Written answers
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
- Gambling Sector
384. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate persons and or groups that offer advice on responsible gambling; his further plans to regulate the setting up of awareness and education... - Nursing Home Beds Data
385. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of each community hospital in County Kerry; the number of beds that are occupied and vacant respectively, at present; the staff numbers in each... - Injecting Facilities
386. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the Exchequer if a decision is taken to grant a licence for a supervised injecting facility on a pilot basis (details supplied); and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8061/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
388. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that determine the medicines available under the long-term illness scheme; if panhypopitutitarism medication is covered; if not, the reason; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
389. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [8078/17] - Hospital Staff Data
392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons outsourced at Letterkenny University Hospital, by speciality, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form;... - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
393. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and... - Hospital Beds Data
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and day procedure beds respectively at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8094/17] - Hospitals Funding
395. To ask the Minister for Health the operating budget for Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2007 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
396. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an operation at Beaumount Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products Regulation
397. To ask the Minister for Health the way and when the necessary regulations will be put in place with regard to the provision and regulation of medicinal cannabis for certain categories of... - Ambulance Service Staff
398. To ask the Minister for Health when the next advanced paramedic training programme for the national ambulance service will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8101/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting a significant time for a second procedure after the initial procedure was unsuccessful; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres Provision
400. To ask the Minister for Health the stage at which the primary care centre planned for Bray is at; the timeframe for its development; if funding for the project is ring fenced; the services... - Hospital Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health when mammogram services were discontinued in Tallaght hospital; the reason for same; the number of persons that were using this service; and the locations... - Audiology Services Provision
405. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who does not qualify for a medical card can access HSE audiological services and purchase audiological equipment; and if he will make a statement... - Autism Support Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autism and other behavioural conditions such as ADHD and so on in the HSE community organisation 7 area that are on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have been diagnosed with thoracic scoliosis and are awaiting corrective surgery; the rate at which surgeries are currently being... - Orthodontic Services Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for an appointment for braces. [8154/17] - Ambulance Service Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there was no ambulance or rapid response car in east Cork available to respond to an emergency involving a... - Ambulance Service Staff
410. To ask the Minister for Health if the ambulance service in Midleton, County Cork has been fully staffed each day for the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8157/17] - HSE Staff Data
411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of electricians who are employed by the HSE in County Roscommon; the locations that they are based in as their place of employment; and if he will... - Industrial Disputes
413. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to deal with the upcoming industrial action being taken by nurses and by support staff across the country; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
414. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance he has provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8192/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment. [8226/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Health the services available for children with speech and language difficulties in County Tipperary; if speech and language therapy drop-in clinics are available in... - Medicinal Products Availability
417. To ask the Minister for Health if further consideration has been given to making the life enhancing drug Nivolumab-Opdivo available to cancer patients; the discussions his Department has had... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction financial support for cancer patients undergoing life saving treatment (details supplied) in private hospitals, which is currently not... - Speech and Language Therapy
419. To ask the Minister for Health how many of the nine speech and language therapists allocated to the Louth and Meath services in 2016 that have started in their roles; if any other staff... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting list for counties Louth and Meath for speech and language therapy assessment and intervention for each of the years 2015 and... - Nursing Staff Data
421. To ask the Minister for Health the age profile of public health nurses by age decile; the numbers per head of population; the geographic area covered by public health nurses, by county; and... - HSE Staff Data
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community paramedics employed by the HSE, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8263/17] - HSE Data
427. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons in nursing homes run by the HSE, by county; number of persons accommodated in private nursing homes as a result of financial supports... - HSE Staff Data
428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed directly by the HSE to provide community dental services, by grade and by county; the number of persons receiving treatment paid... - Health Services Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8273/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
430. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has no language or speech therapist. [8275/17] - Primary Medical Certificates
431. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the... - Misuse of Drugs
432. To ask the Minister for Health if under existing legislation products containing CBD oil could be provided to patients here without breaking the law under the Misuse of Drugs legislation.... - HSE Staff Remuneration
433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue regarding the HSE not providing payslips to employees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
434. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. [8281/17] - Medical Card Administration
435. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE cancelled a medical card application, as happened in a case (detailed supplied); his plans to open the application taking into the... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
436. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure that persons must follow to secure funding for lifesaving treatment which is not available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Funding
437. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracted service providers from the NGO, charity, religious bodies and voluntary sectors to the HSE; and the total sum provided for that... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
438. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of all funding provided for the construction of a national paediatric hospital since 2006, including the proposed Mater Hospital site; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
439. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in respect of a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Administration
440. To ask the Minister for Health if certain expenses such as travel costs and medical staff care expenses can be given to medical card holders that are resident in nursing homes, in situations... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
441. To ask the Minister for Health if certain issues (details supplied) are being considered in the fair deal scheme review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
442. To ask the Minister for Health the national policy on the provision of transport for school leavers with special needs who are participating in an adult day service; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Delays
443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in having an admission date arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [8325/17] - Home Help Service Provision
445. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home help was reduced and then removed from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8345/17] - Meals-on-Wheels Services
446. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation made for the meals-on-wheels project in 2016 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8347/17] - Food Allergies
448. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the cost being incurred by coeliacs on food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8349/17] - Patient Data
449. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times for the Cavan Monaghan hospital group for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 broken down by treatment and in wait... - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
450. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Cavan General Hospital for each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
451. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from counties Cavan and Monaghan waiting on the public waiting list for hip operations; the hospital they are waiting for this procedure... - Respite Care Services Availability
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care beds available in counties Cork and Kerry for adults with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8380/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
453. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused more resource hours for their child in view of the stress caused to the family in providing care; if he... - Respite Care Services Provision
455. To ask the Minister for Health the respite facilities in counties Sligo and Leitrim that are currently being reconfigured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8396/17] - Death Certificates
457. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a death certificate is not available in respect of a person (details supplied); if the matter will be investigated in order that the next of kin can... - Services for People with Disabilities
458. To ask the Minister for Health the services available for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [8404/17] - Hospitals Funding
459. To ask the Minister for Health if any supplementary budget allocation was sought by or granted to Cork University Maternity Hospital in 2016; if so, the details of same; and if he will make... - Audiology Services Data
460. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels within the community audiology service in CHO Area 9; the current vacancies within these services; the total spend in respect of audiology... - Health Services Access
462. To ask the Minister for Health if intervention will be provided by his Department to support a request for a person (details supplied) to be moved to another facility in view of the breath... - Hospital Appointments Status
463. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8476/17] - Medical Card Applications
464. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8477/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
465. To ask the Minister for Health if a review will be carried out of PKU products on the long-term illness card that have been assessed and are waiting to be assessed; when the products... - Ambulance Service Provision
467. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recently revealed plans by the HSE to withdraw the Dublin Fire Brigade from delivering ambulance services in north County Dublin. [8505/17] - Medicinal Products Licensing
468. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns with regard to the use of medical marijuana (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8506/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
469. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of Jigsaw facilities in Limerick as per an announcement in recent months. [8507/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
470. 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. [8540/17] - Medical Card Administration
471. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making the application and review process for medical cards less onerous for persons with mental health issues; and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
472. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to ending the mandatory retirement age for those persons involved in nursing in the public sector in order to help improve... - National Children's Hospital Location
473. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the location of the children's hospital in view of the increase in costs for the hospital at the St. James's site; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
474. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a spinal operation at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a... - Patient Data
475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients who are waiting for ophthalmology assessment and the number that are waiting for cataract operations at Cork University Hospital... - Mental Health Services Provision
476. To ask the Minister for Health the extra supports that are being put into schools to deal with an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8578/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
479. To ask the Minister for Health for the position regarding the negotiations with a company (details supplied) over the provision of Orkambi; when a decision will be made by the HSE in respect... - Services for People with Disabilities
480. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE immediately to carry out a risk assessment with regards to a person (details supplied) and to make the results available to their... - Hospital Appointments Status
481. To ask the Minister for Health when a cataract operation will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8611/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
482. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can access treatment through the national treatment purchase fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8619/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
483. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who are registered as visually impaired as of December 2016. by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
484. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the fair deal scheme to allow persons to remain in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8622/17] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
485. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a panel for mental health nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8624/17] - Information and Communications Technology
486. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of upgrading information technology systems and or databases to incorporate the use of Eircode; if the use of Eircode is mandatory in his Department;... - HIV-AIDS Programmes
487. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to support the use of the combination of the drugs emtricitabine and tenofovir for pre-exposure prophylaxis as part of a... - Maternity Services Provision
488. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that every woman and baby has the right to high-quality care (details supplied); if he will further ensure that the governance of... - Hospital Deaths
489. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist a person (details supplied) to bring finality to a matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8661/17] - Medicinal Products Licensing
490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to the HPRA report on cannabis for medical use [8664/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
491. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in having an adult day placement arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Eligibility
492. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) cannot get a medical card for their child despite holding one themselves; the legislation which precludes this; his plans... - Disability Services Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the emergency list for residential and respite cases respectively in County Kerry; the reason this information is not readily... - Healthy Eating-Active Living Programme
494. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his engagement with the HSE regarding the implementation of their healthy eating, active living programme; when funding streams will open up for... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE, in support of the programme for Government commitment to introduce a new in-school speech and language service, to provide speech... - Hospital Services
496. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 432 of 18 October 2016 and 339 of 6 December 2016, when the national steering group established by him to develop... - Child Abuse Reports
497. To ask the Minister for Health if a meeting took place, as requested by a HSE counsellor dealing with an alleged child abuse case in 2013 (details supplied); if the HSE has a record of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
498. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment in St James's Hospital, Dublin 8. [8729/17] - Hospital Staff Data
499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital , Drogheda, in tabular form; the number of vacancies at the hospital; the complete range of... - Medicinal Products Regulation
500. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the progress made to provide for the reimbursement of the cannabis-based medical product Sativex for the treatment of symptoms of sufferers of... - Hospital Appointments Status
501. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); when the person will be called for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospitals Funding
502. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, Lifford Community Hospital and Ramelton Community Hospital in County Donegal; his... - EU Funding
503. To ask the Minister for Health the EU funds his Department accesses; the plans he is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if he will outline... - Respite Care Services Availability
504. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds and their locations in counties Cork and Kerry; the number of residential places for persons with intellectual disabilities...
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