Written answers
Tuesday, 9 October 2018
- Lansdowne Road Agreement Implementation
205. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he plans to implement in order to assist a section 39 funded voluntary hospice (details supplied) in County Sligo in order to enable it to... - Services for People with Disabilities
206. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied) for an early intervention team in order to access educational supports;... - Budget 2019
208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41132/18] - Departmental Agencies Funding
210. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of section 39 funding by county to an organisation (details supplied). [40589/18] - Departmental Funding
211. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an organisation (details supplied) in respect of activities in County Meath receives no funding under section 39. [40590/18] - Primary Care Centres
212. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre in Rialto, Dublin 8, in view of the collapse of a company (details supplied). [40592/18] - National Educational Psychological Service Staff
213. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a psychologist for a school (details supplied); if a psychologist is in place; when the psychologist position became vacant; if it has... - Services for People with Disabilities
214. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the HSE has reviewed an application for funding by a group (details supplied) for a multiple sclerosis care centre; and if he will make a statement on... - Prescriptions Charges
215. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40601/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
216. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a consultation with an occupational guidance adviser further to commitments made that such a consultation would... - Maternity Services
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of gynaecologists employed in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [40605/18] - Hospital Staff Data
218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant specialists and the title of each employed in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular... - Nursing Staff Data
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form. [40607/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
220. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the drug Spinraza is made available to persons of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pharmacy Regulations
221. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/18] - Medical Qualifications
222. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the need for locum consultant post applicants, particularly within psychiatry, to hold specialist registration in the general division;... - Medicinal Products Availability
223. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug niraparib will be made available to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are platinum resistant and due to this were refused... - Hospital Appointments Status
224. 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. [40629/18] - Bullying in the Workplace
225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints in regard to bullying that have been submitted by nurses and midwives via the HSE's new complaints notification process created as... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place in order to address the shortage of anaphylactic pens here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40634/18] - Hospital Staff Data
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant radiologists attached to University Hospital Waterford; the respective speciality applicable to each radiologist, for example,... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
228. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the outpatient waiting list for neurology at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40640/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
229. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a MRI scan at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40641/18] - Medical Card Administration
230. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which applications for medical cards from persons with severe rheumatoid arthritis are considered in the context of their condition; and if he will... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
231. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay of 34 months in County Wexford for an appointment with a child and adolescent primary care psychologist; the further reason the... - Home Help Service Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for additional home support in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in homeless accommodation; if they are supported temporary accommodation, temporary emergency accommodation or other available specifically... - Mental Health Services
234. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting times for accessing mental health supports in Dublin 5 (details supplied) is 16 weeks; the steps... - Dental Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health if changes will be brought forward to the Dentists Act 1985 which would allow dental hygienists to treat patients without the need for supervision by a... - Dental Services Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Health if a review will be carried out into the dental care provided to long-stay patients at nursing home facilities (details supplied); his plans to amend... - Assisted Human Reproduction
238. To ask the Minister for Health if zygotes stored in Irish or international clinics that are formed prior to the full commencement of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 but are... - Air Ambulance Service
239. To ask the Minister for Health if a helipad will be provided at Wexford General Hospital in view of the establishment of a service (details supplied) based in Mallow and covering an area... - Drug Treatment Programmes
240. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the rise in use of crack cocaine in view of the reported increase of this substance in recent years; and if he will make a... - Addiction Treatment Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of detox beds available by county; the average length of time a person is waiting to access such a bed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Availability
242. To ask the Minister for Health when the diet supplement Kuvan will be available to late treated adults with PKU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40711/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
243. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the lack of trained psychiatrists in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital metabolic unit and the HSE mental health services for... - Health Services Staff
244. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for an increase in funding for a community based podiatrist for persons with diabetes in County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Delays
245. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40719/18] - HSE Properties
246. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the HSE facilities at Erkina House, Rathdowney, County Laois. [40720/18] - Patient Transfers
247. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to transfer the patients of Erkina House, Rathdowney, County Laois to other facilities; and the consultation that has... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
248. To ask the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia... - Services for People with Disabilities
249. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with a group (details supplied) to discuss funding arrangements for a centre in order for it to open on more weeks per year; if the granting of... - Medicinal Products
250. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) to whom medicinal cannabis has been recommended here and in another EU state as being beneficial... - Health Services Funding
252. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent survey regarding whether funding for extra community based podiatrists in County Kildare to support the diabetes... - Ministerial Meetings
253. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has been unable to meet with the family of a person (details supplied). [40754/18] - HSE Reports
254. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on implementing the recommendations of the HSE report 51449 (details supplied). [40755/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
255. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [40763/18] - Hospital Beds Data
256. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and day case public patient beds in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [40764/18] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
257. To ask the Minister for Health the evidence required for the cross-border healthcare directive to prove a person is on a public waiting list here. [40765/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
258. To ask the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40770/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
259. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will secure an appointment to see an ENT specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons. [40776/18] - Home Help Service Provision
260. To ask the Minister for Health when 15 hours of home support will be provided for a person (details supplied). [40778/18] - Health Services Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive treatment in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40779/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
262. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40786/18] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
263. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical cannabis expert reference group has concluded its report on guidelines for the proposed medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40793/18] - Hospital Services
265. To ask the Minister for Health if all blood samples that are taken in sexual assault treatment units after a rape has occurred are tested for date rape drugs; his plans... - Bereavement Counselling Services Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend bereavement counselling services for children under 18 years of age that have been affected by the sudden death of a parent. [40834/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
268. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the supplementary report into the CervicalCheck screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40838/18] - HSE Staff Responsibilities
270. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the performance achievement policy for the Health Service Executive; if he is satisfied that full compliance with the policy has been achieved;... - HSE Reports
271. To ask the Minister for Health the status of implementing the recommendations of the 2017 external report on the national screening service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
272. To ask the Minister for Health the outsourcing contracts in place regarding hospitals (details supplied). [40844/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
274. To ask the Minister for Health the reason such a large proportion of children who are clinically listed for spinal surgery have been moved to a suspended category of wait list. [40846/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
275. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for a first scoliosis assessment with a specialist surgeon hospital (details supplied). [40847/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
279. To ask the Minister for Health if the Children's Hospital Group, CHG, is actively following national protocols as per the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF; and the person or body that... - Services for People with Disabilities
280. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for HSE funding approval for bracing therapy if a child has a medical card; the reason children across the Children's Hospital Group, CHG, do not... - Home Help Service Data
281. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours assigned in County Kerry for the month of September 2018, in tabular form; the number of hours provided in each month by HSE home... - Mental Health Services Data
282. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved CAMHS consultant psychiatrist posts per local area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40854/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
283. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) was placed on the public waiting list for surgery. [40855/18] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
284. To ask the Minister for Health if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken in respect of the provision of the FreeStyle Libre monitoring system for all persons with type 1 diabetes on the... - Organ Donation
285. To ask the Minister for Health his views on introducing an opt-out clause for organ donors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40858/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
286. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) who is on the waiting list for three years will have hip surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40862/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
287. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended number of early intervention and prevention counsellor posts in each CHO area; the level of vacancies in these posts; and the detail of... - Disability Support Services
288. To ask the Minister for Health the action which can be taken to ensure legal costs are returned to staff cleared of wrongdoing at a facility (details supplied) which provides services to... - Emergency Departments Services
289. To ask the Minister for Health if the construction and staffing of the 60-bed unit University Hospital Limerick (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages Funding
290. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing 5,000 extra home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/18] - Hospital Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for X-rays to be read and advised to the referring general practitioner by hospital; and his views on the unacceptable wait of weeks before... - Medical Consent
292. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 156 to 158, inclusive, of 26 September 2018, if Defence Forces medical officers are excluded from the legal obligation... - Hospital Appointments Delays
293. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an appointment in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
294. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons on the public waiting list here are being excluded from the cross-border scheme due to the fact an element of their income is an English... - Health Services Data
296. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of recruiting an extra 70 mental health intellectual disability posts for children. [40926/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
297. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 165, 166 and 171 of 26 September 2018, if he will answer the specific questions (details supplied) contained in the... - Health Services Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40946/18] - General Practitioner Data
299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new general practitioners required over the next five years to provide for the replacement of general practitioners retiring over the same... - Cancer Screening Programmes
300. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce waiting times of circa 17 weeks for women participating in smear tests in circumstances in which they have been advised of... - Services for People with Disabilities
302. To ask the Minister for Health if a care centre (details supplied) will be opened for 52 weeks a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40957/18] - Transport Support Scheme
303. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of the new transport support scheme to replace the mobility allowance; the timeframe for the provision of same;... - Hospital Procedures
304. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40961/18] - Hospital Beds Data
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds to be provided in modular units in 2018 for each relevant acute hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
307. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the allocation of €55 million in 2018 to fund the National Treatment Purchase Fund to address waiting lists for those on same; the amount... - Services for People with Disabilities
308. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the application by an organisation (details supplied) for further annual investment in its care centre; and if he will make a... - Hospitals Data
309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that required in-hospital treatment for diabetes related to foot complications and lower limb loss; the amount allocated to Naas General... - General Practitioner Contracts
310. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will be recognised in negotiations on the new GMS contract; the status of the new GMS contract negotiations; and if he... - Health Services Funding
312. To ask the Minister for Health if the general practitioner capital fund will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40983/18] - Health Services Provision
313. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40986/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of need of children with disabilities that are carried out per community healthcare organisation annually. [40999/18] - Dental Services Expenditure
318. To ask the Minister for Health when the pre-economic crisis budget for the dental treatment services scheme will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41001/18] - Autism Support Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding being provided to an autism support organisation in each CHO area in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make... - HSE Reviews
321. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2017 review of the HSE National Review of Autism Services - Past, Present and Way Forward 2012 will be published; and if he will make a statement on... - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
322. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding the establishment of a regulatory body for assisted human reproduction, including surrogacy further to the report of the Commission... - Hospital Appointments Status
323. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41014/18] - Midwifery Services Provision
324. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost in a full year if 350 extra midwives were recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41023/18] - Medicinal Products Prices
325. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
326. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have knee surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41031/18] - Hospital Staff Data
327. To ask the Minister for Health if there are vacant posts at the maternity ward in Mayo University Hospital; if so, the length of time the posts have been vacant; the reason for the... - Mental Health Services Provision
328. To ask the Minister for Health the sale prices and dates of sale for each lot that comprised the former St. Senan's Hospital and associated lands in Enniscorthy; if the moneys achieved by... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
329. To ask the Minister for Health if access to new treatments for MS patients (details supplied) will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41051/18] - Diabetes Strategy
330. To ask the Minister for Health the next steps as determined by the HSE in finger test strip utilisation monitoring with respect to the management of patients with diabetes; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
331. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41054/18] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
332. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made to develop a performance measurement system which will improve accountability across local and regional drug task forces; and if he... - Drug Treatment Programmes
333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the opioid overdose medication Naloxone; and if he will make a statement on the... - Diabetes Strategy
334. To ask the Minister for Health if the finger test strip utilisation monitoring is indicating a cost or a saving over the six months since the FreeStyle Libre reimbursement scheme was... - Hospital Charges
336. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will abolish inpatient charges for patients receiving treatment for cancer; when these charges will be abolished; and if he will make a... - Patient Data
337. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving inpatient treatment for cancer who do not qualify for a medical card and do not have private health insurance; and if he will... - Pharmacy Regulations
338. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding pharmaceutical assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41101/18] - Disease Incidence
339. To ask the Minister for Health if annual data on the number of persons presenting and being diagnosed with Lyme disease is being recorded; the steps he has taken to address any increases in... - Medical Card Reviews
340. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be refunded for medication the person purchased while the person's medical card was being reviewed; and if he will make a... - Disability Services Data
341. To ask the Minister for Health the level of unmet personal assistant hours; the level of met personal assistant hours; his plans to undertake research on the matter in order that planning... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to be fitted for shoes, pedro boots and insoles for same by county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - International Programmes
343. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to continue with Ireland's participation in the human biomonitoring programme DEMOCOPHES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41123/18] - Rare Diseases
344. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the rare diseases medical product technology review committee; the drugs that have been referred to it by the HSE; the way in which it is... - HSE Staff
345. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a HSE position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41128/18] - Health Services Funding
346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a budget 2019 request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
347. To ask the Minister for Health when the new contributory assessment conditions under the fair deal scheme will come into practice whereby land and businesses will be excluded after three... - Disability Support Services Funding
348. To ask the Minister for Health if the requested funding of €600,000 will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to enable a respite facility to open 52 weeks of the year... - Hospital Waiting Lists
349. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41144/18] - Disability Support Services Funding
351. To ask the Minister for Health if the further €600,000 will be allocated to a group (details supplied) for its care centre in Dublin. [41152/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
352. To ask the Minister for Health if the finger test strip utilisation monitoring is indicating a cost or a saving (details supplied); the measures the HSE has determined to be the next steps... - HSE Staff Data
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff across all grades working at the National Recruitment Service, Manorhamilton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41155/18] - Hospital Staff Data
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies approved both current and new waiting to be filled by grade across all the statutory hospitals for each of the years 2011 to 2017... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
361. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on agency staff by each statutory hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
363. To ask the Minister for Health the average time to finally fill each position across all grades the national recruitment service, Manorhamilton, is responsible for over the years 2011 to... - Maternity Services Provision
364. To ask the Minister for Health when anomaly scans will be available to all maternity patients at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Maternity Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended outsourcing anomaly scans at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he... - HSE Data
367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracts and the accumulated total of all contracts procured for each year to date since the establishment of the HBS procurement service; and... - Health Services Staff Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on agency staff costs in each of the years 2011 to 2017 at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Administration
373. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card application process will be reviewed to assess under discretionary medical grounds before assessing income (details supplied). [41183/18] - Health Services Staff
374. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for an additional community based diabetes podiatrist in County Limerick will be made available in the upcoming budget; the reason Limerick had the... - Vaccination Programme
376. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a radio campaign is being run stating that the flu vaccine is free for at-risk groups but does not mention... - Services for People with Disabilities
377. To ask the Minister for Health if funding to a care centre (details supplied) will be increased in order that services can be expanded to support those with multiple sclerosis; and if he... - Health Services Staff
378. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that physiotherapists within the Health Service Executive who have submitted a section 38 registration application... - Ministerial Communications
381. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41525/18] - Official Engagements
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he or officials in his Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup; if so, the reason they attended; the days on which they attended; the officials they met from...
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