Written answers
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
- Hospital Beds Data
38. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that have not or cannot be reopened or are experiencing a delay in being opened as a result of the absence of safe staffing levels; and if he... - Medicinal Products Availability
39. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has had consultation with the European Medicines Agency on the application for market authorisation in the EU for the drug nusinersen;... - Hospital Appointments Delays
42. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the 18 month target for outpatient consultations to be fully achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4649/17] - Industrial Disputes
44. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the possibility of industrial action by nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4545/17] - State Claims Agency
45. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the number of claims for which damages were paid in maternity services cases jumped from 15 in 2007 to 101 in 2015, an almost... - Accident and Emergency Departments
46. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the emergency department of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [4362/17] - Health Services Funding
47. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the claim by the director general of the HSE that the health services will require in the order of €9 billion in capital spend over the next... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
48. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to cease the downgrading of emergency services at University Hospital Waterford consequent on the lack of 24-7 emergency cath lab... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
49. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of neuro-rehabilitation services as a critical factor in the current trolley crisis, leading to delayed discharges and unnecessary... - Mental Health Services Provision
50. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the clinical stream within the HSE tasked with the issue of interacting mental illness and addiction which leaves many... - Health Services Funding
51. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 1 December 2016, the timeframe for the defined period for evaluating the pilot peer support initiative; and if he... - Maternity Services Provision
52. To ask the Minister for Health when the anomaly scan will be made available on site at Cavan General Hospital. [4263/17] - Accident and Emergency Departments
53. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the 139% increase in the numbers on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital between 2013 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospitals Data
54. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons whose elective surgery was cancelled or rescheduled more than once in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the... - Commencement of Legislation
55. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been engagement with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding those issues that are delaying the commencement date of tablet legislation;... - Maternity Services
56. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the regional maternal foetal medicine service for the RCSI hospital group. [4264/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
57. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instigate an independent clinical review of children's scoliosis surgery services in order to develop current services to an adequate level to reduce... - Hospital Services
58. To ask the Minister for Health his and the HSE's position regarding the use of Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary, as part of the solution to the continuing overcrowding at South... - Maternity Services Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to instruct the HSE to draw up national guidance on the provision of routine detailed scans at 20 weeks; the progress to date on this; and if he will... - Medicinal Products Prices
60. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an initiative he is taking with other countries to negotiate collectively to lower the prices of drugs; the status of meetings that both he and... - Hospital Services
61. To ask the Minister for Health if his department has evaluated the cost of making diagnostics available in acute hospitals on a seven-day, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. basis; if his Department has... - Hospital Waiting Lists
62. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to date in his Department on investigations into technology being developed in respect of waiting list initiatives; the proposals he has... - Health Services Staff
64. To ask the Minister for Health the various contributory factors currently making it difficult to recruit or retain staff at all levels in the health service, including consultants, doctors... - Mobility Allowance Review
65. To ask the Minister for Health when the replacement scheme for the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant will be announced in view of the fact that a replacement has been... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
66. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms in place to ensure that consultants will not be funded by the national treatment purchase fund to privately treat patients that are on their... - Respite Care Services
69. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current absence of respite beds in the Millstreet community area. [4656/17] - Hospital Beds Data
70. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that have been closed due to staff shortages in each of the past five years; the number of beds closed currently due to staff shortages; and... - Mental Health Awareness
71. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to deliver a comprehensive mental health education package for schools and to work with the Minister of Education and Skills to improve... - Home Help Service Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any increase in the number of home help hours provided in 2017 in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4694/17] - Hospitals Funding
74. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of the €9 million new funding for hospital services nationally in 2017 that will go to Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Home Help Service Provision
75. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any increase in the number of home help hours provided in 2017 in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Staff Provision
76. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) concerning unsafe staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4260/17] - Mental Health Services Staff
77. 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... - Ambulance Service
78. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to improve ambulance turnaround time at emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4648/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
79. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the SouthDoc service will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4524/17] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of the planned new facility at a nursing home (details supplied) using the public private partnership model; and if his Department... - Hospitals Data
82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in each hospital in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4567/17] - Hospitals Funding
83. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the €9 million additional funding for the expansion of existing services or the provision of new services in acute hospitals is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
84. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken in 2017 to reduce waiting times for outpatient consultations in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, which increased... - Mental Health Services Funding
85. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for vital mental health support services provided by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Support Services Provision
86. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the 2017 target for the number of personal assistant service hours to be delivered to adults with a physical and or sensory disability is less than... - Home Help Service Data
88. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in receipt of home help hours and home care packages in community healthcare organisation, CHO, area 9; the number on waiting... - Mental Health Services Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enable children and young persons in counties Carlow and Kilkenny to access an out-of-hours child and adolescent mental health service team; and if... - General Practitioner Services Provision
91. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take in 2017 to build general practitioner capacity, as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Data
92. To ask the Minister for Health his views on data from a recent OECD report showing that Ireland has 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 of the population compared to an OECD average of 4.8, while... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
93. To ask the Minister for Health the orphan medicines and technologies that will be considered in relation to the working group to bring forward appropriate decision criteria for the... - Home Help Service
94. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any increase in the number of home help hours provided in 2017 in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4685/17] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
95. To ask the Minister for Health the status of talks on staffing, recruitment and retention in nursing and midwifery between the INMO, his department, the HSE and the Department of Public... - Mental Health Guidelines
96. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve communication between mental health professionals and services with the families of persons under their care in order to better treat their... - Departmental Properties
97. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the sale of St. Senan’s psychiatric hospital; if the funds raised by the sale will be used for improving mental health services; and if he... - Primary Care Centres
98. To ask the Minister for Health the revised date for full commissioning of all health services in a primary care centre in Summerhill, Dublin 1 that is currently under construction. [4525/17] - Medicinal Products
99. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which parents of a child with a medical condition known to respond therapeutically to treatment with a cannabis based product can apply to... - Health Services
101. To ask the Minister for Health the exact initial work that has taken place on the 2017 capacity review; the exact arrangements being put in place for the review to date; the timeline of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
102. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list initiatives he is progressing; the status of further work currently being done by eHealth Ireland in relation to waiting lists; the projects... - Health Insurance
103. To ask the Minister for Health his views on health insurance companies not covering contraception; his further views on whether this is gender based discrimination; and if he will make a... - Disease Management
104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services for persons with Lyme’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4690/17] - Hospital Beds Data
107. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of acute hospital beds in each of the acute hospitals in the years 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Autism Support Services
108. To ask the Minister for Health the number of school leaver day service places that are available for young adults over 18 years of age on the autism spectrum in September 2017; if all young... - Home Help Service Provision
109. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no planned increase in the number of home help hours to be provided in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4660/17] - Rare Diseases
110. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the terms of reference, required membership and reporting relationship for the working group to bring forward appropriate... - Assisted Human Reproduction
111. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 24 January 2017, the status of the review of international public funding models for fertility treatment, in view... - Suicide Prevention
112. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the multidisciplinary group set up in 2016 to combat the recent spate of suicides in Cork; and his plans for a statewide framework... - Hospital Services
113. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the opening of a new operating theatre in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin to deal with children waiting for operations... - Autism Support Services
114. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will review and upgrade the current model of service delivery for children with autism, in view of the fact that numbers of children are... - Hospital Beds Data
115. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the level of spare capacity in terms of acute beds in the private hospital system; if he has considered taking private hospitals into public... - Rare Diseases Strategy
118. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 24 January 2017 to outline the assistance his Department provides to those with rare diseases in terms of research... - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
119. To ask the Minister for Health to set down his Department’s estimate of the cost of compensating hospital consultants in the wake of the HSE decision not to appeal the 2015 ruling of... - Health Services Provision
121. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason there has been a reconfiguration of physiotherapy services in east Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4678/17] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
122. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the total cost of recruitment for nurses and midwives recruited between December 2007 and December 2016; if he will provide this information in... - Mental Health Services Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to enable children and young persons in counties Sligo and Leitrim to have access to an out-of-hours child and adolescent mental health... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
125. To ask the Minister for Health further to the budget announcement of additional funding being made to the National Treatment Purchase Fund to outline the evaluation mechanisms in place to... - Accident and Emergency Departments
126. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in his analysis of the way private accident and emergency departments will be used during peaks in public accident and emergency... - Hospital Services
127. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/17] - Health Insurance Community Rating
128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the lifetime community rating regulations in order that serving members of the Defence Forces do not feel obliged to buy health insurance... - General Practitioner Services
131. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the general practitioner service in Waterville and Rathmore, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4523/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
132. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department is likely to update the list of conditions on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4697/17] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
133. To ask the Minister for Health if the new emergency department in University Hospital Limerick will be funded and opened on schedule in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
135. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need for increased provision of endoscopy services at Naas General Hospital to allow for reduction in waiting lists in this area following his... - Accident and Emergency Departments
137. To ask the Minister for Health his views on safety concerns expressed regarding the conditions in University Hospital Limerick's emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Bodies
138. To ask the Minister for Health if he has raised Ireland's bid to secure the European Medicines Agency with his EU counterparts in bilateral meetings. [2781/17] - Primary Care Strategy Roll-out
139. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the decisive shift to primary care promised in the programme for Government; the way in which this will be benchmarked in terms of health... - Hospitals Building Programme
140. To ask the Minister for Health if Abbeyleix Hospital will be included in the capital programme; and the plans there are to refurbish, upgrade and extend the facility. [4267/17] - Mental Health Act Review
141. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has an official position on whether serious mental conditions are physical malfunctions in the brain or otherwise; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Provision
142. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any increase in the number of home help hours provided in 2017 in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4693/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
143. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE's one-year target for children's speech and language therapy assessments is sufficiently ambitious; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Policy
144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate a monitoring group for the implementation of A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4654/17] - Hospital Services
145. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has sought or received confirmation from the HSE in regard to the optimum in terms of resources and facilities required to prevent... - Maternity Services Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he proposes to fully fund the national maternity strategy; and the funding spent to date in 2017. [4408/17] - Home Help Service Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any increase in the number of home help hours provided in 2017 in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assure parents of children with disabilities that their assessments of needs will be completed on time, as per the Disability Act 2005; if the... - Accident and Emergency Departments
150. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the country's accident and emergency departments; and if he will consider opening new minor injury units and guarantee all current...
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