Written answers
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
- Disability Services Provision
339. 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. [42029/18] - Hospital Staff
340. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 25 September 2018, if social workers involved in clinical practice in a unit at a hospital (details supplied)... - Disability Services Provision
343. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate with the HSE when a new case co-ordinator will be appointed to a facility (details supplied); the timeline and the way in which they... - Hospital Facilities
344. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the proposal for the construction of a fifth theatre in Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Charges
345. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing inpatient charges for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41744/18] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
347. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug refund scheme will be extended to include drugs prescribed outside the State for persons accessing IVF treatment abroad; and if he will make a... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
348. To ask the Minister for Health if fertility treatment will be offered to women with conditions such as endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41747/18] - Health Services
349. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/18] - Infectious Diseases
350. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the development of a new sepsis screening tool (details supplied); if consideration is being given to utilise this new... - Healthcare Policy
351. To ask the Minister for Health the annual funding provided by his Department to the EU, healthcare innovation in the State, innovation hubs and healthcare projects innovating new products in... - Alcohol Treatment Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of resources to the HSE and-or local authorities to set up daytime activity centres for the significant cohort of street drinkers in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
353. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for cataract surgery; when a reply will issue to the representation made on 2 October 2018; and if he will... - Orthodontic Services
354. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called to receive braces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41777/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
355. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) [41782/18] - Occupational Therapy Provision
356. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with an occupational therapist will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
357. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for those diagnosed with Lyme disease to receive funding for treatment abroad in view of the fact that there is no treatment for the disease... - Medical Products
358. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in the short to medium term to meet representatives of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss new medication which could be made available for... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
359. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale for the new mental health unit at Naas General Hospital; and the estimated completion date of the project. [41790/18] - Diabetes Strategy
360. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for an additional community based diabetes podiatrist in County Limerick will be made available in budget 2019; the reason for the sudden increase;... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
361. To ask the Minister for Health when an additional orthodontist will commence work at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, in order to ease waiting times for patients; and if he will... - Hospitals Data
362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hip and knee replacements carried out at Croom Hospital, County Limerick, in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of... - Departmental Staff Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department and bodies under his aegis appointed to principal officer arising from internal competitions since 7 July 2015, by year.... - Services for People with Disabilities
365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41874/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
366. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [41875/18] - Healthcare Policy
369. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 17 November 2017, the principles which guide this funding with specific reference to intellectual property rights... - Home Care Packages Administration
372. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the allocation of home care package funding to CHO area 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41889/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
373. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ring-fence an allocation of home care package funding for dementia care in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41890/18] - Mental Health Services Funding
374. To ask the Minister for Health if the allocation of mental health service funding to CHO area 8 will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
375. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ring-fence an allocation of mental health service funding to extend delivery to a 24-7 service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients in each public and voluntary hospital who have been removed from outpatient lists to date in 2018 as a result of a validation... - Home Care Packages Data
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a home support hours package in each LHO area; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to 12 and... - Primary Care Centres Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health the status of primary care centre projects (details supplied) announced on 22 April 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41910/18] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a 50-bed ward block at a hospital (details supplied); when funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Data
381. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in the Ireland East hospital group; and the details of each (details supplied). [41914/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
387. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ask HIQA to investigate the misdiagnosed slides of the 221 women involved in the CervicalCheck scandal; and if this investigation will identify the... - Hospital Acquired Infections
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recent reports of a drug resistant superbug being a factor in seven deaths in University Hospital Limerick; his views on the matter;... - Substance Misuse
389. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make naloxone available as an over the counter medicine to those properly trained in its administration; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products Availability
390. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug osimertinib will be made available to persons with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer; the cost-benefit analysis undertaken regarding the... - Vaccination Programme Data
391. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a catch-up programme of meningitis B vaccinations for children who had not received it prior to the roll-out of the current vaccination scheme;... - Hospitals Funding
392. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to a hospital (details supplied) from 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Domestic Violence Policy
393. To ask the Minister for Health if women are routinely queried regarding domestic violence during pregnancy; the stage inquiries are made; if the person is alone when inquiries are made; and... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
396. To ask the Minister for Health when a surgeon will be appointed to cater for those in need of excessive skin removal surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; the measures being put in... - Hospitals Building Programme
397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a multimillion euro development proposed for the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon; the stage the proposed development is now at;... - Disabilities Assessments
399. 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. [41987/18] - Sexually Transmitted Infections
400. To ask the Minister for Health whether Athlone Institute of Technology is the only third level institution which does not have access to a sexually transmitted infections clinic. [41988/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
402. To ask the Minister for Health the levels of child and adult mental health services staffing per community healthcare organisation area as a percentage of levels prescribed by A Vision for... - Mental Health Services Data
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community mental health teams, that is, general adult mental health, psychiatry of old age and child and adolescent mental health services, per... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
404. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in County Roscommon receiving counselling and services from the child and adolescent mental health services; the number... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
406. To ask the Minister for Health if an illness (details supplied) will be listed in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41998/18] - Home Help Service Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations between a union (details supplied) and the HSE regarding the roll-out of a new home help service proposed by the HSE; if he is... - Hospital Appointments Status
408. 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. [42000/18] - Primary Care Services Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to secure general practitioner-led primary care in Carrigallen, County Leitrim, where no permanent doctor is positioned; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
410. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [42015/18] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed works on a property (details supplied). [42017/18] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
412. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make Naltrexone available under the medical card scheme, with particular reference to persons who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia; and if he... - Mental Health Services Funding
413. To ask the Minister for Health his priorities or preliminary plans for the allocation of additional funding for mental health services in 2019. [42025/18] - Mental Health Services Expenditure
415. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on mental health services in 2018; and the breakdown for current and capital spending, inclusive of funding spent on new services. [42027/18] - Mental Health Services Funding
416. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the health budget for 2019 that will be used to cover overspend in the health service from the previous years; if mental health funding will be... - Primary Care Centres Provision
417. To ask the Minister for Health the stage a project (details supplied) has reached. [42030/18] - Addiction Treatment Services
418. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied) calling for four specific actions in respect of the... - Disability Services Data
419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff needed to facilitate the policy of decongregation across County Louth; the number of additional staff recruited to date to... - Services for People with Disabilities
420. To ask the Minister for Health the services offered at community hubs for persons with disabilities; and the regulatory framework for these hubs. [42038/18] - Domestic Violence
421. To ask the Minister for Health if those receiving therapy for sexual abuse receive information regarding their vulnerability to domestic abuse in view of the links between sexual abuse and... - Estimates Process
423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the large increase in funding under section H of the health Estimates for 2019 from €96 million in 2018 to €491 million in 2019;... - Home Help Service
424. To ask the Minister for Health when the gratuity payment due to certain home help workers will be made in lieu of pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Diabetes Strategy
425. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services available to patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes at University Hospital Waterford, for example, nurses, dieticians, training,... - Hospital Charges
426. To ask the Minister for Health if he will abolish inpatient charges for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42060/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) who is entering adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42067/18] - Hospital Procedures
428. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the synthetic mesh devices advisory group established by the HSE; if all women affected can input into this forum; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting nearly three years for an appointment at Beaumont Hospital. [42078/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
430. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the significant multi-annual investment in general practice which he announced in budget 2019; the specific funding to be provided in 2018 to... - Health Services Funding
431. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the additional funding for winter pressures in 2018-19 and new beds in 2019-20 which he announced in budget 2019; the specific funding to be... - Mental Health Policy
432. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 18 September 2018, the timeline for the production of the first draft of the model of care for dual diagnosis by a... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
433. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund does not operate in Beaumont Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details... - Mental Health Services Data
434. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE spend on mental health agency staff to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42121/18] - HSE Properties
435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of vacant HSE properties in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42123/18] - Ambulance Service Response Times
436. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which response times have improved in counties Cavan and Monaghan with regard to the programme for partnership Government commitment to increase... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health the prosthetic services provided to the health service by a contractor (details supplied); the value of the contract paid to this contractor for each year for... - Hospital Appointments Status
438. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [42147/18] - Hospital Beds Data
439. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new hospital beds that will be introduced in 2019 and 2020, respectively, as per the measures announced as part of the health budget for 2019 in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
440. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a date for a knee replacement operation despite replying to a letter from the HSE in July 2018... - Health Services Expenditure
442. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to spend the extra capital funding allocated to the health area in 2019. [42165/18] - Budget 2019
444. To ask the Minister for Health the year one measures set out in table 8 of the Sláintecare report that were funded as part of budget 2019; and the extent to which they were funded in... - HSE Staff Training
446. To ask the Minister for Health the respective number of extra training places for general practitioners, consultants and primary care staff that will be funded in 2019. [42169/18] - Medical Card Delays
447. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a medical card application by a person (details supplied) being finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42180/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
448. To ask the Minister for Health when a home support package will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [42184/18] - Departmental Correspondence
449. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42232/18] - Hospital Services
450. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the administration of pain relieving injections for persons with arthritis is no longer available at Louth... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
451. To ask the Minister for Health if equipment will be provided to a person (details supplied) without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42235/18] - Medical Card Applications
453. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42238/18] - Blood Donations
454. To ask the Minister for Health the screening process in place to detect Lyme disease in blood donations; the consequences for a positive identification; and if he will make a statement on... - Infectious Diseases
455. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that general practitioners and other health professionals have adequate training for the early testing and diagnosis of Lyme... - Infectious Disease Incidence
456. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42247/18] - Nursing Home Services
458. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is resident in a nursing home cannot avail of services such as ulcer dressing at primary care centres when required;... - Protected Disclosures Data
460. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff who have made a protected disclosure to him in 2018. [42267/18] - Home Care Packages Data
461. To ask the Minister for Health the additional home support hours required by 2031 (details supplied). [42269/18] - Hospital Appointments Delays
462. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving reconstructive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42280/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
464. To ask the Minister for Health if hip replacement operations have come to a halt or slowed in number in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; the number of hip replacement operations carried out at... - Hospital Charges
465. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a campaign by a society (details supplied); his further views on the society’s call to abolish inpatient charges for all patients; and if... - Respite Care Services Funding
466. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a request by an organisation (details supplied); if a request for a further €600,000 annual investment will be... - Maternity Services
467. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on baby formula by each maternity hospital or hospital with a maternity function; the amount spent in each of the years 2012 to 2017; and if... - HSE Staff Recruitment
469. To ask the Minister for Health when a new director general and-or chief executive officer of the HSE will be appointed. [42316/18] - Assisted Human Reproduction
470. To ask the Minister for Health when plans will be put in place to assist families with the cost of IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42317/18] - Proposed Legislation
471. To ask the Minister for Health when the Bill for assisted health reproduction will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42318/18] - General Medical Services Scheme
472. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of expanding access to free general practitioner care through a 10% increase in the weekly income thresholds for general... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
473. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a recruitment process (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42321/18] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
474. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred employing agency nurses to date in 2017; and the fee paid to recruitment agencies to hire staff in the HSE. [42325/18] - Home Help Service Provision
475. To ask the Minister for Health if the home help hours for a person (details supplied) will be sanctioned immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42327/18] - Disability Services Provision
476. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the action plan for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42328/18] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
477. To ask the Minister for Health when funding allocations for drug and alcohol task forces will be announced; if there will be an increase in core funding to these task forces in view of the... - Disabilities Assessments
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment by early intervention teams in CHO 9; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Funding
479. To ask the Minister for Health if the €55 million increase in the mental health budget will include an allocation of expansion of Jigsaw youth mental health services; if expanding the... - HSE National Service Plan
480. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE is expected to submit its service plan for 2019 following budget 2019 measures announced to support persons with disabilities. [42377/18] - Disability Support Services Funding
481. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €12 million announced in budget 2019 to develop day services for school leavers with disabilities will be allocated to each CHO... - Home Help Service Funding
486. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding that will be allocated to home support service hours as a result of budget 2019 for each CHO area; and the moneys that will be... - Respite Care Services Data
488. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional in-home respite hours for respite care that will be available as a result of budget 2019 for each CHO area; and the moneys which will... - Mental Health Services Funding
491. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the additional €84 million announced in budget 2019 for the provision of mental health services will be allocated; the amount of... - Health Services Provision
496. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the necessary rehabilitation and physiotherapy is being denied to a person (details supplied). [42398/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant urologist at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the average waiting time to see a consultant; the steps... - General Practitioner Contracts
498. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reversing the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, reductions to general practitioner fees announced in... - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
499. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of paying all new entrant consultants recruited since 2012 at the pre-2012 rate of salary. [42472/18] - Primary Care Services Provision
500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12... - Audiology Services Data
502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12,... - Dietician Service Provision
503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12,... - Dental Services Data
504. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to... - Psychological Services
505. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12,... - Physiotherapy Provision
506. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list; and the number waiting less than four, four to12 and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular... - Services for People with Disabilities
507. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams in each local health office area in tabular form. [42481/18] - Budget 2019
508. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the 58% increase to subhead E.1 of the health Vote as per page 216 of the budget 2019 expenditure report. [42521/18]
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