Written answers
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
- Medical Card Applications
287. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23049/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
288. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a request by a person (details supplied) for equipment from the HSE. [23051/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
289. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a motorised wheelchair for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23299/16] - Disability Support Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons of 18 years of age who are accommodated in institutions across the State overseen by his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a... - Care Services Provision
292. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse: National Policy and Procedures; and if he will make a statement on the... - Audiology Services Provision
293. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of adult audiology services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22933/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
294. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
295. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinical lead on dual diagnosis has been appointed by the HSE; if so, the name and remit of the person appointed; and the funding that has been made... - Departmental Investigations
296. To ask the Minister for Health to investigate the matters outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22936/16] - Primary Care Services Provision
297. To ask the Minister for Health the variety and level of current services provided at Tinahely health centre; his plans to retain these services at that location; if there is any proposal to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
298. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person, (details supplied) including when the person will receive an appointment. [22973/16] - Primary Care Centres Provision
300. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary health care centre in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22980/16] - Home Care Packages Data
303. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to increase the number of hours under the home help scheme and the number of home care packages, in the HSE's Dublin west region; and if he will... - Accident and Emergency Departments Closures
305. To ask the Minister for Health the current and future status of emergency services provided by Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22994/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
306. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of speech therapists and occupational therapists for children with disabilities; his plans, if any, to co-ordinate with the... - Medical Card Eligibility
309. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to further streamline the medical card application process to ensure that children with disabilities are provided the required support; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reschedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23010/16] - Medicinal Products Prices
311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a drug (details supplied) which is supplied by the HSE to pharmacies at a cost of €35.50 is being sold on to consumers at a price of... - Parking Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development of car-parking facilities at University Hospital Galway that did not proceed to construction since 2006; if he will provide a... - Medical Card Applications
314. To ask the Minister for Health if eligibility for a medical card will be reviewed in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23022/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider proposals to secure sustainable long-term funding for the important PEER WALK programme for young persons with disabilities based on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
316. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23052/16] - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
317. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he continues to take to alleviate the problem of overcrowding at various general hospitals throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
318. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which waiting times can be reduced for elective procedures in hospitals throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Home Beds Data
319. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which step-down, public or private nursing home beds are available or are being made available throughout the country with particular reference... - Hospital Waiting Lists
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting attention in respect of various elective procedures at various public hospitals throughout the country; the number of those who... - Hospital Facilities
321. To ask the Minister for Health the position in regard to the endoscopy unit at Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; if preparation of tender documents has been concluded; when the... - Respite Care Services Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be awarded a Health Service Executive respite care package of 26 hours a week with one overnight; and if he will make a... - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
323. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the crisis in the emergency department at Limerick University Hospital, particularly in respect of the number of persons on trolleys; and his... - Accident and Emergency Departments
324. To ask the Minister for Health the expected opening date of the new emergency department at Limerick University Hospital; his plans to incorporate the existing accident and emergency staff... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
325. To ask the Minister for Health the new skills that will be required in terms of staffing for the new emergency department at University Hospital Limerick; the progress of the emergency... - Hospitals Funding
326. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest in modern diagnostic services such as X-Ray scans, ultrasounds, and so on to allow for faster turnaround in the new Emergency Department at... - Hospital Appointments Status
327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) and when the person will receive an appointment. [23131/16] - Home Help Service Provision
328. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home help in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional home help hours. [23139/16] - Home Care Packages Provision
330. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home care packages in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional night time... - Disability Activation Projects
331. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the input he has into the implementation of the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; if this model of service provision... - Hospital Appointments Status
332. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied). [23167/16] - Health Services Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the preliminary census results for County Meath, showing above trend population growth, he has cause to review the current and future health... - Hospitals Expenditure
334. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Saolta University Healthcare Group for the rental of a premises across from University Hospital Galway on Newcastle Road for the purpose... - Hospital Appointments Status
336. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23252/16] - Hospitals Funding
337. To ask the Minister for Health when he will make funding available for additional paediatric urologists posts at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12 in view of the increasing... - Disability Support Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list and within that the number waiting fewer than four months, waiting four to... - Speech and Language Therapy
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting fewer than four months, four to 12 months,... - Ambulance Service Data
343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances that have been decommissioned by the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2016 to date; the number of new emergency ambulances... - Services for People with Disabilities
346. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to COPE. [23275/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
347. To ask the Minister for Health in conjunction with the HSE to engage with CYPSC Tipperary to facilitate the development of a Jigsaw youth mental health project for County Tipperary, to make... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
348. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, based on local health office and area and indicating those of 16 years of age and under and those above 16 years of age, the... - General Practitioner Data
349. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each local health area the number of general practitioner vacancies. [23306/16] - Hospital Staff Data
350. To ask the Minister for Health to detail in tabular form the most up-to-date figures for the number of vacant positions in each public-voluntary hospital in the following categories -... - Ambulance Service Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, indicating the HSE region and subdivided by every 50,000 miles/80,000 km, the distances that have been travelled by emergency... - Services for People with Disabilities
354. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the progress made in implementing each of the 31 recommendations in the 2011 HSE report, Time to Move on from Congregated Settings;... - Primary Care Centres Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Beds Data
356. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of beds and wards in hospitals (details supplied); and the number of those beds and wards that are currently closed; and... - Hospitals Data
357. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of operations or procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in each public hospital to date in 2015; and if he will... - Hospital Beds Data
360. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each public hospital the number of critical care beds in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and the latest figure for 2016 [23317/16] - Hospital Staff Data
361. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each public or voluntary hospital with an accident and emergency department the number of emergency medicine consultants in... - Hospitals Data
362. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form broken down by each public or voluntary hospital the revenue raised between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2016 from charges for private... - HSE Staff
363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the Health Service Executive... - Medical Card Data
364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 July 2016; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a... - Home Care Packages Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of home help hours provided in each local health office area, for every month to date in 2016; and, for every month and... - Health Services Expenditure
366. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the once-off revenue measures of €330 million announced for the health budget in 2015, the amount of this revenue that has been raised in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
367. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each local health area the numbers of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; and the waiting time.... - Hospitals Data
368. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out MRI scans; the number of persons waiting as of July 1 2016 or the nearest... - Hospital Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, ERCP; and the number of... - Medical Card Data
374. To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form at the end of June 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for each local health area, the number of over 70s medical cards in circulation.... - Departmental Titles
375. To ask the Minister for Health when or if his Department will utilise section 6(1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 to confirm a new title for his Department; and if he... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
376. To ask the Minister for Health the way special educational needs organisers who are neither medical nor educational professionals can adjudicate on the veracity or otherwise of such...
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