Written answers
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
- Health Care Policy
576. To ask the Minister for Health the policy direction being pursued in regard to a matter (details supplied); if his officials will be directed to support the pursuit and scope of this new... - Disability Allowance Data
577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance who hold a medical card. [24747/18] - Proposed Legislation
578. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of plans to repeal section 85(6) of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in view of the repeal of the eighth amendment of the... - Abortion Services Provision
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the United Kingdom authorities regarding the operation of legislation for the termination of pregnancies here and the way in... - Hospital Acquired Infections
581. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 24 May 2018, the exact quantum of funding allocated in 2018 to provide for the full implementation of national... - Ambulance Service Provision
582. To ask the Minister for Health if a report has been carried out regarding the impact on the loss of the ambulance base in east County Cork; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will... - Disability Support Services Provision
583. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot access a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24250/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
584. 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. [24251/18] - Hospital Overcrowding
585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol has been used in University Hospital Limerick to date in 2018. [24253/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
586. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have had to wait on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick to date in 2018. [24254/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
587. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a 96-bed extension to University Hospital Limerick. [24255/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
588. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing a date for the procedure in view of... - Hospital Appointments Status
589. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a MRI appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24268/18] - Health Care Policy
590. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out a national scheme to allow children who do not need medical or surgical management to be examined in the community by optometrists; and... - Cancer Screening Programmes
593. To ask the Minister for Health when it is likely that there will be a change in regard to which labs are used to analyse smear tests for the CervicalCheck programme; and if he will make a... - Health Care Policy
594. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the re-evaluation of the national eye care plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24328/18] - Orthodontic Services Provision
595. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the waiting time for access to orthodontic care for minors in the CHO 4 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
596. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a community-based children’s optometrists scheme in order to address the waiting lists that exist for children to receive eye... - Medicinal Products Availability
597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure that all new life-changing medicines are made available to... - Departmental Management Structures
598. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 2 June 2016, if policy issues in respect of abortion are still subsumed into the tobacco and alcohol control unit... - National Maternity Strategy Expenditure
599. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the implementation of the National Maternity Strategy for 2018, 2019 and 2020; the way in which this funding allocation is broken... - Health Care Policy
600. To ask the Minister for Health when a revised HSE national consent policy will be published which omits paragraph 7.7.1’s exceptions to the principle of consent [24380/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been informed by the HSE if it ensured that outsourced cervical screening tests had to be examined for a minimum amount of time; and if he will make... - Health Care Policy
603. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken over the past year to implement Sláintecare; his plans in this context for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
604. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations between his Department and the farming organisations with a view to introducing a cap on the number of years farmland can be... - Medical Conditions
605. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support myalgic encephalomyelitis patients and carers; if his Department will review the HSE’s handling of this condition; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
606. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24406/18] - Autism Support Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health if it is policy to send children with autism spectrum disorder to the UK if no residential placement is available here or to place a child in an adult... - Services for People with Disabilities
608. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy in place to provide services for school leavers and young persons who are exiting RT programmes in 2018. [24426/18] - Disabilities Assessments
610. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a submission by a group (details supplied) regarding the HSE’s implementation from 30 April 2018 of the standard... - Medical Products
611. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be supplied with medical supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24436/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding cataract waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/18] - Nursing Home Fees
613. To ask the Minister for Health the difference between the fee for private and HSE run nursing homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/18] - Autism Support Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children to access speech and language therapy, psychological therapy and occupational therapy at Beechpark Services for children with... - Medicinal Products Regulation
615. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 771 of 7 November 2017, the status of the PRAC's review of valproate; the response of the HPRA to the outcome of this... - Disabilities Assessments
616. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns being raised by parents, schools and representative bodies of relevant allied professionals regarding the new... - Hospital Appointments Delays
617. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24453/18] - Nursing Home Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding each of the recommendations made in a report (details supplied) on a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24454/18] - Assisted Suicide
619. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed or plans to review the prohibition of euthanasia, assisted dying and physician assisted suicide; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
620. To ask the Minister for Health the policy position with respect to medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24456/18] - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
621. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017; the costs to date associated with the operation and... - Gender Equality
622. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has raised the phenomenon of gendercide at national or international fora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24458/18] - Ministerial Meetings
623. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings or engagements he and his Department have had with organisations (details supplied) in the past three years; and if he will make a... - Health Services Data
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations were carried out in 2017; the number of these patients with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on... - Cancer Screening Programmes
632. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the discrepancy between the evidence provided by CervicalCheck and the records of the State Claims Agency in regard to women being informed of the... - Services for People with Disabilities
633. To ask the Minister for Health if Health Service Executive services will be made available to a person (details supplied); if measures will be taken to reduce the waiting lists for the... - Home Care Packages Provision
638. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will provide a home care package for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24483/18] - Health Services Reports
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the progress of implementation of recommendations of the eye services review group report; his views on whether the review group's... - Health Services Staff Data
640. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 144 additional posts needed to transfer outpatient department eye services to primary care as recommended by the eye services review group... - Hospital Staff Data
641. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of paediatric vascular surgeons here; the number of operations carried out by location from January 2017 to date in 2018; and if he... - Dental Services Provision
642. To ask the Minister for Health if a new dental scheme will be agreed with an association (details supplied) which will examine prioritising prevention for medical card patients and affording... - Medical Card Data
643. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme to replace the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Care Policy
646. To ask the Minister for Health the national protocols in place for the administration of psychotropic drugs to patients in nursing homes and other institutions in which persons are in care;... - Health Services Funding
647. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each of the community healthcare organisations, CHOs, for implementation of recommendations in the primary care eye services... - Health Services Provision
648. To ask the Minister for Health if a group has been established in his Department to examine the provision of free contraception; if the group has formulated a comprehensive response to the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
649. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, to the medical conditions listed as part of the long-term illness, LTI, scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Respite Care Services Funding
650. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for provision of respite services in the State; the number of families accessing respite services; the average spend on respite services by the... - Health Services Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive a medical procedure. [24523/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
653. 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 wait time and... - Disability Services Provision
654. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to residential care providers in County Mayo; his plans to provide extra funding to residential care providers in County Mayo; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
655. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for a knee replacement at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; the status of his or her appointment; and if he... - Health Products Regulatory Authority
656. To ask the Minister for Health the additional duty of care placed on a doctor prescribing an unlicensed medicine; and the additional steps the doctor must take to ensure patients' attention... - HIQA Data
657. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the memorandum of understanding, co-operation and information sharing signed in June 2015 between Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA,... - Cancer Screening Programmes
658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a series of matters on BreastCheck (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24553/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss failings in the market access system for obtaining drugs for the condition. [24558/18] - Health Services Provision
660. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1051 of 16 January 2018, the progress being made to introduce dialectical behaviour therapy services for adults in County... - Departmental Correspondence
661. To ask the Minister for Health if all electronic correspondence between him and either of his two special advisers regarding all aspects of the CervicalCheck crisis will be published; and if... - Programme for Government Implementation
662. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the Programme for Partnership Government as it applies to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Commencement of Legislation
663. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the national donor-conceived person register as per the provisions of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
664. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24591/18] - Health Services Staff
665. To ask the Minister for Health if exceptions to Health Service Executive, HSE, Circular 15/2017 (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24601/18] - Home Help Service Provision
666. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help and other support in the home available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24607/18] - HSE Funding
667. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding has been withdrawn by the Health Service Executive that makes possible an annual one week holiday for medium-term and long-term patients... - Alcohol Pricing
668. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 to include a ban on below invoice cost selling in view of the fact that minimum unit pricing will be... - HSE Data
671. To ask the Minister for Health the average height of children here aged between 6 to 18 years of age according to Irish data or comparative international data which his Department has access... - Alcohol Sales Legislation
672. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the selection of a 1.2 metres separating barrier contained under section 22 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015; if this was developed... - National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
674. To ask the Minister for Health the budget set aside for the roll-out the three-year action plan for the NDS from 2017 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24626/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration
676. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for an angiogram for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24644/18] - Health Services Staff Data
677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health care assistants in the community in an area (details supplied); the number of vacancies for these positions in the area; the number of... - Medicinal Products Regulation
679. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in place for the approval of medicinal cannabis oil for individual persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
680. To ask the Minister for Health if there are difficulties with the recruitment of medical scientists in the biochemistry and haematology departments in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.... - Health Services
682. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 19 April 2018, the details regarding the circumstances of the entry of a person (details supplied) into State care,... - Health Services Funding
683. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for capital funding for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the appraisal unit assessing the application has now... - Medical Card Eligibility
684. To ask the Minister for Health his views on providing medical cards to those with spinal cord injuries in view of the long-term and varied consequences of spinal cord injuries; if the matter... - Health Services Staff Data
685. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community registered general nurses working in the community (details supplied); the number of vacancies for such posts; the number of unfilled... - Home Care Packages Provision
686. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24666/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
687. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement new measures to allow faster access to the child and adolescent mental health services in order to tackle increasing waiting lists such... - National Cervical Screening Programme
688. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 381 and 382 of 15 May 2018, the laboratories which were the subject of site visits in 2011 and 2014. [24693/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
690. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress regarding the fair deal scheme in respect of farm assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24698/18] - Home Help Service Data
691. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway in receipt of home help support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24700/18] - Health Services Staff
694. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to appointing a dietician for north County Kildare, specifically as a support service for children with autism; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
695. 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. [24711/18] - Hospital Staff
697. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to allocate additional advanced nurse practitioners to deliver adult and children's diabetes care services at Letterkenny University... - HSE Staff
698. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a recruitment embargo in operation for HSE south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/18] - Home Help Service Provision
699. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of home help or home care packages when a person (details supplied) is below 65 years of age but suffers from various... - Audiology Services Provision
700. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 17 May 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the position of at least some families is that they... - Hospital Staff
701. To ask the Minister for Health when the persons appointed to the two ANP posts confirmed for diabetes care in County Donegal will take up their posts. [24775/18] - Hospital Services
702. To ask the Minister for Health if County Donegal has the requisite numbers of adults and children with diabetes types 1 and 2 to merit the locating of a centre of excellence for diabetes... - Health Services Staff Data
703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff at Buncrana nursing unit, County Donegal in comparison to 2016 and 2017; and if all beds within the unit are operational. [24777/18] - Health Services Funding
706. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €1 million allocated in budget 2018 for the Sláintecare implementation office has been spent; and if he will make a statement... - Home Care Packages Provision
707. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if this case will be facilitated at an early date in view of the... - Hospital Staff
708. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the state of industrial relations in the University Limerick hospital group, especially at the hospital in Dooradoyle; and if he will make a... - Food Labelling
711. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has been consulted on proposed EU comments on draft Codex guidelines on the use of front of pack nutrition labelling; if his Department has... - Health Services Reports
714. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish a Sláintecare implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24807/18] - Disability Services Funding
715. To ask the Minister for Health if a task force was set up by the HSE or his Department to examine individualised funding for persons with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities;... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
716. To ask the Minister for Health if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be examined following a nursing homes support scheme review; if the supporting documentation will be... - Services for People with Disabilities
717. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to assist young adults with a disability such as a person (details supplied) who had been availing of school transport accessing their... - Primary Care Centres Provision
718. To ask the Minister for Health if a new state-of-the-art primary care centre will be provided in Maynooth, County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
719. To ask the Minister for Health if EpiPens are covered on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24841/18] - Disabilities Assessments
720. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received an assessment. [24842/18] - Orthodontic Services Provision
721. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment which was identified when they were in primary school and was not delivered at that time;... - Disability Services Funding
722. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal, in view of a recent meeting that took place between the organisation... - Hospital Appointments Status
723. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24846/18] - Disabilities Assessments
724. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need carried out; the number they are on the waiting list; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
725. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/18] - Home Help Service
726. To ask the Minister for Health the home help supports a person (details supplied) might be entitled to; if an assessment of need will be conducted as a priority to determine the level of... - Services for People with Disabilities
727. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will arrange a meeting with its officials, an organisation and the family representatives of a person (details supplied) to discuss the person's... - Health Promotion
728. To ask the Minister for Health the penalties applying to breaches of the codes of practice for non-broadcast media advertising and marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages, including... - Primary Care Centres Provision
730. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the provision of a primary care centre in Kinlough (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24897/18] - Abortion Legislation
732. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a protest exclusion zone as part of the legislation to be enacted following the recent referendum in the interests of the mental health... - Respite Care Services Provision
734. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide alternative respite care whilst the renovations of the Boyne View Centre, Drogheda is being refurbished; the details of the project; his... - Home Help Service Provision
735. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for five hours home help; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [24911/18] - Abortion Services Provision
736. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the previous history of rogue abortion counselling services and the general lack of proper psychological services in this area, he will further... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
737. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet been contacted on securing a place in school. [24916/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
738. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 6 February 2018, the reason students that started after 2012 are not entitled to transport to assist them getting... - Psychological Services
739. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care psychologist will be found during a period (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24918/18] - Hospital Services
740. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to convalescent care for post-operation from Tullamore General Hospital. [24919/18] - Health Services Provision
741. To ask the Minister for Health if a situation relating to transport for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be examined. [24920/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
742. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork city and county on the waiting list for an assessment of need; the number waiting by periods (details supplied) in each HSE area... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
743. To ask the Minister for Health if in the case of a fair deal scheme being granted to an applicant, if the money can be backdated to the day of application in the event that the applicant had... - Hospital Waiting Lists
744. To ask the Minister for Health the position a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for urgent back surgery in both Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway; the... - Health Promotion
745. To ask the Minister for Health the position of Ireland on the World Health Organization's international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes or later updates of this code; and the... - Hospital Services
746. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 798 of 17 April 2018, when the seven remaining rooms will be operational and fully staffed before the end of 2018 in view... - General Practitioner Services Provision
747. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current general medical services general practitioner in Carnew, County Wicklow has retired earlier than... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
748. To ask the Minister for Health when IVF funding will be provided; if there is pending legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24983/18] - Data Protection
749. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department is engaging with the Department of Justice and Equality on section 32 of the Data Protection Act 2018, specifically on the... - Hospital Acquired Infections
751. To ask the Minister for Health if the families of the 74 persons who died as a result of CPE in University Hospital Limerick were provided with full information in regard to the risks of CPE... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
754. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Cork can access speech and language therapy pending their assessment of need being carried out in view of the fact that... - Hospital Deaths
755. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 30 May 2018, if a follow-up will be made on an incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
756. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a brain scan at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25007/18] - Medicinal Products Supply
757. To ask the Minister for Health when a FreeStyle Libre device will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25009/18] - Nursing Home Services
758. To ask the Minister for Health when the review regarding the level of nursing home support payable in the case of a person (details supplied) is likely to be concluded; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Appeals
759. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application appeal by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25015/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
760. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 9 May 2018; the reason a response has yet to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25016/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
762. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time for appointments to access the adult mental health services via Balbriggan primary care centre; and if he... - Health Services Staff
763. To ask the Minister for Health if first responders are reimbursed for expenses incurred specifically in terms of motor expenses and motor insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
764. To ask the Minister for Health the status of changes proposed to the fair deal scheme to facilitate changes for farmers and small business owners; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Cervical Screening Programme
766. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to move the cervical screening process to a HPV test; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many clinicians internationally (details... - Medicinal Products Supply
772. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department has engaged with industry to explore ways in which new medicines can be more easily introduced here; his plans to update... - Hospital Appointments Status
773. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for knee surgery in Croom Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages Provision
774. To ask the Minister for Health if the home care package funding available to CHO area 7 will be reviewed with a view to increasing it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Staff Provision
775. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is in place for one full-time multiple sclerosis specialist nurse position in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Programme
776. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to comply with recommendation 2.2 of the ESRI’s Delivery of Pharmaceuticals in Ireland (details supplied). [25097/18] - Debt Collection
777. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE uses debt collection agencies and or appointed persons to collect outstanding fees or bills of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a... - National Maternity Hospital Administration
778. To ask the Minister for Health the agreement reached by his Department with St. Vincent's University Hospital, SVUH, in relation to the national maternity hospital; if, and the way in which... - Ministerial Meetings
779. To ask the Minister for Health if he has recently met with an organisation (details supplied); and if so, the outcome of the meeting. [25114/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
780. To ask the Minister for Health the grants or financial supports that are available for groups seeking to purchase and install automated external defibrillators in public spaces, sports clubs... - Nursing Home Services
783. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations placed on nursing homes by HIQA for dementia patients; the way in which this differs from non-dementia patients; if there is a requirement for... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
784. To ask the Minister for Health the rules in relation to the fair deal scheme for nursing homes with regard to the prices agreed between nursing homes and the National Treatment Purchase... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
788. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has received a hearing aid from the HSE. [25133/18] - Health Services Provision
789. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the recent changes to children's eye care services for children aged 12 to 16 years of age; the impact these changes have had on the provision of... - Rape Crisis Network Funding
791. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a rape crisis outreach centre in County Meath will be provided (details supplied). [25141/18] - Respite Care Services Provision
792. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for respite care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25142/18] - Health Services
793. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention or the attention of the HSE has been drawn to the case and or treatment of a person (details supplied) at Waterford University Hospital; and... - Health Services Staff Training
794. To ask the Minister for Health if in the development of a healthcare assistance apprentice programme an organisation (details supplied) will be centrally involved in the development and... - Disability Services Funding
795. To ask the Minister for Health if the cut in funding to an organisation (details supplied) will be reversed. [25146/18] - Disabilities Assessments
796. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) waiting to be assessed will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25150/18] - Obesity Strategy
797. To ask the Minister for Health when a monitoring body will be set up to monitor the voluntary codes of practice on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages; the timeframe for the... - Commencement of Legislation
798. To ask the Minister for Health the sections and parts of all legislation brought forward by his Department in each of the past four years that have yet to be commenced; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services Availability
799. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available to persons with intellectual disabilities in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25193/18] - Respite Care Services
800. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in budget 2019 to increase the number of respite beds available for older persons who are dependant on a carer; his further plans to expand the... - Patient Transport Provision
801. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an incapacitated patient of a private nursing home who is unable to travel by car to a hospital for a medical appointment accessing... - Hospitals Data
802. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of hospitals operating under the full capacity protocol; the timeframe the protocol has been in place in each location; and if he will... - HSE Reviews
803. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and likely publication date for the development of a three year unscheduled care plan for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
804. To ask the Minister for Health the status of additional measures to be included in the 2018 winter initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25209/18] - Hospitals Data
805. To ask the Minister for Health the KPIs on a daily, weekly and monthly basis as appropriate for both admitted and non-admitted patient experience time, PET, nine hour to 24 hour breaches and... - HSE Documents
806. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a centralised repository supported by the national document control system for the management of the HSE national PPPGs; and... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
807. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of family forums and residents' councils across each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25212/18] - HSE Governance
808. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a contract management support unit for section 38 and 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/18] - HSE Reports
809. To ask the Minister for Health the publication date of the HSE's report on estates maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/18] - Medical Qualifications
810. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the completion of analysis of the various cohorts of consultants not on the Medical Council specialist register; and if he will make a... - Health Services
812. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the abolition of a specific clause (details supplied). [25217/18] - Nursing Staff
813. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses by area within the north County Dublin area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25221/18] - Home Care Packages Expenditure
815. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the budget dedicated to home care support in the CHO 7 region for 2018 that has been spent to date in the second quarter of 2018; and if he... - Hospital Staff Data
822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of midwifery and obstetrician-gynaecologist staff employed in the maternity unit of South Tipperary General Hospital; the number employed in each of... - Health Services
824. To ask the Minister for Health if night time seizure assistance and accommodation will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25262/18] - Medical Card Eligibility
825. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the €500 eligibility limit for receipt of a medical card by a single person over 70 years of age and the €900 limit for a... - Medical Card Data
827. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 70 and 80 years of age, respectively that hold a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25273/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
828. 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. [25275/18] - Freedom of Information Requests
829. To ask the Minister for Health the number of FOI requests for medical files that have been made from women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy or the families of such women; the number... - Medical Card Administration
830. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the discretionary medical cards granted to women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy; if the medical cards are only granted to women; if... - Open Disclosures Policy
831. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the introduction of mandatory open disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25279/18] - Psychological Services
832. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 114 assistant psychologist posts and 20 psychologist posts that have been filled (details supplied); the locations in which these posts will... - Counselling Services Provision
834. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the undertaking of the HSE to examine the scope for improved ways of working through a service improvement initiative for counselling in primary... - Psychological Services
836. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce a dedicated mental health telephone and text line in 2018 in addition to a pilot telepsych initiative that will deliver mental... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have applied for the FreeStyle Libre sensor for the monitoring of type 1 diabetes since the product's approval for young persons... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
839. To ask the Minister for Health if an open recruitment process for the role of CEO of University Limerick hospital group was followed prior to the appointment of a new CEO in 2014. [25319/18] - Ambulance Service Response Times
840. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent policy change by the National Ambulance Service whereby in the event of an emergency, the national emergency... - Services for People with Disabilities
841. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25332/18] - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
842. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment with an occupational therapist for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25343/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
843. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [25346/18] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
844. To ask the Minister for Health if the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, sanctioned a person (details supplied) in 2015 following a fitness to practice hearing. [25347/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
846. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff allocated to a respite centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; if there is sufficient staff in place in order to be able to operate... - Assisted Human Reproduction
848. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the definition of close family member in the proposed legislation regulating assisted human reproduction does not include first cousins or... - Maternity Services
849. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the implementation of the maternity and infant care scheme for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
850. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available for a residential placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
851. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [25426/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
852. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who has been waiting on a home care package for some months will be awarded same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Charges
853. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing the €100 charge for the use of emergency departments; and the estimated cost of abolishing the €75 day charge... - Respite Care Services
854. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing respite care hours by 10%, in tabular form. [25437/18] - Dental Services Expenditure
855. To ask the Minister for Health the funding for the public dental service in each of the years 2006 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; his plans to increase this; and if he will... - Health Services Waiting Lists
857. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology services in north County Dublin by children and youth services and adult services in... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
858. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for dentistry and orthodontic services in north County Dublin by children and youth services and adult services in tabular form; and if he... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the general waiting list for orthodontic diagnostics at Merlin Park, University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Orthodontic Services Data
861. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for orthodontic treatment by HSE area in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25444/18] - Ambulance Service Data
863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private ambulances operating; the hospital or hospital group they are working with; and the amount spent on private ambulances by hospital or... - Health Services Data
864. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ultra sonographers operating in maternity hospitals by community hospital organisation and maternity hospital in tabular form; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
865. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment of needs for a child (details supplied) at HSE south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25449/18] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
866. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists required to eliminate waiting lists in accordance... - Services for People with Disabilities
867. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the measures the HSE will undertake to ensure that the needs of the person and the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
868. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric consultants working within the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, at University Hospital Waterford in each of the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
870. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children placed in an adult psychiatric ward at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by month... - Hospital Services
871. To ask the Minister for Health if the expansion of a clinic at a hospital will be considered in view of the fact that it does not cater for all persons in County Donegal dependent on their... - Capital Expenditure Programme
872. To ask the Minister for Health the committed capital spend for health in each of the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and the projects on which it will be spent. [25475/18] - Hospital Beds Data
873. To ask the Minister for Health the capital cost of a hospital bed; the estimated fully absorbed cost of a hospital bed including staff, ancillary services and running costs; and the capital... - Home Care Packages Expenditure
874. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on home care packages for 2018; and the estimated cost of increasing home care packages by 10% in one year based on current spend on home care... - Health Services Staff Data
876. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing an advanced paramedic. [25479/18] - Home Help Service Expenditure
877. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated spend on home help hours for 2018; and the estimated cost of increasing home help hours by 10% in one year based on current spend on home help.... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
878. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated unit cost of hiring 100 nurses on an average nurse's pay grade. [25481/18] - Midwifery Services
879. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated unit cost of hiring 100 midwives on an average midwife's pay grade. [25482/18] - Occupational Therapy Staff
880. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of hiring 100 occupational therapists on the average occupational therapist pay grade. [25483/18] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
881. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of hiring 100 speech and language therapists on the average position pay grade. [25484/18] - Dental Services Staff
882. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of hiring ten dentists on the average dentist's pay grade. [25485/18] - Physiotherapy Provision
883. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of hiring 100 physiotherapists on the average physiotherapist's pay grade. [25487/18] - Nursing Staff Data
884. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a staff nurse. [25488/18] - Occupational Therapy Staff
885. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing an occupational therapist. [25489/18] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
886. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a speech and language therapist. [25490/18] - Midwifery Services
887. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a midwife. [25491/18] - Health Services Staff Data
888. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing an obstetrician or gynaecologist. [25492/18] - Ambulance Service Data
893. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of purchasing, equipping and staffing 12 new ambulances. [25497/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
894. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in Galway city and county receiving support under the nursing homes support scheme; the number that have a principal private residence... - Hospital Appointments Status
895. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has yet to receive notice of a rescheduled appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25500/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
896. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for surgery for hip and knee replacements after the initial outpatients consultation by an orthopaedic consultant in Letterkenny University... - Health Services Provision
898. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals in which skin removal operations are carried out; and the medics who perform the procedure. [25508/18] - Health Services Data
899. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations for the removal of excess skin following bariatric surgery that have been carried out in each of the past five years; the number that... - Health Services Provision
900. To ask the Minister for Health if it is HSE policy that patients requiring plastic surgery following cancer treatment are prioritised over patients requiring similar surgery following... - Public Health Policy
901. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a baseline health study in the Cork Harbour area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25512/18] - Proposed Legislation
902. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25513/18] - Patient Deaths
903. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths which have occurred in the University Limerick Hospital, Dooradoyle, County Limerick while the patient was undergoing a procedure in each... - Medical Negligence Cases
904. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical negligence legal actions taken against the State, him and individual medical or nursing staff who were or are based at the University... - Hospital Waiting Lists
906. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 771 of 17 April 2018, the number of persons on the ENT waiting list at the Mater Hospital; the length of time they have... - Information and Communications Technology
914. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the HSE information technology budget to bring it to the EU and OECD averages, respectively; the estimated cost of increasing... - General Practitioner Services
916. To ask the Minister for Health if the estimate of the cost of introducing free general practitioner care for all persons was between €330 million and €365 million, excluding... - Medical Card Data
918. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of awarding medical cards for all adults with disabilities. [25529/18] - Prescriptions Charges
919. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges; the estimated cost of the phased abolition of charges by 50 cent; and if he will make a statement on the... - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
920. To ask the Minister for Health the emergency department waiting times greater than 24 hours for persons over 75 years of age in 2018; if the targets were met; if not, the number of persons... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
923. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a special needs wheelchair. [25535/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
925. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons (details supplied) who have applied to the scheme since the FreeStyle Libre sensor approval for young persons between four to 21 years of... - Departmental Funding
926. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25573/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
928. To ask the Minister for Health if it is accurate to state that patients wait an average of 348 days for a drug to be approved for public funding and in some cases over four years; and if he... - HSE Reports
929. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the HSE performance report for quarters in 2017 and to date in 2018. [25584/18] - Emergency Departments Staff
930. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no general practitioners will be located in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 after midnight; his plans to extend... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
931. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) is awaiting a dermatologist appointment in Tallaght University Hospital; if the waiting time is usual or... - Hospital Appointments Status
932. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a consultant's appointment at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
933. To ask the Minister for Health when proposed changes in the fair deal scheme outlined in the media in February 2018 will be implemented; the full extent of these changes; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
934. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25616/18] - Care Services Provision
935. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to expand a pilot course for family carers of those with life limiting illnesses; the expected timeline for this expansion; and if he will... - Health Services Expenditure
936. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 16 January 2018 if he will request the HSE to provide the information requested (details supplied). [25622/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
937. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting assessment for surgery to remove excess skin following bariatric... - Mental Health Services Staff
940. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of employees in the mental health service by location and grade in counties Louth and Meath; the number of vacancies in both counties by... - Medical Products Supply
941. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding the free supply of medicines by pharmaceutical companies to public hospitals; the extent to which this is happening; the... - Hospital Staff
942. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of the actions which have been taken following the serious issues raised in the media (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - EU Data
943. To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the EU fines paid in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25734/18]
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