Written answers
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
- Medical Card Reviews
305. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was denied a medical card. [2844/16] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
306. To ask the Minister for Health if he has sanctioned a pay increase for workers (details supplied) further to recommendations by the Workplace Relations Commission; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
307. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath to ensure that preschool assistant support is provided; and if he will make a... - Hospice Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health the hospice and end-of-life care services available in County Donegal for children under 18 years of age who have high complex medical needs; if he will remedy... - Nursing Staff Remuneration
309. To ask the Minister for Health the pay rights of undergraduate and intern student nurses following the long and protracted discussions with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation; and... - Hospital Appointment Status
310. 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. [2721/16] - Health Promotion
311. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will introduce a sugar tax for food and drink sold in hospitals, along the lines of the one recently announced by the National... - Prescription Charges
312. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will reconsider the eligibility of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for a repayment given that prescription... - Hospital Appointment Status
313. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2770/16] - Health Services
314. To ask the Minister for Health if the relevant authorities, in particular, the Health Service Executive, made all efforts to contact a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 at the various... - Hospital Appointment Status
315. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2780/16] - Hospital Complaints Procedures
316. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the experience of a person (details supplied) in a hospital. [2798/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
317. 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. [2799/16] - Hospital Staff
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatrics palliative care consultants employed by the Health Service Executive; the number of similar consultants employed for the treatment of... - Home Care Packages
320. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 is being refused additional home care package hours despite being moved into independent living in 2014; his... - Nursing Education
321. To ask the Minister for Health the degree and training programmes available for those wishing to qualify as palliative care nurses; where such courses are offered and the number of places... - Hospital Appointment Status
322. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2818/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
326. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a request by a consultant endocrinologist, at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 for funding for a 640 G insulin pump for a person (details supplied)... - Hospital Appointment Status
327. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for surgery in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
328. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for a reply to be issued to correspondence (details supplied) which was sent to the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Health Services Funding
329. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2870/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
330. 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. [2882/16] - Hospital Complaints Procedures
331. To ask the Minister for Health to investigate a case in conjunction with the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2884/16] - Health Services Provision
332. To ask the Minister for Health the length of Health Service Executive waiting lists for dermatology services, by county, by region and countrywide; the number of dermatologists employed by... - Health Services Staff
333. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a retirement pension for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2888/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
334. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Longford will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2893/16] - Mental Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the incremental closure of mental health services in the Drumcondra, Clontarf and Ballymun areas, Dublin, and the centralisation of services... - Mobility Allowance Schemes
336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-instate the mobility allowance or provide a similar scheme to the one which was closed to new applicants in February 2013; and if he will make a... - Health Screening Programmes
337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the re-introduction of school screenings for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2903/16] - Medical Card Applications
338. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, whose application has been ongoing for some time; and if he will... - HSE Capital Programme
339. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of projects in the Louth-East Meath constituency that will be funded under the Health Service Executive capital budget for 2016; if the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 is currently at to see a neurologist in Connolly Hospital and in the Mater Hospital in... - General Practitioner Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently resolve the ongoing need for a full-time resident general practitioner in Rathmore, County Kerry, to fully replace the former retired general... - Hospital Appointment Status
344. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive treatment for which the person is waiting since June 2015. [2943/16] - Medical Card Reviews
345. To ask the Minister for Health why a valid medical card held by persons (details supplied) in County Laois was cancelled while it was under review; why the medical card did not continue in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
346. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to improve waiting times for patients awaiting spinal surgery for scoliosis in the Saolta Healthcare Group; if additional... - Health Care Professionals
347. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 415, 426 and 441 of 1 December 2015, if he will provide an update on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Screening Programmes
348. To ask the Minister for Health why there is no BreastCheck clinic in the Dublin 12 area, given that a person in Crumlin who has to get a regular annual BreastCheck has been informed she has... - Mental Health Services Provision
349. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for an assessment for a person (details supplied) by the child and adolescent mental health services of the Health Service... - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of serious injuries due to road traffic collisions, by hospital, in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date. [2976/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
351. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2980/16] - Respite Care Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide much-needed additional respite beds in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3000/16] - Hospitals Building Programme
353. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the proposed new Central Mental Hospital. [3001/16] - Home Help Service Provision
354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for the provision of a home help service to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; if he will provide the necessary hours; the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
355. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence in relation to a family (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding the nursing home fair deal scheme; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
356. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence concerning the tuberculosis, BCG, vaccination in relation to a family (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive much needed surgery. [3059/16] - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
358. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultant (details supplied) at Sligo General Hospital will be replaced immediately; if not, the impact that this will have on waiting lists; if the HSE... - Ambulance Service Provision
359. To ask the Minister for Health if he will purchase new ambulances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3069/16] - Medical Card Data
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and the number of general practitioner cards as at 1 January 2016; the number of each type issued on a discretionary basis; the... - Medical Card Applications
361. To ask the Minister for Health the reason why a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon cannot be assigned to a permanent general practitioner medical card panel; the steps being taken... - Maternity Services
362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who received a second trimester ultrasound, by hospital, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
364. To ask the Minister for Health to consider restoring assistance to persons with coeliac disease to purchase gluten free food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3107/16] - Home Care Packages
365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of home care hours for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3112/16] - Health Insurance
366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3126/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
367. To ask the Minister for Health to address the issue of waiting lists and cancelled surgeries for scoliosis patients; to provide a breakdown of the number of persons and the length of time... - Medicinal Products Availability
368. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth is unable to access the drug Fampyra, in spite of its approval by the Health Service Executive in October 2015... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
369. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-imburse costs to persons for the drug Fampyra, who are covered under the general medical services scheme and the long-term illness scheme for the... - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
371. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of admissions through emergency departments that are privately insured versus public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Consultants Contract
375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants, by type of contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3142/16] - Health Services
376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3153/16] - Home Care Packages
378. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has been refused extra home care hours, given that physical support is very necessary for that person's quality of family life;... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
379. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the implementation of the strategy on neuro-rehabilitation 2011 to 2015. [3163/16] - Public Service Reform Plan Measures
381. To ask the Minister for Health in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward, to alter the... - Hospital Services
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will have a necessary procedure carried out in February 2016 either in Blackrock Clinic... - Tobacco Control Measures
383. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 691 of 13 January 2016, his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mental health services; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
384. To ask the Minister for Health why the Health Service Executive has cut a vital grant to Louth-Meath Down Syndrome by 60%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3220/16] - Hospital Services
385. To ask the Minister for Health how much it has cost the Health Service Executive to relocate services from Letterkenny University Hospital to the McGinley Building at Justice Walsh Road in... - Nursing Home Accommodation
386. To ask the Minister for Health if and when he will provide funding for the proposed expansion to the existing nursing facilities in St. Patrick's Hospital in Cashel and St. Conlon's...
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