Written answers

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

  • Commencement of Legislation
    271. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the commencement of the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51634/18]
  • Departmental Funding
    272. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding increasing the level of funding for a group (details supplied); his views on its establishment in line with advice issued by the...
  • National Carers' Strategy
    273. To ask the Minister for Health when the latest review of the National Carers’ Strategy took place; and if additional actions have been added to the strategy since it was first...
  • Medical Card Delays
    274. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) have still not received a medical card even though they meet all the criteria and are fully eligible. [51510/18]
  • Speech and Language Therapy Data
    275. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for speech therapy and occupational therapy services after assessment for developmental language disorder a nationally;...
  • HSE Governance
    276. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken in relation to a protected disclosure from persons at a hospice (details supplied). [51526/18]
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    279. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new facility (details supplied); his plans for a former facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51529/18]
  • HSE Properties
    280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a sale of State-owned lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51530/18]
  • Hospital Appointments Status
    281. 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. [51531/18]
  • Disability Services Funding
    282. To ask the Minister for Health the funding due from the HSE to a service (details supplied); when outstanding funding will issue; if no services will be impacted as a result of the delays in...
  • Primary Care Centres Provision
    283. To ask the Minister for Health if Leixlip, County Kildare is designated as a location for a primary health centre; if not, the reason therefore; if so, the progress that has been made...
  • Medical Negligence Claims
    284. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that can be offered to a person (details supplied) who is seeking compensation for medical negligence as a result of being fitted with a faulty...
  • Respite Care Services
    285. To ask the Minister for Health the rules and entitlements for a person who qualifies for respite care in a nursing home. [51562/18]
  • Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
    286. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for services in terms of speech and occupational therapy after assessment for a developmental language disorder at...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    287. 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. [51568/18]
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
    289. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, referrals received by CAMHS to date in 2018; and the number of referrals seen by CAMHS over...
  • Mental Health Services
    290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment and development of three multidisciplinary attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, clinics. [51579/18]
  • Eating Disorders
    291. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the mental health national clinical programme developing integrated care pathways for eating disorders. [51580/18]
  • Health Services
    293. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which jigsaw, youth mental health and other early intervention services specific to those aged 18 to 25 years of age identified as requiring...
  • Mental Health Services
    294. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which access by older adolescents to specialist mental health services and for those requiring acute admission to their continued appropriate...
  • Mental Health Services Provision
    295. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which out-of-hours responses for general adult mental health services have been expanded to date in 2018 by moving to the 7/7 model; and the number...
  • Disability Services Data
    298. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of adult and child mental health intellectual disability teams in 2018; and the number of additional new staff...
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
    299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to the child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, in each CHO area to date in 2018; and the net increase in...
  • Mental Health Services Staff
    300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalents required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes;...
  • Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
    301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26...
  • Psychological Services Waiting Lists
    302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health service appointment in primary care; and the number...
  • Mental Health Services Provision
    303. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the commitment to develop low secure, high-dependency rehabilitation services for those with severe mental illness and complex presentations...
  • Mental Health Policy
    307. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the National Framework for Recovery in Mental Health. [51596/18]
  • Mental Health Commission
    308. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the improvement of compliance through monitoring services in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission to achieve real time oversight...
  • Mental Health Services Provision
    309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the Health Service Executive best practice guidance for mental health services in addition to development and...
  • Health Services Reform
    310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of a revised Health Service Executive, HSE, incident management framework. [51599/18]
  • Mental Health Policy
    311. To ask the Minister for Health the improvements made in mental health engagement in the design and delivery of services through the further development of forums in each community healthcare...
  • Mental Health Services Provision
    312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a standardised approach to inclusion of mental health service users in care planning and the promotion of enhanced...
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Administration
    314. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, advocacy model. [51603/18]
  • Health Services Staff
    315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of the mental health workforce to ensure the right staff with the right skills are allocated to the right services; and if...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the roll-out of agreed minor capital funds to enhance mental health facilities and infrastructure; and the specific facilities and capital...
  • Mental Health Services Funding
    317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the €55 million in new funding for mental health in 2018; the additional or new services being provided in 2018; the...
  • Mental Health Services Staff
    318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time equivalent positions the allocation of the €55 million in new funding for mental health in 2018 will provide; the number of...
  • Treatment Abroad Scheme
    320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who received mental health services under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the past five years. [51609/18]
  • Mental Health Services Staff
    321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2015 €35 million funding for mental health; the number of posts this allocation supports; the number...
  • Hospitals Discharges
    324. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the issue of delayed discharge recordings; if an updated definition of delayed discharge has been provided to allow for a...
  • Hospital Staff
    326. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time security person at the Sliabh Mish unit, University Hospital Kerry, will be provided in view of the ongoing security issues; and if he will make...
  • Healthcare Policy
    327. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen the health services of the Askeaton protocol (details supplied); if the Askeaton protocol is still used for investigations of potential...
  • Cancer Screening Programmes
    328. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of the capacity of laboratories here to perform cervical screening; when this assessment will be completed; and if he will make a...
  • Legislative Measures
    330. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the legislation requiring mandatory disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51643/18]
  • Medical Products
    331. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and implementation times for the introduction of a managed access programme for the provision of Pembro; the number of women who will receive it in...
  • Departmental Funding
    332. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a centre (details supplied) is still available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51651/18]
  • HSE Funding
    333. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will continue to fund the running of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51652/18]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    334. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive confirmation of admission to National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make...
  • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
    335. To ask the Minister for Health if the pause in the use of transvaginal mesh (details supplied) will be conditional upon the science proving the device is safe for use. [51656/18]
  • Home Care Packages Data
    336. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on home support packages in County Meath in 2018; the projected expenditure for 2019; the number of persons this will benefit; the waiting list...
  • Hospital Appointments Status
    338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if an appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51659/18]
  • Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
    340. To ask the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme is available for transvaginal mesh survivors; if not, his views on whether it should be available in view of the fact that the...
  • Emergency Departments
    341. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the emergency department of Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan. [51667/18]
  • Home Help Service Provision
    342. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours previously provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Medical Card Eligibility
    343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of charges for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/18]
  • Vaccination Programme
    344. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pneumococcal vaccine when administered by pharmacists is not reimbursed for eligible patients in the same way as the flu vaccination; when such...
  • Health Services Reports
    345. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the publication of the findings of the 2016 pilot for a minor ailments scheme was delayed; the timeframe for delivery of the proposals; if...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
    346. To ask the Minister for Health when the three-year cap on the fair deal scheme will be extended to owners of farms and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51683/18]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    347. To ask the Minister for Health if the application process for second-level students transitioning to adult services will be reviewed; if the application process and decision-making timeline...
  • Speech and Language Therapy Staff
    348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a delay in receiving appointments in CHO 8; the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
  • Hospital Appointments Status
    349. 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. [51702/18]
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    350. To ask the Minister for Health when the psychological assessment in respect of assessment of needs under the Disability Act 2005 will be completed in respect of persons (details supplied);...
  • Autism Support Services
    351. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which a school can apply for autism-specific services for students transitioning from second-level to adult day services; and if he will make a...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    352. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop more adult day services for persons (details supplied) transitioning out of a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51718/18]
  • Disabilities Assessments
    353. To ask the Minister for Health if private assessments are accepted which are required as part of the process of the assessment of needs under the Disability Act 2005 in circumstances in...
  • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
    354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation to legalise certain cannabis-based products for the treatment of specific medical issues. [51738/18]
  • Disabilities Assessments
    355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment by early intervention teams in each LHO area in CHO 4; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to...
  • Respite Care Services Funding
    358. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available as requested by the HSE in its submission to the health estimates process for respite care services for counties...
  • Disability Services Data
    359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of personal assistance care provided in CHO7 in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Mental Health Services Data
    361. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels for CAMHS teams in CHO area 9; the way in which this compares with the necessary full complement of staff as outlined by A Vision For...
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
    362. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51793/18]
  • Hospital Appointments Administration
    363. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient that is in long-term care in an institution needs to attend an outpatients appointment in a general hospital, the person or body responsible for...
  • Hospital Appointments Status
    365. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51810/18]
  • Healthcare Policy
    367. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51814/18]
  • Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
    368. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with acquired brain injury in view of the slow progress over the years in the provision of facilities and the...
  • Home Care Packages Provision
    369. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term home care package will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [51873/18]
  • Brexit Issues
    370. To ask the Minister for Health if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other Brexit related matters...
  • Hospital Appointments Status
    371. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [51914/18]
  • HSE Properties
    373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51948/18]
  • Health Services Provision
    374. To ask the Minister for Health if a meeting on a matter (details supplied) will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/18]
  • Assisted Decision Making
    375. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter will be addressed regarding the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Information and Communications Technology
    376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of information and communications technology contracts in place in the HSE that involve prepayments in respect of work to be carried out by a third...
  • Home Help Service Eligibility
    377. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51996/18]
  • Medicinal Products Availability
    378. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with type 1 diabetes and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency will be provided with access to Creon under the long-term illness scheme (details...
  • Orthodontic Services Data
    379. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 4 December 2018, the number of children waiting on orthodontic treatment by grade and length of time waiting at...
  • General Medical Services Scheme
    380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with a medical card who is the patient of a doctor who has retired cannot transfer to another doctor even though their...
  • Cross-Border Health Services Provision
    381. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for persons who take up healthcare under the cross-border directive to be refunded the moneys which they must pay up-front for surgery; if...
  • Departmental Staff Data
    382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under remit of his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Disability Services Provision
    385. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an increase in the cost of long-term care sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52139/18]
  • Patient Transport
    386. To ask the Minister for Health when the operation of non-ambulance transport from Sligo University Hospital was last tendered; and when the next tender process for such transport will...
  • Patient Forums
    387. To ask the Minister for Health if patient advisory committees have been established by all seven hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52177/18]
  • Patient Safety Agency Establishment
    388. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to date and actions planned arising from the report of the consultation for the patient safety complaints and advocacy policy earlier...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    389. To ask the Minister for Health the public bodies and entities under the aegis of his Department for which he is responsible for making all or some appointments which are not subject to the...
  • Primary Care Centres
    390. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 20 November 2018, the reason the reply received from the HSE does not provide the breakdown of the costings...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
    391. To ask the Minister for Health the nursing homes support in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52191/18]

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