Written answers
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
- Medical Card Applications
318. 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); and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
319. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commission an investigation into the Pandemrix vaccine in view of the recent revelations published in a journal (details supplied) regarding same;... - Departmental Expenditure
320. To ask the Minister for Health the communications, press and public relations budget allocated to his Department for 2018; the way in which it is being spent; if it is behind or ahead of... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
321. To ask the Minister for Health if a service (details supplied) is on the list of section 39 facilities included in the recent Workplace Relations Commission talks and future restoration and... - Disability Services Funding
323. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of funding to an organisation (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the need for funding to be provided... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an appointment with CAMHS in County Tipperary; the length of time they are waiting for an appointment; the efforts being... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
325. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is not paying a person (details supplied) for the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39417/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when an appointment with a consultant cardiologist in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore will... - Mental Health Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the recourse or redress available for persons who were subject to electroconvulsive therapy in earlier years and who suffered long-term negative effects in... - Health Action Plan
328. To ask the Minister for Health if the Sláintecare evaluation was commissioned by the HSE or his Department (details supplied); the reason it has not been published; and if he will make... - Civil Registration Service
329. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 29 March 2018, the status of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the civil registrations... - Hospital Appointments Status
330. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment at Cork University Hospital, CUH, for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39431/18] - Disability Services Data
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists for neurodisability services in the community in County Meath. [39432/18] - Disability Services Funding
338. To ask the Minister for Health if extra funding will be provided for disability services in County Meath in budget 2019 in view of the fact that services are now worse than during the... - Disability Support Services Provision
339. To ask the Minister for Health when a wheelchair will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39445/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
340. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which mediators are being selected to work on CervicalCheck cases; if all mediators involved are fully qualified; and if he will make a statement on... - Personal Injury Claims
341. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative dispute resolution professionals such as mediators will be asked to present to or work with the expert group on alternatives to court in... - HSE Waiting Lists
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a mental health or intellectual disability diagnosis who are awaiting an appointment for more than three, six, nine, 12, 18, 24 and... - Ambulance Service Staff
343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedics at each level who have been hired in each month since January 2017, by unqualified, qualified to paramedic and qualified to advanced... - Hospital Appointments Status
345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39470/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
346. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE needs to move from a diagnosis-based service to a needs-based service with regard to services for persons with disabilities. [39476/18] - Disability Services Provision
347. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a disability service (details supplied) in County Meath; and his further plans for the facility. [39477/18] - Disabilities Assessments
348. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 12 June 2018, if a refund can be obtained for private diagnoses in view of the fact that the child was waiting six... - Pharmacy Regulations
349. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to proposed changes by an organisation (details supplied) to pharmacy regulations under the Pharmacy Act 2007, which would... - Disabilities Assessments
350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an initial disability assessment in County Louth in the age brackets 18 to 65 years of age and over 65 years of age; and if... - 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. [39492/18] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
352. To ask the Minister for Health when treatment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39499/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
353. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which persons who will be 22 years of age in the next six months will be treated in terms of the FreeStyle Libre reimbursement scheme if they no... - Community Drug Schemes
354. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 29 May 2018, if the monitoring of finger test strip utilisation indicated a cost or a saving; and the HSE's next... - Disabilities Assessments
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth waiting on an initial assessment of needs; the number of children in County Louth waiting longer than three, six and 12... - Health Services Staff Data
356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant audiologists in County Wexford; the number in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39514/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
358. To ask the Minister for Health the qualifications the mediators engaged in the CervicalCheck mediation process are required to hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39516/18] - Medical Products Supply
359. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing combined oral and other contraceptive options such as the coil, implant, injection and vaginal ring free of charge on... - Health Services Reform
360. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to overhaul eye care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39543/18] - Health Services Expenditure
361. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report from an association (details supplied) that it is 50% cheaper for a person to be seen in his or her community than... - Health Services Data
362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth benefitting from the European Union’s INTERREG IVA programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children’s ophthalmology outpatient services in County Louth in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
366. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with ophthalmology outpatient and inpatient waiting lists in County Louth and other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
367. To ask the Minister for Health if, through the HSE, alternative local community arrangements have been provided through the local health offices in County Louth to substitute the sixth class... - Medicinal Products Availability
369. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 11 July 2018, if he has met with an organisation (details supplied); if a report of the meeting will be provided;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a procedure; and the steps being taken to reduce the waiting time for same [39557/18] - Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure
371. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of each seminar held on Project Ireland 2040 up to and including September 2018 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
372. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of many persons who have intellectually disabled children regarding the diminution of respite service care at a... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
373. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 773 of 7 September 2018, if the application submitted by hospital management to have the facility reopened has been... - Disability Services Funding
374. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for capital funding to redevelop a training facility (details supplied) for adults with intellectual disabilities in County... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
376. To ask the Minister for Health when proposed changes in the fair deal scheme outlined in the media in February 2018 will be implemented; the full extent of these changes; and if he will make... - Orthodontic Services Data
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for orthodontic treatment in County Tipperary; the waiting times for those waiting for treatment; the number of orthodontists... - Health Promotion
378. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure by his Department and-or the HSE on breastfeeding promotion campaigns in each year since 2011, in tabular form. [39610/18] - General Medical Services Scheme
379. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can charge a person for a home visit even if the patient is in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Waiting Lists
380. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list; when they will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39615/18] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for treatment for migraine in Northern Ireland through the... - Hospital Appointments Status
382. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rescheduled appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39617/18] - HSE Waiting Lists
383. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for a public eye test; and the number of persons waiting three months, six months and over one year, respectively for... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
384. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for speech and language therapy in each CHO area; and the number of persons waiting longer than 12 months in each CHO... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
385. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in... - Health Services Funding
386. To ask the Minister for Health the building projects approved by county; the amount of funding provided to date for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39654/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
387. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a new anti-CGRP medication for the treatment of migraine that has recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration... - Hospital Appointments Status
388. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39665/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
389. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance available to an organisation (details supplied) to help those with autism and their families; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
390. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Louth is awaiting a vascular surgery appointment at Beaumont Hospital;... - Hospital Facilities
391. To ask the Minister for Health if the national cancer control programme will provide funding for a pigmented lesion clinic outreach in-service in a hospital in the South/South West Hospital... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
392. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase supports and investment for persons living with dementia in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39698/18] - Medicinal Products Regulation
393. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to discourage certain illegal marketing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39714/18] - Dental Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dental treatment such as X-rays are not covered by the medical card; the supports available to help those with limited means to meet such costs; and... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deliver child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, from a premises in Dundalk; the location of the premises; and the operational hours of... - Mental Health Services Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health if community mental health is being moved from the Ladywell premises to another location; and if so, the details of same [39733/18] - Home Help Service
397. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the initial three hours of home help allocated to a person (detailed supplied) in May 2018 have not been provided; and if he will make a statement... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
398. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a need to follow up on the issues raised by all political parties and groups in Dáil Éireann on 28 June 2018 as part of... - Cancer Screening Programmes
399. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding for BreastCheck in 2019 by 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39769/18] - Medicinal Products Availability
400. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has refused access to the drug Translarna when only five young children have the rare condition... - Medical Card Eligibility
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the person's medical card and that of the person's spouse being withdrawn; and if... - HSE Waiting Lists
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 9 waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; the number waiting between zero to three, three to six, six to 12 and over... - Hospitals Policy
403. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication of a code by an organisation (details supplied); if this code has no standing in publicly funded... - Voluntary Hospital Sector
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the work of the group under a person (details supplied) on the ownership and governance of publicly funded healthcare facilities; if he... - Drug Treatment Programmes
405. To ask the Minister for Health the specific treatment services that are available to address the widescale use of cocaine, including crack cocaine; the location of these services; and the... - Maternity Services Provision
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the negotiations for the provision of a new national maternity hospital; if this publicly funded hospital will remain in full public... - Pharmaceutical Sector
407. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of pharmaceutical assistants regarding a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) to restrict the work... - Health Services Data
409. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1873 of 24 July 2018, if a further breakdown by age and gender of the number of persons discharged from emergency... - HIQA Investigations
410. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, was informed by Tusla during its investigation into the management of allegations of child sexual abuse... - National Dementia Strategy
412. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the call by an organisation (details supplied) to invest up to €12 million in community supports for persons with dementia. [39848/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
413. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the FreeStyle Libre system (details supplied) for patients under 21 years of age with a view to rolling it out for the general... - Home Care Packages Data
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on home care packages in CHO 7; the waiting time on the home care package in this area; his plans to reduce the waiting time; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if an appointment with a consultant neurosurgeon in Beaumont Hospital will be expedited [39851/18] - HSE Staff Data
416. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health nurse vacancies by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39852/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
419. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39870/18] - HSE Funding
420. To ask the Minister for Health if the €3.5 million investment proposed by an organisation (details supplied) will be included in budget 2019 in order to enable access to core... - Medicinal Products Availability
421. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 13 June 2018, the status of his engagement with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry... - HSE Staff Responsibilities
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses issued with a service imperative instruction who have been asked to change or vary their normal duties by the HSE since 2014 [39881/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
424. To ask the Minister for Health further to the findings of the Public Service Pay Commission report, which identified problems with recruitment and retention of hospital consultants, his... - Disability Services Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health when the interim report of the Farrelly commission due on 15 September 2018 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39890/18] - Mental Health Services Data
426. To ask the Minister for Health the level of dementia-specific services by CHO area; the number of dementia advisers by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services Staff
427. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide dementia advisers in each county; his further plans to provide key workers and dementia-inclusive community co-ordinators in each local... - Autism Support Services
429. To ask the Minister for Health if autism assistance dog programmes are funded. [39929/18] - Health Services
430. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make a specific service available to a person (details supplied) at an earlier time in the morning [39935/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
431. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to use a drug approval and reimbursement system for MS drugs similar to that in Germany (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Reports
432. To ask the Minister for Health the position in respect of the annual planning process regarding the report of the working group on the development of lymphoedema and lipoedema, in particular... - Hospital Appointments Status
433. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39951/18] - Home Help Service Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39953/18] - Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
436. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for the treatment abroad scheme was not approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39954/18] - Disability Support Services Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a multidisciplinary approach was not adopted in respect of the treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Eligibility
438. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be assessed for home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39956/18] - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
439. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a charity (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39971/18] - Disability Support Services Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39979/18] - Hospital Charges
441. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in a public hospital will not be improperly charged following admission to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding procedures under the cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Brexit Issues
443. To ask the Minister for Health if the stockpiling of medicines has commenced in preparation for a no-deal Brexit; if not, when he plans to commence same; and if he will make a statement on... - Disease Management
444. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the context of Lyme disease and the importance of promoting awareness of same at primary care level, the appointment of a general practitioner champion... - Health Services Data
445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 organisations employed by the Department of Health and-or the HSE to carry out services and functions. [40009/18] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
447. To ask the Minister for Health the level of public funding for section 39 workers in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [40015/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescent mental health intellectual disability teams that have been set up nationally in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Disabilities Assessments
450. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with complex intellectual needs awaiting assessment appointments in CHO 2 by age and length of time waiting (details supplied) in... - Motorised Transport Grant
451. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the motorised transport grant further to the review committee set up in 2013; when recommended conditions will be attached to the grant;... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
453. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will allocate the necessary funding in 2018 to the management of Letterkenny University Hospital to enable it to reopen the 19-bed short-stay ward... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
454. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will continue to resource adequately the recruitment of advanced nurse practitioners across the health service as agreed with the various unions.... - HSE Reviews
455. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2017 review of the 2012 report, National Review of Autism Services Past, Present and Way Forward, (details supplied) will be published. [40046/18] - Hospital Services
456. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the renal dialysis unit at Letterkenny University Hospital, LUH, is operating over capacity and that patients... - Hospital Car Parks
457. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the HSE finalising its review of hospital car parking charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
458. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has not been seen by an ear nose and throat specialist. [40056/18] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
459. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a vacant position in the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar (details supplied), the measures being taken to fill this position; the person to whom... - Departmental Expenditure
460. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of his Department's stand at the National Ploughing Championships 2018; the number of staff deployed from his Department for the week; and the cost of...
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