Written answers
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
- HSE Agency Staff
9. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on reducing the use of agency staff in the public sector under the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 to 2020. [5957/19] - Hospital Services
10. To ask the Minister for Health if a facilitator has been appointed to conduct a consultation process on the future of services at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. [11938/19] - Hospital Facilities
11. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which contracts were first exchanged relating to the provision of modular theatres at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; if the contracts have been... - Mental Health Policy
13. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the establishment of an Oireachtas mental health committee to oversee the implementation of the previous committee's report and scrutinise... - Health Strategies
15. To ask the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare action plan will be published; if it will contain detailed costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12200/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
17. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that adult community mental health services in Clondalkin may be lost as a result of a lack of suitable premises; if... - Voluntary Sector Funding
19. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to reduce HSE funding to community voluntary organisations by €4 million in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
20. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he plans to take to reduce the waiting times for cataract surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12099/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Health when work will commence on the redevelopment of Mountmellick Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12224/19] - Health Services Funding
22. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that section 39 services are in receipt of adequate funding to provide necessary services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Centres Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Health when primary care centres will open in Baltinglass, Rathdrum and Arklow, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12227/19] - National Children's Hospital Status
24. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied that the new children’s hospital project can proceed as planned without restrictions to the scale and content of... - Generic Drugs Substitution
25. To ask the Minister for Health when the biosimilars policy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12202/19] - Home Help Service Provision
26. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra home support hours which will be provided for older persons in CHO 7 in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12222/19] - Nursing Staff
27. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the retention and recruitment of nurses is successful in the coming period. [12410/19] - Hospitals Capital Programme
28. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the regional hospital for the north east in Navan, County Meath; and if he has received written correspondence from his... - HIQA Standards
30. To ask the Minister for Health if he has agreed a HIQA compliance phased investment programme for 2019 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/19] - Abortion Services Provision
31. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the accessibility of termination of pregnancy services including the availability of information materials in different languages and the... - Ambulance Service Staff
33. To ask the Minister for Health the position after a strike (details supplied) by ambulance personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12170/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
34. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the second Scally report into the cervical cancer scandal is delayed; and when it will be published. [11795/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
35. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the construction of the new 50 bed unit in Portiuncula Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12213/19] - General Practitioner Services Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the multi-annual investment in general practice which he announced in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate respite services for adults and children with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
41. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce the waiting times for occupational therapy in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12206/19] - Health Services Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting times for persons waiting for ophthalmology services in the County Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff Data
43. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors working in hospitals as consultants who are not on the specialist register of the Medical Council; the steps he has taken to address the... - Hospital Facilities
44. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the new diabetes unit at Sligo University Hospital; the contractor that has been appointed; when construction work will... - Maternity Services
45. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of centres alongside birth centres pursuant to the national maternity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/19] - Dental Services Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dentistry services for persons with special needs in Connolly Hospital have been cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12019/19] - Palliative Care Services Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health if palliative care services in County Tipperary are being expanded in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12225/19] - National Children's Hospital Administration
48. To ask the Minister for Health if the contract with a contractor (details supplied) has a clause that in circumstances in which construction inflation exceeds 4.5% annually the contractor is... - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
49. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a mobility allowance or similar supports to those in receipt of a disability allowance and other related payments. [8113/19] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
50. To ask the Minister for Health if recruitment has commenced to staff the short-stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of staff and the grade of each which have been... - Voluntary Sector
51. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he can address the difficulties being faced by voluntary organisations providing home care (details supplied); and the way in which similar... - Abortion Services Provision
52. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the geographical accessibility of termination of pregnancy services; the locations in which ultrasound scanning is provided; if hospitals are... - Respite Care Services Availability
53. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the ongoing respite crisis being experienced by dozens of families in counties Cavan and Monaghan (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff Data
54. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant doctor vacancies in hospitals nationally by hospital and speciality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12173/19] - Hospitals Building Programme
55. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the construction of a new hospital in County Cork; if a site has been selected; the stage the process is at; and if he will make a statement... - National Children's Hospital
56. To ask the Minister for Health the professional fees agreed in the 2014 contract with regard to the national children’s hospital; and the estimated cost of the provision of the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
57. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 730 of 17 April 2018, the status of the interstate property transfer relating to the provision of a healthcare centre on... - Home Care Packages Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of home care packages in CHO1 will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12334/19] - Mental Health Policy
59. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care, in particular the commitment to... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
60. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the new entrant pay disparity for consultant doctors; the status of the new contracts for hospital consultants; the number of meetings he... - Hospital Facilities
61. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a diabetic unit in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12207/19] - Health Services Expenditure
62. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will base health expenditure on multi-year budgeting supported by a five year health service plan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed capital developments at Sligo University Hospital, St. Patrick’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, and the North... - Mental Health Policy
64. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to facilitate access to non-medication treatments needed to stem the rise of anti-depressant prescriptions. [12412/19] - Departmental Reports
65. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 5 February 2019, the status of the report setting out the preferred option for development; and if he will make a... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
66. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to, and his plans to address, the contradiction in granting licences for the prescription of THC products for children with... - Hospital Staff Data
67. To ask the Minister for Health the level of unfilled hospital consultant posts in the health service; the steps he is taking through pay restoration or otherwise to urgently remedy the... - HSE Properties
68. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare. [12321/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
70. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for rolling out a new HPV based CervicalCheck programme. [12411/19] - Hospital Facilities
71. To ask the Minister for Health the target date for beds to be opened in regard to the 60 bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick; the projected expenditure for these beds; if this... - Counselling Services Provision
72. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address waiting times for access to counselling in primary care services. [12393/19] - Mental Health Commission Reports
73. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the concerns raised in the recent report of the Mental Health Commission about St. Luke's psychiatric facility in County... - Disabilities Assessments
74. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin 8 and 10 areas diagnosed with a need for an ASD unit placement for primary schools through the assessment of needs... - Mental Health Services
75. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the dramatic increase in the prescription of psychiatric medication over the period from 2012 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services Provision
76. To ask the Minister for Health the status of developments in the provision of mental health services in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12391/19] - Dental Services Data
77. To ask the Minister for Health if the targets under the 1994 dental health action plan that children are entitled to three routine screenings in first or second class, third or fourth class... - Emergency Departments Services
78. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in the provision of a modular unit for the emergency department in Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
79. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the CervicalCheck delays; the number of women waiting for test results for more than four weeks; the length of time women are waiting;... - Disabilities Assessments
80. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin 6, 6W and 12 areas diagnosed with a need for an ASD unit placement for primary schools through the assessment of needs... - General Practitioner Contracts
81. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations to reverse FEMPI for general practitioners; if a schedule or timeline for full reversal has been agreed; if so, the timeline in this... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
82. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline of events of when his attention was drawn to the fact that the cost associated with the development of the national... - Hospital Facilities
83. To ask the Minister for Health when the short-stay ward will open in Letterkenny University Hospital; the preparations the HSE has under way to ensure it is open promptly; and if he will make... - Home Care Packages Administration
84. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to reduce the waiting list and time for home support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12080/19] - Health Services
85. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a system that has been provided to a person (details supplied) is retained by the person; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services Provision
86. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an improvement in the provision of respite facilities in County Louth during 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/19] - HSE Expenditure
87. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is operating within budget to date in 2019 including the current and capital expenditure budgets; if not, the areas in which the budget is... - Industrial Disputes
88. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the dispute with a union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5978/19] - Departmental Budgets
89. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget of his Department to meet in full the current expenditure costs associated with... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the future of Midleton Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12389/19] - Hospital Services
91. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement 24-7 cardiac care services for those living in the south east; his views on whether there is an equal provision of cardiac services in... - General Practitioner Services
92. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the ongoing frustration experienced by general practitioners in rural areas in trying to address waiting lists for appointments while FEMPI... - Hospital Services
93. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase ophthalmology services at the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12402/19] - Primary Care Centres Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Health if work has commenced on the construction of the Athy primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12322/19] - Hospital Services
95. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to reinstate the helipad and helicopter service of Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12077/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
96. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a review of the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that it is almost 50 years since it has been updated; if he will consider the... - Hospital Services
97. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend Naas General Hospital day care and mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12392/19] - Hospital Facilities
98. To ask the Minister for Health when the new 60 bed unit in University Hospital Limerick will be opened and operational. [11794/19] - Hospitals Capital Programme
99. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the cost overruns for the national children's hospital on important capital projects at Beaumont Hospital in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a... - National Children's Hospital Administration
100. To ask the Minister for Health if a public benchmarking analysis was completed prior to the issuing of the tender for the national children’s hospital; if so, the person or body that...
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