Written answers
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
- National Children's Hospital Location
348. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the traffic congestion concerns of persons regarding the chosen site for the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
349. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 608 of 29 November 2016, the position regarding his Department's considerations with regard to the issue raised; and if... - Health Reports
350. To ask the Minister for Health his views on each individual recommendation, including the measures or actions that will be undertaken to implement same in respect of the recommendations... - Dental Services Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will replace the school dentist in the Monksland area of Athlone, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21434/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
353. 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. [21436/17] - Disabilities Assessments
364. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 6 April 2017, if he will provide a breakdown of these figures into regional areas; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Applications
365. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application on discretionary grounds for a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Health Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made for improvements to a health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/17] - Hospital Staff
367. To ask the Minister for Health if the maternity unit at Mayo General Hospital is the only one in the Saolta University Healthcare Group without the allocated services of a lactation... - Hospitals Data
368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private in patient and outpatient appointments and procedures carried out in public hospitals in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by hospital, in... - Mental Health Services Provision
370. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations from the Mental Health Commission regarding psychiatric services at UHW which have been implemented; the detail of each; and if he will... - National Maternity Hospital
371. To ask the Minister for Health if dedicated space for private practices will be made available at the new national maternity hospital; if this will result in a cost for the taxpayer; if so,... - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
372. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the taxpayer of consultants carrying out private practices in public hospitals in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by group; and if he will make a... - National Children's Hospital
373. To ask the Minister for Health the locations persons attending the new national children's hospital will park to attend outpatient appointments; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
374. To ask the Minister for Health if the advertisement for the midwifery lead on the national women and infants health programme was restricted to candidates working exclusively within the HSE... - Health Services Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional resources for the HSE Fairview community unit in order that it can open for an additional day (details supplied); and if he will... - Service Level Agreements
382. To ask the Minister for Health his policy position regarding the return of funding lost during the recession to section 39 organisations to enable them to restore pay to their employees in... - HSE Data
386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 65 years of age that have been referred for an ultrasound at Doughiska primary care centre, Galway city, by month, for the past 12... - National Children's Hospital
388. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made for rheumatology services in the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21490/17] - Disability Services Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to repair or replace the hydrotherapy pool in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21492/17] - Gambling Sector
391. To ask the Minister for Health when he will conduct a national gambling prevalence and impact study as recommended by the Institute of Public Health in 2010. [21501/17] - Audiology Services Provision
392. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulation to the sale and supply of hearing instruments and hearing assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21503/17] - Medical Card Reviews
394. To ask the Minister for Health when a reassessment of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; the reason the medical card section is requesting further... - Cancer Screening Programmes
395. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available and an awareness campaign developed to improve the uptake of bowel cancer screening services to the optimum level to reduce... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
396. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal financial review for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21523/17] - Ambulance Service Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health if a dedicated ambulance service can be provided in the north west Connemara area as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
398. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/17] - Health Services Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health when an urgent appraisal or assessment and, as required, specific treatment might be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied); if appropriate steps... - Home Help Service Provision
400. To ask the Minister for Health if home help can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21577/17] - HSE Investigations
401. To ask the Minister for Health the details of trust in care investigations carried out in the past three years; the outcomes and actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Psychological Services
402. To ask the Minister for Health if a psychologist has been appointed to Kildare Network for children requiring such services; if his attention has been drawn to the large demand for such... - Hospital Beds Data
403. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that Dungarvan community hospital is closing the Sacred Heart unit which includes the rehabilitation beds for stroke; the future of this... - Hospital Appointments Status
407. 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. [21668/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health if a specialised wheelchair will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21669/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
409. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated waiting time for an assessment of need in County Kildare; if he will provide additional resources to the assessment officers in the HSE in County... - Hospital Beds Data
410. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed reduction in ward capacity at St Patrick's Hospital, Cashel, and the Sacred Heart community hospital, Dungarvan; and if he... - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding his Department has provided for capital investment in public nursing homes since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue (details supplied) with regard to FreeStyle Libre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21689/17] - Medical Card Eligibility
413. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) can be taken on as medical card patients in a medical centre (details supplied). [21690/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
414. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied);... - Hospital Appointments Status
415. 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. [21718/17] - Hospital Charges
417. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a charge of €150 is outstanding in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of a recent visit to a hospital for the person's child... - Hospital Appointments Status
418. 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. [21532/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will secure treatment for two children (details supplied) who have been chronically neglected as a result of case mismanagement and inordinate delays;... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 11 April 2017, the status of a review of the supply of medical equipment to a person (details supplied); and if he... - Departmental Correspondence
423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will respond directly to the person's letter; and if he will make a... - Departmental Meetings
424. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings his Department has facilitated since 27 May 2013 with regard to the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital to St. Vincent's Hospital... - Home Help Service Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of home help can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21556/17] - Hospital Appointments Administration
426. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with the neurology department in Tallaght hospital can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - HSE Staff
427. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not selected for an educational course within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21598/17] - Home Care Packages
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional home care hours for a person (details supplied). [21599/17] - Medical Card Applications
429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a decision in respect of this... - Hospital Services
430. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital is closing with immediate effect with a loss of 19 beds for physiotherapy, respite and rehab... - Hospital Appointments Status
433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied). [21724/17] - Mental Health Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons within the prison system that are receiving treatment for serious mental health conditions; the nature of the information held on these... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
435. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 443 of 4 April 2017, the procedures in place to prevent the HSE from paying general practitioners for persons that are... - Hospital Appointments Administration
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an urgent appointment at St Vincent's University Hospital for a person (details supplied). [21740/17] - Departmental Legal Cases
437. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of claims made by persons or others against his Department and the HSE that were settled or not settled, respectively, before a court hearing,... - Freedom of Information Requests
438. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an FOI request submitted on 14 February 2017 in the name of a person (details supplied) has not as yet been responded to. [21746/17] - Hospital Admissions
439. To ask the Minister for Health the number of admissions to a centre (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, each year since its establishment; the average length of time of... - Suicide Prevention
441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that accessed suicide prevention supports in the HSE Dublin north east and north Dublin area each year since 2012; the outcome of such... - Mental Health Services
443. To ask the Minister for Health when a person is refused admission to a psychiatric unit, the follow up that takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/17] - Hospital Staff Data
444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts at the department of cardiology at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, by post and grade; the length of time the posts are vacant; when... - Services for People with Disabilities
445. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the availability of trained interveners for persons that are deafblind; and his further plans to increase availability of and... - Medical Card Eligibility
446. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in assessing eligibility for a medical card in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been invited to take part in BowelScreen since the programme began in 2012, in tabular form; the number of persons that have... - National Maternity Hospital
451. To ask the Minister for Health if the €45,000 paid to the master of the National Maternity Hospital in addition to their salary as a medical consultant derives from... - Hospital Services
453. To ask the Minister for Health when the narcolepsy centre in St James's Hospital will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21854/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
454. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the ophthalmology waiting list in County Louth; the average waiting time for an outpatient appointment; the average waiting... - Health Services Reports
456. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the review of primary eye care services has yet to be published; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
457. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by ophthalmic consultants in recent media reports regarding treatment times for persons diagnosed with... - Hospital Appointments Status
459. 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. [21902/17] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Health the details of HSE plans to set up specially designed prefabs in an effort to address the trolley crisis, in view of recent media reports; the hospitals which... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
463. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons interviewed for nursing posts at St Joseph's Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number which were... - Hospital Beds Data
464. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation which took place between the HSE, the management and staff at St Joseph's Hospital, patients and other groups regarding recent bed closures;... - Occupational Therapy
465. To ask the Minister for Health when additional funding will be made available to occupational therapy services in counties Westmeath and Longford, in order to reduce the current eight month... - Dental Services Provision
466. To ask the Minister for Health when dental services will be restored to Monksland County Roscommon under the HSE, whereby school age children can be seen; and if he will make a statement on... - General Practitioner Services
468. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to reduce Strokestown, County Roscommon to a one doctor town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21934/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
469. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to reduce Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon to a one-doctor town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21935/17] - Hospital Discharges
470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons discharged from each hospital into emergency accommodation in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21937/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
472. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for the National Rehabilitation Hospital's spinal cord system of care programme in each of the years 2013 to 2016; and the average... - Vaccination Programme
473. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that if he is concerned that some girls who received the HPV gardasil vaccine appear to have had serious side effects, and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
474. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive notice of the outcome of a meeting with an assessment of needs officer. [21982/17] - Cancer Screening Programmes
475. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of the BowelScreen programme; his plans to decrease or increase funding for the BowelScreen programme in 2018; the number of persons in County... - Hospital Appointments Status
476. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list. [21992/17] - Mobility Allowance Review
479. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a replacement scheme for the mobility allowance has yet to be announced; if the new scheme will be announced before the summer recess of Dáil... - Health Services Access
480. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the HSE to determine if a person (details supplied) is ordinarily resident in view of the apparent conflicting decisions being made by the... - Infectious Disease Screening Service (1 comment)
483. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that testing for Lyme disease here uses the inaccurate standardised test called ELISA, which is at best 35%... - Hospital Appointments Status
484. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [22020/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
485. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting spinal surgery at Tallaght Hospital; the number of persons by waiting list (details supplied); the average waiting time on each... - Services for People with Disabilities
486. To ask the Minister for Health the residential care which will be provided for a person (details supplied) who has severe intellectual and behavioural issues; and if he will make a statement... - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
488. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of administering the Health and Social Care Professionals Council; and the way in which these costs are covered (details supplied). [22026/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
489. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over three years for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22031/17] - Health Services Provision
490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a placement available to a young person (details supplied) who is in great difficulty. [22033/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
491. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on a waiting list for surgery; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for this procedure; and the person's... - National Children's Hospital
492. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a fictional character (details supplied) is being made title sponsor for the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services Data
493. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of referrals to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, by general practitioners that are returned to general practitioners and... - Disability Support Services Provision
494. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment for disability home support can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [22050/17] - Health Services Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22053/17] - Electronic Cigarettes
496. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in relation to the use of electronic cigarettes in enclosed public spaces; the research that is being done in relation to electronic cigarettes; and... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
497. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for the treatment abroad scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22055/17] - Health Products Regulatory Authority
498. To ask the Minister for Health the number of schools and sports clubs that have registered with the Health Products Regulatory Authority to administer salbutamol in emergency situations; and... - Disability Services Provision
499. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1016 of 2 May 2017, the steps he will take to ensure passenger safety and protection against abuse by unsupervised... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
500. To ask the Minister for Health if approval has been given to agencies operating under the aegis of his Department or receiving money directly or indirectly from his Department for the... - HSE Expenditure
503. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on high-tech medicines in the years 2014 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Supply
504. To ask the Minister for Health the total savings achieved each month to date under the framework agreement on the supply of medicines to the health services 2016 to 2020, in tabular form;... - Hospitals Expenditure
505. To ask the Minister for Health the total amounts spent on medicines by each public hospital in in the years 2014 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
506. To ask the Minister for Health the total amounts spent on medicines under the primary care reimbursement service in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and...
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