Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
- Protected Disclosures
605. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a former section 39 employee (details supplied) had their request to make a protected disclosure dismissed without examining the details of the... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
606. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving reimbursement under the long term illness scheme of Sativex spray in view of its benefit to persons with MS; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
607. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive an appointment in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12730/19] - Hospitals Data
608. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled by specialty at Cork University Hospital for each month in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
612. To ask the Minister for Health the status of posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12735/19] - HSE Expenditure
614. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12748/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
615. 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. [12759/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
616. To ask the Minister for Health if full-time residential care will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12780/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, waiting for initial speech and language and occupational therapy assessments in counties Cavan and Monaghan;... - Medical Conditions
618. To ask the Minister for Health if supports and treatment options for persons suffering with a condition (details supplied) will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Industrial Disputes
619. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an ongoing dispute between a union (details supplied) and the HSE in the north west since December 2017 specifically involving ambulance staff in... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
622. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [12793/19] - Home Care Packages Provision
623. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be reviewed in view of the deterioration in circumstances in the case of a person (details supplied); if the special bed can be... - Autism Incidence
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with ASD in Dublin 12. [12817/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
625. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health the staff vacancies in each of the six sexual assault treatment units; the length of time each position has been vacant in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Provision
627. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait so long to receive home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12836/19] - Hospital Acquired Infections
628. To ask the Minister for Health the follow-up steps taken by HIQA to ensure that the serious and potentially deadly failures in the management of CPE at Cork University Hospital found in its... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
630. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of surgical procedures and treatments carried out in 2018 by each public and private hospital under the NTPF scheme; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
631. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [12862/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
632. To ask the Minister for Health the services available for a care facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12863/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
633. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the issue of dual diagnosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/19] - Addiction Treatment Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health the policy developed for the provision of services for persons with gambling addiction; the level of funding allocated to the HSE and other agencies for the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
635. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which farmers (details supplied) are being assessed for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12894/19] - Medical Internships
636. To ask the Minister for Health the available placements with the HSE for a student (details supplied) studying medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12902/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
637. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of respite services in Tullaghan, County Leitrim; if the unit has been approved by HIQA; and if he will make a statement... - Assisted Decision Making
638. To ask the Minister for Health when Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be fully implemented and all sections enacted; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the review of scans at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12913/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
640. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to replace the travel schemes (details supplied) that were ceased in 2013 due to incompatibility with the Equal Status Acts; if an... - Health Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be increased for sepsis diagnosis and awareness (details supplied); the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12946/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
642. To ask the Minister for Health when 2019 applications for funding under section 39 will be accepted, considered and approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12948/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
643. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be fitted for orthotics; and the reason the County Cork waiting list for children is still merged with the adult waiting... - Nursing Home Inspections
644. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 120 complaints about nursing homes in County Cork sent to HIQA in the past two years that resulted in action being taken; the specific action... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
645. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 341 to 343, inclusive, of 19 February 2019, the progress made on the issues raised. [12954/19] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
646. To ask the Minister for Health the number of conferences, nationally or internationally, attended by representatives of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in the period from June... - Health Services Staff
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied). [12956/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
648. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting stage 1, assessment officer component, of the assessment of needs under the Disability Act 2005, in each county; the length of... - Hospital Groups
651. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to align the south-east CHO area with hospital groups; the Department examining the issue; the consultation being carried out with hospital... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
654. To ask the Minister for Health the additional staff that will be recruited at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, to facilitate the opening of the new Dunmore wing at the hospital, by... - Hospitals Funding
655. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding which will be made available to University Hospital Waterford, UHW, to open and manage the 72 isolation beds that form part of the new... - Hospital Groups
657. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding which will be provided to the community healthcare organisation, CHO, in the south east to manage the two floors providing palliative... - Hospitals Data
658. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to replace the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford, UHW; if a business case has been presented for same; the estimated cost; if it is a... - Hospital Appointments Status
661. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a transfer to a local treatment centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12975/19] - Health Services Staff Data
662. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for the conversion of agency nurses to be employed directly by the HSE in hospitals and in the community setting; the difference in... - Ambulance Service Data
663. To ask the Minister for Health the form the mediation settlement followed for the appointment of the National Ambulance Service director; the person who signed and ratified the settlement on... - Health Services Data
664. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent survey conducted by an organisation (details supplied) which showed a severe lack of services and large out of... - Care Services Provision
665. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent survey conducted by an organisation (details supplied) which showed the strain that family carers of persons with... - Medical Card Data
666. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13054/19] - Health Services Data
668. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours for the 6,009 persons awaiting funding for new or additional home support services at the end of January 2019. [13066/19] - Primary Care Centres Provision
669. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care centre (details supplied) will be approved. [13070/19] - Medical Conditions
670. To ask the Minister for Health if fibromyalgia will be recognised as a disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13075/19] - Cancer Services Provision
671. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 6 November 2018, the status of the familial risk assessment clinic for breast cancer at St. James’s... - Medical Card Eligibility
672. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to raise the financial threshold in order that families have greater access to medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13081/19] - Medicinal Products
673. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the European Medicines Agency progresses its assessment of authorising a particular drug (details supplied) for persons under 18 years of... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
674. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the outpatient building at Connolly Hospital used by diabetes patients, which requires upgrade works under a capital investment programme;... - Hospital Appointments Status
675. 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. [13091/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
676. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for a couple to have IVF treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13136/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
677. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will be made available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13137/19] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
678. To ask the Minister for Health the commissioning plans and funding for the 60-bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick; the length of time commissioning will take once construction... - Primary Care Centres Provision
679. To ask the Minister for Health the model of development that will be used to provide the proposed primary care centre at Tulla Road, Ennis, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Administration
685. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13146/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
686. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will be made available for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13155/19] - Hospital Equipment
688. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the measures he is taking to reduce the risks to public health from continuing to utilise ageing and obsolete medical equipment in hospitals and... - Primary Care Centres Provision
690. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed primary care centres for Clondalkin village, Rowlagh, north Clondalkin and Lucan; the timeline for commencement and completion of... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
691. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter with regard to the cross-border directive scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13191/19] - Defibrillators in Schools Provision
692. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a defibrillator to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13192/19] - Home Help Service Provision
693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home help services in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13193/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
694. To ask the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of the drug Tagrisso; if it has been discussed by the HSE drugs leadership group; when he expects it to be available; and if he will... - Health Services
695. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter will be investigated in the case of a person (details supplied). [13195/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
696. To ask the Minister for Health the average time it takes to reimburse oncology medicines from initial application by the pharmaceutical company; the way in which this compares on a European... - Hospital Appointments Status
697. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13197/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
698. To ask the Minister for Health the reason high-tech medicines for small patient populations are increasingly not recommended for reimbursement here despite their availability across the... - Mental Health Services Provision
699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the psychiatric units in counties Roscommon and Galway; the out-of-hours or weekend psychiatric services available to persons in the... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
700. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the systems, structures and resources in place to support the decision making process for the reimbursement of medicines; if this review... - Nursing Education
701. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to provide funding for practice nurse education; the reason no funding is available for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
702. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13207/19] - Home Care Packages Provision
703. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a home care package. [13209/19] - HSE Planning
704. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan for 2019 will be finalised and published [13213/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
705. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13216/19] - Health Services Reports
706. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13218/19] - HSE Funding
707. To ask the Minister for Health the funding to be provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) in 2019; the number of advocacy cases dealt with by it in 2018; the number of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
708. 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. [13227/19] - Hospital Staff
709. To ask the Minister for Health if there are vacancies in the ophthalmology section of the primary care centre in north Drogheda; if the vacancy will be filled in the short term; the... - Emergency Departments Data
710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children presenting at Wexford General Hospital emergency department with self-harm injuries, suicide attempts and-or overdoses in each of the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children hospitalised in either Wexford General Hospital or University Hospital Waterford for mental health conditions in each of the years 2014... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
713. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding locating blood clinics within CAMHS locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13239/19] - Fire Safety
714. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding fire safety procedures at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13240/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding improving working conditions within a CAMHS location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13241/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
716. To ask the Minister for Health if work has been undertaken to ascertain the reason there is a dearth of applications while vacancies elsewhere are filled in view of the difficulties in... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
717. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an email (details supplied); his views on the issues raised therein in regard to the corporate governance of the NMBI; and... - National Cervical Screening Programme Inquiry
719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received, granted and refused, respectively, for the ex gratia payments of €2,000 to the 221 women in particular to allow... - National Cervical Screening Programme Administration
721. To ask the Minister for Health if the CervicalCheck steering committee will be in situ until the Scally report recommendations are fully implemented; if the terms of reference need to be... - Hospital Internships
722. To ask the Minister for Health if medical students who graduated in Latvia are ineligible for internships in hospitals here as they are deemed to have completed their basic medical training;... - Disease Management
723. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to persons suffering from Lyme disease; his plans to expand available treatment and specialist care for the disease; the number of... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
724. To ask the Minister for Health the time frame for planning and construction of the new primary healthcare centre at Buncrana, County Donegal. [13293/19] - Hospitals Building Programme
725. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE and his Department will release the funding for Letterkenny University Hospital to extend the renal dialysis unit to incorporate space already... - Hospital Overcrowding
726. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE did not provide funding to reopen all 20 beds at the short-stay ward of Letterkenny University Hospital as applied for by the management of... - Brexit Preparations
727. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been earmarked and set aside to prepare the health service for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13296/19] - Childhood Obesity
728. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to turn the recommendations of the report on tackling childhood obesity into legislation and, specifically, that no fast food outlet be built within... - Hospitals Capital Programme
729. To ask the Minister for Health the projects that will be affected by the €24 million cut to the health capital budget; if the cut will result in further delay to persons with... - HSE Properties
730. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to engage with a committee (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13306/19] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
731. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to replace the vacant nursing post at a centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath, which was vacated over two months ago; and if filling the post... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
733. To ask the Minister for Health whether the psychiatrist tasked with covering child referrals from a centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath responsible for covering the county is... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
734. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a lengthy period for a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13312/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
735. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a hip operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
736. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to offer a free vaccine against the meningococcal B virus for children born prior to 1 October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Healthcare Professionals
737. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact the SouthDoc in Youghal, County Cork is not in use; the rationale for same; his plans to rectify the issue; and if... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
738. To ask the Minister for Health when the report reviewing the system for setting nursing homes prices under the nursing home support scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement... - Fibromyalgia Support Services
739. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Ireland does not maintain a registry of persons with fibromyalgia; and when a registry will be established. [13331/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
740. To ask the Minister for Health the reason fibromyalgia is excluded from the long-term illness list in view of the fact it is a long-term and debilitating illness; and when it will be placed... - Respite Care Services Provision
742. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for respite care in an adult metal health facility; the reason for multiple... - Respite Care Services
743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult mental health respite care facilities in CHO1 for persons living in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13335/19] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
744. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding EU citizens here who hold MD degrees in another EU country and Medical Council registration but cannot start an internship, which is... - Health Services Provision
745. To ask the Minister for Health the reason family members of residents in the Rosalie unit in County Roscommon were given such short notice that independent clinical assessments were to be... - Female Genital Mutilation
746. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to establish an interagency committee to develop a national action plan on female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
747. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the HSE invests in increased neurology services for persons with neurological conditions such epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's... - Pharmacy Regulations
748. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received further correspondence regarding the possible introduction of restrictions on the role of pharmaceutical assistants who have contributed to... - General Medical Services Scheme
749. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner visit card holder over 70 years of age is entitled to choose a new practitioner in cases in which the existing doctor retires or... - Disability Services Provision
750. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for an ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13368/19] - Hospital Services
751. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 6 November 2018 to outline the status of his plans to invest in neurology services in Letterkenny University... - Health Services Provision
752. To ask the Minister for Health the reason treatment such as bracing for young persons with the pectus carinatum condition is not available through the HSE; if the HSE plans to provide this... - Disability Support Services
753. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons here referred to a service (details supplied) in the UK in each of the past ten years; the number of persons from here with disabilities... - HSE Properties
754. To ask the Minister for Health when a premises (details supplied) will be offered for sale on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13379/19] - Ambulance Service Provision
755. To ask the Minister for Health the reason new increased rostering measures have been introduced in the ambulance service in County Monaghan (details supplied) but the six additional staff... - Ambulance Service
757. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of a new ambulance in County Monaghan to facilitate new rostering that came into affect recently for staff (details supplied);... - Emergency Departments Data
758. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency room presentations per hospital emergency department for injuries caused by knives notified to An Garda Síochána in each of... - Primary Care Centres Staff
759. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologist vacancies in primary care by community healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Surveys
760. To ask the Minister for Health when bulletin seven of the prevalence of drug use and gambling survey 2014 to 2015 will be published in view of the fact it was due for publication in January... - Nursing Staff Data
761. To ask the Minister for Health if an aged based analysis of nursing staff employed in the HSE by grade will be provided in tabular form (details supplied). [13409/19] - Dental Services Provision
765. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of dental services for post-primary children in an area (details supplied); the days the service is in operation; the days the... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nicotine replacement therapies provided by the HSE through the medical card scheme in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres Provision
768. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned Drimnagh primary health care centre; if it will proceed in 2019; if not, if alternative plans are being drawn up; when such plans... - Disability Support Services Provision
769. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 12 March 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dispersing this group of deaf persons will not... - Mental Health Services Provision
770. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health services available to persons with autism; the process for a child or adult in accessing these mental health services; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Fees
772. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of the system for setting nursing home prices under the nursing home support scheme. [13436/19] - General Practitioner Contracts
773. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the new general practitioner contract for nursing homes. [13437/19] - Mobility Allowance
774. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determining the appropriate scheme to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Staff Recruitment
775. To ask the Minister for Health if further consideration has been given to the funding of a dementia adviser in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/19] - Hospital Services
777. To ask the Minister for Health when an outreach clinic (details supplied) for patients in County Donegal will be reinstated; the reason this has not taken place to date; the efforts being... - HSE Staff
779. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to review the working arrangements of a person without prejudice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
780. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the 20 bed CF inpatient unit at Beaumont Hospital will proceed; the amount of funding allocated to this project; if his attention has been... - Dietician Service Provision
781. To ask the Minister for Health when a dietician will be appointment to King's Island Medical Centre, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/19] - Home Help Service Data
782. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting home help in south central areas of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13489/19] - HSE Staff Data
784. To ask the Minister for Health the number of care workers in south central areas of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13491/19] - Pharmaceutical Sector
787. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the new rules in relation to pharmaceutical assistants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
788. To ask the Minister for Health if the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13495/19] - Abortion Services Provision
789. 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
791. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the activities of a centre (details supplied); his further views on the provision of ultrasound services by persons without appropriate training;... - Health Services Provision
792. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference and membership of the working group on contraception; if the group will examine the free provision of long-acting, reversible... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
793. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13503/19] - Organ Donation
794. To ask the Minister for Health when a soft opt-out organ donor consent system will be introduced to replace the opt-in system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13504/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
795. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13505/19] - Occupational Therapy Provision
796. To ask the Minister for Health if an occupational therapy appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13506/19] - Medical Card Applications
797. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application was closed in view of the fact that the applicant was a cross border worker and is entitled to a medical card under EU... - Home Help Service Provision
798. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be approved for a person (details supplied). [13516/19] - Hospital Services
799. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term care plan on an inpatient basis will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [13518/19] - Vaccination Programme Data
800. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the HPV immunisation uptake statistics provided by the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre for the school year 1 September 2017 to 1 June... - Health Services
802. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a transfer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13527/19] - Health Services Access
803. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which patients in the Kilkenny area can access dermatology services; if St. Vincent's University Hospital is the designated hospital for this... - Health Services Provision
804. To ask the Minister for Health if dermatology service outpatient clinics are held in County Kilkenny; if so, the number of times; the number of dermatologists who are employed at St.... - Health Services Staff Data
805. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dermatologist consultants who are employed in the health service; the way in which this compares with other European countries; and if he will... - Health Services Data
806. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of skin cancers being diagnosed here has increased in the past few years; and if he will make a... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
807. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels for CAMHS teams, by community healthcare organisation and local health office, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
808. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans that were in train in 2011 for a primary health care centre in Ardee, County Louth, to replace the interim primary care centre... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
810. To ask the Minister for Health the dedicated funding that will be available in 2019 to support the development of neuro-rehabilitation services [13552/19] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
811. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with an acquired brain injury in view of the lack of investment in neurology services and staff shortages in... - Interdepartmental Working Groups
816. To ask the Minister for Health the working groups currently established in his Department; the focus of their work; the membership composition of each; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Charges
817. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 28 November 2017, the amount collected in accident and emergency charges from Beaumont Hospital in 2015, 2016 and... - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
818. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 22 March 2018, if he will report on the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s fitness to practice... - Hospitals Data
819. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 24 April 2018, the number of inpatient and outpatients who did not attend Beaumont Hospital in 2016, 2017 and... - HSE Waiting Lists
820. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 2 October 2018, the number of persons in CHO 9 waiting for podiatry care; the numbers waiting between zero to... - Autism Support Services
821. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to families for the provision of specialised autism-specific services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13589/19] - Mental Health Services
822. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who suffers with depression has had the person's emotional support suddenly withdrawn without explanation; and if he... - Medicinal Products Availability
823. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 688 of 6 November 2018, the position of the HSE regarding the provision of the drug; if there has been further contact... - Midwifery Services Provision
824. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a service (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the HSE is actively seeking potential interested midwives in order to offer... - HSE Staff
825. To ask the Minister for Health if a HSE employee (details supplied) has the option of paying into a public service pension now or buying back their pension entitlements; and if he will make... - Mental Health Policy
826. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include the role of art therapist as a designated position in an updated A Vision for Change policy on mental health; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
827. To ask the Minister for Health if it is required by the HSE that medication not be put into a single blister pack for medical card patients by pharmacists. [13610/19] - Pharmacy Regulations
828. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider signing the new rules in relation to pharmaceutical assistants and seek to have amendments included in the Regulated Professions (Health... - Mental Health Services Funding
829. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
830. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13620/19] - Mental Health Services
831. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the development of adult and child mental health intellectual disability teams. [13621/19] - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
832. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the HSE to provide a drug detox and rehabilitation facility in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13627/19] - Hospitals Data
834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of head injuries arising from cycling road traffic incidents that have been treated in hospitals in the past 12 months by county in tabular form.... - Hospital Acquired Infections
839. To ask the Minister for Health the failures of the HSE with regard to taking every reasonable precaution to prevent persons from contracting infectious diseases while in Galway University... - Hospital Beds Data
843. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 9 October 2018, for which no reply was received from the HSE, the number of homeless beds for persons leaving... - HSE Properties
844. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 8 November 2018, for which a reply was received from the HSE on 22 November 2018 but not received from Beaumont... - Rare Diseases Strategy
845. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 20 November 2018, for which no reply was received from the national clinical programme for rare diseases, if he... - Disabilities Assessments
846. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 5 December 2018, for which no reply was received from the HSE, if he has received a report regarding the number of... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
847. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to each drugs task force for each year since 2008; the population covered by each task force; and his plans to increase core funding for... - Home Care Packages Provision
848. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend home care support services to include public holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/19] - National Carers' Strategy Funding
849. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appropriate and dedicate funding for family carers in view of their essential work in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/19] - Pharmacy Regulations
850. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of an association (details supplied) regarding the new draft rules to be incorporated into the Regulated... - Hospital Appointments Status
851. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be scheduled as a matter of urgency at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
852. To ask the Minister for Health the construction timeframe and date of opening of the 20-bed cystic fibrosis patient unit in Beaumont Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
853. To ask the Minister for Health if patient advocacy groups will be included in the terms of reference for the mini-review by his Department of the drugs approval process here; and if he will... - General Practitioner Services Provision
854. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to act on the proposals for a centralised common general practitioners' contract for performing vasectomies, put forward in 2016 by a working group... - Commencement of Legislation
855. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the commencement of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; when he plans to commence the provisions relating to minimum unit pricing; and... - Commissions of Investigation
856. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the Commission of Investigation (Certain matters relative to a disability service in the South East and related matters); if he will... - Hospital Procedures
857. 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. [13715/19] - General Practitioner Services Provision
858. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons living in Skerries cannot register with general practitioner services in the town due to the lack of... - Water Fluoridation
860. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the review of the expert body of the study, entitled "Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6 to... - Medical Card Applications
861. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a series of matters relating to an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); when the application will... - Disability Services Provision
862. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13736/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
863. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the campaign for the approval of pembro for persons in cases in which the consultant has confirmed that the drug would make a marked... - Disability Services Provision
864. To ask the Minister for Health if all documentation including bank statements requested by persons (details supplied) will be made available; if it will be ensured that the documents cover... - Emergency Services
865. To ask the Minister for Health the maximum mileage allowed on an emergency vehicle under HSE protocol ; and the steps taken to ensure a vehicle which has reached this level of mileage is... - Ambulance Service
866. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a replacement ambulance to St. Joseph's Care Centre, Longford; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the vehicle on site... - Departmental Data
867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints submitted to his Department in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of appeals made with respect to the outcome of such... - Disabilities Assessments
868. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13791/19] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies at hospital consultant level in CHO area 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13794/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
870. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that construction work on the proposed new 27 bed inpatient unit for acute mental health at Sligo University... - Autism Support Services
871. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an ASD assessment; the position of the child on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages Provision
873. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) with extensive care needs will be awarded a homecare package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13815/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
874. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided for a person (details supplied); if a long-term placement will be provided for them at a facility; if the HSE will fund such a... - Health Services Provision
875. To ask the Minister for Health the options available in the public health system for the treatment of cystic fibrosis spastic diplegia; if patients with the condition can avail of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
876. 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. [13823/19] - Ambulance Service
877. To ask the Minister for Health the reason ambulances (details supplied) can be used to transport patients to hospital but other ambulances are not authorised to transport patients; and if he... - Ministerial Meetings
878. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 253 of 9 October 2018 and 194 of 13 March 2019, if he will make a new offer of a meeting with the family of a person... - Physiotherapy Provision
880. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists employed by the HSE and-or children's physiotherapy services in County Galway; if there are vacancies for physiotherapists... - Respite Care Services Provision
882. To ask the Minister for Health if respite will be allocated closer to the home of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/19] - HSE Expenditure
883. To ask the Minister for Health the quality assurance procedures the HSE has in place to transparently acknowledge to contractors the date on which it receives a particular invoice; if these... - HSE Data
884. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a contractual agreement between the distribution contractor and the product contractor under a contract (details supplied); if so, when such an... - HSE Expenditure
885. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters in respect of HSE contracts (details supplied). [13843/19] - Departmental Contracts
886. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 302 and 303 of 5 March 2019, if the contractor awarded the contract is an established supplier and payee with the HSE... - Hospital Appointments Status
888. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13848/19] - Medical Card Applications
889. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
890. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a programme (details supplied); the efforts he has made to work with the initiative through the Department of Health in... - Services for People with Disabilities
891. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of multidisciplinary intervention services to the pupils of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the... - Primary Care Centres Provision
892. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the planned primary health care centre in Drimnagh, Dublin 12; the proposed opening date of the facility; the reason for the delay on this... - HSE Staff Data
893. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unpaid assistant psychologists working in the HSE; the policy of the HSE on recruiting unpaid positions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
894. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time to access the early intervention teams covering the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas; if plans will be put in place to increase the capacity of the... - Hospitals Building Programme
895. To ask the Minister for Health if the Rotunda Hospital will move to a new location at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; if so, when the process will commence and be completed; and if he... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
899. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been problems in recruiting staff for the new satellite unit of the national children’s hospital at Connolly Hospital; if this is causing... - Respite Care Services Provision
900. To ask the Minister for Health if step-down care will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13943/19] - Pharmacy Regulations
901. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision on signing the draft new rules on temporary cover for pharmaceutical assistants into law will be paused in order to consider amending the... - Services for People with Disabilities
902. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided with transport to enable the person to attend an adult day service; and if he will... - Occupational Therapy Staff
903. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalents employed in the occupational therapy service in County Wexford in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and... - Services for People with Disabilities
904. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment of needs form must be submitted before a child receives an early intervention assessment through the HSE; if this is made clear to parents... - Psychological Services
905. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 13 November 2018, if a replacement has been provided to cover the maternity leave. [14030/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
906. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent speech and language therapists in the HSE by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14031/19] - Health Services
907. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish an independent investigation into the complaints made by a person (details supplied); if a reply will issue in detail to correspondence... - Pharmacy Regulations
908. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the proposed changes to the work practices of pharmaceutical assistants; if he has engaged with organisations (details supplied) on their... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
909. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeons active here that are suitably qualified to perform the complex surgery often required to treat endometriosis. [14036/19] - Data Protection
910. To ask the Minister for Health the reason appointments to the consent declaration committee are behind schedule; the steps he is taking to nominate a committee chair; when this nomination... - Health Research Board Funding
911. To ask the Minister for Health if he will strengthen research capacity here in women's health allowing his Department or related agencies such as the Health Research Board to apply for... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
912. To ask the Minister for Health the reason frontotemporal dementia is not on the long-term illness scheme; his plans to review the illnesses that qualify for the scheme; and if he will make a... - Drug Treatment Programmes
913. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting methadone treatment in an area (details supplied); the number of patients on treatment but awaiting transfer for treatment... - Occupational Therapy Staff
914. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the fact that latest figures indicate there are currently 1,429 children and young persons waiting more than two years for an... - HIQA Investigations
915. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA has undertaken investigations specifically into the management of CPE in Limerick University Hospital; and if not, if it plans to do so. [14054/19] - Medical Card Administration
916. To ask the Minister for Health if an emergency call-out ambulance is covered by the medical card; the instances in which a person would be charged a fee of €100 for an ambulance from... - Orthodontic Services Data
917. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthopaedic surgery in each of the CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14064/19] - Mental Health Commission Reports
918. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 13 March 2019, the training the staff in St. Luke's Hospital were provided with in regard to the rules governing... - Nursing Education
919. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland changed the minimum entry requirements for degree programmes in nursing and midwifery; and if... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
922. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works to redevelop and upgrade nursing homes (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeline for the completion of the works; and if he will... - Health Services Charges
923. To ask the Minister for Health the possible reimbursement routes for a person (details supplied) who has had emergency surgery carried out privately in view of the lengthy waiting list for a... - Occupational Therapy Data
924. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in County Wexford in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
925. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14101/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and school leavers in County Meath on a waiting list for training services. [14104/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
928. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to cease the long-term illness scheme in view of the review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14107/19] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
930. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the 20-bed cystic fibrosis, CF, inpatient unit in Beaumont Hospital is being delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14109/19] - Capital Expenditure Programme
931. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will finalise its capital plan for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14130/19] - Primary Care Centres Provision
932. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a primary healthcare centre in Lucan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14131/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
933. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if the person can avail of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement... - National Children's Hospital
936. To ask the Minister for Health his role in the appointment of a new project director (details supplied) for the national children's hospital; the number of resignations from the National... - Medical Conditions
938. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recognise fibromyalgia as a disability here; if it will be included on the long term illness list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
939. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work that has been undertaken by the dual diagnosis national clinical care programme to date; the reason that the national clinical lead is... - Home Help Service Eligibility
940. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14157/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
941. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medicine (details supplied) is not covered by the medical card; if consideration has been given to amending same; and if he will make a statement... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
942. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the growing number of resignations from CAMHS services here; his plans to counter the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
943. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) receiving a consultation at the orthopaedic department, University Hospital Limerick; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
944. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the curtailment of eligibility for services (details supplied) which have been identified as replacement for hospitalisation or institutional...
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