Written answers
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
- Nursing Home Services
14. To ask the Minister for Health if he will discuss with the Health Service Executive the need for capital funding to secure the future of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
15. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review legislation, given that the Crowe Horwath report into the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is reported to note that the legislation... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
16. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the recruitment of a full-time consultant medical oncologist with a special interest in sarcoma in St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin 4; if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
17. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than one year for a consultation in... - Home Care Packages Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Health the increases in staffing that have been achieved to deal with the crisis under the home help scheme and the carer respite services; the number of persons who... - Hospital Waiting Lists
19. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to reduce the waiting lists for various procedures throughout the public health and hospital system with a... - Health Services Reports
20. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 213 to 215, inclusive, of 23 June 2015, the actions he is taking to ensure patient safety in terms of investigating why... - Mental Health Services Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve psychiatric services at acute and at community level in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. [20987/16] - Commissions of Investigation
22. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a statutory commission of investigation into a foster home in the south east. [20988/16] - Vaccination Programme
23. To ask the Minister for Health why the Health Service Executive is not engaging with the Reactions and Effects of Gardisil Resulting in Extreme Trauma, REGRET, group; if he has confidence in... - HSE Governance
24. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a legislative based accountability framework for Health Service Executive employees; the consultation or meetings he has had on... - Services for People with Disabilities
25. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of needs assessments by needs assessment officers in areas (details supplied); the number of officers in place; the reason for the... - Medicinal Products Prices
26. To ask the Minister for Health how Ireland’s expenditure on medicines compares to other European Union member states when considered as a share of overall health expenditure. [20976/16] - General Practitioner Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to progress the development, staff levels and contracts of general practitioners including the provision of care free at the point of... - Hospital Services
28. To ask the Minister for Health when he will complete improvements to radiology services at South Tipperary General Hospital; the investment cost of these improvements; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Health his assessment of mental health services in south Tipperary since the closure of St. Michael's psychiatric unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary; if he will... - Budget Submissions
30. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the Alzheimer Society of Ireland's recent pre-budget submission, in particular if he notes the request for an additional €67... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
31. To ask the Minister for Health to amend the terms of the treatment abroad scheme to include medical treatment in relation to termination of pregnancy, reasonable travel, accommodation and... - Electronic Health Records
32. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation that has taken place with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland with respect to working towards interoperability of cross-Border... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
33. To ask the Minister for Health the way he proposes to cut the costs of medication to the State and to the general public. [20949/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
34. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Waterford... - Ambulance Service
35. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the implementation of the action plan of the national ambulance service capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20950/16] - Health Services Funding
36. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review arrangements for funding of section 38 agencies in view of recent events. [20956/16] - Mental Health Services
37. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a regulatory framework to allow for the registering of all residential mental health and drug and alcohol units to ensure that standards... - Mental Health Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the independent monitoring group set up to monitor the implementation of A Vision for Change and which sat for two periods, 2006-2009 and 2009-2012,... - Health Services Provision
39. To ask the Minister for Health if it is acceptable to allow an eight year old child, who is deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other, wait two years on the public waiting list for an... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times for speech and language therapy. [20960/16] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
41. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in the ongoing negotiations with the Irish Medical Organisation on a new general medical services, GMS, contract; if the National... - Mental Health Services Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Health his progress in establishing 24/7 crisis intervention supports in adult mental health, such as introducing a seven-day week in day units or opening crisis... - Hospital Waiting Lists
44. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ultra sounds; the backlog that exists for ultra sounds in Galway University Hospital for infants up to four... - Medical Card Administration
46. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to legislate for a distinct new medical need ground for eligibility for the medical card with an assessment involving the establishment of a threshold... - Palliative Care Services Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive plans in place to support North Westmeath Hospice and palliative care in the county generally. [20995/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
48. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of children waiting more than a year for an outpatient consultation in... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
49. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the list of the current conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme to include chronic and severe asthma. [20953/16] - Home Help Service Provision
51. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals there are to increase the number of home help hours in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [20979/16] - Mental Health Services
52. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review with the Health Service Executive the decision to transfer all psychiatric beds from County Tipperary to Kilkenny and Ennis, County Clare as... - Hospital Waiting Lists
53. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in... - Health Services Data
54. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there are an adequate number of intensive care beds to make full use of the recent announcement of the investment in the all-island... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Health the health services that have been sought by persons who have accessed healthcare under the European Union Cross-Border Healthcare Directive in another European... - Hospital Waiting Lists
56. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in the Mater... - Hospital Trusts
57. To ask the Minister for Health to halt the devolution of control of hospitals to trusts as part of the new ten year health plan; and his plans to put hospital trusts on a statutory basis; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
58. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Beaumont... - Hospitals Building Programme
59. To ask the Minister for Health the status of development plans for Sligo University Hospital. [20989/16] - Abortion Services Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the level of abortion services provided under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2015, as recently reported to the Houses of... - Home Help Service Provision
61. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to increase the number of home help hours in counties Sligo, Leitrim, west Cavan and south Donegal. [20990/16] - Home Help Service
62. To ask the Minister for Health the reason when a person is in need of home help hours and is awarded the hours these hours cannot be accessed due to a lack of availability with private care... - Home Help Service Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a systematic and sustained increase in the provision of home care for older persons. [20965/16] - General Practitioner Services
64. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the pressures on general practitioners in County Kildare in the view of the introduction of free general practitioner care for the under... - National Children's Hospital Status
65. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on construction of the national children's hospital at the St. James's Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Abortion Services Provision
66. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, particularly in view of the United... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
67. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed health care under the European Union Cross-Border Healthcare Directive in another European Union and European Economic... - Misuse of Drugs
68. To ask the Minister for Health if there is evidence available that the rescheduling of benzodiazepines or Z drugs could prevent the misuse of... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
69. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is allowing a situation to arise at Letterkenny University Hospital where the necessary infrastructure and staff are not being provided to the... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
70. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 714 of 31 May 2016, how the co-investment programme of €27.5 million for the national dementia strategy has been... - Special Educational Needs
71. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for disability assessment reports from the Health Service Executive; if he is aware that this impedes the ability of children... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
72. To ask the Minister for Health the increases in staffing that have been achieved to deal with the crisis in primary care psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
73. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the current rheumatology consultant service being provided at Mayo University Hospital. [20981/16] - Accident and Emergency Departments
74. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the congestion at accident and emergency departments in public hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20911/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
75. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Our... - Health Services Staff
77. To ask the Minister for Health the increases in staffing that have been achieved to deal with the crisis in home help and carer respite services; the number of persons in hospital with their... - Mental Health Services Data
78. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that have been admitted to acute hospitals on mental health grounds; and the number of individual children these... - Drug Treatment Programmes
79. To ask the Minister for Health when regulations will be introduced to provide for the introduction of suboxone as an alternative to methadone. [20967/16] - Respite Care Services
80. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a national respite strategy to help those caring for persons with very profound disabilities. [20961/16] - Mental Health Services Data
83. To ask the Minister for Health if analysis has been completed or studies carried out on the number of admissions and renewal orders revoked before a mental health tribunal is held. [20959/16] - Hospital Beds Data
84. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in the number of critical care beds that are available since April 2016; the estimated increase in same for the remainder of 2016; and if he will... - Pharmacy Services
85. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to introduce a minor ailment scheme in community pharmacies [20962/16] - Health Services Staff Data
86. To ask the Minister for Health the work he has contemplated or plans to determine the areas of greatest need for primary care staff; the extent of unmet demand in each area; the cost of... - Childhood Obesity
87. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's plans for addressing levels of childhood obesity; and the measures his Department is taking to promote better nutrition, healthy eating and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
88. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Our Lady... - Health Services Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Health the service that will be put in place to replace the eye-testing service for fifth and sixth class students as part of the primary school children optical... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
91. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to the Crowe Horwath report into the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI; if he has had any meetings with the NMBI on... - Health Services Provision
92. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community optometrists here; the number of service level agreements in place between the Health Service Executive and private optometry services... - Medicinal Products Prices
94. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns regarding artificial pricing thresholds in medicine pricing arrangements with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association. [20985/16] - Hospitals Building Programme
95. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the construction works at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo; and the expected completion date. [20980/16] - HSE Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department conducted or is in the process of conducting financial audits of section 38 and 39 funded agencies; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Prices
97. To ask the Minister for Health the savings he anticipates from the agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association. [20975/16] - Hospital Services
98. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20947/16] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
99. To ask the Minister for Health why the only specialised sarcoma consultant (details supplied) here is being let go; the person who will look after the approximate 300 patients currently under... - Orthodontic Services Data (1 comment)
101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic treatments that the Health Service Executive has outsourced for patients who are waiting over four years for routine orthodontic... - Hospital Waiting Lists
102. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Mayo... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit additional gynaecologists in Cork University Hospital. [20991/16] - Health Care Policy
105. To ask the Minister for Health the research that is being conducted specifically on universal health care; if he is aware of research being undertaken by other groups outside his Department... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
107. To ask the Minister for Health if there continues to be a recruitment freeze on allied health professionals, as the absence of such recruitment is putting some health services in County... - Hospital Waiting Lists
108. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to see a sustained improvement in hospital waiting lists. [20955/16] - Health Services Provision
109. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the outsourcing of health services to non-governmental organisations in view of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
111. To ask the Minister for Health when irregularities and concerns first came to or were brought to his attention and that of the Health Service Executive in the matter of a charity (details... - Hospital Waiting Lists
112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for corrective surgical procedures for scoliosis; the number that have been waiting for three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months;... - Mental Health Services Data
113. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 17 mental health areas within the nine community health care organisations that provide a full weekend support. [20958/16] - Departmental Management Structures
115. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 2 June 2016, if the research being undertaken by the new policy, strategy and integration unit established within... - HSE Funding
116. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that public funds provided by his Department are not misused or misappropriated by voluntary and charitable bodies providing supporting... - Hospital Investigations
117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the composition of the current internal hospital review teams conducting internal investigations into all serious incidents in hospitals... - Ministerial Hospital Visits
118. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with Saolta and-or the management of Galway University Hospital on health issues (details supplied) and the planning for a new hospital; and if... - Mental Health Services Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current problems being caused in mental health services by the failure to provide adequate care to persons in mental health distress who... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
120. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, for each of the past five years on legal fees; if this will be broken down in terms of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
121. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Cavan... - National Carers Strategy Implementation
122. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on implementing the recommendations of the national carers strategy; when he will publish and fund phase 2 of the strategy between 2016... - Orthodontic Services
123. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suitably qualified staff that have been part of the initiative undertaken by the HSE to train and upskill to become orthodontic therapists; the...
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