Written answers
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
- Mental Health Services
179. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increase in recent years in the number of antidepressants being prescribed and the dosages consumed; and if he will make... - Health Services Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the number of children and adolescents awaiting assessment for eye care. [7042/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
181. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the number of children and adolescents awaiting treatment and-or assessments from CAMHS. [7041/19] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
182. To ask the Minister for Health the cost incurred in using agency nurses for the public health system in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5938/19] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
183. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a pay award to nurses and midwifes of 12% in the 2019 financial year; the amount of such a figure that would be returned to the State in... - Services for People with Disabilities
184. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 30 January 2019, if one of the 25 dieticians or an allocation of clinical hours could be made available to north... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
185. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated to his Department spent on agency nurses; the percentage of nurses this is; the way in which this compares with the same statistics in... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he has commissioned or carried out an investigation into the projected number of nursing staff that will be needed over the next five years; and if he will... - Nursing Staff Data
187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses working in the health service by grade (details supplied); the way in which this compares with the same statistics in each of the past ten... - National Children's Hospital
188. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the tender process used to recruit the contractors for the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5944/19] - HSE Agency Staff
189. To ask the Minister for Health if he has commissioned or carried out an investigation into the cost-benefit analysis of the use of agency staff versus full-time staff across the public... - Disabilities Assessments
190. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions he has had with the Ministers for Children and Youth Affairs and Education and Skills with regard to the increasing length of time children are... - Mental Health Services Provision
191. To ask the Minister for Health if home support services are available for persons under 65 years of age under the care of mental health services; if so, the process by which applications are... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
192. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/19] - Hospital Transfers
193. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism in place to refund a person (details supplied) who has paid significant sums in taxi fares transferring from one hospital to another;... - Ministerial Meetings
194. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 9 October 2018, the reason there has been no attempt to arrange a meeting since July 2018 with the family of a... - Brexit Issues
195. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for transgender young persons to continue their care with a clinic (details supplied) via the treatment abroad scheme in the event of... - Health Services
196. To ask the Minister for Health if transgender young persons or advocates and representatives from the transgender community have been invited to input into the governance committee for the... - Departmental Funding
197. To ask the Minister for Health the funding his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department have provided to projects in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to... - Disability Services Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there are adequate bus services in place in counties Carlow and Kilkenny to assist parents in transporting children and adult children... - Mental Health Services Funding
200. To ask the Minister for Health when decisions will be made on section 39 applications; when an organisation (details supplied) will be informed of a decision on its application; and if he... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
201. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of drugs and alcohol task forces in respect of the failures of his Department to grant additional funding to... - Hospital Deaths
202. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time after a miscarriage a child is buried following the parents signing consent to the relevant hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
203. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the system for setting prices under the nursing home support scheme; if he is satisfied that the process has been conducted... - Vaccination Programme
204. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the HPV vaccine. [12577/19] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term stay bed will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [12578/19] - Vaccination Programme
206. To ask the Minister for Health if the meningitis vaccination for children is provided under the general medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12591/19] - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
207. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the projected overrun in the cost of the new children's hospital occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12603/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the provision of the new community hospital in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12606/19] - Defibrillators in Schools Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a defibrillator to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12610/19] - Medical Card Data
210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued in each of the past five years; the number of applications refused and subsequently refused or granted on appeal in the same... - National Children's Hospital
211. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which precise costings have been identified in respect of the new children’s hospital with particular reference to the need to ensure that... - Health Services Staff Data
212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nurses, doctors, consultants and all other staff employed by the public health sector in each of the past five years to date; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting orthopaedic surgical appointments; the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past five years to date; and if he... - Hospitals Capital Programme
215. To ask the Minister for Health the position in regard to the upgrading and extension of facilities as Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Home Services
216. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can extend the lifespan of a nursing home (details supplied) having particular regard to the high quality service and care provided... - Primary Care Centres Data
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres operating throughout County Kildare; the extent to which it is expected to provide more throughout the county or in lieu... - Hospital Staff Data
218. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which staffing levels in all categories at Naas General Hospital are adequate to ensure the effective, efficient and safe operation of the... - General Practitioner Services Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken or can take to ensure the availability of a ready supply of general practice doctors nationally in both urban and rural settings; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
220. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12622/19] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
221. To ask the Minister for Health further to his commitment to Dáil Éireann on 5 March 2019 regarding the treatment abroad scheme, if he will address the delay in the turnaround... - Home Help Service Provision
222. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be granted to a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12649/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
223. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12650/19] - Narcolepsy Issues
224. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of an adult narcolepsy centre in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12660/19] - Maternity Services Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters relating to the aftercare of persons who have miscarried (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
226. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress to recruit a consultant paediatric psychiatrist for CAMHS Wexford south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12664/19] - Health Services Staff Training
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical graduates from medical schools here; the number of such graduates who commenced internships here; the number of those graduates who... - Hospital Beds Data
228. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the proposals in the 2019 HSE service plan to reconfigure the overall bed stock to a more sustainable level giving rise to a reduction in... - Health Service Capacity Review
229. To ask the Minister for Health the action which has been taken since the publication of the health service capacity review to increase the number of step down beds; the local health office... - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Health the long-term plans of the HSE for a facility (details supplied); if he will address the imminent cessation of admittance of long-term residents at the...
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