Written answers
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
- Vaccination Programme
300. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the State Claims Agency's dealings with those who have suffered adverse reactions from the Pandemrix swine influenza vaccine administered... - Respite Care Services Provision
301. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding emergency respite services for persons with special needs in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the position regarding the provision of a... - Services for People with Disabilities
302. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of services for persons with special needs between 18 and 65 years of age in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if a review system for... - Respite Care Services Provision
303. To ask the Minister for Health if the reported inconsistencies in the number of hours of respite care provided to persons with special needs in the different HSE areas across the south-east... - Services for People with Disabilities
304. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the provision of transport services for persons with special needs to day care centres in counties Carlow and Kilkenny is adequate for... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
305. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which speech and language therapy continues to be available to pupils with a specific requirement in north County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
306. To ask the Minister for Health if the possibility of extending the provision of general practitioner visit cards to those in receipt of the respite care grant in advance of budget 2019 will... - Food Safety Standards
307. To ask the Minister for Health the recourse available to a business or individual against which complaints that are subsequently proved to be unfounded are made to the Food Safety Authority;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital waiting... - Disability Services Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the HSE taking a decision to provide a person (detailed supplied) with a placement at a service for acquired brain injury; and if... - Health Services Staff Data
310. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency and locum nurses in 2017 in each CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22000/18] - Mental Health Services
314. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria the HSE uses to warrant mental health supports as valid for patients using maternity services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service
315. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for home help hours to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22008/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
316. To ask the Minister for Health if provisions are being made to accommodate women with a free general practitioner visit and a repeat smear test who were previously within the 24 to 60 years... - Hospital Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that University Hospital Kerry, UHK, through a company (details supplied) stated in writing that the hospital does... - Disabilities Assessments
322. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is preparing the details of proposed changes to the model of assessment of needs; if so, the details of the proposed changes; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
323. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of bariatric care in the west of Ireland, specifically Letterkenny University Hospital, University Hospital Galway and... - Obesity Strategy
327. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint additional senior dietitians and psychology staff at University Hospital Galway to deal with issues of obesity and eating disorders; and... - Departmental Meetings
328. To ask the Minister for Health if adverse events were outlined at management meetings in his Department; if the attention of his predecessors were drawn to same; and if he will make a... - Cancer Screening Programmes
329. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in files being released for persons affected by the cervical smear test scandal to enable a review of their cytology slides. [22032/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
332. 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. [22036/18] - General Practitioner Data
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent general practitioners per county; the number working with private lists and public lists, respectively, in tabular form;... - Hospital Staff Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members contracted to work at University Hospital Kerry who also operate in private practice; and the measures in place to ensure that this... - Hospital Appointments Status
336. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a referral for a person (details supplied) to be seen in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Access
337. To ask the Minister for Health if adding chartered physiotherapists to the list of practitioners entitled to order X-ray examinations will be considered in regard to the transposition of an... - Mental Health Services Funding
338. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health budget in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22059/18] - Mental Health Services Data
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient mental health beds in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22061/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical psychologists employed by the HSE in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22062/18] - Mental Health Services Expenditure
343. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on mental health agency staff by the HSE in each the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22064/18] - Mental Health Services Data
344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community mental health teams in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22065/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
345. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in CAMHS services as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date 2018, by CHO area... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
346. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels by profession in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by CHO area, in... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
347. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age who were admitted to adult mental health units in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health the publication date of the review of the Jigsaw youth mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22069/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
350. To ask the Minister for Health the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, budget by CHO area as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
351. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the youth mental health task force recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22072/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
352. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014... - Hospital Appointments Status
353. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [22085/18] - Hospital Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health when the final report into the review of scans at University Hospital Kerry will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22093/18] - Referendum Campaigns
356. To ask the Minister for Health if a policy consideration has been given to the way in which the removal of the constitutional right to life may impact women who may wish to take legal... - Maternity Services
357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that the reputation of the maternal healthcare system here is being undermined and damaged by claims it is dangerous to the health... - Hospital Procedures
358. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22107/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
359. To ask the Minister for Health the process in place in his Department to ensure that significant policy issues of public interest are escalated to the level of his office in view of the fact... - Hospital Appointments Status
360. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if an appointment will be expedited. [22111/18] - Ministerial Meetings
361. To ask the Minister for Health the organisations and service provider representatives to the health sector or contracted directly or indirectly by the HSE which were met by Ministers for... - Mental Health Services Data
362. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 8 May 2018, the whole-time equivalent perinatal psychiatric posts located in each hub here in tabular form; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for juvenile arthritis treatment in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and the waiting times for same. [22123/18] - Hospital Staff
364. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the World Health Organization, WHO, recommendation for paediatric rheumatologists for a population the size of... - Primary Care Centres
365. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the structure and services at a centre (details supplied); the timeframe for the action required; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
366. To ask the Minister for Health if a MARS MRI scan will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22130/18] - Departmental Expenditure
368. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22142/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
371. 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. [22190/18] - Mental Health Services Funding
372. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to the Jigsaw project in County Tipperary to provide an appropriate early intervention mental health service for the county;... - Respite Care Services Provision
373. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be granted respite care at a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22202/18] - Medicinal Products Prices
374. To ask the Minister for Health the pharmaceutical drugs that have had their prices reduced with reference to the framework agreement; the details regarding each drug; the scale of the price... - Medical Card Applications
376. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); if the application will be urgently processed in view of the ongoing health needs;... - Hospital Equipment
377. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the X-ray equipment in Roscommon University Hospital that is used for hip and spinal X-rays is out of order; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disabilities Assessments
379. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding assessments of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22217/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
380. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [22218/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
381. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which the details of the failure rates for CervicalCheck are published; the way in which women are advised by CervicalCheck of these failure... - Primary Care Centres
382. To ask the Minister for Health his long-term plans for the Kerry community services building at Rathass, Tralee; and if another use for the building has been identified [22231/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
383. To ask the Minister for Health when a MRI appointment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22234/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
384. To ask the Minister for Health the status of efforts being made to secure a permanent second consultant breast surgeon post at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
385. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [22265/18] - Mental Health Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to a sufferer of agoraphobia who cannot receive a house call from the mental health services or a general practitioner and who also... - Medicinal Products Availability
387. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made to make the drug sapropterin available to patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
388. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to provide specially trained nurses, home care packages and multidisciplinary care for persons with Huntington's disease (details... - Hospital Appointments Status
389. 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. [22281/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
390. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received orthotic shoes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
391. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 23 January 2018, the reason the referred reply to the HSE has not been supplied; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
392. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an ENT appointment at Tallaght Hospital. [22336/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
393. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for a medical procedure. [22337/18] - Medical Records
394. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the refusal of a hospital to release personal medical documentation to a person (details supplied) under a freedom of information request made on... - Vaccination Programme
395. To ask the Minister for Health if officials of his Department have met officials of the State Claims Agency to discuss and request the possibility of a non-adversarial approach to dealing... - Disabilities Assessments
397. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) to receive a full-team assessment as recommended by the Cherry Orchard primary healthcare centre,... - Cancer Screening Programmes
398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal cases pending due to potential or alleged failures under the BowelScreen programme. [22400/18] - General Practitioner Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners practising here; the number who are not on the specialist general practitioner register; and if he will make a statement on... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
403. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for orthodontic treatment under the midlands Health Service Executive. [22434/18] - Health Services Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to authorise eye care for children aged 12 to 16 years of age who have medical cards in mid-western areas of Dublin and other areas throughout the... - Services for People with Disabilities
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 18 years of age and over who have been assessed as having a need for residential aftercare services; the number of those over 18... - Primary Care Centres
406. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the Castlebellingham health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22504/18] - HSE Staff Data
408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chief operations officers, COOs; the pay scale of each COO; the number of staff attached to the COOs' offices by grade and annual salary cost of... - Hospital Appointments Status
409. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [22510/18] - HSE Staff Data
410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of administrative and clerical positions in the HSE in each year since 2011, in tabular form. [22511/18] - Disabilities Assessments
411. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an early date for an assessment with the HSE's early intervention team. [22525/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
412. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive home care support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22527/18] - Patient Data
413. To ask the Minister for Health if the central patient data project has been finalised; if it is at full operational capacity in St. James's Hospital; the name of the information technology... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
414. To ask the Minister for Health the services available in respect of child mental health in CHO area 7; the locations of the services; his plans to create new posts in line with a growing... - Health Services Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment can be arranged for a person (details supplied). [22532/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter relating to a person (details supplied). [22534/18] - National Cancer Strategy
418. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant delay between screening, diagnosis and treatment of persons with PJS and that this is putting their lives in... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
419. To ask the Minister for Health the process for a person to receive access to a medical product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22543/18] - Health Strategies
420. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of a national oral health policy. [22544/18] - HSE Properties
421. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed development of the new car park at a centre (details supplied); when the works will take place; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Expenditure
422. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on treatment received by persons under 18 years of age in each country outside Ireland in each of the past four years in tabular... - Disability Services Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health when the person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. [22556/18] - Home Help Service Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be accommodated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22557/18] - Health Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied). [22558/18] - Hospital Beds Data
427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public inpatient beds for children under 18 years of age by location; and the way in which this capacity compares with demand. [22565/18] - Hospital Admissions
428. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of children under 18 years of age who were admitted to adult inpatient units in each of the past five years [22566/18] - Respite Care Services Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health if all beds are now occupied at Bandon Community Hospital; if a date has been agreed for the commencement of respite services; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Provision
430. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients from the Castletownbere area of west County Cork are discharged from hospitals in Cork to convalesce in Clonakilty as opposed to the... - Respite Care Services Provision
431. To ask the Minister for Health when respite will be granted to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22584/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
432. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; if the matter can be expedited; and if he will make a... - Disabilities Assessments
433. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a child (details supplied) who was placed on the priority list for assessment and diagnosis in September 2017 will be expedited; and if... - Narcolepsy Issues
434. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22607/18] - Respite Care Services Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork last received respite; when respite will be provided again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
436. 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. [22632/18] - Home Help Service Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health if home help for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22633/18] - Hospital Charges
438. To ask the Minister for Health if a private care hospital bill will be cancelled in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22636/18] - Cancer Services Provision
439. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for urgent assessment in the cancer clinic at University Hospital Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some patients have... - Health Services
440. To ask the Minister for Health if the reason Roscommon HSE eye clinic is unable to carry out field eye tests due to having no lenses for the machine used for this test will be investigated;... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
441. To ask the Minister for Health if treatments for haemochromatosis such as scheduled phlebotomies are available under the long-term illness scheme; if not, if there are plans to extend... - Hospital Services
442. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22712/18] - Autism Incidence
443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder, ASD, by county in tabular form. [22717/18] - Medical Card Applications
444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22722/18]
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