Written answers
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
46. To ask the Minister for Health the role of his Department in approving an increased salary level for a CEO of a section 38 organisation that has been unable to recruit a suitable candidate at... - Hospital Staff Data
49. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 5 December 2017, the staff that have been recruited to enable St. Finbarr's Ward, UHG to support an orthopaedic... - Hospital Appointments Delays
52. To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 10,000 persons had been waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment in Galway University Hospital in April 2018. [23511/18] - Health Service Capacity Review
53. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the State will provide the 13,000 extra residential care beds that the Health Service Capacity Review anticipates will be required; and if... - Hospital Equipment
54. To ask the Minister for Health if the walk-in x-ray facility is still operational at Roscommon University Hospital; if not, the reason for the withdrawal of the service; the x-ray facilities... - Cancer Screening Programmes
55. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to establish a redress scheme for the women and surviving families affected by the cervical cancer screening scandal; the role of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
56. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to monitor the waiting lists throughout the health service with particular reference to specific procedures such as... - Emergency Departments
57. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase in overcrowding in Mayo University Hospital emergency department over the first four months of 2018 relative to the same... - Hospital Services
58. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding his commitment to examine a number of proposals to improve cardiac care in the south east, including the deployment of a modular... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
59. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for bringing the child and adolescent mental health services in CHO6 to the level envisaged in A Vision for Change. [23577/18] - Question Heading
60. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Irish Medical Organisation data which predicts that 41% of general practitioners in County Mayo will retire over the next... - Cancer Screening Programmes
61. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls that have been made to the CervicalCheck helpline; the number that have been returned; the number that are awaiting a return call; and if he... - Disability Services Funding
62. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the funding cut to the Louth-Meath branch of an organisation (details supplied) for the running of the early intervention therapy programme;... - Services for People with Disabilities
63. To ask the Minister for Health the supports provided by the HSE to persons affected by diseases such as polio. [23521/18] - Referendum Campaigns
64. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the referendum campaign on the eighth amendment. [18940/18] - Hospital Appointments Delays
65. To ask the Minister for Health the action which will be taken to expedite outpatient appointments for the 4,806 children that have been waiting for a consultation in Crumlin Children’s... - Emergency Departments
66. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase in overcrowding in Connolly Hospital emergency department over the first four months of 2018 relative to the same period... - Services for People with Disabilities
68. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns being expressed by psychologists in relation to new assessment of needs procedures for children with disabilities. [23548/18] - Emergency Departments
69. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the substantial increase in overcrowding in Naas Hospital emergency department over the first four months of 2018 relative to the same period... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
70. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some 468 children and teenagers in County Louth had been waiting over a year for a first assessment for occupational therapy in March 2018. [23570/18] - HSE Planning
71. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plan prepared by the HSE regional management on the future of the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. [23556/18] - Hospital Services
72. To ask the Minister for Health if the central sterilising supply department at the Mater Hospital will be retained within the public health system; if plans are in place to outsource the... - Emergency Departments Services
73. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the level of emergency department provision in the UL Hospital Group area is adequate for the population catchment of the group both in... - Hospital Appointments Delays
74. To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 12,000 persons had been waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment in County Limerick hospitals in April 2018. [23551/18] - Hospitals Funding
75. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be forthcoming for a request for additional funding of €1.8 million from Letterkenny University Hospital to enable it to open an... - Hospital Groups
76. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the planned €2 million reduction in the Saolta Hospital Group’s expenditure in 2018. [23518/18] - Hospital Appointments Delays
77. To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 15,309 persons had been waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment in Waterford University Hospital in April 2018. [23509/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
78. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 1 May 2018, the reason for the inpatient day case action plan failure to provide the NTPF scheme to patients that... - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
79. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists that have been recruited by the HSE in 2018; the sectors of the health service to which... - Emergency Departments
80. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase in overcrowding in Sligo University Hospital emergency department over the first four months of 2018 relative to the... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
81. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some 926 children and teenagers in counties Laois and Offaly had been waiting over a year for a first assessment for occupational therapy in March... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the monitoring of the cost efficiencies in test strip usage begin; and if he will request the HTAG to bring forward the review of FreeStyle... - Hospital Appointments Delays
83. To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 12,000 adults and children had been waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment in Tallaght in April 2018. [23520/18] - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
84. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some 440 children and teenagers in counties Cavan and Monaghan had been waiting over a year for a first assessment for occupational therapy in March... - Health Services
85. To ask the Minister for Health if waiting lists for ophthalmology treatment in County Cork will be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23463/18] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
86. To ask the Minister for Health if the extended waiting times for minors for orthodontic treatment in the CHO4 area will be addressed; if he will consider extending the private procurement... - Emergency Departments
87. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase in overcrowding in the emergency department in St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny over the first four months of 2018 relative... - Hospital Facilities
88. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the two orthopaedic theatres which closed in Merlin Part University Hospital, Galway in September, 2017; if the theatres have been reopened; if... - Suicide Prevention
89. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he plans to take in response to the increase in suicide rates in 2017 among young mothers in Ballyfermot, Clondalkin and Tallaght, which for the... - Hospital Groups
90. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be reviewing governance structures in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23502/18] - Medical Negligence Cases
91. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of proposals to improve the legal approach to managing clinical negligence cases. [23434/18] - HSE Expenditure
92. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE’s budget; if spending is within profile; if hospitals are in budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23500/18] - Health Services Reform
93. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the context of reorganisation of the health services, consideration will be given to the establishment of regional bodies consisting of public... - Services for People with Disabilities
94. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is now operating assessment of needs for children with disabilities on a new standard operating procedure; and the organisations which were consulted... - Hospital Appointments Delays
95. To ask the Minister for Health the action which will be taken to expedite outpatient appointments for the 3,944 children that have been waiting for a consultation in Temple Street Hospital... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
96. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for bringing the child and adolescent mental health services in CHO7 to the level envisaged in A Vision for Change. [23558/18] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
97. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been little progress to date on the appointment of consultants to Letterkenny University Hospital, including a consultant paediatric post... - Hospital Appointments Delays
98. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the four fold increase since April 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Our Lady’s Hospital,... - Health Services Charges
99. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the living kidney donor reimbursement scheme to provide for the reimbursement of stay-at-home parents that donate a kidney; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
100. To ask the Minister for Health when a plan to tackle outpatient waiting lists will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/18] - Health Services
101. To ask the Minister for Health if services provided by a service (details supplied) will be guaranteed to have a location in Dublin 1. [18609/18] - Hospital Services
102. To ask the Minister for Health when there will be a permanent cath lab at Sligo University Hospital. [23516/18] - Hospital Facilities
103. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 28 February 2018, the reason the HSE has not issued a reply to date; when the renal dialysis unit will open in... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for drug task forces to provide community responses to problem alcohol consumption and promote community awareness of alcohol related harm; and if he... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
105. To ask the Minister for Health when he will bring forward proposals to reform the nursing home support scheme in relation to farming families. [23554/18] - General Practitioner Services Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to deliver a general practitioner out of hours service for north County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23493/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
107. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is addressing the lengthy waiting time for student appointments with CAMHS; and his role in ensuring children have prompt access to... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
108. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for pay restoration for persons working for publicly funded organisations that took pay cuts during the economic crisis; his views on... - Services for People with Disabilities
110. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place to address the impact that demographic changes and an ageing society will have on persons with disabilities. [23506/18] - Maternity Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the external independent clinical review of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital. [23507/18] - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
112. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE's waiting times for assessment of need for children with disabilities will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23446/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
113. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed extension for Macroom Hospital will advance to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23462/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
114. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be announcing new measures to address the long waiting times for paediatric outpatient appointments. [23508/18] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
116. To ask the Minister for Health the strategies the HSE south west group has in place to deal with the chronic staffing shortages across key disciplines, that is, consultants, doctors, nurses... - Services for People with Disabilities
118. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on planned changes to introduce a screening process in the assessment of needs for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Advertising Regulation
119. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the targeted advertising of junk food to children and young persons online. [18727/18] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
120. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to address the ongoing and continuing difficulty in growing the nursing and midwifery workforce; and if he will make a statement on... - Respite Care Services Data
121. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care hours provided for the first quarter of 2018 in each CHO area; the way in which this compares with applications for respite care;... - General Practitioner Contracts
122. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the general practitioner contractual review process particularly in relation to the provision of routine phlebotomy services; and if he will make... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
124. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for bringing the child and adolescent mental health services in CHO1 to the level envisaged in A Vision for Change. [23560/18] - Maternity Services Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's policy in relation to the provision of out of hours emergency scan services for pregnant women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23455/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Health when the new 50 bed mental health unit will open at GUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23459/18] - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
127. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy. [23510/18] - Hospital Facilities
128. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a new neuro interventional angiography suite at Beaumont Hospital; if there is a contingency plan should the suite cease to operate suddenly; and...
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