Written answers
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
- Invalidity Pension
529. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons on the invalidity pension have not been allowed to obtain the benefits of working longer hours, such as counterparts on the disability... - Dental Services Provision
530. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE covers children (details supplied) with a condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54076/18] - Medical Qualifications
531. To ask the Minister for Health the reason doctoral level training is required to qualify as a professional psychologist compared to others that work in the mental health sector qualified at... - Hospital Investigations
532. To ask the Minister for Health the policy on the funding of external and-or internal reviews and-or investigations of patient care in hospitals; the cost of such reviews or investigations in... - Mental Health Services Provision
534. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 27 November 2018, the timeframe for a new design team to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
535. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency will be allowed access to a medication (details supplied) on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
536. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request Kerry community services to provide a full-time security person at the Sliabh Mish unit, UHK, in view of the ongoing security issues; and if... - Patient Transfers
537. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to move a resident of a unit (details supplied) who requires one-to-one specialist care to a nursing home in which the standard of care they are... - Hospital Appointments Status
538. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 390 of 27 November 2018, the reason a person (details supplied) was told they had an appointment in March 2019 and has... - Hospitals Data
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances at a facility (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
540. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a review of an injury unit (details supplied); the detail of the review; when it will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
541. 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. [54052/18] - National Children's Hospital Expenditure (1 comment)
542. To ask the Minister for Health the projected final cost for the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54053/18] - Hospital Facilities
543. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the proposed second radiology room in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, was not provided as part of the new expanded accident and emergency... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
544. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to changing the rules of the fair deal scheme to enable families and persons who are in nursing homes under the fair deal scheme... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
545. To ask the Minister for Health if Spinraza will be made available to children with SMA to prevent permanent deterioration in their condition; the timeframe for the introduction of this drug... - Health Insurance Cover
546. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that athletic therapy and training is not recognised by a company (details supplied); if representations will be made to the company to... - Emergency Departments
547. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when persons attend emergency departments with mental health problems, including suicide ideation, there is no... - Services for People with Disabilities
548. To ask the Minister for Health if full care day service and respite care will be sanctioned for a person (details supplied). [54078/18] - Medical Card Applications
549. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
550. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drug Cinryze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54090/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
551. To ask the Minister for Health when a residential placement will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54091/18] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
553. To ask the Minister for Health when a national lead for youth mental health will be in place in line with recommendation 8 of the National Youth Mental Health Taskforce Report; and if he... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Funding
555. To ask the Minister for Health when strategic funding for youth mental health will be announced as per recommendation 10 of the National Youth Mental Health Taskforce Report; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
556. 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. [54102/18] - Medical Card Applications
557. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); when the application will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Staff
558. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of paid assistant psychologist posts in primary care nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54130/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
559. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will take place for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54133/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
560. 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. [54147/18] - National Cervical Screening Programme
562. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale for the results of repeat cervical smears; and the reason for delays in relation to the matter. [54153/18] - Disabilities Assessments
563. To ask the Minister for Health if the assessment criteria for a person (details supplied) will be amended to include those persons affected on one side hemiplegia; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to address failings found within the "Your service, your say" system in view of media reports; if the actions include a full review;... - Abortion Services Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the operation of a three day waiting period for women who will seek abortion services in view of a discrepancy between his previous statements and... - Committee of Public Accounts
566. To ask the Minister for Health if the chief executive officer of the HSE will be an accountable officer to the Oireachtas Standing Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
567. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54180/18] - General Practitioner Contracts
568. To ask the Minister for Health the average processing time for a general medical services contract application; the criteria involved in the process in order to be awarded such a contract;... - Departmental Funding
569. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will receive an increase in funding in view of the fact that its caseload has increased significantly since 2012 further... - Orthodontic Services Provision
570. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54186/18] - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
571. To ask the Minister for Health when a financial support scheme for women seeking assisted human reproduction and IVF treatment, or both, will be put in place; and if he will make a statement... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
572. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug refund scheme will be extended to include drugs prescribed outside the State for persons accessing IVF treatment abroad; and if he will make a... - HSE Staff
573. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce better pay and job security for assistant psychologists and recognise this as a HSE post in itself; if the short-term half year... - Departmental Expenditure
574. To ask the Minister for Health the cost incurred by his Department in 2018 for the use of taxi services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54212/18] - Hospital Services
575. 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. [54228/18] - Disability Services Provision
577. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be arranged for a child (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54232/18] - Hospital Services
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children's ophthalmology inpatient services in County Kildare in each of the years from 2011 to 2018 and to date... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
580. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive speech and language therapy; the average waiting time to receive the service; his plans to improve the waiting... - Traveller Community
581. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Travellers are six times more likely to die from suicide than those in the settled community; and if he will... - HSE Staff Training
583. To ask the Minister for Health if targeted services, training and support will be provided for mental health workers to have the competency to work with clients from different cultural and... - Hospital Appointments Status
585. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54266/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting list for cataracts (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54275/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
595. 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. [54299/18] - Nursing Home Services
596. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department through the National Treatment Purchase Fund pays a higher rate for nursing home care for some persons depending on their... - Home Care Packages Funding
597. To ask the Minister for Health when funding for a home care package will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/18] - Crisis Pregnancy Services
598. To ask the Minister for Health if the crisis pregnancy helpline will be accessible to deaf women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54312/18] - Health Services
599. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has a policy of providing mediation in order that issues that arise can be addressed in a calm and considered manner in view of the fact that... - Abortion Legislation
601. To ask the Minister for Health the protections for conscientious objection provided for student midwives, pharmacists and doctors in the Health (Regulation Termination of Pregnancy) Act... - Ministerial Meetings
602. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings he had with a person (details supplied) in the past two years; the reason and outcomes of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the... - Autism Support Services
603. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for the provision of specialised autism specific services for persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a... - Pharmacy Services
605. To ask the Minister for Health if the unpaid internship operated by an organisation (details supplied) relating to pharmacy students will be re-examined; if a paid internship will be... - Services for People with Disabilities
606. To ask the Minister for Health the location of a new facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54327/18] - Respite Care Services
607. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the respite crisis being experiences for dozens of families at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
608. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of supported living for persons with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
609. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter regarding home help in the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54330/18] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
610. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to granting pregnant mothers with type 1 diabetes access to the FreeStyle Libre device; his plans for this measure to come into... - Hospital Appointments Status
611. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [54333/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
612. To ask the Minister for Health the reason respite care or home support has not been provided to a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54335/18] - Health Services
613. To ask the Minister for Health when medical treatment for a person (details supplied) will be restored back to its original level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54336/18] - Mortality Data
614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with epilepsy who have died in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss an area of concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54341/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
616. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the assessment of needs for a child (details supplied). [54344/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
617. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54345/18] - Ambulance Service
618. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a specific call (details supplied) made to the ambulance service in County Cork; the reason the response time was so slow; and if he... - Dormant Accounts Fund Grants
619. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will be considered for future funding under the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of services to persons (details supplied) with multiple needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54364/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
622. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54367/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
623. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [54376/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
624. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not being called for a MRI scan; the reason they were provided with false information; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
625. To ask the Minister for Health the reason information confirming cessation of business is not being accepted by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in the case of a person (details... - Home Care Packages Funding
626. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 4 October 2018, the reason deprivation rates and area socioeconomic profiles are not used to calculate funding... - Hospital Appointments Status
627. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get an earlier appointment in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54386/18] - Health Services Provision
628. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a national eye care scheme for children under 16 years of age. [54398/18] - General Practitioner Services Provision
629. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can charge a person for a home visit even if the patient is in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
630. To ask the Minister for Health the building projects approved by county; the amount of funding provided to date for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54400/18] - Mental Health Services Staff
631. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health nurse vacancies by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54401/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
632. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans of his Department and the HSE for an association (details supplied) and the provision of its services; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recorded violent assaults on general practitioners and their staff in the course of their work over the past ten years, either at their practice... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
635. To ask the Minister for Health if consultants must send a letter of application for each prescription for medicinal cannabis; and the time in which it takes to process same. [54410/18] - Hospital Appointments Status
638. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if an appointment will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54414/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
639. 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. [54417/18] - Maternity Services Provision
640. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a 20 week anomaly scan for all expectant mothers at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [54418/18] - Eating Disorders
641. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with an eating disorder; his views on the case of a person (details supplied) raised in correspondence; and if he will make... - Ambulance Service Response Times
642. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a response has not issued to a person (details supplied) in relation to ambulance call out times in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
643. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a respite house and services at a location (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54423/18] - Home Help Service Provision
644. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be sanctioned in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54429/18] - Hospital Charges
645. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of debt collection agencies for the collection of debts to the health service will be discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
646. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 7 September 2018, the reason for the delay in appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54434/18] - Mental Health Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health if regular mental health services were available over the Christmas 2018 period in hospitals nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54445/18] - Services for People with Disabilities
648. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours allocated in County Kildare in the past five years in tabular form. [54450/18] - Orthodontic Services Data
649. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists employed by the HSE to cover County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54451/18] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
650. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents in nursing home care facilities nationwide. [54452/18] - Departmental Expenditure
652. To ask the Minister for Health the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if he will... - Departmental Staff Data
653. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54483/18] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments
655. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the NTPF pays per patient per eye for cataract surgery and IOL implants from initial consultation to final review. [54492/18] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
656. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE pays per patient per eye for cataract surgery and IOL implants under the Cross Border Health Initiative from initial consultation to final... - Medicinal Products Prices
657. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a variance in the amount paid for children's dispensing from initial consultation to final review under the HSE contract between local and... - Health Services
658. To ask the Minister for Health the reason primary school children are being discharged from eye care services with parents being forced to pay for eye examinations prior to appropriate... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the large increases in waiting lists for speech and language services; the measures he is taking to reduce the waiting lists for initial... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
661. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 29% of children on waiting lists in the south-west CHO area for CAMHS services have been waiting longer than one year; the measures he is taking to... - Youth Services
662. To ask the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE to ensure the continuation of services to young persons availing of the youth health service which is being transitioned into the HSE... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
663. To ask the Minister for Health if the application for reimbursement of Ocrevus for persons with relapsing MS and primary progressive MS has been discussed by the HSE drugs group; if so, the... - Services for People with Disabilities
664. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the use of and access to the limited capacity of the respite house in Cootehill, County Cavan; the reason service users and families that would... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments
665. To ask the Minister for Health the range of prices, by lowest and highest in percentage terms, paid by the NTPF for a single cataract operation to a non-HSE provider from first consultation... - Medicinal Products Availability
666. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter regarding the treatment of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54514/18] - Hospital Waiting Lists
667. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a bed in a community hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54515/18] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
668. To ask the Minister for Health when a position (details supplied) will be re-advertised in UHK; when the service will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54516/18] - Home Care Packages
670. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be awarded a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54518/18] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
671. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54519/18] - Health Services Provision
672. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the out-of-hours services of ET specialists are put in place in UHK (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ministerial Correspondence
673. To ask the Minister for Health if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54534/18] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
674. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure there are sufficient numbers of suitable nursing home places available in the case of older persons that require residential care being... - Hospital Appointments Status
675. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54544/18] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
677. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card patients are being charged for the drug Acupan (details supplied) despite its presence on the... - Departmental Funding
678. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure a definitive source of funding to prevent the closure of an organisation (details supplied) in view of the recognition of Irish sign... - Hospital Appointments Status
679. 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. [1000/19] - Disabilities Assessments
681. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which can be taken to reduce the long delays in disability assessments in counties Kerry and Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Health Screening Programmes
682. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department or the HSE has in monitoring or overseeing the on-site health screening tests conducted on construction site workers here in... - Hospital Appointments Status
683. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [1009/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
685. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which can be taken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1012/19] - Debt Collection
686. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements used by the HSE for the collection of outstanding bills; if it uses a third party for the collection of outstanding debts; the procedures and... - Hospital Appointments Status
687. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) waiting a number of months for an appointment will be examined. [1015/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
689. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list at Cappagh Hospital for hip operations (details supplied); if the operating theatres are being used to their... - General Practitioner Contracts
690. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the age of retirement for general practitioners to 72 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1041/19] - Disability Services Funding
691. To ask the Minister for Health if assurances will be given to an organisation (details supplied) on the funding of services it provides to the deaf community; and if he will make a statement... - Abortion Services Provision
692. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Rotunda Hospital placing an 11 week limit on terminations; if he will address the matter to bring clarity for hospitals and those that may be... - Hospital Charges
693. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card applicants are considered exempt from medical expenses such as hospital stay charges until a decision is made on their application. [1050/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
694. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 27 November 2018, when a reply will issue. [1054/19] - Commencement of Legislation
695. To ask the Minister for Health when all aspects of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 concerning the legal recognition of parentage for same sex couples that are not covered... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
696. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand services in Louth County Hospital, Dundalk in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1070/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
697. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hip operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1073/19] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
698. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 100 bed unit at the St. Mary's Hospital site, Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth; if specific commencement dates have been agreed;... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract procedures on national public waiting lists for 2017 and 2018; the average waiting time to undergo required cataract... - Medicinal Products Availability
700. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Versatis pain relief plasters under the long term illness scheme; his further plans to reintroduce the plasters on the scheme (details... - Drugs Payment Scheme
701. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to access for all type 1 diabetes patients to the FreeStyle Libre device under the reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Provision
702. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new ambulance base announced in Project Ireland 2040 for Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1086/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
703. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a scan for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1089/19] - General Practitioner Services
705. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the €20 blood test cost for individuals as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Abortion Services Provision
706. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to prevent rogue pregnancy agencies from misleading the public with regard to the HSE My Options website; and if he will make a... - Disability Support Services
707. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated in budget 2019 for personal assistant services to enable persons with disabilities to live independent lives; the way in which this... - HSE Expenditure
709. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of postal services to the HSE each year; the price paid for letters, envelopes and stamps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1149/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
710. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [1151/19] - Health Screening Programmes
711. To ask the Minister for Health the reason those aged 70 years of age and older are refused bowel screening by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1152/19] - Nursing Staff Provision
712. To ask the Minister for Health the reason public health nursing hours were reduced for Drumkeeran, County Leitrim (details supplied); the action he will take to ensure these hours are... - Hospitals Data
713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals for which name changes have been proposed by the HSE; the number of name changes that subsequently took place; the old hospital names... - Hospital Waiting Lists
714. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for a knee replacement. [1169/19] - Blood Donations
715. To ask the Minister for Health if the testing procedures engaged by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in relation to the testing of all of blood donations it receives are audited or... - Departmental Agencies Funding
717. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the funding provided either directly or indirectly through agencies controlled by his Department for the provision of advocacy services during... - Hospital Waiting Lists
718. To ask the Minister for Health if cataract surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [1213/19] - Hospitals Data
719. To ask the Minister for Health the date the new modular bed building in South Tipperary General Hospital will be operational; the details of all other capital and operational improvements he... - Mental Health Services
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number on waiting lists for adult mental health services by county; the number waiting 0 to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 18 and more... - Hospitals Data
721. To ask the Minister for Health when the new 60 bed modular unit in University Hospital Limerick will be opened in 2019; the other capital and operational improvements that will made in the... - Medicinal Products
722. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1239/19] - Pharmaceutical Sector
723. To ask the Minister for Health the analysis his Department has made of the recent OECD report on pharmaceutical innovation and access to medicines (details supplied); his views on the... - Hospitals Data
724. To ask the Minister for Health when the new 20 bed cystic fibrosis unit at Beaumont Hospital will commence; when it will be completed; and when it will be fully operational in view of the... - HSE Properties
725. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a site (details supplied); the provisions being made for the graveyard on site; if it will be part of the sale in process; if these sacred... - Emergency Departments
726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages Provision
727. To ask the Minister for Health the private companies and-or voluntary service providers that are contracted by the HSE to provide home care packages to persons with severe physical and... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
728. To ask the Minister for Health if the capital requirement and associated methodology pertaining to necessary development of national neurointerventional services at Beaumont Hospital has... - Health and Social Care Professionals
729. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to accept the recommendations to include chiropractors as referrers and practitioners in the upcoming statutory instrument in view of the... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
730. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a post for a specialist sarcoma consultant has not been filled since the position was created in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
732. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an operation to remove cataracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1286/19] - HSE Governance
733. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the appointment of a third-party firm to review the governance arrangements and resources in place in the HSE to support decision making on... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
736. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical guidelines and methodology used to determine whether an applicant qualifies for a primary medical certificate; the policy in place to ensure all... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
737. To ask the Minister for Health if cross-Border workers will retain their entitlement to a medical card after Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1323/19] - Disability Services Provision
738. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a grant to a person (details supplied) was cut in view of the fact they were given a commitment by the HSE that they were entitled to the grant.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
739. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1372/19] - Disability Support Services
740. To ask the Minister for Health when a position will be filled in a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1375/19] - Hospitals Data
741. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new build at St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; if a site has been identified and purchased; when work is... - Disability Support Services
742. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) in County Cork on the waiting list for a residential placement; when he expects a place will be offered; and if he... - Health Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health if benefit schemes and supports for persons with Wolfram syndrome will be put in place to cover such needs as medical devices, dietary demands, transport to... - Disability Support Services
744. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application for homecare support to assist in the care of a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused by the HSE; if he will examine... - Tender Process
745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding tenders for taxis to hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1389/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
746. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1358 of 24 July 2018, the number of approved CAMHS psychiatrist posts; the number recommended for each CHO team; and if... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
748. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds which are available within CAMHS for persons in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1397/19] - Mental Health Services Staff
749. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of unfilled suicide crisis assessment nurse positions by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1398/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
751. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, CAMHS, appointment in Community Health Organisation, CHO, 5; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
752. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [1401/19] - Ambulance Service
753. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol in place with the National Ambulance Service for the dispatching of an air ambulance to the scene of a serious accident; if he will provide a copy... - Services for People with Disabilities
754. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving an appointment with the Cavan-Monaghan child development team; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
755. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol in place with the National Ambulance Service for the transfer of patients between hospitals; if he will provide a copy of the protocol; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
756. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a cataract operation for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Governance
757. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bank accounts used by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1407/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
758. To ask the Minister for Health the process in place to use the services at a hospital (details supplied) for ophthalmology and orthopaedic operations; the number of ophthalmology and... - Air Ambulance Service
759. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve helicopter landing facilities at University Hospital Galway; the number of air ambulance and coastguard landings at the hospital in 2017... - Health Services Data
760. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the ophthalmology waiting list data is compiled; the components considered when producing the waiting list numbers; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
761. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare can expect an appointment for a procedure in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products Availability
762. To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to make a drug (details supplied) available to children and adults suffering from spinal muscular atrophy; the estimated number of sufferers... - Hospital Appointments Status
763. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare can expect an appointment for a cranioplasty in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
764. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to make it more attractive for consultants to apply for new consultancy posts within the Saolta Hospital Group (details supplied); and... - Health Services Access
766. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place within the ophthalmology healthcare system to avoid lengthy delays in persons accessing treatment for conditions such as AMD; and if he... - Medicinal Products Availability
767. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to the approval process for the drug Nusinersen, also known as Spinraza; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined;... - Care of the Elderly
768. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the HSE, his Department or an agency under the aegis of his Department to become directly involved in the development of retirement villages or... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
769. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to reduce waiting times for gynaecology in Sligo University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
770. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for an appointment at Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Delays
771. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1516/19] - Hospital Appointments Delays
772. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1517/19] - General Practitioner Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care will be extended to under 12s which was to be introduced in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1520/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
774. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1527/19] - Mental Health Services Data
775. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by mental health service, age, category and length of time waiting. [1532/19] - Health Services Provision
776. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 is eligible for treatment and to be provided with glasses under the community ophthalmic services scheme as outlined... - Hospital Appointments Status
778. 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. [1561/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
779. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the use of Ocrelizumab in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1565/19] - Primary Care Centres
780. To ask the Minister for Health the expected opening date for the new primary care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/19] - Hospital Overcrowding
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances at a hospital (details supplied) between 2010 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1575/19] - Victim Support Services
782. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the sexual assault treatment units will be completed; and if it will be published. [1576/19] - General Practitioner Contracts
786. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the delay in negotiating a new general practitioner contract in view of the promise to do so by successive Ministers; the occasions on... - National Maternity Hospital
787. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the discussions regarding the governance and ownership of the new national maternity hospital; if he has received the text of the agreement that... - Health Reports
788. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of the detailed 2019 action plan to implement Sláintecare; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a... - Hospitals Discharges
789. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges by hospital; if he will provide a progress report on the 550 homecare packages that were announced as part of the winter plan... - Abortion Services Provision
790. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his plans to introduce exclusion zones for protests around health institutions such as general practitioner offices and hospitals in view of... - Respite Care Services
791. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 19 December 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the family has been offered respite in Dublin... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
792. To ask the Minister for Health if an access programme will be established to the drug Spinraza for children with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1612/19] - Warmer Homes Scheme
793. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the success or otherwise of the warmth and well-being pilot programme that commenced in 2016 and piloted in parts of Dublin 8, 10, 12, 22... - Health and Social Care Professionals
794. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1631/19] - Health Services Reports
795. To ask the Minister for Health when the final report of the independent review group on section 38 and 39 service providers and private providers will be published. [1635/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
796. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the nursing home support scheme to ease the financial burden in place for some persons as a result of the exorbitant property prices in... - Hospital Appointments Status
797. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1642/19] - Elder Abuse
798. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department and agencies under its aegis have taken to address the issue of elder abuse; his plans for further policy initiatives in the area; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
799. To ask the Minister for Health the dermatology waiting lists nationally by hospital. [1659/19] - Addiction Treatment Services
800. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to run a nationwide gambling and gambling addiction awareness campaign; if no campaign is planned, the reason therefor; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
804. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason the HSE will not provide dental care through the public dental scheme in school in this... - Hospital Appointments Status
805. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [1672/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal actions that have been lodged against the HSE over the CervicalCheck cervical screening controversy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
807. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a psychiatric ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1700/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
808. To ask the Minister for Health when he received the advice from his officials on the impact of announcing a recheck on cervical smear tests; if he held meetings with his officials at that... - Speech and Language Therapy
810. To ask the Minister for Health if community speech and language services are obliged to discharge children once they reach 8 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Home Help Service Provision
811. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1747/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
812. 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. [1751/19] - Health Services Staff
814. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken by the HSE to accommodate and redeploy staff from Saint Patricks Centre, Kells Road, County Kilkenny; the number of staff involved; the... - Departmental Correspondence
815. To ask the Minister for Health the customer complaints received by his Department in each of the years since 2016; if the complaints are grouped into categories; the nature of the...
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