Written answers
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
- State Claims Agency Data
328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases related to medical negligence that the State Claims Agency resolved through mediation; the number that were resolved after a court case;... - Transport Support Scheme
329. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a new scheme in relation to the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20963/18] - State Claims Agency
330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the State Claims Agency to take a similar approach to cases involving damage by a drug (details supplied) [20793/18] - Patient Transport
331. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols for transporting patients between two facilities (details supplied); if it is standard practice for residents in this rehabilitation facility to... - Hospital Appointments Status
332. 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. [20797/18] - Health Services Funding
333. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for staffing in neurology services and in the context of the upcoming budget in line with the neurology and epilepsy models... - Electronic Health Records
334. To ask the Minister for Health if electronic transmission of blood test results has ceased in some cases; the areas in which this has ceased; and the actions he will take to resolve the... - HSE Legal Cases
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times his Department or the HSE has sought and or obtained a gagging order in respect of persons that have taken a legal action against either... - Public Health Policy
336. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has worked in collaboration with the United Kingdom Department of Health on the development of health or reproductive health policy over the... - Departmental Meetings
337. To ask the Minister for Health the contacts he or his Department have had with a company (details supplied) in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20807/18] - Public Health Policy
338. To ask the Minister for Health the policy position with respect to the use of the term fatal foetal abnormality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20808/18] - Health Strategies
339. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has discontinued funding for the Age Well Programme in the mid-west despite the great success this... - Hospital Appointments Status
340. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [20821/18] - Hospitals Funding
341. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of introducing 9,000 new hospital beds over five years; the estimated cost of staffing 9,000 beds annually; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be restored for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal at Stranorlar Community Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Provision
343. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be allocated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/18] - Home Care Packages
344. To ask the Minister for Health if an extra carer will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20827/18] - Disease Classification
345. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent case in Northern Ireland in which 2,500 persons have been recalled over concerns regarding incorrect diagnoses of multiple sclerosis... - HSE Data
347. To ask the Minister for Health the value of services and goods provided by all successful tenders for awards from the HSE since 2000, by company name in tabular form. [20835/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
349. 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. [20840/18] - HSE Data
350. To ask the Minister for Health the value of contracts for goods or services from companies (details supplied) since 2010. [20855/18] - Vaccination Programme
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of victims of the swine flu vaccine that are included in the number of cases the State Claims Agency presented to Dáil Éireann in April... - Cancer Screening Programmes
352. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which samples are tested in cases in which a woman has been called back for further testing, that is, colposcopy; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff Data
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff by category required to meet additional acute bed targets annually in the coming five years; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
354. To ask the Minister for Health if the inconsistencies in payments made under a scheme (details supplied) to facilities will be examined; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties... - Medical Negligence Claims
355. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a no-fault compensation scheme for mistakes made within the health service. [20871/18] - Statutory Retirement Age
356. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that HSE drivers who are 64 years of age now and work in the western region, will be able to work until they are 70 years of age if they so... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
357. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fill the position of stroke specialist nurse at South Tipperary General Hospital which has been vacant since January 2017; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on paediatric rheumatology waiting lists; the number waiting more than three, six, nine, 12,15, 18 and 24 months, respectively, in... - Hospital Staff Data
359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants practising paediatric rheumatology; the locations in which they are based; the whole-time equivalent spend on paediatric rheumatology... - Hospital Appointments Status
360. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (detail supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20887/18] - Stroke Care
362. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided by the HSE for the establishment of stroke survivor groups and the engagement of co-ordinators to facilitate the process in County... - Nursing Home Services
363. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a care home (details supplied); the number of patients in the home; the number of staff; the number of qualified nursing staff; the... - Respite Care Services Provision
364. To ask the Minister for Health when respite care will be restored to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20895/18] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
365. To ask the Minister for Health the local and regional drugs task forces that have a representative from his Department on the task force in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in... - Hospital Appointments Status
367. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20912/18] - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
368. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for occupational therapy for children with dyspraxia in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county; and if he will make a... - HSE Staff
369. To ask the Minister for Health the occasions on which he or either of his two predecessors communicated with the Health Service Executive under the terms of section 5 of the Health Service... - Medicinal Products Regulation
371. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the HPRA in reporting side effects in the context of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20928/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
372. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [20932/18] - Disabilities Data
373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of June 2017 or latest day available by each local... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months by each... - Occupational Therapy Data
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months; and the... - Nursing Staff Provision
378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to approve funding for a nurse to administer the drug Ocrelizumab which has been pre-approved for 12 patients (details supplied) diagnosed with... - HSE Staff Data
380. To ask the Minister for Health the staff numbers at a facility (details supplied) by administration, management and healthcare staff; the categories of healthcare provided; the comparison of... - National Cervical Screening Programme
381. To ask the Minister for Health the quality assurance site visits to laboratory providers since outsourcing in 2008 of the cervical screening programme. [20946/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
383. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation of a child (details supplied) requiring mental health services with parental consent will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
386. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the full medical card income threshold in line with the guidelines of the medical card income for those over 70 years of age threshold in... - Prescriptions Data
387. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of prescriptions written over the past five years for opiate painkillers (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Drug Treatment Programmes
388. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the detoxification treatment provision for those who have become dependent on opiate painkillers (details supplied); the detail of the inpatient... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
389. To ask the Minister for Health if pulmonary hypertension will be included on the long-term illness card scheme (details supplied). [20989/18] - First-Aid Training
390. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the guidelines and supports (details supplied) in place for voluntary cardiac first responders community groups that operate schemes under the... - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been an audit or an assessment of the supply and demand for nursing home beds carried out in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
392. To ask the Minister for Health when the vaccine compensation scheme, as included in a Programme for a Partnership Government, will be implemented; the reason for the delay in its delivery;... - Medical Card Administration
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will recommend to the HSE that a dedicated unit be set up within the medical card division to deal specifically with applicants diagnosed with cancer... - Disability Services Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the threat of closure facing a facility (details supplied) for adults with disabilities in County Donegal owing to its... - Psychological Assessments
397. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a psychological appointment. [21034/18] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
398. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech therapy. [21037/18] - Child and Adult Mental Health Services Data
399. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of cancellations for CAMHS appointments at the HSE James Joyce Centre, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1 in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and... - Respite Care Grant Eligibility
400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will change the in loco parentis rule for respite care (details supplied) in order that care givers can have effective respite; and if he will make a... - HSE Reports
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the report into the death of a person (details supplied) which was conducted by the Midlands Health Board; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Provision
402. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the steps being taken to ensure that appropriate long-term care is put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21047/18] - Dental Services Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of dentists, dental nurses and surgeries in counties Longford and Westmeath offering children's dental services; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
405. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of a service (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21094/18] - Medical Negligence Cases
406. To ask the Minister for Health the part of the health budget from which the funding to pay awards of the court for medical negligence cases and other cases brought against the HSE is issued;... - Nursing Staff Data
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist inflammatory bowel disease nurses employed; the number employed on the same date in 2017; and the estimated full year cost of... - HSE Funding
408. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided by the HSE to a centre (details supplied) in each year since 2013, in tabular form; if his attention has been drawn to the high... - Hospital Appointments Status
409. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) for a medical procedure will take place. [21162/18] - HSE Funding
410. To ask the Minister for Health when additional resources will be provided for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21163/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
411. To ask the Minister for Health the reason key staff in the ophthalmology department in the Regional Hospital Mullingar are not being replaced (details supplied). [21166/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
412. To ask the Minister for Health if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21273/18] - Departmental Staff Data
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department assigned solely or primarily to work on North-South issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21266/18] - HSE Funding
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request funding from the HSE towards the establishment of stroke survivor groups in south County Tipperary and the engagement of co-ordinators to... - Hospital Appointments Administration
415. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork will be expedited; and if he will make a... - Hospital Equipment
416. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which an MRI scanner will be provided for Mullingar Regional Hospital; and the reason for the long delay in equipping the hospital with the... - Health Services Staff Data
417. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed at a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; the capacity in which they are employed; the terms of contact of each in tabular... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
419. To ask the Minister for Health the staff vacancies at a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; the type of vacancies available; the length of time the posts have been vacant; when he... - Health Services Data
420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo in each of the years from 2015 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
421. 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. [21302/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
422. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 23 January 2018, if funding is available for a project (details supplied) in 2018; and, if so, the timeframe for... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
423. To ask the Minister for Health if a dedicated stroke specialist nurse at South Tipperary General Hospital will be appointed; the efforts that have been made to recruit for the post which has... - Hospital Services
424. To ask the Minister for Health if plans exist to put a high dependency unit into Mayo University Hospital; if consideration has been given to this matter in view of the clear demand for this... - Services for People with Disabilities
425. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents of children with a suspected diagnosis of autism are being told that their child will not get seen by... - Hospital Appointments Administration
426. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and an appointment scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21330/18] - Dental Services Provision
427. To ask the Minister for Health if the dental clinic in Duleek, County Meath will remain open in the coming year. [21333/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
428. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a hearing aid by a person (details supplied) has been processed by the HSE. [21336/18] - HSE Correspondence
429. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied). [21337/18] - Legal Proceedings
431. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to include persons who have been diagnosed with narcolepsy disorder as a result of the swine flu vaccine in the cases that the State... - Home Help Service Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a home help assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21342/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
433. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new assessment of needs process; and the work carried out with stakeholders such as a society (details supplied) that have... - Nursing Home Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health his long-term plans for the Rosalie Centre, Castlerea, County Roscommon; if the centre will remain open and be restored to its full capacity of 33 residents;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
437. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting times for CT scans for oncology patients as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services Provision
439. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the system for the provision of dental care in primary schools; the body which parents should contact regarding concerns of a lack of treatment... - National Cervical Screening Programme
440. To ask the Minister for Health if the concerns of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and addressed; if an alternative screening provision for repeat testing will be offered; and if... - Medicinal Products Availability
441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application mechanism for a person (details supplied) who suffers from severe epilepsy and is seeking access to medicinal cannabis... - Services for People with Disabilities
442. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/18] - Health Services Provision
444. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has not committed to establishing a community intervention team in County Donegal in its community... - Hospital Appointments Delays
445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons due to receive IV treatment within 15 days in University Hospital Waterford that had their treatment delayed by more than 15 days by... - Hospital Appointments Status
446. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a knee replacement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21425/18]
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