Written answers
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
- Speech and Language Therapy Provision
376. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department to assist a school (details supplied) which has had the number of HSE provided speech therapy hours reduced by a... - Patient Safety
377. To ask the Minister for Health when section 4 of the Criminal Liability Amendment Act 2014 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
378. To ask the Minister for Health if phase 3C of Naas General Hospital (details supplied) will be considered for inclusion in the 2,600 acute beds to be provided under the national development... - Hospital Equipment
380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision and replacement of ceiling track hoists; if the HSE plans to review the process of provision and replacement of these hoists... - Home Care Packages Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there have been changes to a person's (details supplied) homecare package; and if reassurances will be provided that the level of care will be the... - Orthodontic Services Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9275/18] - Freedom of Information Requests
383. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received in the past eight years; the number of which were accepted without further escalation... - Hospitals Building Programme
384. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of the new children’s hospital at the St James’s hospital campus; the timeframe for its opening; the estimated... - National Maternity Hospital Status
387. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for relocating the National Maternity Hospital at St Vincent’s University Hospital; the timeframe for its opening; the estimate for its... - Hospitals Building Programme
388. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for relocating the Coombe hospital at St James’s hospital; the timeframe for its opening; the estimate for its completion including all... - Cancer Services Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for completing each of the proposed national programme for radiation oncology developments at Cork, Galway and Dublin; the timeframe for each to... - Mental Health Services Provision
392. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of the national forensic mental health service hospital at Portrane, County Dublin; the timeframe for its opening; the... - Community Care Provision
393. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the replacement and refurbishment of 90 community nursing units across the country in tabular form; the funding being allocated to each project... - Hospital Appointments Status
394. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to enable a facility (details supplied) to reopen; if his attention has been drawn to the effect the closure of the... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children approved and waiting for treatment on the orthodontic waiting list from counties Kerry and Cork; the details for same in each of the... - Pharmacy Services
397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be using the FEMPI legislation to find a solution in future negotiations with regard to pharmacists; his views on whether this legislation should be... - Hospital Appointments Status
398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [9355/18] - Patient Transport Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE bus service has ceased collecting persons from St. Joseph's Hospital, Trim, County Meath, to attend Dublin hospitals; and when this service... - Patient Files
400. To ask the Minister for Health if information is available for social workers who attend Garda stations to assist vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9361/18] - Hospital Services
401. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the provision of an endoscopy suite at Naas hospital following the commitment in the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make... - Hospitals Building Programme
402. To ask the Minister for Health the process for the elective hospital in Cork city and other areas following the announcement of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9402/18] - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Health if each capital application to the HSE from projects in County Wexford will be provided; the type and extent of each application; the status of each; and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the process in which a person in need of a ceiling track hoist must gain approval separately from the HSE for a hoist and the county... - Mental Health Services Data
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who work in the mental health sector; the grade of each staff member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/18] - Mental Health Policy
406. To ask the Minister for Health the type and the general policy area of each mental health Bill prepared by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/18] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who, while in the care of the HSE, obtained treatment in the United Kingdom in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
408. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 13 January 2018, the number of the 1,096 nurses and midwives that requested CCPS verification from the NMBI in... - Services for People with Disabilities
409. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a multidisciplinary team to a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [9440/18] - Health Services
410. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9451/18] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from the HSE south and south west areas who have applied for and been approved for the cross-border directive for orthodontic treatment... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
412. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of a project (details supplied); if the tender process will be via the traditional funding route to support companies on the Border in view... - Medical Card Data
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards that were made in 2017 with cancer being a reason for the application. [9474/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
414. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting nine years for orthodontic treatment. [9489/18] - Medical Card Administration
415. To ask the Minister for Health the rules regarding charging medical card holders for blood tests in cases in which those medical card holders have type two diabetes and require regular blood... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
416. To ask the Minister for Health if the post of independent appeals officer for his Department, as advertised in the autumn, has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Psychological Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a psychologist for the school based team in Inishowen, County Donegal; if a psychologist is in place; when the psychologist position... - Departmental Funding
418. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of State funding provided to a charity (details supplied) since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9500/18] - Hospital Internships
419. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) regarding interns at Beaumont Hospital will be addressed; if his attention has been drawn to this matter; the steps he will take... - Capital Expenditure Programme
420. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [9521/18] - Hospital Services
421. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 8 February 2018 and in view of the findings of the expert clinical team, if these theatres will no longer be used... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
426. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is on a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
427. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 809 of 16 January 2018, the number of locum clinical staff in general who were not qualified for their position; the... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
428. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 422 to 424, inclusive, of 6 February 2018, the way in which the stroke services in community healthcare organisation... - Maternity Services
432. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the arrangements surrounding the provision of 20-week anomaly scans at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [9558/18] - Disabilities Assessments
433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at 31 January 2018 or the latest date available, by local health... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; and the number waiting fewer than four months, four to 12 months and more... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting fewer than four months, four to 12 months and more... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
438. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a drug (details supplied) for persons here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9569/18] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
439. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost in a full year of providing 270 neuro-rehabilitation inpatient beds. [9572/18] - Hospital Services
442. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hip operations carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9575/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
443. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/18] - Health Services Staff
444. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations whereby front-line health workers trying to access the shorter working year scheme are being declined (details... - Commencement of Legislation
445. To ask the Minister for Health when all sections of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the timeframe for full commencement; if there are barriers impinging on... - Services for People with Disabilities
446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff required to clear the early intervention backlog in CHO area 9; the estimated cost to employ these staff; the meetings he has had with HSE... - Mental Health Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS hours available for CHO area 9 in each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
448. To ask the Minister for Health if the level of care being provided to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed to ensure that an appropriate level of activities are included in their... - Hospital Charges
449. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who presented at accident and emergency and paid the fee and left without being treated is entitled to be reimbursed; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
450. 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. [9615/18] - Health Services
451. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [9640/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
453. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will undergo an assessment of need; if this assessment of need will involve an assessment for ASD; and if he... - Health Services
456. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person's (details supplied) access to urgent medical care has been reviewed. [9722/18] - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment in County Wexford for more than three months, six months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months... - Services for People with Disabilities
459. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9728/18] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
460. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has reduced the hours being provided for speech therapy in a school (details supplied). [9740/18] - National Maternity Hospital
461. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the official name of the new national maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9783/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day places available for training young persons with disabilities, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9798/18] - National Dementia Strategy
463. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources for dementia care in line with an ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9799/18] - Disease Management
464. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an expansion of supports for the victims of Lyme disease in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9800/18] - Suicide Prevention
465. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources for suicide prevention services in County Kildare in view of the number of recent suicides in the county and the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
466. To ask the Minister for Health the improvement in waiting times expected during 2018 for the 15,000 plus children waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce facilities in County Cork whereby persons with special needs can live independently with certain support services on site; and if he... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
469. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cardiac transplant surgery for persons under 16 years of age is not carried out here; his plans to address... - Legislative Measures
470. To ask the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Child and Families Relationship Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9832/18] - Home Help Service Provision
471. To ask the Minister for Health if a home help allocation for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the previous allocation will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the... - Community Care
472. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be placed in a care facility. [9835/18] - Hospital Procedures
473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract operations that have been carried out in the South/South West hospital group in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
474. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE through the cross-border directive in 2017 for persons receiving cataract operations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service
475. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours for a person (details supplied) will be provided. [9866/18] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
476. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of the cross-border directive in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9870/18] - Medical Card Applications
477. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be restored to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9899/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
478. To ask the Minister for Health the roll-out date for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system to be included in the long-term illness scheme for children and young persons; the criteria... - Medicinal Products Availability
479. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to re-examine the issues arising from the withdrawal of Versatis pain relief plasters. [9910/18] - Ambulance Service Data
480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of phone calls to the ambulance service made from the Millstreet district in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
481. To ask the Minister for Health the difficulties in relation to importing a product (details supplied) which has been prescribed for a person under special licence and for which the parent... - Hospital Waiting Lists
482. 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. [9929/18] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
483. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which persons under 18 years of age with eating disorders received treatment in the United Kingdom in each of the past four years;... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
484. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical practitioners who wish to prescribe cannabis-based products containing THC by applying for a licence... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he has issued instructions to the HSE to meet a company (details supplied) in order to restart negotiations on the HSE reimbursement of a drug. [9934/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
486. 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. [9940/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
487. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be placed on a list for a knee replacement procedure; if a discretion can be exercised in the matter in view of the person's... - Hospital Procedures
488. To ask the Minister for Health the position in on the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, at a day hospital (details supplied) in County Clare; the waiting lists for CBT across... - Health Services
489. To ask the Minister for Health the services, facilities and specialists available to children under 16 years of age suffering with EDS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Dental Services Staff
490. To ask the Minister for Health when a substitute dental nurse will be assigned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9981/18] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
491. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for surgery; if an appointment for same will be expedited; if the person is eligible for... - Hospital Waiting Lists
492. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out the Sligo post-cataract scheme to help alleviate waiting lists in adult eye care. [9983/18] - Health Services Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the gap in eye-care provision for persons aged 12 to 16 years of age (details supplied). [9984/18] - Home Help Service
495. To ask the Minister for Health if contact can be made with persons (details supplied) with a view to facilitating home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9986/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
496. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will undergo a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Products
497. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision (details supplied) will be reversed [9993/18] - Primary Care Centres Data
498. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres opened in each year from 2012, in tabular form; the centres directly funded and which were PPP respectively; if... - Parking Charges
499. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the high cost of car parking charges at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/18] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
500. To ask the Minister for Health if more advanced nurse practitioners will be appointed to the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital in view of the pressure the staff in that... - Hospital Overcrowding
501. To ask the Minister for Health when the financial allocation applied for and required will be released to Letterkenny University Hospital to enable it to re-open its 19 bed short stay ward... - Hospital Beds Data
502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds at Buncrana nursing unit, County Donegal in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018 [10015/18] - Hospital Charges
508. To ask the Minister for Health the charges that apply both inpatient and outpatient, to a person (details supplied) injured in an accident who has not got a medical card and was taken to... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out to children and young persons of the new diabetes management device freestyle libre; the age limit implied by the term young adult;... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
510. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no speech and languages classes being provided for a school (details supplied); the reason the school has had its speech and language class... - Health Services
511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of short term beds in each area in counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan; the funding available to each area for service arrangements... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
512. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of nursing homes support fair deal scheme income that accrues to the State; his plans to amend the scheme to ensure that more of the income... - Departmental Staff
513. To ask the Minister for Health the level of departmental representation at APO level or above with the national policy and strategy for the provision of neurorehabilitation services in... - Services for People with Disabilities
514. 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. [10084/18] - Diabetes Strategy
516. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's plans to provide a new diabetes centre in Sligo university hospital; the efforts being made to ensure that persons (details supplied)... - Eating Disorders
517. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of HSE provided children's inpatient beds specifically for eating disorders; his plans to increase the number and percentage of... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
519. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 697 of 7 November 2017, when a reply issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10124/18] - Home Help Service Data
520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home help hours in each county, by new applicants and those waiting for additional hours; and if he will make a statement on... - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
521. To ask the Minister for Health the additional health service resources that will be required for the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [10159/18] - Mental Health Services
522. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the practice of admitting children and young persons to adult mental health units to cease. [10160/18] - Home Help Service Data
523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra home help hours that will be provided in 2018 relative to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/18] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
524. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on recruitment initiatives in CHO7, particularly in the Lakeview unit, Naas hospital and CAMHS in Kildare town; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
525. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to promote increased uptake of the 'flu vaccine across all categories of persons and not only those deemed at risk; and if he will make a statement... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Kildare who applied for the treatment abroad scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10164/18] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
527. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to retain and recruit front-line staff in the health services including nurses; the number of nursing staff needed in public national hospitals; and... - Primary Care Centres
528. To ask the Minister for Health the updated timeframe for the refurbishment of a day care centre (details supplied) further to the appointment of the design team for the project; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
529. To ask the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine is to be extended to boys; when the report of the health technology assessment being carried out by HIQA in respect of the HPV vaccine for... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthodontic care; the number of persons waiting over 1, 2 and 3 years, respectively; and if he will make a... - Occupational Therapy Staff
531. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's plans to allocate a new full-time occupational therapist to the Kilbarrack health centre, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Proposed Legislation
532. To ask the Minister for Health when the drafting of a Bill for the introduction of a scheme to replace the former mobility allowance and motorised transport grant scheme will be published;...
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