Written answers
Tuesday, 1 May 2018
- Local Authority Members' Remuneration
210. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines regarding travel expenses for local authority members who are also members of the HSE regional health forums in view of their additional travel... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
211. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a reimbursement option open to a person (details supplied) following a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18552/18] - HSE Properties
212. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 17 April 2018, the number of bids submitted; if there is a time limit on the sale of the property; when it first... - Hospital Appointments Status
213. To ask the Minister for Health the status of hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied); and when the individual can expect a date for the surgery to be performed in St. James's... - Primary Care Strategy
214. To ask the Minister for Health when parents' representatives will be included on the primary care steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18567/18] - HSE Reviews
215. To ask the Minister for Health if the policy of in loco parentis will be reviewed in view of the impact this rule is having on families caring for children or adults with significant... - Paediatric Services
216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list to be assessed and treated, respectively, for juvenile arthritis at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; the... - Hospitals Funding
217. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated for essential upgrade works at Falcarragh Community Hospital, County Donegal; if so, when this funding will be made available;... - Home Care Packages
218. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the in loco parentis clause from all HSE homecare nursing packages for sick children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18585/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
219. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drug Ocrevus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18587/18] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
220. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person is referred to the NTPF scheme; if it is the doctor or consultant who refers the person; the length of time they must be on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
221. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation; and if they can be referred to the NTPF scheme. [18596/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
222. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18602/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
225. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery required for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the waiting time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18620/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
226. 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. [18624/18] - Nursing Home Services
227. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made regarding the funding of a new nursing home (details supplied) in County Laois; if a preliminary design has been completed; and the... - Hospital Transfers
228. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred from Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton to local rheumatology services at Letterkenny... - Home Care Packages Administration
229. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to remove the in loco parentis clause for home-care nursing packages for sick children in view of the adverse impact it is having for... - Health Services Funding
230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of funding to an organisation (details supplied) in 2017 and to date in 2018. [18656/18] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
231. To ask the Minister for Health the reason priority patients on the orthodontic waiting list are not being seen within one year; if the waiting list initiative for orthodontic treatment will... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
232. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be replaced; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18673/18] - Mental Health Services
233. To ask the Minister for Health the CHOs that do not make individual placement support available to their mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/18] - Laboratory Facilities
234. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of PCI cardiac care at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
235. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [18690/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for outpatient surgery in Our Lady's Children's Hospital who have had their initial appointments changed to a later date; and if... - General Practitioner Services
239. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impending threatened closure of a general practitioner practice (details supplied) in County Mayo; if his attention has... - HSE Staff Recruitment
240. To ask the Minister for Health when vacancies for an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist and a speech and language therapist who are leaving their posts or going on maternity leave in... - Hospital Appointments Status
241. 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. [18703/18] - Hospital Transfers
242. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive a transfer from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to the National Rehabilitation Hospital.... - Hospital Beds Data
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [18705/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a bed in the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [18706/18] - Hospital Facilities
246. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity in the redeveloped National Rehabilitation Hospital; and when this facility will become operational. [18708/18] - Paediatric Services
247. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the services available for children with spina bifida who are required to attend for medical services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital,... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of the travel abroad scheme for ophthalmology treatment in 2017 and to date in 2018, from the CHO4 area; the subsequent... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
249. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) was informed by Chamber House in 2016 that an appointment for speech and language therapy would be available in March 2018 and... - Hospital Beds Data
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds allocated in the National Rehabilitation Hospital for persons with an acquired brain injury for the past five years, in tabular form. [18720/18] - Medical Inquiries
251. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Irish Medical Council investigation into a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18737/18] - Medical Negligence Cases
252. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether he has a duty of care with regard to a person (details supplied); his further views on whether there is an onus on him to obtain a... - Autism Incidence
253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children up to 18 years of age who have been assessed and diagnosed with autism in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Properties
255. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review the traffic arrangements at a site (details supplied) under its control in view of the danger it is posing to customers... - Primary Care Centres Provision
256. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care unit proposed and agreed in Curlew Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 will be cleared by the HSE for funding to commence its build. [18768/18] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
257. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can avail of the National Treatment Purchase Fund for an ophthalmology procedure; and if he will make a statement... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
258. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the fair deal nursing home scheme (details supplied) which is due to be amended. [18774/18] - Hospital Staff Data
259. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing the framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix in all acute hospital settings; the number of additional... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
260. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for excluding persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes from accessing the FreeStyle Libre blood glucose monitor; and if he will make a... - Hospital Charges
261. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 157 of 13 December 2017 and 121 of 24 January 2018, if his officials have examined the matter and provided him with... - Energy Schemes Data
262. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an assessment of results arising for respiratory disease sufferers that have benefitted from the warmth and well-being scheme;... - Medical Inquiries
263. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of reviews and investigations by organisations (details supplied) and the measures that were put in place to ensure a similar situation does not... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund a hoist for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18823/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of acute inpatient psychiatric beds in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18835/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
266. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment at Mayo University Hospital since being referred in 2007 for a hearing aid and further... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
267. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE plans to advertise the vacant position of public health nurse for Causeway, County Kerry; and if there are other areas in County Kerry without a... - Hospital Beds Data
268. To ask the Minister for Health the bed capacity at each community hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of bed closures which have occurred at each of... - Disability Services Provision
269. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 24 October 2017, the progress that has been made in the provision of accommodation, services and a care package... - Hospital Staff Data
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number and type of administrative posts in each of the seven hospital groups; the details of the grades of each hospital group; the estimated or actual... - Electronic Cigarettes
271. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE are monitoring the use of e-cigarettes or vaporisers; his views on the increased number of outlets selling these products; if... - Hospital Facilities
272. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the cystic fibrosis unit in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/18] - Hospital Staff Data
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant registrar posts in each Cork city and county acute hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18859/18] - Consultancy Contracts Data
275. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and his Department for reports by external companies in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by report; the cost of... - Hospital Beds Data
276. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 24 April 2018, the number of the 200 additional beds opened in winter 2017-18 that will remain open indefinitely;... - Addiction Treatment Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a facility (details supplied) in County Dublin and the excellent work carried out by the facility; the funding provided to... - Nursing Staff Data
278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses in each acute hospital in each of the years 2007 to 2017, by hospital in tabular form. [18872/18] - Counselling Services Provision
280. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for persons referred to HSE counselling services after being deemed eligible following their appearance before the Commission of... - Mental Health Services Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Health when additional inpatient psychiatric beds for children and young persons will be opened (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Care Packages Provision
282. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a home care package to enable them to be discharged from hospital; and when a decision will... - Maternity Services Provision
283. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of the 20-week anomaly scan at Cavan General Hospital; if it is now open to all women; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
284. 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. [18917/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
285. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence regarding recruitment and retention of nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
286. To ask the Minister for Health the status of results for a person (details supplied) following their appointment on 28 March 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18928/18] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
288. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a full-time bed in Castleblayney, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18954/18] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
289. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of aligning nursing salaries with those of therapy staff at all points on the salary scale. [18956/18] - Hospital Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital for the administration of injections for macular degeneration (details supplied); and if he... - Medical Card Eligibility
292. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card section failed to take into account certain items for the purpose of assessing and determining the eligibility of persons (details... - Mental Health Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a psychiatric assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18974/18] - Hospitals Capital Programme
294. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans for new hospitals in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/18] - General Practitioner Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the withdrawal of a general practitioner service from a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the steps he will... - Hospital Staff Data
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in each of the hospitals in the South/South West Hospital Group in each of the years 2009 to 2017, by category; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
297. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding paediatric rheumatology; his views on whether there is a need to have... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
299. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by persons (details supplied) under the fair deal nursing home scheme. [18999/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
301. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit additional paediatric rheumatologists to address the number of children on the waiting list to be diagnosed and treated for juvenile... - Paediatric Services
302. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to abolish in loco parentis in view of the motion unanimously accepted in Dáil Éireann on 27 March 2018; and if he will make a... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
303. To ask the Minister for Health the status of cutbacks facing a community service (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19018/18] - Health Services
304. To ask the Minister for Health if the circumstances of a paramedic service call-out (details supplied) will be investigated; if a review of the service will be carried out to ensure such... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
305. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 17 April 2018, the number of the 44 approved neurologist posts that have been filled. [19036/18] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
307. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19045/18] - Ministerial Meetings
308. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is refusing to meet with the family of a person (details supplied); if a meeting will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources for persons with a condition (details supplied) will be provided; the reason they cannot access the cross-Border directive for... - Smoking Ban
310. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the smoking ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19053/18] - Home Care Packages Administration
311. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of his Department's new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of home support services; the way in which he expects... - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
312. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the time persons over 75 years of age are forced to wait in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19055/18] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who received treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2017 and to date in 2018, by category of treatment; and if he will... - Cancer Screening Programmes
315. To ask the Minister for Health if the NCCP has drawn up a plan for the development of an integrated cancer control and surveillance service for defined population subgroups with an inherited... - Tobacco Control Measures
317. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the legislative controls and restrictions in place for the purpose of regulating the sale, supply and use of hookah instruments for the smoking... - Home Help Service Provision
318. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to a person (details supplied) for home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19085/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19115/18] - Assisted Human Reproduction
320. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his plans for financial assistance for fertility treatment; the criteria attached in this regard; the proposed timeframe for same; and if he will...
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