Written answers
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
- Services for People with Disabilities
305. To ask the Minister for Health if a situation relating to transport for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be investigated. [6081/18] - Medicinal Products
306. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department has not recommended a suspension of the use of transvaginal mesh in hospitals pending the completion of the Chief Medical Officer's... - Health Services Provision
307. To ask the Minister for Health the status of extra care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5299/18] - Hospital Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health when repairs will be complete in the operating theatre of Merlin Park hospital, Galway to allow the theatre to reopen. [5304/18] - HSE Staff Training
309. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that HSE staff workshops (details supplied) have found that there is fundamental misunderstanding as to the meaning... - Hospital Appointments Status
310. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5312/18] - Mental Health Services Data
311. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of persons from County Tipperary who are inpatients in the department of psychiatry, St. Luke’s Hospital, County Kilkenny. [5313/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation of a person (details supplied) regarding CAMHS procedures will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5316/18] - Hospital Facilities
313. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a renal unit at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5322/18] - Medical Card Applications
314. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5343/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
315. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an orthopaedic assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services Provision
316. To ask the Minister for Health the counties without 24-7 mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5349/18] - Mental Health Services Expenditure
317. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred in agency fees in 2017 by the HSE in the provision of mental health services. [5350/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional mental health staff recruited in 2017; and the nature of the positions filled. [5351/18] - Mental Health Services Data
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS teams that offer an out-of-hours service by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5353/18] - Health Services Staff Training
321. To ask the Minister for Health the definition of the term "meaningful intervention" in order for a patient contact to be considered valid for the purposes of the continuous professional... - Professional Qualifications
322. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who successfully completed their NQEMT examinations at emergency medical technician level in March 2017 and was duly entered onto the PHECC... - Hospital Appointments Status
323. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) will have surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5357/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
324. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will introduce to make general practice more attractive to young doctors; his plans to review the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a... - HSE Properties
325. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE capital and property steering group will next meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5366/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
326. To ask the Minister for Health when care workers for a signed-off care package can be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Grant Eligibility
327. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reinstate the respite care grant of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5375/18] - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
328. To ask the Minister for Health the emergency department waiting times greater than 24 hours for persons over 75 years of age in 2017; if the targets were met; if not, the number of persons... - Respite Care Services Provision
330. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be considered for additional respite care hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5380/18] - HSE Expenditure
331. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by the HSE to each of the EU states in each of the years 2015 to 2017 in respect of treatments provided in those states under the E111 scheme;... - Newborn Screening Cards
333. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made to date on a decision on how to proceed following a report that was produced after a forum hosted by his Department in October 2016... - Health Services Provision
334. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the approval of the model of care for rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders; the timeframe for its approval; and if he will make... - Paediatric Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development of future adult and paediatric rheumatology services in view of the difficulties accessing both services; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
336. 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. [5397/18] - Respite Care Services Funding
337. To ask the Minister for Health if additional transitional funding for a respite bed for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5399/18] - First Aid Training
338. To ask the Minister for Health if the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council is proposing to implement a ban on advertising first-aid training courses by self-employed instructors who are not... - Maternity Services Provision
339. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of anomaly scans at Cavan General Hospital; when the unit will open; the number of women who have accessed the service... - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
340. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in St. Patrick's community hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, whereby there has been no speech and... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be seen by the speech and language therapist in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5432/18] - Tax Code
342. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to propose income tax reliefs for medical school graduates in respect of loans they obtained to cover their tuition; his views on whether this would... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
343. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE and his Department are discriminating against adults with type 1 diabetes by excluding them in the FreeStyle Libre reimbursement scheme; and... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a response from the HSE on a cross-border directive application; and if he will make a statement... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
345. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce the waiting times for the paediatric occupational therapy waiting list in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
346. 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. [5444/18] - Physiotherapy Provision
347. To ask the Minister for Health the status of physiotherapy services in Erris, County Mayo; when a full-time physiotherapist will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Staff Data
348. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended number of full-time HSE physiotherapists for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5462/18] - Medical Card Applications
352. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5475/18] - Freedom of Information Requests
353. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not operate a single foi@hse.ie email address for FOI requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5476/18] - HSE Data
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from each county that accessed treatment under the cross-border directive since 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5481/18] - EU Directives
355. To ask the Minister for Health the groups and professions that will be newly prohibited from either referring or carrying out radiological tests following the transposition of the medical... - Health Reports
356. To ask the Minister for Health when the cross-divisional lymphoedema working group will finalise its report; if it will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) to review;... - Services for People with Disabilities
358. To ask the Minister for Health if a response to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the services available in the HSE mid-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5502/18] - Orthodontic Services Provision
359. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5503/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
360. To ask the Minister for Health if a motorised scooter will be provided for a person (details supplied). [5504/18] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
361. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reconsider the conditions of reimbursement attached to the freestyle libre glucose sensor for diabetes type 1 (details supplied); if he will... - Medical Negligence Cases
362. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recently published external review of a case (details supplied) at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
367. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
368. 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. [5525/18] - Primary Care Centres Staff
369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who will be employed at the primary care centre in Claremorris, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/18] - Medical Card Applications
370. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5537/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
371. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a swimming pool which provides instruction to children with disabilities and is housed at a facility (details... - Hospital Appointments Delays
372. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over two years for an appointment at Beaumont Hospital [5546/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
373. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the five-year waiting list in the ENT department at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
374. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand availability of Naloxone to persons who use drugs as stated in the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017 to... - Drugs-related Deaths
375. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to warn drug users regarding the dangers of a drug (details supplied); the number of drug overdose cases in which this drug has been... - Medical Card Applications
376. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was denied a discretionary medical card. [5579/18] - Suicide Prevention
377. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the National Office for Suicide Prevention’s decision to cut funding to a mental health charity (details supplied); and if he... - Mental Health Services Data
378. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of persons from Ennis who are inpatients in the department of psychiatry at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. [5588/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
379. To ask the Minister for Health if a third ANP post has been approved for the emergency department at a hospital (details supplied); if so, when this post is expected to be filled; and if he... - Suicide Prevention
380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the National Office for Suicide Prevention is no longer providing funding to an organisation (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to... - Primary Medical Certificates Data
381. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are currently in possession of a primary medical certificate, nationally and by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
382. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessity for a change of pessary will be included in the GMS to compensate general practitioners for carrying out this procedure in an effort to reduce... - Health Services Provision
383. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve service provision at Swords Health Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/18] - Non-Acute and Community Agencies Funding
384. To ask the Minister for Health the annual funding provided to section 39 organisations each year since 2011; and the allocation to same for 2018. [5641/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
385. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [5654/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
386. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the freestyle libre glucose monitoring system for persons with diabetes available under the general medical scheme; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
387. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5687/18] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
388. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement registered general nurse, RGN, will be put in place in a health centre (details supplied); if the centre will be employing another public... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
389. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for orthodontic work. [5716/18] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
390. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlement of a person (details supplied) to accessing morphine patches under the medical card scheme. [5720/18] - Data Protection
391. To ask the Minister for Health if he was consulted on the introduction of a digital age of consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5721/18] - Mental Health Policy
392. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which young persons will be considered in the development and implementation of legislation, policy and services for youth as per recommendation one... - Mental Health Services Provision
393. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the transfer of medium and low support mental health residences here to local authorities to manage the rollout of the tenancy sustainment... - Hospital Procedures
394. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 341, 342, 346, 347 and 348 of 30 January 2018, if his attention has been drawn to a scientific study of 92,246 first... - Hospital Appointments Status
395. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have ear surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5771/18] - Hospital Procedures
396. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been attending hospital for treatment for three years for an issue with their ankle; and if there is a scheme that... - HSE Properties
397. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a project (details supplied) for the purchase of a new building in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
398. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5780/18] - Drugs Payment Scheme
400. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medicine has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) [5787/18] - State Claims Agency Data
401. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 30 January 2018, if the State Claims Agency maintains records in different formats of confidential settlements... - Health Insurance Community Rating
402. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the lifetime community rating scheme to make credits available to persons on low incomes who qualified for medical cards from 2008 and to... - Home Care Packages Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to increase home care packages and home help hours to older persons to resolve overcrowding in hospitals; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres Provision
405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary care centre in Clondalkin village, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5803/18] - Medical Card Eligibility
408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for refusing persons with MS to be recognised as having a debilitating illness and so receive needed support such as a medical card. [5820/18] - Departmental Staff Data
409. To ask the Minister for Health the number of secondees from companies (details supplied) that are working in his Department. [5836/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
410. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5853/18] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
411. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include persons with Parkinson's disease on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5862/18] - Disability Services Provision
412. To ask the Minister for Health the cost per year of caring for a person with acute locked-in syndrome in an institutional setting. [5863/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
414. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for direct referral for oncology patients to the oncology ward to be implemented in Cork University Hospital [5865/18] - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
415. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 920 of 13 July 2017, the position regarding the registration and regulation of complementary therapists, including... - Disability Support Services Funding
416. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide increased funding for an organisation (details supplied) in 2018 in view of its requirement for extra funding; and if he will make a... - Statutory Retirement Age
417. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be allowed to continue in employment for another year after reaching 65 years of age in March 2018; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
418. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the FreeStyle Libre device being added to the medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5893/18] - HSE Planning
419. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 961 of 16 January 2018, the estimated timeline for consideration by HSE estates at the HSE national capital and property... - Obesity Strategy
421. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the priority action under step 3 of the obesity policy and action plan, OPAP (details supplied); the quarter of 2018 in which this will be... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
422. To ask the Minister for Health if the national policy and strategy for the provision of neurorehabilitation services in Ireland will include stroke or make provision for services to stroke... - Services for People with Disabilities
425. To ask the Minister for Health further to the referred reply received from the HSE to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 23 January 2018, the position regarding the business case submitted by... - Dental Services Provision
427. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed and the details of their entitlements provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5916/18] - Mental Health Services Funding
428. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation of mental health funding for 2017, by CHO; the spend on mental health by CHO; and the status of underspent mental health funding by CHO. [5917/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
429. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5922/18] - Mental Health Services Funding
430. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding projects (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5933/18] - Psychological Services
431. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to ensure that sufficient psychological support is provided to children in view of the increase in reporting after the introduction... - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
432. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited with an organisation in view of the fact the person has been on the waiting list for two... - Hospital Appointments Status
433. 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. [5948/18] - Respite Care Services Data
434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children nationally that require respite care services, by CHO area, in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5951/18] - Home Care Packages Data
435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with complex needs who are in receipt of paediatric home-care packages nationally, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
436. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a decision reviewed to refuse an application for a primary medical certificate by a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
437. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to contract additional theatre facilities in part of replacement for theatre facilities at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
438. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the demonstration project pilot sites to establish collaborative care pathways for persons with complex neuro-rehabilitation needs; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
444. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 383, 384, 385, 410, 411 and 412 of 30 January 2018, the person or body that made the decision to provide a trivalent... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
446. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and-or the HSE have in the past seven years entered into contracts with charitable organisations whereby these contracts included a clause... - Departmental Contracts
447. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and-or the HSE have in the past seven years entered into contracts with section 38 and or section 39 organisations whereby these contracts... - Vaccination Programme
448. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the administration of the Gardasil vaccine to persons who develop types of auto antibodies that were not present before the vaccine was... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
451. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has discontinued waiting-list targets set in 2017; the number of persons who will be affected; the number of complex cases that are still... - Primary Care Centres Provision
453. To ask the Minister for Health the reason primary care centres (details supplied) will not be provided with additional new staff hires; the way in which these centres will now be staffed; if... - Medical Card Applications
455. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding an application for an emergency medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6079/18]
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