Written answers
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
- National Dementia Strategy Implementation
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31580/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Health if the review process for the inclusion of the freestyle libre device and its related testing strips in the long-term illness scheme, the drug repayment scheme... - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
159. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a timeframe for the review of the report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare also called Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement... - Universal Health Insurance
160. To ask the Minister for Health if remarks made by the former Minister for Health in 2015 that a system of universal health insurance is still the preferred model to achieve universal... - Disabilities Assessments
161. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting period for children in the Dublin area to get an assessment of needs assessment following receipt of application for such an assessment; and if he... - National Children's Hospital Status
163. To ask the Minister for Health the scheduled commencement date of the satellite wing of the national children's hospital that is to be located in Tallaght; the timeframe for completion; the... - Protection of Life During Pregnancy Reviews
164. To ask the Minister for Health if the report for 2016 has been prepared as required under section 20(4) of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013; if so, the timeframe to lay this... - Mental Health Services Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide adequate resources to the child and adolescent mental health services in Athenry, County Galway; his plans to ensure that... - Primary Care Centres Provision
167. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a new primary care centre (details supplied) in County Galway; the progress made to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a new ambulance base in County Galway (details supplied); the progress made to date in 2017 on same; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
169. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been on an urgent waiting list to see a urologist for four years; if there is a shortage of urologists here; and the... - Health Services Provision
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-term beds for males that have become available in a residential facility (details supplied) in County Donegal since 31 March and to date in... - Disabilities Assessments
173. To ask the Minister for Health if a place will be allocated to a person (details supplied) to attend an organisation in Mallow for September 2017. [31649/17] - HSE Staff Remuneration
174. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of hiring ten nurses at the average rate of nurse's pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31654/17] - Ambulance Service Data
178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances that are operating here; the way in which this compares to the number of ambulances that are required; and if he will make a statement... - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
179. To ask the Minister for Health further to the future of health care report (details supplied) the cost of reducing charges to zero in year three. [31659/17] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
181. To ask the Minister for Health further to the meeting that took place on 6 December 2016 with a person (details supplied), if he will contact the person directly and outline the steps that... - HSE Reports
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a report published by the HSE into the allegations that children had been damaged in the public orthodontic service; the cost of this report... - Bullying in the Workplace
183. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 23 May 2017 (details supplied), the dates to date on which the HSE or his Department corresponded with or met the... - Hospitals Data
184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ultra sonographers operating in maternity hospitals by community hospital organisation and by individual maternity hospital in tabular form; and... - Hospitals Funding
192. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given for €500,000 required to enable the cardiology department at university hospital Limerick to address the waiting list of... - Hospital Appointments Status
193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a memory clinic in the western region in view of the fact that there is only one memory clinic in the west and north west regions in which... - Primary Care Centres Provision
195. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31698/17] - Home Care Packages Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Health if a homecare package can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31702/17] - Public Health Policy
198. To ask the Minister for Health the reason health authorities here are in disagreement with their counterparts in Northern Ireland, the UK and in several other EU countries regarding the... - Accident and Emergency Departments
202. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans being considered by him regarding the accident and emergency department in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a... - HSE Data
203. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-stay residents in Abbeyleix community hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31720/17] - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
204. To ask the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia... - Medicinal Products
205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider proposed changes to the packaging of medication by chemists for older persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Contracts
206. To ask the Minister for Health if routine blood tests are covered under the general medical service contract. [31740/17] - Health Services Funding
208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure an equal distribution of funding throughout a community health area (details supplied) in respect of the provision of health services; and if... - Legislative Measures
209. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the concerns outlined by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017; and if he... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the national dementia strategy. [31784/17] - HSE Staff Recruitment
212. To ask the Minister for Health when the post of child psychologist within the primary care psychology services in the Wexford Waterford LHO will be filled; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service Data
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of directly employed home help staff employed by the HSE in County Offaly in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Data
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in each local health area in tabular form. [31808/17] - Health Services Provision
218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to reverse a decision (details supplied) which impacts breast cancer survivors by reducing the supports provided through... - Home Help Service
219. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help staff employed by the HSE in County Laois and their entitlement to overtime payments after 39 hours of work per week; and if...
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