Written answers
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
- Disability Services Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Health when funding that an organisation (details supplied) has been requesting for the past five years to source new buildings and upgrade current buildings will be... - Disability Support Services Provision
247. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide funding for transport for persons attending a service (details supplied) who are unable to use public transport. [52870/17] - Departmental Correspondence
248. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); if so, if his Department or an agency under the remit of his Department is taking action on... - Home Help Service Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a project (details supplied) in County Waterford and the fact that the project offers support to older persons in their own... - Medicinal Products Availability
250. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that a drug (details supplied) prescribed to women during pregnancy in both New Zealand and Britain has been linked... - Respite Care Services Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of overnight respite for children with special needs in counties Carlow and Kilkenny through the purchase of suitable property... - Narcolepsy Issues
252. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding for St. James's Hospital national narcolepsy service has been included in the estimates 2018 process; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tobacco Control Measures
253. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the level of product inconsistency and trade confusion at retail level regarding sales of e-cigarettes and refill liquids,... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
254. To ask the Minister for Health if the refund due to a person (details supplied) under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive will be issued [52634/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
255. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made in relation to the libre continuous glucose monitoring system being made widely available to persons with type 1 diabetes here; and... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
256. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52639/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
257. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent assistance can be supplied by CAMHS Celbridge or an appropriate body in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
258. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with an endocrinologist; the length of time the waiting list for an appointment with the... - Hospital Staff Data
259. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels and staffing rota details in respect of the radiology department at Letterkenny University Hospital; the vacancies which have yet to be... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
260. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons awaiting an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital's radiology department for three months, six months, nine months, 12... - Emergency Departments Closures
261. To ask the Minister for Health the number of fatalities that have occurred in ambulances or hospitals of persons who live within 20 miles of an accident and emergency department that has... - Hospital Appointments Status
262. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for over a year will have eye surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52658/17] - Health Services Access
265. To ask the Minister for Health the number of transgender persons on waiting lists for HRT that have been waiting for zero to three months, three to six months, six to none months, nine to 12... - Civil Registration Service
267. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a marriage licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52679/17] - Health Services Provision
268. To ask the Minister for Health if supports will be provided for a person (details suplied) without a specialist's recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52680/17] - Nursing Home Beds Data
269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds in County Meath; the number of persons on waiting lists for nursing home beds in County Meath; and the average waiting times... - Appointments to State Boards
270. To ask the Minister for Health the board members of the Ireland east group and Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [52687/17] - HIQA Inspections
271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 2012 recommendations by HIQA in regard to the quality, safety and governance of care provided to acute patients at Tallaght Hospital that... - Health Services Staff Data
274. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 21 November 2017, his views on whether the question asked was answered; and his further views on whether this is... - Hospital Appointments Delays
275. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving an appointment; when they will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Training
276. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health training provided for first responders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52712/17] - Mental Health Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring forward amendments to the Health Act 2004 to delegate budget authority further down the structure of mental health services in view of the... - Services for People with Disabilities
278. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of services at a residential care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52723/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
279. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of changes to the fair deal scheme; the way in which a cap on farm land reduction will be implemented; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the hyperbaric oxygen therapy centre at University Hospital Galway; the location, opening times and designated person in charge thereof; the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
281. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for theFreeStyle Libre to be available on the HSE's long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
282. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled at the paediatric unit in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
283. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52757/17] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of financial support under the nursing homes support scheme as of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to advance evaluation of best practice for teleconsultations in primary and other care settings and develop guidance and clinical protocols for such... - Medicinal Products Availability
286. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the HSE to fund PrEP in view of the announcement on 1 November 2017 that the drugs will become available for prescription from 4 December 2017;... - Hospital Charges
287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with haemochromatosis that have attended venesection clinics by clinic in 2015, 2016, and to date in 2017; the names of the venesection... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
289. To ask the Minister for Health if the four-month target for persons with scoliosis for 2017 has been discontinued and does not appear in the programme for 2018; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
291. To ask the Minister for Health the yearly data on waiting times for when psychiatric patients presented at accident and emergency departments and when they are either admitted for treatment... - Hospitals Data
292. To ask the Minister for Health the yearly number of psychiatric patients presented at accident and emergency departments, by hospital, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017,... - Hospitals Funding
293. To ask the Minister for Health the annual funding provided for the psychiatry and psychology departments, by hospital, in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular... - Hospital Beds Data
294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to psychiatric inpatient beds from the accident and emergency departments; the amount spent annually on these admissions by... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
295. To ask the Minister for Health the cost by quarter of the little things mental health campaign. [52813/17] - Mental Health Services Data
297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of self harm, suicide attempts and suicides that were recorded in each inpatient psychiatric unit in each of the years 2014 to 2016,... - Hospitals Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of return patients for each inpatient psychiatric unit in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Addiction Treatment Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health if emergency funding will be made available to fund an outreach team for a project (details supplied) in County Louth to deal with the increase in the area of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
300. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for a person to see a gastroenterologist in Tallaght hospital; the number of persons on this waiting list; the longest waiting time on the... - HSE Records
301. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received files relating to a relative, as promised; when this information will be released; and if he will make... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of substance use education and-or prevention workers in each of the regional task force areas; the project promoter for each area, in tabular form;... - Hospital Services
303. To ask the Minister for Health if enzyme replacement therapy is approved by a committee; if so, the reason therefor; the persons who sit on that committee; the frequency with which the... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
305. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that the HSE does not track the time taken for medicines to be reimbursed against their initial submission date for... - Medical Products
306. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a QALY-based health technology assessment is an appropriate mechanism for assessing the cost and clinical effectiveness of an orphan... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
307. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent expert to review the appropriateness, transparency and timeliness of the HSE's reimbursement process for orphan medicinal drugs will be... - Health Strategies
308. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the proposal in the report of the Dublin Midlands Hospitals Group strategy group to downgrade 24-hour accident and emergency cover in Portlaoise... - Services for People with Disabilities
309. To ask the Minister for Health if the 60% grant cut by the HSE to the early intervention therapy programmes for children with Down's syndrome in counties Meath and Louth will be reversed;... - Respite Care Services Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of consistent respite for persons at a location (details supplied) and the lack of houses available in the community. [52845/17] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
311. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for paediatric orthodontic treatment in Louth county hospital for priority cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52848/17] - Addiction Treatment Services
312. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to local addiction outreach services under the HSE's remit in the CHO 8 area, in each of the years 2015 and 2016, and to date in 2017, in... - Dental Services Provision
314. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the level of dental services provided to elderly medical card holders in long-term care; the services and accommodations in place to... - Hospital Appointments Status
315. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have eye surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52852/17] - Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
318. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a requirement for registered practitioners, under the upcoming implementation of statutory registration for the counselling and psychotherapy... - Mobility Allowance
319. To ask the Minister for Health if grants are offered by his Department that pay for a taxi service for elderly and immobile persons who live alone and cannot avail of public transport; and... - Respite Care Services Data
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of respite care offered to families of children with disabilities in the first 11 months of 2017 as compared to the first 11 months of... - Hospital Appointments Status
322. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency. [52934/17] - Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
323. To ask the Minister for Health if direct funding or the HSE treatment abroad scheme will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52936/17] - Air Ambulance Service Operations
324. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the frequency of helicopter transports arriving at Beaumont Hospital at a location (details supplied); his plans for the... - Hospital Appointments Status
325. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [52972/17] - Early Childhood Care and Education
326. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52975/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
327. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [52982/17] - Health Services Provision
328. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to a person (details supplied) for a placement at a service; and when the placement will commence. [52985/17] - Medical Card Applications
329. To ask the Minister for Health the documents the HSE claim were not submitted with an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Funding
330. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for an Alzheimer's unit at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the matter has been discussed at local level; and... - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
331. To ask the Minister for Health when a speech and language therapist will be appointed in St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the... - HSE Data
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community occupational therapists operating in County Kildare and west County Wicklow; the towns they cover; if there are vacancies; if so, the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
334. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one tenth of the national waiting list for gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures is at Naas General Hospital;... - Respite Care Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding respite services for persons with disabilities in County Louth. [53024/17] - Occupational Therapy Provision
336. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for occupational therapy in north County Cork has been cut; and if occupational therapy services will... - General Practitioner Services Provision
337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new general practitioner for Lixnaw, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53033/17] - Hospital Records
338. To ask the Minister for Health if information will be provided to a person (details supplied) regarding an operation in 1990. [53044/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
339. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53049/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists and psychologists with functional Irish that are working in the educational sector; the number of these professionals working... - Community Care Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a media report (details supplied) which suggests that 168,438 adult bed days per year equivalent to 460 beds per day could... - Respite Care Services
349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to address staff shortages at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay in recruiting the three vacant... - Respite Care Services Provision
350. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in alleviating waiting lists for day respite for parents of children with special needs in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in centres... - Disabilities Assessments
351. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the significant number of parents of children with special needs that have had to take cases to the High Court due to failure in the provision of... - Medical Card Eligibility
352. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the decision was made to no longer cover medical and adhesive tape on the medical card; and if alternative funding arrangements have been made to... - Services for People with Disabilities
353. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53110/17] - Respite Care Services Funding
354. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide urgent and immediate emergency funding for respite service proposals that are currently in the HSE's possession, specifically to provide... - Respite Care Services Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that respite care is urgently provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the exceptional circumstances that now... - Services for People with Disabilities
356. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be seen as an outpatient at the national rehabilitation hospital, Dun Laoghaire; and if he will... - Home Care Packages
357. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the gaps and service disruptions within the care package being made available to a person (details supplied) with complex... - Drugs Payment Scheme
358. To ask the Minister for Health when prescriptions dispensed by a person (details supplied) will be paid; the status of the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53123/17] - Health Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health further to Questions Nos. 1309 of 20 June 2017 and 410 of 21 November 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing conditions in the GMHS clinic in the... - General Practitioner Services
362. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 279 of 29 November 2017, if this figure includes persons under 18 years of age entitled to access free general practitioner care by... - General Practitioner Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's estimate of the number of persons under six years of age who will be entitled to free general practitioner care in 2018 to 2021 respectively;... - Trade Union Recognition
364. To ask the Minister for Health if he will raise with a company (details supplied) that is engaged by the HSE on State contracts the reason it does not recognise a union which represents its...
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