Written answers
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
241. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a scheme to incentivise homeowners residing in nursing homes and availing of the fair deal scheme to rent out vacant family homes in... - Psychological Services
242. To ask the Minister for Health if all psychologists and social workers working in an organisation (details supplied) have specialist training in forensic interviewing techniques and child... - Health Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health if an audit of the quality and reliability of the findings of an organisation (details supplied) has ever been carried out; if so, when; and the person or body... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
244. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for CAMHS in CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38270/18] - HSE Staff Recruitment
245. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38271/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities available in Ballymun for persons who are struggling with mental health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38281/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
247. 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. [38284/18] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
248. To ask the Minister for Health the current and future investment plans for St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee and other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38285/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
249. 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. [38286/18] - Hospice Services Provision
250. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated average cost per patient per year of caring for a patient in a section 39 hospice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38288/18] - HSE Funding
251. To ask the Minister for Health the section 39 organisations and the amount contributed to them per year by the HSE since 2008 to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
252. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of restoring pay to section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38290/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
253. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations of the general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38292/18] - Public Procurement Regulations
254. To ask the Minister for Health if a company is owned by a person (details supplied). [38294/18] - Hospital Groups
257. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the UHL group has a mortgage on its property portfolio in view of the fact that the HSE is not permitted to hold mortgages; and the person who... - Public Procurement Regulations
259. To ask the Minister for Health if the CEO of UHL or their family members are renting or leasing property to the HSE; and if so, if the CEO has declared this as a conflict of interest. [38299/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
262. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the services provided for a person (details supplied) have been terminated without advanced notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors
263. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the HSE contribution for approved clinical courses and examinations under the clinical course and examination refund scheme for non-consultant... - Hospital Waiting Lists
266. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have cataract surgery on both eyes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38326/18] - Cancer Services Provision
268. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by an oncologist in St. Vincent's University Hospital. [38330/18] - Hospital Consultant Contracts
269. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue (details supplied) will be investigated at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
270. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/18] - Vaccination Programme Data
272. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have obtained all the research behind the Gardasil HPV vaccines research trial data; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Reviews
273. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card review form will issue in the post to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38368/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
274. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to arrange a hip replacement at UHW for a person (details supplied); his views on whether there is an onus on him to insist that the HSE... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
275. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time persons are waiting on average for drugs to be approved for public funding (details supplied); and the processes and procedures being... - Psychological Services
276. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to recruit a permanent psychologist to a vacant post as part of the school age disability psychology service in County Donegal; the... - Primary Care Centres Provision
277. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary health centre will be provided at locations (details supplied) in County Cork. [38386/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages provided in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he... - Mental Health Services Staff
279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working on the mental health team in counties Kildare and Wicklow; the per capita spend on mental health in County Kildare in each of the... - Hospital Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a new endoscopy unit at Naas Hospital. [38400/18] - HSE Properties
281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/18] - General Practitioner Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health if a person over 70 years of age is entitled to a general practitioner visit card once they reach the age of 70 regardless of income; and if he will make a... - HSE Staff Remuneration
283. To ask the Minister for Health if the pension of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package application by a person (details supplied); if it has been sanctioned; the reason it is not being implemented; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
285. To ask the Minister for Health when improved services will be allocated under the HSE disability services to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/18] - Primary Care Centres
286. To ask the Minister for Health the position on a new primary care centre for a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; the facilities to be included in the development; the location... - Hospital Equipment
287. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the CT cardiac angiogram scan machine in Tallaght hospital is broken and patients are being referred to... - Hospitals Building Programme
289. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 28 September 2017 (details supplied), if a copy of the options appraisal will be provided; if the report is not... - Mental Health Services Report
290. To ask the Minister for Health when the Jigsaw review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38428/18] - Mental Health Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the closure of a children's inpatient mental health unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38437/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
292. To ask the Minister for Health when a children's mental health unit (details supplied) will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38438/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
293. To ask the Minister for Health if the current vacant clinical psychologist position in Cherry Orchard Hospital will be filled as a matter of urgency (details supplied). [38439/18] - Abortion Legislation
294. To ask the Minister for Health if provision will be made for pharmacists who have conscientious objections to the general scheme of the health (regulation of termination of pregnancy) Bill... - Mental Health Services Funding
295. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38456/18] - Hospital Appointments Delays
296. 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. [38457/18] - Medical Card Applications
298. 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... - Medical Products Supply
299. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that will accrue to his Department in 2019 arising from the agreement with an association (details supplied); and the way in which this is... - Departmental Expenditure
300. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the... - Services for People with Disabilities
301. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) with very complex special needs and who requires specialised residential care will be examined; if funding will be... - HSE Properties
302. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has made progress on securing a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38510/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
303. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a new school building (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38513/18] - Pharmacy Regulations
304. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacy assistants are being regulated out of their jobs and existence by a society (details supplied); and... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
305. To ask the Minister for Health if CBD oil will be made available to persons with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/18] - Transport Support Scheme
306. To ask the Minister for Health when the new transport support scheme will be put in place following the discontinuation of the mobility allowance for new applicants in 2013; and if he will... - Hospitals Building Programme
307. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned new acute psychiatric unit at Sligo University Hospital; when the project will proceed to construction; if a completion date for the... - Services for People with Disabilities
308. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE supports offered to spinal injury patients who are seeking to move from a care setting into a home in the community in order to live independently; his... - Autism Support Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding being provided to an autism support organisation (details supplied); his plans to increase funding for this group; and if he will make a... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only six paediatric scoliosis patients have been sent abroad for treatment under the treatment abroad scheme in view of the backlog of cases; and if... - Obesity Strategy
312. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the national roll-out of the no-fry zone in County Wicklow, which prevents the sale of fatty or fast food near schools; and if he will... - Departmental Communications
313. To ask the Minister for Health if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or... - Hospital Staff Data
314. To ask the Minister for Health the average ratio of patients to nurses in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and the recommended ratio. [38556/18] - Emergency Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nursing resources provided to University Hospital Kerry in 2018 to deal with overcrowding in the emergency department; and if he will make... - Emergency Departments Staff
316. To ask the Minister for Health if a pharmacy technician and desk clerk can be provided to reduce the burden on those that are employed in the emergency department of University Hospital... - Emergency Departments Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prepare for the busy winter months at the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38559/18] - Emergency Aeromedical Service
318. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a helipad for a hospital (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38569/18] - Psychological Services Waiting Lists
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a child psychologist in County Limerick; the number of child psychologists employed in County Limerick; and if he will... - Respite Care Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 12 dedicated respite houses nationally announced on 12 December 2017; the specific locations of each; the number of persons that... - Disability Services Data
322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of August 2018 or latest date available by each local... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; and the number waiting less than four to 12 and more than 12 months,... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months,... - Hospital Facilities
328. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year current and capital costs that would be needed to provide an additional catheterisation laboratory at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and... - Departmental Meetings
329. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and times of and attendees at meetings his Department had with organisations (details supplied) in 2017 and to date in 2018. [38670/18] - Disabilities Assessments
330. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for an assessment of need by CHO area in tabular form. [38672/18] - Hospital Transfers
332. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for requesting a medical helicopter transfer from one HSE hospital to another; the persons authorised to make such request; if the requested... - Patient Files
335. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient's files travel with him or her in the case of the helicopter transfer of a patient from one HSE hospital to another; the person responsible for... - Hospital Appointments Status
336. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a cataract procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38703/18] - Disability Support Services
337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for transport for students to and from a centre (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the funding that was available for each of the... - Medical Card Applications
338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue on his or her case. [38714/18] - Home Care Packages
339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package application by a person (details supplied); if it has been sanctioned; if so, when it will be actioned; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
340. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will become available in St. Patrick's University Hospital for a person (details suppled). [38724/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
341. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund medical garments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38726/18] - Autism Support Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of autism assistance dogs for persons that may require them will be supported (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the neuro-rehab strategy plan; the progress in providing cognitive occupational therapists, adult speech and language... - Hospital Appointments Status
344. 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. [38734/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an inpatient CAMHS bed in each CAMHS inpatient unit in total and by unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38745/18] - Hospital Facilities
346. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 18 September 2018, the way in which, if this response was factual, a decision could be made by the HSE to provide... - Disability Support Services Provision
347. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) referred to an early intervention team may have to wait 26 months for an intake assessment for that team; his views on... - HSE Funding
348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospices and palliative care units that receive funding from the HSE as section 39 entities; the number of beds in each hospice and palliative... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
349. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of amending the fees charged under the nursing homes support scheme, NHSS, to enable nursing home residents with an assessed... - Hospital Facilities
350. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year current and capital cost of providing a mobile catheterisation laboratory for Waterford University Hospital. [38791/18] - Hospital Beds Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year running costs of opening all medical assessment units on a seven day basis. [38792/18] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
352. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimate for support staff required per consultant. [38793/18] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
353. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff. [38794/18] - Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure
354. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [38795/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
355. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of increasing the general practitioner rural practice allowance to €25,000. [38796/18] - National Maternity Strategy Expenditure
356. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing the national maternity strategy. [38797/18] - Home Help Service Expenditure
357. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million home help hours. [38798/18] - Mental Health Services Data
359. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [38800/18] - Drugs Payment Scheme Data
360. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold to €100. [38801/18] - Speech and Language Therapy Data
361. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [38802/18] - Occupational Therapy Staff
362. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [38803/18] - Physiotherapy Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 physiotherapists. [38804/18] - Dental Services Data
364. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 50 dental surgeons. [38805/18] - Ambulance Service Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance; and the estimated full year costs of additional personnel required for its staffing.... - Disability Services Data
366. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional one and a half million personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages Data
367. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 200 intensive homecare packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data
371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, in tabular form; the specific medical or healthcare... - Hospital Charges
372. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the €10 charge on medical card holders for X-rays in public hospitals; the rules regarding charging medical card... - Hospital Appointments Status
373. 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. [38821/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in CUH for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/18] - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
377. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the delays in having assessment of needs for children with autism carried out, access to the school age team psychology... - Hospital Waiting Lists
378. 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. [38829/18] - National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health technology assessments carried out by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics since 2016 in view of the fact that page 6 of the... - National Drugs Strategy
380. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria which will be used over the next two years to determine the level of funding required by each local and regional drug task force during the... - Hospitals Car Park Charges
381. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of hospital parking charges has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38893/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
382. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE and NTPF will finalise and publish an outpatient action plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38894/18]
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