Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
- Hospital Consultant Contracts
362. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure that adequate resources are provided to continue the present level of services for the centre of excellence for sarcoma in St.... - Services for People with Disabilities
364. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of persons (details supplied); if he will schedule a new assessment of need with urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
365. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a specialist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17930/16] - National Lottery Funding Applications
366. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) for lottery funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17934/16] - Home Care Packages
367. To ask the Minister for Health why he declined an application by a person (details supplied) under the home care package; and if he will request the Health Service Executive to reconsider... - Hospital Procedures
368. To ask the Minister for Health when he will allocate a date for a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17952/16] - Home Help Service Data
369. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of hours applied for and the average number he has granted in County Tipperary under the home help scheme, by week; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health why he has reduced the respite service provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17972/16] - Primary Care Centres Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and timescale for construction of the new primary care centre in Summerhill, Dublin 1; why a centre (details supplied) was not included in those... - Hospital Waiting Lists
372. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [17977/16] - Suicide Prevention
373. To ask the Minister for Health to consider setting up a suicide prevention authority; to consider the draft Bill to establish a suicide prevention authority; and if he will make a statement... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the acute hospital system waiting for brain rehabilitation; the length of time they are waiting and the hospitals concerned, in... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine reinstating home based brain rehabilitation services; the cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17980/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
377. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of appeal for assistance under the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Accident and Emergency Departments
378. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed opening time for the new accident and emergency unit at Mid West Regional Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17983/16] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting orthodontic treatment with the Health Service Executive in south and north Tipperary; the waiting times for such... - Hospital Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time consultants specialising in children's arthritis currently practising in Crumlin Children's Hospital; his views on... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an assessment for a medical device. [18010/16] - Primary Care Centres
382. To ask the Minister for Health if the design challenges for the new primary care centre in Monaghan have been overcome; if the €9 million ring fenced for this project in 2013 will be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
383. 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. [18020/16] - Professional Qualifications
384. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate counselling qualifications in the area of mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18025/16] - Home Help Service Provision
386. To ask the Minister for Health the hours and assistance available to parents of multiple births, the relevant application procedure and the criteria for assistance under the home help... - Hospital Waiting Lists
387. To ask the Minister for Health when he will allocate a date for a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18046/16] - Pharmacy Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has recently notified pharmacies that certain products including blisterpacks cannot be dispensed monthly but must be collected... - Mental Health Policy
391. To ask the Minister for Health the status of A Vision for Change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18076/16] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
392. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Cooks report of 2000 and the suggested pay rise that was never received (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the general practitioner service in Rathmore, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18084/16] - Hospital Services
394. 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. [18089/16] - Nursing Home Services
395. To ask the Minister for Health the status of regulation of nursing homes run by religious organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18090/16] - Psychological Services
396. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic waiting lists for child psychology services in County Wexford where there is now a two-year plus waiting list caused mainly by... - Services for People with Disabilities
397. To ask the Minister for Health why the required services have not been provided in the case of a person (details supplied). [18097/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
398. To ask the Minister for Health his immediate plans to deal with the 517 children who are currently waiting up to 18 months to see one of the two existing consultants that cater for the... - Hospital Mortality Rates
399. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking on foot of the findings in his Department's report, National Healthcare Quality Reporting System, in respect of those hospitals that... - General Register Office
400. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No/ 496 of 6 April 2016, why the position of registrar for births, deaths and marriages at the civil registration department... - Hospital Appointments Status
401. 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. [18125/16] - Health Services
402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); his views on what can be done to make sure persons get seen in primary school; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
404. To ask the Minister for Health when he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18134/16] - Suicide Incidence
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths by suicide in Health Service Executive hospitals and private hospitals for the period 2006 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a... - Health Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be offered an appointment at the earliest of opportunity. [18137/16] - Hospital Appointments Administration
407. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative arrangements can be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18142/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
408. 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. [18150/16] - Pension Provisions
409. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question to make available a copy of the business case submitted by the Central Remedial Clinic, CRC, in regard to the pensions in... - Hospital Services
411. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review being carried out into gynaecology and ante-natal services at Dungloe Community Hospital; if the review has been initiated and when it... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health service staff recruited into County Mayo in 2016 to date by month and by number of staff recruited into adult mental health... - Mental Health Services Staff
413. To ask the Minister for Health the required staff numbers as per A Vision for Change for County Mayo and the western region for both adult mental health staff and child mental health staff.... - Mental Health Services Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving mental health services in County Mayo and the western region. [18203/16] - Mental Health Services
416. To ask the Minister for Health if there are children under 18 years of age receiving treatment in adult mental health services. [18204/16] - Maternity Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of reports from the National Maternity Hospital and the Rotunda Hospital, given the recommendation by the Health Information and... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the list of the current conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18228/16] - Medicinal Products
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a subsidised asthma medication for persons under 18 years of age in the absence of asthma being recognised under the long-term illness... - Health Services Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults being funded by the Health Service Executive in 2015 to receive specialist care in facilities outside the State; if he will provide... - HSE Expenditure
421. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of the kilometerage reimbursement scheme incurred in respect of employees of the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to... - General Medical Services Scheme
422. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the status of a charge general practitioners impose on regular blood tests in respect of patients who are suffering from a long-term illness... - Services for People with Disabilities
423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications with the Health Service Executive for an assessment of need under the Disability Act; the number it has not completed within the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health his efforts to make medical appliances such as FreeStyle Libre and insulin pumps more affordable and available for persons with type 1 diabetes in order to... - Hospital Services
425. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the lack of an organised service for stroke or mini-stroke patients at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make... - Services for People with Disabilities
426. To ask the Minister for Health why local Health Service Executive officials have not met with persons (details supplied) since September 2015 despite stating publicly that they would be... - National Children's Hospital Location
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an article (details supplied) written by a doctor in St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8 outlining serious concerns over the proposed locating... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health when additional beds at Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry, will be opened (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18325/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
431. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm that the pharmacy in University Hospital Limerick is refusing to dispense the drug Orkambi for extremely ill patients in counties Clare and... - Hospital Appointments Status
432. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
434. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the amendment of the nursing homes support - fair deal - scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18377/16] - Health Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of retaining a person (details supplied) in a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18382/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons the Ashlin Centre in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, has turned away due to the unavailability of a bed since 30 September 2013; and if he... - Ambulance Service Response Times
438. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage performance of the eight-minute and of the 19-minute echo-delta call-outs from the total number of call-outs in County Roscommon in each of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
439. 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. [18406/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
440. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of loans that participants, their estates or next-of-kin have repaid under the nursing home support - fair deal - scheme in each of the years 2009... - Rare Diseases
441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients and families the new national rare diseases office has dealt with since it opened in June 2015, both in person and through the... - Home Care Packages Provision
442. To ask the Minister for Health when he will reinstate the home care package which his Department suspended in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18427/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an assessment for a person (details supplied) under the nursing home support - fair deal - scheme. [18433/16] - Hospital Procedures
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that women can wait for four months for an appointment for a breast magnetic resonance imaging scan in the Mater Hospital in Dublin 7 and... - Health Promotion
447. To ask the Minister for Health if he has any vacancies in his Department or in the Health Service Executive in the area of health promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
448. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be fitted with an item through the medical card scheme. [18502/16] - Home Care Packages Provision
449. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a home care package for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18510/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
454. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [18545/16]
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