Written answers
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
- Misuse of Drugs
293. To ask the Minister for Health his efforts to combat the sale and distribution of Z-drugs and the need for further resources to combat this major problem in conjunction with the long-awaited... - Hospital Waiting Lists
294. 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. [3948/16] - Hospitals Discharges
295. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not been discharged from St. Vincent's Hospital in County Dublin; the length of time this person has been medically ready... - Prescription Charges
296. To ask the Minister for Health the staus of the prescription charge and the maximum payment allowable when two spouses have different doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
297. To ask the Minister for Health the day care centres for elderly persons in Cork city and county run or supported by the Health Service Executive; how many persons can be catered for each... - Hospitals Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health the details of inpatient and outpatient care services provided at Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular... - Hospital Services
300. To ask the Minister for Health how he will ensure that bed capacity and staffing levels at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal will be maintained; if he will alter or... - Ambulance Service Data
303. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of ambulance cover currently in operation in south County Donegal, including the average response times in the region; and if he will make a... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
304. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time permanent consultant urologist has been appointed to Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal following the resignation of the former... - Hospitals Expenditure
305. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on private rented accommodation and properties, including all administrative and clinical facilities, as part of operations at... - Nursing Home Beds
306. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed additional nursing home beds for Drogheda and Ardee, County Louth, as announced in local media on 25 January 2016; and if he will... - Hospitals Building Programme
309. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed new 100-bed unit in the grounds of St. Mary's Hospital on the Dublin Road in Drogheda, County Louth; what stage the design plans are... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds available under the fair deal scheme, by county, from 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/16] - Hospitals Discharges
312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and the action he is taking to reduce this number. [3994/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
313. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the interdepartmental agency working group set up following the report reviewing the fair deal scheme which was published on 20 July 2015; the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
314. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations regarding the provision of sanitary wear, special nappies, and so on, for children under three years of age who have a digestive tract illness... - Nursing Home Subventions
315. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund will cover an increase by the nursing home under the fair deal scheme or if this increase needs to be covered by the... - Medical Card Applications
316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the provision of a medical card to a person (details supplied) is expedited. [4015/16] - Disability Support Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health why he is not releasing funding to cover transportation costs for young adults with a disability at Saint Michael’s House in County Dublin; and if he... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
318. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include fibromyalgia in the long-term illness scheme and provide increased supports to persons suffering from fibromyalgia, a condition now... - HSE Properties
319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sale of a HSE building (details supplied) in Castleisland, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4032/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
320. 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. [4036/16] - HSE Expenditure
322. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to general practitioners (details suppled) under the medical card and general medical services schemes by the Health Service Executive in 2014... - Early Childhood Care Education
323. To ask the Minister for Health to review a decision to refuse a person (details supplied) in County Meath preschool assistance hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4041/16] - Home Help Service Data
325. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of persons in County Galway and in County Mayo waiting for assessment and reassessment for home help hours, and for additional home help... - Hospital Appointment Status
326. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an urgent procedure will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4054/16] - Coroners Service
327. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if he was contacted regarding the matter; the basis upon which a foetus can be considered a person;... - Clinical Trials
328. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 8 December 2015, his plans to roll out similar projects to other hospitals in the Saolta Group; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
329. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly including when a person will receive it. [4078/16] - Health Services Provision
330. To ask the Minister for Health why the Health Service Executive does not cover manual lymphatic drainage treatment for public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4079/16] - Health Services Allowances
331. To ask the Minister for Health the status of replacing the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant which was closed to new applicants in 2013; the progress made to date in finding a... - Community Care Provision
332. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently consider the request (details supplied) by Ballybay and Clones municipal district in relation to the need to provide adequate respite beds in... - Hospital Beds Data
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of detoxification beds and treatment beds available for drug addicts, or for alcoholics, by location. [4125/16] - Prescription Charges
334. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 412 of 27 January 2015 and 12 of 2 October 2015, the status of the response by the Health Service Executive to this... - Medical Card Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner cards, of each type, issued on a discretionary basis; each type assigned to those over 70 years of age;... - Vaccination Programme
336. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive examined reports of teenage girls developing serious health problems after having the human papilloma virus vaccine; the manner... - Health Services Provision
337. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange for appropriate home supports to be provided to a person (details supplied) in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4131/16] - Hospital Procedures
338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective operations cancelled by Cork University Hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4134/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
339. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be scheduled for a procedure. [4137/16] - Disability Services Funding
340. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding being allocated to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4139/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
341. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be transferred to the Cope Foundation. [4144/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
342. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is in urgent medical need; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Insurance Levy
343. To ask the Minister for Health to advise on Government levies for private health premiums; if he will reduce such levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4152/16] - HSE Investigations
344. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the investigation that the Health Service Executive commissioned into staff conduct issues, arising from the Health Information... - HSE Reports
345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultancy reports, analyses and so on that the Health Service Executive commissioned since July 2014, in tabular form, including details of... - Health Care Policy
346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the co-operation activities carried out under the memorandum of understanding on health regulation, traditional Chinese medicine, training,... - Autism Support Services
347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a full diagnostic assessment in respect of autism in Waterford University Hospital, including a breakdown of the waiting... - Mental Health Services Staffing
349. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recruitment and waiting times for child and adult mental health services in County Waterford, given the significant delays parents are... - Health Services
350. To ask the Minister for Health to immediately examine and intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4175/16] - Child and Family Agency Services
351. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a service (details supplied) in Dublin 13; the reason that the Special Needs Programme was withdrawn; the reason the funding for a clinical... - General Practitioner Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to a General Practitioner practice (details supplied) in County Donegal, to ensure that the centre is... - Medical Card Eligibility
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce measures in order that persons who are 80 years of age and over are automatically entitled to a medical card (details supplied); and if he... - Hospital Beds Data
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult beds available in the cystic fibrosis unit in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; the number of persons awaiting a bed; if the number of beds in... - Community Care Provision
357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide more hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4191/16] - Nursing Home Beds
358. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals to recruit additional staff to ensure that the full complement of beds is used in a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he... - HSE Staff Remuneration
359. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to the persons's pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Legislative Programme
360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Autism Bill legislation which was promised to give Ireland a national strategy on autism; the status of the autism service for adults in... - General Practitioner Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a payment for a medical test by a person, details supplied, who has a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4209/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
362. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of fines imposed on hospitals and the number of hospitals that have been fined, by hospital, as a result of not meeting hospital waiting unit... - Hospitals Funding
363. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the upgrade of the Shiel Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
364. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the long waiting lists for appointments for children diagnosed with scoliosis, given the response from the parliamentary affairs division... - Hospital Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health why braces for the treatment of scoliosis are not funded in all hospitals, given their obvious importance to patients, especially children; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
367. To ask the Minister for Health to amend the current protocols to allow children with scoliosis who are under 14 years of age and whose parents pay private health insurance to access surgery... - Health Screening Programmes
371. To ask the Minister for Health to re-introduce the Adam's forward bend test school scoliosis screening programme to ensure early diagnosis for children suffering from scoliosis; and if he... - Medical Internships
372. To ask the Minister for Health the educational institutions offering degree programmes and-or training programmes for those wishing to specialise in paediatric palliative care; and if he... - Services for People with Disabilities
375. To ask the Minister for Health to support a matter (details supplied) regarding the provision of a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4310/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
376. To ask the Minister for Health to support this matter (details supplied) regarding the case of a person. [4311/16] - General Medical Services Scheme
377. To ask the Minister for Health to support a matter (details supplied) regarding the high cost of gluten free produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4312/16] - General Practitioner Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health to support a matter (details supplied) regarding the D Doc service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4313/16] - Health Services Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health to support a matter (details supplied) regarding an individualised plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/16] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
380. To ask the Minister for Health if he has appointed a clinical lead to the national endoscope working group which was established by the Health Service Executive; if he will name the... - Hospital Procedures
381. To ask the Minister for Health why the target for processing routine colonoscopy patients within 13 weeks, has been revised from 100% to 70%, given the publication of the HSE service plan... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
382. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of outsourcing colonoscopy patients who are waiting longer than 12 months for an appointment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund, in each of... - Hospital Appointment Status
383. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; if this... - General Medical Services Scheme
386. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Flexique is included in the Health Service Executive list of reimbursable items under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
388. To ask the Minister for Health why an application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the fair deal scheme was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4345/16] - General Practitioner Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was removed from a general practitioners' list and who has unsuccessfully applied to at least... - Hospital Procedures
390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled or postponed, by hospital, across the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland hospital group,... - Speech and Language Therapy
392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting lists who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by local... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting orthodontic assessment, by region, up to six, six plus to 12, 12 plus to 24 and 24 plus months in tabular form; and if... - Mental Health Services Staffing
396. To ask the Minister for Health the specific staff who have been recruited since August 2015 to community-based and hospital-based mental health services in counties Galway and Roscommon; and... - Mental Health Services Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-open the acute psychiatric unit in Ballinasloe in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4361/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/16] - Health Services Access
402. To ask the Minister for Health why parents of children awaiting an assessment of need in County Cork are being advised to submit a formal complaint to the Health Service Executive in order... - Hospital Appointments Administration
403. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/16] - Patient Transfers
404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
405. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can refer a patient to a consultant within the European Union and the European Economic Area, for inpatient care under the... - Autism Support Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/16] - Hospital Beds Data
407. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 27 January 2016, why he has referred this question to the HSE, given that the same information sought in a... - Infectious Disease Incidence (2 comments)
408. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is planning an awareness campaign in relation to a certain condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4423/16] - Nursing Staff Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the shortage in the number of nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4424/16] - Health Services Provision
410. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an appropriate assessment carried out by the HSE or by the person's service provider; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
411. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly with a doctor in the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly [4438/16] - Hospital Appointments Administration
412. To ask the Minister for Health to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath immediately admitted to a hospital to undergo a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Data
413. To ask the Minister for Health how many elective surgeries have been cancelled in Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24, since 1 October 2015 [4463/16] - Medicinal Products Licensing
414. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority, formerly the Irish Medicines Board, received proof or assurances from Roche Pharmaceuticals that all clinical... - Hospital Appointment Status
415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4468/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-term stay beds in operation at Lifford community hospital, at Saint Joseph's community hospital and at Ramelton community hospital in County... - VAT Rate Application
417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the VAT rates on sunbed sessions and on sunscreen, given the 13.5% rate on sunbed sessions and the 23% rate on sunscreen, and given the... - Health Services Staff
418. To ask the Minister for Health how persons will lodge complaints in a timely manner to the Medical Council, given how long the process takes, that he has not implemented a statutory of... - Health Services
419. To ask the Minister for Health why the HSE is not conducting an independent review into the aftermath of a case as a person's family (details supplied) have requested; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
420. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of Fampyra and the restrictions that have been placed on covering the cost of the medication by the Health Service Executive; and... - Medical Records
421. 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. [4594/16] - Health Services Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Health to re-affirm the commitment given to the proposed medical centre in Rhode village in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4604/16] - Respite Care Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly for additional respite hours and day care service with the Midlands HSE; when the person... - Medical Card Applications
424. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a case by a person (details supplied) in County Offaly under the medical card scheme, including when the person will receive a decision. [4606/16] - Hospital Appointment Status
426. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive an appointment with a consultant at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly.... - Medical Card Applications
427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly under the medical card scheme, including when the person will receive a decision. [4609/16] - Appointments to State Boards Data
428. To ask the Minister for Health the details of appointments to State boards, by name of appointee, date of appointment and appointment through a public application process or otherwise, from... - Hospital Appointment Delays
429. To ask the Minister for Health to advise why surgery has been cancelled on six occasions to date for a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan with Down Syndrome; to ensure no further... - Hospitals Data
430. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Stranorlar in County Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
436. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive an appointment for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4635/16] - Health Services
437. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the long delay in the HSE arranging a trust fund for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, including an assessment of the costs of the...
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