Written answers

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

  • Departmental Reviews
    14. 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...
  • Occupational Therapy
    15. To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 1,000 Cork children under 18 years of age were waiting more than a year for occupational therapy assessment in January 2017. [20780/17]
  • Hospitals Patronage
    16. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the ownership of hospitals by religious organisations; if he will review this situation, in view of the extensive public funding over decades of...
  • Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
    17. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 40% increase in trolley numbers in Sligo University Hospital in March 2017 relative to March 2016. [20785/17]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    18. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005; and the number of assessments that are overdue for each...
  • Medicinal Products Availability
    19. To ask the Minister for Health if asthma sufferers that have to cease medication during pregnancy can rejoin their medication programme without being penalised in any manner; and if he will...
  • Hospitals Patronage
    20. To ask the Minister for Health the assurances he can provide that the proposed agreement between the national maternity hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital will not restrict the provision of...
  • Vaccination Programme
    21. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the detail of the information held by his Department after November 2009 regarding the safety profile of the Pandemrix vaccine compared to...
  • Hospital Services
    22. 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. [20448/17]
  • Stroke Care
    23. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fund a properly resourced stroke register in addition to a rolling audit cycle incorporating acute, rehabilitation and community services every three...
  • Hospital Appointments Administration
    24. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to reduce the number of persons not presenting for outpatient appointments in the public health system; the annual cost of DNA's...
  • Medical Conditions
    26. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent findings of the TILDA Wave report that the prevalence of untreated treatable conditions has not changed in four years. [20752/17]
  • Hospital Services
    27. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed new endoscopy unit at Naas hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20737/17]
  • HSE Investigations
    28. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary Question No. 91 of 8 March 2017, replied to by the HSE on 31 March 2017 (details supplied), the number of investigations into the care...
  • Speech and Language Therapy
    31. To ask the Minister for Health If he will examine delays in parents accessing speech and language therapy for their children in the Crumlin area of the HSE specifically in the case of a...
  • Maternity Services
    32. To ask the Minister for Health the reason detailed 20 week routine scans for pregnant women are not provided routinely and offered to all patients; his plans to extend this facility from the...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    33. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the number of persons waiting over a year for their consultation in Mayo University Hospital has almost doubled in the year to March 2017 [20777/17]
  • Health Services Staff Recruitment
    34. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to address the significant shortfall in OT and SLT therapists to provide the inputs for children with disabilities outlined in the...
  • Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
    35. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the rare disease register; the details of the progress made to date on implementing the rare disease plan; and if he will make...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    36. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the commitments he made in respect of reducing surgery waiting times for children suffering from scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on...
  • HSE Staff
    37. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the disability complaints section in the HSE is adequately staffed to deal with the complaints that are currently being received, in view...
  • Hospital Appointments Delays
    38. To ask the Minister for Health the action which will be taken to address the fact that more than 6,000 outpatient appointments are outstanding for more than 18 months in Cork hospitals as of...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    40. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to see a real and substantial improvement in hospital waiting lists. [20743/17]
  • Accident and Emergency Departments
    41. To ask the Minister for Health the reason overcrowding in the emergency department in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise had doubled in March 2017 relative to March 2014. [20788/17]
  • Primary Care Centres Provision
    42. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date regarding the provision of three primary care centres in Dublin mid west (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • National Drugs Strategy Publication
    43. To ask the Minister for Health the status of work on the new national drugs strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/17]
  • Mental Health Services Data
    45. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHTs operating across the State; the number of these which have a full complement of staff; the number of vacant positions; the length of time...
  • Disability Support Services
    47. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the proposed amendments to the review of the capital programme for disability and intellectual disability services in County Donegal; and if he...
  • Respite Care Services Provision
    48. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite care for families in County Donegal with children who have life-limiting conditions and high complex needs; and if he...
  • General Practitioner Services Provision
    49. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the worrying trend of a lack of general practitioners in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20450/17]
  • Nursing Home Services
    50. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes in Galway city and county with which the HSE west has entered into contracts for the provision of long-term and short-term nursing...
  • Hospitals Building Programme
    51. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allocate funding towards improvement and extension works at the emergency department at Cavan General Hospital in view of increased attendances...
  • Hospitals Funding
    52. 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...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    53. To ask the Minister for Health the reason as of the end of March 2017 more than 1,750 children were waiting more than a year for scheduled treatment in the three children's hospitals in...
  • Mental Health Services Provision
    54. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the delays parents of autistic children are experiencing in accessing child and adult mental health services over the past 12 months; the...
  • Hospital Services
    56. To ask the Minister for Health if, having met with various stakeholders and having had the opportunity to study the report and recommendations supplied by a person (details supplied) in...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    57. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing deterioration in waiting times at the three children’s hospitals in Dublin, with more than 10,000 waiting over a year for an...
  • Addiction Treatment Services
    58. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the delivery of a new recovery-based model for the treatment of dual diagnosis or mental health and addiction in the HSE's services; and...
  • Health Services Staff Recruitment
    59. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 25 January 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that south Connemara has been without a physiotherapy...
  • Medicinal Products
    60. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce subsidised asthma medication in the absence of asthma being recognised on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement...
  • Orthodontic Services Data
    62. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 16 years of age in the Cavan-Monaghan LHO area waiting one to six months, seven to 12 months, 13 to 24 months, 25 to 48 months and...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
    63. To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties the HSE has a lien on in terms of the fair deal scheme. [20199/17]
  • Suicide Prevention
    64. To ask the Minister for Health the status of both the national and local implementation plans on Connecting for Life. [20748/17]
  • Primary Care Centres Provision
    65. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new health centre for Inisboffin, County Galway, in view of the unsuitability of the current accommodation and the delay to...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    66. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the serious lack of services for children with complex and non-complex intellectual and physical disability needs in a special needs school...
  • Occupational Therapy
    68. To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 900 children under 18 years of age in the Laois-Offaly LHO area were waiting more than a year for occupational therapy assessment in...
  • Hospitals Expenditure
    69. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the gap of €5.6 million between projected spending and expected income at Kerry University Hospital in 2017....
  • Hospital Beds Data
    70. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatry of old age beds specifically required nationwide under A Vision of Change, in view of demographic changes; the number now in place; and...
  • Ambulance Service Accommodation
    72. To ask the Minister for Health if he has contacted the HSE regarding Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 of 7 February 2017 and 510 of 11 April 2017 regarding the ambulance service at the Merlin...
  • Accident and Emergency Departments
    75. To ask the Minister for Health the special steps or initiatives taken since November 2016 in response to the deteriorating overcrowding situation; the status of these initiatives or steps...
  • Hospital Accommodation Provision
    77. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in opening the additional beds upstairs in the community hospitals in Kenmare and Dingle; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Respite Care Services Provision
    78. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortage of respite beds for persons with disabilities in a service provider in Fingal; the way he will address the cuts...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
    79. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme with regard to its impact on farming families will be completed. [20746/17]
  • Health Services Reports
    80. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the HSE have satisfied themselves that the terms of reference for the assurance review conducted into a service (details supplied) was sufficient to...
  • Health Promotion
    81. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of mothers that breastfeed their babies; the action the HSE is taking to increase the level of breastfeeding; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in each month to March 2017 inclusive; the number of persons whose elective surgery was cancelled or rescheduled more...
  • Patient Deaths
    84. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the failure of Portiuncula Hospital to inform the parents of a baby who died in the maternity unit there (details supplied) of either the existence...
  • Accident and Emergency Services Provision
    85. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the ongoing difficulties in emergency departments in the south/south west hospital group. [20742/17]
  • Medicinal Products Regulation
    87. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will undertake a comprehensive review of the use of the drug valproate by pregnant women here. [20745/17]
  • National Stroke Programme Implementation
    90. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that reductions in death and disability achieved under the national stroke programme may be compromised by the...
  • Medicinal Products Availability
    91. To ask the Minister for Health if Respreeza will be approved for persons with alpha-1 lung disorder. [20744/17]
  • Primary Care Centres Provision
    92. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of new primary care centres in Dublin Fingal. [20796/17]
  • Citizens Assembly
    93. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the degree to which he has noted the recent report of the Citizens' Assembly; his plans to respond to the recommendations following study by the...
  • Respite Care Services
    94. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself that the current levels of respite care and residential care provided by Wexford HSE disability services are adequate; if other...
  • Hospital Groups
    95. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the status of the Saolta group's urology strategy for the north west; to indicate when a consultant urologist will be appointed to Letterkenny...
  • Hospitals Data
    96. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE does not collect data on theatre use; if his attention has been further drawn to the number of hours...
  • Occupational Therapy
    97. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the significant regional disparities in referrals for occupational therapy first assessments for children under 18 years of age. [20749/17]
  • Hospitals Funding
    98. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding for St Joseph's Community Hospital, Ramelton, and Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal receive the funding...
  • Dental Services
    99. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to review legislation relating to dentists. [20774/17]
  • Psychological Services
    100. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the absence of a HSE psychology service in the catchment area of Oranmore, County Galway, whereby a person (details...
  • National Children's Hospital
    101. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the cost benefit analysis that has been performed by his Department for the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement...
  • Home Care Packages
    102. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons under 65 years of age now account for one in every four strokes, yet home care packages are not...
  • Air Ambulance Service Provision
    103. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding the staffing difficulties that have meant transport of and transport timelines for priority 1 children called for heart and...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    104. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason children are being sent to private assessment services, such as from a particular company (details supplied); the reason after this...

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