Written answers
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
- Occupational Therapy
334. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason occupational therapy services were withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Support Services Provision
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) and make an appointment available for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessment; and if he... - Home Help Service Provision
336. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29526/17] - Departmental Staff
337. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the details of those employed in his Department who also have responsibilities with an advocacy group (details supplied); the details of their... - National Lottery Funding Data
338. To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the national lottery grant funding that has been used to fund conferences, events and advocacy campaigns to tackle alcohol misuse... - Hospital Waiting Lists
339. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery. [29533/17] - Health Services
340. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the regulations that exist to govern private eye laser surgery centres and particularly to protect persons and ensure they have proper follow-up... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
341. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the number of drugs in the past two years and to date in 2017 that have been referred from the HSE to the Department of Health for further... - Cancer Screening Programmes
343. To ask the Minister for Health if early detection breast cancer screening protocols are available for women with breast density; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29568/17] - Hospitals Building Programme
344. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29576/17] - HSE National Service Plan
345. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of children's hospices nationally is part of the HSE national service plan in view of a hospice (details supplied) reporting to be at maximum... - Departmental Staff Data
346. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the staffing complement of his Department in whole-time equivalents as at the end of 2016. [29606/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
347. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to include Crohn's disease in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29616/17] - Drugs-related Deaths
348. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of deaths in the past three years that have been recorded on the national drug related deaths index and that occurred as a result of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
349. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital. [29624/17] - Medical Card Applications
350. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason a person (details supplied) was refused both a general practitioner and medical card on the basis of all information supplied; and if he... - HSE Properties
351. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding the HSE owned building at Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, with regard to the housing of an organisation (details supplied) at... - Disability Services Provision
352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29631/17] - Medical Card Applications
353. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29632/17] - Hospital Charges
354. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is receiving a bill from University Hospital Galway in view of the fact they have a medical card. [29637/17] - Medical Card Administration
355. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increasing delays in processing medical card applications especially if additional information is requested; the efforts... - Home Help Service
356. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a vacancy in the position of home help organiser for south Lee; if so, how long the vacancy has existed; the way these responsibilities have been... - General Medical Services Scheme
357. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken by the HSE to address the situation whereby general practitioners are charging GMS patients for diagnostic and routine blood... - Care of the Elderly Provision
358. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the approved funding of €10 million to facilitate a 60 bed extension, the retention of the rehabilitation centre and the provision of a... - Hospital Facilities
359. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a hospital (details supplied) for a replacement mini bus with wheelchair access; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
360. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE and the Government were advised by a company (details supplied) that there was an issue with the Pandemrix swine influenza vaccine;... - Traveller Community
365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Traveller support and services provided by his Department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost... - Hospital Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 20 week anomaly scans are not offered as standard to women in the public maternity system in St. Luke's Hospital in County Kilkenny which services... - Hospital Beds Data
367. To ask the Minister for Health the measures which are being taken to address the increasing trolley crisis in St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny. [29704/17] - Hospital Appointments Administration
368. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29708/17] - Disabilities Assessments
369. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be provided for a person (details supplied) in south County Tipperary; the actions he will take against the HSE for failing to... - Health Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to accommodate their urgent needs. [29721/17] - HSE Staff
371. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the adult clinical psychologist post for County Offaly remains vacant; the length of time this post has remained vacant; if the HSE plans to fill... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
372. To ask the Minister for Health if the child clinical psychology post for County Offaly has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29729/17] - Occupational Therapy
373. To ask the Minister for Health the action he plans to take to address the lengthy waiting lists for occupational therapy in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the service level agreements with private ambulance operators for the transport of public patients; the locations from which the ambulances are... - Elder Abuse
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints received relating to adult abuse per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29734/17] - Home Help Service Data
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of home help hours over each of the past ten years by county, in tabular form; the number of hours granted; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an early appointment for a person (details supplied). [29741/17] - Medical Card Reviews
379. To ask the Minister for Health the selection procedures that apply to medical cards holders who are chosen for review; if such reviews are randomly selected; if so, the number of random... - Services for People with Disabilities
382. To ask the Minister for Health if a transport service can be provided to a person (details supplied) attending a rehabilitative training centre; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
383. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug payment scheme limit is €144 per month whether for a couple or a single person; if he will consider reducing this by halving the... - Hospital Appointments Delays
384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting 22 months to see a neurologist and has been told even though the case is urgent it will be a three year... - Health Services Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the business case submitted to the Health Service Executive for the national intestinal failure centre to be based at St. James's Hospital; and... - Obesity Strategy
386. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the 2005 obesity strategy, specifically elements that focus on obesity treatment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Capital Expenditure Programme
387. To ask the Minister for Health the details and county location of capital projects announced by his Department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. [29784/17] - Departmental Staff Data
388. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Civil Service clerical officers in full-time employment in his Department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. [29851/17] - Health Services Data
392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for a full or partial limb amputation in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by county; the number of those persons who had diabetes;... - Hospital Appointments Status
393. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [29831/17] - Mental Health Services Data
394. To ask the Minister for Health the hours of opening of the new mental health day service in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath; the staff working at this service; the staff that are... - Medicinal Products Availability
395. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to make the drug eculizumab available to persons that have been diagnosed with systemic Degos disease; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
396. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the review being undertaken by his Department and the HSE following the decision of the NCPE in December 2016 to recommend against... - Hospital Appointments Administration
399. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [29994/17] - Abortion Legislation
400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been made for terminations under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 each year since its introduction; the... - General Medical Services Scheme Payments
401. To ask the Minister for Health if GMS payments to general practitioners which have previously been reduced under FEMPI are included under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020;... - Audiology Services Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult audiology assessments in County Kerry for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30021/17] - Health Services Staff
405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the regulations regarding paramedics who work for the HSE and are supposed to get subsistence if they are out of base for over five hours... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for their registration with an organisation (details supplied) to be completed; the length of time the... - Hospital Services
407. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 17 May 2017, if the HSE will respond to the issues raised which were not dealt with in the reply; and if he will... - HSE Staff Data
408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff employed nationwide; the number of these who do not have an official HSE email address; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Data
409. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time posts for occupational therapists in each county; the number of vacancies in each area; the number of such persons on leave; the cost... - Medical Card Applications
410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application for a person (details supplied) has not been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30063/17] - Health Insurance
411. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the requirement for health insurance companies to maintain records for only seven years, in view of health insurance premiums for those... - Medical Card Eligibility
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a medical card to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30092/17] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
413. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment process associated with a consultant in a hospital (details supplied) since the adoption of the 2015 model of care; and if... - Health Services
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite necessary scans for a person (details supplied). [30099/17] - Health Services Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact this person has waited three years to attend a consultant;... - Medical Card Administration
417. To ask the Minister for Health if community welfare officers are responsible for checking the deaths of medical card holders against the names on general practitioner lists; the person or... - Suicide Prevention
419. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the out of hours services available in Cork city and county for a person who may be suicidal; the way in which a person may contact the... - Community First Responders Network
420. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to community first responder groups. [30124/17] - Hospital Appointments Administration
423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to have a person (details supplied) admitted to the urological department of the Mater hospital in Dublin. [30139/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
424. 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. [30178/17] - Pharmacy Services
426. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 4 May 2017, if he will request the HSE to issue a reply to same. [30200/17] - Health Services Provision
427. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE provides funding for musical therapy for adults and children. [30202/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
428. 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. [30204/17]
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