Written answers
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
292. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which persons who grew up in mother and baby homes can access the counselling services made available by his Department. [2360/19] - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
293. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that play therapists are unregulated; the measures he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in relation to the cross-border directive after Brexit; if EU citizens will still be in a position to receive treatment in the UK; and if he will... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the list of delayed capital projects due to the overspend on the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
298. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2312/19] - Vaccination Programme
299. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the meningitis B vaccine on a catch-up basis for those children who missed out on the vaccine by virtue of their age; and if he will make... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
300. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for child and adolescent mental health services for Dublin 9; when a child (details supplied) can be given an appointment; and if he will make... - Home Help Service Appeals
301. 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. [2318/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
302. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2321/19] - Dental Services Staff
303. To ask the Minister for Health when an orthodontist will be appointed to a health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2323/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
304. To ask the Minister for Health if autoimmune hepatitis is covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2324/19] - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see a psychologist as part of the early intervention assessment in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a... - Transport Support Scheme
306. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the health (transport support) Bill. [2334/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals made to pricing and contract terms negotiated between the NTPF and proprietors of registered nursing homes in relation to the provision... - Medicinal Products Data
311. To ask the Minister for Health the quantity of each of the drugs (details supplied) that were manufactured and imported here and exported in each of the years 2011 to the most recent year... - Prescriptions Data
312. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on prescriptions of specific drugs (details supplied); the number of persons prescribed SSRIs and SNRIs according to the latest data... - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
313. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is sustainable to charge persons that attend a drug service (details supplied) for prescriptions received at the centre; his views on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
314. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in cases in which a person under the fair deal scheme and a medical card holder requires transport from a nursing home to their local general... - Hospitals Building Programme
315. To ask the Minister for Health if the €9 million for a replacement 50 bed unit at the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon, has been ring-fenced; if the design team has been... - Cancer Screening Programmes
316. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 18 December 2018, if he is satisfied with the response of the HSE that it has no records of winning tender... - Medical Card Administration
317. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card of a person (details supplied) was recently revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
318. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will be requested to include a day care centre for persons with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia in the development of the new facility which... - Medical Card Eligibility
319. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the qualifying income threshold for persons over 70 years of age for a medical card in view of the fact that recent increases in the... - Hospital Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number and the length of time persons are awaiting a DEXA scan in Naas Hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2390/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied). [2393/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS made between January and December 2018; the number of referrals accepted by CAMHS in the same period; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health if the delivery of the second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford will be delayed in view of the significant increase in costs of the national... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
326. To ask the Minister for Health if the rare diseases technology review committee plan to review a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2398/19] - Hospital Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision a new MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [2401/19] - Ambulance Service Data
328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances covering all of the major towns in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2402/19] - Hospital Overcrowding
329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons recorded on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital for each month of 2016, 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Hospitals Data
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in attendance at Mayo University Hospital emergency department in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
331. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised modular unit at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2417/19] - Hospital Appointments Administration
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgery cancellations at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital, respectively in 2018; the reason for the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
333. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital, respectively, as of January 2019; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age waiting for an inpatient or an outpatient appointment at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital,... - Psychological Services Waiting Lists
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a child psychologist appointment in County Mayo; the wait time for this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Services Provision
336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons refused a primary care certificate in County Mayo in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2422/19] - Hospital Staff Data
337. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job vacancies at Mayo University Hospital by department and job title; the length of time these positions have been vacant in tabular form; and... - Mental Health Services Provision
339. To ask the Minister for Health if the delivery of the national forensic mental health service will be delayed in view of the significant increase in costs of the national children’s... - Cancer Screening Programmes
340. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the State’s financial liabilities arising out of compensation in relation to the CervicalCheck controversy; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Administration
349. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2440/19] - Emergency Departments Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a full capacity protocol was invoked in each of the years 2011 to 2018, by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Data
353. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on taxis in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and the reason for using taxis, for example, patient transfer,... - Ambulance Service Data
354. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on private ambulances by each hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2447/19] - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
357. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and his Department on external consultancies in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; the name of the company; the... - Health Services Data
358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times surgeries have been cancelled in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; the reason for the cancellation; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
359. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who would be eligible for a medical card under EU regulations as a cross border worker has to have their application... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
361. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service in each of the years 2010 to 2018, by occupation, hospital and community healthcare organisation in tabular... - Hospital Beds Data
362. To ask the Minister for Health the investment in bed capacity in the short, medium and long-term as outlined in the Sláintecare report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Centres Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1819 of 24 July 2018, the location which is being developed in Dundalk as a primary care centre; when the conversion... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
364. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be examined; if additional staff will be assigned to the diabetic services in SUH in order that... - Hospital Appointments Status
365. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Hospital Overcrowding
366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations cancelled in 2018 due to overcrowding by hospital. [2469/19] - Hospitals Data
367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations cancelled due to staff shortages by hospital. [2470/19] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures from public waiting lists undertaken in the private sector under the National Treatment Purchase Fund by hospital. [2471/19] - Mental Health Services Report
372. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 25 September 2018, if the findings of the review will be published in full as soon as possible; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
373. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2479/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
374. 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. [2481/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
375. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter with regard to a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2484/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of special footwear for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2487/19] - Nursing Staff Data
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses that were provided employment contracts in 2018; the number recruited; the type of contract provided in each area in tabular... - Health Services Staff Data
378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time physiotherapists working in CHO area 9 in each of the years 2016 to 2018; if this number will be further increased in 2019; and if he... - National Office for Suicide Prevention
379. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation for the national office for suicide prevention in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
380. 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. [2504/19] - Hospital Deaths
381. To ask the Minister for Health if there was a maternal death in a hospital (details supplied) on 25 December 2018; and if the hospital has reported this death to the Coroner. [2505/19] - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Health when couples here will be considered for IVF treatment free of charge; the way in which this will be administered; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
383. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a canaloplasty operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2509/19] - Audiology Services Provision
384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no audiology services in the new primary care centres in Bantry, County Cork, and Tralee, County Kerry, in view of the fact that in the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health when the G5 transmitter for type 1 diabetics will be approved; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is over nine months since the tender was... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
386. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to secure a permanent second consultant breast surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Maternity Services Provision
387. To ask the Minister for Health when the bespoke maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital will be commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2520/19] - Stroke Care
388. To ask the Minister for Health the improvements made to address deficits previously identified in dedicated acute stroke care services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make... - Hospital Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health when all beds housed within the short-stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital will be operational; the number of additional personnel that have been... - Abortion Services Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health if a policy on the correct disposal of foetal remains following a termination of pregnancy is being developed nationally; if so, when such a policy will be... - General Medical Services Scheme Payments
391. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card patient has to pay to have a blood test with their general practitioner (details supplied); if not, the procedures in place to allow them not... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
392. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a long-term illness card was removed in the case of a person (details supplied). [2552/19] - Care of the Elderly
393. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the number of day care centres for dementia patients in view of the projected increase of the number of persons that will present with... - Hospital Appointments Status
394. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2560/19] - Health Services Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a mother and baby group provided in a centre (details supplied) was ended; if this was due to a lack of financial resources; and if he will make a... - Gender Recognition
399. To ask the Minister for Health the policy that acknowledges the need to meet the physical and psychological needs of transgender persons; the supports being offered; and the long-term... - Abortion Services Provision
400. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward legislation for safety or exclusion zones around hospitals and primary care centres which provide terminations; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the decision by a medical service (details supplied) to increase its charge for children’s consultations to €70 is... - Medical Card Applications
402. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card will be expedited. [2607/19] - Maternity Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of midwives in HSE maternity units and maternity hospitals; and the number by which these staff numbers fall short of or exceed the birth... - Services for People with Disabilities
404. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day places available for training young persons with a disability in each of the years 2015 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - HSE Planning
405. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will publish its operational plans for 2019 for each sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2617/19] - Brexit Issues
406. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address fears of shortages arising for key heart, cancer and other medicines following alleged stockpiling of medicines in the UK in... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
408. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the number of psychiatric nurses recruited in County Kerry in 2018; if he is further satisfied that only temporary contracts were... - Nursing Staff Contracts
409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the contracts offered to graduate nurses in County Kerry in 2018 were temporary contracts in view of his commitment to recruit and retain nurses;... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
410. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 15 January 2019, if further details will be provided in relation to the breakdown of the payments made to... - Medicinal Products Supply
411. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a shortage in supply of a medicine (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2666/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
412. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2667/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
413. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment to be seen by a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the... - Industrial Disputes
414. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to act on his preference for negotiation as a dispute resolution regarding the threatened paramedic dispute in relation the withdrawal of labour on... - Pharmacy Regulations
416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns expressed by pharmacists with respect to the introduction of the false medicines directive and associated statutory instruments... - Orthodontic Services Provision
417. To ask the Minister for Health the status of braces for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2677/19] - Organ Donation
418. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a change in legislation to provide for the presumption of opt-in in relation to organ donation; if same will receive consideration in the... - Departmental Expenditure
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the airline costs for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2694/19] - Health Services Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health if therapy in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress in relation to the provision of a Jigsaw project for County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2779/19] - Hospital Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health if the already approved capital funding for the construction of a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford will be affected by the escalating... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
424. To ask the Minister for Health the date in August 2018 on which his Department was informed of the cost overruns for the construction of the national children’s hospital; the person... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a community neurorehabilitation team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2800/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
427. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open an aftercare service for vulnerable profoundly deaf persons that depend on Irish Sign Language as their communication in order that they can... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
428. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE plans to introduce the dexcom G5 CGM transmitter for patients with type 1 diabetes here; if the HSE has carried out research into the dexcom G6... - Health Services
429. To ask the Minister for Health if services at a location (details supplied) in County Galway will continue to operate from these premises; if patients from the town and surrounding areas... - Mental Health Services
430. To ask the Minister for Health if the mental health service in Glenamaddy, County Galway operating at a location (details supplied) will continue to operate from these premises; and if he... - Medical Conditions
431. To ask the Minister for Health if parental alienation syndrome is recognised by the HSE and other statutory health and social care bodies and agencies; if not, his plans to have the syndrome... - Pharmaceutical Sector
432. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/19] - Brexit Issues
433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of infants who have used clinical milk supplies from Northern Ireland and the UK over the past five years; the contingency plan for access to milk... - Departmental Correspondence
434. To ask the Minister for Health when a letter of exceptional need will be provided to a person (details supplied) who requires it to pursue medical studies in the United States of America.... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans regarding a community hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2850/19] - Primary Care Centres
436. To ask the Minister for Health when the primary healthcare facility at a location (details supplied) will be opened; the services which will be provided in this centre; the persons who can... - Brexit Issues
437. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be changes to the situation by which the HSE sends young children to the UK for certain treatments, such as eating disorders and psychiatric... - Home Help Service
440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the home help co-ordinator based in a centre (details supplied) will be replaced as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products Availability
441. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Versatis has been removed from the approved drug list; and if cost was the main factor in the decision. [2892/19] - Health Services
444. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a shared diabetes centre of excellence between Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Psychological Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health the access persons with type 1 diabetes attending Letterkenny University Hospital have to psychology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff Data
446. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing details of a team in a hospital (details supplied); if the members of the team are permanent posts; if there are vacancies on the team; and if he... - Hospital Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new diabetes centre at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2912/19] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
448. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a diabetic dietician in Sligo University Hospital; his plans to appoint an additional diabetic dietician for the purpose of ensuring the... - National Children's Hospital
450. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and times of meetings he and-or his officials had with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board since its inception; the persons who... - Hospital Staff Data
451. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults resulting in injury to staff that took place in the period January 2018 to December 2018 in University Hospital Kerry. [2936/19] - Hospital Staff
453. To ask the Minister for Health his views in regard to security staff in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2938/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
454. To ask the Minister for Health if the correct wheelchair will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2939/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
455. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for ongoing delays with cervical smear results; the actions taken to combat these delays (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Capital Expenditure Programme
456. To ask the Minister for Health the additional amount the national children’s hospital will cost in 2019; if a request has been submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure and... - Vaccination Programme Data
463. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccination rates for all vaccinations provided free of charge to children in each of the years 2008 to 2018, by local health office in tabular form. [3073/19] - Hospital Closures
464. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the site of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital; if the hospital will remain in use within the public health system; and if he will make... - Maternity Services Provision
465. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed maternity hospital to be co-located at the St. James’s Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3075/19] - Electronic Cigarettes
466. To ask the Minister for Health the most up-to-date evidence and advice regarding e-cigarettes; when this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3076/19] - Medicinal Products Availability
468. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 18 December 2018, the position regarding the shortage of the drug; the status of the availability of same; and if... - Paediatric Services
469. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to date and to completion, respectively, of the children's satellite hospital unit at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown; when it is planned... - Vaccination Programme
471. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters (details supplied) in relation to the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3107/19] - General Practitioner Services
472. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can access their local general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3108/19]
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