Written answers
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
- Medicinal Products
242. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the evidence in regard to the harms caused by Pandemrix in view of a commitment to do so at Leaders' Questions on 15 May 2018. [14868/19] - Legislative Measures
243. To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation to deal with the low-cost selling of alcohol will be enacted. [15259/19] - State Claims Agency Data
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number and value of claims paid out by the State Claims Agency in 2017 and 2018 in relation to medical negligence cases; the top ten individual payouts in... - General Practitioner Contracts
246. To ask the Minister for Health if the new and revised general practitioner contract will recognise and resource general practitioners to meet the regulatory requirements, obligations and the... - Services for People with Disabilities
247. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impact of a lack of funding for Cork Kerry Community Healthcare and that the known level of need exceeds the funding... - HSE Properties
248. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made for a graveyard on a site (details supplied); if it will be part of the sale in process; if these sacred grounds will be preserved;... - HSE Agency Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Health if section 39 funding will be restored to a group (details supplied). [14762/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
250. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [14765/19] - Home Help Service Eligibility
251. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be sanctioned in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14767/19] - Hospital Services
252. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the podiatry department in University Hospital Kerry, UHK, was closed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14777/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
253. 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. [14786/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
255. To ask the Minister for Health if extended respite can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14791/19] - Medical Card Expenditure
256. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of the 10% increase across all general practitioner visit card weekly income thresholds; and the estimated full year cost of same.... - Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure
257. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of the €10 reduction in the monthly drugs payment scheme threshold from €134 to €124; and the estimated full... - Prescriptions Charges
258. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of the reduction in prescription charges from €2 to €1.50 for all medical card holders over 70 years of age; and the... - Services for People with Disabilities
259. To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite care, occupational therapy, home support and speech and language therapy appointments for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will... - Medical Conditions
260. To ask the Minister for Health when plans for the treatment of patients with lymphoedema will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14806/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
261. To ask the Minister for Health if a permanent transport solution will be provided for a person (details supplied) to and form a day care service which is vital for the well-being and health... - Hospitals Data
262. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 724, reference No.1262/19, of 15 January 2019, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [14823/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
263. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for the hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14824/19] - Pharmacy Regulations
265. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reject calls by an organisation (details supplied) to define a temporary absence of a pharmacist in view of the way in which this will affect... - Services for People with Disabilities
266. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for the parents of child with dyspraxia in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14864/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the oncology department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14870/19] - Healthcare Policy
269. To ask the Minister for Health the relationship between his Department and the HSE; the way in which the two organisations are linked; if he will provide a chart to outline the structure of... - Services for People with Disabilities
270. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE early years intervention services in Bray, County Wicklow are being moved from Bray health centre to Wicklow primary care centre; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
271. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to affirming the role of art therapist as a designated post within community mental health teams in the context of section 9.2 of the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in hiring the necessary personnel at a healthcare centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14898/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
273. To ask the Minister for Health the extra adult residential places that have been provided for adults with physical or intellectual disabilities each year since 2014; and if he will make a... - Hospital Beds Data
275. To ask the Minister for Health the extra bed capacity provided in Cork city and county since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14904/19] - Medicinal Products
276. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that almost all the available funding allocated to the HSE for new medicines in 2019 has already been used; the steps he is taking to... - Transport Support Scheme
277. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the transport support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14911/19] - Health Services Staff
278. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the Health Sector National Staff Survey 2016 and National Ambulance Services Report January 2017 carried out by a company (details... - Services for People with Disabilities
286. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the long-term appropriate care of a person (details supplied); if the person will be discharged into the care of an... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate long-term care plan will be put in place through CAMHS Kilkenny for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
288. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress in relation to the new child and adolescent mental health services centre in south County Wexford; the eTender details for the project;... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
289. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to invest in a promised service in County Longford as per 2019 Estimates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for six, nine, 12, 18, 24 and more than 36 months, respectively, for primary care child psychology services, by... - Hospital Waiting Lists
291. To ask the Minister for Health if a hip replacement surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14943/19] - Health Services Access
292. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14944/19] - Health Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE to relocate a person (details supplied) to alternative sheltered supervised accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
294. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is still in place for the provision of additional cardiology posts at University Hospital Kerry; if this funding has been ring-fenced (details... - Home Care Packages Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be awarded a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14959/19] - Medicinal Products Supply
297. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the decision not to make Spinraza available to patients here now that a 28-day period has passed which allowed the drug company time to respond... - HSE Properties
298. To ask the Minister for Health when the roof of a centre (details supplied) will be repaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14962/19] - National Children's Hospital Status
299. To ask the Minister for Health the status of information technology and associated fit-out plans for the new national children’s hospital; the costs and configuration involved; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
300. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for treatment. [14973/19] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
301. To ask the Minister for Health if there are several medicinal cannabis licence holders who avail of a third party to collect and deliver their prescription to the licensed home address of... - Services for People with Disabilities
302. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been progress in implementing the plan for effective participation in decision-making for persons with disabilities, launched in September 2018... - Mobility Allowance Review
303. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new scheme to replace the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14990/19] - Medical Card Reviews
304. To ask the Minister for Health if medical cards will cover the cost of batteries for hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14992/19] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
305. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical cards of persons (details supplied) will cover the cost of batteries for hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14995/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
306. To ask the Minister for Health if an outpatient clinic appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [14998/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
308. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a recent medical card was withdrawn in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15005/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
309. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for an outpatient clinic appointment. [15018/19] - Respite Care Services Availability
310. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [15020/19] - Hospital Facilities
311. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a minor injuries unit at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15026/19] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
312. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a child (details supplied) can remain on the waiting list to be called for orthodontic assessment; if the child will remain on the waiting... - Hospital Appointments Status
313. 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. [15034/19] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
316. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to increase the number of multiple sclerosis specialist nurses and neurologists here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE equipment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15089/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
318. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services for an area (details supplied); the average waiting time; and his plans to address this. [15131/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
319. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the travel pass is excluded from the HSE LocalLink bus service bringing disabled persons to their day centres (details supplied); and if he will... - Ambulance Service Response Times
320. To ask the Minister for Health if targets are being met regarding ambulance call out times in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15141/19] - Hospitals Capital Programme
321. To ask the Minister for Health the reason contracts for the provision of modular theatres at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway could not be executed; when it was established that the contracts... - Home Help Service Eligibility
325. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a home help assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15180/19] - Home Help Service Provision
326. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding can be made available to County Donegal to employ home help assistants to alleviate waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages Data
327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been approved for the homecare package but are yet to receive allocated home help assistants in County Donegal since 1... - Disability Services Funding
328. To ask the Minister for Health the details of a recent grant of €60,000 provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15222/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
329. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the need for respite services for adults with intellectual disability (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Properties
330. To ask the Minister for Health if social work offices in Finglas, Dublin 11 are to be relocated to a premises on the North Circular Road. [15226/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
331. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a required procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15237/19] - Hospital Facilities
335. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the provision of a cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital to cover the north-west region; and if he will make a... - Registration of Nurses
336. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to work as a general practice nurse here following an absence from work following illness. [15261/19] - Hospital Appointments Delays
337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for over four years for an appointment with the pain management clinic in Galway University Hospital in... - Vaccination Programme
338. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure an increase in the rate of children presenting for the MMR vaccination; his plans to ensure that this is increased; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15291/19] - Home Help Service Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was awarded home help but will not receive it for three to four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Supply
341. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 13 March 2019, the strategy in place to achieve the objective of working towards a targeted minimum prescribing... - Medicinal Products Prices
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he and or his officials have met with the representative body of the generics industry here on the issue of medicine pricing in each of the... - Hospitals Funding
344. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 12 March 2019 and the response, the reason the question was referred to the hospital; the reason the response did... - Hospitals Capital Programme
345. To ask the Minister for Health the projects included in the 2019 capital plan submitted to his Department. [15325/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
346. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women on the gynaecology outpatient waiting list; the number awaiting surgery; the length of time each woman is waiting by six-monthly intervals;... - Hospital Appointments Status
347. 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. [15330/19] - General Practitioner Contracts
349. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on the new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15351/19] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
350. To ask the Minister for Health if the care of a person (details supplied) who re-registered late with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland will be examined; and if he will make a... - Disabilities Assessments
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for an ASD assessment with west Limerick children services; the number of children assessed to date in 2019 (details... - Departmental Communications
352. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken procurement processes regarding consultancy agencies, media or otherwise, to assist it with formulating or contributing to... - Mental Health Services
354. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which families are kept involved and informed when a family member enters mental health services (details supplied). [15423/19] - Pharmaceutical Sector
355. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make provision in regulations or law to allow pharmaceutical assistants who qualified before 1978 to continue working as heretofore; and if he... - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
356. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide free IVF treatment to those who have a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15427/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
357. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care services will be provided in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15433/19] - General Medical Services Scheme
358. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging of medical card holders for the taking of bloods by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospitals Car Park Charges
359. To ask the Minister for Health the value to each hospital of the car parking charges system in tabular form; the amount raised from car parking charges if the system is under the hospital... - Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
361. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has an operating language scheme in accordance with the Official Languages Act 2003; and the date when such a scheme was introduced. [15493/19] - Medical Card Applications
362. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
364. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the review of the system for setting up nursing home prices under the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
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