Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2016
- Patient Transport Expenditure
366. To ask the Minister for Health the subsidies available to a private hackney company to transport patients to hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6285/16] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
367. To ask the Minister for Health the status of providing a drug to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6890/16] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
368. To ask the Minister for Health when terms will be offered for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the overseas treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
369. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6295/16] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
370. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child in County Wexford has a four year wait for orthodontic treatment, given that children in other counties have less than one year to wait for... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include an illness (details supplied) in the category of serious illnesses under the long-term illness scheme. [6311/16] - Suicide Prevention
372. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that is available to fund more supports and services for suicide prevention in south County Kildare. [6315/16] - Medicinal Products Licensing
373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a drug available to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will request the Health Service Executive to review its decision, given... - Departmental Data
374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons deceased in Dublin 8 and in each postcode area of County Dublin in each of the past ten years. [6352/16] - Health and Social Care Professionals
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive keep an official register of contacts or correspondence between State bodies or employees and pharmaceutical companies;... - HSE Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health when the post of psychologist in the Spraoi Centre in Portlaoise in County Laois which has been vacant since 4 March 2016 will be filled. [6356/16] - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the funding for the provision of assessments for housing adaption grants by occupational therapists in County Kildare, the... - Medical Card Eligibility
379. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/16] - Health Services Funding
380. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide capital funding for the refurbishment and extension of the day care centre in Monasterevin in County Kildare [6379/16] - Primary Care Centres Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule for the construction and completion of the primary health facility in Kilcock, County Kildare, the proposed medical services that... - Departmental Schemes
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the early intervention scheme, including its purpose and functions, the waiting times, and the availability of the scheme in... - Maternity Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the report on the investigation into the safety of babies being delivered in Portiuncula Hospital in County Galway. [6414/16] - Maternal Mortality
384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive Ireland East hospital group has been very vague in relation to any investigation into the first of the two reported... - Health Services Data
386. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the funds spent by the Health Service Executive on legal fees concerning all maternity cases and maternity-related matters for each of the years... - Disability Support Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health the options open to the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who was discharged from the Central Remedial Clinic two years ago, and who has,... - Mental Health Services Staff
388. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 2 February 2016, his views that the chronic staff shortages referred to have deteriorated further and now stand at... - Health Insurance Claims
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the practice employed by many medical consultants of charging public patients amounts of between €500 and €1,000 for a simple... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he is reviewing the provision of emergency medicine services at Sligo University Hospital by the Saolta hospital group; and if he will make a statement on... - National Drugs Strategy
391. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the drugs crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/16] - Vaccination Programme
392. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify who is responsible if there is a side-effect of the human papilloma virus Gardasil vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Primary Care Centres Provision
393. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently grant capital investment to Freshford health centre via the Health Service Executive's south development office to ensure that the highest standard... - Hospital Appointments Status
394. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a medical procedure; and the reason for the delay [6444/16] - Hospital Internships
395. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the issues arising for non-central applications office medical students in the system who now find themselves with no... - Departmental Reviews
396. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of the genetic service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6464/16] - Medical Card Eligibility
397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of eligibility for a mdical card of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6472/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
398. 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. [6474/16] - Respite Care Services Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the respite care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6477/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
400. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an operation will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) at Tallaght Hospital in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Appeals
401. To ask the Minister for Health why an application for a medical card was refused to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this application will be reviewed as a matter of urgency... - Mental Health Services Funding
402. To ask the Minister for Health why the ring-fenced €35 million additional moneys for mental health in 2016 has not yet been released, given that a quarter of the year is now past; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
403. To ask the Minister for Health the status of appointments for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6495/16] - Mental Health Services Funding
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of cuts to adolescent mental health services in County Waterford, particularly in respect of out-of-hours services; how he will rectify this... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of including a new drug (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6501/16] - Hospitals Building Programme
406. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for inclusion on the pre-qualified list for tendering for the phase 2 wards, theatre, accident and emergency extension building at Our Lady of... - Hospitals Funding
407. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation from his Department to South Tipperary General Hospital over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6524/16] - Assisted Human Reproduction
408. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the regulation of surrogacy services and assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6525/16] - Community Care
409. To ask the Minister for Health to address the serious concerns outlined in a recent Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation report on community nursing entitled Missed Care-Community Nursing... - Hospital Appointments Status
410. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have an appointment with a specialist with a view to being fitted with a medical device; and if he will... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
411. To ask the Minister for Health when County Clare will have an audiologist for adult appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6533/16] - Registration of Nurses
412. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received a nursing registration from the Irish Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health why dialectical behaviour therapy is not available to adult service users in County Donegal; why no mechanism is in place to allow for patients to be referred... - Maternity Services
415. To ask the Minister for Health if the overall review into antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal is now formally complete; when the service will... - Hospital Appointments Status
417. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a scan in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/16] - Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
418. To ask the Minister for Health why persons who contact the independent symphysiotomy redress scheme receive answers to their inquiries from officials in his Department, given that the... - Accident and Emergency Departments
419. To ask the Minister for Health to convene a national crisis meeting with all relevant stakeholders to address the crisis in accident and emergency departments, particularly in respect of the... - Medical Card Eligibility
421. To ask the Minister for Health to review an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal on the grounds that the person is entitled, along with a spouse... - Home Help Service
422. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the home help scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6579/16] - Alcohol Sales Legislation
423. To ask the Minister for Health if and when he notified the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 to the European Commission under Directive (EU) 2015/1535; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide emergency psychiatric assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
425. To ask the Minister for Health to immediately and fully reimburse a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the drug Fampyra under the Health Service Executive's primary care... - General Practitioner Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fully restore the practice support grants for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6593/16] - Medical Card Applications
427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 for a medical card; and when the person will receive a decision. [6598/16] - Drug Trials
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he is investigating the use of Cannabidiol, CBD, for the possible treatment of Dravet syndrome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
429. 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. [6612/16] - Medical Card Applications
430. To ask the Minister for Health why a medical card was withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if it will be reinstated as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
431. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which cancer patients have access to a medical card, given the seriousness of their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Data
433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards refused to patients being treated for cancer, in each of the past twelve months to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Beds Data
434. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of critical care beds from 289 to 440; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6632/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
438. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will appoint an anaesthetist for persons under six years of age in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 [6644/16] - Respite Care Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new respite house to replace the Tír na nÓg House in County Carlow which provides respite for children with special... - Hospital Appointments Status
448. 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. [6664/16] - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
451. 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. [6679/16] - Departmental Contracts Data
455. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded and each State Board appointment made by... - Hospital Appointments Status
456. 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. [6699/16] - Hospital Services
459. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a soft tissue clinic in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6705/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
460. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and to make a statement on the matter. [6706/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
467. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration given to time already spent on an incorrect waiting list, where errors have been made in clinical waiting lists to the detriment of a person... - Medicinal Products Regulation
468. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures he has in place to prevent persons who are under age or minors from purchasing paracetemol-type medicines at self-service points in... - Hospital Appointments Status
469. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing an operation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6718/16] - Ambulance Service
470. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol within the ambulance service for the movement of patients from their home to public or private hospitals. [6721/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
471. 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. [6722/16] - Professional Qualifications
494. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 2012 review of the academic validation of certain complementary therapies by a company (details supplied) which his Department and the Higher... - Home Help Service Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will seek tenders from private care providers for home help hours; the reason it has not sought this tender to date, given... - International Agreements
496. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 25 February 2015 and the memorandum of understanding on health regulation between Ireland and China, to expand on... - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were waiting for admission on trolleys in hospital emergency departments in March 2016; the way in which this number has changed, by... - Hospitals Data
498. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of hospitals in terms of the number of beds and staff; the way in which has this changed, by monthly average, and by hospital, over the past five... - Primary Care Centres Data
499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care teams which are recommended and are currently in place; the recommended and actual level of staffing by community health care... - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
500. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage pay increase for hospital consultants recommended in the 2008 contract by year and cumulatively; the overall cost; and the cost per hospital... - Departmental Properties
501. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide improved wheelchair access at the Clare County Clinic at Bindon Street in Ennis, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Provision
502. To ask the Minister for Health why he has not sanctioned home help for a person (details supplied) in County Clare since 9 February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6767/16] - Primary Care Services Provision
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the Health Service Executive prescription food list which is available for medical card and long-term illness card holders; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly including when the person will receive an appointment [6775/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
506. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal for assistance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
507. 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. [6778/16] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Health Service Executive application form for the cross-border healthcare directive to access tier 4 residential addiction services... - Home Help Service
510. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange for the district nurse to call to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with a view to facilitating home help; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
511. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an operation in Our Lady's Hospital Navan in County Meath. [6783/16] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
512. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery which is scheduled for 20 April 2016 will take place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Treatment Complaints
513. To ask the Minister for Health to establish a mechanism through which a complainant may appeal a decision reached by the Medical Council in respect of alleged malpractice as part of the... - Nursing Staff Remuneration
514. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of incidents at certain hospitals whereby the trainee rates of pay for student nurses have not been increased pro rata in accordance with the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration
515. To ask the Minister for Health the reason why the application form available for download on the long-term illness scheme section of the Health Service Executive website has yet to be... - Hospital Appointments Status
516. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive surgery and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/16] - Patient Transfers
517. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in transferring a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal from Letterkenny University Hospital to Sligo University Hospital; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
518. To ask the Minister for Health where a patient is referred to an alternative hospital due to the referring hospital being unable to provide treatment within the maximum permissible... - Hospital Appointments Status
521. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment. [6800/16] - Medical Card Applications
524. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6806/16] - Mental Health Services Staff
525. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 850 of 22 September 2015, if only one adult mental health intellectual disability consultant position has been filled out... - Mental Health Services Provision
527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by Louth-Meath mental health services in each of the past five years. [6809/16] - Mental Health Services Funding
531. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive budget for mental health for 2015 and 2016. [6813/16] - Speech and Language Therapy
534. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the differences in standards that prevent speech and language therapists with qualifications from the United Kingdom from having their... - Hospital Appointments Status
535. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive an appointment for a needs assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6836/16] - Addiction Treatment Services
536. To ask the Minister for Health the location of Health Service Executive treatment centres for patients diagnosed as requiring tier 4 residential addiction treatment. [6841/16] - Health Services Staff Data
543. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the high number of doctors leaving Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6857/16] - Hospital Equipment
544. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for hospital equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6858/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
545. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental-agency working group set up to oversee the implementation of recommendations contained in the review of... - Medical Card Applications
546. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6870/16] - Home Care Packages Data
547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving home care packages in counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan for each of the years 2012 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if... - Disability Support Services Provision
548. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 2 December 2015, why, given his statement that Praxis services would be in place by the end of March 2016 at the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
550. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a medical device to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6891/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
551. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a long-stay bed in a community hospital to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a medical device to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
553. To ask the Minister for Health the status of providing a medical operation to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [6894/16] - Disability Support Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the loss of up to 75% of service hours at some centres to persons with moderate intellectual disabilities and less severe physical disabilities... - State Properties Data
556. To ask the Minister for Health the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his... - Hospital Appointments Status
557. 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. [6922/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision by the Health Service Executive of equipment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
566. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in Kerry University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Waiting Lists
567. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for occupational health services in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/16] - Speech and Language Therapy
568. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times in processing applications for speech and language therapists in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
569. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for processing applications for orthodontist services in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in community-based health services in Dublin 15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/16] - Community Care Provision
571. To ask the Minister for Health why a community unit (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has been closed for a number of years when it could provide appropriate step-down services for those in... - Hospitals Data
572. To ask the Minister for Health the public hospital work tendered to private hospitals over the past five years, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6965/16] - National Children's Hospital Status
575. To ask the Minister for Health when building will commence on the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/16] - Ambulance Service Provision
576. To ask the Minister for Health the considerations he has given to access for ambulances at the new maternity hospital to be built at the site of Connolly Blanchardstown Hospital in Dublin... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
577. To ask the Minister for Health to establish a working group to investigate claims of sexual harassment of junior female doctors in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
578. To ask the Minister for Health if vending machines in hospitals contravene a healthy food initiative; if he will increase the cost of goods sold in vending machines in hospitals; and if he... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
579. To ask the Minister for Health to include tuberculosis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/16] - Hospitals Discharges
580. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all delayed discharge patients who no longer need to be in hospital but who do not have appropriate accommodation and so must remain in... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
581. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's policy on the use of ArtAssist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6974/16] - Disability Support Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes and supports in place for young adults with a disability when they reach 18 years of age and finish in the education system, by location, and by... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
583. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the staffing requirement for all grades and professionals relative to the new building at Saint Luke's General Hospital, County Kilkenny; if the... - Health Services Provision
584. To ask the Minister for Health if the full range of services urgently required by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be provided, the reason for the delay, especially with... - Hospital Appointments Delays
585. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied). [7013/16] - Respite Care Services Provision
587. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to increase the number of respite beds in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/16] - Health Services Provision
588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposal to upgrade accommodation at a care centre (details supplied) in County Cavan; the number of beds operational in that centre at... - Primary Care Centres Provision
590. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide a new primary care centre at a location (details supplied) in County Monaghan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he... - Home Care Packages Data
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages approved for County Kildare for the first three months of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7043/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
592. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary at Croom Hospital, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products Licensing
593. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medication called Charlotte's Web which is used in the treatment of a condition called West syndrome or Travis syndrome; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
594. To ask the Minister for Health why there is a three-month waiting list for the mid-western community neuro-rehabilitation team, as the waiting time seriously compromises the benefits of this... - Health Services Provision
595. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a policy decision or a local financial decision not to allow parents of children over three years of age who are confirmed as having a medical need... - Health Services Staff
596. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who is classified as a multi-task attendant, has not been receiving the appropriate wage rate,... - Hospital Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to extend the provision and duration of services on a daily basis at a hospital (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a... - Mobility Allowance
598. To ask the Minister for Health the status of replacing the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant which were closed to new applicants in 2013; his progress in finding a solution to... - Health Services Access
599. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7114/16] - Hospital Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide additional orthopaedic services for patients in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if he is aware of the widespread concerns in relation to... - Hospital Appointments Status
601. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Data
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; the number of general practitioner cards; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis as of 1 March 2016.... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthodontic treatment by local health office area for those up to 16 years of age and for those over 16 years of age at the... - Hospitals Funding
605. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation and the budget outturn for 2015, and the budget allocation for 2016 for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [7147/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
606. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for cataract surgery by each public hospital. [7160/16] - Primary Care Centres Provision
607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary health care centres completed and operational; the number still pending; when they will come on stream; the extent to which use of... - Health Services Provision
609. To ask the Minister for Health the provision he is making for the replacement of the services currently undertaken by Saint John of God Services at Saint Raphael's in County Kildare and at... - Medical Card Eligibility
610. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth has been refused a discretionary medical card, given a diagnosis of cancer; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
611. 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. [7200/16] - Accident and Emergency Departments
612. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive's escalation policy, specifically on the issue of the cancellation of operating lists to accommodate emergency... - Ambulance Service Provision
613. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide an adequate local ambulance service for Connemara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7223/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delays in surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7225/16] - Health Services Funding
616. To ask the Minister for Health the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7242/16]
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