Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
- Departmental Programmes
269. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll-out of the employability programme in association with mental health organisations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
270. 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. [28641/18] - Dental Services Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment before the child commences secondary school; if an appointment will be scheduled; and if he... - Health Services Staff Data
272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dieticians based in County Wexford; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28711/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
274. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28714/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
275. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 606 of 12 June 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Health if the need of a person (details supplied) to receive additional mental health services will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28727/18] - Vaccination Programme
277. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to administer the human papilloma virus, HPV, vaccine to teenage boys; the timeframe for same; the age at which boys will be included in the scheme;... - Home Help Service Provision
278. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has had home help hours reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28729/18] - Departmental Expenditure
280. To ask the Minister for Health the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will... - Commencement of Legislation
281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Children and Families Relationships Act 2015 (details supplied); when it will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
282. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence regarding the lack of services at a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be addressed; his plans to improve the... - Hospital Appointments Status
283. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a consultant. [28798/18] - HSE Properties
284. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future use of buildings and land on a site (details supplied); if the older buildings, some of which are unoccupied, are to be retained; if... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
285. To ask the Minister for Health the status of financial support for couples who have to pay for in vitro fertilisation; and his plans in this regard. [28803/18] - Home Help Service Provision
286. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that appropriate and adequate home help is provided to a person (details supplied); if same can now be addressed by way of... - HSE Properties
287. To ask the Minister for Health if an audit or feasibility study has been carried out to assess the possible future use of the St. Loman's Hospital site, Mullingar; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Availability
288. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the recent announcement that Ireland will be joining with EU partners to address the issue of the cost of critical orphan drugs; and if he will... - Hospital Beds Data
289. To ask the Minister for Health if beds are closing in Dingle Community Hospital due to nurse shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28817/18] - Dental Services Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Health the provision made for children (details supplied) to receive a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28818/18] - Respite Care Services Data
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care hours provided for the first quarter of 2017 compared to the number of respite care hours provided in the first quarter of 2018 in... - Ambulance Service Data
292. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an ambulance took almost five hours to attend to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim on 11 June 2018; if inquiries will be made into the... - Magdalen Laundries Data
293. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reason survivors of the Magdalen laundries cannot receive the podiatry services they require owing to their county of residence; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
294. To ask the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) who was placed on the waiting list in October 2016 will be expedited. [28846/18] - Hospital Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of Parkinson's care at Cavan and Monaghan Hospital; the services available on both sites; his plans to introduce a nurse,... - Hospitals Funding
296. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a funding submission made by a hospital (details supplied); when he expects same to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
297. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being asked for certified accounts in respect of a medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the... - Electric Vehicles
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
299. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by the Health Service Executive, HSE, in filling a position (details supplied) at St. Patrick's Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork;... - Primary Care Centres
300. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the refurbishment or upgrading of a health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28915/18] - Hospital Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made regarding the provision of a modular laboratory at University Hospital Waterford that would provide both diagnostic and... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
302. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE cost evaluation processes on making pre-exposure prophylaxis available free at the point of use; his views on HIV diagnosis rates: his plans... - Obesity Strategy
303. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 8 May 2018, if reports of the reformulation sub-group in line with its terms of reference will be made available;... - Food Labelling
306. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the European Commission hosted joint meeting on front-of-pack nutrition labelling on 22 June 2018; the response by his... - Health Services Data
308. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the data mapping of all services offered by the HSE, including voluntary and community groups in Dublin 8. [28927/18] - Data Sharing Arrangements
309. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the data sharing arrangements between the Revenue Commissioners and the medical card section for the purposes of establishing means; the... - National Children's Hospital
310. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that owns the lease for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; the HSE and the hospital board's plans for the building after the new... - Drug Treatment Programmes Places
312. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of medically supervised detox beds in Cork city and county; the HSE's plans to increase the number of such detox beds; the services... - National Drugs Strategy
313. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the HSE has taken to address the issues raised in the 2006 report Drug and Alcohol Detoxification: A Needs Assessment for Cork and Kerry, by a person... - HSE Reports
314. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE report, Alleged HSE Maladministration and Corporate Fraud, which was commissioned in March 2016 by a person (details supplied); and if he... - Hospital Staff
315. To ask the Minister for Health the specific investment planned in 2019 to target understaffing in the neurology centres of counties Limerick, Waterford and Sligo in which the number of... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
316. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated for the recruitment of a clinical nurse specialist in multiple sclerosis at University Hospital Limerick; and when recruitment... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
317. To ask the Minister for Health when he will receive the implementation plan for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy from the HSE; and the timeframe for the publication of the plan.... - Health Services
318. To ask the Minister for Health when parking facilities and improved sight lines will commence at a health centre (details supplied). [28969/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
319. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for a hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28974/18] - Hospital Appointments Delays
320. To ask the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [28975/18] - Orthodontic Services Provision
321. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to address the delays in orthodontic treatment in County Kerry; if the HSE will fund treatment from private... - Departmental Correspondence
322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue an apology to the family of a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances of the person's death; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Properties
323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a vacant building (details supplied) in County Cork; if the use of the building has been refused by the other relevant State bodies and is now... - Health Services Staff Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 29 May 2018, the agencies used by the HSE in each of the years detailed; and the amount paid to each agency in... - Legislative Measures
325. To ask the Minister for Health if the drafting of legislation to allow termination of pregnancies will include provisions to protect advice centres, medical practitioners and hospitals from... - Home Help Service
326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29001/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on the waiting list at the South Lee child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in Cork; the length of time... - Nursing Home Services
328. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the level of pay in line with international comparators (details supplied). [29016/18] - Health Services Data
329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in County Louth in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. [29017/18] - Pharmacy Regulations
334. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning the qualification of a qualified pharmacy assistant; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Provision
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE with a view to ensuring that the necessary capital investment is provided to enable a purpose-built ambulance station to be... - Ambulance Service Staff
336. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to request the north Leinster division of the national ambulance service to honour a recommendation made by the rights commissioner in a... - Commissions of Investigation
337. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in the investigation of the abuse suffered by persons (details supplied) while in the care of the HSE; if the investigation is... - Autism Support Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a pilot autism strategy to examine the existing services and supports available to individuals with autism and their families in the south east,... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
339. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the restoration of pay in section 39 agencies; his further plans to consider applying the new pay levels retrospectively; his views on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
340. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29115/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
341. 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. [29117/18] - Hospital Facilities
342. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the wards and-or departments that are closed in the Mater Hospital; the length of time each has been closed; when each will be reopened; and if... - Health Services Staff Data
343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical consultant posts and nursing posts for which funding was approved in 2016 and 2017 that remain vacant; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
344. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29133/18] - Health Services
345. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements for the provision of services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29135/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
346. To ask the Minister for Health the longest waiting time for CAMHS in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29137/18] - Medical Card Administration
348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is employed on a rural social scheme was asked to provide a notice of assessment in respect of employment and-or... - Hospital Staff
349. To ask the Minister for Health if all sonographers are in place to provide the anomaly scan at Cavan and Monaghan Hospital; the timeline for the provision of the scan on site in Cavan to all... - Services for People with Disabilities
350. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29146/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
351. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29159/18] - Health Services Provision
352. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE puts arrangements in place in respect of funding for a person who lives in a county and in which a service has been approved in the adjoining county... - Hospital Appointments Status
353. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29174/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health if a CAMHS referral to a psychologist in CHO 8 for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Admissions
356. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no trauma patients are being taken in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29180/18] - Health Services Reports
357. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only two national trauma centres have been identified for the delivery of trauma treatment in the report of the trauma steering group, A Trauma... - Hospital Services
358. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 19 June 2018, the reason the reply received from the HSE does not contain the information as requested; if this... - Gender Recognition
359. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken on foot of the World Health Organisation declaration that transgender identities are no longer and can no longer be classified or... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
361. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent appeals process will be introduced as part of the fair deal scheme review (details supplied); and if an independent appeals avenue will be... - Hospital Charges
364. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received communications from a person (details supplied) with regard to being charged €80 each time the person needs to have blood drained due... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract surgery in Cork University Hospital and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
368. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists and times for those waiting for speech and language therapies in each of the areas in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement... - Work Permits Eligibility
369. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to remove the role of healthcare assistants from the ineligible categories of employment for employment permits on a controlled basis... - Vaccination Programme
370. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding his engagement with the advocacy groups and families representing the young women who claim to have suffered adverse health effects... - Hospital Waiting Lists
371. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment for cataracts. [29240/18] - Hospital Appointments Delays
372. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for an appointment to see a consultant in orthopaedics in University Hospital Waterford; and... - Medical Card Applications
373. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29243/18] - Disabilities Assessments
374. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs officer will be appointed, further to recent correspondence (details supplied) that the vacant post would be filled by 28 May 2018;... - Cancer Services Provision
376. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was advised that the waiting list for a CT scan was 12 months; if a national plan is in place to address the matter; his... - Hospital Equipment
378. To ask the Minister for Health when the lenses for a specific machine at Roscommon HSE eye clinic will be replaced in order to allow field eye tests resume in view of the fact that patients... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health if FreeStyle Libre sensors will be made available to persons with type 1 diabetes under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Occupational Therapy Staff
380. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 18 April 2018, if the second occupational therapist has commenced the role in County Kildare. [29306/18] - Hospital Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultation process has commenced relating to the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, as previously indicated; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services
382. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not notified that a nursing home was no longer taking respite patients; the reason the person was turned away; and... - Nursing Staff Data
383. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed in CHO area 7; if there is the capacity to deal with infant development checks; if not, if infants are redirected... - Medicinal Products Availability
384. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) was not approved for lidocaine 5% medicated plasters prescribed by their general... - Hospital Admissions
385. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to a hospital for an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29318/18] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
386. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who requires treatment for Lyme disease can avail of the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
387. 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. [29326/18] - Hospitals Capital Programme
388. To ask the Minister for Health if a capital submission plan for the upgrade of St. Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar, Lifford Community Hospital and Ramelton Community Hospital was... - Hospital Services
391. To ask the Minister for Health if the issues surrounding the Church of Ireland chapel in St Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar, have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
393. 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. [29337/18] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
395. To ask the Minister for Health when a second speech and language therapist will be allocated to a school (details supplied) for learning disabilities in County Sligo; when a behavioural... - Medicinal Products Availability
396. To ask the Minister for Health when Fampyra will be approved to treat MS for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29436/18] - Disease Management
397. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide stem cell treatment for MS patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29437/18]
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