Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
- Eating Disorders
653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young children and teenagers ruled to have died in the past five years as a result of eating disorders. [54438/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
654. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a permanent speech and language therapist in place in the schools for the deaf in Dublin; and the reason a school (details supplied) does not have... - Medicinal Products Prices
655. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) in County Kildare are paying on the double for their weekly medication. [54483/17] - General Medical Services Scheme Data
656. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a cap on the number of patients per general practitioner within the general medical services scheme; if so, the cap; and if he will make a... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
658. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the GMS panel is frozen when a doctor retires or resigns from the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54662/17] - Health Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the unwinding of the FEMPI cuts imposed on employees of section 39 organisations; the progress being made; and if he will make a... - Motorised Transport Grant Closure
661. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determining the appropriate scheme to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
663. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) has received funding from his Department or the HSE directly or indirectly for the provision of information technology... - Ambulance Service Funding
664. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided and ring-fenced to provide an ambulance base and staff in the north Connemara area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
665. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined and the issues raised progressed. [54315/17] - Hospital Facilities
666. To ask the Minister for Health the process for the tendering of a shop at Our Lady's Children's Hospital (details supplied); and when it went out for tender. [54316/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
667. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled as a matter of urgency. [54321/17] - Health Services Reform
668. To ask the Minister for Health if a person has been appointed to head the implementation office of Sláintecare; if not, when the advertisement will be placed; the timeframe for the... - Health Services Staff Data
669. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults that have been recorded against front-line staff, including nurses, doctors, social workers, ambulance staff and other health... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
671. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated effect the UK’s exit from the European Union will have on the operation of the Cross Border directive; and if he will make a statement on... - Physiotherapy Provision
674. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide physiotherapy services to a person (details supplied) following their discharge from hospital; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
675. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a medical card application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54350/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries that have been cancelled or rescheduled from December 2016 to date in each CHO, in tabular form. [54361/17] - National Maternity Hospital
679. To ask the Minister for Health if the State will own the ground on which the new national maternity hospital is to be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54375/17] - Industrial Relations
681. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) that receives public contracts from his Department does not recognise trade... - Primary Care Centres
682. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the range of health services and professional services that have been agreed for the new primary health care facility in Kilcock, County... - Hospital Facilities
683. To ask the Minister for Health if a resuscitation area has been developed in Cavan hospital emergency department in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54398/17] - Medicinal Products
684. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drug otezla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54399/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
685. To ask the Minister for Health if a reimbursement will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54400/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
686. To ask the Minister for Health if a follow-up assessment and treatment through CAMHS will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54403/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
687. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54404/17] - Medical Card Expenditure
690. To ask the Minister for Health the additional cost of allocating a medical card for all persons with disabilities who do not have a medical card. [54410/17] - Health Services Staff Data
691. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community occupational therapists operating in the County Kildare and west County Wicklow areas; the towns they cover; if there are vacancies; if... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
693. 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;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
694. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54434/17] - Hospital Services
695. To ask the Minister for Health the reason treatment was not offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54435/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
696. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54436/17] - Home Care Packages
697. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of home care if home-care entitlements were put on a statutory footing. [54437/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
698. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason the surgery was cancelled by the consultant two years ago and never... - HSE Agency Staff
701. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding temporary and agency workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54513/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, with disabilities on a waiting list with each service provider and on a HSE waiting list for a residential... - Dental Services Staff
704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of locum doctors working in the public dental system in the past five years; the wage bill for each year; the number of directly employed... - Emergency Departments Data
705. To ask the Minister for Health the number of accident and emergency admissions in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in each of the past five years; the number of persons who were on... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
706. To ask the Minister for Health the reason haemochromatosis is not classed as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54523/17] - Medical Card Eligibility
707. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allocate a free general practitioner card automatically to carers in 2018; the process and criteria involved; the timeframe for its introduction;... - Hospital Appointments Status
708. 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. [54525/17] - Respite Care Services Provision
709. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the extra €10 million in funding that is to be provided for respite care for persons with disabilities; the dedicated respite house that... - Health Services Staff Data
710. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 21 November 2017 and the referred response to same by the HSE (details supplied), the number of locums compared... - Clinical Indemnity Scheme
711. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a clinical indemnity scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54540/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
712. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [54551/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
713. To ask the Minister for Health if the circumstances of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed with a view to releasing funding. [54553/17] - Departmental Agencies
715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 agencies under the Health Act 2004; the number of employees in these organisations; and the number of whole time equivalents. [54568/17] - Departmental Agencies Funding
716. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation in 2017 of funding for salaries for section 39 organisations. [54569/17] - Mental Health Services
718. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment with the local CAMHS service. [54576/17] - Occupational Therapy
719. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for occupational therapy. [54577/17] - Departmental Expenditure
720. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation in the 2018 HSE service plan for the Cork University Maternity Hospital obstetrics and gynaecology service; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women currently waiting for inpatient and outpatient gynaecology appointments in Cork university maternity hospital; and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
722. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54581/17] - Hospital Staff
723. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a position at Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied); if the current holder of the post is employed on a locum or permanent basis;... - Departmental Correspondence
724. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 12 December 2017, if the action being taken on foot of the correspondence received has been communicated to the... - Hospital Services
725. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the PPCI service at university hospital Waterford; the way in which this service will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons at University Hospital Waterford waiting for stented procedures or intervention procedures in each of the years 2015 to 2017, by year,... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
729. To ask the Minister for Health if an examination has commenced on compliance with consultants' contracts in which they work part of their time in HSE publicly-funded hospitals; the... - HSE Staff
730. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that counties Sligo and Leitrim are suffering due to the fact that there is no staff cover for essential services... - Mental Health Services Staff
731. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical lead consultant psychiatrist for CAMHS in counties Sligo and Leitrim is only available for the service one day per week; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
732. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; if, in the event that a... - Nursing Home Services
733. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting admission to County Wexford nursing homes; the average waiting times for persons awaiting admission to nursing homes in County... - Departmental Funding
734. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will make up the shortfall in funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) by the HSE lottery grant scheme in 2017 which will... - HSE Staff Recruitment
735. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will employ medical professionals who specialise in Lyme disease in view of the fact that the number of persons diagnosed with the disease has... - Hospital Services
736. To ask the Minister for Health the reason venesection and phlebotomy therapy is a free treatment in St James's Hospital, Dublin for haemochromatosis patients and not a free treatment in all... - Health Services Charges
737. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken by the HSE in relation to persons with general practitioner visit cards or medical cards being charged by general... - Services for People with Disabilities
738. To ask the Minister for Health the funding for an organisation (details supplied); his plans to increase funding to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54667/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
740. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add haemochromatosis to the list of medical conditions for which a person can apply to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services
741. To ask the Minister for Health if the €10 million respite initiative funding will contribute to the re-establishment of Solas as a respite facility in County Sligo; if not, when and... - Hospital Appointments Status
742. 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. [54689/17] - Health Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be available from the HSE for home subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment for a person (details supplied). [54692/17] - Respite Care Services
744. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding respite funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54694/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists
745. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [54710/17] - Departmental Funding
746. To ask the Minister for Health the steps a body must take in order to submit an application for section 39 funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/17] - Health Services
747. To ask the Minister for Health when a final response will issue to an interim reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54731/17] - Ministerial Meetings
748. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 11 October 2017, when the information will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54736/17] - Hospital Services
750. To ask the Minister for Health if tonsillectomies are being performed on persons under 16 years of age in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the detail of the withdrawal of these... - Mental Health Services
752. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment to CAMHS. [54754/17] - Primary Care Centres Provision
753. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Finglas, Dublin 11; if a final location has been identified for this centre; if the provision of this... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
754. To ask the Minister for Health if a payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) who availed of treatment under the cross-Border treatment scheme. [54757/17] - Departmental Funding
755. To ask the Minister for Health the name and number of organisations here that are in receipt of funding from his Department that have expended resources seeking the repeal of the eighth... - Hospitals Building Programme
756. To ask the Minister for Health the net increase in the number of beds at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda expected when the new hospital extension is opened; when the new beds will... - Hospitals Funding
757. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a funding request from a hospital (details supplied) has not been approved; the reason for the delay in answering the request; when he expects the... - Hospital Services
758. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries that have been cancelled at Merlin Park hospital, Galway since a leak in the roof of the operating theatre was discovered, by category... - Hospital Appointments Status
759. 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. [54794/17] - Home Care Packages
760. To ask the Minister for Health if there is scheme similar to the fair deal scheme for persons who would prefer to stay at home and receive their care there; if not, the other supports... - Disability Services Funding
761. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to funding an organisation (details supplied) in 2018 out of the Dormant Account Fund in view of the work it is doing assisting... - Home Help Service
762. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their application for home help. [54813/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
763. 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. [54814/17] - Hospital Facilities
764. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a 12-bed short stay unit at Tullamore hospital. [54823/17] - Hospitals Policy
765. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of an integrated care steering committee between the Dublin Midlands hospital group and relevant community health organisation 7... - Health Services Provision
766. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a model of care proposal for the expansion of rehabilitation services in counties Laois and Offaly in conjunction with... - Hospital Facilities
768. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a frailty intervention therapy team and additional telemetry units in St. James’s Hospital emergency department.... - Maternity Services
772. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the relocation of the Coombe maternity hospital to the St. James’s site; the progress made on this in 2017; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase access to the weight management programme and to bariatric surgery within the Ireland East hospital group during 2017; the number of... - Hospital Facilities
774. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the 31-bed complex discharge facility in Beaumont hospital. [54833/17] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
776. To ask the Minister for Health if eight medical scientists were recruited by the RCSI group for the laboratory modernisation implementation of the MedLIS system. [54835/17] - Hospital Facilities
777. To ask the Minister for Health if will report on increased radiology capacity within the RCSI hospital group; if there is a PET scanner now situated in Beaumont Hospital; and if there is a... - Hospital Groups
778. To ask the Minister for Health if implementation plans are in place for the emergency department review, the orthopaedic review, the haematology review and the histopathology review in the... - Hospital Facilities
779. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made during 2017 on the replacement emergency department in Galway University Hospital. [54838/17] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
782. To ask the Minister for Health if capital funding has been secured for the development of a 50 bedded replacement block in Portiuncula University Hospital. [54841/17] - Hospital Facilities
783. To ask the Minister for Health if the interventional suite in Sligo University Hospital has been replaced. [54842/17] - Hospital Services
784. To ask the Minister for Health if a diabetic centre has been provided to facilitate the commencement of a paediatric insulin pump service in Sligo University Hospital. [54843/17] - Hospital Facilities
785. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the emergency department surgical block in Sligo University Hospital. [54844/17] - Hospital Services
786. To ask the Minister for Health the additional capacity that has been provided in Mayo University Hospital to address capacity deficits. [54845/17] - Hospital Facilities
788. To ask the Minister for Health the upgrades that were made to infrastructure within the Saolta hospital group for meeting hygiene standards. [54847/17] - Hospital Services
789. To ask the Minister for Health the improvements that were made during 2017 to the early supported discharge stroke programme across the Saolta hospital group. [54848/17] - Hospital Staff Data
790. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional theatre staff recruited during 2017 for each public and voluntary hospital for the purposes of increasing theatre capacity, in tabular... - Hospital Services
792. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that was made in the development of a respiratory support unit in Galway University Hospital during 2017. [54851/17] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
793. To ask the Minister for Health if a second breast surgeon was appointed in Letterkenny University Hospital during 2017. [54852/17] - Hospital Facilities
795. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the capacity of an ambulatory haematology and oncology day care in the UHG centre was increased during 2017. [54854/17] - Hospital Staff Data
796. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional registered advanced nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists that were recruited during 2017 by the Saolta hospital group to... - Hospital Procedures
799. To ask the Minister for Health if the Schwartz rounds pilot in Galway University Hospital was completed in 2017; and when the Schwartz rounds will be introduced on all sites in the Saolta... - Hospital Groups
800. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the critical care network within the south and south west hospital group. [54859/17] - Primary Care Centres Provision
802. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new health care facility (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
805. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have surgery scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54915/17] - Protected Disclosures
806. To ask the Minister for Health the options open to a person employed by the HSE who would like to make a protected disclosure regarding practices in their workplace that they are of the view... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
807. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for an organisation (details supplied); the reason a recent application by the organisation to the HSE for funding for an... - Occupational Therapy
808. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for occupational therapy will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54920/17] - Mental Health Services Staff
809. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent staff working in CAMHS services in the counties Laois and Offaly catchment area as a percentage of the staffing levels... - Health Services Expenditure
810. To ask the Minister for Health the costs of HSE disciplinary procedures or confidential investigations involving staff in CAMHS in the catchment area of counties Laois and Offaly in the past... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
811. To ask the Minister for Health when the omnipod insulin pump will be provided for children with diabetes under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
812. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken to implement recommendations 1 to 29 and 40 to 48 of the national rare disease plan, in tabular form. [54925/17] - Health Services Reform
813. To ask the Minister for Health the integrated care pathways that have been developed across the acute hospitals and community interface. [54926/17] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
814. To ask the Minister for Health the solutions found by the HSE social care division to the current regulatory requirements in order to protect public bed capacity which is vital to support... - Health Services Provision
815. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE social care division has developed appropriate public long-term capacity in order that complex patient needs can be met consistently.... - Health Services Funding
817. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a ring-fenced funding stream in place for older patient groups, those with chronic illness and young persons with chronic neurological conditions,... - Health Strategies
818. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken for each of the 21 priority actions due to commence in the first year of the obesity policy and action plan 2016 to 2025, in tabular form.... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
819. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the funding for an organisation (details supplied) in order to employ an education and information officer in addition to services it... - Home Care Packages Provision
820. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54938/17] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
821. To ask the Minister for Health if there are pending ward or bed closures at university hospital Kerry; if so, the number of beds that will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Support Services Provision
822. To ask the Minister for Health the days and hours on which the early intervention team and the school age teams use a building (details supplied); the number of children involved in each... - Disabilities Assessments
823. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for an assessment of need for a person (details supplied). [54963/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
824. 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. [54967/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
826. To ask the Minister for Health if the availability of Vimizim will be considered as a priority at the upcoming HSE drug group meeting on 18 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
827. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54973/17] - Medicinal Products Supply
828. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has had discussions on the provision of a drug (details supplied); if the drug will be made available here for multiple sclerosis patients; and if... - Respite Care Services
829. To ask the Minister for Health if the respite facility at Kilmorna, Listowel, which is due to open shortly, will be open on a full-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Addiction Treatment Services
830. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) or its affiliate organisations has been granted certification, accreditation or a licence by organisations under the... - Hospital Appointments Status
831. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54982/17] - Mental Health Services Provision
832. 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. [54998/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
834. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; when an appointment will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
835. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for two facilities; if an appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
836. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent cut to funding of the counties Louth and Meath branch of an organisation (details supplied) through the national... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
837. To ask the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to implement the 2015 review of the nursing homes support scheme recommendations on the administration of the scheme, in tabular... - Hospital Waiting Lists
841. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the dropping of the four scoliosis surgery wait targets for 2018 contrary to the Ombudsman for Children's recommendations contained in the report,... - Paediatric Services
846. To ask the Minister for Health when the two additional orthopaedic consultants for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Commission
851. To ask the Minister for Health if a report has been commissioned by him or submitted to his Department by an external body on or relating to the Mental Health Commission; if these reports... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
857. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the problem of health care assistants receiving lower pay than HSE staff for the same work in view of the fact that much of... - Health Services Provision
858. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 31 May 2017, the status of the provision of a service at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
859. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for cataract surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55059/17] - Health Care Professionals
860. To ask the Minister for Health the role, responsibilities and duties of the outreach paediatric palliative care nurse based at Letterkenny University Hospital and servicing County Donegal;... - Services for People with Disabilities
861. To ask the Minister for Health the number of families of service users that were contacted to take part in the ongoing review into services for children with complex needs and their families... - Respite Care Services Data
863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Donegal who require respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55068/17] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
865. To ask the Minister for Health if cataract operations are available under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if so, the hospitals in which it is available; the qualifying criteria for... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
866. To ask the Minister for Health if cataract operations are available for Irish persons in Belfast under the cross-border directive; his views on whether it would be more appropriate and... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
867. To ask the Minister for Health if the delay in providing medical footwear for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55085/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
868. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to an organisation to enable it to commence an agreed outpatient care package for a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Medicinal Products
869. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to publishing the minutes and scheduled agenda of all future HSE drugs committee meetings to ensure transparency in this... - Community Care
870. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for the community physiotherapy paediatric service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay... - Health Services Staff Data
872. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff serving in the north-west County Dublin community physiotherapy paediatric service; the grade, whether full-time or part-time, job... - Hospitals Funding
874. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocations in each of the years 2009 to 2017 for each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital Group, in tabular form. [55140/17] - Hospital Staff Data
881. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff, by itemised categories, for each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital group in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [55147/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
888. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a drug (details supplied) is not available to persons suffering from multiple sclerosis here in view of the fact it is being reimbursed in the UK... - Community Care Provision
889. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term plan will be provided for a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55164/17] - Dental Services Provision
891. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55168/17] - Disabilities Assessments
892. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 28 November 2017, the reason a person (details supplied) is only on the HSE's assessment of need waiting list... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
893. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether parents of children with ADHD who need medication should be legally entitled to retrospective repayment from the HSE for the costs of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
894. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. [55178/17] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
895. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Child Care Act 1991 the legal definition of a child is a person under 18 years of age, excluding a... - Hospital Overcrowding
897. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support Naas General Hospital in addressing overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55183/17] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
898. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list in Tallaght hospital to visit a consultant in a department. [55184/17] - Counselling Services Provision
899. To ask the Minister for Health the educational background required for a counselling position with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55189/17] - Dental Services Provision
900. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Tuesday dental surgery which operates at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, for persons with special needs has had its output cut from treating... - Departmental Properties
902. To ask the Minister for Health the vacant properties and land not in use, owned, rented or leased by his Department or by bodies and agencies under its aegis by square footage for buildings... - Hospital Appointments Status
903. 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. [55221/17] - Water Fluoridation
904. To ask the Minister for Health if the expert body on fluorides and health will consider a paper (details supplied); and his views on its conclusions. [55222/17] - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
905. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the disbursement of lottery grants to a group (details supplied) has been delayed; if this disbursement can be expedited; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
906. To ask the Minister for Health the status of appointments for two scans for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55224/17] - HSE Funding
907. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is making funding available to an organisation (details supplied) in order to pay for legal advice regarding the release of the final reports on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
908. 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. [55226/17] - Medical Card Applications
910. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55234/17] - Home Help Service Provision
911. To ask the Minister for Health if allocated hours of home help service will be commenced for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55235/17] - Medicinal Products Availability
912. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of Kuvan; when a final decision will be made to make Kuvan available to persons with PKU; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Data
913. To ask the Minister for Health the figures regarding a service (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55250/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
914. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55254/17] - Health Services Funding
915. To ask the Minister for Health if there are grants or rebate schemes to help persons diagnosed with COPD with the cost of running some of the oxygen machines and other electrical appliances... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
916. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55266/17] - Hospital Appointments Status
917. 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. [55268/17] - Medical Card Eligibility
918. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the issuing of general practitioner card to carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the PHECC and the HSA to meet with non-recognised institutions or instructors for first-aid training in order to resolve the ongoing... - Services for People with Disabilities
921. To ask the Minister for Health the timing of a person's (details supplied) transition from nursing home care in Newcastle West, County Limerick, through a six-week trial in a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
923. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rule of the fair deal scheme to cap at three years the assets of persons and small business owners; when he expects it to be implemented; the... - Mental Health Services Provision
924. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 21 November 2017, his plans for a national forensic mental health ICRU to be constructed in the south east; and if... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
926. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of capital funding that has been allocated for the national forensic mental health hospital in each of the years 2015 to 2018; the total amount... - HSE Data
927. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 14 December 2017, the overpayments identified in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Dental Services Provision
928. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children in second and sixth classes nationally will be called back for dental checks and not all primary and secondary school-going children; if... - HSE Staff Data
929. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees written to in 2017 regarding an overpayment of wages and salaries in each of the years 2004 to 2007; the number of employees in... - Hospital Appointments Status
930. 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. [1003/18] - Departmental Correspondence
931. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to representations submitted on behalf of a person (details supplied); the reason a response has not issued; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services
932. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a full-time medical officer is required at a facility (details supplied) in County Cork in order to carry out its full-time respite care services in... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
933. To ask the Minister for Health the reason those who suffer from haemochromatosis who do not have a medical card must pay €80 for each hospital visit to have blood removed in view of... - Hospitals Building Programme
934. To ask the Minister for Health the development plans for the accident and emergency facility at Mayo University Hospital; if a modular extension is planned for 2018; when a permanent... - Nursing Home Services
935. To ask the Minister for Health the reason nursing homes caring for elderly clergy are not subject to the same regulations as all other nursing homes; and his plans for same. [1014/18] - Dental Services Provision
936. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental clinic (details supplied); the measures being taken to continue to provide dental services and speech and language therapy for the... - Hospital Admissions
937. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding hospital admissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1017/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
939. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no reference to the promised 96-bed unit for University Hospital Limerick in the capital infrastructure section of the HSE 2018 national... - Hospital Overcrowding
940. To ask the Minister for Health the interim arrangements planned to address the shortage of beds in the mid-west that is contributing to University Hospital Limerick having the highest number... - Home Care Packages Provision
941. To ask the Minister for Health if further home care hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [1034/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
942. To ask the Minister for Health the cardiology wait times at University Hospital Waterford from August to December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1046/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
944. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the funding necessary for the full-time appropriate day-care services required in the case of a person (details supplied); if he will... - Disability Support Services Provision
945. To ask the Minister for Health the status of nursing support for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1050/18] - Hospital Staff Data
947. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiologists in each hospital, in tabular form; and the amount of radiology scans carried out by each hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2017.... - HSE Reviews
949. To ask the Minister for Health the new procedures put in place at University Hospital Kerry after a recall and review of a number of radiology scans at the hospital in 2013; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
950. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding was not provided to an organisation (details supplied) for the appointment of an education officer and information officer; if a recent... - Emergency Departments Data
951. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys in 2017 in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, in tabular form. [1069/18] - Substance Misuse
955. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for steroid use or abuse in each of the years 2009 to 2017, by sex and age ranges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Planning
956. To ask the Minister for Health the target set by the HSE for hospitals for private practice income to be generated for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1074/18] - Hospital Beds Data
958. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of stroke beds; the number and location of each; if funding is being made available in the HSE service plan for same; and if... - Stroke Care
959. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of stroke units; if so, the number and the locations of each; if funding is being made available in the HSE service plan for... - Hospital Services
962. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the geographical gap in heart failure services in the South/South West hospital group area; if this has been provided for as a priority in... - Home Help Service
963. To ask the Minister for Health if the agreed name change from home help to community health care assistant has been finalised; when it will come into operation; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
965. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the maximum capacity protocol was engaged at Letterkenny University Hospital during 2017; the way in which this compares to 2015 and 2016:... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
966. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of each orphan medicine reimbursed here, in tabular form. [1088/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
969. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for an education officer and an information officer for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
971. To ask the Minister for Health if clinical expert opinion will be included in the decision-making process for the reimbursement of Vimizim; if consultation with local expert opinion will... - Hospice Services Provision
973. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure there is appropriate funding for night-time community palliative hospice care in the home for persons at end-of-life stage in order that... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
974. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by the Government by the end of 2017 on its commitment, following the Workplace Relations Commission negotiations with the INMO in summer... - Hospital Appointments Administration
975. 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. [1156/18] - HSE Staff Data
976. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 10 October 2017, when his Department will allow the HSE to record data for home help workers in the general... - Hospital Appointments Administration
978. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1162/18] - Hospital Services
979. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at University Hospital Limerick in 2017 and to date in 2018. [1163/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
980. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at University Hospital Limerick in 2017, in tabular form. [1164/18] - Emergency Departments Data
981. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at University Hospital Limerick in 2017, in tabular form. [1165/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
982. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at University Hospital Limerick in 2017, by speciality and wait time bands (details supplied). [1166/18] - Emergency Departments Data
983. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys in each month of 2017 at University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form. [1167/18] - Hospitals Funding
984. To ask the Minister for Health the operating budget for University Hospital Limerick in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [1168/18] - Hospitals Expenditure
985. To ask the Minister for Health the capital budget or capital spend at University Hospital Limerick for the years 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [1169/18] - Nursing Staff Data
987. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018, in... - Hospital Beds Data
988. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [1172/18] - Hospitals Data
989. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [1173/18] - Hospitals Capital Programme
993. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at University Hospital Limerick; and the details of each project. [1177/18] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
995. To ask the Minister for Health if the opening of beds in community hospitals in Kenmare and Dingle will be sanctioned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1188/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
996. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1195/18] - Occupational Therapy Data
997. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in paediatric occupational therapy services in the HSE's Dublin north-west area and the area covered by the Navan Road primary care centre... - Mental Health Services Provision
1000. To ask the Minister for Health the national policy with regard to the provision of adolescent psychotherapy services; the various services provided in each CHO area; his plans to enhance... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
1001. To ask the Minister for Health if FreeStyle Libre will be added to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1253/18] - Hospital Facilities
1002. To ask the Minister for Health if there is 24-hour CCTV camera coverage at the HSE car park at the Crosslanes, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1301/18] - Health Care Professionals
1003. To ask the Minister for Health the status of holiday pay for health care assistants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1302/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
1004. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1315/18] - Home Help Service Provision
1005. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, in order to ensure sufficient home help services are provided in a case as a matter of... - Hospital Appointments Status
1006. 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. [1324/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
1007. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the funding of the drug Vimizim; and the detail of his reply to the families he met recently on the issue. [1325/18] - HIQA Reports
1008. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 4 April 2017, if the HIQA report submitted in November 2015 by a person (details supplied) will now be made... - Emergency Departments Data
1009. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to emergency departments for the past five years due to alcohol intoxication and drugs misuse, respectively. [1329/18] - Health Insurance
1010. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
1011. To ask the Minister for Health when medical equipment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1341/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
1012. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue concerning a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1349/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
1013. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to progress a building project (details supplied) as part of a service which provides supports and training to persons with... - HSE Reviews
1014. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the promised regional review; and when it will be completed. [1355/18] - Patient Data
1015. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the south-east region who had a heart attack in 2017; the number of these who were treated in County Waterford; and the number who... - Hospital Services
1018. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times in 2015, 2016 and 2017 the catheterisation laboratory at UHW was opened out of hours; and the reason, date and time in each instance. [1359/18] - Patient Data
1020. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were diagnosed in the mobile catheterisation laboratory. [1361/18] - Hospital Services
1023. To ask the Minister for Health the overall cost of installing the mobile catheterisation laboratory, that is, the initial set-up costs, the day-to-day running costs and so on. [1364/18] - Pharmacy Services
1024. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a pharmacy-based minor ailment scheme. [1369/18] - Hospital Beds Data
1026. To ask the Minister for Health when the hospital beds capacity report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1374/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1027. 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. [1376/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
1030. To ask the Minister for Health if home care hours will be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1388/18] - Capital Expenditure Programme
1032. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the day care centre in Monasterevin for funding in the HSE's capital programme. [1393/18] - Paediatric Services
1033. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for assessment for paediatric occupational therapy services, by community health organisation, for each of the past three years; the waiting... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1035. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment [1406/18] - Medical Products
1036. To ask the Minister for Health the reason self-adhesive pain relief pads, previously available free of charge to medical card holders, are no longer available and have been replaced by a... - Medical Card Applications
1037. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [1451/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1038. 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. [1453/18] - Hospitals Capital Programme
1039. To ask the Minister for Health if plans or submissions have been made to the national social care division of the HSE on the upgrading of Lifford Community Hospital, County Donegal; when... - Hospital Beds Data
1045. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of long-stay residential beds, long-term accommodation beds, step-down assessment beds and dementia long-stay and short-stay beds in County Donegal... - Health Services
1046. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation his Department or the HSE officials have had with the Church of Ireland community on the retention of the Church of Ireland at St.... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
1047. To ask the Minister for Health the grant level which was approved for the retention of the long-term residential accommodation capacity in Lifford, Ramelton and St. Joseph’s... - Mental Health Services Provision
1049. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an assessment by the child and adolescent mental health services in... - Medical Card Applications
1050. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1489/18] - Health Services Provision
1051. To ask the Minister for Health if dialectical behaviour therapy is available to service users in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1494/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
1052. To ask the Minister for Health the status of general practitioner contract negotiations; his views on whether the outcome of these talks will have a positive impact on the delivery of... - Road Traffic Accidents Data
1053. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which data on serious injuries from road traffic collisions is collected and collated; the number of persons who presented to hospitals around the... - Pharmacy Services
1055. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 213 of 4 May 2017 and subsequent replies, if he will he arrange for a comprehensive answer to be provided; and the... - Legislative Process
1056. To ask the Minister for Health the projects undertaken to consolidate or amalgamate existing legislation, including the cost, the duration, the number of staff required and if this process... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1057. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in St. Vincent's University Hospital. [1587/18] - Primary Care Centres
1059. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1595/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
1060. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal will be in receipt of capital funding in view of the fact that the interim building has been occupied for... - Home Care Packages Data
1061. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided, by county, in tabular form; if he is satisfied that the current provision of home care packages is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1062. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [1617/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
1063. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home support package for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1634/18] - Hospital Services
1064. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 777 of 7 November 2017, if the repair works on the operating theatres at Merlin Park hospital have been completed; if... - Services for People with Disabilities
1067. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on moving persons from congregated settings in County Kerry since the beginning of this model; the number of persons who have... - Primary Care Centres
1068. To ask the Minister for Health the expected opening date for the primary care centre in Coolock, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1647/18] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
1069. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open the closed wards in University Hospital Kerry and provide extra nurses and front-line staff to run these wards (details supplied); and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1072. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery. [1676/18] - Health Services
1073. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons involved, and fee arrangements that apply, in respect of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services Provision
1074. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a primary school dental appointment; if the appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
1075. To ask the Minister for Health when medical cards will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1695/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1076. 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. [1731/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
1078. To ask the Minister for Health the status of construction of the patient modular unit at South Tipperary General Hospital; when it will commence operation; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
1079. To ask the Minister for Health if a free breast pump is provided to women who give birth to premature babies and who are recommended or required to breastfeed; if not, the reason therefor;... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
1080. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient capacity of University Hospital Galway; and the inpatient capacity at 1 December 2016, by the wards on which the beds are located. [1763/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
1081. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatients on all forms of waiting lists for University Hospital Galway who have been waiting for 0 to six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 24... - Hospital Staff
1082. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the notice issued by management to interns at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, that they would not be paid for the care they provide as... - Hospitals Funding
1084. To ask the Minister for Health if all hospitals, including Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, have adequate budgets to meet all overtime worked by all staff as appropriate; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1086. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [1786/18] - Vaccination Programme
1087. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide the seasonal influenza vaccine to persons employed in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1797/18] - Departmental Staff Data
1088. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of employees in his Department, or in organisations under its remit, who are registered as disabled. [1859/18] - General Practitioner Services
1089. To ask the Minister for Health if it is within the remit of the medical board to prevent people from changing their general practitioner, or to place a freeze on transfers to or from a... - Mental Health Services Data
1090. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for CAMHS in County Meath; the average waiting time; and the length of time the person longest waiting on the list... - Hospital Staff Data
1091. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advance nurse practitioners, ANPs, employed at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
1092. To ask the Minister for Health the reason nursing homes support scheme payments are not backdated to the date of completion of assessment; his plans to backdate them; if so, the date on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
1093. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of the nursing homes support scheme who were required to make up the difference themselves between the date of completion of... - Protected Disclosures
1095. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied) that was circulated to Ministers and Members of Dáil Éireann; his plans to... - Health Services
1096. To ask the Minister for Health if the arrangement of a HSE psychology appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
1097. To ask the Minister for Health the extra resources and supports being put into hospitals to deal with the latest outbreak of influenza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1945/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1098. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [1946/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
1100. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a replacement hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1960/18] - Health Services Data
1101. To ask the Minister for Health the duration a blood sample is retained that had been taken for the newborn bloodspot screening; the reasons it is retained after it has been tested for its... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1102. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for an operation will be issued to a person (details supplied). [1970/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
1103. To ask the Minister for Health if persons using Respreeza will continue to have this medication made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1971/18] - Health Services
1105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to investigate the case of a person (details supplied). [1979/18] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
1106. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding now allocated to community drug and alcohol support programmes operated by the north east regional drug and alcohol task force in view... - Health Services
1108. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not provided with person-specific treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2010/18] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1109. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make medicinal cannabis available under the current medical card scheme or under the long-term illness scheme; his views on whether it is time to... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
1110. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of the National Treatment Purchase Fund for dental treatment. [2019/18] - Nursing Home Subventions
1111. To ask the Minister for Health if the wording used as part of a Government statement concerning the programme of investment in public nursing home facilities, HSE capital plan 2016 to 2021,... - Nursing Home Beds Data
1112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public nursing homes beds available in each of the years 2005 to 2017, in tabular form. [2022/18] - Hospital Services
1114. To ask the Minister for Health when additional capacity will be approved for a hospital (details supplied) in the delivery of a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2028/18] - Orthodontic Services Provision
1115. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for orthodontic work for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2032/18] - Health Services Data
1117. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of the provision of ambulatory blood pressure measurement for the diagnosis and assessment of hypertension; if an... - Obesity Strategy
1118. To ask the Minister for Health if terms of reference for the subgroups of the obesity policy implementation oversight group have been agreed; if so, if they will be made available; and if... - HSE Reports
1122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours that went into producing the report in the HSE, entitled Development of an Action Plan For a New Model of Clinical Service Delivery in the... - Departmental Communications
1123. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department uses anti-profanity software on its email systems and online contact forms; if so, the level of human oversight that is applied to the... - Hospital Services
1124. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE have reached an agreed position on the future of Portlaoise hospital; and the timeframe for the promised public consultation.... - Departmental Strategies
1125. To ask the Minister for Health the Government's initiatives in his Department in 2017 that promoted State services or welfare payments, public awareness of regulatory changes and public...
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