Written answers
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
- Health Insurance Community Rating
210. To ask the Minister for Health why a person who consistently has had private health insurance, long before the grace period of 30 April 2015 in Northern Ireland, is not assumed to have a... - Ambulance Service Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Health the current arrangement for the dispatch of ambulances to the coastal area of east Meath, including the part of County Meath that is in Drogheda, in situations... - Health Services Provision
212. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 22 March 2016, if he will provide an update on the status of the development of specific services for persons... - Primary Care Services Provision
213. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the report of the primary care eye services review group, including when the group will conclude its work and when its report will be... - Nursing Home Services
214. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a full five day nursing led care in St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon; his plans to release the HSE assessments to General... - Hospital Appointments Delays
215. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has had his June appointment cancelled and rescheduled for July. [17375/16] - Health Services Funding
216. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17377/16] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for speech and language therapy services for children by Health Service Executive area, in tabular form; the process that is employed to... - Services for People with Disabilities
218. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for personal assistant hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17394/16] - Hospital Staff Data
219. To ask the Minister for Health how many orthopaedic surgeons are working in Cappagh Hospital, Dublin; how many days per week they are working; his plans to increase the number of orthopaedic... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
220. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the means assessment and personal contribution under the fair deal scheme for persons (details supplied). [17403/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
221. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 9 June 2016, the precise extra provisions he put in place to address the matter of self-harm in boys aged 10 to 14... - Hospital Appointments Delays
222. To ask the Minister for Health if it is acceptable to allow a person (details supplied) to wait two years on the public waiting list for an ear, nose and throat appointment within the Cavan... - Services for People with Disabilities
223. To ask the Minister for Health to secure funding for Rehab programmes in the midlands to assist persons in receipt of disability payments with additional issues. [17461/16] - Ministerial Functions
224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 to date in which the powers vested in him or any other Minister in his Department were... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
225. To ask the Minister for Health if all muscular dystrophies are covered under the long-term illness scheme and, if not, the exceptions and the reason for their exclusion. [17544/16] - Health Strategies
226. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand services in the areas of increasing longevity and improvements in survival from various neurological diseases and the growing complexity of... - Ambulance Service Response Times
227. To ask the Minister for Health the average response times for the ambulance service in north and in south County Kerry; if these are in line with targets set by the Health Service Executive... - Ambulance Service Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to replace the two ambulances in County Kerry that were lost in recent years and not replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17551/16] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
229. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for speech and language therapy within the HSE in Nenagh. [17557/16] - General Practitioner Services
230. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prevent further pressures arising for the general practitioner service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17558/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
231. To ask the Minister for Health if he will bring forward an operation for a person (details supplied). [17566/16] - Dental Services Provision
233. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17579/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
238. 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. [17585/16] - Dental Services Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for dental treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17587/16] - European Council Meetings
240. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Number 697 of 31 May 2016, the position he will take in the European Council in respect of a proposal on endocrine disrupting... - Disability Support Services Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Health if he, through the Health Service Executive, provides funds to St. John of God Community Services Limited in respect of services provided at a school (details... - Disability Support Services
242. To ask the Minister for Health the date or dates on which he and the Health Service Executive were informed of the decision by St. John of God Community Services to withdraw services... - Patient Deaths
243. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the full facts in relation to the number of meetings of the team appointed by the Health Service Executive to address the outstanding issues that... - Hospital Staff
244. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in St. Vincent’s Hospital is being let go; if he is aware that the person's patients are deeply concerned and agitated... - Mental Health Services Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Health if the practice of detaining children in adult mental health units fully ceased in accordance with the promises made by the Government in their programme for... - Mental Health Services Funding
246. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the budget in 2015 that was allocated to mental health spending; the amount of that budget that has been used for staffing in mental health... - Mental Health Services Provision
247. To ask the Minister for Health why child and adult mental health services is not extended to adolescents between 16 and 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17623/16] - Mental Health Services Data
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with mental health difficulties who have been admitted to adult units in the past 12 months; the adult units here that children have... - Mental Health Services Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrist vacancies currently within the child and adult mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Expenditure
251. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the other health services which benefited from the recent redistribution of €12 million in the recent health budget previously... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
252. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health budget spending in 2015; if funds were left over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17628/16] - Mental Health Services
253. To ask the Minister for Health the service level agreements that were created between the Health Service Executive and private mental health facilities in 2015; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
254. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for a person (details supplied); if the same level of supports are available at weekends and holidays; and if he will provide a full... - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors on duty in St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny, on 5 June 2016; the number of patients in the hospital on the same day; the number of... - Services for People with Disabilities
256. To ask the Minister for Health when the full range of services will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); the action taken by the Health Service Executive when the person...
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