Written answers
Thursday, 28 June 2018
- Hospital Services
11. To ask the Minister for Health if the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore will be designated as a trauma unit. [28297/18] - National Dementia Strategy
13. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted a mapping project for dementia care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28205/18] - Disabilities Assessments
14. To ask the Minister for Health the reason almost half the number of applications for assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 that were overdue for completion at end of March 2018... - Autism Support Services
15. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of autism services which took place in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28289/18] - Hospital Services
16. 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... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
17. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce outpatient waiting times for ophthalmology consultations in Cork University Hospital in which 2,888 appointments are... - Home Care Packages Funding
18. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a more flexible funding system to limit the delays being experienced by vulnerable older persons on waiting lists for home supports in view of the... - HSE Correspondence
19. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to communications received by the Ombudsman for Children from HSE management in 2011 regarding the resources available and the... - Hospital Groups
20. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to enable the sharing of best practice between hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28313/18] - Air Ambulance Service
21. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department tendered for the provision of air ambulance services. [27761/18] - Abortion Services Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it will be ensured that women from Northern Ireland will have unfettered access to abortion services in County Donegal in view of its proximity... - Health Services
23. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of healthcare for transgender persons wishing to avail of hormone treatment and surgery; if he will report on the... - Mental Health Services Staff
24. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to bolster mental health services in County Waterford and the south east following the decision of three consultant paediatric... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
25. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a performance measurement system to improve accountability across all sectors of local and regional drug task forces; and if he... - Community Pharmacy Services
26. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to boost the role of community pharmacists in primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28224/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
27. To ask the Minister for Health if the outpatient action plan will contain measures to help children waiting long periods for rheumatology appointments. [28319/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
28. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the two site visits conducted on the laboratories that conducted the cervical screening programme over the ten years of the programme to be... - Dietician Service Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of ketogenic diets for children with particular reference to availability in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
30. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives that will be taken to reduce long waiting times for an outpatient appointment in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; and if he will make a... - Audiology Services Provision
32. To ask the Minister for Health if a full review of cases carried out by the audiologist that worked in counties Mayo and Roscommon for over a ten year period from the early 2000s will now be... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
33. To ask the Minister for Health the processes in place for the recruitment of psychiatrists; the number of vacancies for consultant psychiatric posts; the number of same filled on a... - Paediatric Services
34. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the chronic shortage of services for children such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy in... - Home Care Packages Data
35. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care packages in the north County Dublin LHO area. [28229/18] - Ambulance Service Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Health if the level of ambulance provision in Dublin can be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28192/18] - HIQA Reports
37. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken on foot of HIQA’s finding that the level of compliance with the health and safety and risk management outcome in disability... - Home Help Service Provision
38. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHO 8 was 51,000 home support hours behind target in the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28226/18] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
39. To ask the Minister for Health when a cannabis for medicinal use access programme will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28316/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
40. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase orthopaedic capacity for patients in the north east in view of delays in persons accessing assessments and follow-up procedures; and if he... - Mental Health Services
41. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a treatment purchase fund for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28299/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
42. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the resignations of three consultant child and adolescent psychiatrists in the south east are least partly a result of the lack of... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
43. To ask the Minister for Health the categories of patients now on various waiting lists throughout the country; if the most common causes for the accumulation of such waiting lists has been... - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a mobility allowance or similar supports to those in receipt of disability allowance and other related payments. [26563/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
45. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce outpatient waiting times for neurology consultations in Sligo University Hospital in which 263 appointments are... - Hospital Services
46. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent investment will be provided for hospital services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28107/18] - Home Help Service Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHO 1 was 61,000 home support hours behind target in the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28188/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
48. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the delays being experienced in the delivery of home care packages in the CHO 7 areas in counties Kildare and Wicklow; and if he will make a... - Health Services Reports
49. To ask the Minister for Health when a Sláintecare implementation plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/18] - Commencement of Legislation
50. To ask the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the reason for the delay in their commencement; his plans to uphold the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
51. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce waiting lists for gynaecological services at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Overcrowding
52. To ask the Minister for Health his views on figures from an organisation (details supplied) which indicate that the number of patients on trolleys in St. Vincent's Hospital in May 2018 was... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
53. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to address the long waiting times in the Dublin north west LHO area for children and adolescents needing an assessment for... - Hospital Overcrowding
54. To ask the Minister for Health his views on figures from an organisation (details supplied) which indicate that the number of patients on trolleys in Naas Hospital in May 2018 was higher than... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
55. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce outpatient waiting times for neurology consultations in Galway University Hospital in which 466 appointments are... - Disabilities Assessments
56. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of new assessment of need procedures under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28317/18] - Health Services Reform
57. To ask the Minister for Health if, in conjunction with the implementation of the Sláintecare report, a radical reorganisation of the HSE will be ensured (details supplied); and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
58. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the ongoing wait list validation process which is being undertaken in the Children's Hospital Group; the steps that occur; the way in which a... - Mental Health Services
59. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to bolster mental health services in County Wexford and the south east following the decision of three consultant paediatric... - Health Products Regulatory Authority
60. To ask the Minister for Health if he has discussed the seizure of Mifepristone and Misoprostol with the Health Products Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Expenditure
61. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of a supplementary budget he expects to need in 2018; his views on the reason the annual health budget is significantly underestimated in 2018; and... - Disability Services Provision
62. To ask the Minister for Health when a hub or centre will be provided for a person (details supplied) and others to access adult disability services in Dunboyne, County Meath. [28174/18] - Health Services Staff
63. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce new grades and professions into the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27790/18] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
64. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the continued requirement for children to travel to other European states to avail of medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services
65. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed establishment of the parental reference group aimed at addressing complex medical needs in children; if issues related to respite... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
66. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a recruitment and training programme in place to fill vacancies in services for children such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
67. To ask the Minister for Health his views on comments made by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children that it is disappointed with the lack of progress in relation to young persons struggling... - Cancer Screening Programmes
68. To ask the Minister for Health if he will release or instruct the HSE to release the details requested by numerous members of Dáil Éireann in relation to each of the laboratories... - Home Care Packages
70. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the number of elderly persons that can be cared for in their own homes through the provision of increased home care packages will be increased;... - Hospitals Funding
71. 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... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
72. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether waiting lists for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychologists in County Meath are acceptable; if there is a... - Ambulance Service
73. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the recently announced review of ambulance provision in south and west County Donegal will be carried out; the timeline for the review; and if... - HSE Staff
74. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will have a new director general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28314/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
75. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives being taken to improve psychiatric services in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28232/18] - Hospital Overcrowding
76. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the measures to reduce overcrowding in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28315/18] - Disabilities Assessments
77. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services for children awaiting appointments under assessment of needs and follow-up services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
78. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to an increase in funding for local drugs task forces in view of the increase in demand on such services and budget increases to... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
79. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts vacant across the State; the vacant consultant posts by specialisation; the consultant posts filled by locum and or agency staff... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
80. To ask the Minister for Health the steps contained within the HSE waiting list action plans and initiatives for 2018 to reduce waiting lists for gynaecological services at Cork University... - Suicide Prevention
81. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the increase in the suicides of young mothers in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/18] - National Children's Hospital
82. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for Crumlin children’s hospital once the new national children’s hospital is operational; if consideration has been given to... - Food Marketing Programme
83. To ask the Minister for Health if he has discussed with the Ministers for Children and Youth Affairs and Communications, Climate Action and the Environment the issue of establishing a... - Home Care Packages Data
84. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care packages in the Dublin north west LHO area. [28322/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
85. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the increasing number of children and adolescents on CAMHS waiting lists in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
87. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out an audit of the number of children that are being prescribed psychostimulant drugs in view of the interim report of the Oireachtas Joint... - Direct Provision System
88. To ask the Minister for Health the physical and mental health supports which have been put in place for those in direct provision (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
89. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to insure there is sufficient capacity and resources to conduct the new HPV cervical screening testing here without outsourcing the... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
90. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he has taken to address chronic recruitment issues in the CHO 1 region; his plans to revisit the centralised system of recruitment via the... - Mental Health Services
91. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the over-reliance on medication in the absence of sufficient primary care resources across mental health services (details supplied) is in...
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