Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
- Departmental Inquiries
380. To ask the Minister for Health the advice he would give a person (details supplied) who would like an inquiry into the death of their baby infant in Temple Street hospital in 1966 shortly... - Commencement of Legislation
381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in the commencement of Part 2 of the Children and Family Relationships Act, concerning donor-assisted human reproduction; if... - National Children's Hospital
382. To ask the Minister for Health when the memorandum referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 15 November 2016 (details supplied) will be brought before the Cabinet. [36137/16] - Departmental Funding
383. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available from his Department for the start-up costs of a men's shed (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Research
384. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce cancer trial research units in hospitals to complement the current number of 14 located nationally; and if he will make a statement on... - Primary Care Centres Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the proposed new primary health care centre for Rathdrum; the proposed completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35735/16] - Mortality Data
387. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated mortality rate for dementia in each of the years since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35738/16] - General Practitioner Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a full-time general practitioner service in Rathmore, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35745/16] - Hospital Beds Data
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has been requested to introduce an electronic bed management system in acute hospitals; if he has considered same; if it will receive... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
391. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his departmental officials have recently met the HSE to discuss the nursing shortages, particularly since the latest recruitment drive has failed to... - Vaccination Programme
392. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reported shortages of the BCG vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35753/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
393. To ask the Minister for Health when a person a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35766/16] - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
395. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for both appointments and assessments in the early intervention and school age psychology services in County Mayo; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Data
397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been treated for mental health difficulties under the child and adolescent mental health services in County Tipperary; and if he... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
398. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for the fair deal scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Services
399. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1203 of 16 September 2016, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [35790/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
400. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called to have a procedure carried out at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. [35796/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
401. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the drug Kalydeco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35797/16] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been treated in the past 12 months for whom data are available, using NTPF funding, by a consultant doctor who also had persons... - Dental Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35805/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
404. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/16] - Home Help Service
405. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to privatise home help hours; the position regarding current home help staff; if their positions are guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on... - General Practitioner Contracts
406. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 10 November 2016, the details of the general practitioner contract; the side which has broken it or not fulfilled... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of filled radiographer posts in each hospital for the past three years and to date in 2016, in tabular form; the number of resignations in each... - Hospital Waiting Lists
409. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued a date for an orthopaedic operation; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Admissions
410. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the policy of some hospitals presenting private insurance patient forms to patients to sign when they are not in a fit state to understand the... - Dental Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health the dental care provision available to children between the ages of 12 and 16 years of age in areas where school dentists are unable to visit schools due to... - Dental Services
412. To ask the Minister for Health if private dentists are permitted to treat the children of medical card holders between the ages of 12 and 16 years of age under the GMS scheme; and if he will... - Residential Institutions
413. To ask the Minister for Health the annual per capita costs for the year 2006, in respect of each of the 72 residential centres for adults with intellectual disabilities reviewed by the... - Medicinal Products Availability
414. To ask the Minister for Health if there are talks or negotiations taking place for the cystic fibrosis drug kalydeco to make it more cost effective for two to five year olds; the reason... - HIQA Inspections
415. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent audit at Mercy University Hospital, Cork, by HIQA (details supplied); his further views on the high infection prevention and control... - Services for People with Disabilities
416. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person's family (details supplied) were not informed of case funding review meetings; if any further case funding review meetings will take place;... - Proposed Legislation
417. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring forward legislation on surrogacy. [35908/16] - Long Stay Residential Units
418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the section of the long stay contribution scheme that allows a person to retain only €33 per week; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Transfers
419. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred from Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35922/16] - General Practitioner Contracts
420. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding negotiations for a new GP contract; if he will consider introducing a salary for general practitioners to provide a service in rural... - Hospital Waiting Lists
421. 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. [35924/16] - Blind Welfare Allowance
422. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible to arrange for persons receiving the blind welfare allowance to receive their payment directly into a designated bank or post office account... - Medicinal Products Availability
423. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the NCPE decision on kalydeco for young children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35938/16] - Home Help Service Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35939/16] - Risk Equalisation Scheme
425. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request health insurers not to pass on the cost of the health insurance levy to families and health insurance policyholders; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Funding
426. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which community organisations supporting persons with mental health issues can access funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35947/16] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
427. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to the Tallaght drug and alcohol task force each year since its foundation in 1997 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Policy
430. To ask the Minister for Health the measures the Government is implementing to address mental health issues among young persons, specifically the mental health services available to children... - Medicinal Products Data
431. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the National Centre for Pharmaco-Economics report that the drug Orkambi prolongs life by a median 7.4 years, 2.45 QALY and the... - Pension Provisions
432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a... - National Lottery Funding Applications
433. To ask the Minister for Health when the grant under the national lottery grant scheme which was awarded to an organisation (details supplied) on 27 July 2016 will be paid. [36066/16] - Nursing Home Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health the exact location of the 1,000 beds being offered by an organisation (details supplied) to the HSE to alleviate overcrowding in winter 2016, in tabular form;... - Patient Transfers
435. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a policy in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, of recommending that relevant patients are discharged to a community nursing home (details supplied)... - Medical Card Applications
436. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
437. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) could be reopened in view of the fact the family feel they need a fresh assessment of needs carried out to help... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
438. To ask the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease will be included on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36116/16] - Home Help Service Provision
439. To ask the Minister for Health if a home help package will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36117/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of all procurement bids that have been made with respect to the patient hotel facility for South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a... - HSE Expenditure
441. To ask the Minister for Health the payments made by the HSE to all outsourced contractors for 2016 to date for services provided to acute hospitals, in tabular form; the type of services... - Assisted Suicide
442. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enact legislation with respect to assisted suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36136/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
443. To ask the Minister for Health the reason surgery is not being sanctioned in UCHG due to hospital pressure; and when a person (details supplied) will receive a reliable date for surgery... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions advertised by the HSE from 1 January 2015 to 1 January 2016 for doctors, consultants, specialist nurses, nurses and other health... - Dental Services Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of 24-hour emergency dental cover; if his Department has made any plans to expand the coverage of emergency dental cover;... - Care of the Elderly Provision
447. To ask the Minister for Health the services available in County Tipperary for persons who are diagnosed with early stages of dementia in the area of counselling, physical therapy and other... - Medical Card Applications
448. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Provision
449. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to significantly reduce the waiting lists for child psychologist services in Cork and Kerry Community Health Organisation.... - Health Services Staff Data
450. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has reportedly the second lowest number of respiratory consultants in Europe; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Beds Data
451. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of the new 50-bed older persons' residential unit (details supplied); the steps that have been taken in the existing facility to... - Home Help Service Appeals
453. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home support appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36181/16] - National Lottery Funding Applications
454. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 2016 applications from community organisations under the national lottery funding scheme in terms of approval for applications and... - Services for People with Disabilities
455. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will make speech therapy and occupational therapy services available to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Brexit Issues
458. To ask the Minister for Health if a Brexit sub-committee has been established in his Department; if so, when the sub-committee was convened; the number of times the sub-committee has met;... - Departmental Properties
459. To ask the Minister for Health the details of vacant sites, properties and land owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department in the Dublin City Council... - Traveller Community
460. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated, with the subsequent outturn, for the implementation of Traveller health policy for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016; the... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
465. To ask the Minister for Health if a claim under the cross-border directive will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) considering the significant cost of their treatment; and... - Mental Health Services Provision
466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment for the child and adolescent mental health service in counties Donegal and Cavan; the current... - Medicinal Products Availability
467. To ask the Minister for Health if the new technology, the recently launched FreeStyle Libre system, to monitor persons with diabetes will be made available on the long-term illness card; if... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
468. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment process relative to the appointment of a specialist oncologist for sarcoma patients; if the post was advertised publicly; the... - Nursing Home Services
469. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for Ramelton community hospital, County Donegal; the number of persons resident in the hospital; the number of persons employed by the HSE in this... - Home Care Packages Data
472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 500 home care packages for persons suffering with dementia that have been allocated, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
473. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects that funding will be released for a recommended new prosthetic limb for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [36256/16] - Hospital Beds Data
474. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that are specifically available to persons suffering from dementia in community hospitals by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Disability Support Services Provision
475. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the removal of the specialised Down's syndrome clinic from a hospital (details supplied); if the unit will be reinstated; if so, when it is... - Community Care Provision
476. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a dedicated feeding clinic to serve County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36268/16] - Patient Data
477. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE maintains or supports a national patient registry of adult neuromuscular diseases, acquired and inherited, that captures epidemiological data in a... - Disability Services Provision
478. To ask the Minister for Health the reason assessments of needs for children with disabilities are only provided to children who were born after 2002; his views on whether this cut off point... - Medicinal Products Availability
479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the case of persons (details supplied) outlined in correspondence; if he will make the necessary arrangements for the drug to be made... - Hospital Appointments Status
480. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36351/16]
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