Written answers
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
- Disability Activation Projects
393. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 301 and 330 of 24 May 2016, the number of school leavers from special education to whom the Health Service Executive... - Mental Health Services Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service's beds required to end the practice of children being treated in adult mental health facilities; and... - Services for People with Disabilities
397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a project (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15663/16] - Health Services
398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15664/16] - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
399. To ask the Minister for Health if he consulted with the Central Remedial Clinic or had any notification prior to it winding up its pension and death benefit plan. [15959/16] - Nursing Home Subventions
400. To ask the Minister for Health the average delay between approval under the nursing home subvention scheme and payment commencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15323/16] - Hospital Beds Data
401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of designated inpatient beds and the overall occupancy rates at Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal, by month, in 2016 to date, in tabular... - Ambulance Service Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances which operate out of County Mayo, by ambulance station, by hour, by day; and the level of service in County Mayo. [15363/16] - HSE National Service Plan
403. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 959 of 17 May 2016, the timeframe for the process; and when the new centre will be operational. [15366/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15372/16] - HSE Properties
405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a facility (details supplied) leased by the Health Service Executive. [15373/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
406. To ask the Minister for Health the funding he has allocated to disability services for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15378/16] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
407. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for Health Service Executive orthodontic treatment for children in County Carlow; his plans to alleviate this; and if he will make a... - Care of the Elderly
410. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recently published study entitled Meeting Older People's Preference for Care (details supplied). [15400/16] - Departmental Expenditure
411. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money his Department spent on purchasing copies of the Public Sector Times magazine in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff Data
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in his human resources section. [15450/16] - Ministerial Staff
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who work exclusively on constituency matters for him. [15466/16] - Departmental Staff Data
415. To ask the Minister for Health the changes in the numbers employed in his human resources section following the introduction of PeoplePoint. [15482/16] - Hospital Equipment
416. To ask the Minister for Health when the magnetic resonance imaging machine at University Hospital Kerry will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15493/16] - Hospital Appointments Delays
417. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
418. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [15504/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health the status of providing medical equipment from the Health Service Executive to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
422. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15521/16] - Addiction Treatment Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to persons (details supplied) to meet the cost of alcohol rehabilitation in rehabilitation centres; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Equipment
424. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide extra spinal cord stimulators to St. Vincent's hospital, Dublin 4, to facilitate the 80 plus patients who are suffering from chronic pain... - Medicinal Products Availability
425. To ask the Minister for Health the factors in his decision not to recommend the Orkambi drug for cystic fibrosis patients. [15543/16] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 5 May 2016, the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15557/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) including when the person will receive an appointment. [15567/16] - Home Help Service Provision
430. To ask the Minister for Health why he did not provide assistance to a person (details supplied) under the home help scheme; why no hours are available for applicants in Dublin 8, 10 and 12;... - Home Care Packages Funding
431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently intervene to restore funding for home care packages given that some areas, such as the Beaumont Hospital local catchment area in Dublin 9,... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
432. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15595/16] - National Drugs Strategy
433. To ask the Minister for Health the membership of the steering group tasked to develop the new national drug strategy. [15652/16] - Drugs-related Deaths
434. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 1 June 2016, when he and the Health Service Executive will complete the evaluation of the demonstration project on... - Hospital Appointments Delays
435. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/16] - Prisoner Health
437. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 31 May 2016, the reason the Health Information and Quality Authority will not conduct a review of health care... - HSE Staff
438. To ask the Minister for Health if the panel of applicants for the position of groundsman with the Health Service Executive in Castlebar, County Mayo, established in 2015 is exhausted. [15713/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
439. To ask the Minister for Health when he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [15715/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
440. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 2 June 2016, the types of cancer that are suitable for treatment using the combined nivolumab-ipilimumab therapy;... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
441. To ask the Minister for Health the vacant posts in community health organisation area 1 in the past six months; if these posts remain vacant; if not, the date on which he filled each post;... - Hospital Appointments Status
442. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [15731/16] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding through the South Western Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force to assist in the valuable work carried out by a group (details... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
445. To ask the Minister for Health his role in formulating a cross-government policy on drugs. [15314/16] - HSE Investigations
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he met with the Health Service Executive regarding the deaths of two babies at Cavan General Hospital in May 2016; when these investigations will be... - HSE Funding
447. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will fund a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15879/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a medical device to a person (details supplied) without delay. [15897/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise and arrange an early date for surgery for a person (details supplied); and the reason the surgery was not conducted at another hospital.... - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
450. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the business case regarding Central Remedial Clinic, CRC, pensions which the CRC submitted on 1 June 2016; the case put therein; and if he... - Hospitals Data
451. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hazard, incident and near-miss reports indicating stress as a cause of the issuing of reports that were submitted, by hospital, in each of the... - HSE Data
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals the management of the Health Service Executive made on behalf of the staff of its occupational health department and its employee... - HSE Expenditure
453. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of maintaining the Health Service Executive’s occupational health department and employee assistance and staff counselling service in each of... - Health Services Funding
455. To ask the Minister for Health how an adult support group (details supplied) can apply for and receive an annual grant for operating purposes similar to other comparable support groups; to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
456. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the waiting list for rehabilitation beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, given the significant waiting list for... - Disability Services Funding
457. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the cessation of funding to the WALK PEER programme; if he will meet with the WALK PEER team to discuss the situation and to re-evaluate the... - Community Care Provision
458. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently reinstate the provision of 24-hour community care for a person (details supplied), given additional funding to the Health Service... - Hospital Services
459. To ask the Minister for Health the status of maternity services in Tralee General Hospital in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15926/16] - Hospital Procedures
460. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15929/16] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements he has in place to supplement the work of the speech and language therapists based in the speech therapy services in County Kilkenny should... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
464. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department spent on providing individual medicines (details supplied) to patients, the price paid for each medicine and the dispensing fees paid... - Health Services Staff
465. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the register of qualified mastectomy brassiere fitters with a view to putting a contract out for tender for County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Delays
466. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment. [15954/16] - Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
468. To ask the Minister for Health the rules and legislation which formed the basis for him and the Health Service Executive advising representatives from the Central Remedial Clinic at the end... - Health Services Reports
469. To ask the Minister for Health the reason substantial portions of appendix 16 of the report of the interim administrator appointed by the Health Service Executive to the Central Remedial... - Medicinal Products Availability
470. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the unregulated sale of false treatments for autism spectrum disorder and cancer over the Internet; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services Provision
471. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a person (details supplied) with traditional respite care through the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drug Treatment Programmes
472. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the methadone treatment list data for the Kildare and west Wicklow local health office. [15973/16] - Health Services
473. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in opening the new health centre in Mullagh, Cavan town; when he will open it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15979/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
475. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delays experienced by children and their families in assessing early intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorder in County... - Hospital Appointments Status
479. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16001/16] - Abortion Services Provision
480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out in 2015 under the provisions of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
481. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the nursing home support, fair deal, scheme will be finalised; when the outcome of same will be revealed to the general public; and if he... - Primary Care Services Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on using a community-based model for the development and improvement of eye care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
483. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the steering committee set up to oversee the development of the new national drugs strategy; the names of the members and... - National Drugs Strategy
484. To ask the Minister for Health if the number of opiate users in County Dublin has decreased over the lifetime of the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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