Written answers
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
- Health Services Staff Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the names, contact phone number and email address for all the environmental health officers in Dublin; and the areas which they cover in Dublin. [5439/17] - Drug Treatment Programmes
371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the phased introduction of buprenorphine, nalaxone or alternatively known as suboxone; when he expects funding to be made available for this... - Mental Health Policy
372. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of the director of the decision support service under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the adequacy and continuation of the services at St Raphael's, John of God's, Celbridge, County Kildare, with particular reference to the... - Hospital Facilities
374. To ask the Minister for Health when hospital management staff at Waterford University Hospital will be briefed in respect of the recently announced mobile catheterisation laboratory as to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the request by a person (details supplied) to the fair deal scheme for a review of their monthly contribution to the scheme; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
377. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons awaiting spinal surgery at Tallaght and Naas Hospitals and the growing number of outpatients awaiting... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
378. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to have nicotine replacement therapy available on the drugs payment scheme (details supplied) [5434/17] - Primary Care Services Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of the continuity of service of a public health nurse in an area (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the... - Medical Card Eligibility
380. To ask the Minister for Health the date that medical cards will issue to those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance as announced in budget 2017. [5450/17] - Nursing Home Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of stay of residents in public nursing homes and private nursing homes for each of the years 2010 to 2016. [5482/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
382. To ask the Minister for Health the total financial contributions by residents of nursing homes of all types made under the NHSS scheme in 2016. [5483/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
383. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding inappropriate charging of residents in some private nursing homes. [5484/17] - Nursing Home Services
384. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the levels of nursing cover and skills required to care for residents in nursing homes and arrangements for general practitioner... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
385. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the views of older persons and their experiences of the NHSS will be included in the ongoing reform of the scheme. [5486/17] - Health Services Staff
387. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the matters raised by a person (details supplied) regarding their employment with the HSE and the care of a patient; if he will bring... - HSE Reports
388. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE report relative to a care home in the south east and a case (details supplied) will be published; when the inquiry into the same matters will... - Public Sector Staff Retirements
389. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5509/17] - HIV-AIDS Programmes
390. To ask the Minister for Health further to the Topical Issue debate of 7 December 2016, if he will provide the timeline mentioned in the debate. [5526/17] - Occupational Therapy
391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults who have been waiting less than three months, between three and six months, between six and nine months, between nine and 18 months and... - Health Services Staff Data
393. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the public health system in County Sligo; if there are any vacancies for occupational therapists in County... - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
394. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the additional €20 million for the primary care reimbursement service in 2017; the existing services that are being... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review underpayments to a person (details supplied) in County Meath under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
396. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the free cervical smear testing programme to include persons under 25 years of age or to extending the scheme such... - Services for People with Disabilities
397. To ask the Minister for Health the commencement date for the development of the rehabilitation unit in Bantry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5578/17] - Hospitals Data
398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients from west Cork who are and have been presenting at Cork University Hospital for dialysis over the past two years; and if he will make a... - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
399. To ask the Minister for Health the current regulations for counselling bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5583/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
400. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will consider including a new blood-glucose-monitoring system using skin sensors; when the HSE is due to meet the manufacturers of FreeStyle... - Services for People with Disabilities
401. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 41 persons with disabilities moved into institutions in 2015, as revealed in the recently published 2015 annual report from the implementation group... - Accident and Emergency Departments Closures
402. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative support measures that have been put in place since the closure of 24-hour accident and emergency care at Nenagh General Hospital; and if he... - Hospitals Data
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons turned away from the physiatric unit of University Hospital Waterford on 30 January 2017; if persons were turned away due to a lack of... - Hospital Appointments Status
404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for heart surgery in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5619/17] - HSE Properties
405. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the decision by the Health Service Executive west that 14.2 acres at Merlin Park were surplus to need was reached; the name of the person who... - Medicinal Products Availability
408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on discussions with a company (details supplied) on the delivery of Orkambi for the public health service. [5627/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
409. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment for a follow-up check-up from Letterkenny University Hospital following a... - Grant Payments
410. To ask the Minister for Health the grant programmes that are open in his Department for charitable organisations working in the disabilities sector with a specific focus on respite care; and... - Ambulance Service
411. To ask the Minister for Health the testing regime in place of the water supply to the downstairs ambulance station in Merlin Park Hospital, in particular the frequency of the testing; if it... - Ambulance Service Data
412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency transfers undertaken by the HSE Galway ambulance service to Dublin in the period January 2016 to December 2016; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Accommodation
413. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to date of the provision of the temporary buildings housing the ambulance service at Merlin Park Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service
414. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the plan for the ambulance service at Merlin Park in terms of a permanent facility from which the crews can operate safely in view of concerns... - Health Services Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitments given in the programme for government to assist in the purchase of defibrillators for public use; the funding provided to date;... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
416. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the exclusion of the drug roflumilast from being covered by medical cards in view of its prohibitive cost for persons and its effectiveness... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
417. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the exclusion of the chronic disease COPD from those covered by the long term illness scheme; and his plans to change this. [5662/17] - Accident and Emergency Departments
418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that a significant percentage of admissions to accident and emergency departments are due to adverse reactions to prescription... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
419. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug mepa herz is not included in the list of medications approved under the drug payment scheme or the long-term illness book; his plans to... - Brexit Issues
420. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place between his Department and counterparts in the Departments of Health in Belfast and London regarding the continuation of... - Disability Services Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been advised that services outlined in an assessment of needs report that are essential to address the needs of the... - Hospital Services (1 comment)
425. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund a public centre of excellence for narcolepsy based at St James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5689/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
426. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) taking account of the personal circumstances of the person; and if he will make a statement... - Air Ambulance Service Operations
427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidences recorded over 2014 and 2015 in which the air ambulance landed at a location (details supplied) to assist persons to the relevant... - Services for People with Disabilities
428. To ask the Minister for Health the current expected wait time for children to have assessment of needs carried out in Dublin north central; and the current number of children waiting on... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
430. To ask the Minister for Health the current expected wait time for children to have speech and language therapy in Dublin north central; and the current number of children waiting on... - Occupational Therapy
431. To ask the Minister for Health the current expected wait time for children to receive occupational therapy in Dublin north central; and the current number of children waiting on assessment... - Hospital Services
432. To ask the Minister for Health the current expected wait time for children to receive physiotherapy in Dublin North-Central; and the current numbers of children awaiting assessment for... - Health Services
433. To ask the Minister for Health when works are due to commence on the new extension to a building (details supplied) in County Sligo; the proposed completion date of this project; and if he... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
434. To ask the Minister for Health when works are due to commence on the new acute mental health building at Sligo University Hospital; the proposed completion date of this project; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Administration
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an emergency hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5722/17] - Medicinal Products Regulation
437. To ask the Minister for Health the position with regard to the certification of cannabidiol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5724/17] - Medical Card Reviews
438. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-examine an application regarding a review of a medical card for a person (details supplied). [5729/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
439. To ask the Minister for Health when a required operation will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5732/17] - Primary Care Centres
440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the vacant health centre in Rathangan, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5747/17] - Disability Support Services Provision
441. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to redevelop a training centre for persons with disabilities (details supplied) in County Donegal; when it is anticipated these plans will... - Respite Care Services Provision
442. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available as requested by the HSE in its submission to the health Estimates process for respite care services for the Cork... - Hospital Appointments Status
443. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5836/17] - Medical Card Applications
444. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); if the matter will be progressed as quickly as possible; and if he will make a... - Eating Disorders
445. To ask the Minister for Health the State services currently available to those persons suffering from eating disorders and related illness in counties Carlow and Kilkenny who do not have... - Respite Care Services Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the lack of respite care in north County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5852/17] - Ministerial Meetings
447. To ask the Minister for Health when he will next meet a person (details supplied); the issues that will be discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5875/17] - Nursing Staff Data
448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time nursing positions at Beaumont Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of agency staff at the... - Midwifery Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health when the six posts of director of midwifery that are currently vacant will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5877/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5884/17] - HSE Governance
451. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case involving a person (details supplied) who claims there are oversight issues at a hospital between the HSE and... - Ambulance Service
452. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to incorporate the Irish community air ambulance service into the national strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5897/17] - Hospital Appointments Administration
453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for physiotherapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5900/17] - Medical Card Delays
454. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the inordinate delays of ten to 15 working days to register medical card applications and match up additional information to... - Hospital Appointments Status
455. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5908/17] - Defibrillators in Schools Provision
456. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a request from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for the provision of a defibrillator; the funding options and... - Mental Health Services Funding
457. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Mojo programme for mental health for men; if he has considered supporting its expansion; and if he has considered... - Departmental Funding
458. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5936/17] - Medical Card Delays
460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5973/17] - General Practitioner Services
461. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 31 January 2017, if he will alter the general practitioner visit card scheme to allow certificate of fitness to... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
462. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a replacement for a primary care social worker (details supplied) has not been employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5997/17] - Legislative Measures
464. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6005/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
465. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an update or an appointment for their child. [6006/17] - General Medical Services Scheme
466. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging for the taking of bloods by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6007/17] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
467. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue raised regarding the delay in emergency orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) and the response received from the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
468. To ask the Minister for Health when a hip operation will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if the NTPF can be utilised in the person's case; and if he will make a... - Patient Transport
469. To ask the Minister for Health if transport services will be restored to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6015/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
470. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a child to see an ophthalmologist in the National Children's Hospital; the longest time a child has had to wait; if some parents... - Medical Card Eligibility
471. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to advise as to the illnesses and-or the particular stage of the illnesses that the HSE determine that a person is entitled to a... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
472. To ask the Minister for Health if some drugs essential for diabetics are no longer available free of charge for holders of medical cards; if so, the drugs concerned; his plans to reverse... - Hospital Equipment
473. To ask the Minister for Health the use being made at present of the X-ray machines in Clifden, County Galway and in Belmullet, County Mayo; the reason more use is not made of these machines... - Pharmacy Services
474. To ask the Minister for Health if an application has been received from a person (details supplied) to get their dispensing rights back after the closure of the only local chemist which was... - Hospital Waiting Lists
475. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6109/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
477. To ask the Minister for Health if the valuation of a person's home under the fair deal scheme is the valuation at the time of application or if there are circumstances under which a later... - Public Procurement Contracts
478. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the satellite dialysis unit for County Wexford with regard to the reopening of the tender process; the expected duration of the proposed... - Hospital Waiting Lists
479. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) to see a consultant ophthalmologist in the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...
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