Written answers
Thursday, 9 March 2017
- Health Insurance
193. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the new Government policy and regulations which are provided by health insurers as an explanation of increased insurance costs for young adults... - Food Labelling
194. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which continuous checks remain in place in regard to food labelling; if particular deficiencies or breaches have been discovered; and if he will... - Home Help Service Data
195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours that were provided by the HSE in 2016 in the Dublin west HSE region; the number of home help hours it is intended to provide in... - Hospital Appointments Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataracts operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12449/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
197. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put funding in place to provide additional residential places for persons living with a disability and over 18 years of age, in view of the number... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
198. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of Orkambi for persons with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12455/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
199. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive full-time residential care suitable for their needs; his plans to build a new residence for... - Medical Card Reviews
200. To ask the Minister for Health if an interim card will issue or a previous card will be reactivated while awaiting a decision on a current review in the case of persons (details supplied);... - Health Screening Programmes
201. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reducing the age at which women are eligible for free smear tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12462/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
202. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over a year to see a dermatologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12463/17] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
203. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the drug Respreeza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12464/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE national counselling service (details supplied) has plans to recruit counsellors and persons qualified in psychotherapy for the provision of... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
205. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make available the FreeStyle Libre device to children with diabetes that currently hold a long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
206. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12488/17] - Occupational Therapy
207. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an occupational therapy assessment carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12489/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement the roll-out of the FreeStyle Libre device for children under 18 years of age with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
210. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12494/17] - Hospital Appointments Administration
211. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an orthopaedic appointment at Kerry University Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Availability
212. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary legislative amendments will be made in order to facilitate the implementation of the cannabis access programme; if he will expedite this... - Hospital Waiting Lists
213. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite cataract surgery in the Adelaide hospital Dublin in respect of a person (details supplied). [12510/17] - Hospital Staff
214. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the staffing of a community hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12512/17] - Hospital Services
215. To ask the Minister for Health if, following the commitment given in Dáil Éireann by the Taoiseach on 29 November 2016, he will review the possibility of moving some services out... - Hospitals Building Programme
216. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated in 2017 in relation to his commitment to build a new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; the timeframe for... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received treatment and the amount of money that has been spent to date in 2017 as a result of the allocation in budget 2017 for... - Hospital Waiting Lists
218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital waiting lists for treatment at the time the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme was suspended, broken down by hospital,... - Hospital Appointments Status
219. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding eye cataract surgery for a person (details supplied); if this person will be eligible under the cross-Border health care scheme; and if... - Respite Care Services Provision
221. To ask the Minister for Health when respite care will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12563/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
222. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/17] - Nursing Home Services
223. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on nursing home care in 2015 and 2016; the amount expected to be spent in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12581/17] - Home Care Packages
226. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on home help and home care packages in 2016; the amount ring-fenced for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12584/17] - Health Services Data
229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours currently provided by the State; the associated cost; the estimated cost over one year of increasing personal assistant... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults currently on waiting lists to be assessed by speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists;... - Respite Care Services
234. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of providing respite care services; the estimated cost of increasing respite care services by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
235. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost and make up of a community neuro-rehabilitation team and all supports required for the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Care Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made on implementing the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings - A Strategy for Community Inclusion since the publication of... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
238. To ask the Minister for Health when medical equipment will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
239. To ask the Minister for Health when hip replacement surgery will be carried out at Tallaght Hospital for a person (details supplied). [12634/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application to the HSE for equipment by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/17] - Health Services
246. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance available to persons who have to travel to Germany to have Lyme disease treated; the financial support available for Lyme disease... - Addiction Treatment Services
247. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop new services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12695/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
248. To ask the Minister for Health when a tonsillectomy procedure will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12717/17] - Medicinal Products Licensing
249. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the process regarding granting a licence to access medicinal cannabis; the criteria he is using to decide on licences granted; if he will... - Mental Health Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of persons under 18 years of age on waiting lists to access child and adolescent mental health services following a referral by a general... - Social Workers Register
251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Social Workers Registration Board applicants which were successfully registered for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in... - Pension Provisions
252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the financial position of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the extent of its pension liabilities; if the... - Home Help Service Provision
253. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12759/17] - Suicide Incidence
254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that died of suicide within 24 hours of being discharged from or having left St James's Hospital, the Mater Hospital, James Connolly... - Freedom of Information Requests
257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department that the Chief State Solicitor's Office has incurred expenses on dealing...
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