Written answers
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
- Mental Health Services Provision
25. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate resources remain available for child psychology and psychiatry services, with particular reference to... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
26. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding stream which has been allocated to his Department for 2017 and 2018 to cover the cost of the National Children's Hospital in view of... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
27. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Orkambi negotiations. [12114/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
28. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting times for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12077/17] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
29. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for the addition of a new medicine to the reimbursement list that are currently being processed as of 1 March 2017; the number of... - Hospitals Funding
30. To ask the Minister for Health the additional public funding that would be required to replace current private income in public hospitals at current levels; the details of private incomes in... - Ambulance Service
31. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the ongoing issues with the ambulance service in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/17] - Mental Health Services Staff
32. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for the recruitment of CAMHS personnel in CHO 7 during 2017. [12109/17] - Suicide Prevention
33. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, in conjunction with the Minister for Education and Skills, to implement a multi-pronged strategy to address the level of youth suicide here. [6761/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
34. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, in 2017. [12126/17] - HSE Staff Remuneration
35. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on intern health care assistants pay discrepancies in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar and nationally which was the... - Medicinal Products
36. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for medicinal use of cannabis. [12122/17] - Hospital Staff
37. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase nursing levels in hospitals; the measures in place to attract Irish nurses that are working abroad; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
38. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) with a pharmaceutical company; his views on the National Plan for Rare Diseases; and if he will make... - Disease Management
39. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease. [12083/17] - Health Services Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made within the HSE Action Plan for Scoliosis for the reintroduction of checks in primary schools by public health nurses for the... - Services for People with Disabilities
41. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of services for children with complex and non-complex intellectual and physical disability needs in St. John of God special needs school... - Respite Care Services Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Health the funding in place for the proposed respite care facility at Kilmorna, Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12092/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
43. To ask the Minister for Health when the Deerpark mental health facility in Killarney will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12093/17] - Hospital Services
44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in place to enable Our Lady's Hospital, Navan to carry out more scheduled treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12096/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have been refused access to general practitioner registration at their first choice of surgery; if he has been contacted by any... - Hospital Services
47. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a dedicated obstetrics theatre at UHK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
48. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in Mayo University Hospital in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12095/17] - Hospital Services
50. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the proposed ten bed rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital. [12128/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
51. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the 6,906 patients on a waiting list in University Hospital Waterford for an ear, nose and throat appointment; if he will purchase capacity... - Mental Health Services Provision
52. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new 25 bed mental health unit at Sligo University Hospital; the status of the plans to develop mental health and CAMHS... - Maternity Services Provision
54. To ask the Minister for Health the current level of provision of anomaly scans to persons in the public health system; the timeframe of plans to roll out these scans to all maternity sites;... - Hospital Beds Data
55. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 1 February 2017, if he will highlight, of those 105 beds that are closed due to staffing constraints, the staff that... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Remuneration
56. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of the deal reached between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Medical Organisation for the restoration of the living out allowance for... - Medicinal Products Prices
57. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies, including those with operations here, for essential medicines; and if he will make a statement... - Maternity Services Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the 20 week anomaly scan on site at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11898/17] - Orthodontic Services Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a replacement consultant orthodontist in Loughlinstown hospital to address the fact that persons in need of orthodontic surgery cannot get a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
61. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in Limerick University Hospital in 2017. [12103/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
62. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the reactivation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund to tackle excessive waiting lists; the amount of funding and resources that will... - Mental Health Services Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for the recruitment of CAMHS personnel in CHO 5 during 2017. [12082/17] - Maternity Services Provision
64. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of access to scans for pregnant women; his plans to enable access for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12074/17] - Hospital Procedures
65. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which UHW and the South/Southwest Hospital Group will provide both planned and emergency PPCI work at the cardiac unit at UHW with one lab; if this... - Electronic Health Records
66. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an evaluation being undertaken by his Department in respect of the business case for a national electronic health record, EHR; the time it will... - Disabilities Assessments
67. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken by the HSE to ensure that children requiring assessments for services under the Disability Act 2005 receive them within the statutory... - Mental Health Policy
68. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the forthcoming review of the mental health policy, A Vision for Change; the timeframe for the development of a new national mental health policy;... - Hospitals Data
70. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been an apparent drop in the number of elective procedures despite the increased health budget; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Funding
71. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE expedites the allocation of funding to a service (details supplied) which is the only residential detoxification and treatment... - Medical Card Administration
72. To ask the Minister for Health the data collection processes that exist in respect of the return of medical cards following death; the number of medical cards that were returned and cancelled... - Legislative Process
73. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/17] - Ambulance Service Funding
74. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources that have been made available by his Department to the National Ambulance Service in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Staff
75. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHS personnel which each CHO plans to recruit in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12124/17] - Hospitals Capital Programme
76. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the major capital plan for the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, which includes four new operating theatres, a new endoscopy unit, a new... - Autism Support Services
77. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken or will take to improve the quality of service provided to children with autism; if he is satisfied with the service currently provided... - Services for People with Disabilities
78. To ask the Minister for Health when the service improvement review of St Christopher's, Longford and St Hilda's, Athlone will be published. [12084/17] - General Medical Services Scheme
79. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to enforce certain provisions of the Health Act 1970, specifically, to ensure that persons covered by the general medical services scheme... - Hospital Services
80. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in place to expand services at Bantry hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12088/17] - Accident and Emergency Departments
81. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to refurbish the emergency department at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11839/17] - Mental Health Services
82. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has been in touch with or has received any reports from the HSE with regard to the ongoing issue of children with mental health difficulties... - Primary Care Centres Data
83. To ask the Minister for Health the number of centres with regard to the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012 that are now open; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
84. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the serious delays in ophthalmic appointments at Cork University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that all five... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
85. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 1 February 2017, the exact details of his Department’s robust monitoring framework that will be implemented... - Health Screening Programmes
86. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an early screening programme for scoliosis and adequate early intervention measures including physiotherapy as preventative measures which... - Industrial Disputes
87. To ask the Minister for Health his views on industrial action by nurses and the pay and conditions faced by nurses in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12060/17] - HSE Waiting Lists
89. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting lists for orthopaedics in the north-east region with particular reference to the delays for patients in counties Cavan and Monaghan... - Medicinal Products Prices
90. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies for essential medicines; if any additional leverage can be exerted on companies with... - HSE Investigations
91. To ask the Minister for Health the number of investigations ongoing into the care of vulnerable adults in foster care, residential settings or any other State care setting; the number of... - Maternity Services Provision
92. To ask the Minister for Health when anomaly scans will be provided to expectant mothers at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [12085/17] - HSE Waiting Lists
93. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the waiting lists for diagnosis by the child and adolescent mental health service in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [12136/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Health the services available in County Wexford for children and adolescents who present with suicidal ideation and are not deemed by CAMHS to have a psychiatric... - HSE Waiting Lists
95. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE action plan for scoliosis will be published; his plans for the implementation of the action plan; the funding put in place for this implementation;... - Hospitals Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to the existing cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford in order to increase the... - General Practitioner Services
97. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the general practitioner service availability for parents of children under five years of age and address problems they have accessing this... - Hospitals Capital Programme
98. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources he will allocate to Letterkenny General Hospital in view of the fact that the full capacity protocol has been implemented again on 28... - Mental Health Services Staff
99. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate staffing for the child and adolescent mental health service in the Sligo Leitrim region; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
100. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all moneys provided by the State toward the development of a national paediatric hospital since 2006, including all costs associated with... - HIV-AIDS Programmes
102. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the availability of pre exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, to prevent HIV transmissions, in view of the continuing rise in infections in 2016 and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
103. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for scoliosis surgery in Galway University Hospital for six, 12, 18, 24 and 48 months; and the reason a person... - Accident and Emergency Departments
104. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on measures he will take to address the concerns and issues of nursing staff in the public hospitals and the current crisis in the hospital... - Services for People with Disabilities
105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE does not reduce the availability of services at the Solas respite centre for children in County Sligo. [12086/17] - Assisted Human Reproduction
106. To ask the Minister for Health the anticipated timeframe for providing supports for those persons undergoing IVF and associated treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Air Ambulance Service Provision
107. To ask the Minister for Health the contingencies that are in place to ensure that transport for paediatric cardiac and liver transplants are guaranteed in view of the fact that staffing... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
108. To ask the Minister for Health if prefabs will be used to provide additional capacity at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12094/17] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
109. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the approval of the cystic fibrosis drugs Orkambi and Kalydeco for the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Abortion Services Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Health his views on allowing access to the abortion pill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12073/17] - Health Services Funding
112. To ask the Minister for Health the investment required in the Health Service Executive, HSE, information technology budget to bring it up to the OECD average; the projects that are being... - Hospital Waiting Lists
113. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the inadequate resourcing of adult degenerative spine services at Tallaght and Naas hospitals; the further action being taken... - Medicinal Products Licensing
115. To ask the Minister for Health the changes since the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, confirmed to Dáil Éireann on 15 November 2016 that compassionate access to... - Ambulance Service Response Times
116. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to improve ambulance response times for rural areas such as County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12063/17] - Primary Care Centres Data
118. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the primary care programme; the number and location of primary care centres in Galway city, county and the islands; the status of the roll-out of... - Special Educational Needs Staff
119. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have nurses on site in special needs schools (details supplied). [11830/17] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
120. To ask the Minister for Health when a second consultant breast surgeon will be appointed to Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11825/17] - Hospitals Policy
121. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no comprehensive theatre modelling exercise or review has been completed by the HSE; the details of the project which has commenced to allow regular... - Maternity Services
122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that perform routine anomaly scans at 20 weeks; and the timeframe for making such scans available to all pregnant women as a matter of...
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