Written answers
Thursday, 21 July 2016
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for orthopaedic footwear by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23378/16] - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
426. To ask the Minister for Health his intentions regarding extending to blind persons the allowances in respect of mobility and motorised grants as disabled passengers associated with the... - Disability Services Provision
427. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance which can be offered to persons (details supplied) in respect of funding for their relative for a placement in a nursing home. [23812/16] - Mental Health Services Funding
428. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which child psychiatric services need to be enhanced in order to meet requirements; his plans to deal with the situation; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
429. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 14 July 2016, when he expects the Health Service Executive to commence talks with the manufacturers of... - Maternity Services
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide more details specifically with respect to the future of gynaecology services which will be offered by a hospital as part of proposals as... - Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
431. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the figures for the Health Service Executive on the percentage of working days lost to sickness absence through certified and uncertified leave in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
432. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the fair deal scheme, grandchildren who are in the custody of grandparents can avail of a postponement of a nursing home loan provided that... - Departmental Staff Sick Leave
433. To ask the Minister for Health the figures for his Department on the percentage of working days lost to sickness absence through certified leave and uncertified leave in each year from 2011... - Self-Harm Prevention
434. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 9 June 2016, the extent to which the contributory factors which may have caused such children to self-harm in the... - Vaccination Programme
435. To ask the Minister for Health the likely date upon which the Health Service Executive will restock with the BCG vaccine; the likely date for the recommencement of the BCG vaccination... - Disability Services Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a primary care certificate by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23461/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
438. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a claim for a specialised chair by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23462/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
441. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a motorised wheelchair for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23465/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
444. To ask the Minister for Health when the full complement of beds will be in use at a nursing unit (details supplied); when additional staff will be recruited; and if he will make a statement... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
445. To ask the Minister for Health further to the reply in parliamentary Question No. 626 of 12 July 2016, if a person (details supplied) is eligible for the treatment purchase fund; and if he... - Dental Services Provision
446. 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. [23531/16] - Obesity Strategy
447. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle obesity within school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23559/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list in the Mater hospital awaiting a TURP operation with a clinical priority of urgent; his views on the... - Psychological Assessments
449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting assessment in child psychology services in Donegal; the number of these on waiting lists for the years 2014, 2015 and... - Services for People with Disabilities
450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a placement of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23589/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
451. 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. [23593/16] - HSE National Service Plan
452. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects to receive a five year service plan from the HSE in 2016. [23596/16] - General Practitioner Data
453. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid to general practitioners for 2014 and 2015, in tabular form, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23599/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
454. 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. [23604/16] - Dental Services Provision
455. 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. [23606/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
456. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23607/16] - Health Services Access
457. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23608/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
458. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an apllication for medical equipment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23609/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
459. 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. [23610/16] - Dental Services Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for dental work for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23615/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
464. 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. [23617/16] - Dental Services Provision
466. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for dental work for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
467. 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. [23620/16] - Dental Services Provision
468. 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. [23621/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
470. 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. [23623/16] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
500. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23656/16] - Prescriptions Charges
502. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding a prescription charge refund which has been ongoing since 2014 for a person (details supplied). [23659/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
503. To ask the Minister for Health to reassess a person (details supplied) under the fair deal scheme as the person's situation has changed. [23660/16] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
504. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23661/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
505. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23662/16] - Home Help Service Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of an application for further home help hours by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23670/16] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
510. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of an application for medical equipment by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23672/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
511. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23675/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
525. 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. [23691/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
526. 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. [23692/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
527. 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. [23693/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
528. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23694/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
529. 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. [23695/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
531. 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. [23697/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
532. 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. [23699/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
533. 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. [23700/16] - Disability Services Funding
550. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for the St. John of God centre in Tralee, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23718/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
551. 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. [23719/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
561. 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. [23730/16] - Cancer Screening Programmes
564. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a screening programme for pancreatic cancer for the over 40s as a preventative public health measure. [23736/16] - Foster Care
565. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a commission of investigation into the "Grace" foster home scandal; if a previous undertaking that Dáil Éireann... - Community Care
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the shortfall in funding and staffing levels at a local community health body (details supplied); his plans to address these issues; and if... - Hospital Staff Data
567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for each hospital (details supplied) the number of new nursing staff recruited in the hospital in the year to July 2016; the number of... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses newly recruited to date in 2016 in the public and voluntary hospitals; the full year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in... - Speech and Language Therapy
569. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists newly recruited to date in 2016; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited such as... - Occupational Therapy
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists newly recruited in 2016; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited such as primary care,... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists newly recruited in 2016; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited such as primary care, acute,... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of speech and language therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent... - Occupational Therapy
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of occupational therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of physiotherapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the... - Community Care
575. To ask the Minister for Health the role of a public health nurse in a local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
576. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are on the outpatient waiting list for surgical procedures at Mayo University Hospital; the length of time they have been waiting in... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of managerial posts that have to be filled at Mayo University Hospital; and the posts that are currently vacant. [23800/16] - Hospital Staff Data
578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014... - Disabilities Assessments
582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved clinical dental surgeon posts currently employed by the HSE, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and... - Nursing Staff Data
585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved registered intellectual disability nurses currently employed by the HSE, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date... - Pension Provisions
586. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed transfer of Central Remedial Clinic, CRC, pensioners to the single public service pension scheme. [23810/16] - Disability Services Provision
587. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities currently being provided with a personal assistant service through each local health office by county, in tabular... - Occupational Therapy
591. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was discharged from the occuptational therapy in Springfield Centre, Mullingar. [23832/16] - Disabilities Assessments
592. To ask the Minister for Health the reason parents of children awaiting an assessment of need in Cork are being advised to submit a formal complaint to the HSE in order to speed up the... - Hospitals Data
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective operations cancelled, by speciality, in each of the years from 2011 to date in 2016, for each hospital in Cork city and county; the main... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and for orthodontic treatment in Cork city and county; the number waiting less... - Hospital Waiting Lists
597. To ask the Minister for Health to provide certain information regarding public hospital waiting lists (details supplied). [23849/16] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in Cork city and county currently awaiting approval under the nursing home support scheme; the number of persons in Cork city and county... - Health Services Staff Data
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in Cork city and county currently awaiting community podiatry services; the number of podiatrists currently employed to service the... - Hospital Facilities
601. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's policy relating to the operation of car parks within hospital grounds; the amount of revenue collected in respect of those car... - Hospital Waiting Lists
602. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an urgent operation has been cancelled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23899/16] - Human Rights Committees
603. To ask the Minister for Health his role and the role of his Department relating to the remedies outlined by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in its views on the complaint brought by... - Community Care
604. To ask the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have appointed a head of social care, in tabular form. [23935/16] - Children First Guidelines
607. To ask the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have produced a Children First implementation plan, in tabular form. [23938/16] - Child Protection
609. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE funded organisations which provide services to children and young persons that have undertaken an assessment of any risk to a child who is availing of... - Community Care
610. To ask the Minister for Health the hospital groups and community health care organisations that have a quality and safety committee in place, in tabular form. [23941/16] - Disability Services Data
611. To ask the Minister for Health the community health care organisations with a plan in place to implement their approach to the establishment of residents councils, family forums, service... - Patient Safety
612. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events currently being notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [23943/16] - Community Care
616. To ask the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have in place a HCAI or infection control committee, in tabular form. [23947/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours provided by the HSE to date in 2016. [23950/16] - Health Services Data
620. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage occupancy rate in public residential care units for the most recent calendar month available and for the previous eleven months, in tabular... - Community Care
621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community health care organisations that have established waiting lists for home care on a standardised basis. [23952/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
623. To ask the Minister for Health if an information technology solution to deliver a national information system for integrated disability services has been designed and implemented. [23954/16] - Congregated Settings Report
626. To ask the Minister for Health the community health care organisations that have identified and appointed a named lead person to have oversight of the implementation of time to move on from... - Tobacco Control Measures
628. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of existing disability residential houses and units that are compliant with the HSE tobacco free campus policy. [23959/16] - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
630. To ask the Minister for Health the actions from the dementia strategy implementation programme to be implemented in the first two quarters of 2016 which have been completed, in tabular form.... - Medical Card Applications
631. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card for a person (details supplied). [23971/16] - Grant Payments
633. To ask the Minister for Health the details of grants paid (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23975/16] - Hospital Beds Data
634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of critical care beds available within the State by location; the number of those beds that are fully staffed; the optimum number that should be... - Hospital Procedures
635. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgical procedures that have been carried out (details supplied) in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
636. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently placed on a waiting list for assessment or a waiting list for specific surgical procedures (details supplied); the average... - Medical Card Eligibility
639. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be offered in their sole name to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24017/16] - National Drugs Strategy Publication
640. To ask the Minister for Health when the new national drugs strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24057/16] - Home Help Service
641. To ask the Minister for Health the average delay that occurs in commencing home support following initial approval of such support in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a... - Health Services
644. To ask the Minister for Health when additional child psychologists and child psychiatrists will be provided in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24063/16] - Medical Card Applications
645. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24068/16] - Maternity Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national maternitystrategy; the total funding that is to be provided for the strategy; the funding being provided in 2016; and the... - Medical Card Data
648. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an updated projection on the number of medical cards to be provided in 2016; the additional costs that have arisen to date in 2016 owing to the HSE... - Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure
649. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the €110 million targeted reductions in drug and prescribing costs to be achieved by the primary care division of the HSE in 2016, the... - Primary Care Strategy
650. To ask the Minister for Health if the accreditation process for minor surgery in primary care has been finalised. [24078/16] - Primary Care Services Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the primary care division diagnostics oversight group. [24079/16] - General Practitioner Services
652. To ask the Minister for Health if the existing access gaps for GP direct access to X-ray have been mapped and identified; and if he will provide the details of these gaps. [24080/16] - Counselling Services Provision
653. To ask the Minister for Health if a business plan for the delivery of counselling services to children 0-18 years of age has been received in his Department. [24081/16] - Health Screening Programmes
654. To ask the Minister for Health if a standard operating procedure for provision of school vision screening has been agreed and if school vision screening has now been standardised. [24082/16] - Speech and Language Therapy
655. To ask the Minister for Health for detail of the HSE’s speech and language therapy expert steering group and project group. [24083/16] - Data Collection
656. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of data collection systems and definitions in line with the development of electronic referrals to community intervention teams has been... - Electronic Health Records
657. To ask the Minister for Health if daily electronic reports on referrals to community intervention teams by source are being produced. [24085/16] - Health Services
658. To ask the Minister for Health if a procurement tender, evaluation and award of contract for the community intervention team-outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, CIT-OPAT management... - General Practitioner Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the recommendations of the GP out-of-hours service review and if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations in tabular... - Community Care
660. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the four demonstrator sites established in community health care organisations, CHOs, to implement a new model of practice for the management of... - Medical Card Applications Data
661. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of medical card-GP visit card applications being accurately processed within 15 days. [24089/16] - Electronic Health Records
662. To ask the Minister for Health when the individual health identifiers register will be designed and built. [24090/16] - Drug Treatment Programmes
663. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plan for phased increased access to buprenorphine/naloxone and buprenorphine products within the context of available resources has been commenced;... - Addiction Treatment Services
665. To ask the Minister for Health if an addiction clinical lead has been appointed by the HSE. [24093/16] - Community Care
667. To ask the Minister for Health to detail those hospital groups and community health care organisations that are currently implementing discharge protocols for homeless persons in acute... - Traveller Community
668. To ask the Minister for Health if each Traveller health unit has developed a three to five year action plan based on identified priorities within their respective catchment. [24096/16] - Vaccination Programme
670. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the low uptake of vaccinations among Roma community has been addressed by the HSE. [24098/16] - Community Care
671. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of work by the HSE primary care division with community health care organisations to map existing models of interpreting provision, including... - Health Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health the results of the survey of health service user experiences of using interpreting services in two settings. [24100/16] - Community Care
673. To ask the Minister for Health to provide those community healthcare organisations, CHOs, in which TENI, Transgender Equality Network Ireland, training has been rolled out. [24101/16] - Vaccination Programme Data
674. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of acute hospital staff who received seasonal 'flu vaccination in 2015-2016. [24102/16] - Hospital Beds Data
675. To ask the Minister for Health if Beaumont Hospital has extended the elderly day hospital to a five-day service. [24103/16] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional consultants appointed in 2016 in the Mater Hospital acute medical assessment unit. [24104/16] - Home Help Service
678. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home support services will be put in place to allow a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to remain in their own home; and if he will... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
680. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a hospital (details supplied); the works being carried out; and when persons expect to return to this facility. [24132/16] - Mental Health Services Staff
681. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's estimate of the additional resources required to provide the funding necessary for the staffing requirements under A Vision for Change, taking... - Mental Health Services Data
682. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that have or are being made to ensure children are not admitted to adult mental health centres; the current number of child and adolescent... - Hospital Appointments Status
683. 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. [24139/16] - Living Wage
684. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a... - Medical Negligence Claims
686. To ask the Minister for Health in what timeframe will Parliamentary Question No. 507, replied to on 24 May 2016, stating that the information is not readily available but will be collated... - Mental Health Services Provision
687. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to safeguard the funds spent on mental health services in respect of service provision for the suicide helpline; the planning he will be conducting... - Disabled Drivers Permits
690. To ask the Minister for Health to grant a primary medical certificate and disabled driver status to person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
691. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address the waiting list crisis for the 217 children with scoliosis awaiting urgent spinal surgery (details supplied); the reason for the practice... - Freedom of Information Data
692. To ask the Minister for Health the number of FOI requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused.... - Ministerial Travel
693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of miles claimed for and the amount of travel expenses paid to him and each Minister of State in his Department in respect of their functions as a... - Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
694. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to their special advisers; to provide details for requests, if any, for an increase above the special...
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