Written answers
Thursday, 2 June 2016
- Departmental Management Structures
13. To ask the Minister for Health why policy issues in respect of abortions as well as oversight of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Act is subsumed into the tobacco and alcohol control... - Mental Health Services Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to end the scandal of adolescents being placed in acute adult mental health settings due to a lack of suitable inpatient spaces for young persons;... - Ambulance Service
16. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take following the national ambulance service capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13782/16] - Ministerial Responsibilities
17. To ask the Minister for Health the responsibilities and reserved functions of each of the Ministers of State who are attached to his Department; why no Minister of State has special... - Hospital Staff Data
18. To ask the Minister for Health the number of training positions, positions that have been filled and vacancies currently available, by hospital, in tabular form; the number of qualified... - Mental Health Policy
19. To ask the Minister for Health the form and terms of reference for the review panel on A Vision for Change; the progress of same; if the review will provide recommendations; if and when it... - Mental Health Services Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the re-allocation of €12 million from the mental health budget for 2016 to other projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
22. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for clearing the scoliosis waiting lists in Crumlin children's hospital in Dublin and in Galway University Hospital,... - Mental Health Services Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Health to support the provision of additional crisis houses as oulined in A Vision For Change. [13726/16] - Autism Support Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to prevent instances of children with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder being held in hospitals under chemical... - Departmental Budgets
25. To ask the Minister for Health his estimate of the likely overrun in the health budget in 2016; the status of the financial situation of the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
26. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of funding for intensive dementia-specific home care packages provided through a joint Health Service Executive/Atlantic... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
27. To ask the Minister for Health his measures to immediately address the significant number of persons leaving accident and emergency departments without being treated; if he has analysed the... - Departmental Management Structures
28. To ask the Minister for Health if the new policy strategy and integration unit established within his Department will support in its work the new Oireachtas committee that will be established... - Traveller Community
29. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the extension of the Traveller primary health care teams. [13724/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
30. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the rules of the fair deal scheme as they apply to family farms and family businesses, given that the current rules can cause difficulties for... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
31. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has in place to reduce emergency department services in Portlaoise hospital in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13754/16] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
32. To ask the Minister for Health if he has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of the re-activation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if he will publish this; the number of patients who... - Mental Health Services Funding
33. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the re-allocation of €12 million from the mental health budget and the rationale for this given the current under-funding of mental... - Services for People with Disabilities
34. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13824/16] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
35. To ask the Minister for Health why he is not providing the necessary infrastructure and staff to the orthodontic department at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, resulting in... - Medicinal Products Regulation
36. To ask the Minister for Health if the eight selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, Fluoxetine, Citalopram, Paroxetine, Sertraline,... - National Drugs Strategy
37. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for publishing the next national drugs strategy; when the Misuse of Drugs Act will be amended to facilitate substances being declared as... - Patient Transfers
38. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of difficulties with the Health Service Executive patient transfer scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13760/16] - HSE Funding
39. To ask the Minister for Health if the €8 million funding announced for therapy services for young persons in the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan has been released; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
40. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the 65% increase in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for an appointment between December 2015 and April 2016; and if he will... - Hospital Groups
41. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the governance arrangements of hospital groups; if, how and when he will enact legislation to put the administrative arrangement of hospital... - Proposed Legislation
42. To ask the Minister for Health when he will finalise and publish the misuse of drugs (amendment) Bill 2016; when he will establish the pilot supervised injecting facility arising from this;... - Nursing Staff
43. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the task force on staffing and skill mix for nursing; the status of the pilot of the framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix in general... - Mental Health Awareness
44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out a programme of mental health awareness training for general practitioners and other general health workers so that they are better... - Hospital Services
45. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is putting in place to improve rheumatology services at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13752/16] - Health and Safety
46. To ask the Minister for Health if personnel of the Health Service Executive will conduct the assessments under the proposed fit for work programme contained in the programme for Government or... - Nursing Staff
47. To ask the Minister for Health how he can help to resolve the serious delays in the registration of nurses, which are preventing many qualified nurses from home and abroad from taking up... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
48. To ask the Minister for Health when he will appoint a paediatric diabetes specialist at University Hospital Galway in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13763/16] - Hospitals Data
49. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on public waiting lists for extractions under general anaesthetic; the cost of sending children to private hospitals for extractions... - Health Services Access
50. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of difficulties with many children being unable to access essential medical and dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Abortion Legislation
51. To ask the Minister for Health his views on access to abortion within this State as outlined to the United Nations Human Rights Council on 11 May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Supply
52. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a State pharmacy to source best value pharmaceuticals for supplying hospitals, general practitioners and pharmacies, and to... - Hospitals Expenditure
53. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of activity-based funding, the transition arrangements that are currently in place in the hospital system to reflect the difference between... - Services for People with Disabilities
54. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide full local day services for young school leavers on the autistim spectrum disorder who graduated in 2015 and are due to graduate in 2016 in... - General Practitioner Services Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no commitment on delivering an extended range of general practitioner services in the new programme for Government; and how he will develop... - Services for People with Disabilities
56. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the cutting of facilities in Cheeverstown Hospital for severely disabled children; if he will restore funding to allow for a full restoration of... - Mental Health Services Staff
57. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to allow mental health nurses who have taken early retirement to return to work for a period to address the shortage in... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
58. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the scheduled appointments of consultants at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [13758/16] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to progress co-operation on a North-South basis with the delivery of health services, particularly for Border counties; and if he will make... - Health Strategies
60. To ask the Minister for Health the measures taken to reduce the amount of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions; and if he will consider the creation of a special task force to assess and... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
61. To ask the Minister for Health how he will ensure the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo does not impact detrimentally on critical services; what oversight he has on the provision... - Mental Health Services Staff
62. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the provision of a full complement of suicide crisis assessment nurses, as recommended under A Vision for Change. [13719/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the establishment of a bed bureau for the greater Dublin area on the availability of residential care beds; the areas being covered... - Medical Card Data
64. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s projection of the number of medical cards in 2016; the number of such cards projected to be issued on a discretionary basis this year;... - Mental Health Services Provision
65. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open a 24-hour acute mental health unit in County Wexford; if he is aware of issues arising, whereby currently persons must travel to Counties... - Services for People with Disabilities
66. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the Health Service Executive's neuro-rehabilitation policy published in 2011; if he is aware that organisations such as... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
67. To ask the Minister for Health if due consideration was given to the impact on the health service and on nursing and midwifery services in particular of the Health Service Executive's... - Patient Safety
68. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on a review of international advocacy models and advocacy services, with a view to developing a national advocacy service for... - HSE National Service Plan
69. To ask the Minister for Health when the national service plan process for 2017 will commence; when analysis of the 2016 funding position and the 2017 costs of initiatives for pre-budget... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
70. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the various public hospitals are allowed to recruit nursing staff in accordance with their needs; if he is aware of suggestions to the... - Medicinal Products Supply
71. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions his Department has had with representative groups in relation to a new agreement for supply of drugs to the Health Service Executive; and if he... - Minor Ailments Scheme
72. To ask the Minister for Health when the pilot for the minor ailments scheme will commence; the geographic spread of the pilot; the timeline for reporting and recommendations; if... - Traveller Community
73. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the outdated Traveller health strategy and to develop a new strategy with a particular focus on mental health. [13723/16] - General Practitioner Contracts
74. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on general practitioner contracts; the timeframe envisaged; and his vision for the revised general practitioner contract. [13769/16] - Home Help Service
75. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the huge demand for home help and home care packages and that there are waiting lists developing for these services; how many home care... - Accident and Emergency Departments
76. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients per month who register at emergency departments for treatment but who leave before being discharged; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Staff
77. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in the preparation of the 2016 pay and numbers strategy; when the strategy will be submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
78. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which comparisons have been made with staffing levels at various grades including nurses, doctors, consultants and administrators in this... - Hospital Consultant Retirements
79. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the impending retirement of a consultant who specialises in a number of rare eye disorders in children is causing an extreme amount of... - Mental Health Services
80. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the allocation of €5 million in funding to recruit up to 100 psychologists and councillors to develop psychological services for... - Nursing Staff
81. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the nurse in the diabetes clinic in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, who specialises in assisting those with insulin pumps; if the specialist nurse... - General Practitioner Services Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out free general practitioner care for the entire population, given the success of the programme for children under six years of age and... - National Children's Hospital
83. To ask the Minister for Health when the memorandum for information to Government relating to the children’s hospital capital project will be completed; the timeframe for the... - Human Rights Cases
84. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the conclusions of the recent United Nations universal periodic review of human rights which criticised Ireland’s abortion laws; and if he... - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
85. To ask the Minister for Health his views on new statistics which highlight that nearly 50,000 patients are leaving emergency departments annually, due to long waiting times; and his plans to... - Mental Health Services Provision
86. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the introduction of intensive care rehabilitation units to provide appropriate care for mental health patients who present a greater... - Tobacco Control Measures
87. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he and his team of Ministers are fully committed to implementing the Tobacco Free Ireland policy by 2025; and if he has rejected any... - Patient Transfers
88. To ask the Minister for Health the funding being provided for the Health Service Executive patient transfer scheme in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13761/16] - Home Care Packages Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there will be no reduction in home help and home care packages for elderly persons and persons with a disability in 2016; the total... - Hospital Facilities
90. To ask the Minister for Health if the following issues in Naas Hospital, County Kildare, can be addressed, in view of the recent expansion of the hospital to include a second wing: the extra... - Mental Health Services Funding
91. To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore urgently ring-fenced funding for mental health services in 2016; and if he will return to the model of funding that has been in place since... - Multi-annual Budget Plans
92. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a new multi-annual budgeting system for health; and the role in this new funding process of the proposed new cross-party committee on... - Health Services Charges
93. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to refund the €100 statutory charge to patients who register at emergency departments in the hope of being treated, but leave before being... - Health Services Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who experienced difficulties with the ambulance service and treatment in hospital following strokes;... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
95. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has suspended recruitment of doctors, nurses and midwives in hospitals until further notice, given the significant number of... - Ambulance Service
96. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he has accepted all the recommendations of the recently published capacity review of the national ambulance service; when he expects... - Hospital Groups
97. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish and circulate the guidance on developing hospital group strategic plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13699/16] - Mental Health Services Funding
98. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the provision of a full complement of child and adolescent places, and child and adolescent mental health service teams for mental health,... - HSE Staff Training
99. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on the European Commission proposal to establish a common training framework for health care assistants; the input his... - Clinical Trials
100. To ask the Minister for Health if any patient not involved in the ongoing clinical trial is currently receiving combined Nivolumab/Ipilimumab therapy; his plans to make combined... - Hospital Services
101. To ask the Minister for Health how the emergency department escalation policy has impacted on elective surgeries, where there are empty beds in surgical wards deemed unsuitable for emergency... - Hospital Beds Data
102. To ask the Minister for Health why, as of 29 April 2016, only 116 of 154 previously closed hospital beds were re-opened; the reason there has not been further re-openings; the progress made... - Public Sector Pensions
103. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the closing of the defined benefit pension scheme of the Central Remedial Clinic, given that some of the persons affected were previously Health... - Pharmacy Services
104. To ask the Minister for Health the potential cost savings and benefits to health of introducing a national pharmaceuticals policy, which ensures that persons receive... - Public Sector Pensions
105. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an updated pension plan for staff of the Central Remedial Clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12601/16] - Health Care Policy
106. To ask the Minister for Health how the ongoing work being conducted by his Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute's three year programme on health reform will support in... - National Cancer Strategy
108. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the process of approving vital medication for the treatment of serious illnesses such as cancer is expedited, and that drugs such as... - Mental Health Services Provision
109. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the implementation of a 24-7 crisis support service for mental health; and the timeline for this. [13715/16] - Ambulance Service
110. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 24 May 2016, the number of new staff and level of extra funding that will be invested in the national ambulance... - Clinical Trials
111. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of international trials which have indicated substantial results experienced by patients in receipt of combined Nivolumab, Opdivo and... - Hospital Groups
112. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the hospital groups; if it is proposed to put these groups on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13771/16] - Public Sector Pay
113. To ask the Minister for Health the amount saved by having a lower level of pay for new recruits to the public service in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/16]
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