Written answers
Thursday, 28 September 2017
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
15. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is planning to implement the future of health care report. [40916/17] - Nursing Staff Provision
16. To ask the Minister for Health if all 2016 and 2017 nursing graduates will be offered permanent contracts by the HSE. [40946/17] - Service Level Agreements
17. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is providing €424 million to 26 organisations without having a full service level agreement in place. [40974/17] - Health Service Capacity Review
18. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to deal with the theatre closures and staffing issues highlighted in submission (details supplied) to his Department; and if he will... - Hospital Equipment
19. To ask the Minister for Health when a new MRI scanner will be provided in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40950/17] - HSE Waiting Lists
20. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the long waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments being experienced by persons under 18 years of age in... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
21. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Letterkenny university hospital did not receive funding for two ANP posts specialising in diabetes; when funding will be provided for the posts; and... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
22. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in County Wicklow that are in need of an assessment for... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
23. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the appointment of dementia care co-ordinators and dementia advisers in each local health office area. [40968/17] - Emergency Departments Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposal to provide upgraded and additional facilities in the emergency department at Cavan general hospital; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Guidelines
25. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of the PHQ-9 and GAD7 checklists for assessing mental health in persons are approved for use by the HSE and general practitioners here; and if he... - Medicinal Products Availability
26. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the non-provision of medication, such as the contraceptive pill, in State funded hospitals that have a religious-based ethos (details supplied);... - Primary Care Centres Provision
27. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new health centre in Carrigaline, County Cork to be open; and the services that will be provided there [40770/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
28. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE’s engagement with the introduction of a new in-school speech and language service. [40944/17] - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
29. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to implement the recommendations of the Sláintecare report; the timeframe for same; if a specific audit... - Infectious Diseases
30. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40976/17] - HSE Waiting Lists
31. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to the HSE north east to reduce waiting lists for orthopaedic assessments and procedures in view of delays in counties... - HSE Reviews
32. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the in depth review of the variation in waiting lists for early intervention and prevention services for children. [40945/17] - Emergency Departments Data
33. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have presented at Mayo university hospital emergency department to date in 2017; if the numbers presenting are over the capacity of... - HSE Staff Data
34. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction councillors employed by the HSE drug treatment service in 2007; the number of addiction councillors employed by the HSE in the first... - HSE Properties
35. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the refurbishment to the HSE-owned property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Waiting Lists
36. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the long waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments being experienced by persons under 18 in the Dublin north... - HSE Funding
37. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding section 39 organisations, for example, hospices, in which staff took pay cuts during the financial emergency; if funding will be provided... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
38. 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 Laois and Offaly that are in need of an assessment... - Hospital Waiting Lists
39. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the establishment of a "lets buy healthcare" scheme to purchase private healthcare for procedures that are not being carried... - Hospital Deaths
40. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent recommendation by a person (details supplied) that all direct maternal deaths in hospitals be subject to external review; and if he will... - Hospital Groups
41. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove South Tipperary General Hospital from the South South West Hospital Group. [40959/17] - Hospitals Building Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of the proposed national children’s hospital satellite centre in Tallaght. [40954/17] - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
43. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in County Mayo that are in need of an assessment for occupational... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
44. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the compassionate access programme to medicinal cannabis will help persons that can access medicinal cannabis in other European jurisdictions... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
45. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting times for children waiting for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40766/17] - Disabilities Assessments
46. 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 north local health area. [40982/17] - General Practitioner Services Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to further extend eligibility for free general practitioner care. [40940/17] - Hospital Facilities
48. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of a dedicated obstetric theatre at university hospital Kerry. [40947/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
49. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the waiting list figures as reported by the NTPF recently; his plans to address this matter; and if he will... - Hospitals Data
50. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries that have been cancelled at Mayo university hospital from 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017, by month; the type of surgery involved; if... - HSE Staff Data
51. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency and bank staff employed by the HSE in each CHO area in tabular form. [40788/17] - Autism Support Services
52. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the services being provided for adults with autism and intellectual disabilities in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Availability
53. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding persons that have been using the drug, Respreeza, for many years and that will now be refused this drug; the care or support he plans to... - National Maternity Hospital Expenditure
54. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify reports on the funding status for the new maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40918/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
55. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent assertion that Irish persons have the worst access to newly launched medicines. [40941/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
56. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the scoliosis waiting list targets were missed; the steps he is taking to address the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40780/17] - National Maternity Strategy Implementation
57. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding introducing the 20-week maternity scan into Cavan general hospital; the work which has been carried out to date; the timeframe for its... - HSE Expenditure
58. To ask the Minister for Health if reports that the HSE is facing a projected €300 million financial deficit this year are accurate; and the action that will be taken to address this.... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
59. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which the drug, Vimizin, a treatment for those that suffer from the rare disease Morquio, has been refused funding by the HSE; and if he... - Hospitals Building Programme
60. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application (details supplied) for an extension at Naas General Hospital in view of the need for these services in the Kildare west... - HSE Waiting Lists
62. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the waiting lists for eye procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40790/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
63. To ask the Minister for Health when the freestyle Libre system will be made available under the LTI scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted only to persons... - Hospital Staff
64. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to ensure that staffing levels in public hospitals are adequate in view of the fact that existing pay and conditions are failing to... - Respite Care Services Provision
65. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recently published scorecard on the national carers' strategy which classified respite care as regressive meaning that... - HSE Waiting Lists
66. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he is monitoring the waiting lists throughout the health services with particular reference to specific procedures such as miscellaneous... - Ambulance Service Response Times
67. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking regarding allegations by ambulance drivers that precious time is being lost by ambulances travelling to accidents and other emergencies... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
68. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to bring forward proposals on changing the nursing home support scheme. [40943/17] - Primary Care Centres
69. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of the health centre in Passage West, County Cork; and if services will continue to be provided in the local community. [40769/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
70. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the work of the interdepartmental agency working group established to oversee the implementation of certain recommendations contained in... - Health Service Capacity Review
71. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the bed capacity review. [40939/17] - Medicinal Products Data
73. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons being prescribed methadone in 2017; the number that have been prescribed methadone for more than ten years; and if, since the introduction... - HSE Waiting Lists
74. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce waiting times for persons waiting for ophthalmology services in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40898/17] - Primary Care Centres Staff
75. To ask the Minister for Health if primary care centres (details supplied) will receive additional new staff; if there will be no new hires, if staff will instead be moved from areas in the... - HSE Properties
76. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans in respect of a new building in view of the decision of HSE west to ring-fence the insurance payment for the construction of a new... - Hospitals Funding
77. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to the existing cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford to increase the laboratory's... - Disability Services Provision
78. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the service provision at Chamber House, Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/17] - Maternity Services
79. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce waiting times for persons waiting for gynaecological services in Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a...
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