical card need to be reviewed, given concerns by citizens that the rate of interest applied to savings during income... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application under the fair deal scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the availability of suitable accommodation in the Cork... - Health Services Charges
408. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an extra cost of €2 patients attending the Inchicore health clinic have to pay for their blood samples to be sent to St. James's... - Hospital Appointment Status
409. 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. [42520/15] - Prescription Charges
410. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a married couple (details supplied) in County Kildare only pay €25 for their joint prescriptions charges each month. [42522/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
411. 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. [42526/15] - Hospital Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number and details for each occasion Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, had to avail of protected call during the past four years;... - Departmental Funding
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to Grow, the world community mental health movement in Ireland so that it can continue supporting persons suffering from mental... - Health Care Professionals
415. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to protect the status of the titles of physiotherapist and physical therapist; the consequences of protecting the title of physical therapist; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
416. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times and the number of adults and children waiting in each level four, three and two hospital for computerised axial tomography, CAT, scans,... - Hospital Appointment Status
417. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
418. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the 2014 national adult waiting list initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42601/15] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
419. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a dental appointment; the reason for the delay; the waiting time for children in Counties Cavan and... - Hospital Appointment Status
420. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied ) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for an eye test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42609/15] - Primary Care Centre Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a primary health care centre (details supplied) in County Dublin; if a site has been identified; its location; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff
422. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a national transfer panel for physiotherapists within the Health Service Executive; the status of the review on transfer methods for all... - Hospital Appointment Status
423. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [42614/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthopaedic surgery to treat scoliosis curves and the number of such surgeries carried out in Galway University... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
427. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to South Dublin County Council in 2016 to continue the important work of the estate management project in Fettercairn estate and... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
428. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a full-time consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42655/15] - Departmental Staff Data
429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of economists generally employed by his Department; and within that, the number of health economists employed. [42656/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
430. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who is waiting more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointment Status
431. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42666/15] - Home Care Packages
432. To ask the Minister for Health why a care worker to provide morning care at appropriate times to a person (details supplied), as indicated by a care assessment, (details supplied) in County... - Vaccination Programme
433. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) who requires financial assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42708/15] - Medical Card Reviews
434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a review under the medical card scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the efforts being made to maintain services at Bansha Medical Centre in County Tipperary; if he will instigate greater efforts to retain... - Nursing Staff Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new nursing staff recruited, the number of nursing staff who left, the total number of nursing staff, and the net increase or decrease in the... - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
438. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend nationwide the programme set up with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service that allows persons in Cork and Dublin to have up to four free... - Hospital Charges
439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will abolish the charges for ongoing treatment as inpatients in hospitals on hemochromatosis sufferers, given that the treatment takes less than 25... - Medical Card Applications
442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Maternity Services
443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with persons (details supplied) to discuss a family matter. [42781/15] - Medical Card Applications
444. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, given that this application is with a deciding officer for the past... - Meals-on-Wheels Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health if Crosscare has indicated to the Health Service Executive that it requires another agency to take over the delivery of the meals-on-wheels services in Dublin... - Hospital Waiting Lists
447. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be carried out; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Reviews
448. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be re-instated for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [42812/15] - Medical Card Applications
450. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointment Status
451. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to expedite a very urgent appointment in a hospital, given that the urgency of this case... - Health Services Staff
452. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 29 September 2015, regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and the reply issued by... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
453. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 10 November 2015, if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath, and if, given... - Health Care Professionals
454. To ask the Minister for Health if he has responded to CORU on the first part in the two-part consultation process, which is required under section 4(2) of the Health and Social Care... - Hospital Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide sufficient funding to facilitate persons with scoliosis who are categorised by their consultants as urgent cases needing immediate surgery;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
457. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the inpatient and outpatient waiting list for orthopaedic surgery and procedures at Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; and the... - General Practitioner Services
458. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been agreed to date to support rural general practitioners; his plans to provide further assistance to protect their viability; the... - Health Services Provision
459. To ask the Minister for Health to provide essential physiotherapy treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42926/15] - Hospital Services
460. To ask the Minister for Health the details of inpatient and outpatient care services provided at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal, for each year from 2005 to 2015 to date, in... - Disability Services Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy in County Cavan and in County Monaghan... - Home Help Service Appeals
466. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on an appeal under the home care package scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be made. [42942/15] - Alcohol Advertising
467. To ask the Minister for Health given the report published by Action Ireland sampling 700 schoolchildren from Dublin, Galway and Cork, and the findings that girls are now more likely to... - Vaccination Programme
468. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to meeting the group Regret to address its members' concerns about their daughters' health in relation to the human papilloma virus vaccine;... - Cancer Screening Programmes
469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the BreastCheck cut-off age from 65 to 70 years of age and increase health advertising on its importance, given the ageing population and the... - Accident and Emergency Departments
470. To ask the Minister for Health the short-term plans in place to relieve the overcrowding in accident and emergency departments; if he will reform the nature of these departments, for... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
471. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons diagnosed with long-term degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's who do not qualify for a medical card; if there are... - Hospital Appointment Delays
472. To ask the Minister for Health if a waiting time, in many cases in excess of 14 months, is too long for public patients waiting to see a gynaecologist; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
473. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 5 November 2015, why he has not introduced a statutory duty of candour rather than a purely voluntary open... - Maternity Services
476. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase support for neonatal care and, in particular, for the roll-out of a retro-transport service to be run in conjunction with the neonatal... - Abortion Legislation
477. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the letter signed by 838 doctors from 44 countries regarding the decriminalisation of abortion, that Amnesty International published recently... - Pharmacy Services
478. To ask the Minister for Health if a doctor prescribes medication for a patient on a medical card that is available over the counter, does a pharmacist have to charge for that medicine; and... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will retrospectively refund patients with multiple sclerosis for moneys spent on the drug Fampyra before 1 October 2015. [43018/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
481. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in implementing each of the 31 recommendations in the 2011 Health Service Executive report, Time to Move on from Congregated... - Departmental Legal Cases Data
482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal cases currently ongoing against his Department, including State agencies under his aegis; the number of cases that took place during the... - Departmental Staff Data
483. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary...
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