Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
- Pharmacy Services
318. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the policy of reversing the cuts imposed on HSE employed pharmacists, and that does not include self-employed pharmacists, which it is perceived... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
319. To ask the Minister for Health if the medicine loperamide hydrochloride has been removed from the medical card; and the basis on which it has been removed (details supplied) [6673/18] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
320. To ask the Minister for Health when Crohn's disease will be included in the long-term illness scheme. [6674/18] - Voluntary Sector Funding
321. To ask the Minister for Health whether funding is available for organisations (details supplied). [6675/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria which must be satisfied in line with the recommendations of the health technology assessment group in order to be reimbursed for children and... - Medicinal Products Regulation
325. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that prescribed medication addiction is receiving adequate attention; the monitoring mechanisms in place to assess same; the extent of the... - Health Services Provision
329. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as of 1 January 2018 there is now no sexual health service within an hour’s commute of Athlone; and his... - HSE Planning
330. To ask the Minister for Health the projects to which funding has been allocated under the HSE capital plan for 2018 by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services Provision
331. To ask the Minister for Health the dental services provided free of charge to primary and secondary school children in counties Laois and Offaly; the level of cover provided by the Health... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
332. To ask the Minister for Health when speech therapy will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6719/18] - Transport Support Scheme
333. To ask the Minister for Health when the new transport support scheme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6720/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
334. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/18] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for dental treatment in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6723/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6725/18] - Orthodontic Services Provision
337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6726/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
338. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6727/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
339. To ask the Minister for Health when the fair deal fees for individual HSE nursing homes will be published or laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas (details supplied); and his views on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract assessment in Cork University Hospital; the number of persons from County Kerry waiting for cataract assessment; the... - Departmental Expenditure
341. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on photography by photographer and-or agency, public relations or communications advice external to the media officers of... - Home Help Service Eligibility
342. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be reassessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6773/18] - HSE Staff
343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurses in CHO area 9 in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of such vacancies in each of those... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
344. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his plans to add the FreeStyle Libre blood monitoring sensor to the long-term illness scheme or reimbursement scheme; the details of the report... - Disability Services Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in the National Rehabilitation Centre can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when an appointment will be decided. [6817/18] - HSE Staff Recruitment
347. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 28 November 2017, the length of time the four vacancies have existed; and the measures that have been taken to... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will discuss with HSE management the need to ensure regular attendance by a HSE representative at the meetings of a board (details supplied); and if he... - Medical Card Eligibility
350. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons suffering from Huntington's disease are not entitled to a medical card as a right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6835/18] - Ambulance Service Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on private ambulance services in 2016 and 2017; the individual contractors involved; the value of each contract; and if he will... - Medicinal Products
352. To ask the Minister for Health the value of drugs under the control of the HSE but the whereabouts of which are unknown, missing or unaccounted for at the end of each of the years 2013 to... - Health Services Data
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who hold medical cards and are on anti-depressant medication by local health area at the end of each of the years 2011 to 2017, in... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract procedures on national public waiting lists in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the average waiting time to undergo... - Medicinal Products Availability
356. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) can no longer purchase Versatis medicated plasters on the medical card; if this decision will be reconsidered; and if he... - Health Services Funding
357. To ask the Minister for Health the State subsidy provided to the gay men’s health service for 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6850/18] - Disabilities Assessments
360. 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. [6859/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
361. To ask the Minister for Health the level of investment for refurbishment works at a campus (details supplied); and the timeframe for the provision of this funding. [6876/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
362. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be expedited. [6877/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a youth mental health Jigsaw site for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6915/18] - Mental Health Services Data
368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons on the waiting list for CAMHS in County Wicklow at the end of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6918/18] - Medical Products
370. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons who usually collect blister packs from their pharmacy monthly now have to collect the packs weekly; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) for an echocardiography will be expedited. [6936/18] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
372. To ask the Minister for Health the number and names of medical products which were covered by the medical card but were subsequently not covered by the card in the past ten years; the number... - Hospital Appointments Status
373. To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected that a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an angiogram at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a... - HSE Data
376. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE car park income for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6975/18] - HSE Staff Recruitment
378. To ask the Minister for Health if the podiatrist positions for CHO7 have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/18] - HSE Staff Responsibilities
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists employed in CHO7 who treat persons with medical cards. [6978/18] - HSE Staff Data
380. To ask the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists in south County Kildare who treats persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6979/18] - HSE Staff Recruitment
381. To ask the Minister for Health if the podiatrist positions for CHO8 have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6980/18] - HSE Staff Data
382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists employed in CHO8 who treat persons with medical cards. [6981/18] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
383. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the purchase of EpiPens (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6982/18] - Medical Card Eligibility
384. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE’s policy relating to persons over 70 years of age with medical cards who have been bereaved and the resulting change in circumstances means they... - Hospital Waiting Lists
385. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times faced by transgender persons to access public endocrinology services here; the steps he will take to... - Hospital Appointments Administration
386. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate to require transgender persons to seek a psychiatric diagnosis of gender dysphoria before they can seek endocrinology... - Hospital Beds Data
387. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in use in January 2018 in each hospital; the bed capacity of each hospital if all bed spaces were fully available; the reason all beds in... - Home Help Service
388. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to enable persons who work as home helps to join the HSE pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/18] - Respite Care Services Provision
389. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 12 dedicated respite houses around the State announced on 12 December 2017; the specific locations of each; the number of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
390. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for cataract surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
391. To ask the Minister for Health if additional support can be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7071/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
395. To ask the Minister for Health the basis for a decision by his Department (details supplied); the reason for delayed decision until 2021 in the context of the decision already taken by his... - Counselling Services Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons to receive counselling in primary care centres in CHO area 9; the number of persons who received counselling in CHO area 9 in... - Hospital Staff Data
398. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether funding needs to be provided for the recruitment of one additional full-time consultant neurologist with a special interest in migraine... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthotics shoes in CHO area 9; the average waiting time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7084/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
400. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 5 December 2017, if he has arranged for the HSE to reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7123/18] - Hospitals Discharges
401. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure used by consultants when discharging persons with serious illnesses in circumstances in which a person attends a number of consultants in... - General Practitioner Contracts
403. To ask the Minister for Health when the FEMPI cuts imposed on medical general practitioners will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/18] - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
404. To ask the Minister for Health the accessibility of drug rehabilitation in west County Cork (details supplied); the breakdown of attendees attending at each unit; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health if there are guidelines or rules for general practitioners charging for taking blood samples; and if this procedure is covered by the medical card. [7170/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
407. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which savings will be passed on to the family of a person (details supplied) who has been awarded a licence from his Department to import medicinal... - HSE Staff Data
408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health nurses working in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7184/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff required by the HSE to reach the staffing levels as set out in A Vision for Change based on the most recent census; and if he will make a... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives who sought certificates of current professional status in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/18] - Medical Card Eligibility
414. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card can be renewed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/18] - Orthodontic Services
415. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [7194/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Health the status of waiting lists for a person (details supplied) and children under 16 years of age in County Cork for specialised wheelchair allocation; his plans... - HSE Staff Data
417. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in the health service for periods under categories (details supplied). [7201/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
418. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the construction of a helipad at Cork University Hospital to facilitate an air ambulance service directly into the hospital grounds; and if he... - Dietician Service Provision
419. To ask the Minister for Health if a dietetic service provision will be examined and allowed for a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7207/18] - Medical Card Eligibility
420. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that when a case is being reviewed or renewed, a person is required to go through the entire financial assessment again (details supplied); and if... - Hospital Staff
421. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there are sufficient staff employed in Clontarf Hospital; the staff per patient ratio in the hospital; his further views on the level of... - Health Services Staff
422. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to replace the RGN in a health centre (details supplied); the locations in which this post is being advertised; and if he will make a... - Sudden Infant Deaths
423. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the number of sudden infant deaths, SIDs, for persons with no fixed abode are tracked; if his attention has been drawn to a change in the... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
424. To ask the Minister for Health the process which has been established regarding pay for section 39 organisations; and if there is a timeframe. [7218/18] - Medicinal Products
425. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the pharmacoeconomics unit to withdraw Versatis from the GMS; the alternatives available to persons; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff Data
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in the pharmacoeconomics unit; the budget allocated to same for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7236/18] - Medicinal Products
427. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an update on the negotiations on the provision of Respreeza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7237/18] - National Drugs Strategy
428. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the drug strategy report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7238/18] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
429. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the regional drug task forces; the involvement of the HSE on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7239/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
430. To ask the Minister for Health the reason momentum wheelchairs are available at a cost to persons in County Kildare but appear to be available free of charge to those who require them in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
431. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application under the nursing homes support scheme by a person (details supplied). [7284/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists awaiting eye care procedures at the end of 2016 and 2017, respectively; his plans to reduce such waiting... - Health Services Provision
433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the reliance on hospital ophthalmology departments through appropriate additional community services delivered by optometrists in view of... - Ambulance Service
434. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of private ambulance cover incurred by each acute hospital for the past 12 months; the number of such individual private ambulance journeys; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7308/18] - Disabilities Assessments
436. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) at HSE south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the... - Infectious Diseases
437. To ask the Minister for Health the support which will be given to persons who have Lyme disease in view of the substantial additional cost persons who have this condition must incur on an... - Hospital Appointments Delays
438. 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. [7318/18] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
439. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7323/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) raised in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7325/18] - HSE Reviews
441. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a water ban in place in Kilcloon, County Meath; and the sequence of events in the way in which the HSE discovered that there... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
442. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times for funding for orthotics to be approved by the HSE for persons with disabilities in County Cork; the... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
443. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of Versatis patches on the general medical card scheme will be restored for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
444. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that thousands of the 40,000 eligible schoolgirls are still not getting the HPV vaccine; his plans to increase the take up of the HPV... - Defibrillators in Schools Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to liaise with the Minister for Education and Skills on the findings, due in 2018, of the national steering group on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest... - Hospital Appointments Status
447. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be scheduled for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7366/18] - Transport Support Scheme
448. To ask the Minister for Health when the motorised transport grant, which was suspended in 2013 for new applications, will be reopened. [7385/18] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
450. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current waiting times for orthodontic treatment in CHO area 8; if solutions to the staffing shortage in this area can be investigated; and his... - Disabilities Assessments
452. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/18] - Health and Safety Regulations
453. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate the piercing and tattoo sector; the status of guidelines on the sector; the age of consent for such procedures; and if he will make a... - Disability Support Services
454. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be placed in adult services. [7492/18]
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