Written answers
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Public Sector Staff
55. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to end the staffing crisis in the health service in the context of public sector pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26269/17] - Vaccination Programme
56. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to counter anti-vaccination campaigns. [29070/17] - Primary Care Centres Provision
57. To ask the Minister for Health the range of facilities and services for the new primary healthcare centre in Summerhill, Dublin 1; and when he envisages completion of construction. [27844/17] - Medical Card Eligibility
58. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the provision of a medical card until recovery to persons on the diagnosis of cancer in view of the fact that the costs associated with a... - Home Help Service Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 14% reduction in home help hours in counties Sligo and Leitrim for January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016. [29079/17] - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide free access to fertility treatments including IVF in the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27862/17] - Psychological Services
61. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund services such as a service (details supplied) on an annual basis. [27843/17] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
62. To ask the Minister for Health the further length of time it will take to appoint a paediatric diabetes consultant at university college hospital Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he... - Hospital Services
63. 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... - Public Sector Pay
64. To ask the Minister for Health the current engagement of his Department with the upcoming round of public pay negotiations; if he will report on the work his officials are undertaking with... - National Drugs Strategy
65. To ask the Minister for Health if the outstanding issues which are delaying the signing off of the new national drug strategy are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Data
66. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances that are owned by the HSE ambulance service that are stationed in counties Laois, Kildare and Offaly; and the specific areas they are... - Health Services
67. To ask the Minister for Health if he will legislate to make himself legally accountable for the delivery of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
68. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress on the rollout of improvements to perinatal mental health services capacity; and if he has satisfied himself that these improvements are... - Home Help Service Provision
70. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 11% reduction in home help hours in County Wicklow for January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016. [29087/17] - Departmental Funding
71. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the issue whereby section 39 organisations have not received extra funding to pay their employees the extra €1,000... - HSE Agency Staff Data
72. To ask the Minister for Health the number of graduates from the paediatric and general nursing course in University College Cork run in conjunction Cork university hospital that are currently... - HSE Investigations
73. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the response by his Department and the SEHB when concerns were raised with them in the 1990s regarding a person (details... - Mental Health Services Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays that exist in County Meath in accessing a psychiatric consultant appointment; and if his attention has been... - Hospital Appointments Delays
75. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to legislate for the maximum waiting times of ten weeks for an outpatient appointment, 12 weeks for an inpatient appointment and ten days for... - Medicinal Products Availability
76. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the action which is being taken to find a solution for persons with alpha 1 that need respreeza. [29073/17] - Health Services Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided in order that St. Joseph's, Ramelton and Lifford community hospitals in County Donegal can meet HIQA standards and at... - Hospital Waiting Lists
78. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the orthopaedic waiting list in University Hospital Waterford which is one of the highest in the country under the national treatment... - Hospital Staff
79. To ask the Minister for Health if there are senior management staff in the national maternity hospital that have financial interests through tax break schemes or otherwise in St. Vincent's... - Home Help Service Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 13% reduction in home help hours in County Galway for January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016. [29082/17] - Nursing Home Services
81. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of nursing home services in view of the fact that the private public ratio has reached critical level of approximately... - Hospital Waiting Lists
82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a paediatric diabetes consultant or paediatric diabetes endocrinologist at University College Hospital Galway... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
83. To ask the Minister for Health if motor neurone disease is not included in the long term illness scheme; the reason this is the case; his plans to add it to the scheme; if this can be... - Health Services
84. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the setting up of regional bodies consisting of public representatives, the professional stakeholders and patient... - Data Protection
85. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding lacunas in data protection legislation that may be preventing mental health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
86. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which Tallaght hospital will be supported in reducing the number of outpatients enduring long waiting times in the hospital. [29092/17] - Home Help Service Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 12% reduction in home help hours in counties Laois and Offaly for January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016. [29089/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
88. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself that the closure of 11 beds at Linn Dara CAMHS will mean that children and adolescents in need of these services will receive the... - Respite Care Services Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of respite care offered to families of children with disabilities in the first five months of 2017 as compared to the first five months of... - Hospital Groups
90. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put on a statutory footing hospital group boards not currently on a statutory footing; and the reason for the delay in this regard. [27655/17] - Ambulance Service Provision
91. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of ambulance services in north and south Connemara, County Galway, in view of the repeated highlighting of serious issues in... - General Practitioner Training
92. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allocating a general practitioner training programme to County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27831/17] - Maternity Services Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Health when 20 week anomaly scans will be available to all women in all maternity units across the State. [27664/17] - Hospital Services
94. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has not been a full rollout of intermediate care vehicles with staff across the acute hospital network. [27540/17] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
95. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for American and Australian qualified nurses to enter the health system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27829/17] - Infectious Diseases
96. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease here needs to be improved substantially to improve the lives of the many sufferers here; his... - Home Care Packages Provision
97. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the notable regional differences in the provision of home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29068/17] - Health Services Staff
98. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the capacity issues within the public health sector that are being driven in part by low pay and a lack of a clear career path for nurses... - Health Services
99. To ask the Minister for Health the reason contraception is not available through health insurance; if he has discussed this matter with health insurance companies; and if he will make a... - European Medicines Agency
100. To ask the Minister for Health the level of support the Government is offering in order to relocate the European Medicines Agency to Ireland; and if he will provide the associated cost... - Medicinal Products Availability
101. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the motion recently adopted by an organisation (details supplied) calling for the prescription of cannabis for medicinal use not to be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
103. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, will be supported in reducing the number of outpatients enduring long waiting times in the hospital.... - National Maternity Strategy
104. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the taskforce for the implementation of the national maternity strategy has met just once in 18 months. [29066/17] - Health Services Staff
106. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to deal with problems of retaining and recruiting staff in key sectors of the health service in the coming period; and if he will... - Primary Care Centres
108. To ask the Minister for Health the additional staff that will be employed to ensure the full functioning of the new primary care centre in Balbriggan. [27662/17] - Occupational Therapy
110. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the persistent increase in long waiting times for persons under 18 years of age needing assessment for occupational therapy; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
111. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Mater hospital will be supported in reducing the number of outpatients and inpatients enduring long waiting times in the hospital. [29098/17] - Mental Health Services Data
112. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his officials are taking to liaise with hospitals and the National Office for Suicide Prevention on the number of self harm presentations at... - Hospital Appointments Administration
113. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that in May 2017 some 14,389 outpatient appointments had been outstanding in County Cork hospitals for more than a year, a fivefold increase by... - National Maternity Hospital
114. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the governance arrangements of St. Vincent's hospital and the national maternity hospital following its relocation to Elm Park, Dublin in view... - General Practitioner Services Provision
115. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary Question No. 79 of 8 March 2017, the measures he is planning in order to ensure that general practitioners do not incorrectly charge... - Cancer Screening Programmes
116. To ask the Minister for Health if waiting time targets for cancer diagnoses are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29067/17] - Home Help Service Provision
117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the drop in home help hours which has recently been reported for counties Longford and Westmeath; and his plans to increase these hours as a... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
118. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting times for children waiting for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29061/17] - HSE Staff
119. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of availability of physiotherapists in south Kildare for children with scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27830/17] - Maternity Services
121. To ask the Minister for Health when the report into maternity services in Portiuncula hospital will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29072/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
122. To ask the Minister for Health if he has used the National Treatment Purchase Fund since its introduction to make a reduction in the waiting times for persons to avail of gynaecological... - Hospital Waiting Lists
123. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of the integrated hospital waiting list management system, Comhlista. [27656/17] - Home Help Service Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 11% reduction in home help hours in east County Limerick and north County Tipperary for January to April 2017 relative to the same period... - Cancer Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide support for persons that have to travel long distances for cancer treatments across the country from County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
127. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to co-ordinate with third level institutions to ensure that there will be adequate staffing in the national children's hospital. [27654/17] - Hospitals Expenditure
129. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the stretch income targets set for hospitals; the amount generated in 2016 from private income by hospital; the amount budgeted for in 2017; the... - Diabetes Strategy
130. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department will implement a diabetes proactive care pilot for County Donegal; and if the proper resources will be provided including the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
131. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent confirmation that the vacant physiotherapy post in south Connemara will not be filled due to financial constraints (details supplied);... - Hospice Services Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Health further to his meeting with a charity (details supplied), if plans have been progressed for a hospice in a location in the midlands in view of the concerns... - Hospital Services
133. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which deficiencies in services have been identified as a contributory factor at various levels throughout the public general hospital system in... - Primary Care Centres
134. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all primary care health centres in County Tipperary. [27538/17] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
135. To ask the Minister for Health when a paediatric diabetic specialist will be appointed at university hospital Galway. [29071/17] - Hospitals Building Programme
136. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the written request to him by the clinical director of Galway University Hospital and the management of a group... - HSE Expenditure
137. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent by the HSE in 2016 on hiring private ambulances in counties Laois, Kildare and Offaly. [27645/17]
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