Written answers
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
- Abortion Legislation
418. To ask the Minister for Health if a doctor has been convicted for terminating a pregnancy in a case in which they thought that the life of the mother was threatened. [12823/18] - Departmental Banking
423. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to his Department of negative interest rates on deposits held; the details of same for agencies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
424. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from... - Gender Recognition
425. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a requirement of a psychiatric diagnosis for persons when seeking hormone replacement therapy; and if so, the reason this is deemed necessary.... - Health Services Data
427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO that are waiting for hormone replacement therapy; and the number waiting less than one year, one to two years and more than... - General Practitioner Training
429. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioner education on transgender healthcare will be rolled out nationwide. [11784/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
431. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the medicine supply and affordability issues highlighted in correspondence (details supplied); the reason the medicines in question cannot... - Disability Services Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) did not continue to receive an equivalent monthly payment following the withdrawal of the mobility allowance and... - Home Help Service Data
433. To ask the Minister for Health if a delay in awarding home help hours to a person (details supplied) will be investigated; if a decision on the awarding of these hours will be expedited; and... - Rare Diseases Strategy
434. To ask the Minister for Health the elements of the National Rare Disease Plan 2014 that have been implemented; and his plans to protect children with rare diseases here. [11822/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11826/18] - Hospital Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health the reason University Hospital Waterford is excluded from the list of available locations in which it is possible to have procedures completed under the... - Services for People with Disabilities
437. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the level of funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/18] - Hospital Records
438. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can obtain records of their late mother's admission, stay and discharge from a hospital in County Kerry; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
439. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for both inpatient and day case procedures in St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Staff Data
440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than... - Public Sector Staff Remuneration
441. To ask the Minister for Health the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm... - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
442. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and-or the HSE are accepting applications for national lottery grants administered by his Department and the HSE; and his plans in this... - Medicinal Products Availability
443. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre system will be made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes on the long-term illness card based on clinical need and not on age;... - Hospital Appointments Delays
444. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/18] - Hospital Procedures
445. To ask the Minister for Health if a situation in which a person (details supplied) was turned away from the Roscommon County Hospital urgent care centre will be investigated in view of the... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
446. To ask the Minister for Health if provisions have been made to ensure that non-HSE staff, including agency staff and section 39 workers working in public hospitals, receive the same... - HSE Investigations
447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of trust in care investigations initiated by the HSE, or HSE-funded and part-funded agencies, following complaints of abuse by staff of vulnerable... - Asylum Support Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions he has had with the Minister for Justice and Equality or the Reception and Integration Agency, RIA, regarding the need for health care... - Health Services Provision
450. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 25 May 2017, if a person (details supplied) will receive BHE treatment for the month previously given; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
451. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Gardasil HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11929/18] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
452. To ask the Minister for Health if the requirement for a doubling of the number of IBD and gastro nurses is reflected in his Department and the HSE's plans to recruit 120 specialist nurse... - Midwifery Services
453. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to enforce and embed the evidence based practice midwives have worked to master to make the retention of graduating midwives a... - HSE Reports
455. To ask the Minister for Health when the report on perinatal deaths in Portiuncula Hospital will be published in view of the fact that the original review of perinatal deaths in the hospital... - Maternity Services
456. To ask the Minister for Health when the title of the National Clinical Programme for Obstetrics and Gynaecology will be changed to reflect the fact that the reality is that the majority of... - HSE Properties
457. To ask the Minister for Health the value of the existing new extension to the north east of a health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11962/18] - Disability Services Funding
458. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11966/18] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
459. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed upgrade of the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11978/18] - Home Care Packages
460. To ask the Minister for Health if a statutory regulatory structure for home care packages exists within the public and private sectors to protect users of the service. [11999/18] - HSE Properties
461. To ask the Minister for Health when a premises (details supplied) will be offered for sale on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
462. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12015/18] - Medical Card Data
467. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children between zero and 15 years of age that held a medical card at the end of each of the years 2011 to November 2017, by local health... - Home Care Packages Provision
468. To ask the Minister for Health if a weekly home care package will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied); and the reason it was not provided in view of the fact that the... - Legislative Measures
469. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 27 February 2018, the technical and legal issues which require clarification to allow Parts 2 and 3 of the... - Services for People with Disabilities
470. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/18] - Health Services Data
471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who required a lower limb amputation in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by county in tabular form. [12045/18] - Vaccination Programme
472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the exclusion of the patient information leaflet in the patient information pack for the HPV vaccination administered in schools. [12047/18] - Hospital Admissions
473. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a place for a person (details supplied). [12051/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
474. 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. [12053/18] - Health Services Provision
475. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the podiatrist and chiropodist service in south County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12066/18] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
477. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to intervene in the ongoing critical staff shortages in a service (details supplied) in view of the fact that these issues have remained unresolved... - Health Services Data
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential care places in County Mayo; the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care in the county; the estimated waiting time... - Residential Care
479. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to create new places for residential care in County Mayo; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12102/18] - Medicinal Products Data
480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals that have been lodged due to the removal of the Versatis pain patch as a pain treatment for certain persons; the number of these appeals... - Medical Conditions
481. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that internationally, March is endometriosis awareness month; if it is recognised here; if not, the reason... - Mental Health Services Data
488. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health posts filled in 2016 and 2017; the number of posts that remain vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12118/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
489. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be facilitated in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12126/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
491. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has never been offered respite care; the reason routine hours are being changed by carers visiting the house each day;... - Orthodontic Services Provision
492. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [12141/18] - Medicinal Products Data
493. To ask the Minister for Health the annual expenditure by the HSE on providing nicotine replacement therapies through the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Orthodontic Services Provision
494. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [12156/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
496. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a full-time bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12158/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
498. 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. [12160/18] - Ambulance Service Funding
499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of increased resources for the ambulance service in County Roscommon to allow for the full operation of the ambulance base at... - Health Services Provision
500. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put the relevant supports and pathway to care in place for persons with a condition (details supplied); the timeframe for same; his further plans... - Hospital Beds Data
501. To ask the Minister for Health the capital investment that will be provided in order to ensure long-stay bed numbers will continue to be maintained at hospitals (details supplied) in County... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which persons under 18 years of age received mental health treatment abroad in each of the past four years; the amount the HSE has... - Mental Health Services
504. To ask the Minister for Health if the circumstances in which a HSE hostel in Athleague, County Roscommon was closed without prior notice or consultation with the residents will be... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
505. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation the fair deal scheme will be investigated. [12182/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
506. 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. [12193/18] - Paediatric Services
507. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there were cuts to a service (details supplied); if the possibility of reinstating will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Beds Data
508. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and the number available. [12208/18] - Hospitals Data
509. To ask the Minister for Health the average stay at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [12209/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
510. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [12210/18] - Hospital Beds Data
511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds taken up in regional hospitals due to the fact a space is not available in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [12211/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
512. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/18] - Health Promotion
513. To ask the Minister for Health his views on support funding for the reintroduction of campaigns here in view of the comments of the HSE clinical lead for stroke on the need to reintroduce... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Health when the urgent care satellite unit for children at Connolly Hospital will be open; if a staffing plan has been put in place to ensure it will work at capacity... - Health Insurance Data
516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied) [12228/18] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
517. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to tackle the staffing deficits in neurology services nationally; his plans for long term investment to develop specialist services... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
519. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 28 February 2018, if the treatment purchase fund will be used to expedite surgery for a person (details supplied);... - Vaccination Programme Data
520. To ask the Minister for Health the recorded cases of vasculitis following HPV immunisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12243/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
521. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in the National Rehabilitation Hospital will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12249/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
522. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of Respreeza for alpha 1 patients; his plans to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12250/18] - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
523. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12253/18] - Patient Transfers
524. To ask the Minister for Health if a request by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford for a hospital transfer will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12272/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
525. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12273/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
527. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for an appointment for the orthopaedic registrar in Tallaght Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health his views on proposal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12316/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
529. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an outpatient clinic appointment at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Staff Data
530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of professionals who have applied to return to work in the HSE in 2017 and 2018; and the areas of expertise and geographical location. [12330/18] - HSE Staff
531. To ask the Minister for Health the employment status of a person (details supplied) who returned to work here; and the measures taken by the HSE to ensure the smooth transition of qualified... - Services for People with Disabilities
532. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/18] - Health Services
534. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional services nationwide (details supplied); if funding has been provided to the HSE to initiate such services in 2018; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
535. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [12342/18] - Health Services Staff Data
536. To ask the Minister for Health the resignations, employee exit transfers and other staff departures which have occurred at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal in 2016, 2017, and... - Departmental Staff Data
537. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in his Department who work in the mental health section; the grades at which each person is employed; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products Supply
538. To ask the Minister for Health if a HSE tender for the supply of medicine for a specific therapy area will preclude the HSE from reimbursing newly launched medicines for that therapy... - Hospital Appointments Status
541. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12350/18] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments
543. To ask the Minister for Health if a reimbursement to be issued to a person (details supplied) will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12356/18] - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
544. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the process used by his Department in the past of bringing different bodies under CORU; and if he will make a statement on... - Internet Safety
545. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department will engage with the development of the action plan on Internet safety, particularly on the issue of advertising and marketing... - Hospital Beds Data
547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated beds for neurology here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12381/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
549. To ask the Minister for Health the status of proposed amendments to the fair deal scheme in view of concerns among the farming and business communities; and if he will make a statement on... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
550. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative speech and language services that will be made available for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of ongoing service disruption... - Hospital Appointments Administration
551. 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. [12389/18] - Minor Ailments Scheme
553. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken on foot of the evaluation report of the minor ailment pilot scheme which was carried out for the HSE in 19 pharmacies in four... - Gender Recognition
554. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the requirement of a psychiatric diagnosis for a person (details supplied) when seeking hormone replacement therapy; and if he will make a... - Eating Disorders
555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children between 12 and 18 years of age discharged from hospital with a principal diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia in each of the years 2005 to... - Hospital Appointments Status
559. 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. [12408/18] - Medical Card Applications
560. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
562. To ask the Minister for Health if a temporary home-care package will issue to a person (details supplied). [12415/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
563. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12418/18] - Home Help Service Eligibility
564. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for further home-help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12419/18] - Patient Data
565. To ask the Minister for Health the number of girls and boys between 12 and 18 years of age who died under the care of the HSE from a principal diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia in each of the... - Medical Card Eligibility
568. To ask the Minister for Health if the granting of medical cards to all persons who have been diagnosed with serious cancer while they are receiving treatment will be reconsidered; and if he... - Medicinal Products Availability
569. To ask the Minister for Health when mepacrine will be reinstated for persons with medical cards who rely on it for treatment of skin disease in view of the fact that it can cost €200... - Health Insurance Cover
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12433/18] - HSE Complaints Procedures
572. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a complaint by a person (details supplied) submitted to the HSE in March 2017. [12437/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
573. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/18] - Disability Support Services
574. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address deficiencies in view of a HSE memo (details supplied) highlighting deficiencies in service provision for school leavers and... - Local Drugs Task Forces
575. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he expects local drug task forces to meet the commitment made in the Programme for Partnership Government to extend the services of local and... - Work Placement Programmes
576. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide work placements for psychotherapy students in the HSE in line with other health care students; and if he will make a statement on... - Health and Social Care Professionals
577. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to recognise a grade for psychotherapists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12478/18] - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
578. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Support Services Funding
579. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources to the Health Service Executive in north Dublin city and county assessment of needs section to resolve the long waiting times;... - Dental Services
580. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been told that they will now have to pay for a child's dental work; and if he... - Health Services Provision
581. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department is monitoring adherence to the guidelines by an organisation (details supplied) for transgender healthcare; the reason... - Hospital Waiting Lists
585. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to expedite hospital treatment for persons waiting longer than 12 months; the waiting targets for key procedures with long wait times;... - Nursing Staff Provision
587. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure his Department makes adequate funding available to the HSE to provide a replacement public health nurse (details supplied); and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
588. To ask the Minister for Health if the assessment process to include a device (details supplied) for testing blood glucose levels for listing under reimbursable items for persons with... - Hospital Waiting Lists
589. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have cancelled surgery in St. Vincent's University Hospital rescheduled. [12519/18] - Hospital Appointments Delays
590. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be issued to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for this appointment; the reason the appointment... - Home Care Packages Provision
591. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for a full-time home care package for a person (details supplied) who wishes to move home from a nursing home; and if he will make a statement... - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 75 years of age or over who experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours in February 2018; and the hospital... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients waiting less than four months, four to eight months and more than eight months for treatment in hospitals (details... - Home Care Packages Data
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided in each LHO area. [12531/18] - Medical Card Data
596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons covered by medical cards as of 1 March 2018. [12533/18] - Health Services Data
598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more... - Ambulance Service Data
599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in January 2018; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20... - Hospitals Data
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that were cancelled or postponed in each public hospital in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service Data
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each LHO area in 2017. [12539/18] - HSE Staff Data
603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the HSE on 1 March 2018 or... - Hospital Beds Data
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 9 March 2018 or the latest date on which data for validated bed... - Services for People with Disabilities
605. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with the early intervention team; his plans to address wait times and staff shortages in this... - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
606. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to sign and ratify the optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting orthodontic treatment under the HSE; and the way in which he plans to address these waiting lists. [12554/18] - Home Help Service
608. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12561/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
609. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding general practitioners charging a person (details supplied) for blood tests. [12581/18] - Physiotherapy Provision
610. To ask the Minister for Health when a physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Galway will issue in view of the fact this person has been waiting for an... - Vaccination Programme
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the differing public health standards here in contrast to Northern Ireland, in which a procurement model will purchase quadrivalent... - Medical Qualifications
616. To ask the Minister for Health if the Medical Council excluded doctors trained in Nigeria from availing of further training here; if so, the reason therefor; when the Medical Practitioners... - Home Help Service Provision
617. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide additional home help hours to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/18] - Hospital Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of urologist consultants in each of the RCSI hospitals in 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of consultant urology hours provided in each... - Primary Care Centres
619. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the HSE's decision not to progress with the primary health care centre for Drimnagh (details supplied); if a reassessment of the criteria for... - Midwifery Services
620. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the community midwifery services in each of the years 2010 to 2017; his plans to increase funding to this area of maternity... - Hospital Waiting Lists
621. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for spinal surgery in Tallaght Hospital; and the procedures that are on hold through lack of funding for the HSE winter initiatives scheme... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
622. To ask the Minister for Health when the introduction of the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available on the long-term illness scheme to all type 1 diabetes patients based on clinical... - Health Services Provision
623. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that some day care centres for persons with dementia and or Alzheimer's disease are reducing their operational hours; if his Department... - Home Care Packages Data
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a home care support package by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12667/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons supported by the fair deal scheme and residing in a nursing home by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Data
626. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAHMS, hours of service available by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Services
628. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times for funding for orthodontics to be approved by the HSE for persons with disabilities in counties... - Psychological Services
629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment in counties Cavan and Monaghan more than three, six, 12, 18, 24 and more than 36 months,... - Services for People with Disabilities
630. 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. [12673/18] - Home Help Service Data
631. 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... - Community Care
632. To ask the Minister for Health the number of short-term beds in each area in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the funding available to each area for service arrangements and grant aid agreements... - Health Services Data
633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public day care places available for persons with dementia and or Alzheimer's disease in 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018, by county; and if he... - Medicinal Products Prices
634. To ask the Minister for Health the occasions on which a pharmaceutical company has successfully sought to increase the price charged to the HSE for a product by more than 20% in each of the... - Hospital Staff Data
635. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who left or took early retirement at Clontarf Hospital in each of the years 2015 to 2017 by grade and occupation; the length of service of... - Labour Court Awards
637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases in which Clontarf Hospital has been listed for appearance at the Work Place Relations Commission or the Labour Court; the cases which were... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
638. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to classify haemochromatosis as a long-term illness on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12694/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
639. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from Beaumount Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12695/18] - Ministerial Meetings
640. To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12696/18] - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
641. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical certificate for a person (details supplied) will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12706/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
642. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) in CUH will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12708/18] - Paediatric Services
644. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the public waiting list for paediatric optometrist consultants in County Meath; the number of children on the list; and the actions being... - Hospital Equipment
645. To ask the Minister for Health if a requested hospital bed and equipment will be facilitated for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12766/18] - Ambulance Service Provision
646. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of ambulance resources (details supplied) has been conducted; if it has been completed; the outcome of the review; and if he will make a statement... - Interdepartmental Working Groups
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress of the interdepartmental group on the ancillary recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of... - Hospital Appointments Administration
648. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; if an appointment can be arranged for an early date;... - Motorised Transport Grant Closure
649. To ask the Minister for Health when the motorised transport grant scheme will be replaced with a new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12774/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
650. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an outpatient clinic appointment at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Emergency Departments Closures
652. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the consultation being carried out by his Department in respect of the report submitted by the HSE in respect of the future of the... - Health Services Provision
653. To ask the Minister for Health the location a person (details supplied) will attend to receive continuing care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12807/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the reason the HSE has not met with the drug company in question; the position regarding this drug; the... - HSE Funding
655. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the releasing of funding from a section of the HSE to purchase equipment for those on the priority list and in the case of a person... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
656. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with Degos disease is being refused medication based on financial costs. [12818/18] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
658. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reimburse medication under the long-term illness scheme for medical CBD and THC for persons granted licences for the medication to treat epilepsy;... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
660. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in categories (details supplied) that are availing of speech and language therapy in each area in County Donegal; the number on a waiting... - Health Services Provision
661. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative accommodation can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12856/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
662. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12857/18] - Health Services Provision
663. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of an adult narcolepsy centre in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12860/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
665. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided at Beaumount Hospital for a person (details supplied). [12881/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
666. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if an appointment will be scheduled sooner than December 2018; and if... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
668. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the interim report from the HSE on pay restoration for section 39 organisations; the next steps for his Department in this regard; when... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
669. To ask the Minister for Health the approval process for the drug Kuvan for persons with phenylketonuria; when persons will be informed of the HSE's decision; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
670. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the waiting... - Hospital Appointments Status
671. To ask the Minister for Health if a MRI for an person (details supplied) will be arranged based on correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12910/18] - Departmental Meetings
672. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the minutes of a meeting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12911/18] - Hospital Admissions
673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to accident and emergency departments in each month in 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of the persons subsequently admitted... - Hospitals Building Programme
674. To ask the Minister for Health when the new hospital for County Galway will proceed to planning; when construction will commence; when the hospital will open; and if he will make a statement... - Respite Care Services Provision
675. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be placed in respite care in a hospital. [12950/18] - National Development Plan Data
676. To ask the Minister for Health the projects mentioned in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 that come under his Department's remit or bodies under its aegis; and the estimated...
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