Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2018
- Vaccination Programme
364. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns regarding the link between Pandemrix and narcolepsy were ever brought to his attention; if so, the details of same; and the measures he took to... - Motorised Transport Grant
365. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the motorised transport grant for new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36995/18] - Medical Card Administration
366. To ask the Minister for Health if the practice employed by the primary care reimbursement service, whereby a medical card can be cancelled far in advance of a letter being received by... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the situation by which some homes owned by persons availing of the fair deal nursing home scheme are left vacant while the person is in a... - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
369. To ask the Minister for Health if pay equality for hospital consultants appointed after 2012 will be restored; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in recruiting and retaining... - Health Reports
370. To ask the Minister for Health the role his particular Department has in the implementation of the Sláintecare report. [37320/18] - Ministerial Advisers Data
371. To ask the Minister for Health the political advisers being used by Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement dates of... - Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
372. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 14 June 2018, the status of negotiations on the pay restoration issue for staff employed by section 39 bodies; and... - Pharmacy Regulations
373. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Pharmacy Act 2007 to incorporate pharmacy assistants into mandatory continuous professional development, CPD, and fitness to practice... - Hospital Appointments Status
374. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36999/18] - Disabilities Assessments
377. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an assessment of need will take two years in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the Disability Act 2005 states that... - Hospital Appointments Delays
378. 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. [37005/18] - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects being developed at Sligo University Hospital and a hospice (details supplied); the status of each; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
380. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [37013/18] - Psychological Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the provision of primary care psychology services in Maynooth, County Kildare, with particular reference to the importance of early... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
382. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Thiamine is not available free under the medical card scheme in circumstances in which it is prescribed by a general practitioner or hospital... - Hospital Appointments Status
384. 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. [37021/18] - Transport Support Scheme
386. To ask the Minister for Health to whom a person's (details supplied) family can apply to obtain transport to allow the person to attend a centre; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
388. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have cataracts removed at the South Infirmary University Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
389. To ask the Minister for Health if primary care centres and-or general practitioners are bound by particular geographical areas; if there is a primary care or general practitioner... - Hospital Appointments Status
390. 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. [37034/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
391. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in the availability of a specific drug (details supplied); and if the application submitted to supply this drug here will be expedited. [37035/18] - Medical Card Administration
392. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card can be used for hospital invoices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37038/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
393. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37054/18] - Medical Card Applications
394. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37060/18] - General Practitioner Services Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement full-time general practitioner (details supplied) has been offered a position; if a contract has issued; if so, the expected timeframe for... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
396. To ask the Minister for Health the types of contracts that are offered to child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services Data
397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time HSE dentists and orthodontists who have private practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37067/18] - Tobacco-Related Diseases
398. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been performed on the health risks associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping technology; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pharmacy Services
399. To ask the Minister for Health if changes which have recently been made by which pharmacy assistants can no longer cover for the senior pharmacist for a short period will be reviewed... - Disabilities Assessments
400. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will undergo an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37085/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
401. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to incentivise owners to get vacant properties back into usable housing stock in view of the excess of houses lying vacant due to the owners being in... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
402. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund the drug Spinraza; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons with spinal muscular atrophy who are experiencing... - Mental Health Services Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities available for persons presenting at the centre for mental health care and recovery at Bantry General Hospital, specifically consultation rooms... - Mental Health Services Staff
404. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community mental health nurses in place for adults in west County Cork; the number of nurses in place for children and adolescents in need of... - Primary Care Centres Staff
405. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing posts attached to the new primary care centre in Dungarvan, County Waterford, by headings (details supplied); the positions allocated in line with... - Mental Health Services Staff
406. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a dietitian in situ in the centre for mental health care and recovery at Bantry General Hospital for persons presenting with eating disorders; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
407. To ask the Minister for Health if and when hip replacement surgery will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37097/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests made to the HSE in each of the past five years and to date in 2018 for funding for automated external defibrillators by families with... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures and criteria in place in respect of supplying automated external defibrillators for families of children with inherited heart conditions; if... - Health Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health if the removal of a health service from a town (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37106/18] - Health Services Staff
412. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has considered increasing the number of medical professionals covering County Westmeath and the midlands (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services Provision
413. To ask the Minister for Health if respite will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37143/18] - Addiction Treatment Services
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff and the grade of each employed in north County Louth addiction services based in Dundalk; the number of positions vacant; and the... - Mental Health Policy
420. To ask the Minister for Health if it is Health Service Executive, HSE, policy that a person with an alcohol or substance addiction and a mental health diagnosis cannot be admitted to a... - Medical Card Applications
423. 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 required documentation has... - Disabilities Assessments
424. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to be assessed by a Health Service Executive, HSE, early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available for the endoscopy and rehabilitation and stroke units in Bantry General Hospital in circumstances in which both projects... - Commencement of Legislation
426. To ask the Minister for Health when he will sign the commencement order for all of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and deprecation of liberty safeguards. [37172/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
427. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an eye appointment. [37173/18] - Health Services Provision
428. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been given a prescription for treatment on their eyes and glasses. [37174/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre sensor will be made available under the long-term illness scheme to those over 16 years of age to provide patients with the option... - Hospital Appointments Status
430. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for a MRI at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [37181/18] - Medical Card Applications
431. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will renew following the submission of all relevant documentation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff Data
432. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive, HSE, is engaging with section 38 hospitals to assess the possibilities for improving opportunities for... - Medicinal Products Licensing
433. To ask the Minister for Health the status of implementing the recently announced changes to medicinal cannabis; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37184/18] - Medical Card Reviews
434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been subject to two medical card reviews in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37191/18] - Departmental Expenditure
435. To ask the Minister for Health the difference between the health group gross current expenditure ceiling for 2017 published in the budget 2018 expenditure report of €14.152 million... - Hospital Waiting Lists
436. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their required surgery scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/18] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
437. To ask the Minister for Health the reason inflammatory bowel disease is not included under the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that it is a long-term illness; if the list will... - National Dementia Strategy
438. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent report that highlighted the fact that no area here meets a minimum basic standard for dementia care; the steps he... - Disabilities Assessments
439. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an assessment of need, AON; the position of the person on the waiting list; when... - Hospital Waiting Lists
440. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37216/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
441. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the paediatric unit in the National Rehabilitation Hospital has suspended its services due to a key member of... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving speech and language and occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Respite Care Services Provision
443. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for respite care in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37244/18] - Respite Care Services Data
444. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for respite for both adults and children in each county; and the number of staff working to provide respite in County Meath for each of the... - Addiction Treatment Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health the services located in County Meath for children and adults that are taking drugs; the rehabilitation services in each of the main towns in County Meath for... - Prescriptions Charges
446. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to lower the prescription charges for certain persons (details supplied). [37263/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
447. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in smear test results (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37265/18] - Primary Care Centres Provision
448. To ask the Minister for Health when a response to Parliamentary Question No. 585 of 10 July 2018 (details supplied) will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37270/18] - Medical Card Administration
449. To ask the Minister for Health the selection process regarding persons to be reviewed by the PCRS for eligibility for a medical card; if he will re-examine the way in which persons are... - HSE Properties
450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek assistance from the HSE to enable a feasibility study to be carried out into a property (details supplied) in the ownership of the HSE and his... - Home Help Service Eligibility
451. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be allocated additional hours care in the evenings under the assisted living-independent living program operated by the... - Hospital Appointments Status
452. 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. [37278/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
454. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; if services have or are being reduced at the hospital; and his views on a matter... - Health Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health if there is assistance with the cost of specialised shoes available for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare. [37290/18] - Mental Health Services Funding
456. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the request by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the need to provide additional funding for specific health... - Health Services Data
458. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that received mesh implants here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37303/18] - Home Care Packages Funding
460. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in north County Dublin by which home care hours have been allocated and approved and carers are available and... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
461. To ask the Minister for Health the original budgeted cost of building the national children's hospital; the cost incurred to date on the project; if it is in-budget when compared to the... - National Children's Hospital
462. To ask the Minister for Health the original planned completion date for the national children's hospital; the current estimated completion date for the hospital; and if he will make a... - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
463. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting times for an early intervention assessment in the CHO Dublin north city is 29 months; the steps... - Hospital Services
464. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the radiology department in Beaumont Hospital is working in a safe and efficient manner; his views on whether all patients and in... - Brexit Issues
465. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to ensure the supply of medication in the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario; if the contingency plans that are put in place... - Hospital Waiting Lists
466. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37336/18] - Disabilities Assessments
467. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays for parents in accessing an assessment for their child or children with needs or exceptional needs in south-western... - Hospital Waiting Lists
468. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the outpatient waiting list for gastroenterology in Tallaght University Hospital; the number who have appointments; the longest... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
469. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of vacant consultant psychiatrist positions in north County Dublin; the steps he is taking to rectify this; the... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
470. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in appointments for speech and language therapists in the Swords area related to a person (details supplied); if his attention has... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
471. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a life-saving treatment for persons with spinal muscular atrophy, Spinraza, will be approved in line with the BeNeLuxA initiative (details... - Medicinal Products Availability
472. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide persons with multiple sclerosis access to Sativex; his further plans to allow the costs to be reimbursed; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
473. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with additional foot orthotics to assist with alignment resulting from cerebal palsy; and if he will make a... - Community Care Provision
475. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow local hospitals such as Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, to refit cannula and IVs for a person discharged from a Dublin hospital to the... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
477. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused Versatis patches on their medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37367/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
478. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to parliamentary question No. 176 of 17 May 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37368/18] - Home Help Service Data
479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours assigned in County Kerry in the months January to September 2018, in tabular form; the number of hours provided in each month by... - Orthodontic Services
480. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the report by persons (details supplied) into orthodontic services within the HSE completed in 2015; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
481. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of new contracts to HSE home help staff; the timeline for completion; if he is satisfied with the progress of same; and if he will... - Ambulance Service
483. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the dangers involved; if an ambulance base will be... - Emergency Services
484. To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to launch a helicopter emergency medical service base in north County Cork. [37420/18] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
485. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent media reports that County Louth is facing a shortfall of over 300 nursing home beds in the next eight years; if the same shortfall has been... - Hospital Waiting Lists
489. To ask the Minister for Health if a request made by the family of a person (detailed supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37429/18] - Hospitals Data
493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours for which the theatres in Crumlin children’s hospital are operational for each month in 2018; the days on which theatres are closed;... - Hospital Facilities
494. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on granting Sligo University Hospital a dedicated catheterisation laboratory service will be made (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait so long to get an appointment with the Cavan Monaghan child development team; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
496. To ask the Minister for Health the position relating to the mobile laboratory situated at University Hospital Waterford which was swapped out on 17 August 2018 for servicing; the... - Services for People with Disabilities
498. 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. [37454/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
500. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines that are available to other members of the BeNeLuxA initiative that are not available here; the reason for this difference; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
503. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an ophthalmology appointment for a person (details supplied) with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
504. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be assessed by the local mental health services team in County Leitrim and be considered for a social worker to assist the... - Health Services Provision
505. To ask the Minister for Health the reason preventative treatment was not provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37466/18] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
506. To ask the Minister for Health if the inpatient paediatric unit at the National Rehabilitation Hospital is accepting new referrals; the status of the inpatient paediatric unit; the reason... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
508. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to support the implementation of the national policy and strategy for the provision of neuro-rehabilitation services in Ireland... - Hospital Waiting Lists
509. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37472/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
511. 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. [37475/18] - Hospital Car Parks
512. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of hospital car parking charges has been completed in August 2018 as expected; if so, the next steps to be undertaken to establish clear national... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
513. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made with the HSE and the NTPF to finalise an outpatient action plan for 2018 in order to reduce the growth in the number of persons... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
514. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 12 July 2018, the number of procedures carried out to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Health the actions and timeframe within which he plans to eliminate the additional home support services waiting list (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
516. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there will be an increase in core funding to both local and regional drug task forces as part of the budgetary process (details... - Vaccination Programme
517. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Health Information and Quality Authority to complete a health technology assessment on extending the school immunisation programme to... - Emergency Departments
518. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the 2018 winter initiative; and the additional resources which will be put in place for services in County Louth as part of the initiative. [37497/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
520. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit the 169 vacancies in emergency departments across the State; the locations in which these vacancies exist; the reason these posts are... - Disability Services Provision
521. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for a person (details supplied) has been deferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37500/18] - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a response from the HSE (details supplied); his views on whether current waiting times for occupational therapy appointments in CHO1 are... - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
523. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a registration board for the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Staff Recruitment
524. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the filling of a full-time vacancy (details supplied) in County Cork. [37508/18] - Medical Card Applications
526. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card section is seeking renewed information on an application by a person (details supplied) despite the fact this was provided to it... - Medical Card Reviews
527. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a review of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) was not undertaken despite being forwarded to the section in advance of the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
528. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether sleep apnea should be included in the list of illnesses under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Brexit Issues
530. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on post-Brexit access to essential PKU food and protein replacement supplements that are currently made and packaged in Britain and shipped... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
532. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of recruiting 170 extra speech and language therapists and 100 additional occupational therapist posts; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce or completely remove the home help service provided by the HSE and to allow private companies to provide home help services; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
534. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37565/18] - Disability Services Data
536. To ask the Minister for Health the existing and future exemptions which are and will be of benefit to persons with disabilities who are working or plan to gain employment; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
537. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37578/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
538. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a treatment (details supplied) has not been reimbursed here despite it being the first drug approved in all other member countries of the... - Home Help Service Provision
539. To ask the Minister for Health if the home help hours given to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37589/18] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
541. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a sub-committee within his Department to examine recruitment, retention and remuneration issues in the health service to report back to... - Patient Data
542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, who were admitted to hospitals by county due to injuries sustained with scramblers, quad bikes or other... - Hospital Appointments Status
543. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [37607/18] - Hospital Charges
544. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of venesections for persons with haemochromatosis; his views on newly diagnosed persons cancelling their appointments due to the prohibitive costs of... - Hospital Appointments Status
546. 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. [37656/18] - Hospital Charges
547. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing accident and emergency charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37677/18] - Health Services Provision
548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to increase the number of hours of a specific service to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [37678/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county on waiting lists for equipment recommended by their occupational therapist. [37679/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
550. To ask the Minister for Health the location the HSE procures AFO ankle supports; and the cost of each pair to the HSE. [37680/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
551. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2017; and the amount allocated for 2018. [37681/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
557. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37687/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
559. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for Spinraza, a treatment for persons with spinal muscular atrophy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - General Medical Services Scheme
561. To ask the Minister for Health if charges for dentist and bloods tests (details supplied) will be reviewed; the protocol in both cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37700/18] - Medical Card Applications
562. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37737/18] - Orthodontic Services Provision
564. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); if the case will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make... - Motorised Transport Grant Closure
565. To ask the Minister for Health when the health (transport support) Bill will be published; the progress made towards replacing the mobility allowance and the motorised transport schemes with... - Home Help Service
566. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an approved home support service implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37763/18] - Home Help Service Provision
567. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be allocated in respect of home support services in County Donegal in view of the delays in putting approved packages in place; and... - Services for People with Disabilities
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding adult services in north County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37771/18] - HSE Waiting Lists
569. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting times for a service (details supplied); the actions in place to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
570. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [37780/18] - Medical Records
571. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person should have to wait to receive a medical file or record from a hospital after requesting same. [37788/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
574. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [37791/18] - Hospitals Funding
575. To ask the Minister for Health if further investment in services (details supplied) at a hospital is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37799/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
577. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure performed at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
578. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a wheelchair will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37802/18] - Hospitals Building Programme
579. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Queston No. 389 of 26 June 2018, if additional beds will be provided at Naas General Hospital in preparedness for winter 2018-19; and... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
580. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the provision of the new medication Spinraza for persons needing this medication in view of its widespread availability to... - Ambulance Service Provision
581. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary financial resources and personnel will be allocated for the provision of ambulance services in view of the delay in responding to an emergency... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
582. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €300 million over budget on current expenditure in the health Vote related to recruitment of new staff; the number of new recruits in... - Hospital Appointments Status
583. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a pre-asssement appointment to a person (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the...
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