Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
- Abuse in Hospitals
414. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to issue an apology or support for a person (details supplied) who suffered abuse as a young woman in a hospital. [24188/17] - Vaccination Programme
415. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether an independent agency is required to undertake studies on the content of contaminating DNA and RNA retroviruses and metal toxicants and... - Health Services Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chiropodists in County Kerry to treat medical card holders; the names and addresses of each; the current waiting list for same; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23981/17] - Health Services Data
420. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 10 May 2017, the details for each of the 90 designated centres due to comply with 2021 regulations; the proposed... - Community Care Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health the reason respite services at Carndonagh community hospital in County Donegal were recently disrupted for some service users; the efforts being made to ensure... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
422. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the life changing drug Respreeza available to all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23990/17] - Nursing Home Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 10 May 2017, the issues which were identified as poor practises in the recently published HIQA 2016 overview which... - Hospital Appointments Status
424. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital for hip replacement surgery; and if he will... - Elder Abuse
425. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking regarding raising the awareness of elder abuse; the steps he is taking to tackle this issue; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
426. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body with regulatory responsibility over pharmacies to ensure that they are correctly administrating the drug payment scheme and other... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding St. John's Wort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24014/17] - Disability Support Services
428. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the multiplicity of investigations by the human resources department of a disability service provider (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Goods Regulation
433. To ask the Minister for Health the reason melatonin is not covered under the medical card; and if he will include it under the next revision of included drugs. [24029/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is not possible for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to receive adapted shoes; and if he will direct the HSE to provide funding for... - Hospital Appointments Status
436. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a cataract operation will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) for an assessment. [24080/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
438. 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. [24094/17] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
440. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the hiring of a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24102/17] - Public Sector Staff Recruitment
441. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the Commission on Public Pay was informed by another Department that there are currently no general recruitment or retention... - Hospital Staff Data
442. To ask the Minister for Health the vacant posts at University Hospital Waterford broken down by profession and by length of time the post is vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
443. To ask the Minister for Health the reason recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children's report on childhood immunisation of July 2001 that legislation be drawn... - Hospital Appointments Status
446. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Procedures
447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopy procedures carried out per month in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if he will... - Hospital Services
448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide payment proposed by procedure to hospitals as part of proposed plans for activity based funding; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Policy
449. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for placing public hospitals under the management of private hospital operators or other contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
450. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the continuing failure to implement the European working time directive which was transposed into law through the Organisation of Working Time Act... - Medical Card Delays
451. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing levels in the PCRS office in Finglas in view of ongoing delays in the processing of medical card applications; and if he will... - Hospital Records
456. To ask the Minister for Health when Beaumont Hospital will publish all freedom of information requests and respective responses on its website; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
457. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be allocated a neurologist appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/17] - Obesity Strategy
458. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the accepted policy of his Department of the requirement of treatment programmes for obesity since the... - Ambulance Service Response Times
459. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time and maximum waiting time in each quarter of 2016 and to date in 2017 for an emergency ambulance in counties Laois and Kildare, by... - Hospital Appointments Status
460. 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. [24201/17] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the non-emergency waiting list for dental services in Roscommon county hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24203/17] - Dental Services
462. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a HSE dentist in the area of south Roscommon; and when the position will be filled. [24204/17] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
463. To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite placing for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/17] - Health Services Provision
464. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24226/17] - Home Help Service
465. To ask the Minister for Health if there are provisions available within the HSE CHO area 1 region for a person (details supplied) to make the road to their home in County Cavan more... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
466. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will cover the costs of orthotics footwear for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24231/17] - National Maternity Hospital Location
467. To ask the Minister for Health if in tandem with the independent review of maternity and gynaecology services in the greater Dublin area report of 2008, a report was produced that focused on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
469. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the long waiting lists for surgery for cardiology patients and the lack of beds within the cardiology units in hospitals; his further... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
470. To ask the Minister for Health his immediate plans to recruit the necessary occupational therapy staff to reduce the unacceptable waiting lists (details supplied); his longer term plans to... - Obesity Strategy
471. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of adoption of obesity treatment programmes with regard to the requirement of treatment programmes for obesity, since the publication... - National Children's Hospital
473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds planned for the national children's hospital; and the planned number of beds for use by children in the greater Dublin area, other counties... - Rights of Way Provision
474. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been unable to secure a registered right of way from the HSE on a road at which they have an existing right of way... - General Practitioner Services
475. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) can be taken on as medical card patients at a surgery. [24293/17] - Occupational Therapy
476. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient occupational therapy services available to eliminate the waiting list for assessments for children... - Hospital Staff
477. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no staff at Beaumont Hospital to administer DHE treatment; if this is the case, in view of the fact that there are persons waiting up to... - Services for People with Disabilities
478. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 809 of 2 May 2017 and further to the response received from the HSE on 10 May 2017, if the Louth Meath constituency area... - Hospital Appointments Status
479. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given an appointment to be assessed for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/17] - Health Services Provision
480. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE physiotherapy clinic will open in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24308/17] - Disease Management
481. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to produce a funded care path for persons who are suffering from Lyme disease (details supplied). [24310/17] - Home Care Packages Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 2 May 2017, the level of ongoing engagement with the social care division to optimise timely access to home-care... - National Stroke Programme Implementation
483. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1071 of 2 May 2017, the cost of increasing the number of stroke unit beds to meet the predicted increase of stroke... - Home Care Packages Data
484. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for home care packages that were submitted by persons under 65 years of age in 2015 and 2016; the number of these applications which... - Hospitals Discharges
488. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 2 May 2017, the staffing vacancies that currently exist in the early supported discharge teams across the current... - National Stroke Programme Implementation
490. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a report (details supplied); if there will be a multi-year plan put in place to address the service and... - Electronic Cigarettes
492. To ask the Minister for Health the evidence by which the legislation was concluded for guidelines (details supplied) to exist around vaping products under the TPD, in view of the fact they... - Hospital Services
493. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision timeline for the mobile catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford as announced by the Minister of State,... - Drugs Payment Scheme
494. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost to reduce the monthly limit of the drugs payment scheme from €144 to €125; and if he will make a statement on... - Maternity Services
495. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the extra €6.8 million allocated to maternity services in 2017 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24402/17] - Motorised Transport Grant Closure
496. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the scheme to replace the motorised transport grant; the expected date for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Centres Provision
497. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the primary care centre for Finglas; if a date has been set for construction and the opening of the facility; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
498. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied); if the person is eligible under the cross-Border scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Provision
499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) to meet an occupational therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24429/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
500. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); if the person is eligible under the cross-Border scheme; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Administration
502. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24432/17] - Mental Health Services Staff
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered using the private sector to address the waiting lists for services, in view of reported difficulties in recruiting mental health staff.... - Hospital Appointments Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical assessment appointment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for this appointment; and if he will... - National Children's Hospital
508. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/17] - General Medical Services Scheme
509. To ask the Minister for Health his views on if it is acceptable for nurses and prescribing nurses working in general practitioner practices to charge medical card holders for visits. [24488/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
510. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [24496/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
511. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a needs assessment by a multidisciplinary team for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24552/17] - Health Services Provision
512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy services in County Wexford; if occupational and speech and... - Primary Care Centres
513. To ask the Minister for Health the services that will be provided in the new primary care centre in Balbriggan; the services which will be new and require additional staff; the number and... - Mental Health Services
518. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations, policies and procedures for allocated exercise time or outside recreational time for persons who are admitted to County Roscommon psychiatric... - Health Services
523. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to help persons with multiple sclerosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24574/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
524. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an appeal process through the HSE or fair deal office in the case of a nursing home provider introducing an additional monetary demand or... - Hospital Waiting Lists
525. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24586/17] - Bullying in the Workplace
526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an independent investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment in the workplace regarding a person (details supplied) in view of... - Hospital Records
527. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 4 April 2017, if part of the response to this will be issued directly by HIQA (details supplied); and if he will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
528. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the fair deal scheme (details supplied). [24637/17] - Hospitals Data
529. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of stay in each hospital in tabular form on a county basis. [24638/17] - Disability Services Provision
530. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to assist an organisation (details supplied) which is facing closure on 25 May 2017 due to historical governance issues which have... - Hospital Appointments Status
531. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the case will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Children's Hospital
533. To ask the Minister for Health the extent and nature of the use of the hospital inpatient inquiry in the work of the review group that reported to him in June 2012; and if he will make a... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
534. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses that were removed from the active register for non-payment of a registration fee who have sought to be reinstated; the number that have... - Medicinal Products Supply
535. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider sourcing additional pharmaceutical companies for chemotherapy drugs in view of the fact that the current supplier (details... - Home Care Packages Provision
536. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a home support package implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/17] - Medicinal Products Licensing
539. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the drugs which have been licensed by the European Medicines Agency and have gone through the process of being approved by the Health Products... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
540. To ask the Minister for Health the average time it takes for a drug to go through the reimbursement assessment process; the reason a delay exists; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
542. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the waiting times for children to see a consultant and to have a tonsillectomy in the ENT department in Tullamore hospital in...
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