Written answers
Thursday, 3 December 2015
- Respite Care Services
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that at some respite care facilities for children, parents now have to pay for any respite care time over 30 days per year where nursing care is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
158. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the long waiting times for an outpatient appointment at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Support Services
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding in 2016 for the construction of a new Holy Angels day care facility in County Carlow to replace the outdated prefabricated facility... - Prescription Charges
161. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who holds a long-term illness card and a medical card is entitled to a waiver of the prescription levy in respect of all medicines dispensed to... - Medical Card Drugs
162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who received refunds of prescription charges; the value of refunds arising from the change of the Health Service Executive's policy to... - Mental Health Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 695 of 2 July 2013, the number of psychiatric nursing staff officially appointed or allocated; of involuntary resident... - Hospital Services
164. To ask the Minister for Health when the intensive care rehabilitation unit at the Merlin Park University Hospital campus in County Galway will be operational; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Health the justification, the estimated cost and the timeline for completion of the current works by Galway and Roscommon primary community continuing care at the St.... - Disability Services Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Health the additional residential services to be provided for persons with a disability in 2016; the number of places to be provided to Roscommon primary community... - Mental Health Services Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 2 July 2013, the number of long-term involuntary or forensic patients; the number of these deemed suitable for... - Health Services Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the treatment programme for haemochromatosis; the financial supports available to persons who have this condition and therefore must have... - Hospital Waiting Lists
170. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43224/15] - General Practitioner Services
171. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 24 November 2015 (details supplied), the full-year cost to the health services of providing an additional 1,000... - Health Care Professionals
172. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Irish Association of Physical Therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43233/15] - Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility
173. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth has been excluded from the Lourdes hospital redress scheme. [43235/15] - Medical Records
174. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with medical records, as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43238/15] - Ambulance Service Data
175. To ask the Minister for Health if the ambulance service is currently using the Eircode system when responding to call-outs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43246/15] - Medical Card Applications
176. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a medical card previously refused to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Service Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive orthodontic treatment; why this person has been waiting so long; if this is considered... - Accident and Emergency Departments
179. To ask the Minister for Health why a person who has a long-term illness book is liable to pay an accident and emergency charge if this is the only avenue through which the person can access... - General Medical Services Scheme Data
181. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to medical doctors under the medical card scheme and the general medical services scheme by the Health Service Executive in 2014 and 2013; the... - Respite Care Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will resume the provision of respite care to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43293/15] - Home Care Packages
183. To ask the Minister for Health if a confidential recipient has been specifically instructed to examine ongoing issues of inadequate and unreliable home care provision for a person (details... - Primary Care Services Provision
184. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Exectives's position regarding the use of ArtAssist (details supplied); if the equipment is available for free in some counties and charged... - Home Care Packages
185. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a home care package by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43302/15] - Hospital Services
186. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital in County Donegal has been formally completed; the outcome of this review; his... - Medical Card Drugs
187. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not entitled to have a specific drug, Fampyra, covered by the medical card scheme and the long-term illness... - Nursing Home Services
188. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will find a permanent placement for a person (details supplied) who no longer can be catered for at his current nursing home,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
189. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive an appointment in University Hospital Galway. [43318/15] - Ambulance Service Data
190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance cars in the mid-west area on a 24-hour roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43320/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
192. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43340/15] - Speech and Language Therapy
193. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry who is awaiting to be seen for therapy in Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Admissions
194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of planned day-case and inpatient admissions which were cancelled, by hospital, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 to date; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
195. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times in the assessment-of-need process under the Disability Act 2005 in Roscommon primary community continuing care; a breakdown of the length of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
198. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to have an operation carried out in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for an appliance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43366/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
200. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to have an appliance fitted; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
203. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is awaiting treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43371/15] - Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions
208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce regulations for the counselling and psychotherapy sector, as supported by the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, given... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
209. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the proposed appointment of a rheumatoid specialist nurse in Kerry General Hospital, given the increasing number of persons waiting to... - General Practitioner Services
210. To ask the Minister for Health the time frame for the restoration of the rural general practitioners allowance to Bansha medical centre in County Tipperary. [43380/15] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
211. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neurologists the Health Service Executive has appointed in the past two years; the steps being taken to recruit additional neurologists to speed... - Mental Health Services Provision
212. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to protect patients and those seeking support from the mental health services, and the impact this is having on the east Galway... - Medical Card Application Numbers
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards; the number refused and the number pending; the extent to which the number of applications has fluctuated in each... - Health Services Staff
214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nurses, junior hospital doctors and consultants required throughout the public health service at present; the numbers available, including... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
215. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which studies have been carried out into the comparable pay scales between this jurisdiction and adjoining jurisdictions in respect of nurses,... - National Children's Hospital
216. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the finalisation of the preparations for the proposed new children's hospital; if savings have been made arising from previous proposals and... - Primary Care Centres
217. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the network of primary care centres will remain sufficient to meet ongoing requirements in urban and rural areas; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
220. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which out-of-hour services, particularly at weekends, remain available or need to be augmented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Beds Data
221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of available medical and surgical public hospital beds; the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past ten years; and if he will make... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
222. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he will be able to alleviate the congestion at accident and emergency departments in the public hospital system; and if he will make a... - Health Insurance Cover
223. To ask the Minister for Health if patients with private health insurance have access to public and-or private health services; if any crossover affects either service in a positive or... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
224. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make a career in the public health sector more attractive in order to encourage newly qualified health professionals to take up a career in this... - Primary Care Centre Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres currently in operation in County Kildare; the number proposed or pending; the current staffing levels and the... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the extra accommodation available at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare has been recommissioned, with a view to alleviating... - Hospital Waiting Lists
227. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists for elective surgery will be shortened by way of administrative practices, treatment purchase schemes and otherwise; and if... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
228. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the extra nurses required at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare have taken up appointments or are pending; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
229. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which all operating theatres at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare are fully utilised and functional; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Service Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic treatment continues to be made available for children; the number of children on the lists for category one, two, and three... - Hospital Waiting Lists
231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists for hip replacements, heart procedures, various transplants and other procedures; if the extent of pain suffered by the... - Prescription Charges
232. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which prescription costs have fallen or have stabilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43448/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
233. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath, who has been given a waiting period of 12 months after diagnosis for treatment to...
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