Written answers
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
- Primary Care Services Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to a primary care certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17317/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health supports available to persons and families who have found themselves homeless and in emergency accommodation; the supports for those with and... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
266. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include fibromyalgia on the list of conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17201/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
267. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a consultation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17203/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for six, nine, 12, 18 and more than 18 months, respectively, for speech and language therapy by county, in tabular... - Psychological Assessments
269. To ask the Minister for Health when a psychological assessment will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17215/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
270. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme will be approved in the case of persons (details supplied); if consideration of their case will be expedited in view of the fact that... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive assistance from the HSE in the payment and processing of the payments for the provision of the oxygen supply and... - Services for People with Disabilities
272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason personalised budgets for an organisation (details supplied) are being referred back to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17222/19] - Medical Card Applications
273. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied). [17224/19] - Hospital Equipment
274. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which an application was made for funding for an MRI scanner for St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. [17227/19] - Health Services Funding
275. To ask the Minister for Health the services affected by funding reductions or re-profiling arising from the overspend on the national children's hospital that will affect health, mental... - Mental Health Services Staff
276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unpaid assistant psychologist positions operated by the HSE at present and over the past three years; the service the position was linked to; the... - Services for People with Disabilities
277. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and timelines to provide additional funding to increase the number of residential placements for persons with intellectual disabilities (details... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
278. To ask the Minister for Health if staff who have to work overtime due to the fact that they cannot leave patients or a ward without care due to staffing shortages as a result of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
279. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an operation was cancelled for a person (details supplied) in October 2018; and the reason the person has not received another appointment. [17260/19] - General Practitioner Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health the first and full year cost of restoring distance coding and increasing the rural practice allowance to amounts (details supplied), in tabular form. [17269/19] - Respite Care Services Availability
281. To ask the Minister for Health if the adult respite service for persons with intellectual disability at a centre (details supplied) in County Wexford will be made available for families... - Orthodontic Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE audit of orthodontic services will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17285/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
283. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and the plans of the HSE to approve the drug Kuvan for persons with PKU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17286/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will be waiting for glasses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17287/19] - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
285. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in the first and full year of restoring the pay disparity between new entrant consultants recruited post 1 October 2012 and those hired prior to 1... - Mobility Allowance Review
286. To ask the Minister for Health when the health (transport support) Bill will be published; the progress made towards replacing the mobility allowance and the motorised transport schemes with... - Respite Care Services Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Health if a location (details supplied) shares its respite service with neighbouring areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17293/19] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
288. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a HSE plan for a respiratory consultant in Tralee University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17296/19] - Autism Support Services
289. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a residential centre for autism (details supplied) in County Kerry has not been opened five years after it was finished. [17297/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
290. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a consultation for a hip replacement in Croom Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Reports
291. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resource and develop a child health and well-being service as recommended in the Sláintecare report; if this is specifically provided for in... - Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
293. To ask the Minister for Health if the way in which radiographers must register will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17304/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
294. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for a MRI scan in Wexford General Hospital; and the number of MRI scans carried out on average in the hospital per week. [17318/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
296. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for shoulder arthroscopy operations in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county in tabular form. [17347/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
297. 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. [17349/19] - Orthodontic Services Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17352/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
299. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17355/19] - Health Services Provision
300. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that public sexual health services are available to persons who live outside cities, County Roscommon and east County Galway... - Vaccination Programme
301. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the shortage of the BCG vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17365/19] - Health Services Provision
302. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of public sexual health services in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17370/19] - Primary Care Centres Provision
303. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 23 January 2019 and the omission of Dundalk primary care centre from the reply, which appears to conflict with... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
304. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that CAMHS is not operating in Dundalk and that persons from north County Louth have to travel to Drogheda to avail... - Patient Data
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at hospitals in Dublin as a result of accidents along Luas tracks; if such data do not exist, if consideration will be given... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 74 inpatient CAMHS beds fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17381/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
307. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure when a patient under 18 years of age presents to an emergency department following self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
308. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for inpatient CAMHS beds; the length of time patients have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17383/19] - Mental Health Services Staff
309. To ask the Minister for Health if the position of national clinical lead for dual diagnosis has been filled. [17384/19] - Mental Health Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health when the model of care for dual diagnosis will be finalised. [17385/19] - Mental Health Services Funding
311. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application for funding has been made to establish a number of dual diagnosis demonstration sites across... - Substance Misuse
312. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a model of care for substance misuse services, including alcohol, at primary care level. [17387/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments
313. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the fair deal scheme is not covering the full costs of care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17389/19] - Disability Services Provision
314. To ask the Minister for Health if interviews have taken place for the position of a children's disability network manager in north Dublin city and county; when an appointment will be made;... - Disabilities Assessments
315. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for an assessment of need and an application for early intervention. [17401/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to withdraw recently introduced charges for transport to day care centres and training centres in areas such as counties Cavan and... - Primary Care Services Provision
317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the expansion and extension of the roll-out of X-ray services and ultrasound services as outlined in Sláintecare at locations (details... - Home Help Service Provision
318. To ask the Minister for Health if a daily nurse home visit will be provided for a person (details supplied) which was approved by the HSE; the reason for the delay in providing the nursing... - Health Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a replacement for a contract (details supplied) is reportedly being prepared by the HSE in view of the fact that the current contract only commenced... - Hospital Appointments Status
323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the average wait time on the routine and urgent list for same; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Support Services Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Health if a residential placement will be found for a child (details supplied) with severe autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17428/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
326. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 27 February 2019, if the required funding to hospitals will be made available for the provision of Fasenra to... - Food Safety Authority of Ireland Meetings
327. To ask the Minister for Health when he last met formally with the CEO of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland; the issues discussed; and when he will next meet the CEO. [17434/19] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
328. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to incentivise roles such as orthodontists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists in the public health sector in... - Disability Support Services Provision
329. To ask the Minister for Health if parents have a choice to remain within an organisation (details supplied) after their child is six years of age; the rules relating to same; and if he will... - Hospital Equipment
330. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the equipment at the radiology department at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17450/19] - Dental Services
331. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend dental cover to children under six years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17452/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
333. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied). [17463/19] - General Practitioner Services Provision
334. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a replacement general practitioner at the health centre in Cappoquin, County Waterford, further to the retirement of the previous general... - Medical Card Applications
335. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a general practitioner visit card was only awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17465/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
336. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an appointment at the maxillofacial unit to allow their chemotherapy treatment to go ahead; and if he will make a... - Disability Act Employment Targets
337. To ask the Minister for Health the number or percentage of employees in his Department and in the agencies under his aegis with intellectual disabilities; his plans to increase this number... - Occupational Therapy Data
339. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE maintains separate waiting lists for paediatric occupational therapy for primary care and for disability services; and if he will make a statement... - Physiotherapy Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to opening a forum for discussion among the physiotherapy profession regarding the suitability of the panel system in the medium... - Hospital Appointments Status
342. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) who has been referred for urgent treatment will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17516/19] - Health Services Provision
343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a unit (details supplied); the status of recent clinical assessments carried out on patients; if his Department or the HSE has made contact with... - Hospital Waiting Lists
344. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will get an urgent appointment with the neurology department in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
346. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for refund under the cross-border directive in the system; the amount in total claims outstanding and awaiting processing; the... - Mental Health Services Provision
347. To ask the Minister for Health if a bulletin (details supplied) is an accurate portrayal of the work being undertaken in this area of mental health with particular reference to the lack of... - Mental Health Services Staff
348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are only two permanent positions advertised through the national recruitment panel in March 2019; and if his attention has been drawn to the... - Alcohol Pricing
349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commence minimum unit pricing in the event that the UK is granted an extension to Article 50 of not less than three months; and if he will make a... - Orthodontic Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a UK review of orthodontic services here carried out between 2012 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17541/19] - Ministerial Meetings
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he interacted directly with a person (details supplied) in person, by telephone, email or in another way; the issues discussed; if his... - Nursing Home Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new nursing unit being proposed for Clifden, County Galway, to replace Clifden hospital and St. Anne's nursing home will have fewer than the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
356. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to change the law in regard to the means testing of farm assets under the nursing home subvention scheme; the reason for the delay in same; and... - Disability Support Services Provision
359. To ask the Minister for Health when a full personal assistance service will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the ongoing delay; and if he will... - Disabilities Assessments
360. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the 100 new therapy posts to address assessment-of-need waiting lists for children with disabilities announced in budget 2019; the number... - Home Care Packages Provision
361. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) was approved by the HSE in Sligo for a home care package on 7 November 2018; if... - Dental Services Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health if dental check-ups for children living in Celbridge, County Kildare, are taking place in Celbridge or elsewhere in the county; if every effort is being made... - Hospital Appointments Status
363. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an occupational therapy and physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement... - Physiotherapy Provision
364. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase paediatric physiotherapy staff and resources in CHO1 and the western region as a whole; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that... - Respite Care Services Provision
365. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [17653/19] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who access the treatment abroad scheme to receive deep brain stimulation surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17654/19] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
367. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a matter (details supplied); the timeframe for the extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17662/19] - Departmental Contracts Data
368. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each information and communications technology contract, excluding support and maintenance yearly contracts, with a total contract value of over... - Services for People with Disabilities
369. To ask the Minister for Health if full care cover will be maintained through the HSE for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17666/19] - Hospital Overcrowding
370. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to tackle the severe overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick in view of the fact that the number of patients on trolleys at the... - Ministerial Meetings
372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met the management of University Hospital Limerick in 2019; the reason for each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Overcrowding
373. To ask the Minister for Health if the management of University Hospital Limerick has requested additional funding and-or staffing to cope with the overcrowding situation at the hospital in... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent to date on the 60-bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick; the expected cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be awarded for a person (details supplied). [17677/19] - Data Protection
380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the policy paper regarding options to seal the breach of the data protection legislation regarding Guthrie cards retained without consent and for... - Mental Health Services Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no mental health services in Summerhill primary care centre, Dublin 1 (details supplied); if the alternative location on North Great... - Hospital Overcrowding
382. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the constant overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; the actions he has taken to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Negligence Claims
384. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the expert group which was established to consider alternative mechanisms to the court process for resolving clinical negligence claims; the... - Health Services Staff Data
385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric physiotherapists working in County Sligo. [17699/19] - National Children's Hospital Administration
386. To ask the Minister for Health the legislation that will be utilised or invoked in order to make additional appointments and increase the number of members on the board of the National... - Respite Care Services Availability
387. To ask the Minister for Health the service schedule for a respite care facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the days of the week and number of hours per day respite care will be... - Medical Products
388. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to persons who have been adversely affected by the use of defective synthetic vaginal mesh implants; and if he will make a statement on... - Disabilities Assessments
390. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for an assessment of a child with special needs, for example, speech and language, occupational therapy and so on in counties Kildare and... - Disability Support Services Funding
392. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to County Kildare for respite for children who require same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17710/19] - General Practitioner Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice that general practitioners are seeking further payments on top of medical cards from nursing homes; and if he... - Respite Care Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to patients when a new respite centre (details supplied) is completed; the services that will be provided; if these services include day... - Home Care Packages Data
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated under the home care package in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in each county in tabular form; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
397. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a CT urogram scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Support Services Provision
398. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with a child development team will be secured in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Counselling Services Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 15 January 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the counselling service previously available... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
400. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the house of a person in a nursing home under the fair deal scheme cannot be sold while the person is alive in the context of assisting families... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
401. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding allowing the FreeStyle Libre system under the long-term illness scheme for persons with type 1 diabetes (details supplied); and if he... - Mental Health Services Staff
402. To ask the Minister for Health if a permanent clinical psychiatrist is now assigned to Roscommon mental health services; if the services will now be returning to a position of locum... - Medicinal Products Regulation
403. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the falsified medicines directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17733/19] - Ambulance Service Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of new ambulance bases at Ardee, Mullingar, Limerick, Cork and Galway. [17734/19] - Health Services
405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a structured replacement programme for equipment and ambulances and minor capital works as promised in the National... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
406. To ask the Minister for Health when the nursing home support scheme rules will be changed to cap the assessment of farm assets to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
407. To ask the Minister for Health if pulmonary fibrosis is covered by the long- term illness scheme; if not, his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
408. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the availability of Spinraza in view of the fact a new application has been submitted by a company (details supplied).... - Health Promotion
409. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure for the Healthy Ireland office for each year since its establishment; the cost of information campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health and Social Care Professionals
411. To ask the Minister for Health the situation regarding the recognition of professional qualifications in a post-Brexit scenario specifically regarding the recognition of nursing... - Services for People with Disabilities
412. To ask the Minister for Health the children and adults with additional needs who are accessing professional services and supports in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, in tabular form; and the... - Home Care Packages Data
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons waiting for home support packages; and the waiting lists for home care packages by CHO and LHO in tabular form. [17762/19] - Health Screening Programmes
415. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the newborn screening test pilot scheme for detecting metachromatic leukodystrophy which was developed and piloted recently in the Unites... - Hospital Appointments Status
417. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be scheduled with the surgical team in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Eating Disorders
418. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of support for young persons in terms of the waiting lists to gain assistance for serious eating disorders in north County Dublin in view... - Ministerial Meetings
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a transgender group (details supplied). [17787/19] - HSE Reports
420. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will publish its review of failings in dental and orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/19] - Health Services Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an association (details supplied) for its helpline and services; his plans to provide a nationwide network of Parkinson’s... - National Drugs Strategy Budget
422. To ask the Minister for Health if the additional funding recently promised to support the national drugs strategy has been allocated; if there has been an increase to annual core funding to... - Drug Treatment Programmes
423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making fentanyl test strips available as a harm reduction measure to heroin users engaging with needle exchange services; and if he will...
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