Written answers
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
- Speech and Language Therapy Provision
258. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the planned expenditure in 2018 of €2 million on a new pilot scheme for in-school speech and language therapists; the locations this... - Psychological Assessments
259. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed by CAMHS. [47619/17] - Motorised Transport Grant
260. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the motorised transport grant following budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47624/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
261. 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. [47630/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
262. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug kuvan will be made available for persons with PKU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47638/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will designate postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome as a long-term illness; if hospital charges arising from an admission to an emergency department... - Counselling Services Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons to receive counselling in the various primary care centres in County Meath. [47642/17] - Hospitals Data
265. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the care of the orthopaedics department at Castlebar hospital, County Mayo, who were subject to a wash-out procedure due to... - Medical Card Data
266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards provided to all children with a severe disability in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; if all children with a severe... - Hospitals Funding
267. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been awarded to public hospitals under the NTPF insourcing scheme to date in 2017; and the treatments delivered by hospital,... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
268. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria applied when assessing if treatment in public hospitals is eligible to be funded as insourcing by the NTPF; the way in which it is ensured that... - Home Help Service Eligibility
270. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not receiving home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47660/17] - Hospital Services
271. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 510 and 511 of 30 May 2017, his plans to address the geographical gap in heart failure services in the South-Southwest... - Medicinal Products
272. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's policy in relation to sodium valproate being taken by a woman through pregnancy; the research that has been carried out here on the issue; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
273. To ask the Minister for Health if an orthopaedic appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the... - Autism Support Services
274. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been diagnosed with ASD will receive the speech and language... - Hospital Appointments Status
275. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47670/17] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
276. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the cross-border directive and the treatment abroad scheme; the areas under which they are accounted for in the health budget; the cost... - Medical Card Administration
277. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current practice of awarding medical cards from the date of decision rather than the date of receipt of... - Health Services Provision
278. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will be issued to a matter raised in correspondence (details suppled) regarding continuing deficits in the delivery of health services to children... - Medicinal Products Availability
279. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance and supports in place to assist persons who rely on a nebuliser on a day-to-day basis in the event of a power outage; if an optional back-up or... - Hospital Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health the reason St Vincent's University Hospital has ceased to offer spinal review appointments in its orthopaedic department; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
281. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been affected due to St Vincent's University Hospital ceasing to offer spinal review appointments in its orthopaedic department;... - Services for People with Disabilities
282. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an autism therapy appointment for a person (details supplied). [47716/17] - Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
283. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund the cost of living liver operations abroad in circumstances in which the facility is not available here; and if he will make a statement... - Organ Transplant Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for living liver transplant operations to be carried out here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47719/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
285. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to transfer a person (details supplied) who requires interaction and stimulation to a suitable facility or day care placement. [47721/17] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
286. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
288. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47740/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
289. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 3 October 2017, the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has had surgery cancelled at University... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
290. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medicinal cannabis; his plans to legislate to allow for medicinal cannabis here; the timeframe for the introduction of such legislation;... - Hospital Charges
291. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse the decision to charge persons with haemochromatosis that require several venesections yearly €80 per treatment; and if he will... - Primary Care Centres Provision
292. To ask the Minister for Health the status of preparatory works for a new primary care centre (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if a timeframe has been set out for its delivery; the... - Hospital Procedures
293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary percutaneous coronary interventions carried out in University Hospital Waterford in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary percutaneous coronary intervention cases that were sent to acute hospital centres in either Cork, Dublin or Limerick, outside of the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
295. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) will be moved back to a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47768/17] - Disability Services Funding
296. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated for disability services in County Louth; the amount of funding allocated to acute services and non acute or... - Occupational Therapy
297. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for occupational therapy for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47772/17] - Disability Services Funding
298. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for disability services; the way in which the funding is being used; and if... - Occupational Therapy Staff
299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of empty posts resulting from occupational therapists currently on leave in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47783/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
300. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment at University Hospital Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47785/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
301. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme can be shared between a nursing home and the community for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
302. To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47791/17] - Long Stay Residential Units
304. To ask the Minister for Health when the organisation (details supplied) will be informed of funding being made available as part of the mid term review of the capital plan; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
305. To ask the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for this appointment in view of the fact... - Disability Services Funding
306. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2016; the locations in which this funding has been... - Health Services Staff Data
307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in whole time equivalent terms in the CAMHS service, for each CHO, in tabular form. [47808/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
308. To ask the Minister for Health if an earlier hospital appointment can be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47825/17] - Primary Care Centres Expenditure
309. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on renovating the Passage West health centre, County Cork since 2009. [47848/17] - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
310. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to simplify the process whereby social workers registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council can be registered with CORU to work here; his... - Hospital Staff
311. To ask the Minister for Health if one of the three surgeons at Portiuncula University Hospital is to be absorbed into the UHG rota; the reason for such a move; his plans to replace the... - Severe Weather Events Response
312. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department responded to the declaration of the status red alert weather warning in relation to its own employees; and if he will make a... - Disability Support Services Provision
313. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available for a person (details supplied) for a residential care place with an organisation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Clinical Trials
314. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to ensure that the existing group of 21 persons that are receiving the drug respreeza as part of a clinical trial continue to receive... - Occupational Therapy Provision
315. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the concerns of a person (details supplied) who categorically denies that the HSE provided episodes of occupational therapy care to them on dates... - Childhood Obesity
316. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the level of childhood obesity; the measures he is taking to tackle this problem; the State agencies his Department is working with in this... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
317. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated for the recruitment of two additional full-time consultant breast radiologists for Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme
318. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons that usually collect blister packs from their pharmacy monthly now have to collect the packs weekly; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
319. 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. [47992/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
321. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for knee replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48000/17] - Dental Services Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce funding to provide for more dental teams to help cope with primary school check-ups in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make... - Services for People with Disabilities
323. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 3 October 2017, if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if a reply will issue;... - Ambulance Service
324. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his commitment to increase ambulances, EMTs and paramedics each year with a view to improve response times as set out in the programme for... - Health Services Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an insulin pump; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48017/17] - Health Services
326. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date to deliver a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48018/17] - Medical Card Applications
327. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding a medical card application by a person (details supplied); his views on whether it is correct for an application to take... - Hospital Appointments Status
328. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Beaumont Hospital; if the appointment can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the... - Advanced Healthcare Directives
329. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring forward proposals to allow for a nominated person that is part of an unmarried cohabiting couple to make decisions with regard to medical... - Primary Care Centres Provision
330. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE commitment to deliver a new primary care centre in Dundalk that will accommodate the needs of local community mental health... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
333. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Versatis patches are not covered by a person's (details supplied) medical card; the reason they did not receive notification of same; and if he will... - Blood Transfusion Service Provision
334. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to allow for persons with haemochromatosis that require venesections to access these services free of charge at blood donation clinics;... - Medical Card Eligibility
335. To ask the Minister for Health if persons suffering with narcolepsy as a result of the swine flu vaccine that are attending university in the UK are permitted to obtain a medical card here... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
336. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Tullamore hospital has been without a chiropodist for the treatment of diabetic patients; if the HSE plans to recruit for this post; the timeframe... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
337. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on the drugs strategy in County Louth in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the funding sought and approved by each of the... - Disability Services Provision
339. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the meeting held with a disability manager and the HSE in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - HIQA Data
341. To ask the Minister for Health the names of the persons and organisations on HIQA's standards advisory group in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [48088/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
342. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to grant pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes temporary long term illness status in order to allow them access free medicines and... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
343. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 4 May 2017, the position regarding a review (details supplied); the results of this review; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the opening of the primary care centre in Summerhill, Dublin 1. [48148/17] - Hospitals Funding
345. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48149/17] - Hospitals Car Park Charges
346. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the prices (details supplied) of the official Our Lady of Lourdes car park in Drogheda, to reduce the cost to the visitors and in... - Hospital Services
347. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes available for a person (details supplied) to apply for that would see an operation carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Provision
348. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide extra home help hours for a person (details supplied) who has suffered an injury and does not want to enter a nursing home; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
349. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be scheduled for an operation. [48236/17] - Hospital Records
350. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 240 of 3 May 2017 and 1112 of 20 June 2017, if the files in question have been examined; if the files have been... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
351. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be guaranteed for the national remit a group (details supplied) has been undertaking from 2018 for the term of the strategy. [48248/17] - Health Services Reports
352. To ask the Minister for Health the unit in his Department that will be co-ordinating the response of his Department to the Sláintecare report as outlined in his own department's...
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