Written answers
Friday, 16 December 2016
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration
319. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the freestyle libre glucose monitoring system under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40486/16] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
320. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists by location for orthodontic and maxillofacial facial surgery; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40491/16] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
321. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list for orthodontic assessment; the post-assessment waiting list by category and by location for treatment; if there are vacancies... - Mental Health Services Funding
322. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2016 for the development of early intervention and prevention counselling services by mental health and primary care,... - Hospitals Funding
328. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2016 for the opening of new acute and high-observation units. [40514/16] - Mental Health Services Funding
329. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred in agency fees to date in 2016 by the HSE in the provision of mental health services. [40515/16] - Mental Health Services
330. To ask the Minister for Health the details of approved centres that are yet to comply with the Mental Health Commission, in tabular form. [40516/16] - Suicide Prevention
331. To ask the Minister for Health if anti-ligature measures have been introduced in all settings; and if not, the details of settings where they have yet to be introduced in tabular form. [40517/16] - Mental Health Services
332. To ask the Minister for Health the fixed address of each CAMHS team in the area for each CHO in tabular form. [40518/16] - National Lottery Funding Applications
336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the successful applicants in County Mayo that were approved funding under the HSE national lottery grant scheme for 2016; under the respite... - Respite Care Services Provision
337. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2016 for home respite initiatives for the development of community based home respite initiatives within the disability sector.... - Services for People with Disabilities
338. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2016 for new therapy posts under the progressing disability services for children and young adults (0-18s programme); the... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
341. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 319 of 2 November, 2016, if he will instruct the HSE to introduce a fast tracking process for the approval of the... - Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation
342. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish his implementation proposals on the national positive ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40540/16] - Primary Care Centres
343. To ask the Minister for Health the expected opening date for the Celbridge primary care centre, Celbridge, County Kildare; the services which will be available to the public at the primary... - Hospital Appointments Delays
344. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied) without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40542/16] - Home Help Service Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a person (details supplied) with an additional six hours care a week. [40544/16] - National Lottery Funding Applications
346. To ask the Minister for Health when a grant under the national lottery grant scheme administered by the HSE which was awarded to a men's shed (details supplied) on 27 July 2016 will be paid;... - Health Services
347. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the national first response network; the way in which this could be facilitated and supported in communities; and if he will make a... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists that are currently employed and serving the north west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40557/16] - Home Help Service
349. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a condition that a person must hold an appropriate FETAC 5 qualification to work as a home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40571/16] - Home Care Packages Data
350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages currently being provided by local health office in tabular form; and the level of service provided in terms of increasing six... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange a dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40599/16] - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
352. To ask the Minister for Health the status of putting in place a scheme, on a no fault basis, that will respond to the needs of persons with disability arising from vaccination [40603/16] - Patient Safety
353. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the programme for Government commitments on voluntary disclosure specifically the implementation of recommendations of the Madden commission; and... - Health Services Access
354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the use of county boundaries for access to health and social services. [40605/16] - Departmental Correspondence
355. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40606/16] - Hospital Consultant Contracts
357. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiation of a new consultant's contract. [40613/16] - Nursing Staff Data
358. To ask the Minister for Health if the public health nurse service has been expanded in 2016; the number of public health nurses employed at the end of each of the years to 2015 and to date... - General Practitioner Training
359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new and additional general practitioner training places which will come on stream in 2017. [40615/16] - Community Pharmacy Services
360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Government's plans to expand the role of community pharmacists in managing the health of their patients and in medicine prescription. [40616/16] - Prison Medical Service
361. To ask the Minister for Health when a psychiatrist will be appointed to Castlerea Prison (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40622/16] - Medicinal Products Availability
362. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that a drug (details supplied) continues to be available to treat individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. [40627/16] - Primary Care Centres
364. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the examination of the use of tax instruments and other incentives to support investment by general practitioners, dentists and other... - General Practitioner Services Provision
365. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish proposals following consultation with representatives to support general practitioner practices in disadvantaged urban areas. [40631/16] - Medical Card Administration
366. To ask the Minister for Health when he asked the clinical advisory group on medical cards to examine the guidelines for the awarding of discretionary medical cards for persons undergoing... - Hospitals Car Park Charges
367. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's policy on the operation of car parks within hospital grounds; the revenue collected by the hospital in respect of those car parks around the country;... - Disabilities Assessments
368. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of assessments of children with possible special needs which are currently outstanding beyond the time periods permitted by the Disability Act... - Ministerial Travel
370. To ask the Minister for Health the total use his Department has made of the Government jet since coming into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40683/16] - HSE Staff
372. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all existing management grade HSE staff per community health care organisation and other division by grade in each case; and the corresponding... - Hospital Beds Data
373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds which were closed as of 9 December 2016 by hospital, with a reason for the closure in each case. [40709/16] - Occupational Therapy
374. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 12 July 2016, if he will intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) who previously was denied... - Appointments to State Boards
375. To ask the Minister for Health the gender balances on each of the State boards under his remit. [40728/16] - Patient Deaths
376. To ask the Minister for Health if WHO ICD classification criteria were adhered to on the death certificates of persons who died of septicaemia in University Hospital Limerick and in... - Medical Card Reviews
378. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a refusal of a medical card will be reviewed in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40766/16] - Medical Card Applications
379. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue as a matter of urgency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40769/16] - Care of the Elderly Provision
380. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40863/16] - Hospital Consultant Contracts
381. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the changes on consultant contracts that have occurred in 2016; the number of consultants that have changed from contract A to B and from B to C;... - Health Services Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself on the number of elective gynaecological procedures being carried out on a daily basis in the Cork University Maternity Hospital;... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
383. To ask the Minister for Health the current average processing times for applications received by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland from those who wish to practise as nurses or... - Medical Card Applications
384. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [40899/16] - Hospitals Funding
385. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided in the HSE's capital programme 2017 towards the provision of additional facilities for the emergency department at Cavan General... - Health Services Provision
386. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand orthopaedic services in the north east with particular reference to the delays experienced by patients in counties Cavan and Monaghan in... - Local Drugs Task Forces Funding
387. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the funding allocation for the north east drugs task force in view of the increase in the number of persons accessing services that are... - Maternity Services
388. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national maternity strategy; the total funding that is to be provided for the strategy; the funding being provided in 2016; and the outputs... - Medical Card Data
389. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards to be provided in 2016; and the likely full year costs in 2016 if the projection is not met. [40945/16] - Health Services Data
390. 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
391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community health care organisations which have established home care waiting lists on a standardised basis. [40947/16] - Patient Safety
392. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events currently being notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [40948/16] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions in each public and voluntary hospital in categories (details supplied). [40952/16] - Ambulance Service Data
397. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responders in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less for each ambulance station in each... - Primary Care Centres Data
399. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012, in tabular form; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40955/16] - Hospital Beds Data
400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in hospitals (details supplied) that are currently closed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40956/16] - Hospitals Data
401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in each public hospital to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Beds Data
404. To ask the Minister for Health the number of critical care beds in each public hospital at the end of each of the years 2011 to 2015 and the latest figure for 2016, in tabular form. [40960/16] - Hospital Staff Data
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency medicine consultants in each public and voluntary hospital with an emergency department; and the number of each that have an emergency... - Medical Card Data
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner cards as of 1 December 2016; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme for each local health area, in tabular form; the length of time waiting; and the... - Hospitals Data
410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out MRI scans; and the number of persons waiting as of 1 December 2016 or the nearest available date for... - Medical Card Data
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of over 70s medical cards in circulation at the end of November for each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date, for each local health area, in tabular... - Hospitals Funding
417. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation for 2016 for each public and voluntary hospital within each hospital group in tabular form. [40973/16] - Ambulance Service Data
418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances that have been decommissioned by the HSE national ambulance service to date in 2016; the number of new emergency ambulances... - Mental Health Services Data
420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS received to date in 2016 in each CHO and the number of such referrals accepted; if those referrals not accepted were referred...
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