Written answers
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
- Health Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 17 October 2017, if the matter regarding an organisation (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make... - General Practitioner Services
279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are eligible for general practitioner visit cards. [50983/17] - Medical Card Data
280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are eligible for medical cards. [50984/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
281. To ask the Minister for Health when a hip operation will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50737/17] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
282. To ask the Minister for Health if Versatis patches have been removed from prescribed medications under the medical card scheme; if so, the reason therefor; the replacement for same; and if... - HSE Correspondence
283. To ask the Minister for Health the reason correspondence coming from Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel to persons has on its letterhead Our Lady's Campus, Cashel rather than Our Lady' Hospital,... - Hospital Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the re-opening of beds at a hospital (details supplied) following receipt of Health Information and Quality Authority registration; and if he will... - Respite Care Grant Administration
285. To ask the Minister for Health if a specific allowance which is being made available in a certain location for respite care (details supplied) can be used to avail of respite care in a... - Services for People with Disabilities
286. To ask the Minister for Health the status of residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50780/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
287. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can secure an urgent sleep study appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway in view of serious health concerns and... - Nursing Home Beds Data
288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home spaces available in County Meath; the number of persons on the waiting lists for these nursing homes; the average wait time for... - Medical Card Reviews
289. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of a medical card can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50805/17] - Assisted Human Reproduction
290. To ask the Minister for Health the policy regarding surrogacy and the rights and entitlements of new parents via surrogacy to avail of social welfare and health services support; and if he... - Patient Safety
291. To ask the Minister for Health if all maternity units are complying with the obligation to publish a monthly maternity patient safety statement; if not, the hospitals which have never... - Hospitals Funding
292. To ask the Minister for Health if funding and resources will be made available to facilitate additional spinal fusion operations for children with scoliosis before Christmas 2017; and if he... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
293. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE expects to replace the ophthalmologist in Bindon Street clinic, Ennis, County Clare; the implications this doctor's departure has had on waiting... - Ministerial Meetings
294. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met consultants at Merlin Park University Hospital regarding the need for investment following roof leaks that closed two operating theatres; the... - General Medical Services Scheme
295. To ask the Minister for Health if blood tests which are carried out by general practitioners are covered free under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospitals Capital Programme
296. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of capital funding for Phase 3C of Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare, from the additional capital allocation of... - HSE Funding
297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); the reason for the refusal of the application by a charity for an education officer and information officer;... - Dental Services Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the lack of dental treatment under the primary dental programme at a school (details supplied); his plans to address this... - Health Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide generators to persons in their homes who need continuous access to electricity for their medical supports; and if he will... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
300. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a system of clocking in for consultants in hospitals to prevent the abuses revealed by a programme (details supplied) which have led to... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
301. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the situation of heath care workers that work for section 39 organisations and are not directly paid by the HSE and therefore will not be... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
302. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 22 November 2017, if he will request the NTPF to ensure that the public or private status of patients on hospital... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
303. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 22 November 2017, the person or body responsible for ensuring compliance with the consultants contract; if it is... - Protected Disclosures
305. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 10 October 2017, if the disclosure been processed in accordance with his Department’s policy and... - Disability Services Data
306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have transferred from congregated settings to community living to date in 2017; and the number of additional homes provided. [50896/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional whole time equivalent speech and language therapists newly employed by the HSE to date in 2017; and the sectors of the HSE in which... - Services for People with Disabilities
309. To ask the Minister for Health the locations of the 185 new residential emergency places provided under disability services in 2017, in tabular form. [50899/17] - Disability Services Data
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children’s disability network teams established. [50900/17] - Hospital Appointments Delays
313. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50905/17] - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
314. To ask the Minister for Health if persons that are aged 75 years or over have experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours to date in 2017; and, if so, the hospital in... - Nursing Home Fees
315. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of amending the fees charged under the NHSS to enable nursing home residents with an assessed weekly income of €300 or less... - Hospitals Expenditure
316. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost current and capital of providing a mobile catheterisation laboratory for Waterford University Hospital. [51135/17] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
318. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimated cost for support staff required per consultant. [51137/17] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
319. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff. [51138/17] - Prescriptions Charges
320. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [51139/17] - General Practitioner Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing the general practitioner rural practice allowance to €25,000. [51140/17] - National Maternity Strategy Implementation
322. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of implementing the national maternity strategy. [51141/17] - Home Help Service Data
323. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million home help hours. [51142/17] - Mental Health Services Expenditure
325. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [51144/17] - Drugs Payment Scheme
326. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold to €100. [51145/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
327. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [51146/17] - Occupational Therapy Staff
328. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [51147/17] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
329. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 physiotherapists. [51148/17] - Ambulance Service
331. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance fleet; and the full-year costs of additional personnel required for its staffing.... - General Practitioner Services Provision
334. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s estimated full-year cost of providing free general practitioner care to all the population. [51153/17] - Hospital Beds Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of providing an additional 100 critical care beds. [51154/17] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data
336. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 150 inpatient rehabilitation beds. [51155/17] - Nursing Home Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for investment in Abbeyleix nursing unit in County Laois; the extensions and upgrades planned; the timeframe for these; the provision being made in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
339. To ask the Minister for Health when required surgery will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51159/17] - Health Services Data
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; the numbers waiting 0 to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and the... - Primary Care Centres Data
346. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012, in tabular form; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51185/17] - Patient Data
347. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events being notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [51186/17] - Ambulance Service Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in September 2017; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20... - Hospital Admissions
352. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations that have been cancelled or postponed in each public hospital to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Voluntary Hospital Sector
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations that have been cancelled or postponed in each voluntary hospital to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospitals Data
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures the HSE procured from private and independent hospitals to date in 2017; the amount spent by the HSE on these procedures in private... - HSE Staff Data
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the HSE on 1 November 2017 or... - Hospitals Data
356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out MRI scans, in tabular form; the number of persons waiting as of 1 November 2017 or the nearest... - Medical Card Data
362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards for persons over 70 years of age in circulation as of 31 October 2017 for each local health area, in tabular form. [51201/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
364. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide more dedicated funding and assistance for those living with dyspraxia, or developmental co-ordination disorder; if he will ensure that...
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