Written answers
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
- Legislative Programme
493. To ask the Minister for Health the sections of the Disability Act 2005 that have not yet been implemented in full; the nature of the provisions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service
494. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to release money to the HSE in order to satisfy a recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
495. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 for each local health office area, in tabular form. [36845/16] - Blood Donations
496. To ask the Minister for Health the categories of the population that are currently prevented from giving blood; and the percentage of the population that falls within these categories.... - Speech and Language Therapy
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of newly recruited speech and language therapists in 2016; the average contract provided to these new recruits; and the number of these which had... - National Cancer Strategy Publication
500. To ask the Minister for Health when the national cancer strategy 2016-2025 will be published; and the engagement he has had with the steering group established in 2015. [36852/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
501. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36857/16] - Dental Services Provision
502. 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. [36859/16] - Hospital Appointments Status
503. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Eligibility
504. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the policy of his Department that all workers on the job initiative scheme would be entitled automatically to a medical card in view of the low wage... - Medicinal Products Prices
505. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 17 November 2016, when the HSE intends to enter into negotiations with the manufacturer in an effort to secure... - Hospital Appointments Status
506. 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. [36912/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
507. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of an MRI appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36914/16] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review and consider adding new low-protein products to the long-term illness card for persons that have been diagnosed as having PKU, a rare... - Hospital Waiting Lists
509. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
511. To ask the Minister for Health to set down in tabular form the number of early intervention teams for children in each local health area; the total number on each team; the number of... - Disability Support Services Provision
512. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his proposals to reintroduce the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36930/16] - Primary Care Services Provision
513. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinic (details supplied) will remain in Louth Primary Care Centre, Dublin Road, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36939/16] - General Practitioner Services Provision
514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of securing general practitioners for provincial town practices in which a client bank of 800 medical cards is not deemed to be... - Disability Services Provision
517. To ask the Minister for Health if a private contractor has been appointed to deal with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36949/16] - Departmental Staff
519. To ask the Minister for Health to set down in tabular form the number of staff from his Department currently seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service per annum from... - Blood Donations
523. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the fact there is no deferral period for sexually active gay and bisexual persons donating blood in a number of European Union states (details... - Respite Care Services
524. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the total annual HSE budget for respite care for County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37023/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
525. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with a date for an angiogram appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37026/16] - Hospital Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health to set down in tabular form the number of hospitals which have acute medical assessment units; the number of days per week and hours per day they are open; and... - Hospital Appointments Delays
527. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the waiting time of over three years for a person (details supplied) awaiting an orthodontic appointment in Merlin Park University... - Hospital Waiting Lists
528. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a procedure for a person (details supplied). [37042/16] - Health Services Provision
529. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his plans to provide a motion analysis laboratory service for children in the south. [37062/16] - Medicinal Products
530. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding the making available of Kalydeco to cystic fibrosis sufferers aged two years and over; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Beds Data
536. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 15 November 2016 to provide details relating to which hospitals the beds which are to be replaced are currently... - Antimicrobial Resistance
537. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, who were diagnosed with multidrug-resistant bugs in each year over the past five years. [37123/16] - Maternity Services
540. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 18 October 2016, if the figures provided in tabular form in reply to the question include the 78 midwives recruited... - Medicinal Products Availability
541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commence a health technology assessment to assess the benefits and cost-effectiveness through the HSE of FreeStyle Libre, a sensor for measuring... - Services for People with Disabilities
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a personal budget for persons with disabilities to allow them to fund their own services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Statutory Instruments
543. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a change to statutory instrument No. 654 of 2004, Maternity Protection (Protection of Mothers Who Are Breastfeeding) Regulations 2004,... - Hospital Appointments Administration
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an ear, nose and throat, ENT, assessment for a person (details supplied); the reason the person has been referred to Mallow General... - Vacancies on State Boards
546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies on each board and State agency under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37174/16] - Hospital Equipment
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to make dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, DEXA, scan services available to public patients at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
548. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the bacillus Calmette-Guérin, BCG, vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37186/16] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
549. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for medical treatment under the cross-Border health care directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatricians currently employed in approved posts. [37201/16] - Departmental Funding
551. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to County Louth over the previous three years, 2014 to 2016, by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if he will... - Disease Management
557. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons here recorded as having polio; the facilities that exist to support those who have polio; the way his Department is working with others... - Community Care
558. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the closure of the community health clinic in Youghal, County Cork; the reason no prior notice was given to those who use the service; and his... - Hospital Facilities
559. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make provisions for the development of a dedicated injury unit in County Sligo for a place to treat specific injuries such as broken bones,... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
560. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the apparent changes in cost implications regarding the development of the new children's hospital at St. James's Hospital; if the development... - Alcohol Treatment Programmes
561. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 20 October 2016, if he will ensure a reply is provided to the question raised without further delay. [37319/16] - Suicide Prevention
562. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a national research and evaluation plan to support the monitoring and evaluation of Connecting for Life. [37358/16] - Diabetes Strategy
564. To ask the Minister for Health if a community-based senior dietician to support the diabetes community has been appointed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Respite Care Services Availability
565. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that respite beds for persons with intellectual disabilities in the system and notably in Enniscorthy are currently... - Psychological Services
567. To ask the Minister for Health when an adolescent psychologist will be appointed in Kildare North. [37388/16] - Occupational Therapy
568. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the parents of children in Waterford city and county with complex needs are being informed that their children... - Services for People with Disabilities
570. To ask the Minister for Health if care plans are put in place for children with complex needs in Waterford to deal with the child's specific needs and access to therapies and other supports;... - Psychological Services
571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologist posts in situ in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/16] - Mental Health Services Provision
573. To ask the Minister for Health the redress available to a person (details supplied); the best practise relating to the use of electro-convulsive therapy, ECT, then and now; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
574. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is satisfactory that a child in County Tipperary should be told that the waiting list time for an ear, nose and throat appointment... - Services for People with Disabilities
575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that the Health Service Executive provide clarity on the programme of support for a person (details supplied); if the assessment will be... - Public Health Policy
578. To ask the Minister for Health the planned changes to the public health nurse service in west Tipperary that is the ending of the public health nurse attending at local health clinics at... - Child and Family Agency Staff
581. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff allocated to the Health Service Executive and health board's separated children team in each of the years 2000 to 2014. [37471/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
582. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times at Beaumont Hospital for tonsillectomy procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37472/16] - Services for People with Disabilities
583. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting two years for a bed in the three-month programme in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
584. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to sanction an independent investigation of the causation of the symptoms affecting young girls as a result of the human papilloma virus, HPV,... - Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will offer additional funding to the Aiséirí centre in County Wexford and in particular the Aislinn service which is the only residential... - Health Services Data
586. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each of the children's hospitals with complex medical needs, rare diseases and life-limiting conditions with addresses in County... - Hospital Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed changes to the services provided at Tallaght children’s hospital due to occur as part of the development of the children’s hospital... - Health Services Data
589. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children from County Wicklow that are treated in Tallaght hospital accident and emergency each year, including the number that require overnight... - Ambulance Service Data
590. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an article (details supplied) regarding the access for ambulances to the children's hospital at St. James’s; and if... - Hospital Procedures
591. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37507/16] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
593. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide resources to open additional long-stay beds at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff Data
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists that are employed on a permanent basis and on a temporary basis for the north-west region; the number of persons waiting... - Hospital Procedures
595. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37536/16] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is receiving the correct level of pay and entitlements as part of their work with the Health Service... - Hospital Waiting Lists
597. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37538/16] - Departmental Reports
599. To ask the Minister for Health the reports commissioned by his Department since 2006 which while completed or are in final draft form have not been published; the reason they have not been... - Health Services Staff Data
601. To ask the Minister for Health if there are psychotherapists in direct full time State employment; if so, the number of such positions that exist; the areas they relate to; and if he will... - Mental Health Services Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings of the Wexford Advancing Recovery Ireland (ARI) group that have taken place since its establishment; if he has satisfied himself with... - Hospital Services
603. To ask the Minister for Health the detail in relation to acute hospital intensive care (details supplied) by acute hospital location for 2016 to date under each heading; and if he will make... - Disability Support Services
604. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will investigate the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37593/16] - Hospital Services
605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of critically ill patients needing level three care that were transferred from an existing acute hospital with level three care, by location, to... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
606. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37595/16] - Health Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health when facilities (details supplied) will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37600/16] - Medical Card Eligibility
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Department of Health to ensure that an anomaly in budget 2017 (details supplied) does not result in groups of pensioners losing... - HSE Reports
609. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 18 October 2016 and the outcome of the HSE report that has yet to be received, if he will consent to an... - Non-Disclosure Agreements
610. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, or the agencies that report to his Department, entered into any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements with any organisation due to... - Medical Card Applications
611. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37639/16] - Community Care Provision
613. To ask the Minister for Health the number of 24 hour care centres currently available for adults that cannot live independently and are in need constant supervision due to mental health... - Cancer Research
614. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the State has invested in cancer research in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37647/16] - Health Research Board Expenditure
615. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the State has invested in Alzheimer's disease research in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37648/16] - Cancer Services Funding
616. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of cancer care in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37649/16] - Health Services Funding
617. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of Alzheimer's care in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37650/16] - Cancer Incidence
618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths from cancer in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/16] - Health Services Data
619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths from Alzheimer's disease in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37652/16] - Hospital Waiting Lists
620. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists and the timescale involved for the treatment of scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37661/16] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
621. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 429 of 25 October 2016, the length of time patients are waiting for dental surgery in County Louth; the length of time... - Health Services Provision
622. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue with regard to building dementia friendly communities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37668/16] - HIQA Reports
623. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HIQA report of the Mercy University Hospital unannounced inspections of 7 June 2016 and 20 July 2016; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
624. To ask the Minister for Health the current duration on a waiting list for a child to see a urologist at Temple Street children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure
625. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the nursing home support scheme to the State for each of the years 2010 to 2015 and the expected cost in 2016; the projected cost for each year to... - HSE Expenditure
626. To ask the Minister for Health when a new contract was last agreed by the HSE for the provision of taxi services for the Cork city and county area; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
627. To ask the Minister for Health when the last mini competition was held by the HSE, in the context of the provision of taxi services in Cork city and county and when the last mini competition... - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
628. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 613 of 15 November 2016, regarding the proposed new Letterkenny community nursing unit which has an indicative costing of... - Disability Services Provision
629. To ask the Minister for Health if additional personal assistant hours will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/16] - Disability Support Services Provision
630. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (detail supplied) regarding a care home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37739/16] - Health Services Expenditure
631. To ask the Minister for Health further to the OECD publication Health at a Glance 2016 published on 23 November 2016 and in view of the methodological notes and the discussion on... - National Drugs Strategy
632. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that apply to specifically address the issue of recreational drug users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37749/16] - Medical Products Supply
633. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the provision of prefilled naloxone injections as a means of making provision to save the lives of persons suffering from an opiate drug... - Dental Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a dental appointment at Kerry University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37755/16] - Disability Support Services Provision
635. To ask the Minister for Health if transport arrangements will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied); if he will expedite alternative travel arrangements; and if he will... - Hospital Procedures
636. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an urgent operation on a person (details supplied) with chronic scoliosis was cancelled at the last minute; the reason the hospital showed no...
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