Written answers
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
- Disability Services Provision
343. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the steps he will take to ensure the vocational training department in a school (details supplied) will continue; and if he will make a statement on... - Motorised Transport Grant Closure
344. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the motorised transport grant and, if so, the timeframe for its reinstatement. [16688/16] - Substance Misuse
345. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a survey carried out by an inter-agency group to identify gaps in services for persons under 18 years of age experiencing substance abuse in... - Suicide Prevention
346. To ask the Minister for Health further to a Dáil Éireann adjournment debate on 31 May 2016 (details supplied), the amount of this funding that the services in County Carlow... - Ministerial Meetings
347. To ask the Minister for Health if and when he will meet a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17282/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
348. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17289/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
349. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16654/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
350. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 899 of 17 May 2016 why a person (details supplied) did not receive a reply from the Health Service Executive. [16663/16] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
351. To ask the Minister for Health when he will lift the embargo on midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16672/16] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
352. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to restore an allowance for diet supplements to persons diagnosed with a medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
353. To ask the Minister for Health the intervention services available for a person (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; in particular, to confirm whether any... - Medical Products
354. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of funding for a medical device for a person (details supplied). [16679/16] - HSE Agency Staff Data
355. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the conversion of agency staff posts to permanent positions; the number of posts converted in the past six, 12 and 18 months; the... - Hospital Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that MRI scans are not currently carried out at Cork University Hospital on weekends; the rationale for this; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
357. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time and the number of persons on the waiting list for computed tomography, CT, scans in the Louth hospital in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he... - Health Services
358. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite the physiology assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16735/16] - Hospital Services
359. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16752/16] - Nursing Home Services
360. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is not allowed to return home where there are qualified persons to provide adequate care. [16753/16] - Ambulance Service
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate funding for the ambulance service in County Kerry as it is clearly evident that emergency time targets are not being met; and if he... - Health Services
362. To ask the Minister for Health when patients with type 1 diabetes will be able to avail of dose adjustment for normal eating courses or any carbohydrate counting courses in Waterford city... - Health Services Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diabetes adult dieticians employed at University Hospital Waterford; his plans to make new posts available; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health if a nurse is permitted to discharge a person from psychiatric care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16779/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
367. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16791/16] - HSE Reports
368. To ask the Minister for Health why there has been a delay in publishing the report on the ophthalmic clinical development programme; his plans for same and his views in respect of this... - Health Products Regulatory Authority
369. To ask the Minister for Health based on the Health Products Regulatory Authority adverse reactions database, the ten worst drugs for suicide related reactions, that is, suicidal ideation,... - Health Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to set up a dedicated clinic for diagnosis and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, chronic fatigue syndrome, CFS; and if he will make a... - Health Services Expenditure
372. To ask the Minister for Health the amount he invests in the research of myalgic encephalomyelitis-chronic fatigue syndrome; his plans to provide an increased investment in research; if so,... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
373. To ask the Minister for Health why he has not ensured the provision of physiotherapy, occupational therapy as well as speech and language therapy for students regarding a school (details... - Hospital Waiting Lists
374. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied). [16823/16] - Prescriptions Charges
375. To ask the Minister for Health the financial exemptions available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16848/16] - Hospitals Building Programme
376. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the location of the new children's hospital; the criteria his Department used in the decision process; the evidence and criteria it used to... - National Children's Hospital
378. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation his Department undertook with parents' groups, patient advocacy groups, staff and other stakeholders in respect of the location of the new... - Ambulance Service Response Times
379. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who was left to wait almost two hours for an ambulance in extreme pain and discomfort after suffering a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
380. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) was not placed on a waiting list for a hip replacement procedure until 13 May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prescriptions Data
381. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the figures released indicating that 16% of medical card holders are being prescribed anti-depressants are in line with international norms; if... - Health Strategies
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that 80% of blindness incidence is preventable and that five persons per week became blind here in the years 2013 to 2016; if he agrees that... - Home Help Service Provision
383. To ask the Minister for Health to release the required funding to the Health Service Executive for extra home help for a person (details supplied). [16908/16] - Health Services Provision
384. To ask the Minister for Health the completion date of the review of the primary eye care services review group; when he will publicly comment on the outcome of the review; if he will act on... - Hospital Facilities
385. To ask the Minister for Health if broadband Internet access is available to patients for each public hospital, in tabular form; if this service is available to patients on a majority of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
386. 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. [16945/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a manual wheelchair to a person (details supplied). [16967/16] - HSE Staff
391. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any work placement or internship schemes available within the Health Service Executive for recently qualified psychologists to assist them in... - Health Services Data
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding previous parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16975/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
393. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16976/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
394. To ask the Minister for Health to restore and ensure that there are appropriate emergency beds available in St. Mary’s, Drumcar, for service users who would otherwise need to leave... - Health Services Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in an institution (details supplied); if this is the full complement of staff required for the number of residents in this... - Patient Transport Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health the policy of the Health Service Executive on receiving transport vehicles (details supplied) that have been sponsored by charitable organisations; and if... - Hospital Staff Data
398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist nurses he will assign to support the newly appointed paediatric urologist and he will hire; the number which currently exist in the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
399. To ask the Minister for Health the number and hospital locations of the specialist paediatric urology nurses that are to be appointed and the date of commencement of their contracts, in... - Vaccination Programme
400. To ask the Minister for Health to address the concerns of parents whose children, they believe, developed side effects from the human papilloma virus, HPV, vaccine, Gardasil. [16988/16] - Air Pollution
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a recent report in a publication (details supplied) that has linked air pollution to increased mental illness in children; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
402. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16998/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
403. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse huge cuts to services made by the Health Service Executive, which will affect a school (details supplied) in County Dublin as there is... - Home Care Packages Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Health when he will allocate a home care package to a person (details supplied) in order to facilitate a return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
405. 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. [17031/16] - Hospital Groups
406. To ask the Minister for Health when he proposes to establish a board for the South-South West group of hospitals. [17043/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
407. 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. [17045/16] - Medicinal Products Prices
409. To ask the Minister for Health why medical card patients are charged an individual charge for differing strengths of warfarin, that is, if a person is on two warfarin tablets of differing... - Medical Card Applications
410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17050/16] - Hospital Admissions
411. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an admission date for a person (details supplied). [17057/16] - Health Services
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the plan to build 24 rapid-build homes adjacent to Pinewood Estate in Balbriggan, County Dublin, and the plan to locate a small community... - Primary Care Centres Data
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff, by grade, that will be employed in the new primary care centre in Balbriggan, and the services they will provide; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres Provision
414. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to build a primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin; the timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17064/16] - Voluntary Sector Funding
415. To ask the Minister for Health to outline all engagements between the Health Service Executive and an organisation (details supplied) since March 2008; if the HSE received a sum of money in... - Hospital Appointments Status
417. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide an operation for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17079/16] - Medical Card Applications Data
418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications he has granted and refused to persons in County Kerry in 2015 and 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Medical Services Scheme
419. To ask the Minister for Health the processing time of medical applications and the number of applications being dealt with at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17084/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
421. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the availability of the anti-epilepsy drug Epidiolex here; the arrangements for facilitating access by children with Dravet syndrome and... - National Drugs Strategy
422. To ask the Minister for Health when he will complete and publish the new national drugs strategy and the reason for the delay. [17170/16] - Disability Support Services Provision
423. To ask the Minister for Health when he will make available support services from an organisation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17171/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
424. To ask the Minister for Health when he will allocate a date for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17178/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of psychiatric services (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17181/16] - Commencement of Legislation
427. To ask the Minister for Health if Part 2 of the 2005 Disability Act has been fully commenced. [17183/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
428. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [17184/16] - Human Rights Issues
433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a person (details supplied) with adequate compensation and to make available any needed psychological treatment, as per the recommendation... - Counselling Services Provision
434. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that counselling is available for all women who terminate pregnancies, irrespective of reason, cause or circumstance; the costs associated... - Services for People with Disabilities
435. To ask the Minister for Health if he has secured additional funding for more residential care units; if so, the regions that will benefit from the additional units; and to supply a... - Addiction Treatment Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that addiction services for persons under 18 years of age are not available in County Donegal; the arrangements he has put in place to deal with... - Hospital Appointments Delays
437. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17198/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
438. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an operation date for a person (details supplied). [17199/16] - Health Services Provision
439. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for an injury grant by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17200/16] - Primary Care Centres Expenditure
441. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 25 May 2016, when he will request the Health Service Executive to consider the most appropriate locations for... - Primary Care Centres Data
442. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17212/16] - Mental Health Services Data
445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons waiting for appointments in the child and adolescent mental health services by Health Service Executive region, by... - Services for People with Disabilities
446. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children's disability services, by service, including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy, by Health... - Medical Card Data
447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17218/16] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
449. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of primary school dental services by Health Service Executive region, with particular reference to the waiting times and... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
451. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a certain condition (details supplied) on the list of conditions qualifying under the long-term illness card scheme; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
452. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has been in St. Vincent's Hospital for eight months waiting for a bed in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and when the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
453. To ask the Minister for Health if a new battery for a power-chair will be provided to a person (details supplied). [17270/16] - Medical Conditions
454. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of unidentified adolescent syndrome from 1980 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17271/16] - Ministerial Meetings
456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied); if he will provide details of the date and time of this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
457. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/16] - Home Help Service Provision
458. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate home help and a home care package to a person (details supplied). [17314/16]
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