Written answers
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
- Medical Products Supply
322. To ask the Minister for Health the changes that were made in budget 2019 regarding free access to anti-coagulation strips for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47666/18] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
323. To ask the Minister for Health if funding was made available to the HSE in budget 2019 for the roll-out of the neuro-rehabilitation implementation framework; and if he will make a statement... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
324. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no investment in clinical services providing neuro-rehabilitation across the country since the publication in 2011 of the National... - Disability Services Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Health the accommodation opportunities that will become available for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
326. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 6 November 2018, if the familial breast cancer risk assessment service in St. James's Hospital will be restored in... - Medicinal Products Regulation
327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for access to legal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47681/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
328. To ask the Minister for Health when the new facility (details supplied) for young persons with special needs in County Kerry will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
329. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who has been accepted onto the nursing home support scheme will be granted a place in one of the approved nursing homes in... - Hospital Beds Data
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date 2018, by hospital; and the reason for delayed discharge in tabular form. [47697/18] - Disease Management
331. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortfalls in patient diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease within the health service; and if he will make a statement... - Hospitals Building Programme
337. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase in construction vehicles entering and leaving the site owned by an organisation (details supplied) that is... - HSE Reports
338. To ask the Minister for Health if the report of the working group on a model of care for lymphoedema and lipoedema treatment in Ireland established by the HSE has been finalised and... - Pension Provisions
339. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be contacted in relation to a pension payment which is €14 under the maximum rate; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
340. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the cost of non-healing wound care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47718/18] - Emergency Departments Data
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a full capacity protocol was invoked in 2016, 2017 and to date 2018, by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Health the options available for a person (details supplied) who cannot secure a general practitioner in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
343. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the need for more beds for residential placements within disability services in County Wexford; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a psychiatrist in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/18] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
345. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of a neuro-nurse for County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47725/18] - Primary Care Centres
346. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the physiotherapy room in the primary care centre in Wexford town available to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
347. To ask the Minister for Health when a full-time dedicated social worker will be appointed to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47729/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
349. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [47733/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
350. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 3 October 2018, when a position will open for applications; the way in which persons can apply for same (details... - Nursing Education
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the HSE have plans to expand the sponsored nursing training scheme for persons already employed in the health service such as care assistants. [47743/18] - Mental Health Services Provision
352. To ask the Minister for Health when promised funding for a project (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47745/18] - Home Help Service Provision
353. To ask the Minister for Health if the allocation of home help for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47749/18] - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
354. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism through which he sought advice on public health and consumer interests in the area of food safety and hygiene before the establishment of the... - Respite Care Services Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) regarding respite care will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47758/18] - Psychological Services Waiting Lists
356. 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... - Rare Diseases Strategy
357. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to create awareness of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility; the supports in place for persons suffering with the condition here;... - Hospital Equipment
358. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no upright or stand-up MRI machines; when funding will be provided for this equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47764/18] - Rare Diseases Strategy
360. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no Ehlers-Danlos syndrome specialists working here; his plans to provide funding to secure such a... - Medicinal Products Prices
361. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 18 October 2018, when the rare diseases technology review committee will begin assessing and reporting on orphan... - Services for People with Disabilities
363. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the foot shoe clinic for those with disabilities was relocated from Dungarvan Community Hospital to UHW; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Home Help Service Provision
364. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve counselling services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47772/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drug Respreeza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47779/18] - Health Services Data
366. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons living with diabetes for the past five years, in tabular form; the estimated percentage number requiring non-healing wound care... - Health Services
367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied). [47782/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
368. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to engage with other members of the BeNeLuxA group to negotiate jointly to obtain reimbursement for Spinraza similar to that completed by the... - Health Services
369. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [47790/18] - HSE National Service Plan
370. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the HSE service plan to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47808/18] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants that have been recruited to date in 2018; the estimated number to be recruited in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Maternity Services Provision
372. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the maternity strategy; if they are ahead or behind recommended timelines; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
373. 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. [47811/18] - Home Care Packages Expenditure
374. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on home support programmes in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2018; the projected expenditure for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages Funding
376. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there will be a substantial increase in funding for home support in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the unacceptable delays in... - Hospital Appointments Status
377. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [47815/18] - Obesity Strategy
378. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in conjunction with An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces to help reduce and eliminate obesity within their respective... - Direct Provision System
379. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 28 June 2018, the waiting lists for mental health supports and services for children in direct provision. [47826/18] - Hospital Beds Data
381. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by inpatient and day case, in... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age and resident in County Wexford awaiting an ENT consultation; the number waiting longer than 12 months; and if he... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
383. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS appointments that have taken place in hotels or hired offices owing to a lack of accommodation to date in 2018, by county or LHO, in... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health the travel and accommodation expenses incurred to date in 2018 regarding the provision of CAMHS appointments by staff employed in another CHO in each CHO area,... - Mental Health Services Funding
387. To ask the Minister for Health the reason section 39 funding was denied to a facility (details supplied); the reason it was only informed of this in October 2018 when decisions were to be... - HSE Properties
388. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a graveyard on a site (details supplied); the provisions being made for the graveyard; if it will be part of the sale in process; if these... - Hospital Appointments Status
389. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [47868/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
390. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for a spinal consultation; and his views on the fact that a number of patients awaiting such an appointment are now waiting far in... - Home Care Packages
391. To ask the Minister for Health if a home support package will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47870/18] - HSE National Service Plan
392. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2019 HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47872/18] - Public Health Policy
393. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the non-harm measures, that is, the removal of seagulls’ nests and eggs introduced in the Balbriggan area to reduce the increasing... - Hospital Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons whose elective orthopaedic procedures have been deferred consequent on the ongoing closure of one orthopaedic theatre at Merlin Park... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
396. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list to see a clinical psychologist at the Cherry Orchard CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on... - Tuberculosis Incidence
397. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a substantial number of staff members and or patients at Galway University Hospital have contracted latent... - Hospital Appointments Status
402. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47924/18] - Medicinal Products Regulation
404. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address concerns that diagnoses of foetal anti-convulsant syndrome are still being made due to inadequate levels of public... - Hospital Appointments Status
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number and the length of time persons are awaiting a DEXA scan in University Hospital Galway in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the DEXA scanner service provided by University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47958/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
409. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be allowed access to Versatis patches to treat fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47962/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
410. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious financial problems experienced by a service (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the... - Trade Union Membership
411. To ask the Minister for Health the situation regarding the continued refusal of the HSE to facilitate payroll deductions of union subscriptions for new members of a trade union (details... - Services for People with Disabilities
412. To ask the Minister for Health if an interim child psychologist has been appointed to the south Kildare disability network team to replace the senior child psychologist that is on maternity... - Health Services Data
413. 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. [47982/18] - Home Care Packages Provision
414. To ask the Minister for Health if the full number of approved homecare hours will be implemented each day for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 48 recommendations of the national rare disease plan 2014-2018 that have been implemented; the recommendations that have not been... - Rare Diseases
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the rare disease technology review committee has met; the name of each member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47996/18] - Paediatric Services
418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an appointment with a genetic consultant here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47998/18] - Medicinal Products
420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with pharmaceutical companies in a dialogue on access to new medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48000/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
421. To ask the Minister for Health the names and titles of those on the HSE national drugs committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48001/18] - Nursing Home Services
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia-specific nursing homes in County Tipperary that have the ability to cater for patients with dementia; the number of nursing homes in... - Homeless Persons Supports
423. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken further to being informed of the imminent eviction of a person (details supplied) from a service into the general homeless provision... - Emergency Departments Data
424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances at each accident and emergency department in hospitals throughout the country in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018;... - Birth Data
425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of births in each hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48026/18] - Hospital Admissions
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of admissions in each paediatric hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Emergency Departments Data
427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of accident and emergency attendances for each of the hospitals throughout the country; the number in which persons attend on an emergency basis in... - Disabilities Assessments
428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of needs for children with disabilities up to 18 years of age that have been carried out in each county in each of the years... - Hospital Appointments Status
429. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive cardiac surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48031/18] - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
431. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had their payment reduced from €208.50 to €78 per month; the reason this person was not included in... - Disabilities Assessments
432. To ask the Minister for Health if early intervention can be granted for children who have no diagnosis but are on the assessment of need list waiting on a diagnosis; and if he will make a... - Patient Data
434. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated scale of disease-related malnutrition here; the clinical setting in which disease-related malnutrition predominantly exists; the estimated cost... - Health Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce venesection charges for haemochromatosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48042/18] - Emergency Departments Data
437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who required admission to hospital arising from a visit to the accident and emergency department or separately required a transfer to... - Hospital Facilities
438. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to install a spinal unit in Beaumont Hospital as part of upcoming development work at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48063/18] - Alcohol Pricing
439. To ask the Minister for Health if it is still policy to introduce minimum unit pricing simultaneously with Northern Ireland to avoid the negative impact on cross-Border trade with reference... - Home Help Service Data
440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO9 who are on the waiting list to receive home support hours as of 9 November 2018; the number of requested hours by persons on the... - Carer's Support Grant
441. To ask the Minister for Health the education, training, clinical and emotional support available to carers who are caring for persons with Alzheimer’s disease, particularly for carers... - Home Help Service Eligibility
442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been able to avail of a service due to a lack of funds; when funding will be made available to the community... - Medical Card Applications
443. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
444. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was treated in a certain manner and received poor care at a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Availability
445. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to speed up access to new medicines after their authorisation by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the winter initiative in relation to University Hospital Limerick, UHL, and the mid-west region in general; and if he will make a statement on... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
447. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been correspondence with his Department or the HSE from the Health and Social Care Board or the Department of Health in Northern Ireland in... - Health Services Data
448. To ask the Minister for Health if the parental reference group for the HSE's steering committee for children with complex medical needs has been set up; if so, the procedure used for... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
449. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for the nursing homes support scheme will be investigated. [48139/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
450. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an ENT appointment in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48149/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
451. 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. [48154/18] - Hospital Staff Data
452. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency and locum staff in hospitals in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by nurses, doctors and so on and by hospital and CHO in... - Home Help Service Provision
453. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48162/18] - Health Services
454. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has to wait 18 months for clinical assessment by a physiologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/18] - Blood Donations
455. To ask the Minister for Health the screening process in place to detect Lyme disease in blood donations; the way in which the Irish Blood Transfusion Service assesses donors for symptoms of... - Health Services Funding
456. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a revised application by an organisation (details supplied) for HSE funding which was resubmitted in August 2018; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment by early intervention teams in CHO 5QQ; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to... - Primary Care Centres
458. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) is structurally safe and poses no risk to the public; the recent building, construction and if applicable, remedial... - Health Reports
459. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding progress of the Farrelly commission; and when it is likely interim reports will be issued or final adjudications brought before... - Parliamentary Questions
460. To ask the Minister for Health the reason this Deputy did not receive a detailed reply from the HSE to a parliamentary question referred by him on 23 October 2018 (details supplied); the... - Abortion Legislation
461. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the legal advice he received with respect to the amendments submitted for the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018; and... - Hospital Equipment
462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that there is currently a major infrastructural deficit with respect to the availability of ultrasound scanning; and if he will... - Abortion Services Provision
463. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €12 million for the provision of abortion services was arrived at; the exact use this funding will be provided for; and if he will... - Alcohol Treatment Services
464. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the funding and support he has made available to tackle foetal alcohol syndrome in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
465. To ask the Minister for Health if an application under the fair deal scheme will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48290/18] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 15 recommendations of the 2012 Report on the Review of Drugs Task Forces and the National Structures Under Which They Operate that have been... - Drug Treatment Programmes Data
467. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential detox and rehabilitation beds available; his plans to implement the recommendations of the 2007 Health Service Executive report on... - Departmental Advertising Campaigns
468. To ask the Minister for Health if advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by his Department have been carried out; the campaign or relevant programme; the... - Proposed Legislation
469. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary No. 404 of 13 November 2018, if he will consider the prohibition by clinics here to engage in the activity of proactively arranging... - Respite Care Services
470. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlement that older persons that satisfy the means test and clinical assessment criteria to respite care in a public hospital or nursing home; the... - Home Care Packages
471. To ask the Minister for Health the provision he will make for home support services for the elderly in view of the significant increase in the number of persons waiting for home support... - Care of the Elderly
473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers in the employment of the HSE in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme Data
474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the uptake of the flu vaccine to date; the details of the uptake to date compared with 2017; and if he will make a... - Obesity Strategy
476. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48320/18] - Disabilities Assessments
477. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment of need will be scheduled in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/18] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
478. To ask the Minister for Health when the building of a unit (details supplied) will be commenced; when the building of the unit will be completed; and if these commitments will be fully... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
479. To ask the Minister for Health if extra funding will be provided to facilitate extra hours of speech and language therapy at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
480. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allocated a spinal stimulator. [48399/18] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
482. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint an additional orthopaedic consultant surgeon to a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48411/18] - Health Services Reform
483. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the decision not to proceed with legislating for the establishment of hospital trusts and groups; the reason this decision has been...
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