Written answers
				Thursday, 15 November 2018
     - Medicinal Products Reimbursement 
					107. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans being made by the Health Products Regulatory Authority and-or the Health Service Executive to license and make available for reimbursement... - Hospital Appointments Status 
					108. 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. [47459/18] - Home Help Service Provision 
					109. 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. [47460/18] - HSE Staff Data 
					110. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE employs quantity surveyors directly; if they are employed on an ad hoc contract project basis; and if so, the reason therefor [47465/18] - Commencement of Legislation 
					111. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 will commence; if he has encountered issues preventing its immediate commencement;... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement 
					112. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the timeframe in place for access to new medicines while tentative steps must be taken before a medicine is approved; and his views on... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments 
					113. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47474/18] - Dental Services Provision 
					114. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47475/18] - Traveller Community 
					115. To ask the Minister for Health if additional financial resources will be allocated to address issues raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status 
					116. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [47488/18] - Mental Health Services Expenditure 
					117. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost, capital and current, of increasing the number of acute mental health beds to 50 per 100,000 of population [47492/18] - Services for People with Disabilities 
					118. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment date for autism. [47496/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data 
					119. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that attend the clinical psychologist service in Cherry Orchard Hospital for assessment and treatment; the length of the waiting lists;... - Respite Care Services Provision 
					123. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47503/18] - Hospital Appointments Administration 
					124. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a change in administrative procedure regarding the way in which the RCSI group communicates with patients (details... - Home Care Packages Provision 
					125. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package application by a person (details supplied); if it has been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47511/18] - Health Services Allowances 
					126. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce financial support for persons who use incontinence pads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47516/18] - Home Help Service Data 
					127. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time spent on a waiting list by patients who already qualify for help via the home help scheme and have applied for additional support in... - Sign Language and Deaf Services 
					128. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to the deaf community in accessing mental health supports, including the provision of mental health professionals fluent in sign... - Health Services Staff Remuneration 
					129. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to extend the short timeframe for the return of forms by section 39 organisations in view of the fact that all information has... - Hospitals Building Programme 
					130. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on an infrastructural project (details supplied) in County Kildare. [47542/18] - Health Services 
					131. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a facility (details supplied) in County Kildare. [47543/18] - General Practitioner Services Provision 
					132. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the policy on out-of-hours general practitioner services in circumstances in which a person's general practitioner is not in the locality of... - Nursing Staff Remuneration 
					133. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of bringing the nursing and midwifery professions in line with the pay grades of other therapeutic grades. [47553/18] - Hospital Consultant Remuneration 
					134. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the restoration of the 30% pay cut to new entrant consultants imposed in 2012. [47554/18] - Hospital Appointments Status 
					135. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [47559/18] - HSE Staff Recruitment 
					136. To ask the Minister for Health the obstacles that have been encountered in appointing a new chief executive for the HSE; the number of applications received to date for the position; his... - Health Services 
					137. To ask the Minister for Health the hospital and-or health facility buildings that have been built by a company (details supplied); and the steps he is taking to ensure quality control in... - Hospital Food 
					139. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the issue of the quality of hospital food in respect of its high fat and sugar content and low nutritional value; and if he... - Energy Efficiency 
					141. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is part of the public sector energy reporting programme; if so, the percentage of improvement in energy efficiency to date that has been... - Industrial Relations 
					142. To ask the Minister for Health if he is engaging with a union (details supplied) regarding its rejection of the recruitment and retention proposal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Remuneration 
					143. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism he is planning to put in place to deal with anomalies in pay structures for nurses and midwives relative to other professions working in the... - Public Service Pay Commission Reports 
					144. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the poor data given to the Public Service Pay Commission, which hindered its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47605/18] - Medical Card Applications 
					146. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be granted as a matter of urgency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47616/18] - Higher Education Courses Provision 
					147. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a fourth year mental health nursing course has been terminated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Provision 
					148. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been discussions with an organisation (details supplied) on the need to improve ambulance services in areas; and if he will make a statement on... 
         
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