Written answers
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
- HSE Staff Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of HSE employees that are not members of recognised unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30787/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
325. To ask the Minister for Health the continued reason for the delay in treatment for a person (details supplied). [30789/17] - Mental Health Services Data
326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented for mental health or psychiatric services to HSE facilities in County Clare in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to... - Mental Health Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the general admission and treatment policies at Ennis acute psychiatric unit. [30792/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
328. 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. [30793/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
329. To ask the Minister for Health if all resources allocated in 2016 to the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to tackle waiting lists was spent; if resources for tackling endoscopy... - Health Services Staff Training
330. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of providing 20 extra training places for child psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30810/17] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age in CHO area 9 waiting between zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months and... - Home Help Service Provision
332. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be made available for a person (details supplied). [30828/17] - Home Help Service
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help by county; the average waiting time; and the longest times for waiting in each county. [30829/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
334. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30839/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
336. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30842/17] - Hospitals Expenditure
337. To ask the Minister for Health the amount being spent by the Ireland East hospital group on private ambulance operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30843/17] - Medical Card Applications
338. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied). [30855/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
339. To ask the Minister for Health the reason losec in a pre mixed liquid form is not covered under the drug payment scheme; his plans to list the drug under the scheme; and if he will make a... - General Register Office
340. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for persons (details supplied) will be arranged for a marriage interview. [30878/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
341. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal which has been submitted regarding a fair deal scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
342. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 30 May 2017, if there will be a children's consultant ophthalmologist available at the children's hospital group... - Hospital Appointments Status
343. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an ophthalmology appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30888/17] - Disabilities Assessments
344. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1020 and 1021 of 20 June 2017, the details of the targets set by his Department for the provision of these assessments.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
345. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1224 to 1226, inclusive, and 1241 of 20 June 2017, the timeframe for the publication of the independent report on the... - Public Health Policy
346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide alcohol consumption statistics here and across EU member states since 2005, including those from the World Health Organization; if he will... - Health Care Professionals
347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of official trainees comprising intern, CST and HST schemes within the health system that are employed and working in a private hospital and clinics... - Hospital Staff Data
348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants working in every CHO across the State that are on the Medical Council’s specialist register by CHO and area of speciality; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
350. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [30925/17] - Alcohol Advertising
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the findings of the report commissioned by his Department and undertaken by a company (details supplied) on alcohol labelling; and if he... - Health Services Funding
352. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 agencies in receipt of annual State funding in excess of €100,000; and the cumulative total of this funding. [30932/17] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
354. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to clear the backlog of those that are waiting a number of years for orthodontic treatment. [30934/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
355. To ask the Minister for Health the reason changes were implemented in a hospital (details supplied); the reason the waiting time for persons has been extended for two weeks when in the past... - Disabilities Assessments
356. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30946/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting to be seen by a HSE psychology service school-age team by local health area in tabular form; and the number waiting... - Mental Health Services Provision
359. To ask the Minister for Health if service users are consulted on the delivery of local mental health services; if so, if this feedback is applied to improve the delivery and provision of... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
360. To ask the Minister for Health the budget and delivery for mental health services in 2017; if all mental health budgets provided for in 2015 and 2016 were spent; his plans for this budget in... - Mental Health Services Funding
361. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources being provided in the provision of mental health services in HSE area 9 during 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disabilities Assessments
362. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of need will be carried out for a person (details supplied); if his Department can expedite this assessment; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons travelling for a service (details supplied); the time persons are waiting for their initial consultation; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
364. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the shortage of the BCG vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30977/17] - Hospital Staff Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 210 of 24 May 2017, the hospitals in which the 128 doctors working as consultants but not on the Medical Council’s specialist... - Medicinal Products Data
366. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines that his Department has approved but are not in a position to purchase as a result of a lack of funding; the number of persons these medicines... - Brexit Issues
367. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made by his Department to preserve and protect access to shared facilities in Northern Ireland for persons here and vice versa in view of... - Cancer Research
368. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made by his Department to protect the work of the All-Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group group in view of Brexit; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
369. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 239 of 24 May 2017, if he will clarify the respective role of the HSE and of the service provider in the allocation of residential... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
370. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can recoup expenses incurred for their child's dental treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31034/17] - Fire Safety
372. To ask the Minister for Health if the external cladding used on Grenfell Tower has been used on health services buildings or hospitals; if cladding on such buildings is being urgently... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
373. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 285 midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31062/17] - Mental Health Services Staff
375. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
376. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31066/17] - Home Care Packages
377. To ask the Minister for Health if the agreed home care package can be appealed for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31069/17] - Hospital Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if he will intervene and increase the time being provided to persons from counties Cavan and... - Hospital Appointments Status
379. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a matter relating to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31076/17] - Patient Safety
380. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a statutory duty of candour which will place a legal obligation on medical professionals to disclose negligence; and if he will make a... - Organ Donation
381. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed opt-out system for organ donation which he stated in early May 2017 was to be brought before Cabinet; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
382. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of progress on paying staff money owed following the interim public sector deal for staff working in all the State's section 39 agencies... - Patient Deaths
383. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Tipperary that have died from cardiac arrest while in transit to hospitals in Cork... - Hospital Services
384. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in place if a person that lives in the south-east presents to their local or regional hospital with an emergency cardiac condition outside of the... - Patient Deaths
386. To ask the Minister for Health if data exists on the number of persons in the south-east that have died from cardiac arrest in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he... - Hospital Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical pathway for persons in the south-east with cardiac complications up to and including PPCI treatment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Maternity Services Provision
388. To ask the Minister for Health if proper and sufficient additional resources have been provided to University Hospital Kerry to ensure the machine provides a second scan to all expectant... - HSE Complaints Procedures
389. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 170 and 171 of 26 January 2017, if he will confirm the person is not on recent leave but has been on illness benefit... - Hospital Appointments Status
390. 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. [31159/17] - Dental Services Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dentures for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31160/17] - Hospital Services
392. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cardiac rehabilitation services at Letterkenny University Hospital have been suspended; the date on which the service was withdrawn; when the... - Hospital Equipment
394. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which his attention was drawn to equipment failure having occurred at the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital leading to... - Hospital Services
395. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which service users of the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital were formally notified that the service had been... - Hospital Appointments Status
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the ophthalmology assessment and cataract procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31201/17] - Health Services Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a campaign and patient advocacy group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/17] - Ambulance Service Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a second ambulance is provided for the Killarney area in view of information (details supplied) received from the HSE and the fact that... - Hospital Appointments Delays
400. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting four years to see a urology specialist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31210/17] - Health Services Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in having a person (details supplied) transferred to a suitable facility for rehabilitation purposes. [31211/17] - Electronic Cigarettes
402. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations in place for approving vaping products; the time it takes to approve a product for sale here; and the stages it goes through for approval.... - Mental Health Services Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting the allocation of an appointment time from CAMHS, child and adolescent mental health service, by age group (details supplied)... - Disease Management
404. To ask the Minister for Health the diagnostic facilities available to public patients to test for Lyme disease; his plans to make it more freely available; if his Department is examining... - Brexit Staff
405. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding... - Health Services Provision
406. To ask the Minister for Health if recognition and support will be given to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31290/17] - Blood Products Contamination
408. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which he will amend the statutory instrument regarding membership of the consultative council on hepatitis C to allow for women who have been... - General Practitioner Contracts
410. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has provisions in place to encourage Irish graduate doctors to remain and work in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to replace the 11 general practitioners who will be retiring in west Limerick over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Contracts
412. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the contracts of GMS general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31296/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
413. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied); his plans to address a situation regarding the lack of beds in the intensive care unit at St.... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
414. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a nurse for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if funds have been sanctioned for this resource; if not, if he will... - Hospitals Capital Programme
415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the next phase of the Naas hospital development plan with particular reference to the endoscopy unit and the Lakeview unit;... - Health Services Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times surgeries have been cancelled or have been disrupted or stopped due to a lack of equipment or equipment failure for each year since 2010;... - Ambulance Service Data
418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times an on duty ambulance, rapid response vehicle or intermediate care vehicle has been involved in an accident while on duty in each year since... - Medical Treatment Complaints
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a doctor not on the Medical Council’s specialist register and who does not hold specialist division registration and, therefore,... - Accident and Emergency Departments Staff
423. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to producing guidelines for staff in accident and emergency departments for dealing with persons with narcolepsy; and if he... - Disease Classification
424. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to categorise coeliac disease to bring it under his Department's health and well-being area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/17] - HSE Funding
425. To ask the Minister for Health if there are alternative funding sources, domestic or European, for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31320/17] - Hospital Food
426. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which gluten-free foods available in public hospitals are available to persons suffering from coeliac disease when in hospital; and if he will... - Nursing Staff Data
427. To ask the Minister for Health the results of the framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix, which has been operating on a pilot basis in six hospital wards; if it has had an affect in... - Hospital Appointments Status
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for hip revision surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31327/17] - Medical Card Applications
429. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on discretionary medical grounds on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will... - Ambulance Service Response Times
430. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 616 of 7 March 2017, the average response time for the ambulance service for calls from the Killarney area by month in each of the... - Ambulance Service
431. To ask the Minister for Health the aeromedical services available to persons in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31341/17] - Community First Responders Network
432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community first-responder schemes in place in the south east to treat cardiac patients; the way in which the scheme works; the service they... - Ambulance Service Data
433. To ask the Minister for Health if data exist on waiting times for ambulance services across the south east from 2014 to date in 2017; the range of waiting times; and if he will make a... - Housing Adaptation Grant
437. To ask the Minister for Health if there is provision in the granting of adaptation grants for persons with disabilities under SI 104 of 2014 for exceptions to be made to the maximum grant... - HSE Data
438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses specifically dealing with spinal fusion procedures for children who are currently operating in hospitals throughout the State;... - Hospital Procedures
442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot be guaranteed when a procedure will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/17] - HSE Staff
443. To ask the Minister for Health the status of staffing at an office (details supplied); his plans to increase staff at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31376/17] - Hospitals Building Programme
444. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works planned for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31377/17] - Hospital Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade or expand services at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31378/17] - Ambulance Service Data
446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances on duty during the day and at night to facilitate counties Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form; the depot they are based at; and his... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
448. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for orthodontic treatment for the north east, including counties Cavan and Monaghan similar to those outlined (details supplied); and if he... - Census of Population Data
449. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration which is given to the publication of the census in respect to the delivery of services; the way in which demographic data features in... - Census of Population Publication
450. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration which is given by the HSE to the publication of the census of population; the sections that are considered; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Services Data
451. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists available to children and adolescents in the south east within the public health system; the average waiting time for access... - Stroke Care
453. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical staffing for stroke in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the therapy staffing for stroke in the hospital for physiotherapy, occupational... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
457. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to funding being reduced to allow for the provision of wigs for cancer sufferers and persons with alopecia in a HSE area; and... - Community Care
460. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the Maynooth community care unit by role; the vacancies that exist; if there is a commitment to fill those vacancies; if the... - Community Care Provision
461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the Maynooth community care unit; the number of beds being used in the unit; the number of beds available for respite; the number of beds... - Services for People with Disabilities
462. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need carried out under the Disability Act 2005; the position of the person on the... - Mental Health Services
463. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the suitability of congregated settings for those with mental health challenges; the number of service users in such settings; the locations of... - Home Care Packages Provision
464. To ask the Minister for Health if a full review of the home care package being delivered via an approved care provider to a person (details supplied) could be carried out as a priority; if... - Assisted Human Reproduction
465. To ask the Minister for Health the financial support available for those seeking to undergo IVF treatment; and his plans to expand existing support [31440/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
466. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Clare [31487/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
467. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the uncertainty of supply of the drug Respreeza that is critical to the continued treatment of those alpha 1 sufferers who have been in receipt... - Hospital Staff
468. To ask the Minister for Health if the new emergency department at University Hospital Limerick will be allocated additional new staff; if not, if this will affect the operation of the new... - Health Services Data
471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sarcoma surgeries carried out in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31515/17] - Health Services Provision
472. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is possible to provide 24-7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PPCI, at University Hospital Waterford with a single... - Health Insurance Levy
474. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government levy imposed on health insurance policies means the charge accounts for more than a third of the cost of annual premiums for some persons,... - Medical Card Applications
475. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) applied to renew a medical card in 2016; if his attention has been further drawn... - Departmental Staff Data
476. To ask the Minister for Health the number of civil servants in his Department that have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in his...
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