Written answers
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
- Hospice Services Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Health if the section 39 hospices will receive funding to enable them to refund the cuts that were made following the application of FEMPI; if his attention has been... - Hospital Appointments Status
307. 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. [49857/17] - Hospital Appointments Administration
308. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 7 November 2017, if an early hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49864/17] - Dental Services Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be approved for new dentures under the medical card dental scheme as an exception due to their medical needs and age; and... - Home Care Packages Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on all care companies providing home care in CH06; the number of persons in receipt of care packages; the number of these that are... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medicated plasters (details supplied) have been removed from the medical card list of items that can be prescribed; and if he will make a statement... - Health Products Regulatory Authority
313. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he and the Health Service Executive are taking regarding the issue of children affected by foetal anticonvulsant syndrome in circumstances in which... - Mental Health Services Provision
315. To ask the Minister for Health the planned schedule for implementation of the mental health helpline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49893/17] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been sent to the UK for specialist neuro rehabilitation due to a lack of services here since the neuro rehabilitation strategy... - Community Care
322. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the latest proposals being recommended in respect of the redevelopment of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the changes being... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
323. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the meeting between a company (details supplied) and the HSE in recent days regarding the drug Vimizim for the treatment of Morquio disease; and... - Health Services Funding
324. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which rates paid by the HSE to private addiction clinics are decided upon; the details of the decision process; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
325. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the meeting between the HSE and a company (details supplied) in relation to Respreeza; the ongoing difficulties which has seen deterioration in... - National Children's Hospital
327. To ask the Minister for Health if the application by the Children's hospital group for paediatric interventional radiology service to be developed in existing hospitals prior to the move to... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
328. To ask the Minister for Health when a permanent child psychologist post will be filled for County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49911/17] - Occupational Therapy Staff
330. To ask the Minister for Health when a number of HSE occupational therapist posts in County Donegal will be filled in view of the fact that there is only one occupational therapist for the... - Dental Services
331. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the terms of the medical card dental scheme in order that older persons over 70 years of age can be allowed discretion to have dentures... - Hospital Admissions
332. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures for both voluntary and involuntary admission to a psychiatric hospital including those with a dual diagnosis of alcoholism and a psychiatric... - Vacancies on State Boards
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49938/17] - Hospital Facilities
334. To ask the Minister for Health the process of tendering for the shop in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin ; and when it went out for tender and so on (details supplied). [49950/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
336. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been on the waiting list for an assessment of need; when they will have an assessment of... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
337. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure specialist shoes are supplied to a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49980/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
338. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has yet to receive a care plan since August 2016 under the local early years intervention team. [49957/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
339. 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. [49958/17] - Community Care
340. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pilot scheme later known as COSMTS continued for ophthalmologists at four sites and, later, at six sites in view of the fact that it was to be... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
341. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding for the cross-border healthcare directive comes from the HSE budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49960/17] - Hospital Facilities
342. To ask the Minister for Health the date the new theatre will be open for surgery in Merlin Park hospital in view of the fact that follow-up meetings in respect of it did not occur; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
344. To ask the Minister for Health if an angiogram can be facilitated for a person (details supplied) who is on a long-term waiting list for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Appointments to State Boards Data
345. To ask the Minister for Health the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of... - Health Services Provision
346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure suitable treatment is put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50012/17] - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
347. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for closing the Cabra drug treatment clinic at Broombridge Close; the clinical management plan for the patients during this period; the date on... - Health Services Reports
348. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a report on trauma care; his plans for a reconfiguration of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50021/17] - Hospital Services
349. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the levels of services to be provided at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50022/17] - Cancer Services Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the initially agreed treatment is provided for a person (details supplied) undergoing breast cancer treatment at Midland Regional Hospital,... - Health Care Policy
352. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Irish citizens accessing health care in Northern Ireland, including for minor and major procedures; and if he will make a statement on... - European Medicines Agency
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on Ireland's bid to host the European Medicines Agency. [50046/17] - Brexit Documents
354. To ask the Minister for Health if he has used a private email account to send or receive official documents or positions on Brexit; and, if so, the details of this correspondence. [50061/17] - Health Services Data
355. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland has a trauma director for the trauma services provided; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50068/17] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to build a neuro-rehabilitation unit in the midlands; if progress has been made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
361. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [50077/17] - Hospitals Funding
363. To ask the Minister for Health if the balance of the capital funding due to the Mercy University Hospital, Cork, will be released in 2018; when this money will be allocated; and if he will... - Home Help Service Eligibility
364. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment for home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be arranged. [50086/17] - Primary Care Centres
365. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to dangerous parking practices ongoing opposite a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Meath; if his attention has... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four months, the number waiting four to 12... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four months, the number waiting four to 12... - Services for People with Disabilities
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 as of 17 November 2017 or the latest date available in each LHO,... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
371. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to facilitate a person's (details supplied) need to travel to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50100/17] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
372. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Constella 290 mgs OD is covered under the medical card scheme here; and when this drug was removed from distribution in pharmacies here (details... - Respite Care Services Availability
373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of weeks in the year respite centres (details supplied) are contracted to be open for; and the number of weekends they provided service in each of... - Services for People with Disabilities
374. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which a person will be accepted and receive full-time residential care in a centre (details supplied). [50104/17] - Departmental Bodies Data
376. To ask the Minister for Health the bodies under the aegis of his Department to which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum; the public funding received by... - Ambulance Service Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance and associated personnel serving in each of the Sligo, Manorhamilton, Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle stations; the number of... - Ambulance Service
378. To ask the Minister for Health when discussions on the provision of first responder schemes between the national ambulance service and the national directorate for fire and emergency... - Departmental Funding
379. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application for additional funding by a charity (details supplied) was denied despite the need for two additional full-time positions along with... - Hospital Charges
381. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected in accident and emergency charges from Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 for 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will... - Hospital Services
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore funding to carry out gynecomastia surgery with immediate effect and ensure there is an adequate budget in place for the year 2018 and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
383. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50161/17] - Infectious Diseases
384. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinical review of Lyme disease was last carried out by his Department; if a clinical review is planned; if not, if he will conduct a review; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
385. 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. [50165/17] - Departmental Funding
386. To ask the Minister for Health the funding or grant schemes available through his Department for active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50166/17] - Medical Card Applications
387. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50182/17] - Disability Support Services Provision
388. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that additional funding is provided to an organisation (details supplied) to assist it to provide necessary support services for children... - Counselling Services Provision
389. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children under six years of age in County Kerry do not receive counselling in view of the fact that children under six years of age in County Cork... - Hospital Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health when the report on the centralisation of trauma care will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if this report will be published in full; and if he will... - Medicinal Products Availability
393. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the needs of persons with PKU, in view of the HSE’s recent refusal of kuvan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50259/17] - Mental Health Services Data
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons in each CHO awaiting CAMHS mental health treatment for more than three months, by month, to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if... - Medical Card Eligibility
395. To ask the Minister for Health if in the income assessment for medical cards for over and under 70 years of age the actual interest earned on savings can be assessed as an option rather than... - Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the recommendations from the national rare disease plan that have been implemented; the number that will be implemented before the end of 2018;... - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health if a suitable high dependency nursing home placement will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50277/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
400. 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. [50278/17] - Hospital Services
401. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the projections (details supplied) which mean that an additional 500 acute beds will be required in the midlands region covering... - Disabilities Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with dyspraxia development co-ordination disorder that are under 12 years of age, 12 to 18 years of age, and over 18 years of age,... - Hospital Services
404. To ask the Minister for Health if a solution has been found to resume a group (details supplied) in Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; if the relevant persons have... - National Maternity Strategy
405. To ask the Minister for Health the reason midwife-led care options, including homebirth, midwife-led hospital units and birthing centres were not included as part of the national maternity... - Disability Services Funding
406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the cuts made to organisations providing services and advocacy for those that suffer from dyspraxia-DCD; his plans to consider increasing the... - Occupational Therapy Staff
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts filled for HSE occupational therapists in each primary care setting in County Donegal; the number of vacant occupational therapist posts in... - Home Help Service
408. To ask the Minister for Health if home help services will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50325/17] - Disability Support Services Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health when the dyspraxia assessment which has been ongoing since 2015 for a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be completed and available to the family;... - Emergency Departments Closures
410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the centralisation of trauma units; his plans to close St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny accident and emergency unit; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Services Data
411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have accessed psychiatric day care services in both Drogheda day care centre and Ladywell day care in County Louth in each of the... - Mental Health Services
414. To ask the Minister for Health the catchment area served, services offered and resources allocated to the Louth based mental health rehabilitation team; when the team was established; and... - Mental Health Services Staff
415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of health care assistants to the staff complement at the department of psychiatry in Drogheda; and the number of these... - Mental Health Services
416. To ask the Minister for Health the status of two adult mental health intellectual disability teams which have been approved; when these teams will be established; the location of these... - Patient Data
417. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homeless persons residing in the department of psychiatry in Drogheda; and the number of homeless persons that have used the services each month... - Disability Services Funding
418. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to a group (details supplied) for 2015, 2016 and 2017; if all of these funds have been drawn down; if additional funding was requested;... - Disability Support Services Provision
419. To ask the Minister for Health the supports the HSE has in place for persons with developmental co-ordination disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50351/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
420. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for cataract surgery by county, in tabular form; the length of time persons have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
421. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at the ENT clinic at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Air Ambulance Service Operations
422. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by a group (details supplied) regarding the regular landing of air ambulance helicopters on a sports pitch... - Departmental Contracts Data
423. To ask the Minister for Health the public contracts between his Department and companies (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016; the value of each contract; and if he will make... - Hospitals Building Programme
424. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the construction of the new Central Mental Hospital in this year’s mental health budget; the sum allocated to the said hospital... - Primary Care Strategy Roll-out
425. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development of primary care centres in County Wexford towns, including Gorey, Enniscorthy and New Ross respectively; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of cardiac care services here, specifically at University Hospital Waterford will be conducted; when the terms of reference for this review... - Emergency Departments Closures
427. To ask the Minister for Health if his review of potential trauma care centre closures is reviewing operations at Wexford General Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny and South Tipperary... - Mental Health Commission Reports
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that the Mental Health Commission undertake a catchment area report for County Louth. [50437/17] - Mental Health Services Expenditure
429. To ask the Minister for Health the closing budget 2016 allocated to each CHO area in respect of mental health services; and the spend per capita in each of these CHO areas. [50438/17] - Mental Health Services
430. To ask the Minister for Health the reason counties Louth and Meath mental health services are still not integrated into CHO area 8 services; the reason for counties Louth and Meath services... - Mental Health Services Data
431. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health services in County Louth; the population each of these serve; and the funding that has been allocated to each of these services for 2016 and... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
432. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that was made available to a charity (details supplied) in 2016 and 2017; his plans to increase funding in 2018; and if he will make a... - Ombudsman's Remit
433. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation promised by the former Minister for Health to extend the powers of the Ombudsman to deal with complaints by hospital patients that... - Autism Support Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE are pursuing a policy of providing an appropriate day service for school leavers with autism; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to expedite the appointment of two clinical nurses for a service (details supplied) through the community alcohol response and... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the funding for a charity (details supplied) after its recent application to the HSE for funding for an education officer and information... - Hospital Waiting Lists
437. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 on 8 November 2017, when a person will be facilitated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
438. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will undergo an assessment. [50477/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if it will be referred to the HSE to offer an appointment. [50479/17] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of treatment under the cross-border directive scheme in the past three years and to date in 2017, in Northern Ireland; the... - Hospital Procedures
444. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for procedures (details supplied) by county, in tabular form; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50508/17] - Home Care Packages
445. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision in respect of an application for a home care package; and if he will make a... - National Maternity Hospital Status
446. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed national maternity hospital at St. Vincent’s hospital site in Dublin; the arrangement entered into concerning ownership of... - Medicinal Products Availability
447. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for further dialogue with industry on finding solutions for access for persons to new medicines; if speed of access and funding growth for new... - Hospital Waiting Lists
448. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an appointment for surgery for over six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services Provision
449. To ask the Minister for Health if the new mental health facility for Sligo will open before the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50570/17] - Mental Health Services Funding
450. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding for mental health services in CHO1 in 2017; the amount of underspend on mental health services in CHO1 in 2017; the amount of funding... - Hospital Appointments Status
451. 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. [50610/17] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting dental surgery in County Cork under the medical card scheme; the expected waiting time for persons on this list; and if he will... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting orthodontic treatment in County Cork to date; the expected waiting time for these children; and if he will make a statement on... - Dental Services Data
454. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders referred to the UCC dental school for treatment by a HSE principal dental surgeon in HSE south to date in 2017; the number... - Hospital Staff Data
455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of full-time epidermolysis bullosa outreach nurses in Beaumont hospital, Dublin 9 in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date... - Health Services
456. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the refurbishment of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50630/17] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
457. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is entitled to a pension for their service in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
458. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a change to the reimbursement status of a drug (details supplied) in respect of the medical card scheme; the reasons for same; and if he will... - Hospital Services
459. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the need for a cath lab in Lourdes hospital, Drogheda; and if he will... - Health Services Staff Data
460. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical directors employed by the health service; the details of their location and number of consultants which they are required to oversee in... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
461. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all hospitals which do not comply with the common waiting list which public hospitals are required to operate under the terms of... - Hospital Services
462. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for the provision of cath labs in acute hospitals; the number of dedicated staff needed; the costs of staff and equipment; if this facility will... - Hospital Overcrowding
463. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for Letterkenny University Hospital under the winter initiative 2017; if his attention has been drawn to the critical needs of the hospital at... - Community Care
464. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that Fermoy community hospital remains open and is resourced adequately to meet the needs of the area [50661/17] - Medical Card Eligibility
465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revisit the eligibility rules for medical cards for persons over 70 years of age who suffer from chronic illness and are over the income limit... - Mental Health Services Data
466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a full review of the operation of consultants' contracts by hospital and ensure that all consultants work their full allocation of hours... - Foireann Roinne
468. To ask the Minister for Health cén líon iomlán foirne atá fostaithe ina Roinn faoi láthair; cé mhéid post atá daingnithe nó aitheanta ag an Roinn...
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