Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
- Medical Card Data
488. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in possession of a medical card and general practitioner visit card, respectively in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a... - Child and Family Agency Staff
489. To ask the Minister for Health if information on the rate of staff turnover at an organisation (details supplied) is kept by either her Department or Tusla; and if so, the rate of turnover... - Child Abuse
490. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for forensic examination of a child following a disclosure of sexual abuse by that child. [45124/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the adequacy of support services for children and teenagers identified as having a tendency to self-harm; the number of instances of... - Ministerial Meetings
492. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet a person (details supplied) who recently corresponded with him in relation to efforts to secure mental health support for their child; and if... - Maternity Services Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for a scan (details supplied) to be rolled out to all expectant women in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
494. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a scheme or allowance which can be paid towards the ongoing maintenance and repair of an arterial assist machine which is a medical necessity for a... - Medical Card Administration
495. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card previously awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal may be backdated to enable them to be considered for CCSP band A;... - Hospitals Car Park Charges
496. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been updated on the HSE’s review of hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/18] - Health Services Funding
499. To ask the Minister for Health further to the announcement in budget 2019 that €206 million has been allocated to the implementation of Sláintecare, the areas to which the... - Orthodontic Services Provision
500. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been advised that they will now have a longer period to wait for orthodontic... - Mental Health Services Staff
501. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund an increase of staff required at a centre (details supplied); if a counselling service and dementia adviser service will be provided at the... - Health Services Reports
502. To ask the Minister for Health if the chief medical officer's report on the issues raised on the use of vaginal mesh is now completed; and the timeframe for completion of the report and a... - Nursing Home Subventions
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the level of funding needed by a care home (details supplied) to enable it to meet the costs of improving the home to meet new standards... - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
504. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human reproduction Bill 2017; the progress of the Bill to date; when he expects the Bill to be enacted; and if he will make a... - Suicide Prevention
505. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for allocating just one place on a training course for a group (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
506. To ask the Minister for Health the status of full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44666/18] - Suicide Prevention
507. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who received classes with a group (details supplied), respectively each year for the past three years; and the estimated number of... - Public Service Stability Agreement
508. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person employed by the HSE has been issued with an advisory regarding working hours, pay and conditions (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Dental Services Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Health if changes to the criteria on the medical card system will be made which would allow for more advanced dentures to be fitted under the scheme in specific cases... - Disease Management
510. To ask the Minister for Health the knowledge, treatment and supports available to general practitioners in particular in relation to managing Lyme disease; the status of the recognition for... - Health Service Capacity Review
511. To ask the Minister for Health if a multi-annual plan will be brought forward which will commit to the timeframe for when the 2,600 additional acute hospital beds recommended under the... - Medical Conditions
512. To ask the Minister for Health his views on Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome; the number of persons diagnosed with it here; the recommended treatments and supports available to those with the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
513. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Roscommon who are on an outpatient hospital waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/18] - Ambulance Service Data
514. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ambulance base located at Loughglynn, County Roscommon; the number of ambulance personnel assigned there; the hours in which it operates; and... - Patient Data
515. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at the urgent care centre at Roscommon County Hospital in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services Data
516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours and overnights allocated and delivered in 2017 and to date in 2018, in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Data
517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated and delivered in 2017 and to date in 2018, in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44706/18] - Pharmacy Regulations
518. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed changes under section 30 of the Pharmacy Act 2007 that will change and limit the work practices of pharmaceutical... - General Medical Services Scheme
519. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason medical card holders are charged by their general practitioner each time they receive Faslodex 250 mg injections; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Supply
521. To ask the Minister for Health when persons with type 1 diabetes over 21 years of age can expect to be given access to the FreeStyle Libre device under the long-term illness scheme; the... - Organ Donation
522. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce a system similar to the Spanish model in which organ donation is based on an opt-out system. [44740/18] - Medicinal Products Supply
523. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason a person (details supplied) is being refused versatis patches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44741/18] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data
525. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide statistical and other information (details supplied) relating to persons with an acquired brain injury; and if he will make a statement on... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
526. To ask the Minister for Health when he will put in place a financial support scheme for women seeking assisted human reproduction and or IVF treatment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Screening Programmes
527. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the average waiting time for women to be informed of their smear test results after having had the test; if his attention has been drawn to the fact... - Cancer Services Provision
528. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on the campaign of an organisation (details supplied) to abolish inpatient and inpatient day case charges for cancer patients; the policy... - Hospital Appointments Status
529. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44760/18] - Cancer Screening Programmes
530. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44763/18] - Health Services Staff
531. To ask the Minister for Health when new contracts will be offered to carers employed by the HSE in County Kerry in view of the fact that their hours are going to a private company; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
532. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); his views on whether persons in such a condition are being left too long on a... - Departmental Meetings
533. To ask the Minister for Health if he, his departmental officials and or his ministerial predecessors have met companies and an organisation (details supplied) and or representatives of same... - Hospitals Data
534. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of the recommencement of arthroplasty operations at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44789/18] - Hospital Procedures
538. To ask the Minister for Health when arthroplasty procedures will recommence for public patients at University Hospital Kerry; if it is a matter of funding; if so, his plans to meet the... - Hospital Appointments Status
540. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44808/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
541. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on a matter relating to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44809/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
542. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the progress of the refurbishment of the new child and adolescent mental health services centre at Arden House, Wexford town; and the date on which... - Hospital Services
543. To ask the Minister for Health if the extension of ophthalmic services in Letterkenny University Hospital to include cataract procedures has been considered; and if he will make a statement... - Care of the Elderly Funding
545. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44826/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
546. To ask the Minister for Health the specific contracts available to staff employed via the child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44828/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
547. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to issue the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44841/18] - Orthodontic Services
548. To ask the Minister for Health the details relating to the pilot scheme launched by the HSE to outsource treatment for persons on a waiting list for orthodontic treatment to private... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish persons who have received cataract treatment under the cross-border directive in the past two years; the cost of this treatment; and if he... - Departmental Consultations
551. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the submissions made to the consultations undertaken by his Department in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Health if the community health services will engage directly with a person (details supplied); if the department of psychiatry will assess them as requested by their... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
554. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources being provided to CAMHS in order to enable young persons with mental health problems to be assessed; if additional psychologists will... - Disability Support Services Provision
555. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, for a person (details supplied). [44891/18] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
557. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive ophthalmology treatment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and... - Disability Support Services Provision
558. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the care service being provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44909/18] - Patient Transport Provision
559. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased to supply a bus for cancer patients from counties Donegal and Sligo attending Galway University Hospital for treatment; and if he... - Hospital Services
560. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest in neurology services in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44924/18] - Medical Card Applications
561. 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); when the medical card application... - Disability Support Services Provision
562. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be carried out in respect of a child (details supplied) with ADHD and autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
563. 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... - Nursing Home Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme will be extended for care in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44937/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which persons over 21 years of age may have access to the FreeStyle Libre device on the long-term illness scheme; the circumstances in which... - Hospital Appointments Status
566. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [44949/18] - Hospital Charges
568. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018,... - Orthodontic Services
572. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 18 September 2018, when the report compiled by persons (details supplied) in 2015 into orthodontic services within... - Hospital Beds Data
573. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 443 of 23 October 2018; if he will elaborate on the information provided in the reply with respect to the reopening of... - General Practitioner Services Provision
574. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the under six years of age general practitioner visit card has not been extended to persons under twelve years of age as outlined in Budget 2016.... - Hospital Beds Data
575. To ask the Minister for Health the average annual operational cost of a filled acute bed in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44993/18] - Health Promotion
577. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Healthy Ireland stakeholder forum on the built environment taking place in November 2018; the persons and bodies invited to the event; the... - Cancer Services Provision
578. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address capacity issues at the family history breast care clinic in St. James' Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that... - Nursing Staff Data
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional nursing staff required in hospitals in order to implement the recommendations of the framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix.... - Hospitals Data
580. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for reporting back on X-ray referrals across each of the hospitals in the RCSI group of hospitals for each month over the first nine months... - Hospital Appointments Status
581. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45020/18] - Mental Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding mental health services for children and teenagers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45023/18] - Disability Services Provision
583. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to give effect to the call included in a broader motion on disabilities that sought the withdrawal of the in loco parentis rule and that... - Estimates Process
584. To ask the Minister for Health if a letter of determination sent to the HSE in respect of Estimates for public services 2018 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a cost-benefit analysis on the usage of the finger test strips for persons between 5 and 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes; if it has... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
586. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation plan for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy will be published; if the HSE submitted the plan to his office in June 2018; and... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health the dedicated funding that will be available in 2019 to support the development of neuro-rehabilitation services. [45048/18] - Hospitals Funding
588. To ask the Minister for Health the dedicated funding that will be available in 2019 to address waiting times at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [45049/18] - Health Services Expenditure
589. To ask the Minister for Health further to his statement at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on 4 October 2018 on the national development plan as it relates to Sláintecare, the... - Hospital Appointments Status
590. 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. [45069/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan (details supplied). [45071/18] - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO area 7 on the waiting list for an appointment with a child psychologist; the length of time each has been waiting; the measures... - Psychological Services
599. To ask the Minister for Health if an interim child psychologist has been appointed to the north Kildare disability network team to replace the senior child psychologist who went on maternity... - General Practitioner Services Provision
600. To ask the Minister for Health the measures and plans in place for extra general practitioner services in primary care at Kilcock, County Kildare, in view of the fact patients are being... - Cancer Screening Programmes
601. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for CervicalCheck screening participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45084/18] - Ambulance Service Staff
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to engage with the ambulance personnel branch of a union (details supplied) that is asserting its fundamental employee rights to... - Pharmacy Regulations
603. To ask the Minister for Health if the status of pharmaceutical assistants following recent recommendations made by an organisation (details supplied) will be protected; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
604. To ask the Minister for Health if emergency funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to cover the costs of continuity of service provision; and if he will make a... - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress of the assisted human reproduction Bill, in particular in relation to areas (details supplied); when he plans to come before... - Hospital Staff
606. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rheumatologist and the staffing level at the rheumatology department of University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Beds Data
607. To ask the Minister for Health the average annual operational cost of a filled bed in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45116/18] - National Children's Hospital
608. To ask the Minister for Health the original planned completion date for the national children's hospital; the estimated completion date for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages Data
609. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting approval for home help hours in the north west in each month in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a... - Budget 2019
610. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding allocated from budget 2019 to address the trolley crisis in Letterkenny University Hospital not taking into account funds allocated... - Ambulance Service Provision
611. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether ambulance cover in County Donegal is sufficient for the needs of the county; the number of stations that exist; the criteria for... - Pharmacy Regulations
612. 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. [45150/18] - Electronic Cigarettes
613. To ask the Minister for Health if the policy towards e-cigarettes will be updated in view of the Healthy Ireland 2018 finding that 41% of smokers that successfully quit in the past year used... - Health Services Expenditure
614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason health spending has overrun to a large extent since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45155/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
615. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. [45166/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
617. To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation to reflect the changes to the fair deal scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45175/18] - Home Help Service Data
618. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time spent on a waiting list by patients that already qualify for help via the home help scheme and have applied for additional support... - General Medical Services Scheme
619. To ask the Minister for Health if a person can have a pyroluria test carried out under the medical card GMS scheme in view of the fact that persons are reporting that it costs circa... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
620. To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) has undertaken work within his Department's remit to build or renovate projects over the past ten years; if so, the project... - Orthodontic Services
621. To ask the Minister for Health if an orthodontic procedure for a person (details supplied) can be expedited in view of the fact that the person was initially assessed in 2014; and if he will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
622. To ask the Minister for Health if it was policy that the fair deal office would review applicants' means on an annual basis (details supplied) based on social welfare budgetary increases;... - Hospital Appointments Status
623. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [45239/18] - Disease Incidence
624. 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 increases in... - Paediatric Services
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric physiotherapists working in County Kildare. [45243/18] - Disabilities Assessments
629. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) continues to wait for the school age team despite their original assessment of needs being in June 2015; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
631. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital [45273/18] - Hospital Deaths
632. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 24 October 2018, the robust methodology used in the review to determine the inclusion-exclusion criteria; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
633. 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. [45287/18] - Pharmaceutical Sector
634. To ask the Minister for Health if the implications of the proposed rule changes by an organisation (details supplied) for pharmaceutical assistants that qualified in the years 1982 to 1985... - Health Services Provision
635. To ask the Minister for Health the details of recent refurbishment works in a centre (details supplied); the list of services it plans to deliver; the expected number of persons it will... - Ministerial Correspondence
636. To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45298/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
637. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on extending the fair deal scheme for a person (details supplied) that is being cared for in their home; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
638. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
639. To ask the Minister for Health if all sufficient care necessary will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45312/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
640. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with a surgeon at University Hospital Galway. [45313/18] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
641. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant to a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45315/18] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
642. To ask the Minister for Health if a wheelchair will be provided to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
643. To ask the Minister for Health if a case (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason funding was cut by the HSE; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this activity is under... - Care of the Elderly
644. To ask the Minister for Health the national protocols in place in cases in which relatives of persons in residential care can be barred from visiting that resident or can have their visiting... - Hospital Appointments Status
646. 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. [45324/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
647. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding staffing levels within a specialist team (details supplied) for homeless persons with severe mental health difficulties; if staffing... - Hospital Charges
648. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism to reimburse a person (details supplied) for private treatment who was referred to Tullamore accident and emergency department with... - Health Products Regulatory Authority
649. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the proposal by the Health Products Regulatory Authority to increase its fees by 8% in 2019, further to an increase in fees in 2018, if his... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
650. To ask the Minister for Health when a location (details supplied) in County Wexford will be made available for use by CAMHS service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45336/18] - Hospital Services
651. To ask the Minister for Health the services that were provided by a person (details supplied) at St. Vincent's University Hospital before their retirement; and the person that now carries... - Services for People with Disabilities
652. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding by a sum of €600,000 to an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow the centre to operate 52 weeks of the year;... - HSE Properties
653. To ask the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE for the old health clinic and surrounding lands in Tinahely, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45374/18] - Legislative Process
654. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45376/18] - HSE Properties
655. To ask the Minister for Health if an internal audit was carried out by HSE into the proposed sale of 14.2 acres of HSE land at Merlin Park Hospital to a hospice (details supplied). [45377/18] - Health Services
665. To ask the Minister for Health the persons that patients who have undergone bariatric surgery are referred to for further skin removal surgery. [45392/18] - Hospital Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health if excess skin removal following bariatric surgery is classified as a medical or a surgical procedure. [45393/18] - Patient Safety
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group of persons as requested in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45403/18] - Health Services
668. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some multiple sclerosis patients are being asked to attend the accident and emergency unit in Cork University Hospital for an infusion of a drug... - Medicinal Products Prices
669. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 18 October 2018, the members of the committee; the expected outputs of the committee; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Availability
670. To ask the Minister for Health if his officials are examining the new Scottish model of reviewing orphan drugs through the patient and clinician engagement model; if he will bring forward... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
671. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Lyme disease is not included in the long-term illness scheme; the criteria for adding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45439/18] - Disease Incidence
672. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve diagnostic screening and testing for Lyme disease here and to monitor and record data on all cases of Lyme disease and not just the more... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have applied for and been approved funding treatment for Lyme disease under the directive on patients' rights in cross-Border... - Departmental Meetings
675. To ask the Minister for Health the details of engagements, meetings or correspondence that each Minister of State in his Department has had with a person (details supplied) in the past three... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
676. To ask the Minister for Health when a review will take place to determine the next steps for reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system; when he expects the review to be... - Hospital Appointments Status
677. 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. [45470/18] - Hospitals Data
678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries carried out on intersex infants in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 in all hospitals to align the infant's genitals with... - Health Services Data
679. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals of intersex infants for surgery abroad to align the infant's genitals with chromosomal sex made by clinicians in each of the years... - Data Protection
680. To ask the Minister for Health his policy on third-party access to patient data in the context of medical billing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45476/18] - Medical Card Applications
682. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) will be examined. [45487/18] - Health Services Staff Data
683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts for paediatric physiotherapists in County Laois; the length of time these posts have been vacant; and when they will be filled.... - Diabetes Strategy
684. 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... - Hospital Appointments Status
685. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45492/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
687. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1468 of 24 July 2018, if he will follow-up in relation to an inquiry regarding TACT (details supplied) and other matters... - Medicinal Products Availability
688. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 27 June 2018, the status of the HSE’s investigations on the provision of a drug (details supplied); and if... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
689. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had the medication prescribed for them by a general practitioner and consultant restricted in quantity by the HSE... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
690. To ask the Minister for Health if it is planned to replace the specialist bariatric nurse that retired from Galway University Hospital in June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Paediatric Services
694. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an appointment to see a paediatric physiotherapist in County Laois; the length of time they have been waiting; and the... - HIQA Reports
695. To ask the Minister for Health the corrective measures and remedial actions being taken in response to recent inspection report findings by the Health Information and Quality Authority at... - Voluntary Sector Funding
696. To ask the Minister for Health the statutory funding or grant aid available to voluntary food banks and soup kitchens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45529/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
697. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and... - Health Services Staff Training
699. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to supply funding for the training of endometriosis excision specialists here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45533/18] - Health Services Data
700. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women here diagnosed with endometriosis by county and the stages of the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
702. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not being provided with a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, mental health assessment despite one... - General Practitioner Services
703. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card covers the cost of a blood test at a general practitioners in which the general practitioner has agreed and signed a patient's medical... - Mental Health Services Provision
704. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to staff shortages the ACCESS programme for mental health care for persons in homelessness at Conyngham... - Mental Health Services Staff
706. To ask the Minister for Health the full complement of staff required to operate the ACCESS programme for mental health care for persons in homelessness at Conyngham Road, Dublin 8; the... - Health Services Provision
707. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for assessment under the community ophthalmic services scheme by a person (details supplied) will be reassessed with a view to granting an... - Hospital Appointments Status
709. 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. [45567/18] - Ambulance Service Provision
711. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of ambulance cover in south County Leitrim; the reason the ambulance base has been moved outside of the county to Boyle,... - EU Directives
712. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45586/18] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
714. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45594/18] - Industrial Disputes
715. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the balloting of members of a union (details supplied) for industrial action in counties Cork and Kerry in view of the... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
717. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to a group (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the group in respect of funding;... - Services for People with Disabilities
718. 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. [45605/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
719. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with home care hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45663/18] - Hospitals Data
720. To ask the Minister for Health if staff raised concerns regarding the clinical performance of a person (details supplied) with a manager, clinical director or senior clinical staff in... - Home Care Packages Provision
723. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital bed for home care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45680/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
724. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the fair deal assessment; his plans to reform the fair deal scheme, including the rule relating to the family farm, that is, cap... - HSE National Service Plan
725. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45682/18] - Child Abuse
726. To ask the Minister for Health the practice guidelines or policy document used by staff at an organisation (details supplied) to guide the conduct of assessments of allegations of child... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
727. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to reduce the dependency on agency nurses in the health sector and the increased costs for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
728. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent to date in 2018 on agency nurses in the health sector; and the equivalent figures for 2015, 2016 and 2017. [45702/18] - Hospital Services
731. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a recall of cochlear implants at University Hospital Waterford; the nature of the recall; the number of persons affected; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
732. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made to add the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
733. To ask the Minister for Health if access under the long-term illness scheme will be expanded to include all persons with type 1 diabetes on that scheme for a monitoring system and associated... - Services for People with Disabilities
735. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a centre (details supplied) has not received the additional funding of €150,000 which was granted to it in 2016 by the HSE. [45755/18] - Health Reports
737. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the report for a model of care for lymphoedema and lipoedema services; if a plan is in place with regard to the treatment of persons suffering... - Services for People with Disabilities
738. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a service (details supplied); if additional funding will be allocated to the service to enable it to continue its service in County Sligo from... - Medical Card Applications
739. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application by a person (details supplied) has not been processed under EU regulations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
740. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alter the medical card eligibility for persons (details supplied) due to the large increase in those taking part; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Facilities
741. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 5 July 2018, the status of the planned rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital; the progress which... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
742. To ask the Minister for Health when community pharmacists will be provided with a pathway out of FEMPI; when negotiations will commence with the contractors involved; and if he will make a... - Community Pharmacy Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cuts to the wholesale margin of products sold by pharmacists have not been considered as income in reviews conducted by his Department into the... - Minor Ailments Scheme
745. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be taken on the nationwide roll-out of a minor ailment scheme following the successful pilot in 2016; when he will publish the HSE report... - Medicinal Products Regulation
746. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacies will be permitted to dispense oral contraception without prescription under plans for free contraception being considered; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
747. To ask the Minister for Health if, following the successful roll-out of flu vaccines in pharmacies, consideration is being given to the expansion of pharmacy-based vaccination services; the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
748. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons dealt with in respect of hip operations under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make... - Ministerial Meetings
749. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had formal engagements with his EU counterparts over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45837/18] - Medical Card Reviews
750. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card review for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the status of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45839/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
751. To ask the Minister for Health if €100,000 in funding will be included in his final budget preparations for the roll-out of the just a minute card (details supplied). [45840/18] - Medical Records
752. To ask the Minister for Health the results of the HSE inquiry into the reason medical records containing significant personal and medical data of 12 patients from an acute hospital were... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
753. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for reimbursement for Nusinersen, also known as Spinraza, for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; if he has engaged with the... - Services for People with Disabilities
754. To ask the Minister for Health when an person (details supplied) will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
755. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for X-rays to be read and advised to the referring general practitioner for Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on... - North-South Implementation Bodies
756. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the allocation in 2019 to North-South bodies in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45898/18] - Commissions of Investigation Data
757. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has spent in 2018 on carrying out commissions of investigations and State inquiries as recommended by the Independent Review... - Hospital Car Parks
758. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Regional Hospital Mullingar to provide disabled parking spots for the warfarin clinic (details supplied). [45925/18] - Pharmacy Regulations
759. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the proposal to change the working arrangements for pharmaceutical assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45926/18]
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