Written answers
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
- Mobility Allowance Review
635. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed legislation to replace the mobility allowance; when he expects a revised payment to be available again; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Staff
636. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has been unable to retain its full complement of full-time teaching staff and has... - Referendum Campaigns
637. To ask the Minister for Health if he has agreed to a request to accelerate preparations for a referendum on the Eighth Amendment and to have a parallel process to run alongside the... - Hospital Appointments Status
638. 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. [34891/17] - Nursing Staff Provision
639. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of tissue viability nurses allocated to the north Dublin area which is causing significant backlog of out patients awaiting appointments... - Health Services Provision
640. To ask the Minister for Health the status of physiotherapy services in Erris, County Mayo; when a full-time physiotherapist will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Staff Data
641. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended number of full-time HSE physiotherapists for an area the size and population of County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
645. To ask the Minister for Health the reason vacancies arising from maternity leave are in some recorded instances taking months to fill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34901/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
646. 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. [34902/17] - HSE Investigations
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) that was treated by a doctor in the accident and emergency department in St James's Hospital;... - Hospital Appointments Status
648. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Cavan general hospital. [34906/17] - Maternity Services
650. To ask the Minister for Health if there is now full compliance in regard to the collating of annual reports by all maternity units; and if the reports are made publicly available in all... - Medical Card Data
651. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the number of GP's availing of the medical card or GP visitor card scheme in Strokestown, Elphin and Ballaghadereen to one doctor per town;... - Hospitals Discharges
652. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the steps being taken to address the crisis that has arisen; when the person can... - Patient Data
653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the psychiatric department at University Hospital Galway that are medically fit for discharge but cannot be discharged for reasons... - Hospital Appointments Status
654. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) that was assessed for a serious back problem in 2014 will be called for surgery. [34919/17] - Medical Products Supply
655. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of Vimizin (elosulfase alfa) for the treatment of Morquio A syndrome (MPS 1VA); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
657. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding towards the upgrading of a hospital facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34931/17] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a place for a person (details supplied) in the Deerpark facility in Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34933/17] - Hospitals Building Programme
659. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed construction of the 50-bed residential unit in Tuam, County Galway, on HSE lands adjoining the Grove health centre; if a person has... - Home Help Service
660. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite extra home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [34949/17] - Home Care Packages
661. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in organising a home care package for a person (details supplied); and the steps he will take to organise same in view of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
662. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34954/17] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
663. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address staffing shortages in hospitals which are putting staff under immense pressure; his plans regarding this issue at hospitals in the north... - Care Services Provision
664. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no supports are being given to persons (details supplied). [34962/17] - Hospital Staff
665. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is only one tissue viability nurse serving north Dublin from Coolock to Balbriggan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34965/17] - Primary Care Centres Data
666. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres opened since March 2011, by county, in tabular form; the number of those currently in construction and at an advanced... - Medical Card Reviews
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a medical card review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34969/17] - Hospital Investigations
668. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to hold an independent inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) at Holles Street hospital. [34970/17] - Medical Card Applications
670. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
671. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an early intervention appointment; the reason for the delay in same; the steps he will take to... - Suicide Prevention
672. To ask the Minister for Health the policy or procedures in place in the accident and emergency departments of Cherry Orchard Hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital and the Coombe women and... - Mental Health Services Data
674. To ask the Minister for Health the psychiatric and mental health services and facilities currently available at the Cherry Orchard hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital and the Coombe... - Hospitals Expenditure
675. To ask the Minister for Health the agency spend at Cherry Orchard hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital and the Coombe women and children's hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and... - Primary Care Services Provision
676. To ask the Minister for Health when a child psychologist within the primary care services of Kildare north is expected to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35020/17] - Hospital Procedures
677. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a power failure at Beaumont Hospital caused a person to require resuscitation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages
678. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to ensure that the home care package is underpinned by statute; the consultation he has had in this area; and if he will make a... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
679. To ask the Minister for Health if any of the approximately 780 HSE-funded section 39 charitable organisations that are regulated by the Charities Regulatory Authority held investments in the... - Occupational Therapy
681. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapists providing services in counties Leitrim and Sligo in 2016 and to date in 2017. [35049/17] - Health Services Funding
686. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding. [35063/17] - Health Services
687. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) from County Louth whose consultant has requested that they be provided with a... - Health Services Data
688. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 392 and 397 of 27 June 2017, if he will request the HSE to provide the details requested in the initial questions in... - Hospital Appointments Status
689. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation. [35090/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
690. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the public waiting list for MRI scans in each applicable hospital in counties Louth, Meath and Dublin. [35092/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
691. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a long-term residential care place for a person (details supplied) in a centre in County Kildare. [35094/17] - Respite Care Services Data
692. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of residential weekend respite care from an organisation for a person (details supplied) with severe autism; and if he will make a statement on the... - Palliative Care Facilities
693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospices and palliative care units that receive funding from the HSE as section 39 entities; the number of beds in each hospice and palliative... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
694. To ask the Minister for Health the agency spend at St. James's Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date for 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure
695. To ask the Minister for Health the level of drugs expenditure in the health budget in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the percentage of the health budget spent on... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
696. To ask the Minister for Health the level of high tech orphan drugs expenditure in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the percentage of the drugs budget spent on high... - Home Help Service Provision
698. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours can be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35105/17] - Maternity Services
699. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 6 July 2017, the funding made available in 2016 and to date in 2017, for the expansion of access to 20-week... - Hospitals Building Programme
700. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to construct a maternity hospital at St James's Hospital Dublin; if planning permission has been sought or granted; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists
701. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided a date for surgery. [35115/17] - Hospital Staff
702. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding staffing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35121/17] - HSE Agency Staff
703. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics is nine staff short of the number of staff its director is of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
704. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35131/17] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
705. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a payment under the cross-border directive has not been made to a person (details supplied). [35138/17] - Hospital Facilities
706. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a helipad at a proposed hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35144/17] - Parliamentary Questions
707. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 795 and 797 of 20 June 2017, if replies will issue without further delay. [35146/17] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
708. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) will be allocated a bed in St Mary's, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [35154/17] - Parliamentary Questions Data
710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parliamentary questions received by his Department in the past three years to date in 2017; the number of parliamentary questions his Department... - Medicinal Products Availability
711. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the approval and provision of the drug Translarna for the treatment of persons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [35162/17] - Commencement of Legislation
712. To ask the Minister for Health when section 14 of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35172/17] - General Practitioner Data
713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in CHO area 9; the number of general practitioners that are due to retire in CHO area 9 over the next three years;... - Medical Products Supply
714. To ask the Minister for Health if the cancer treatment drug, Palbociclib, is not being provided to newly diagnosed persons after 1 August 2017 due to costs; and if so, if he will review the... - Medicinal Products Data
715. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 366 of 4 July 2017, the number of persons who would benefit from each of the nine medicines approved by the HSE but are... - Hospitals Building Programme
716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical facilities including maternity theatres, hospital wards, surgical theatres and so on which have been built by the State but have never... - Hospital Facilities
717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical facilities including maternity theatres, hospital wards, surgical theatres and so on, in the State which are not operational or have been... - Hospitals Discharges
718. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still in hospital despite their requests to return home. [35179/17] - General Practitioner Training
719. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the intake to the annual GP training scheme by 200 for 2017; the first year cost; the full-year cost, in tabular form; and if he will... - Prescriptions Charges
720. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of reducing prescription charges for medical card holders under 70 years of age from €2 to €1.50, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme
721. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of lowering the threshold of the drugs payment scheme from €144 to €132, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services Data
722. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of introducing a twice yearly six-monthly scale and polish for all medical card holders under 70 years of age, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services Data
724. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing respite care hours by 10%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35186/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting initial assessment to be placed on a waiting list for cataract surgery in the Mater hospital; the length of time they have been... - Hospital Appointments Status
731. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35200/17] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
733. To ask the Minister for Health if emergency funding can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who must travel to the UK for medical treatment; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
734. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [35214/17] - Patient Transport Provision
735. To ask the Minister for Health the reason transport services have not been provided for a person (details supplied). [35216/17] - Departmental Contracts Data
736. To ask the Minister for Health if all security and contract cleaning companies that have obtained contracts from his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department under public... - Hospital Services
737. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that ophthalmological services at the Mater hospital are sufficiently resourced to cope with the demands on the service; if his attention... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
738. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance can be provided towards the cost of treatment abroad for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35239/17] - Hospitals Data
739. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons outsourced at St. James's Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Respite Care Services Provision
751. To ask the Minister for Health when a residential respite care home will be opened in the Cork south west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35274/17] - Hospital Services
752. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider opening an outreach clinic in County Cork for a metabolic doctor and a paediatric gastroenterologist (details supplied); and if he will... - Mental Health Services Staff
753. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of CAMHS consultants that have signed off that they have read, understood and agree to implement the HSE CAMHS Standard Operating Procedure... - Home Care Packages Provision
754. To ask the Minister for Health if he will tackle the shortage of home care workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35288/17] - Care Services Provision
755. To ask the Minister for Health if the carer's need assessment will be rolled out for older persons in view of a five-year term for all carers (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services Provision
756. To ask the Minister for Health if the home care scheme will address a person's needs for respite care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35290/17] - Home Care Packages Funding
759. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in funding for home care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35293/17] - Hospital Equipment
760. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available for equipment at a hospital (details supplied); if funding applications for same were made in each of the years 2014 to... - Hospital Appointments Status
761. 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. [35307/17] - Home Help Service Data
762. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time home help applications are taking to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35308/17] - Occupational Therapy
763. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be seen by an occupational therapist in counties Leitrim and in Sligo for more than one month, two months and three months;... - Hospital Appointments Status
764. 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. [35312/17] - Health Services Provision
765. 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. [35313/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
766. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment with a speech and language therapist and an occupational therapist for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
767. To ask the Minister for Health if he has resolved the issue of general practitioners charging medical card patients for blood tests despite successive Ministers stating this practice should... - Ambulance Service
768. To ask the Minister for Health if all ambulances have satnav systems fitted; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35319/17] - Newborn Screening Cards
769. To ask the Minister for Health his plans further to the report on the newborn screening card archive forum; the position regarding the next steps in the process in dealing with the so called... - Food Industry Data
772. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 11 July 2017, if data publicly exist in regard to sugar, fat and salt reformulation by the food and beverage... - Organ Donation Data
775. To ask the Minister for Health the number of transplant co-ordinators in the State; the number that would be required to move to a soft opt out system; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
777. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will schedule an urgent appointment for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
778. 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. [35331/17] - Mental Health Services
779. To ask the Minister for Health the therapeutic, recreational and educational activities available to persons in mental health facilities; the current budget for this; his plans for this area... - Hospital Appointments Status
780. 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. [35333/17] - Home Help Service Data
781. To ask the Minister for Health the home help hours for counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - General Practitioner Services
782. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35337/17] - Care of the Elderly Provision
783. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a budget submission by an organisation (details supplied) regarding investment in community supports for persons with... - Hospital Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the completion of a development control plan or master plan for South Tipperary General Hospital; if he will forward a copy of the plan;... - General Practitioner Services
786. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered bringing a teleconsultation with a family doctor under the remit of the GP visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
787. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date on the eHealth Strategy for Ireland, specifically with regard to teleconsultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services Report
791. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the parent led CAMHS survey report which found a very high rate of dissatisfaction among parents of service... - Health Services
792. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will act on the ME information pack (details supplied) that was recently distributed; if so, the measures he plans to introduce;... - Departmental Contracts
794. To ask the Minister for Health if the CEO of the HSE has sanctioned a HSE employee to seek a contract with a Government Department or offices for supply of goods or services whether for... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
795. To ask the Minister for Health when the specialists will be in situ to see patients with regard to the identification of a sarcoma specialist at St Vincent's hospital; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
796. 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. [35360/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
797. To ask the Minister for Health if arthritis patient appointments in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin are being cancelled for July 2017 and rescheduled for March 2018; his views on... - Services for People with Disabilities
798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts assigned to the Cavan Monaghan paediatric occupational therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35398/17] - Home Care Packages Funding
804. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for the public home care sector [35429/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
805. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for an MRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35431/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
806. To ask the Minister for Health if there is funding available to groups wishing to introduce defibrillators for communities in their area; his plans to introduce a funding stream for this... - Obesity Strategy
807. To ask the Minister for Health when the food in school forum will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35442/17] - Health Services Provision
808. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cuts to the service provided by the podiatry service in HSE north and south Lee; and his plans to enhance this service [35443/17] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment of nurses for Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35451/17] - Medicinal Products Licensing
812. 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. [35455/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
813. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite urgent surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35460/17] - Long Stay Residential Units
814. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a long-term bed in a residential facility in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
816. To ask the Minister for Health when it is open to a person to consider treatment in another jurisdiction and be reimbursed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35464/17] - Protected Disclosures
817. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA has established and published procedures for the making of protected disclosures and the investigation of same as mandated to under section 21(1) of... - HSE Documents
818. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has produced a debt and mental health evidence form as recommended by the Mental Health Commission; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services Provision
819. To ask the Minister for Health the stage the free GP card for under sixes expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35468/17] - European Health Insurance Card
820. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which an Irish citizen who lives in the UK can gain access to haemodialysis while returning here for holidays; and if he will make a statement on... - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care
821. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to changes to the first aid certification process overseen by his Department and the HSE, including cost increases to... - Hospital Appointments Status
822. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35480/17] - Departmental Expenditure
823. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on taxi and-or limousine fares in the past two years to date by year and amount; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
824. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35497/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
825. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied) at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35498/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
829. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35515/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
832. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hip operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35518/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
834. 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. [35522/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
837. To ask the Minister for Health if the payment to purchase post-surgery bras and prosthesis every two years which breast cancer patients receive following a mastectomy procedure has ceased;... - Home Care Packages Funding
838. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has written to him or his officials regarding the lack of funding to meet the extra demand in health services particularly in care of the elderly... - Health Services Funding
839. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has written to him or his officials regarding the lack of funding to meet the extra demand in health services particularly in acute hospital... - Departmental Reviews
840. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received reports on the bed capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35564/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
841. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatients and outpatients that have been treated on the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35565/17] - Maternity Services
843. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the funding to promote breast feeding in maternity hospitals was cut; if it will be reinstated; the way in which breast feeding will be promoted to... - Accident and Emergency Departments
844. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied on the way in which overcrowding in emergency departments is being tackled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35569/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
845. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on continued funding for the fair deal scheme; his views on whether it will be sufficient to meet the increased demand; and if he will make a... - Departmental Budgets
847. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn by the HSE to the fact that expenditure is above profile; if he has satisfied himself that there will be no overruns on the... - Hospital Beds Data
848. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his officials have been informed of proposed bed closures in the acute hospitals between July and 31 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
849. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on waiting times for endoscopies; the breakdown of same for each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35574/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
850. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to address the shortage of general practitioners across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35575/17] - Hospital Beds Data
851. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute beds that were closed in the first six months of 2017; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35576/17] - General Practitioner Contracts
853. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the general practitioner contract negotiations; the date on which the last meeting was held; if progress was made; and if he will make a... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
854. To ask the Minister for Health the policy decisions he has taken to address the shortage of consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35579/17] - Cancer Screening Programmes
856. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to make smear tests available to women under 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35583/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
857. 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. [35590/17] - Accident and Emergency Departments Data
858. To ask the Minister for Health the hospital emergency departments that include in their electronic patient system the monitoring of patient attendances as a result of alcohol and drugs use... - Hospital Appointments Status
859. 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. [35592/17] - Occupational Therapy
860. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for occupational therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35596/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
861. 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. [35597/17] - Occupational Therapy
869. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an occupational therapy appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35606/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
871. 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. [35608/17] - Disabilities Assessments
872. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an ASD tools assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35609/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
873. 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. [35611/17] - Home Help Service Provision
877. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the number of home help hours awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35616/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
878. 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. [35617/17] - Health Services Staff
894. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements for personal assistants working overnight; the definition of a five-hour shift for a disturbed night; the definition of three hours for an... - Mental Health Services Report
895. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publish the review of A Vision for Change, completed on 17 February 2017; the date on which it will be published; and if he will make a statement... - Home Help Service Provision
896. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a service for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35641/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
897. 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. [35666/17] - Dental Services Provision
906. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental clinic (details supplied); the estimated opening date for the clinic; the services that will be available in the clinic; the cost to... - Mental Health Services Data
907. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons in each catchment area of each Jigsaw youth mental health service respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Mobility Allowance Review
908. To ask the Minister for Health if the statutory provisions are complete in respect of the new transport support scheme; when the legislation will be brought before the Houses of the... - Hospital Appointments Delays
909. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35726/17] - Cancer Screening Programmes
910. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the use of the oncofocus test for cancer sufferers; and if he will consider including this on the medical card scheme. [35727/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
911. 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. [35730/17] - Health Services Funding
912. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding to a day centre (details supplied) further to a reduction in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35738/17] - Organ Donation
913. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a soft opt-out model of organ donation; if this will require legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35740/17] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
914. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue from the HSE national steering committee on funding for the new pathology department premises as per the blood sciences submission... - Hospital Admissions
915. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting admission to the Central Mental Hospital; and if the referrals were from the courts, Prison Service or approved centres in each... - Hospitals Funding
917. To ask the Minister for Health the funding received by the Central Mental Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [35755/17] - HSE Staff Data
918. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neurologists employed by the HSE; and the number of vacant posts for neurologists. [35757/17] - Medicinal Products
919. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to facilitate or support discussions between neurologists regarding the use of Epidiolex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35758/17] - Mental Health Tribunals
922. To ask the Minister for Health the cost for each mental health tribunal in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Commission
923. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 96 consultant psychiatrists on a panel to provide membership of a mental health tribunal who are also employed or who were ever employed by... - Mental Health Tribunals
925. To ask the Minister for Health the other legal costs arising out of mental health tribunals reported by the mental health commission which were €40,978 in 2014 and €73,975 in... - Mental Health Commission
926. To ask the Minister for Health the legal fees of the general expenses accounts of the Mental Health Commission spent in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will... - Mental Health Tribunals
929. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of mental health tribunals in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the fees charged by professionals who took part. [35768/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
930. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons whose elective surgery was cancelled or rescheduled more than once in 2016 and to date in 2017 at University Hospital Waterford; and if... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
931. To ask the Minister for Health the portion of funding allocated for mental health which was transferred to pay for general HSE overrun in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017,... - Health Services Expenditure
933. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency and overtime staff in the mental health services by hospital and discipline in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [35772/17] - Mental Health Services Staff
934. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS that do not have a consultant psychiatrist in position; and the length of time the position has been vacant, by catchment area and CHO.... - HSE Staff Recruitment
935. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve recruitment of senior psychologists and consultant psychiatrists into the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35774/17] - Health Strategies
936. To ask the Minister for Health the monitoring system in place to oversee the implementation of standard operating procedures in the HSE and specifically in mental health. [35775/17] - Mental Health Services
937. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the establishment of a dedicated advocacy service for mental health patients and the annual running costs thereafter. [35776/17] - HSE Properties
938. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to other proposed or completed sales in which no business case or business proposal was created despite it being a requirement... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
940. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the hiring of persons (details supplied) to ease staffing issues at a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35783/17] - Primary Care Centres Provision
942. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new primary care centre in Monaghan town; if it cannot be built in front of Monaghan hospital, as originally planned, if the... - Hospital Charges
943. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 6 July 2017, the legal standing of the patient waiver form. [35788/17] - Prescriptions Charges
944. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of removing the prescription charge for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35793/17] - Ambulance Service Data
945. To ask the Minister for Health the amount each hospital has paid year on year to private ambulance companies since 2011. [35802/17] - Community Intervention Teams
946. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application by CH8 for a community intervention team. [35803/17] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
947. To ask the Minister for Health when the new palliative consultant will commence employment with Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, MRHM. [35804/17] - Hospital Equipment
948. To ask the Minister for Health when approval for capital funding to accommodate a new MRI scanner in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will be sanctioned (details supplied). [35805/17] - Accident and Emergency Departments Staff
949. To ask the Minister for Health if two additional emergency department consultants to ensure 24-7 emergency services in MRHM will be approved. [35806/17] - Rare Diseases
950. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35817/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
951. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Spinraza will be made available to sufferers of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35818/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
952. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be transferred to another hospital for treatment in view of the waiting times for the procedure in the local hospital; and... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
953. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no replacement was put in place for a person (details supplied) in Tullamore hospital; the measures the HSE will put in place to alleviate the... - Orthodontic Services
954. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had to wait on an orthodontic appointment and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35825/17] - National Drugs Strategy Budget
955. To ask the Minister for Health further to his comments at the launch of the National Drugs Strategy, the areas which the €3 million additional funding referred to in his speech will... - Assisted Human Reproduction
956. To ask the Minister for Health when the assisted human reproduction Bill will be pursued. [35853/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
957. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a date for hip replacement surgery in Tallaght hospital. [35859/17] - Vaccination Programme
958. To ask the Minister for Health if he is monitoring the issues being raised abroad over the use of Gardasil; if his attention has been drawn to the 400 victims in Colombia preparing to take a... - Electronic Cigarettes
959. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use, regulation and taxing of vape products; his further views on the submission of an association (details supplied) of 3 February 2017 to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
960. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the large waiting list of persons requiring spinal surgery in Tallaght hospital, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35880/17] - Sexually Transmitted Infections
962. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing demonstration project on pre-exposure prophylaxis; the stage in this project the HSE is currently at; if PrEP should be found... - Medicinal Products Supply
964. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on the provision of a drug (details supplied); if not, when a decision can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Prices
965. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Ireland is lagging behind other EU countries in the reimbursement of persons requiring new medicines which are routinely available across Europe;... - Community Care Provision
966. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the community ophthalmic medical services scheme is not yet rolled out despite being announced nine years ago; the counties and locations the pilot... - Hospital Staff Data
967. To ask the Minister for Health the number of urologists available to cater for public patients in hospitals in the south east; the waiting time for urology appointments for public patients... - Paediatric Services
969. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for an outreach clinic in County Cork to facilitate children who need to be seen by a consultant paediatric gastroenterologist, and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff Data
970. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives employed by the HSE on a full-time basis in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he... - HSE Staff Data
971. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors employed by the HSE on a full-time basis in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Paediatric Services
973. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for an outreach clinic in County Cork to facilitate children who need to be seen by a metabolic doctor from the specialist metabolic unit in Temple... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
974. To ask the Minister for Health when FreeStyle Libre will be made available on the general medical scheme, GMS, and the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Products Regulatory Authority
975. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish the facts behind the increase in registration fees set by the Health Products Regulatory Authority that came into effect as of 1 January... - Dental Services
976. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Products Regulatory Authority has and continues to ignore those unqualified practitioners who provide dentures directly to unsuspecting... - Hospital Services
977. To ask the Minister for Health the prevalence of endometriosis here and across the European Union, if known; the extent of knowledge and the skills set regarding endometriosis among... - Services for People with Disabilities
978. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional posts by job title recruited and appointed in 2015, 2016 and 2017 for the development of the DeafHear national services; and if he... - Drug Treatment Programmes
979. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time from referral to assessment for opioid substitution treatment by community health care organisation, CHO, area; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Funding
980. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocation in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to address the service gap for low secure acute care and rehabilitation services for mental health service users... - Dental Services Provision
981. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); his plans to address the delays in regular dental developmental checks for primary school children... - Autism Support Services
982. To ask the Minister for Health the services available for children with autism spectrum disorder who are of preschool age in the Knocklyon area of Dublin south west; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
983. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address an issue (details supplied); if he will ensure appropriate access to this essential service; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Data
984. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the marked disparity between community health care organisations, CHOs, in the numbers waiting for a first appointment with child and... - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
985. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times involved from when a person in care requiring psychological assessment is referred from Tusla to the Health Service Executive, HSE; and if he... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
986. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drugs Respreeza and Zemaira; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36028/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
987. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for service users by the Health Service Executive, HSE, for day services for persons with disabilities on a county basis,... - Health Services Provision
989. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36046/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
990. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have applied for the fair deal scheme in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in... - Home Help Service Data
992. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of home help hours the Health Service Executive, HSE, provided to persons in each county, in particular counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath... - Services for People with Disabilities
993. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 16 May 2017, the number of children's disability network teams in community health care organisation, CHO, area 9;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
994. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1081 of 2 May 2017, the average waiting time for this type of surgery; if this report is available; and if he will make a... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
995. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 2 June 2016, if this report is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36071/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
996. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to approve the Entresto drug for use by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36087/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
997. 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. [36089/17] - Health Care Professionals
998. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists in County Laois; and the number of days they work each week. [36090/17] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
999. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the inclusion of Melatonin as a prescription drug under the general medical card scheme, specifically in instances where this drug is prescribed... - Home Help Service Data
1000. To ask the Minister for Health when the gratuity payment due to certain home help workers will be made in lieu of pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36092/17] - Hospital Services
1001. To ask the Minister for Health the details of a service (details supplied); his plans to increase funding in this area to provide more places nationally and particular in counties Cavan,... - Hospital Staff Data
1002. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in Donegal hospitals either university or community (details supplied); the details of medical staff across all departmental... - Orthodontic Services
1003. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) with a medical card is covered for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/17] - Hospital Beds Data
1004. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for St Joseph’s hospital, Stranorlar; his further plans for keeping all 78 short and long-term stay beds which are based in wards (details... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
1007. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health within County Donegal in each of the years 2008 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36112/17] - Health Services Provision
1008. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for restoring the cardiac rehabilitation programme to the previous centres of Dungloe and Ballyliffen which operated until 2010 but that have been... - Hospital Services
1009. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for retaining the Woodville specialist dementia care unit at St Joseph’s hospital Stranorlar, County Donegal; his further plans for restoring... - Home Help Service Provision
1010. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the correct home help. [36136/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
1011. To ask the Minister for Health when discussions regarding the new Translarna medication to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be approved, in view of the fact persons with very severe... - Hospital Appointments Status
1012. 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. [36146/17] - Departmental Funding
1013. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of... - Hospitals Data
1014. To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the number of inpatient beds and procedure beds in Our Lady's Children's Hospital and the Coombe Women and Infants University... - Hospitals Funding
1020. To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the capital spend for Our Lady's Children's Hospital and the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital in each of the years from... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
1039. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused a primary medical certificate. [36232/17] - Medical Card Reviews
1040. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card review for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/17] - Medical Card Applications
1041. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Reviews
1042. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card review for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36236/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1043. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an orthopaedic appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/17] - Home Care Packages Provision
1044. To ask the Minister for Health the reason allocated care hours and schedules are not being fully met for home care provision for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he... - Medicinal Products Licensing
1045. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the cannabis access programme for cannabis-based treatments for qualifying persons (details supplied); when it will be in place; and if... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
1046. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in appointing nurses that have retired but are now willing to return to the profession; the reason nurses such as these early... - Disability Support Services Provision
1047. To ask the Minister for Health when full-time residential care will be approved for a person (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36255/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
1048. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include asthma medication in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36259/17] - Hospital Services
1049. To ask the Minister for Health when full bed capacity will be restored at a hospital (details supplied), in view of the critical importance of this facility for persons throughout the... - Disability Support Services Provision
1050. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a residential placement for a person (details supplied) who is currently residing with their grandparents and need their own supervised... - Health Services Access
1051. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary question No. 197 of 10 May 2017, the reason for the delay in finalising this matter; if he will expedite same to ensure that persons... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
1052. To ask the Minister for Health if the project for the provision of an early pregnancy assessment unit, a foetal assessment unit and a urodynamics laboratory in Wexford General Hospital will... - Medical Card Applications
1053. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36285/17] - Autism Support Services
1054. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the allocation of a dietician for autistic services in a region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36286/17] - Health Services
1055. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 that the HSE escalation policy has been in effect at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a... - Health Services Funding
1057. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it will cost to maintain the current levels of service provision across the health service in 2018 in view of demographic changes and inflation.... - Prescriptions Charges
1059. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would it cost to reduce prescription charges by €0.50. [36354/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme Data
1060. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to reduce the DPS, drugs payment scheme, threshold to €132, €100 and €50, respectively. [36355/17] - Hospital Beds Data
1061. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to add 1,000 acute beds to the hospital network. [36356/17] - Nursing Staff Data
1062. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to hire 4,000 new nurses on the pre-2011 rate of pay. [36357/17] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
1063. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to hire 500 consultants. [36358/17] - Health Services Staff Data
1064. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to hire 500 directly employed GPs, 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100... - Autism Support Services
1065. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged 0 to six and six to 18 years of age respectively with autistic spectrum disorder who are being or were diagnostically assessed on... - Mental Health Services Provision
1066. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a designated area or facility within the HSE's portfolio or otherwise in Drogheda, County Louth, to allow for meetings to take place for... - Hospital Beds Data
1068. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 14 July 2017 or the latest date on which data for validated bed... - Hospitals Discharges
1069. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in all public and voluntary acute hospitals at the end of June 2017 or the latest date available; and the number of which... - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
1070. To ask the Minister for Health if persons aged 75 years of age or over have experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours to date in 2017; and, if so, the hospital in... - Organ Donation
1071. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for organ donation and transplant rates; if they have been achieved to date in 2017; and if not, the progress made towards achieving the... - Health Strategies
1072. To ask the Minister for Health the preparations that have been put in place for the implementation of the policy on trauma systems. [36378/17] - Health Services Provision
1073. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the planning of a national genetic and genomic medicine network service which will operate on a hub and spoke basis; the location of the... - Hospitals Discharges
1074. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient discharges in each public and voluntary hospital during the first six months of 2017. [36380/17] - Hospital Services
1075. To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients treated in acute hospitals during the first six months of 2017. [36381/17] - Health Services
1076. To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients treated in contracted centres during the first six months of 2017. [36382/17] - Hospitals Discharges
1078. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost through delayed discharges during the first six months of 2017. [36384/17] - Stroke Care
1079. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of acute stroke patients who have spent all or some of their hospital stay in an acute or combined stroke unit during the first six months of... - Hospital Services
1081. To ask the Minister for Health the acute hospitals that have a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, outreach programme. [36387/17] - Health Services Data
1082. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons attending the rapid access lung clinic in designated cancer centres during the first six months of 2017. [36388/17] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
1084. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive spent on agency staff each month to date in 2017; the equivalent figures for each month in 2016; the proportion of the... - Prescriptions Charges
1085. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and the amount projected for 2017. [36391/17] - Disability Services Funding
1086. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to provide individualised budgets to persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36394/17] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
1087. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to reinstate all the downgraded and closed accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36398/17] - Medicinal Products Licensing
1088. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36427/17] - Autism Support Services
1090. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting lists for occupational therapy assessments for children with autism between six and 18 years of age (details supplied); and if... - Hospital Appointments Status
1092. 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. [36448/17] - Hospital Consultant Contracts
1093. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the arrangements in contracts between his Department, the HSE and hospital consultants in the carrying out of private work in public hospitals;... - Accident and Emergency Departments
1094. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the emergency department task force report recommendations; and the recommendations that have and have not been... - HSE Staff Recruitment
1095. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the recruitment of staff in Ballymote primary care centre; when the recruitment process will commence; the way in which and when positions will... - General Practitioner Training
1096. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the consideration of a proposal to provide specific general practitioner training programme for County Kildare in view of the increasing... - Hospital Beds Data
1097. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a short stay ward at Letterkenny university hospital has recently closed; the number of beds that were located in this ward; if all these beds have... - Hospital Staff Data
1098. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the request made by Letterkenny university hospital for additional staff to re-open the recently closed short stay ward at the hospital; the... - Hospitals Capital Programme
1099. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to refurbish the medical rehab ward at St. Conal's hospital in Letterkenny; the number of beds currently in the ward; the type of refurbishment... - Mental Health Services Data
1100. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on the waiting list at the child and adult mental health services in Cork city south Lee; the timeframe they are... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1102. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding public hospital waiting lists for surgery (details supplied). [36516/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1104. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a consultant. [36518/17] - Orthodontic Services Data
1105. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in a location (details supplied) on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and for orthodontic treatment; the timeframe they have... - Hospital Appointments Status
1106. 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. [36520/17] - Disability Services Provision
1107. To ask the Minister for Health the detail and composition of the multidisciplinary team in a location (details supplied); the disciplines provided for the school; and the number of... - Tobacco Control Measures
1108. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health community residences that have implemented the tobacco free campus policy; and the percentage of mental health community... - Mental Health Policy
1110. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a national mental health promotion plan [36533/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1111. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for assessment for cataracts in counties Cork and Kerry; the waiting time for assessment; the number of persons waiting for a... - Home Help Service Provision
1112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed as home help by the HSE in each of the years since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36554/17] - National Dementia Strategy
1113. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national dementia strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36555/17] - Disabilities Assessments
1116. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of need beyond the time periods permitted by the Disability Act 2005 in Galway city and county; the length of... - Care Services Provision
1117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide a carer for a person (details supplied). [36586/17] - European Health Insurance Card
1118. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid or reimbursed for treatments in the European Union for holders of the European health insurance card in 2014, 2015 and 2016. [36590/17] - Health Services Access
1119. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork city and county on a waiting list for speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy; the length of time... - Health Services Provision
1121. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE's development of a community-based cardiac rehab programme in collaboration with a charity (details supplied). [36608/17] - Tobacco Free Campus Policy
1122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential units for older persons that have implemented the tobacco free campus policy; and the percentage of residential units for older... - Tobacco Control Measures
1124. To ask the Minister for Health the number of smokers who have received or are receiving intensive cessation support from a cessation counsellor either face to face, in a group, by phone or... - Hospital Facilities
1126. To ask the Minister for Health if all hospitals in each hospital group are implementing a healthier vending policy in hospital groups. [36613/17] - Community Cooking Programmes
1127. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons participating in HSE-funded community cooking programmes. [36614/17] - Hospital Food
1128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the development and implementation of a HSE hospital food and nutrition policy in acute hospitals; if the policy is now... - Breastfeeding Data
1131. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively and not exclusively at first PHN visit; and the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively and not exclusively... - Health Services Provision
1132. To ask the Minister for Health the number of local and national partnership plans developed and agreed under the dementia understand together campaign. [36619/17] - Cancer Screening Programmes
1133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women aged 50 to 64 years of age invited for a BreastCheck screening to date in 2017; the number who accepted the offer; and the number who have... - Hospital Appointments Administration
1142. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of urgent cases offered a colposcopy appointment within two weeks of receipt of a letter in the clinic. [36629/17] - Health Services Data
1143. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons screened with final grading result with regard to the Diabetic RetinaScreen programme and its operation to date in 2017; the percentage... - Vaccination Programme
1144. To ask the Minister for Health the uptake to date in 2017 in each CHO for the HPV vaccine. [36631/17] - Food Safety Authority of Ireland Inspections
1145. To ask the Minister for Health the number of official food control and planned surveillance inspections of food businesses to date in 2017 with regard to the HSE Food Safety Authority of... - Sunbeds Regulation
1146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the sun bed test purchase and mystery shopper inspection programme under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014; the test purchase... - Water Fluoridation
1147. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drinking water samples taken to date in 2017 to assess fluoride parameter compliance. [36634/17] - Departmental Reports
1148. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will contribute to the funding of a second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland study as has been recommended; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
1149. To ask the Minister for Health the theatre capacity for Cappagh hospital; his views on the utilisation of this capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36643/17] - Substance Misuse
1150. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the escalating and widespread issue of the use of crack cocaine; the data which is available to him on such usage; and the treatment response to... - HSE Expenditure
1151. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency hired emergency department consultants in each acute public hospital in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Reports
1152. To ask the Minister for Health if he has provided the promised memo to Cabinet in respect of Sláinte Care; and the position in respect of the establishment of an implementation office... - HIQA Inspections
1153. To ask the Minister for Health the details and status of all inspection reports carried out by HIQA in respect of the implementation of each report's recommendations; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
1154. To ask the Minister for Health the supports which exist by county for young adults with an intellectual disability, just turned 18 years of age, for their continuing education and... - HSE Staff Recruitment
1155. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are so many unfilled senior management posts in CH09; and the steps he is taking to ensure these posts are filled without further delay [36669/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
1156. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent to date on the National Treatment Purchase Fund by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36678/17] - Hospital Services
1157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate a situation which occurred in St. James's Hospital (details supplied). [36679/17] - Departmental Staff Data
1158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department who are suspended from work on full pay; the reason in each case; the length of time in each case; and if he will make a... - Protected Disclosures Data
1160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received from staff in his Department in 2016 and to date in 2017; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff Data
1161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of actuaries working in the Civil Service under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36855/17]
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