Written answers
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
- Medical Card Applications
301. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); if all documentation has been... - Disability Support Services
305. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore or replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport schemes, both of which were closed to new applicants in 2013; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
306. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); the documentation outstanding; if... - Hospital Appointments Status
309. To ask the Minister for Health if a scheduled appointment for a person (details supplied) will proceed. [31100/18] - Hospital Acquired Infections
310. To ask the Minister for Health if the results of the independent external investigation regarding patients with carbapenemase producing enterobacteriaceae, CPE, in the University Limerick... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
311. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for new orthotics will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31125/18] - Nursing Staff Data
312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing positions in St. Mary's Hospital, Dublin Road, Drogheda and in the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [31129/18] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
313. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to staff the increased 100 bed facility committed to for St. Mary's Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [31130/18] - Medical Card Applications
314. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); the documentation outstanding; when... - Medical Card Administration
315. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of a medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied); when the review will be concluded; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
316. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application will be... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
317. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of an ophthalmologist in County Laois. [31151/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Laois and Offaly who are waiting to access the ophthalmology services for more than six months and in excess of one and two... - Orthodontic Services Data
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists employed by the HSE in counties Laois and Offaly; and the number of those below 18 years of age awaiting the service for more than... - Dental Services Provision
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists employed by the HSE in counties Laois and Offaly to provide a service to school children; and his plans to improve the service. [31154/18] - Audiology Services Data
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Laois and Offaly who are awaiting audiology services in the HSE system; and the number waiting one, two, three and four... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for CAMHS services in counties Laois and Offaly; and the number waiting more than six months, one year and more than two years.... - Dietician Service Provision
323. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can access a referral to a registered dietitian in north County Kildare in view of the fact that no such post... - Health Services
324. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if it will be expedited. [31175/18] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
325. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an audit has been carried out to identify the extent to which elective patients can access their required procedures through the course of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
328. To ask the Minister for Health the most commonly identified causes for delays on long waiting lists for elective patients referred by general practitioners to consultants; the extent to... - Disease Management
330. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the rate of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis here; his views on the benefits offered by the use of IBD nurse specialists in the treatment... - HSE Funding
332. To ask the Minister for Health when the pending application for funding submitted by a society (details supplied) to the HSE is likely to be processed; the reason it has received no reply to... - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients 75 years of age and over who experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours from January to June 2018; and the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting less than four, four to eight and more than eight months for a spinal fusion in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, and... - Hospital Beds Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 29 June 2018 or the latest date on which data for validated bed... - Patient Data
336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients attending the rapid access lung clinic in designated cancer centres during the first six months of 2018. [31209/18] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
338. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive spent on agency staff each month to date in 2018; the equivalent figures for each month in 2017; the proportion of the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Data
339. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and the amount projected for 2018. [31212/18] - Hospitals Discharges
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient discharges in each public and voluntary hospital during the first six months of 2018. [31213/18] - Patient Data
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients treated in acute hospitals during the first six months of 2018. [31214/18] - Hospitals Discharges
344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost through delayed discharges during the first six months of 2018. [31217/18] - Patient Data
345. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of acute stroke patients who have spent all or some of their hospital stays in an acute or combined stroke unit during the first six months of... - Stroke Care
346. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of patients with confirmed acute ischaemic stroke who received thrombolysis during the first six months of 2018. [31219/18] - Ambulance Service Data
347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide statistical information on emergency ambulances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31220/18] - General Practitioner Services
350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in each local health area in tabular form. [31224/18] - Hospital Staff Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions in each public and voluntary hospital in categories (details supplied) in tabular form. [31225/18] - Ambulance Service Data
352. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less; the percentage of clinical status 1... - Emergency Departments Staff
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency medicine consultants in each public and voluntary hospital with an emergency department; the number of 24-hour emergency departments;... - Hospital Charges
354. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue raised from charges for private patients in public beds; the number of procedures in each hospital which has treated private patients in public... - Care of the Elderly Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health if care under the psychiatry of later life can be reinstated to a person (details supplied); the reason it has been withdrawn since February 2018; and if he... - Ministerial Advisers Data
356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year... - National Development Plan
357. To ask the Minister for Health the specific projects that will receive the €174 million in extra capital expenditure in 2019 as outlined in Annex 1 of the National Development Plan... - Departmental Expenditure
359. To ask the Minister for Health the specific reason for the underspend in gross voted expenditure of €8 million as outlined in Appendix V of the June 2018 fiscal monitor; the specific... - Blind Welfare Allowance Eligibility
360. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31332/18] - Health Services Provision
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address issues regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31337/18] - Emergency Departments Services
362. To ask the Minister for Health if a separate waiting room will be made available at the emergency department at South Tipperary General Hospital for patients presenting with mental health... - Health Services Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Health the location a person (details supplied) can access a DEXA scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/18] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent speech and language therapists per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to February 2018, in tabular form; and if... - Health Services Staff Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent child psychologists per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to February 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Occupational Therapy Staff
367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent occupational therapists per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to February 2018, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services Funding
368. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocation to secondary specialist care for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities, per county for each of the years 2011 to 2017,... - Nursing Staff Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent public health nurses per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to February 2018, in tabular form; and if he will... - Health Services Staff Data
371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent specialists dedicated to home care teams per county in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and to February 2018, in tabular... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
375. To ask the Minister for Health the publication date for the outpatient waiting list action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
376. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an appointment to have a procedure expedited. [31386/18] - National Cervical Screening Programme
377. To ask the Minister for Health if the facility for women to attend for a cervical smear if they are concerned regarding their previous smear, if it was more than three months ago, will... - Advertising Regulation
378. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 3 July 2018, if he will consider introducing legislation which requires online advertising campaigns that employ... - Health Services Reform
379. To ask the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare office was established; the number employed in the office; the body or person to which the office reports to; and if he will make a... - Health Services Reports
382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings the independent review group chaired by a person (details supplied) tasked to examine the separation of private practice in public... - Health Services Reform
383. To ask the Minister for Health when will the public consultation on the alignment of hospital groups and CHO areas will be complete and a report issued; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Meetings
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of face to face meetings which have been held between the HSE, his Department and the Irish Medical Organisation since 1 January 2018 on the... - Medical Card Data
386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards expected to be issued to persons in receipt of the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31400/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
388. To ask the Minister for Health when the three elective only hospitals as recommended in Project Ireland 2040 in Dublin, Cork and Galway will be built; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
389. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide community Parkinson's disease nurses in HSE south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31403/18] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop modular bed units at University Hospital Limerick to address the bed shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/18] - Hospital Facilities
392. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel. [31407/18] - Hospitals Data
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been treated in Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, respectively. [31409/18] - Hospital Beds Data
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds operational in Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel; the maximum capacity; and the plans for expansion of current levels. [31410/18] - Hospital Staff Data
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in place at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel; the roles they are in; and the cost of salaries for positions operating at the facility. [31411/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
397. To ask the Minister for Health if the evaluation process for orphan drugs has changed since the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health published its report on evaluating orphan drugs in... - HSE Reviews
402. To ask the Minister for Health if the rare disease technology review committee of the NCPE has commenced assessing orphan drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31429/18] - Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
404. To ask the Minister for Health if recommendations 30 to 39 of the Report of the Consultation for a National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland have been fully implemented; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services Provision
405. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure available to persons in cases in which a general practitioner refuses to take them in as part of their practice; the number of persons who have... - Medicinal Products Availability
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he met an organisation (details supplied) in June 2018; if a report of the meeting will be provided; and if new medications in the treatment of multiple... - Hospital Procedures
407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number of these patients who had diabetes by... - General Data Protection Regulation
408. To ask the Minister for Health the changes he has made to allow access by persons to their own data held by his Department and bodies under its aegis following the introduction of GDPR; and... - Hospital Services
411. To ask the Minister for Health when services will be provided at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31525/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
412. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a Jigsaw youth mental health site to be developed in the north County Wicklow areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
413. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS services in the Bray area in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
414. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in CAMHS services by individual service in the CHO 6 area as compared to the percentage prescribed in A Vision for Change for 2017 and to... - Hospital Appointments Status
415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a pre-assessment appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
416. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment sooner than 1 August 2018 will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31531/18] - Diabetes Strategy
417. To ask the Minister for Health if carb counting classes will be arranged and provided on an ongoing basis for persons with type 1 diabetes at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a... - Dental Services Provision
418. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional resources to enable a much needed improvement in the delivery of dental and orthodontic services in counties Cavan and... - National Children's Hospital Status
419. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the full opening of the new national children’s hospital and satellite centres in Blanchardstown and Tallaght; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
420. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in securing additional staff and resources to tackle the delays in treating scoliosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the... - Occupational Therapy Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health when an occupational therapy service will be available for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when posts will be filled and occupational therapy... - Health Services Data
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmic treatments carried out nationally by month in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of gynaecological treatments carried out in County Cork by month the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications Data
428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued nationally by month in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31583/18] - Health Services Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health the list of the supports offered to women affected by the CervicalCheck issue; the number of women that have opted to avail of each support; the number of... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
433. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) who is waiting nine years for orthodontic treatment [31604/18] - Data Sharing Arrangements
434. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken in his Department further to the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's statement (details supplied)...
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