Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
- Care of the Elderly
743. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Citizens' Assembly recommendation that resources for the care of older persons should be increased; and if he will make a statement on the... - Direct Provision System
744. To ask the Minister for Health the health, social care and psychological supports in place to address the specific needs of those living in the direct provision system; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Contracts
745. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has put in place for the unwinding of FEMPI in view of the fact that it applies to general practitioner GMS fees; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Administration
746. To ask the Minister for Health the persons responsible for auditing or monitoring the deaths of medical card holders against the names on general practitioner lists; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Contracts
747. To ask the Minister for Health if a new general practitioner contract will be finalised soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
748. 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. [36773/17] - Occupational Therapy
749. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting lists for occupational therapy appointments for children with autistic spectrum disorder (details supplied); and if he will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
750. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for the fair deal scheme by a person (details supplied); and if the scheme can increase the percentage that they will make to... - Hospital Appointments Status
751. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services Availability
752. To ask the Minister for Health the status of short-term respite care available to persons in County Meath; and if there has been recent changes or planned changes to the way in which respite... - Respite Care Services Provision
753. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in County Meath have been instructed to find respite care in surrounding counties such as Cavan and... - Mental Health Services Staff
754. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding recruiting mental health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36796/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
755. 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. [36797/17] - HIQA Issues
756. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of revised HIQA mental health regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36798/17] - Home Care Packages Administration
757. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to clear the home care waiting lists; the amount of extra funding provided; the likely timeframe for same; and if he will make a... - European Health Insurance Card
758. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who travels to Northern Ireland and becomes ill and undergoes surgery in hospital in Northern Ireland is entitled to have all costs covered by the... - Mental Health Services Provision
759. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish children's mental health beds in the mid-west region; when they are likely to be in place; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
760. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to reimburse a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36805/17] - Health Services Provision
761. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding sleeves for a prosthetic leg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36807/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
762. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the need for a full time general practitioner service for Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36811/17] - Health Care Policy
763. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free contraception, in view of the Citizens Assembly recommendations in relation to the provision of contraception on the... - Maternity Services
764. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reasons for the reported dramatic increase in the rate of caesarean sections (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Maternity Services Provision
765. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the reported withdrawal of funding for breastfeeding support (details supplied) by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36836/17] - Psychological Services
766. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint the full complement of clinical child psychologists in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36840/17] - Ambulance Service
768. To ask the Minister for Health the reason paramedics are not on emergency similar to their colleagues in An Garda Síochána and the fire brigade. [36860/17] - Maternity Services
769. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have gestational diabetes covered under existing or new health schemes in order that costs are not incurred on expecting mothers with conditions... - Ambulance Service Response Times
770. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources can be provided to improve ambulance response times in County Monaghan in view of the circumstances outlined in correspondence (details... - Hospital Appointments Status
771. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hearing test at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36888/17] - Home Care Packages Provision
772. To ask the Minister for Health when home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36898/17] - Maternity Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health if he is cutting funding for the baby-friendly hospital initiative; if so, the reason for such a decision; if he will reverse the cuts; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
774. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider exempting wards of court funds in the calculation of means for a medical card in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Training
775. To ask the Minister for Health if the State provides training for therapeutic management of violence within psychiatric care; if not, the name of the company; the name of the institution in... - Medical Card Data
776. To ask the Minister for Health the number of over 70s GP only cards in circulation by local health office as of 30 June 2017. [36914/17] - HSE Staff Data
777. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed directly by the HSE as home care workers; the number of home care workers employed by the HSE in each county; the tendering... - Pharmaceutical Sector
778. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to commence a public consultation on a national biosimilars strategy further to his announcement of same in February 2017; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Data
779. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical posts that were in place for south Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and north Wicklow CHO for mental health services in each of the years 2014... - Mental Health Services Staff
780. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated time needed to fill vacancies for mental health professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36926/17] - Health Services Data
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds closed in each CHO area; the number which have been closed to date in 2017; his plans to mitigate the impact of these closures; and if he... - Health Services Staff
782. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address staff shortages in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36928/17] - Mental Health Services Data
783. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a child and adolescent mental health service appointment in County Wexford; the number waiting zero to three months, three to... - Hospital Records
784. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of income generated from fees in each voluntary and public hospital in 2015 and 2016 respectively for the provision of medical records; the number... - Hospitals Building Programme
786. To ask the Minister for Health the contracts which have been awarded between 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 to carry out building, construction and or structural works at Letterkenny... - Hospitals Car Park Charges
788. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of parking at each public hospital here; the revenue generated in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by hospital, by year, cost and... - Ambulance Service Response Times
790. To ask the Minister for Health the longest response for the ambulance service for calls from the Killarney area by month in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular... - Departmental Staff Data
791. To ask the Minister for Health the number of political staff employed in his Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisors, drivers and other... - HSE Staff Recruitment
792. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address hiring issues within the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36962/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
793. 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. [36963/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
794. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents seen by CAMHS in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, by community health organisation area, in tabular... - Mental Health Services Staff
796. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent whole-time equivalents and the post title of each working in each of the CAMHS teams for each of the community health organisation... - Respite Care Services Provision
797. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for his decision to privatise the HSE respite care service in County Sligo; when the tender for the privatised service in County Sligo will... - Hospitals Building Programme
798. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 700 of 26 July 2017, the details of the site master plan for the St. James's Hospital campus; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
799. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [36976/17] - Occupational Therapy
803. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Cork on a waiting list for occupational therapy; the number awaiting occupational therapy services for up to 12 months, 24... - Mental Health Services Data
804. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented for mental health services to HSE facilities in County Cork in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the... - Occupational Therapy
805. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kerry on a waiting list for occupational therapy; the number awaiting occupational therapy services for up to 12 months, 24... - Mental Health Services Data
806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented for mental health services to HSE facilities in County Kerry in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the... - Hospital Services
807. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 891 of 17 May 2016, the number of persons with diabetes type 1 who are clinically indicated for insulin pump therapy; his... - Patient Data
808. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been referred to Dublin or Cork from University Hospital Waterford for assessment and therapy, by age and gender, in the past... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
809. To ask the Minister for Health the person or organisation that makes the decision on whether insulin pump therapy is appropriate and clinically required for a person with type 1 diabetes;... - Medical Card Data
810. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated yearly cost of providing free sanitary products (details supplied) to women with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
811. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting for a dose adjustment for normal eating, DAFNE, carbohydrate counting course for adult diabetic patients attending... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
812. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 898 of 17 May 2016, if an examination of the service to provide a permanent consultant physician in acute medicine in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
814. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see an endocrinologist at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36995/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
815. 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. [36999/17] - Health Services Provision
816. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for existing type 1 diabetes patients being called back to see the diabetes consultant; the recommended number of reviews and visits per year;... - Hospital Appointments Status
817. To ask the Minister for Health when a required hip operation will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37002/17] - Health Services Provision
818. To ask the Minister for Health if required chiropody services can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37004/17] - Health Services
819. To ask the Minister for Health when a capacity report will be finalised on a person (details supplied). [37005/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
820. 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. [37007/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme
824. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the €144 maximum charge on the drugs payment scheme; the status of his plans to reduce the cost of medicines by reducing the annual... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
825. To ask the Minister for Health the likely timeframe for a decision regarding the addition of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for diabetes patients to the long term... - Hospital Appointments Status
826. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a knee operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37015/17] - Mental Health Services Staff
827. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of staffing levels for CAMHS personnel in County Kerry; the number of personnel employed within CAMHS in County Kerry; if there are positions... - Mental Health Services Data
828. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons seen by CAMHS County Kerry in 2016 and to date in 2017, during and out of office hours respectively; the number of... - Disability Services Provision
829. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding support for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37019/17] - Autism Support Services
830. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to persons with autism spectrum disorder, ASD, located in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois and Offaly; the number of occupational... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
831. To ask the Minister for Health if the complaints made by a person (details supplied) will be examined; if the HSE and St. Vincent's hospital will be instructed to engage with the person to... - HSE Expenditure
832. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on postage and postal services; the forms of communication used by the executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Kerry on the ophthalmic waiting list for cataract assessment or operations at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital... - Hospital Waiting Lists
834. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting list for a gastrointestinal endoscopy at Naas General Hospital has risen from 1,380 persons on 28... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
835. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting speech and language assessment in County Kerry; the number waiting over four months, eight months and 12 months respectively... - Autism Support Services
836. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting autism spectrum disorder, ASD, assessment and intervention in County Kerry; the length of time these children are on the... - Hospital Equipment
837. To ask the Minister for Health when a second MRI scanner will be provided at University Hospital Galway; the reason for the delay in providing the scanner (details supplied); and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
838. To ask the Minister for Health the status of test results for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37046/17] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
839. To ask the Minister for Health the number of minors waiting for initial orthodontic assessment in County Kerry; the number who are further referred for orthodontic treatment in County Kerry;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
840. To ask the Minister for Health if waiting times for cataract operations have increased from 2016 to 2017; if so, the reason; the average waiting times for cataract operations at the South... - Mental Health Services Data
841. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS received for 2014, 2015 and 2016 in each community health organisation, CHO; the number of such referrals accepted; whether... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
842. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person is in the process of seeking... - Vaccination Programme
843. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 968 of 20 June 2017, if the health technology assessment, HTA, on universal vaccination will be completed before... - Primary Care Centres Administration
844. To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) has agreed to a deal to take over a number of primary care centres currently operated by the HSE; the primary care centres, in... - Maternity Services Provision
845. To ask the Minister for Health the status of anomaly scans for pregnancies in the north east; if a service is available in other parts of the country for anomaly scans; if so, his plans to... - Departmental Staff Data
846. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women and men respectively employed in his Department, in tabular form. [37073/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
848. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detailed supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37092/17] - HSE Staff Training
849. To ask the Minister for Health the training and qualifications required by HSE home helps; the training and qualifications required by employees of private home care provider companies that... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
850. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with Lyme disease are eligible under the Cross Border Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37095/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
851. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting approval for home care supports; the approximate delay in processing an application; the maximum hours that can be allocated to... - Primary Care Services Provision
852. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinic (details supplied) will be sited at the planned Thurles primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37098/17] - Suicide Prevention
853. To ask the Minister for Health the role he envisages voluntary organisations playing in the implementation of the recommendations as outlined in the national strategy to reduce suicide... - HSE Staff Recruitment
854. To ask the Minister for Health when the eye doctor will be replaced in Portlaoise hospital in view of the fact the services are not available since November 2016. [37102/17] - Motorised Transport Grant
855. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the new transport support scheme which is due to replace the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Maternity Strategy
856. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for facilitating home births and for ensuring that professional midwives that support women to have home births are facilitated in doing so. [37106/17] - Ambulance Service Staff
857. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to recruit ambulance personnel from overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37107/17] - Ambulance Service Data
858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons applying from abroad, trained here, for paramedic positions in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of successful applicants in... - Hospital Equipment
859. To ask the Minister for Health when access to an insulin pump will be provided in the paediatrics diabetic unit in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
860. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Crohn's disease under the terms of the long-term illness scheme [37111/17] - Hospital Services
861. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade Monaghan hospital and reintroduce its accident and emergency department; his views on the concerns of the public due to the lack of this... - Hospital Appointments Status
865. 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. [37120/17] - Occupational Therapy
866. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Waterford on a waiting list for occupational therapy; the number of children in County Waterford awaiting occupational therapy... - Mental Health Services Data
867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented for mental health services to HSE facilities in County Waterford in each of the years 2007 to 2016, and to date in 2017;... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
868. To ask the Minister for Health if the waiting list action plans for 2017 in the areas of inpatient and day case, scoliosis and outpatient services have been funded by the National Treatment... - Health Services Staff Data
869. To ask the Minister for Health the names of all persons who have held a paid position at the grade of national director level at any time, including those who have departed, with the public... - Mental Health Services Provision
872. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) with regard to psychology appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37133/17] - Public Relations Contracts Data
873. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on external communications and public relations by publicly funded hospitals and individual community health... - Medicinal Products
877. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the usage of biosimilars as against biologics in publicly funded hospitals; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
878. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be given an urgent appointment in Crumlin children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
879. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the replacement of the ENT surgeon at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37142/17] - Disability Services Provision
880. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which appropriate treatment and back-up can be offered to a person (details supplied); if early access to required surgery and other therapeutic... - Health Services Provision
882. To ask the Minister for Health the number of places available in each county under the community funded scheme (details supplied); and the waiting lists in each area to date in 2017 by... - Primary Care Centres Provision
884. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding in place for a primary care centre (details supplied) which will now be built at an alternative site to that announced a number of years... - Home Help Service Eligibility
885. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37156/17] - Nursing Staff Data
887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed by hospital over the past 12 months; the areas in which they were employed in each hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Nursing Staff
888. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nurses who, due to ill health, seek to move from their current place of work to a location closer to their home; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
889. To ask the Minister for Health the ear, nose and throat waiting lists for the RCSI hospital group; and the number of children and adults in the Cavan-Monaghan LHO area waiting one to six... - Medicinal Products Availability
890. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's assessment of phase III data relevant to access to Translarna for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
892. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter with regard to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37166/17] - Electronic Cigarettes
893. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken clinical research into vaping, further to the publication of the Health Information and Quality Authority's health technology... - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
894. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a refund for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37170/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
895. 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. [37172/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
896. To ask the Minister for Health if a means exists whereby a person (details supplied) can obtain a therapy guide dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37177/17] - 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. [37176/17] - Newborn Screening Cards
899. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 769 and 770 of 26 July 2017, the position regarding the policy paper on newborn screening cards; the timeframe for the... - Health Reports
901. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 772 to 774, inclusive, of 26 July 2017, when the report on the validation of the FDI sugar and fat reduction work will... - Health Strategies
902. To ask the Minister for Health the details of Ireland's food improvement plan as required by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37194/17] - Health Care Policy
904. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recommendation 5.16 of the National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010 to 2019; the status of the service needs review for GUCH patients; the... - Medicinal Products Availability
910. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medication Ocuvite Lutein Forte has been withdrawn from being made available to persons under the medical card scheme; the alternative... - 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. [37205/17] - Hospital Staff
912. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for extra paediatric consultant ENT surgeons across Temple Street and Crumlin children's hospitals, in view of the very long waiting lists... - Hospital Services
913. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37208/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
914. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment to be held by the Health Service Executive on the pricing and reimbursement under the community drugs scheme of the FreeStyle... - Medicinal Products Availability
915. To ask the Minister for Health when the medication Hepa-Merz Granulat 3000 (details supplied) will be made available under the general medical scheme so that persons can have the cost of... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
916. To ask the Minister for Health if persons suffering from a medical condition which requires Hepa-Merz Granulat 3000 (details supplied) will be considered for inclusion on the long-term... - Departmental Expenditure
917. To ask the Minister for Health the cost his Department incurred in each of the past five years due to debit and credit card payment services and banking fees; the financial institutions to... - Health Services Provision
918. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed list of the services available in Cork city and county for children who have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome; the details... - Health Services Funding
919. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the pilot community ophthalmic services medical treatment scheme announced in 2008 and currently offered in seven locations is funded; and if... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
920. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a nursing registration application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37259/17] - Health Services Funding
921. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review its decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization-approved baby friendly health initiative programme here; and... - National Maternity Strategy
922. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to ring-fence funding for the implementation of the national maternity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
923. 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. [37270/17] - Medical Card Eligibility
926. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was ineligible for an emergency medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37299/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
927. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for cataract surgery at the Mater hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
931. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make a medical device (details supplied) available under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37313/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
932. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37314/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
933. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in securing a residential placement for a person in (details supplied) in County Cork that is profoundly disabled; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Data
934. To ask the Minister for Health the costs of the top ten drugs used by the psychiatric services operated by the HSE, the name of the drugs, the cost, the numbers dispensed in each of the past... - Services for People with Disabilities
935. To ask the Minister for Health if he has carried out an assessment of the number of special needs persons who will require supports from 18 to 25 years of age in County Meath in the context... - Hospital Appointments Status
936. 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. [37338/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
937. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will re-engage with a person (details supplied) regarding the sale of the family home. [37346/17] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed care services in other jurisdictions and numbers availing of treatment under the cross-Border health care directive... - Services for People with Disabilities
940. To ask the Minister for Health if a review can take place as to whether financial assistance can be provided towards the cost of a wheelchair in the case of a person (details supplied); and... - Medical Card Administration
941. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 27 June 2017, if the information requested in the question can be obtained from the Department of Employment... - Respite Care Services Provision
943. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a proposal or seek available respite services for persons from County Louth in a service (details supplied) until such time that respite... - HSE Properties
944. To ask the Minister for Health the progression of refurbishment of the HSE property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37387/17] - Drug Treatment Programmes
945. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has plans to establish a drug addiction clinic and treatment centre on a site (details supplied). [37389/17] - Organ Donation
946. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to introduce an opt-out model of organ donation scheme here similar to the schemes in many European countries. [37390/17] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
947. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions in the Saolta group that will be offered to upcoming graduates of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37391/17] - Home Help Service Provision
949. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure extra home help hours are provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37394/17] - Hospital Staff Data
950. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions for doctors in all hospitals in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37395/17] - Hospital Appointments Administration
953. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37401/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
956. 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. [37418/17] - EU Regulations
958. To ask the Minister for Health if inspections are now taking place with respect to compliance of S.I. 271 of 2016 in view of the fact that the sell-through period deadline for vaping... - Home Help Service Data
959. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed as home help by the Health Service Executive, HSE, in counties Kildare, Laois and Offaly at the end of each of the years 2010 to... - Services for People with Disabilities
961. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37424/17] - Home Help Service Provision
962. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfulfilled community nursing, home help and home care hours (details supplied) at the last count, by county or region, in tabular form [37439/17] - Obesity Strategy
963. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding 1.1 to 1.11 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland obesity policy and action plan 2016 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
974. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a transfer list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37459/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
975. 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. [37461/17] - Medicinal Products
976. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a change in policy for the distribution of medication to persons who receive their monthly prescriptions in blister packs; and the reason... - Health Services
977. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37470/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
979. To ask the Minister for Health when the freestyle flash glucose monitoring system will be made available to persons here through the medical card scheme or the long-term illness scheme; and... - Community Care
980. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Maynooth community care unit, County Kildare; and the timeframe for the unit to receive its €1 million investment. [37485/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
981. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by the HSE following representations by the applicant company to provide a drug (details supplied). [37486/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
983. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding liners for prostheses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37497/17] - Ambulance Service
984. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the hospitals in the Saolta group are hiring private ambulances for after hours patient transfer call outs... - Ambulance Service Staff
985. To ask the Minister for Health the reason intermediate care operatives in the national ambulance service are not paid double time for overtime, which other health staff receive, and are not... - Disability Services Provision
986. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37508/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
987. 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. [37509/17] - Hospital Staff
990. To ask the Minister for Health the number of months Tallaght Hospital was without an adult spinal consultant in 2017 until the newly appointed position was filled in August 2017; and if he... - Hospital Staff Data
992. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal consultants employed by the HSE in each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37514/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
993. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to visit a spinal consultant in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37515/17] - Rare Diseases
996. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases dealt with by the National Rare Diseases Office in 2015 and in 2016 and to date in 2017; the numbers for each disease; the number and grade... - Hospital Appointments Status
997. 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. [37527/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
999. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hearing aid for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37534/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1000. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37538/17] - Dental Services
1001. To ask the Minister for Health the status of dentistry services for primary school children (details supplied) in County Carlow; the most recent figures available for dental services... - Hospital Appointments Status
1002. 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. [37546/17] - Mobility Allowance
1003. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health (Transport Support) Bill 2017 will be progressed; the estimated cost of reinstating the mobility allowance; his plans to assist those with... - Congregated Settings Report
1004. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were moved out of institutions and congregated settings in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make... - Homeless Persons Supports
1006. To ask the Minister for Health the collaborative efforts being undertaken by his Department and the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to address the census... - Hospital Appointments Status
1007. 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. [37567/17] - Ambulance Service Data
1008. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 4 July 2017, the location in which each of these accidents occurred, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
1009. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing surcharging by some nursing homes for items that should be covered by the medical card scheme, such as doctor... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
1010. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out an IVF scheme for persons with cystic fibrosis genes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37578/17] - Health Services Staff Data
1011. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency locum staff working in the health service, or who are employed directly or indirectly by the HSE; the locations in which they are based,... - Respite Care Services Provision
1013. To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite care for a person (details supplied); the length of time they have been waiting for respite; the timeframe for respite to be provided;... - Ambulance Service Data
1014. To ask the Minister for Health the distance between ambulance and emergency response vehicles deployment posts and the acute hospitals within the national ambulance service, NAS, dispatch... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
1015. To ask the Minister for Health the medically-advised waiting time for cataract surgeries compared to the waiting times for cataract surgeries nationally and per hospital in the State, in... - Hospitals Data
1017. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries cancelled by the hospital in hospitals across the State in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
1018. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for cataract surgeries at the Mater hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospitals Data
1019. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries cancelled by the Mater hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Drug Treatment Programmes
1020. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the work of the operational management group concerned with the continuing provision of services following the closure of ADAPT in Dublin... - Hospital Appointments Status
1021. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/17] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
1022. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of the general practitioner in Sneem; the number of persons who have applied for the role; the stage the process is at;... - Health Services Provision
1023. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a person (details supplied) assessed for additional assistance. [37595/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1025. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [37613/17] - Medicinal Products
1026. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a device (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme for type 1 diabetes; if his attention has been drawn to the device and... - Ambulance Service
1028. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the remit of intermediate care vehicles, ICV, when first deployed to provide transport services at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2012; if... - Health Insurance Community Rating
1030. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used for deciding which health insurance policies are recognised for the purpose of gaining an exemption from premium loading under the lifetime... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
1031. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed paediatric endocrinologist for University Hospital Waterford has been appointed; if a contract has been offered to a person; if so, when the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
1032. To ask the Minister for Health if a paediatric diabetes dietician is employed at University Hospital Waterford; if not, the timeframe for a dietician to be appointed to the hospital; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
1033. To ask the Minister for Health further to the appointment of a second temporary consultant endocrinologist in April 2016 at University Hospital Waterford, the net effect on reducing waiting... - Hospital Services
1036. To ask the Minister for Health the deficiencies in existing cardiac infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37635/17] - Hospital Procedures
1042. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiothoracic surgeries on the elective waiting lists that have been cancelled in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of these surgeries that... - Hospital Appointments Delays
1043. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [37642/17] - Dental Services Data
1044. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE dentists practising in Castlepollard and Delvin, County Westmeath; the number of dental surgery staff operating in Castlepollard, Delvin and... - Hospital Appointments Delays
1045. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a surgical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37644/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1046. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) can expect an appointment in St. James's Hospital, Dublin, for coronary bypass surgery. [37651/17] - Dental Services Provision
1048. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans for the HSE dental service in Ballymahon, County Longford; his further plans to expand the service or to close the service and move it to... - Dental Services Staff
1049. To ask the Minister for Health if the orthodontist who provides the HSE dental service in Ballymahon, County Longford is approaching retirement age; if so, the preparations that have been... - Dental Services Provision
1050. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to centralise HSE dental services in County Longford; if so, the reason therefore; if persons have been informed of these plans; and if he will make... - Primary Care Centres Provision
1051. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre in Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37690/17] - Primary Care Centres
1052. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which the staff for the primary care centre in Tuam, County Galway will come from; if the centre will receive additional new staff or if there... - Hospital Appointments Status
1053. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied). [37697/17] - Hospital Admissions
1054. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of a specific medical item for a person (details supplied). [37698/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1055. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37699/17] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
1057. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the provision of a new 96 bed block for University Hospital Limerick; the expected timeframe for the design stage to be completed; if... - Hospital Appointments Status
1058. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37704/17] - Home Help Service Provision
1059. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite extra home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37706/17] - Disability Services Provision
1060. To ask the Minister for Health the progress by his Department to accelerate early assessment and intervention for children with special needs. [37709/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
1061. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to support persons with mental health issues to secure accommodation and employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
1062. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the poor conditions facing persons attending our emergency departments who are at risk of suicide; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service
1063. To ask the Minister for Health the funding for home help in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37713/17] - Addiction Treatment Services
1064. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make a provision for gambling addictions in the next HSE service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37714/17] - Mental Health Services Funding
1066. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding his Department will provide to mental health services here and in particular Cavan, Monaghan and Meath. [37716/17] - Disability Services Provision
1067. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the request for full time residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37717/17] - Disability Support Services Provision
1068. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene and provide funding and instruct the HSE to ensure the completion of the group home for women with physical and sensory disabilities in a... - Respite Care Services Provision
1070. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure continuing respite services for school leavers with autism or intellectual disabilities who often have very reduced services... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1071. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a procedure for a person (details supplied). [37760/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1073. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting a considerable period of time. [37766/17] - Hospital Food
1074. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital catering facilities are made aware of a person's health issues, including those patients who are diabetic, before serving food to them; and if he... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
1076. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to adding conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary fibrosis and motor neuron disease to the list of applicable... - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
1077. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of statutory registration for counselling and psychotherapy services under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act... - Hospital Appointments Status
1078. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37785/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1079. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37797/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1080. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37802/17] - Health Services
1081. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a place in a centre for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37804/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
1082. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that all outpatient appointments in May 2017 were cancelled at the eye and ear hospital in Dublin; if his... - Medicinal Products
1084. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the anecdotal evidence of significant use of self sourced PrEP, the steps he is taking to ensure the information and clinical monitoring services... - Departmental Bodies
1086. To ask the Minister for Health the status of work of the sexual health implementation group and the sexual health clinical advisory group; the number of meetings each group has had since... - Health Services Reform
1088. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to recent media reports (details supplied) of his plans to appoint a health tsar; the specific remit of this role; the timeframe for their... - Health Care Professionals
1090. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the meeting he has had with representatives of the physiotherapy and physical therapy represented organisations regarding the Health and Social... - Disability Services Provision
1091. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37833/17] - Disease Management
1092. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37834/17] - Disability Support Services Provision
1093. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on additional hours for a person (details supplied). [37840/17] - Health Services Provision
1094. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that children, including those with special needs, who have been attending the ophthalmic clinic in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar,... - Health Services Funding
1096. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an organisation's (details supplied) campaign to invest over €40 million towards community supports for persons with... - Health Services Provision
1097. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date on the proposal submitted for consideration from a group (details supplied) in County Donegal; his plans to meet the group to... - Palliative Care for Children
1098. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children registered in each CHO area as having a life limiting condition. [37845/17] - Medicinal Products Prices
1109. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the most recent agreement made with an organisation (details supplied) in respect of drug pricing; the duration of the agreement; the estimated... - Hospital Appointments Status
1110. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37862/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
1112. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is unfair that the drugs payment scheme threshold is the same for an individual person living alone as it is for a family; his plans... - Respite Care Services
1113. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to the proposal raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to providing much needed respite for persons with disabilities in... - Disability Services Provision
1114. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding can be provided to enable a service provider in County Cork to provide additional hours for a person (details supplied) to attend an... - Hospital Appointments Status
1115. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [37873/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1116. 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. [37879/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1117. 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. [37899/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
1118. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners working in Kildare town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37900/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1122. To ask the Minister for Health the status of appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37909/17] - National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure
1123. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the level of funding to implement the national clinical programme for heart failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Strategies
1124. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of spending on cardiovascular health here; the spending relative to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37918/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
1128. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to design and implement a structured care programme for heart failure in general practice, drawing on the success of the model for diabetes and... - Health Promotion
1129. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest in public health campaigns to raise awareness of heart failure and its risk factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37923/17] - Stroke Care
1130. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing requirements for the stroke register; the governance of the stroke register; his plans to change responsibility for the governance of the... - Hospitals Discharges
1131. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing and configuration deficits in each of the early supported discharge teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37925/17] - Hospitals Data
1132. To ask the Minister for Health the rates of thrombolysis nationally and in hospitals in Ireland; the way in which these rates compare with the national key performance indicator, KPI, for... - Health Strategies
1133. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration being given to telemedicine and telestroke to improve levels of support and quality of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Stroke Care
1134. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the age restrictions on access to inpatient rehabilitation in a number of sites dealing with stroke patients; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
1135. 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. [37929/17] - Respite Care Services
1136. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in having a person (details supplied) placed in a specific facility. [37946/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1137. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [37947/17] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
1138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with persons (details supplied) regarding the reimbursement of the Respreeza drug. [37953/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1139. 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. [37954/17] - Vaccination Programme
1140. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 11 April 2017, the position regarding the work being undertaken by the Health Service Executive to put in place... - Care of the Elderly
1141. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive subvention provided to a care home (details supplied) for the elderly in County Kilkenny can be increased as part of budget... - Care Services Provision
1144. To ask the Minister for Health if full-time residential care can be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37967/17] - Nursing Home Services
1145. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a forum involving representatives of his Department, the HSE, organisations representing the elderly and representatives of the nursing... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments
1146. To ask the Minister for Health the situation and the matters taken into account by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, that carry out the negotiations for the State in respect of... - Freedom of Information Requests
1147. To ask the Minister for Health the unit responsible within the HSE for releasing medical reports under the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003; the number of staff dedicated to... - Hospital Appointments Status
1148. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37971/17] - Primary Care Centres Provision
1149. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centre projects in the planning consideration stage; the progress of each of these towards completion; the location of these... - Medical Card Administration
1150. To ask the Minister for Health the medical and hardship grounds that are taken into consideration for the issuing of a medical card; the number of such medical cards in existence; if there... - Services for People with Disabilities
1151. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to reduce service days for persons under 65 years of age with physical and sensory disabilities provided at a centre... - Brexit Staff
1152. 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 Care Infrastructure Provision
1154. To ask the Minister for Health the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in the 18 months to September 2017 in respect of construction projects; the... - General Practitioner Services
1155. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding his Department’s work to extend free general practitioner care to wider cohorts of citizens; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Staff Provision
1156. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a one-to-one nurse through the HSE by a special school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [38107/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38110/17] - Health Products Regulatory Authority
1158. To ask the Minister for Health if the health products regulatory authority is engaged in the development of risk mitigation strategies regarding the impact Brexit will have on accessing... - Food Promotion
1159. To ask the Minister for Health when the food in school forum will be established; the timeframe for same; the way in which his department is working towards facilitating a cross-sectoral... - Medicinal Products Prices
1162. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1015 of 20 June 2017, the analysis and risk assessments conducted to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
1163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hearing aid application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38136/17] - Health Services Provision
1164. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38137/17] - Public Services Card
1165. To ask the Minister for Health if he or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
1166. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the possibility of including motor neurone disease under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Legislative Measures
1167. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to commence parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38164/17] - Vaccination Programme Data
1168. To ask the Minister for Health the number of girls in each HSE CHO area who have received the human papillomavirus HPV vaccine in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if... - Vaccination Programme
1169. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to increase the uptake of the human papillomavirus HPV vaccine among girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/17] - HSE Staff Data
1170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new occupational therapists who have been placed in the Dublin west area to deal with the high level of persons waiting for first time... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1172. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that there has only been a reduction of 16 persons out of 258 on the full spinal waiting list at Our Lady's Children's Hospital,... - Primary Care Centres Provision
1173. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing a primary care centre in Clondalkin village, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38176/17] - Home Care Packages Data
1176. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 18 May 2017, the number of homecare package hours available in the HSE CHO 7 area for 2016 and 2017; and if he... - Health Services Funding
1179. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a capital funding commitment for a project (details supplied) in County Cork. [38223/17] - Home Help Service Provision
1180. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38225/17] - Hospital Services
1181. To ask the Minister for Health if an Irish citizen who lives in the UK can gain access to haemodialysis as a public patient in a private hospital in the event that a public hospital is... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
1182. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding employees of section 39 organisations benefiting from pay increases provided for in national pay agreements, including the proposed... - Orthodontic Services Provision
1183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve and expedite the orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38234/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
1184. To ask the Minister for Health the position regrading the compassionate access scheme for cannabis based treatment; the timeframe for its implementation; if his attention has been drawn to... - Hospital Appointments Status
1185. 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. [38270/17] - Medicinal Products Expenditure
1187. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the discrepancy in the estimated savings from a framework agreement with an organisation and his Department as reported in a recent report by a... - Drugs Payment Scheme
1188. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for approval of new drugs for reimbursement by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38277/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38278/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
1195. To ask the Minister for Health the reason chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not included on the long-term illness benefit list; his plans to change the status regarding same; and if... - Medical Card Applications Data
1196. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1197 of 20 June 2017, the number of new medical card applications awaiting processing; the date on which these... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
1202. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the addition of a drug (details supplied) to the general medical services, GMS, scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
1203. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a decision was taken to close the chapel at St Joseph's Hospital, Stranorlar which served the Church of Ireland community and other minority... - Hospital Overcrowding
1204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was exercised at Letterkenny University Hospital between 1 January 2017 and 31 August 2017; and if he will make... - Disability Services Data
1205. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications before disability service providers by persons requesting respite and full-time residential care for family members that cannot be... - State Bodies Data
1206. To ask the Minister for Health the annual percentage of staff of non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the remit of his Department that were women in each of the years 2010 to 2016,... - Hospital Appointments Status
1207. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38370/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
1208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38372/17] - Departmental Staff Data
1209. To ask the Minister for Health the annual percentage of public service staff who were women under the remit of his Department in each of the years 2010 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in... - Hospital Appointments Status
1210. 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. [38392/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme Data
1211. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred by the State in the provision of anti-depressant medication in each of the years 2011 to 2016 by scheme (details supplied); and the... - Hospitals Building Programme
1212. To ask the Minister for Health if recent newspaper reports that he plans to build three new public hospitals which would carry out only non-emergency operations are accurate; the number of... - Disability Services Data
1213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons, under 18 years of age, 18 to 65 years of age and over 65 years of age, waiting for an initial disability assessment in County Louth.... - Respite Care Services Data
1214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an initial assessment for respite services in County Louth; and the number of persons who have been waiting for three... - Disability Services Data
1216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an initial assessment for day care services in County Louth; and the number of persons who have been waiting for three... - Medical Card Data
1221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with medical cards in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38413/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
1223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38415/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
1225. 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. [38423/17] - Occupational Therapy Data
1226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial assessment for occupational therapy in County Louth; and the number who have been waiting for three months, six... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
1229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial assessment for speech and language therapy in County Louth; and the number of persons that have been waiting for... - HSE Data
1232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial assessment for physiotherapy services in County Louth; and the number of persons that have been waiting for three... - Hospitals Funding
1236. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in advance of the winter season at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; the additional resources, staffing and... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
1237. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses successfully recruited to CHO area 8 and CHO area 9 since the 2015 launch of the Bring Them Home campaign; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
1239. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a scheme for sustainable rural general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38482/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
1240. To ask the Minister for Health the type of procedures and the number of each type of procedure which have been carried out under the national treatment purchase fund to date in 2017; and if... - Vaccination Programme
1241. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE indemnified a pharmaceutical company against litigation in the event of vaccines causing damaging adverse reactions; and if he... - Nursing Home Services
1242. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a nursing home (details supplied) does not have a medical officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38485/17] - Capital Expenditure Programme Review
1243. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include phase 3C of Naas General Hospital in his capital requests under the mid-term review of the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospitals Building Programme
1244. To ask the Minister for Health when works will commence at Saint Patrick's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary, as part of the capital funding already allocated; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages Data
1245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours funded in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the locations in which they were funded; the average number of... - Hospital Appointments Status
1246. 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. [38555/17] - Hospitals Funding
1247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours funded in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the locations in which they were funded; the average number of hours... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
1248. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive; the projected funding for 2018; and if he... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
1250. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 130 dentists for the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38649/17] - European Medicines Agency
1252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the State's bid to host the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38662/17] - National Stroke Programme Implementation
1253. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the implementation to date of the national stroke programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/17] - Brexit Issues
1254. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of sectorial response plans to Brexit, the publication date of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38696/17] - Departmental Expenditure
1265. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2018 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in... - EU Directives
1266. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of non-compliance with documentary requirements from other EU member states experienced by the HSE related to the cross-border directive and... - Health Services Provision
1267. To ask the Minister for Health if physiotherapy and other support services will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the reason there has been no follow-up in this case; if the... - Medical Card Data
1268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner cards respectively as of 1 August 2017; and the number of each type of card issued on a discretionary... - Ambulance Service Data
1270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in June 2017; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20, 40, 60,... - Hospital Appointments Status
1271. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a scan at Letterkenny university hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
1272. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for gallbladder removal surgery nationally and in Wexford general hospital and University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2010 to... - Hospital Appointments Status
1273. 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. [38944/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
1275. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place whereby persons who are in full-time residential care under the HSE and in which family members are consulted regarding their care... - Hospital Appointments Status
1276. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services Provision
1278. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the midlands public health dental service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38966/17] - Health Services Provision
1279. To ask the Minister for Health when physiotherapy services will be returned to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38969/17] - Misuse of Drugs
1280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the information available to him regarding the growth in the use of cocaine and crack cocaine throughout the country; the steps which are... - Drugs-related Deaths
1281. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug deaths in each of the past ten years by type of drug in each case. [38981/17] - Drug Treatment Programmes
1282. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which and the locations in which the additional €3 million allocated to drugs services is being spent in 2017. [38982/17] - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
1283. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the promised additional €25 million for drugs services over the next five years; and the details of the scheduling... - Perinatal Data
1284. To ask the Minister for Health the annual estimate of babies born with foetal alcohol syndrome; and the steps which are being taken to reduce this figure. [38984/17] - General Practitioner Contracts
1285. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in negotiating and finalising a new general practitioner contract; the timeframe to which he is working; and if he will expedite this... - Hospital Services
1288. To ask the Minister for Health the private patient stretch targets for each hospital for each of the past three years; the actual income achieved in each case; the number and percentage of... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
1289. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to ensure compliance with the terms of public hospital consultant contracts in respect of public and private work; the number of... - Medicinal Products Prices
1290. To ask the Minister for Health the reason generic manufacturers are not involved in negotiations on medicines pricing agreements; if he will give consideration to drafting a national...
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