Written answers
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
- Infectious Diseases
271. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the full case made to his Department by the applicants for the licence for the scientific study of a species (details supplied);... - Dental Services Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has an input into the provision of dental services for primary school-going children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospitals Policy
274. To ask the Minister for Health the sale price and date of sale of St. Senan's hospital and all associated lands in Enniscorthy; the alternative arrangements for remaining clients and staff;... - Hospital Appointments Status
275. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will receive an appointment for occupational therapy; and the reason for the delay [43382/17] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
277. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to review its decision and the processes used in arriving at the decision not to approve for reimbursement of the drug Translarna for... - Hospital Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development and funding of the national paediatric rheumatology services in Crumlin, which has a waiting list of 825 children; and if he will... - Departmental Bodies Data
279. To ask the Minister for Health the State bodies or boards that fall under the remit of his Department; and the number of members of each State body or board who are not qualified within the... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
280. To ask the Minister for Health if 2019 is the earliest date that public funding can be provided for assisted human reproduction; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons... - Services for People with Disabilities
282. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for home support by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43457/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
283. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for cardiac rehabilitation in University Hospital Limerick and the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis; the strategies in place to resolve... - Budget 2018
285. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated in budget 2018 for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43477/17] - Respite Care Services Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Health if a request for a public health nurse to call to a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be facilitated. [43479/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
289. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been issues for persons travelling abroad in accessing vaccines for hepatitis A and typhoid, in particular the ViATIM and Hepatyrix vaccines; and... - Counselling Services Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Health if funding of community counselling services as provided for by an organisation (details supplied) will be provided; the reason funding was refused by the... - Disability Services Provision
291. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter (details supplied) and address the concerns of parents; his plans to enhance facilities or relocate these services; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
292. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [43494/17] - Disabilities Assessments
293. To ask the Minister for Health the analysis which has been made by HSE north lee, south lee and north Cork of the numbers of those awaiting assessment under the assessment of need provisions... - General Practitioner Services Provision
296. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioner cover will be provided for Fermoy Community Hospital, County Cork. [43498/17] - Patient Data
297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons both inpatient and outpatient, that present with Parkinson’s disease here. [43499/17] - Emergency Departments Staff
298. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the accident and emergency department of Wexford General Hospital does not have a psychiatric nurse employed there; and if he will make a statement... - Patient Data
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patient on patient attacks recorded within HSE facilities in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Services Data
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health staff attacked by patients at HSE facilities in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Services Staff
303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health nurses employed at the end of each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Medical Certificates Provision
304. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary medical certificate will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43510/17] - Disability Services Provision
305. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43512/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
306. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a knee operation for a person (details supplied); if this appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43521/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43552/17] - Respite Care Services Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Health if full cover is in place for personnel employed at a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal who are availing of maternity leave or parental... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
311. 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, 24 and 36... - Hospital Appointments Status
312. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43565/17] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
315. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43580/17] - Non-Acute and Community Agencies Funding
316. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance which can be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43585/17] - Health Services Funding
317. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to a centre (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to cover the costs of extending the services being offered and the cost of... - Medicinal Products Availability
318. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre system will be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted... - Stroke Care
319. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to address the concerns of a person (details supplied) about funding for basic standards of stroke care; and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff Provision
320. To ask the Minister for Health if all nursing posts that have been filled in the Roscommon mental health service within the past two years were advertised; if so, the locations where these... - Nursing Staff Data
321. To ask the Minister for Health if all nursing posts that have been filled in the Castlerea mental health service within the past two years were advertised; if so, the locations where these... - Nursing Staff Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Health if all nursing posts that have been filled in the Ballaghaderreen mental health services within the past two years were advertised; if so, the locations where... - Graduate Medicine Programme Fees
335. To ask the Minister for Health if there are funds within his Department to assist a person (details supplied) who is attending college overseas in order to become a doctor; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot be added to a hip operation waiting list while they lose weight; if there is a specific weight criterion for this... - Disabilities Assessments
337. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times to begin and complete, respectively, an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 after the date of application in each county... - Hospital Appointments Status
338. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43654/17] - Departmental Funding
339. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding per annum charities and Government agencies (details supplied) received for 2016 or the nearest available year; and if he will make a... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
340. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the draft HSE rehabilitation medicine model of care; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43686/17] - Home Care Packages Provision
341. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package for a person (details supplied); the detail of this home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43687/17] - Home Care Packages Data
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages and transitional care beds that will be provided by the €37 million funding announced in budget 2018. [43696/17] - Mental Health Services Funding
343. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health in 2017; the equivalent figures on a like-for-like basis in terms of services provided in each of the years from 2011 to 2016... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
346. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of discussions between his Department or agencies under his remit with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the nursing home support scheme... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
347. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 21 March 2017, the progress made on the recruitment of an additional 4.5 whole-time equivalent sonographers at... - Services for People with Disabilities
348. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the alarm among disabled persons and their families and carers in County Donegal, caused by the closure of the swimming pool... - Mental Health Services Funding
349. To ask the Minister for Health the projected expenditure on mental health in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43720/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
355. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had an appointment cancelled at Our Lady’s children’s hospital, Crumlin; when another... - Mental Health Services Funding
356. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding as part of budget 2018 which will be made available for dementia care; the additional number of home care packages which will... - National Drugs Strategy Budget
357. To ask the Minister for Health the funding being provided in 2018 for the national drugs strategy; the amount of funding for each task force, project and programme to be funded in 2018; and... - Drug Treatment Programmes
358. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide capital funding through the HSE in 2018 and 2019 for a residential treatment centre (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [43764/17] - Health Insurance
359. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43779/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
360. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a surgery appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43794/17] - Hospital Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned national narcolepsy service centre at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; if funding has been set aside for the infrastructure for the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a suitable buggy for a person (details supplied); the expected delivery date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
363. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery. [43814/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
364. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for specialised treatment without delay in view of the fact that they have now been waiting 18 months for an... - Hospital Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the laundry department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; his short to medium-term plans for the department; if a commitment can... - HIV Incidence
367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HIV infections detected per year since 2011; the number of new HIV infections detected to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Prices
368. To ask the Minister for Health further to the HSE decision to contract a consultancy firm to review pharmacy schemes, the HSE's plans to include pharmacists and pharmacy owners in this... - Motorised Transport Grant Closure
369. To ask the Minister for Health when provisions will be made in order to finalise and introduce a replacement for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance scheme which were... - Orthodontic Services Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting orthodontic treatment at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43876/17] - Hospital Staff
371. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a vacant clinical nurse specialist post at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43877/17] - Mental Health Services Data
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of psychiatric units in the country; the number of residents in each of these units at the end of the most recent month for which... - Hospital Appointments Status
373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dermatologist appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if it can be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
377. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and address the situation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43888/17] - Obesity Strategy
378. To ask the Minister for Health when the food reformulation working group will be established; when the membership will be determined; if public health organisations will be involved; when... - Hospital Appointments Status
382. To ask the Minister for Health if an admission date for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [43895/17] - Mental Health Services Funding
383. To ask the Minister for Health the funding spent by CAMHS in CHO area 9 in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43905/17] - Health Services Staff Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time community ophthalmologists in CHO area 9 in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; if this number will be increased; and... - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
385. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the regulation of counselling and psychotherapy professionals; when this process will be complete; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
386. 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. [43920/17] - Occupational Therapy Staff
387. To ask the Minister for Health when the replacement for the occupational therapist for the Finglas area on maternity leave will be put in place (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Public Procurement Contracts
388. To ask the Minister for Health the procurement process entered into by the HSE before the engagement of an organisation (details supplied); the requirements for qualification, duration of... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
391. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines that have been removed by the MMP from the community drugs scheme; the amount the medicine cost the State before it was removed; the amount saved... - Medical Card Applications
392. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the timeframe for a decision to issue; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
393. To ask the Minister for Health if an earlier appointment could be provided for a person (details supplied). [43938/17] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
394. To ask the Minister for Health if the assessment process to include a device (details supplied) for testing blood glucose levels for listing under reimbursable items for persons with... - Drug Treatment Programmes
396. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce suboxone for the treatment of narcotic addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43952/17] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
397. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation of funding that each of the local drugs and alcohol task forces received, in tabular form. [43953/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeries scheduled for Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, that have been cancelled from 1 January 2017 to date due to problems... - Hospital Waiting Lists
399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthopaedic surgeries in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; the number of persons on this waiting list from... - Hospital Appointments Delays
400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons affected by the cancellation of orthopaedic surgeries in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, due to the closure of the theatre who... - Hospital Appointments Status
402. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a new appointment from the Mater hospital for surgery; the reason the original appointment was... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
403. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Kuvan sapropterin will be approved for reimbursement for those diagnosed with the genetic condition phenylketonuria; and if he will make a...
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