Written answers
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
- Palliative Care Services Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Health when the urgent funding will be allocated for a full time palliative care social worker in Longford-Westmeath, considering the willingness of a hospice (details... - Mental Health Services Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO, community health care organisations, 3 in 2017 to bring them... - Primary Care Centres Provision
30. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the lack of provision of primary care centres in Clondalkin and Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
31. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for community psychiatry of old age service teams staff levels in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and... - Hospitals Building Programme
32. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the planning for a new hospital for County Galway on the grounds of Merlin Park, in view of the fact that the capacity of the existing hospital is... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
33. To ask the Minister for Health if resources for the nursing home support scheme will be increased in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30642/16] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
34. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 2,964 persons are waiting more than 12 months for an... - General Practitioner Contracts
35. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations of general practitioner contracts; if there is a plan for the key components; the details of same; and the deadline for the... - Accident and Emergency Departments
36. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the substantial increase in overcrowding in the emergency department in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement... - Performance Management Systems
37. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a definition for underperformance in the context of the performance and accountability framework within the HSE specifically for those staff... - Health Services Provision
38. To ask the Minister for Health the cuts which have been imposed on a day care centre (details supplied); the reason these cuts have taken place; if staff were notified of the downgrading of... - Maternity Services Provision
39. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll out of the national maternity strategy; the number of staff required to ensure a full complement of maternity staff across the State; the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
40. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, who are on a waiting list for treatment from a consultant who also works privately... - Mental Health Services Provision
41. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 6 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for... - Primary Care Centres Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Health the reason none of the new 14 primary care centres to be constructed as part of European Investment Bank funding, announced earlier this year, have no plans for... - Mental Health Services Staff
43. To ask the Minister for Health the way, in the absence of additional funding for mental health in the budget, A Vision for Change can be implemented when secondary mental health... - Maternity Services Provision
44. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of the detailed 20-week routine scans for pregnant women per hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30511/16] - Hospital Services
45. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised dialysis unit in County Wexford which is currently being delayed due to a planning permission dispute; the actions he will take in... - Mobility Allowance Decision
46. To ask the Minister for Health if he will replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant which was closed to new applicants in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that there has been a closure and reduction of Shannondoc services in County Clare in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
48. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure there will be adequate supply of nurses in our health service in the coming years to meet demand [30696/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
49. To ask the Minister for Health the funding required as part of the digital package solution to the waiting list crisis that has been presented to him; his views on whether the funding that is... - Medical Card Administration
50. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medical card refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30303/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
51. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy and funding in place to ensure that the waiting list for scoliosis patients is reduced; the status of the recruitment of a further additional... - Health Services Provision
52. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department briefed against the expansion of cardiac services in Waterford prior to the undertaking of the Herity review [30684/16] - Medicinal Products Prices
53. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to secure cost-effective prescribing, pricing and payment systems; the reason the cost of drugs here is greater than in comparable... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
54. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,805 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an... - Health Services Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding cataract operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30302/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
57. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment by the HSE of the NCPE, National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, health technology assessment of ataluren brand name (details... - Primary Care Centres Expenditure
58. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the health budget that is spent on primary care, in particular general practitioners' primary care centres, and allied professionals working... - Hospital Waiting Lists
59. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce gynaecology waiting times for inpatient and day cases in Cork University Hospital. [30663/16] - Hepatitis C Compensation Payments
60. To ask the Minister for Health if he will, under the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997, make available the measures provided for the majority who have tested positive, to the small... - Health Services Funding
61. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the funding which is to be allocated to the peer support worker positions in CHO area 5; if these jobs, which are to be based in counties Carlow,... - Hospital Services
62. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to transfer maternity services from Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and if such matters are being considered by his Department and the HSE [30304/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
64. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll out of Jigsaw; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30697/16] - Ambulance Service Provision
65. To ask the Minister for Health the reason ambulance services in Edenderry have been relocated to Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30667/16] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
66. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,069 persons are waiting more than 12 months for an... - Hospitals Building Programme
69. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed regional hospital for counties Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan which was to be constructed in Navan, County Meath; and when... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
70. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a greater use of biosimilars could assist in controlling the cost of medications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30641/16] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
71. To ask the Minister for Health if a third consultant rheumatologist has been appointed to Sligo General Hospital; when the outreach rheumatology clinic will be reinstated in Letterkenny... - Mental Health Services Staff
72. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 9 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for... - Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
74. To ask the Minister for Health if, regarding the new access and inclusion model, AIM, in preschools and recent incidences of children with special educational needs, SEN, who were provided... - Health Services Staff
75. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recruitment of a new general manager at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, with the stated job remit to downgrade the hospital from a model three to a... - Mental Health Services Staff
76. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 4 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
77. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,805 persons are waiting more than 12 months for an... - Health and Social Care Professionals
79. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement in full the decision taken by his immediate predecessor to protect the two titles of physiotherapist and physical therapist in one... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
81. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, exclusive of investment in the new NRH hospital development, for investment in neuro-rehabilitation services in 2017; his further plans to invest new... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
82. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,569 persons are waiting more than 12 months for an... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
84. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new 75 bed unit in GUH is almost complete and will not be able to take in patients due to the lack of... - Abortion Services Provision
85. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to ensure that information relating to termination of pregnancy that is being provided is factual; the way the regulation of... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects provisions now in place to deal with overcrowding at accident and emergency centres at general hospitals throughout the winter... - Hospital Trusts
88. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed creation of hospital trusts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30645/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a serious threat of closure regarding a number of psychiatric day centres in County Roscommon including Strokestown, Ballaghaderreen and Boyle; if... - Maternity Services Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in introducing the 20-week maternity scan into Cavan General Hospital; the action taken to date; if there is a timeframe for its... - Mental Health Services Staff
91. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for psychiatry of old age service teams staff levels in CHO 9 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if... - Maternity Services
92. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide specific evidence of the implementation of the national maternity strategy; his views regarding the funds that have been made available for... - Ambulance Service
93. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed review of the provision of ambulance services in County Tipperary; if he will undertake that this review will not lead to a... - Care of the Elderly Funding
94. To ask the Minister for Health if the extra funding provided for in budget 2017 will meet the demand assessed by the HSE for all home care packages and home help hours required; and if he... - Home Care Packages Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the budget 2017 allocation for home care in terms of the spend on private and HSE-provided home help; the detail in... - Maternity Services
97. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the 17% deficit in the number of midwifery staff needed to run maternity services cited by the master of the Coombe hospital on 13 September... - Mental Health Services
98. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Economist Intelligence Unit's mental health integration index which shows Ireland lying in 11th position out of the EU 15 and 14th overall of... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
99. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 2,936 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an... - Mental Health Services Funding
103. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding he is committing in budget 2017 to mental health; the way in which this compares with the percentage of the health budget that is spent on... - Services for People with Disabilities
104. To ask the Minister for Health the therapeutic services for children, such as occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, clinical psychology, physiotherapy and dietetics that are... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm a date for the publication of the implementation plan to include a detailed timeline for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy; and if... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce waiting times for children needing speech and language therapy in CHO 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services Provision
107. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 2 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for... - Mental Health Policy
109. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review for A Vision for Change; when the review will be published; the steps that have been taken to reinstate the implementation body that... - Home Care Packages Funding
110. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and the timeframe for dealing with the shortfall in the budget for home care packages that means that the HSE cannot provide supports for persons in... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
111. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that in excess of 5,000 children are waiting more than a year... - HSE Staff
112. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the restructuring of HSE management; the number of additional managerial posts that are being put in place in each hospital group and CHO; and if... - Accident and Emergency Departments
113. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to address the persistent emergency department overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service Provision
114. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to increase the number of home help hours in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30675/16] - Hospital Appointments Administration
115. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing cancellation of outpatient appointments for oncology services in Galway University Hospital; the explanation... - Ambulance Service Provision
116. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of ambulance services in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30695/16] - Mental Health Services Staff
118. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 7 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for... - UK Referendum on EU Membership
119. To ask the Minister for Health the papers his Department has put together on the implications of Brexit for cross-Border health co-operation; if he had any contact with his counterpart in... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
120. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,674 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an... - Home Care Packages Funding
121. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest in home-based care to support and enable persons with dementia to remain living at home in budget 2017; and his views on whether an initial... - Occupational Therapy
122. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce waiting times for children needing occupational therapy in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement... - National Drugs Strategy
123. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding that is being provided for the drugs strategy in 2017; the targets the funds are expected to deliver; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services Provision
124. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve disability services for children in counties Laois and Offaly. [30296/16] - Mental Health Services Staff
125. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 5 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
127. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,137 persons are waiting more than 12 months for an... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
128. To ask the Minister for Health if he envisages difficulties in recruiting additional nurses and midwives that have been outlined in the budget speech of the Minister for Public Expenditure...
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