Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
- Disability Support Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health when a payment similar to the mobility allowance will come on-stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4956/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
311. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that will care for a child (details supplied) with severe autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5510/19] - Mental Health Services
312. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all projects funded under the service reform fund that address the mental health needs for persons experiencing homelessness; the individual... - Home Help Service Data
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed as home help by the HSE in each year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4953/19] - National Dementia Strategy
314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand funding and assistance in the area of community support for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4954/19] - HSE Properties
315. To ask the Minister for Health the progression of refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4957/19] - Home Help Service
317. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
318. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a hearing aid by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4987/19] - Medical Products Supply
319. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the anxiety and worry the parents of children with SMA are experiencing due to the delay in making the drug Spinraza... - Home Help Service
320. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress being made to date regarding the development of a statutory home care scheme; the status of the work that is under way and action... - Health Services Data
321. To ask the Minister for Health the situation at a service (details supplied) regarding the operation of the service; the number of beds operational; the number of beds closed; and if he will... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
322. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to classify fibromyalgia as a critical medical condition; the supports in place for persons suffering from fibromyalgia; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
323. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has been appointed to a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4997/19] - Disability Support Services Provision
324. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5000/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
325. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5001/19] - Health Services Provision
326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of care service provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5003/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
327. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rescheduled date for an operation in Tallaght hospital having had the scheduled date cancelled; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
328. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been without a specialist doctor, care plan or support services; if same will be provided; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for inpatient appointments; the number waiting for outpatient appointments at Galway University Hospital and Portiuncula... - Hospital Appointments Administration
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled at Galway University Hospital and at Portiuncula Hospital in 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019; the reason for the... - Brexit Issues
332. To ask the Minister for Health if a plan has been devised for medicines that have a narrow therapeutic index that are not interchangeable in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an extension and redevelopment at a hospital (details supplied). [5047/19] - HSE Expenditure
334. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent under the winter plan purchasing additional capacity in private hospitals; the number of and the length of time beds were purchased for use;... - HSE Staff Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a pay and numbers strategy from the HSE; if so, the key details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5052/19] - Hospitals Data
336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the number occupied, empty and closed, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
340. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the BreastCheck mobile units which will cease screening in several areas in 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Staff
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-specialist mental health consultants working on a permanent, temporary or locum basis in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
342. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [5064/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
343. To ask the Minister for Health if financial provision is being made available for the 6,000 women who will need to have a retest carried out following a previous smear test the results of... - Mental Health Services Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development and expansion of a mental health service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5077/19] - Health Promotion
345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the breastfeeding regime and supports that operate in workplaces in general; the particular reforms planned for the HSE as an employer for... - Capital Expenditure Programme
346. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects, including information technology and equipment, the commencement date of which has been postponed, delayed or dropped as a result of the... - General Practitioner Contracts
347. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 1 February 2017, the liability of medical card holders to pay for blood tests carried out at their general... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
349. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to making food supplements and vitamins available under the medical card scheme in circumstances in which they have been... - Abortion Services Provision
350. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a report from the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital to clarify the decision of the medical team not to terminate a pregnancy on... - National Cancer Strategy
351. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a national cancer centre in an area (details supplied); if a review of such a service is underway; if the Border region will be... - Positive Ageing Strategy
352. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the recent research conducted into the effects of rural isolation on the well-being of senior citizens particularly those living alone; the... - Rural Transport Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he is considering and has discussed with other Departments with regard to providing practical and reliable transport systems to cater for persons... - Hospitals Capital Programme
354. To ask the Minister for Health if the overspend at the National Children’s Hospital and the National Maternity Hospital has impacted upon capital projects in counties Cavan, Monaghan... - Healthcare Professionals
355. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the regulation of psychotherapy and counselling under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; if members have been appointed to the... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
356. To ask the Minister for Health if appointments under the treatment abroad scheme which have been scheduled prior to Brexit on 29 March 2019 will be honoured regardless of the way in which... - Medical Card Administration
357. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a medical card expiry date can be changed and brought forward by 12 months without an explanation to the medical card holder; if the case of a... - Hospital Appointments Administration
358. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [5159/19] - Health Services Staff
359. To ask the Minister for Health the key workers employed by the HSE by respective CHO areas and additional catchment areas they operate under or services they are assigned to. [5172/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
360. To ask the Minister for Health if an ENT appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5176/19] - Orthodontic Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the significant delays in accessing orthodontic treatment in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
362. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5186/19] - Dental Services
364. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can gain access to denture repair through their medical card. [5204/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
365. To ask the Minister for Health if an orthopaedic appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [5215/19] - Disability Services Provision
366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Laois and Offaly on the waiting list for six months or more for speech therapy. [5216/19] - Hospitals Data
375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented with respiratory conditions at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore in 2018. [5225/19] - Hospital Staff Data
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respiratory specialists at Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [5227/19] - National Maternity Hospital
379. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 15 January 2019, if he will publish the details of a process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Policy
382. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the publication of the revised mental health policy, A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5244/19] - Health Services Staff Data
383. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide statistical information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5279/19] - Health Services Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time in CHO 4 for ophthalmology assessments; the average waiting time for ophthalmology day case appointments; and if he will make a... - Hospital Procedures
385. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 168 to 170, inclusive, of 16 January 2019, the number of persons who have undergone cataract surgery in each of the... - Medicinal Products
388. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address costs and commercialisation of medicines as outlined by an organisation (details supplied); if consideration has been given to finding a... - Addiction Treatment Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 5 December 2018, if extra resources will be committed to allow adequate spaces for those wishing to detox from... - Pharmaceutical Sector
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that pharmacy students will be in a position to be paid for their mandatory placement; his views on the enormous financial strain this will... - General Practitioner Data
391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner full-time equivalents for the past three years by county and year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pharmacy Regulations
392. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of dispensing pharmacists in relation to the falsified medicines directive; if the concerns will be taken into... - Abortion Services Provision
393. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability and national distribution of termination of pregnancy services in hospital settings; the number of hospitals providing... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to the provision of a health centre on Inisbofin, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5339/19] - HSE Reports
397. To ask the Minister for Health if a publication (details supplied) was funded by the HSE or from a hospital group budget and if so, the full cost of the publication from marketing and... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
398. To ask the Minister for Health the agency spend on nurses in 2018. [5383/19] - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
399. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date on the recommendation in the Report on Tackling Childhood Obesity by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs... - Hospitals Funding
401. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding included in budget 2019 and the HSE National Service Plan 2019 for equipping and staffing the 40 bed modular unit at South Tipperary... - Disabilities Assessments
403. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the failure of the HSE to complete assessment of needs for children with disabilities within a reasonable timeframe (details supplied); and if he... - Services for People with Disabilities
406. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to prevent the closure of a society (details supplied); his views on the potential loss to the deaf community of the only national... - Hospital Appointments Status
407. 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. [5455/19] - Sign Language and Deaf Services
408. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided in order that a service (details supplied) will not be forced to close; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the South Inner City Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force cut the funding to a project (details supplied) when its service provision has increased from... - Vaccination Programme
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the Gardasil vaccine. [5476/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
413. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for a procedure at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
414. To ask the Minister for Health the support services in place in County Donegal for those in foster care transitioning from Tusla services on reaching 18 years of age requiring mental health... - Mental Health Policy
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of officials in his Department who specialise in mental health policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5481/19] - Abortion Services Provision
417. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide free access to termination of pregnancy services for women from Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to improve access to contraception in 2019; if this includes measures to remove the cost barrier to accessing long-acting reversible... - Hospital Staff
422. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an ongoing dispute between maintenance staff and management at Mayo University Hospital; if so, his plans in place to... - Hospital Staff Data
423. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of maintenance contractors and agency workers for maintenance at Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018, inclusive, in tabular... - Services for People with Disabilities
424. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a child (details supplied) has their assessment of needs carried out; when they will be provided with services by the early... - EU Directives
425. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical provisions of the basic safety standards directive have now been finalised; if a proposal (details supplied) has been accepted; and if he will... - Physiotherapy Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health when paediatric physiotherapy services will be made available to a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
427. To ask the Minister for Health if a full review of the medical needs of a person (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
428. To ask the Minister for Health if all Travellers will be provided with a medical card, in view of the perceived level of Traveller health inequalities that exist; and if he will make a... - Addiction Treatment Services
429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for gambling addiction in each of the years from 2007 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5525/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts employed by the Health Service Executive in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in north and... - Health Services
432. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a facility (details supplied); the number of beds in the service; if the HSE plans to close the service; if so, the service which will... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve and expand CAMHS in County Tipperary in view of the need for service improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/19] - Medicinal Products Availability
434. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of the drug Savitex; when he expects the assessment to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5538/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority's equivalent of black box warnings apply to morcellators sold here. [5542/19] - Hospital Deaths
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women here who have died in the past decade within a year of having hysterectomies by morcellation. [5543/19] - Hospitals Data
437. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed name change of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5547/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
438. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Clare will have an assessment and ultrasound in the urology department of University Hospital Limerick; and if he... - Autism Support Services
440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address a waiting list for autism services (details supplied); his plans to appoint additional staff to the service; his plans for budget... - Ethics in Public Office Legislation
441. To ask the Minister for Health if measures are in place to provide for a statutory declaration by consultants, clinicians and other medical practitioners who receive gifts or donations from... - Home Care Packages Provision
442. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding allocated to the HSE to reduce the waiting lists and waiting times for home support services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an outpatient appointment in children’s hospitals in Dublin (details supplied) for more than 18 months; and if he... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units in 2018. [5601/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
445. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical product will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5603/19] - Occupational Therapy Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed for occupational therapy and receive appropriate therapy; and if he will make a statement on... - Disabilities Assessments
447. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
449. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5639/19] - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
450. To ask the Minister for Health the date in October 2018 his Department drew the attention of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, either formally or informally, to the overspends... - National Children's Hospital
451. To ask the Minister for Health the date and times of meetings he and-or his officials had with the national children’s hospital project and programme board since its inception; the... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
452. To ask the Minister for Health the date in November 2018 he or his officials informed the Taoiseach of the cost overruns in the national children’s hospital; the format in which this... - Health Services Expenditure
454. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet the capital programme for his Department as previously set out; and if he will make a statement on... - Brexit Preparations
455. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he is satisfied he has made the provisions necessary in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/19] - Ministerial Meetings
457. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains in contact with victims of the cervical smear test issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5655/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
458. To ask the Minister for Health the alternatives now in operation or proposed to improve the reliability of cancer screening for women in the aftermath of the cervical smear test issues; and... - Cancer Incidence
459. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department monitors the incidence of various forms of cancer throughout the regions in conjunction with the National Cancer Register;... - School Medical Examinations
460. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the normal school medical examinations have successfully identified particular health issues among children in the past five years; and if... - Health Services Staff Data
461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nurses, nurse assistants, doctors and consultants employed throughout the public health sector in the past three years; and if he will make... - Health Services Data
463. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who obtained dental and or optical benefits in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5661/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for elective procedures, including orthopaedic, coronary, kidney or similar conditions; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist and are waiting to be filled at each public hospital nationally at all levels; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages Provision
466. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which the number of home care packages approved is sufficient to meet the need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5664/19] - Healthcare Policy
467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the implementation of the Sláintecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5665/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
468. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the number of children and adolescents awaiting treatment and or assessments from CAMHS (details supplied). [5668/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
469. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists awaiting eye care procedures at the end of 2017 and 2018, respectively; his plans to reduce such waiting... - Dental Services Provision
470. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional resources for dental services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5688/19] - Medical Card Applications Data
471. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a discretionary medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Disability Services Data
472. To ask the Minister for Health the amount transferred from the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of services since 2004; the number of times the service level... - Cancer Screening Programmes
475. To ask the Minister for Health the months in which the original smear tests took place for the up to 6,000 women likely to be called for a repeat test; and the number of tests that took... - Hospital Appointments Status
476. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied) due to extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5738/19] - Medical Card Applications Data
477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who renewed their medical card online; the number who commenced online renewal but did not complete the process; the number who requested... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
478. To ask the Minister for Health the level of engagement by a hospital (details supplied) in resolving its orthopaedic waiting list; and if the hospital has requested assistance through the...
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