Written answers
Thursday, 28 September 2017
- Medical Card Eligibility
141. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the €500 eligibility limit for receipt of a medical card by a single person over 70 years of age in view of the fact that this has... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
142. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are in need of an assessment... - Mental Health Services Report
143. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the recent report on Roscommon mental health services will be implemented; and if so, the timeframe for same. [40978/17] - Disabilities Assessments
144. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the number of overdue assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in the Dublin west and Dublin south west... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
145. To ask the Minister for Health if no child will have to wait longer than four months for a scoliosis operation by the end of 2017. [40952/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
146. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding extending the fair deal scheme to allow persons receive care in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41008/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
147. To ask the Minister for Health the progress regarding the commitment under the programme for Government to address the discrimination faced by farmers in respect of the fair deal scheme; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
148. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the agreement reached with Portland hospital and Franziskus hospital for the provision of surgery for children with scoliosis from Ireland; the... - General Practitioner Services Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a general practitioner out-of-hours service in north Wicklow; if not, the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Admissions
156. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to deal with inadequate protocols in place at St. Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown in cases in which persons attend the minor... - Disability Services Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a multidisciplinary team for a school (details supplied). [41033/17] - General Medical Services Scheme Review
158. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports available for those that suffer with haemochromatosis and require regular venesection; his plans to introduce financial supports to help... - Disabilities Assessments
159. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41044/17] - National Lottery Funding Applications
160. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for refusal of a HSE national lottery grant application (details supplied); if there is an avenue for appeal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Transport Support Scheme
161. To ask the Minister for Health if the motorised grant scheme will be reintroduced; and if so, when it will be open to new applicants. [41046/17] - HSE Staff Recruitment
162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical scientists and those in similar posts within the Saolta healthcare group are able to apply for inter hospital transfers within the group but... - Hospital Appointments Status
163. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) can be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41062/17] - Mental Health Services Expenditure
164. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of extending access to the counselling in primary care service to all those aged 16 to 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Expenditure
165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours funded in 2017; the cost of increasing the allocation by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41064/17] - Organ Donation
167. To ask the Minister for Health if the assistance scheme for living organ donors can be expanded to include relief, compensation and assistance to parents not working outside the home; and if... - Vaccination Programme
168. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency hours that have been approved for all vaccination programmes in schools in County Meath to the end of 2017. [41071/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41076/17] - Hospitals Data
175. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1038 of 11 September 2017, the hospital sites in which electrophysiology is available; the sites in which... - Hospitals Building Programme
178. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1038 of 11 September 2017, the details of infrastructural improvement projects to address cardiac infrastructure deficits... - Stroke Care
179. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1130 of 11 September 2017, his plans to recruit a national stroke audit manager; the timeframe for the planned transfer... - Hospital Equipment
180. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been issues with the provision of thrombectomy services at Beaumont hospital due to the age or utility of equipment; if concerns have been... - Stroke Care
181. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to advance the recommendations of the HIQA health technology assessment of mechanical thrombectomy; and if he will make a statement on... - Obesity Strategy
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be reporting on the national obesity plan as per the action point in Ten Steps Forward to report annually on the plan; if so, when; if a report card... - Hospital Services
183. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the rheumatology department at Mayo university hospital; the staffing measures in place; the number of days weekly it operates; the... - Hospitals Capital Programme
184. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41089/17] - Hospitals Data
186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries that have been cancelled at Mayo university hospital over each of the past six months, in tabular form; the type of surgery involved;... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
187. To ask the Minister for Health the amount which has been spent on agency staff from 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41092/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
188. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 20 September 2017, if HIQA has been instructed to invigilate the extra charges by nursing homes; the role of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
189. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Our Lady’s hospital, Manorhamilton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41124/17] - Transport Support Scheme
190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce the mobility grant which was withdrawn three years ago [41128/17] - HSE Reports
191. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report on Roscommon health services detailing the large sums being returned to the Exchequer in previous years; if his... - Mental Health Services Provision
192. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in developing a pathway to the development of a 24/7 crisis intervention model. [41142/17] - General Practitioner Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a doctor in County Limerick is charging €15 for the flu vaccine to persons with medical cards and to persons over 70 years of age. [41143/17] - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
194. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department has examined the Sláintecare report with a view to identification of apparent weaknesses in the delivery of various... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
195. To ask the Minister for Health the most serious waiting list situations in respect of various procedures at various public hospitals as recorded over the past three years; the degree to... - National Children's Hospital Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which progress in respect of the provision of the new children’s hospital continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41169/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
197. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the national treatment purchase scheme can be utilised to alleviate waiting lists at various public hospitals; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres Data
201. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres in place and fully operational in County Kildare; the extent to which each has eased the burden on the public hospital... - Nursing Home Services
202. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he views the important role played by St. Brigid’s nursing home, Crooksling in the provision of hospital care for women; if his... - Community Care Provision
203. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has investigated the origin of rumours regarding the future of Maynooth community care unit having particular regard to the very high... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hip replacements at various hospitals throughout the country; the longest period of time a person has been on this... - Hospitals Capital Programme
205. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding to the provision of the next stage of development of Naas General Hospital with particular reference to upgrading the endoscopy... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointment with consultants prior to getting on to a waiting list for the relevant procedure; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a streamlined support service exists throughout the public hospital sector to ensure that consultants have the opportunity to carry out the... - General Practitioner Data
208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners practising here; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past ten years; the extent to which demographic... - Mental Health Services Funding
209. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate and financial provision remains available to his Department to meet the requirements of the mental health services with particular... - Nursing Staff Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which adequate numbers of nurses are likely to become available throughout the public health sector over the next three years; and if he will... - HSE Waiting Lists
212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting 0 to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and... - Home Help Service Data
218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each local health office area in June, July and August 2017; and the way in which this compares against the target in... - Disabilities Data
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of June 2017 or latest day available in each LHO in... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list in each LHA in tabular form; and the number waiting less than 4 months, 4 to... - Occupational Therapy Data
222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list in each LHA area in tabular form; the number waiting less than four...
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