Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
- Mental Health Services
595. To ask the Minister for Health when negotiations will conclude with the Departments of Children and Youth Affairs, Education and Skills and the Taoiseach concerning the youth mental health... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
596. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment has been carried out on the number of homes left empty due to the effect the sale of those homes would have on the qualification of the owner... - Prisoner Transfers
597. To ask the Minister for Health the average, shortest and longest wait, respectively, facing a prisoner who is awaiting a transfer from the Irish Prison Service to the Central Mental... - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
598. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing drugs crisis in north County Wexford and that a group (details supplied) involved in the community response to... - Public Sector Pay
599. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 102 of 30 January 2019, the position regarding the increase in public service pensions that has been sanctioned but not... - Tobacco Control Measures
600. To ask the Minister for Health the feasibility of introducing a licence system with a minimum annual fee of €500 to be paid by tobacco retailers; the estimated costs associated with... - Medical Card Applications
601. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application for a medical card was issued a closure letter despite the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, confirming to this Deputy that... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement speech and language therapist will be found for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18387/19] - Medicinal Products Availability
603. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the availability of medication for multiple sclerosis named Ocrevus or alternatively ocrelizumab; and if he will make a statement on the... - Autism Support Services
604. To ask the Minister for Health when an autism therapist position will be allocated in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/19] - Hospitals Patronage
605. To ask the Minister for Health the owner of St. Vincent's Private Hospital, Dublin; and the owner of St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin. [18397/19] - Hospitals Funding
606. To ask the Minister for Health the funding and-or grants for building, plant or equipment provided to St. Vincent's University Hospital since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
608. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has taken a lease out on a building (details supplied); if so, the length of the lease; the commencement date of the lease; and if he will make a... - Pharmacy Regulations
609. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacy qualified assistants will be entitled to continue to provide cover for pharmacists as heretofore in view of legislative proposals; and if he will... - Home Care Packages Provision
610. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for home support by a person (details supplied) will be assessed. [18409/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
611. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the youth mental health pathfinder initiative; the roadmap and timeline to full implementation; and if he will make a... - Disability Support Services
613. To ask the Minister for Health the future of a care facility (details supplied); if there are plans to close the facility; and the arrangements made for patients if closure is imminent [18427/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
614. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for cataract surgery will be allocated for a person (details supplied). [18429/19] - Mental Health Services
615. To ask the Minister for Health if an awareness campaign will be launched (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18432/19] - Disability Support Services Provision
616. To ask the Minister for Health when specialist nurses will be made available to Parkinson's disease sufferers in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
617. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for women seeking gynaecological services for investigation of ovarian cysts at hospitals in Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
618. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for the fair deal scheme will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18443/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
619. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure; if the matter will be expedited in view of the special circumstances; and if he... - Care Services Provision
620. To ask the Minister for Health when a location (details supplied) in County Wexford will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18462/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
621. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for such treatment and the likelihood of the patient being scheduled for an... - Tobacco Control Measures
622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retail outlets registered to sell tobacco with the National Register of Tobacco Retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/19] - Patient Data
623. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which some hospitals are allowing an organisation (details supplied) to collect samples and data from patients attending clinics in order to build... - Ambulance Service Data
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulances in operation by year in tabular form. [18471/19] - Capital Expenditure Programme
626. To ask the Minister for Health if the capital plan for 2019 has been finalised; and if not, when it will be finalised. [18473/19] - HSE Staff Recruitment
628. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will meet with a union (details supplied) at the earliest available opportunity about issues arising regarding the 2016, 2017 and 2018... - Medicinal Products Availability
629. To ask the Minister for Health the reason pembrolizumab and nivolumab are being denied to cancer patients through the public system even though they are being provided to patients with... - Medical Card Applications
630. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has to reapply for a medical card in view of the fact that a new one was not issued along with their parent's cards; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
631. To ask the Minister for Health if the meningitis B vaccine will be extended to children over six years of age who have a disability and hold a medical card. [18494/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
632. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an ENT appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18507/19] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
635. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding was refused for an appropriate nursing home place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/19] - Hospitals Data
636. To ask the Minister for Health if an agreement is in place with a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18515/19] - Trade Union Membership
637. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that made the decision to stop having subscriptions of a union (details supplied) deducted at source from HSE employees’ salaries... - Industrial Relations
638. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the decision was made to the change the contingency plan under the call management system for the days that members of a union (details supplied)... - Health Services
642. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 907 of 26 March 2019, the progress being made by his Department and the HSE in their investigation into the alleged use... - Hospital Procedures
643. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have hip surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18536/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
645. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan. [18547/19] - Psychological Services Waiting Lists
647. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a County Wexford address awaiting primary care psychology; the number of children and adults respectively, awaiting primary care... - Hospital Procedures
648. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18558/19] - Health Services Funding
649. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to provide funding of €200,000 per year to an association (details supplied) to enable it to provide a five-day per week... - Audiology Services Data
650. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a County Wexford address awaiting an audiology appointment for more than 12, 18, 24 and 36 months, respectively; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Delays
652. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rheumatology appointment in St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the position of the person on the waiting... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
653. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a two-tier health system does not occur here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18570/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
654. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for an initial assessment for autism spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
658. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18581/19] - Health Services Reports
659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the report by a company (details supplied) into the University Limerick hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Respite Care Services Provision
660. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider two properties for respite care facilities for persons residing in a catchment area (details supplied). [18587/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
661. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [18598/19] - Hospital Admissions
662. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. [18599/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
663. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18600/19] - Home Help Service Provision
664. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be sanctioned and put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18607/19] - Health Services Reports
665. To ask the Minister for Health when two reports completed in 2015 regarding allegations of damage to the teeth of children while being treated at a Dublin hospital will be published; and if... - Orthodontic Services
666. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reform and modernise the practice of dentistry and orthodontics here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18613/19] - Dental Services Provision
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on dentistry services for children aged under six, six to 12 and 12 to 18 years of age; if free medical services to these cohorts will... - Autism Support Services
668. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the residential centre for adults with autism at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry that remains unoccupied five years after... - Home Help Service Provision
669. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a carer and home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18620/19] - Maternity Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get an anomaly scan for her pregnancy at a hospital; if one can be scheduled at 20 to 21 weeks; and if he will... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
671. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with neurofibromatosis type 1 and neurofibromatosis type 2 are often recommended medicinal cannabis;... - Hospital Appointments Status
673. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
674. To ask the Minister for Health if the closure of a residential facility (details supplied) will be prevented; if reports are true; the reason families were not consulted regarding the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
675. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for not publishing the 2017 pricing review of the nursing home support scheme; the timeframe for same; his views on whether supports under the... - General Practitioner Services Provision
676. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions relating to nursing homes contained in the proposed 2019 GMS contract for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Home Subventions
677. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce changes to the fair deal scheme; if the changes will include examining the effect of the sale or rental of the home of the person... - Emergency Departments Services
678. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether increasing the size of the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick has led to extra admissions; if not, the reason for same;... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
679. To ask the Minister for Health if the same bed management process being used in Beaumont Hospital is being considered for University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Staff
680. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was consulted on the publicly indicated recruitment and overtime ban to be brought in by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
681. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the assessment on the provision of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/19] - HSE Expenditure
682. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on taxis by the Health Service Executive in the most recent year for which figures exist by each community healthcare organisation area; and... - Maternity Services
683. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in the implementation of the National Maternity Hospital strategy; if the budget to roll out the strategy has been ring-fenced as originally... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
684. To ask the Minister for Health the status of financial assistance for persons seeking IVF treatments; the date on which financing persons for same will commence in 2019; the way in which the... - Hospitals Policy
685. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 629 of 26 March 2019, the reason none of the hospitals in question use the CPE outbreak control checklist 1.0 for... - Psychological Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health the additional child psychologist posts that have been created in the past five years in the community healthcare organisation area for the south east by year... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
687. To ask the Minister for Health the additional speech and language therapist posts that have been made in the past five years in the community healthcare organisation area for the south east... - Occupational Therapy Provision
688. To ask the Minister for Health the additional occupational therapists posts that have been created in the past five years in the CHO area for the south-east by year and county in tabular... - Disabilities Assessments
689. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for child psychologists, child speech and language therapists and child occupational therapists in the community healthcare... - Services for People with Disabilities
691. To ask the Minister for Health if the creation of an additional position for a cognitive behavioural therapy practitioner in the city north-east sector (details supplied) will be considered;... - Medicinal Products Availability
692. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive plans to provide the pembrolizumab drug to public cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/19] - Primary Care Centres Provision
693. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the existing facility which houses general practitioner and... - Hospital Appointments Status
694. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff Data
696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses on duty in the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick at 8 a.m. on 3 April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
697. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) had a recent surgical appointment deferred at a hospital, will receive an appointment; and if the appointment will be... - Health Services Provision
698. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to assist women injured by vaginal mesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18720/19] - Hospital Services
701. To ask the Minister for Health the reason women suffering from vaginal mesh complications have recently been informed by a hospital (details supplied) that they must wait in excess of 52... - Health Services Data
702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints made in respect of the pathways programme which has the role of assisting women injured by mesh. [18724/19] - Respite Care Services Funding
707. To ask the Minister for Health if individual weekly or monthly payments are being made to some carers in order to provide funding for independently obtained home respite service; if so, the... - Services for People with Disabilities
708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the children’s disability network manager’s posts advertised on 19 November 2018 that were filled and in place by the end of... - Ministerial Invitations
712. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his officials or political staff were recipients of tickets and-or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied) during the term of office of a... - Genetic Data
713. To ask the Minister for Health the legislative and regulatory framework governing the collection and use of patient genetic data under health research regulations; his plans to upgrade the... - Home Help Service Provision
715. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18773/19] - HSE Staff
716. To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which a recruitment freeze has been implemented in the Health Service Executive; the community health areas in which this applies; the grade and... - Hospital Appointments Administration
717. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an alternative date for surgery has not been scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if the surgery will be expedited in view of the... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
718. To ask the Minister for Health if a refund will be ensured for a person (details supplied) under the cross-border directive. [18803/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
720. To ask the Minister for Health the amount owed to the Health Service Executive under the nursing home support scheme as a result of the deferral by applicants by way of a charge on the... - Ambulance Service
721. To ask the Minister for Health if the circumstances of an ambulance service call-out in relation to a person (details supplied) will be investigated. [18813/19] - General Practitioner Contracts
723. To ask the Minister for Health when details of financial emergency measures in the public interest reversals will be communicated to general practitioners, in particular to general... - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
724. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation in relation to surrogacy that is inclusive of same-sex male couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospice Services Provision
725. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can remain at a hospice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18830/19] - Hospital Services
726. To ask the Minister for Health if the lack of ear, nose and throat services in the south east, specifically in University Hospital Waterford which has waiting lists of 24 to 36 months for... - Diabetes Strategy
728. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a national diabetes register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18849/19] - Health Services Staff Data
729. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff that have been recruited to operate the 40-bed modular unit proposed for South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Patient Data
731. To ask the Minister for Health if records are kept on the number of patients who, after attending hospitals, subsequently went on to commit suicide while under the care of the hospital; if... - Transport Support Scheme
732. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a scheme to replace the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18857/19] - Addiction Treatment Services
733. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding and support being offered to the Midland Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18865/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
734. To ask the Minister for Health if discretionary medical cards can be assessed on the basis of need rather than income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18869/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
735. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the criteria for long-term illnesses was decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18870/19] - Fibromyalgia Support Services
737. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with fibromyalgia can no longer access protocol 6 on the online Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection list; and if he will... - Health Services Funding
738. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for funding for a service (details supplied) will be examined; the options available in order to retain same; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
739. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, was rescheduled on two occasions; if it is... - Healthcare Policy
741. To ask the Minister for Health if free sanitary products are being provided in all public hospitals; if not, his plans to do so; when they will be available; and if he will make a statement... - Hospitals Discharges
742. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with delayed discharges in hospitals; the volume of delayed discharges across all hospitals in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in... - Assisted Human Reproduction
743. To ask the Minister for Health if a moratorium on all clinical uses of human germline editing, that is, changing heritable DNA in sperm, eggs or embryos to make genetically modified children... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
744. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, CRISPR, gene editing technology is available or licensed here; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
745. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a new anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide, CGRP, medication for the preventative treatment of chronic migraine; if the National Centre... - Gambling Legislation
747. To ask the Minister for Health his responsibilities with regard to addressing gambling addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18910/19] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
749. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18914/19] - Health Services Provision
750. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a person (details supplied) is not left without a hoist, enabling the person to leave bed and access various appointments. [18923/19] - Home Care Packages Data
751. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for home care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/19] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
752. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 9 April 2019, if the 13,485 children in target classes waiting for dental examination will receive an examination... - Dental Services Data
753. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff allocated to deliver dental assessments in schools in County Louth; the grade of each; and the vacant staff positions within the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
757. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the four-year waiting list for ear, nose and throat, ENT, services at University Hospital Waterford; the number of persons... - Disability Services Data
758. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will engage as a matter of urgency with persons (details supplied). [18948/19] - Hospital Facilities
759. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to construct a facility to house the MRI scanner at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; if response will be expedited in... - Hospital Appointments Status
760. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, or St. James's Hospital, Dublin, as a matter of urgency for a person (details... - Disability Support Services
761. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for funding to provide a shared residential placement for a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be made; the... - Hospital Procedures
762. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have urgent cardiac surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18959/19] - Diabetes Strategy
763. To ask the Minister for Health the policies the HSE has in place to inform and educate persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes of the reversibility of the illness; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
764. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the list of foods on the long-term illness scheme for patients of phenylketonuria, PKU; if the cross-border directive can be used to... - Health Services Provision
765. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to the introduction of a scheme in which senior citizens living in remote areas would have a contribution to transport costs paid... - Hospital Appointments Status
766. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18967/19] - National Children's Hospital
767. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE commissioned a company (details supplied) to carry out an independent review into the escalation of... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
768. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the long-term illness scheme to include Crohn's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18986/19] - Occupational Therapy Provision
769. 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. [18987/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
770. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be brought forward for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18990/19] - Brexit Preparations
771. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of Brexit in regard to dental services provided between North and South; and the preparations taken to protect cross-Border dental services. [18991/19] - Medical Records
772. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many women seeking to access files in a unit (details supplied) are experiencing difficulties, including not... - Maternity Services
773. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide counselling for families that suffer a bereavement while using the maternity services in hospitals. [18993/19] - Health Services Reports
774. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the review of the clinical assessments carried out by a psychiatrist (details supplied) on a dementia unit to the residents of the home and... - Departmental Correspondence
780. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a letter sent to the Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council from the private secretary to the Minister for Health in... - Home Help Service
781. To ask the Minister for Health if a person refusing home help hours or declining a particular home help staff member to care for them is entitled to alternative personnel or to reapply for... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
782. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 312 of 12 March 2019, his plans to recruit a consultant cardiologist to support the implementation of a heart failure... - Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
783. To ask the Minister for Health when he will establish a focused working group to develop proposals for a package of health and well-being supports for survivors of mother and baby homes as... - Home Care Packages Provision
784. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing a home care package for a person (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the level of distress this is... - Health Strategies
785. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the working group convened to consider the outputs from the stakeholder forum on the built environment and related recommendations has met;... - Disability Services Funding
786. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19015/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
787. To ask the Minister for Health if a reimbursement programme for products such as CBD medicinal oil prescribed by consultants for treatment of severe epilepsy exists; the amount allocated to... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
788. To ask the Minister for Health the companies and-or organisations employed on a contract basis by the NMBI from June 2016 to date; the purpose of each engagement; the length of each... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
789. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be referred for treatment via the NTPF at a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19024/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
790. To ask the Minister for Health if a service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [19044/19] - Autism Support Services
791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19055/19] - Hospital Facilities
792. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the insufficient mortuary facilities at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
794. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for scoliosis surgery will be provided to a person (details supplied). [19062/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
797. To ask the Minister for Health when a wheelchair with brakes will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19084/19] - Health Services
798. To ask the Minister for Health if a suitably qualified nurse is made available for regular clinics at a facility (details supplied). [19087/19] - Hospital Services
799. To ask the Minister for Health if the Department of Clinical Genetics will move from Crumlin Hospital to the national children's hospital; if not, if it will stay in place; and the... - Ministerial Meetings
800. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with representatives of a campaign (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are three endocrinologists here... - Hospital Waiting Lists
801. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who has waited over two years for hip surgery under a consultant now has to wait an additional three years as a result of being... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
802. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made by the HSE to resolve the delays with children accessing the CAMHS service in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Staff Recruitment
803. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the HSE recruitment embargo that has been put in place; and if the moratorium will be lifted in June 2019 as stated. [19119/19] - General Medical Services Scheme
807. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders must pay €15 per sample when getting bloods taken; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this cost is leading... - Maternity Services Provision
808. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women on the gynaecology outpatient waiting list (details supplied) at Cork University Maternity Hospital in tabular form; the number awaiting... - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
809. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the opening of the second gynaecology operating theatre at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Facilities
810. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 1309 of 20 June 2017, the status of plans for the redevelopment of this facility; the timeframe for same; and if he will... - HSE Properties
811. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the disposal or regeneration of a site (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19147/19] - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
812. To ask the Minister for Health the annual budget of a centre (details suppled); the breakdown of expenditure under the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19154/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
814. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for a MRI to diagnose the level of pituitary edema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19156/19] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
815. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of neurorehabilitation supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19168/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
816. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation to give effect to the proposed changes in the fair deal scheme outlined in the media in February 2018 will come before the Houses of the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments
817. To ask the Minister for Health when the nursing home subvention scheme for a person (details supplied) will be put into payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
818. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for occupational therapy and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19184/19] - Disability Support Services Provision
819. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times per year since 2008 that funding has been applied for to provide a residential placement for a person (details supplied) who has been... - Health Strategies
820. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the National Strategy and Policy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland; if he will dedicate the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
821. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19197/19] - Health Services
822. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered designating services in Nenagh, County Tipperary, and Ennis, County Clare to alleviate the pressures in University Hospital Limerick; and... - General Practitioner Services
823. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a shortage of general practitioners in Limerick city or the greater Limerick, Clare and Tipperary area that is leading to the constant overcrowding... - Services for People with Disabilities
824. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide transport services for a person (details supplied). [19202/19] - General Practitioner Services
825. 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. [19214/19] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
826. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the medicinal cannabis access programme to make it easier for pharmacies to import medicinal cannabis for medicinal cannabis prescription... - Hospital Waiting Lists
828. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19221/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
829. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a property (details supplied) for conversion to a respite care facility for persons residing in the catchment area. [19235/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
831. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to enable a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to purchase equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
832. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19247/19] - Health Services Provision
833. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has eligibility for treatment benefit, including optical benefit, through the medical card scheme; and if he will make a... - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
834. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding State support for those who suffered injuries resulting from Thalidomide use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19258/19] - Home Care Packages Eligibility
835. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a homecare package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19259/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
836. To ask the Minister for Health if an application was received by the HSE in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if a decision has been reached on the provision of an... - Mental Health Services
837. To ask the Minister for Health the occupancy rates in the Central Mental Hospital for each month in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19266/19] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
839. To ask the Minister for Health if promised developments of public nursing homes in Drogheda and Ardee in County Louth are progressing to plan regarding completion dates in 2021, as... - Home Help Service Provision
840. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19281/19] - Hospital Appointments Delays
841. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited in order for the person to be eligible for another surgery; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Facilities
842. To ask the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to the serious conditions at the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19293/19] - Hospital Complaints Procedures
845. To ask the Minister for Health the number of risk incident forms submitted by staff at the pathology department at University Hospital Waterford since 2004; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
846. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of decomposing bodies of deceased persons on hospital trolleys recorded at University Hospital Waterford since 2004; and if he will... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
849. To ask the Minister for Health the action the management at University Hospital Waterford and the South-South West Hospital Group took when they received a letter from four consultant... - Hospital Appointments Delays
850. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19304/19] - Hospitals Policy
851. To ask the Minister for Health if the facilitator has been appointed for the consultation process on Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; when the process will commence; and the expected... - State Claims Agency
852. To ask the Minister for Health if the State Claims Agency will consider a claim (details supplied) that the Legal Aid Board is indicating is statute barred; and if he will make a statement... - Health Service Capacity Review
854. To ask the Minister for Health the full cost of implementing all of the recommendations of the 2018 capacity review of the health service, by recommendation and segments of recommendation;... - Hospital Appointments Status
855. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allocated an appointment for medical intervention. [19328/19] - Home Help Service Provision
856. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied). [19335/19] - Orthodontic Services Provision
857. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19340/19] - Health Services Data
858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for plastic surgery appointments; and the length of time they have been waiting. [19354/19] - Health Services Staff Data
860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinicians nationally who undertake plastic surgery; and the locations in which they operate. [19356/19] - Medical Card Applications
861. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied). [19357/19] - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
862. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on methadone treatment at a treatment centre (details supplied) on 1 February 2019; the number on a waiting list for methadone treatment... - Hospital Waiting Lists
866. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent hospital appointment; his views on whether it is satisfactory to keep older persons waiting for more... - Services for People with Disabilities
867. To ask the Minister for Health the services available for children with autism in the north Dublin area, including sensory gyms and other sports, recreational and social services. [19369/19] - National Children's Hospital
870. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair that public funding is being used for the construction of private clinics to be used for private medicine at the new national... - Medicinal Products Availability
871. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of epilim chromospheres nationally and particularly in north County Dublin. [19375/19] - Hospital Car Parks
873. To ask the Minister for Health the value to each hospital of the car parking charges system in each of the years from 2011 to 2018; the amount raised from car parking charges if the system... - Departmental Funding
874. To ask the Minister for Health the State or EU funding streams available to an organisation (details supplied). [19378/19] - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
875. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the passing of the assisted human reproduction Bill. [19379/19] - Primary Care Centres Provision
877. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); when the primary care centre will be developed; if a location for same has been... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
878. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE drugs group met to consider the revised pricing proposal from the manufacturer of Spinraza; if so, the recommendation of the HSE leadership team;... - Nursing Home Services
879. To ask the Minister for Health the dedicated nursing support services available for persons with Parkinson's disease; the locations of same; his plans to expand services for persons in... - Nursing Staff
880. To ask the Minister for Health the reason nurses who have trained in the United States must have regency of practice in order to register in the general division of nursing (details... - Patient Transport Provision
881. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a bus for a day care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19397/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
882. To ask the Minister for Health if speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and the timeframe... - Hospital Waiting Lists
883. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting lists for cataract operations at University Hospital Waterford; his plans to ensure that this type of operation is... - Hospital Appointments Status
884. To ask the Minister for Health if a cataract operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford; and if they qualify for the cross-border scheme in... - Hospital Services
885. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the proposed CSSD sterilisation unit at Sligo University Hospital; the reason it has not been developed to date; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
886. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [19415/19] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
887. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of a ward (details supplied); when the ward will reach full capacity; the efforts being made for the reopening as soon as possible;... - HSE Staff Recruitment
888. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the recruitment competition initiated by St. Vincent's University Hospital to fill the post vacated in 2018 by a person (details supplied); and... - Hospital Appointments Status
889. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment from the urology department at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
890. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on, and the planning permission status of, the €9 million 50-bed facility for St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth, as listed in... - Hospital Appointments Status
892. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hip operation in University Hospital Kerry for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19439/19] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
893. To ask the Minister for Health if Versatis patches will be reinstated on the medical card scheme. [19443/19] - Nursing Staff
894. To ask the Minister for Health if discretion can be shown in respect of a late registration payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19447/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
895. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment for an orthopaedic procedure. [19455/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
896. To ask the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease is covered under the long-term illness scheme. [19457/19] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
897. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied access to the compassionate access programme; if persons have a right to access the programme when they... - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
898. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims initiated against him and the HSE in respect of vaccine administration since 2011; the vaccine concerned in each case; and if he will make... - Dental Services Provision
899. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a further dental examination. [19466/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
900. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and the reason they were not called as promised at the time... - Home Care Packages
901. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the purchase of medical equipment for home carers by CHO; the budget over the past five years by CHO; the amount spent in the past five years; if... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
903. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons living with dementia who are availing of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19484/19] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
904. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be called for specific treatment at the earliest date possible. [19487/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
905. To ask the Minister for Health when ocrelizumab will be available to persons with multiple sclerosis who were promised access to the drug in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on... - Prescriptions Charges
906. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce or abolish the per-item prescription charges in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19512/19] - Hospitals Car Park Charges
907. To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals will receive sufficient funding in budget 2020 to ensure they do not charge for parking for patients or visitors to the hospital; and if he will... - Medical Card Administration
908. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some doctors are charging medical card holders for reports such as those needed to apply for a driving licence... - Mental Health Services Provision
909. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available from the HSE for the refurbishment of the new premises for the Clondalkin adult mental health service; when work at the new location... - Hospital Appointments Delays
910. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19517/19] - Public Health Policy
911. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given from a public health perspective and to support lifelong healthy eating to funding a programme in which children are taught in... - Home Help Service Provision
912. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be assessed in respect of the provision of home help. [19523/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
913. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
914. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of the latest cancer drugs that are available through a company (details supplied) that are not available to citizens... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
915. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that requests for the improvement of pay and conditions of all healthcare support staff are urgently addressed; and if he will... - Hospital Acquired Infections
916. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the incidence of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae infections; the number of cases of this infection that occurred... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
917. To ask the Minister for Health the status of persons who are offered positions in the HSE but are affected by the recruitment ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19535/19] - Home Care Packages Data
919. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved home care packages including home help hours applications for which no funding has been released by county across each county of CHO 1;... - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
921. To ask the Minister for Health the level of liability of the pharmaceutical industry in respect of vaccine injury; and if it has been indemnified by the State with the Exchequer taking on... - Tobacco Control Measures
922. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retail outlets registered to sell tobacco with the National Register of Tobacco Retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19551/19] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
925. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing the exclusion of nicotine replacement therapy from the drugs payment scheme in a full year; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
926. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19563/19] - Patient Safety
927. To ask the Minister for Health when unique health identifiers will be in place for all persons and healthcare providers; and the reason for the delay in their provision in view of the fact... - Hospital Appointments Status
928. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a neurologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19574/19] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
930. To ask the Minister for Health the number of families with a ministerial licence to purchase CBD oil with THC; the number of families whose CBD oil with THC treatment is being funded under... - Hospital Appointments Status
931. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in UHK for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
932. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical cover which will be in place to ensure that speech and language services provided at a hospital (details supplied) continue to be available to... - Disability Services Funding
933. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the use of the €150 million provided in budget 2019 for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19594/19] - Nursing Home Services
934. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of nursing homes requiring separate new prescriptions for respite patients with associated extra dispensing... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
935. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which persons (details supplied) owe moneys arising from the care of a person in a nursing home under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Provision
936. To ask the Minister for Health when home support hours previously assigned to a person (details supplied) will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19610/19] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
938. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all those participating or involved in the cannabis working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19612/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
939. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a hospital appointment. [19619/19] - Ambulance Service Data
940. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the HSE in 2018 and to date in 2019 for the use of private ambulance transport nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19621/19] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
946. To ask the Minister for Health when medical cannabis will go on sale here at licensed pharmacists; the way in which it will be distributed to pharmacists once approved; and the location from... - Civil Defence
949. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the confusion over the licensing of Civil Defence volunteers by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council to practice as... - Cancer Services Provision
950. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is not facilitating the availability and treatment of vitamin C intravenous treatment for recovering cancer patients in the north-west... - Hospital Appointments Status
951. 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. [19655/19] - Hospitals Building Programme
952. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to build a new oncology treatment facility at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19657/19] - Nursing Staff Data
953. To ask the Minister for Health the part-time and full-time nurse staffing levels at University Hospital Waterford compared to recommended sanctioned levels. [19668/19] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
954. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for recruitment of additional nurses at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19669/19] - Assisted Human Reproduction
956. To ask the Minister for Health if LGBTQI+ couples will be able to access IVF through the €1 million fund announced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19688/19] - National Advocacy Service
957. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the national advocacy service for patients; when the service will commence; the budget for 2019; the proposed number of... - Appointments to State Boards Data
958. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made State board appointments in the past three years in circumstances in which he has reappointed a person that has already served two full terms... - Healthcare Professionals
959. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a legislative provision in the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical... - HSE Staff Data
960. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts vacant in the mid-Kildare network disability team; the number of posts the HSE is inviting applications for; and if he will make a... - Disability Services Provision
961. To ask the Minister for Health the locations in which persons in CHO area 9 can access hydrotherapy pool treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19775/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
962. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [19781/19] - Maternity Services Provision
963. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received requests and proposals to increase the neonatal screening services provided here; his plans to consider doing so; if there is a group of... - Services for People with Disabilities
964. To ask the Minister for Health if a one-to-one occupational therapy appointment will be scheduled at the school of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Research Board
965. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the health crisis in view of new figures from the Health Research Board indicating the year on year rise in cocaine use, with 1,500... - Primary Care Centres
966. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the roll-out of primary care centres in mid-western areas of Dublin city since publishing the progress report on the primary care... - Hospital Waiting Lists
967. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) must wait for another 18 months for an operation in view of the fact their condition was diagnosed over three years ago;... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
968. To ask the Minister for Health the correct procedure to be followed by an elderly person that potentially requires nursing home support but receives only a weekly pension and owns no... - Hospital Appointments Status
969. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
970. To ask the Minister for Health when the criteria for the fair deal scheme will change in terms of family businesses to exclude working family businesses as part of the deal. [19847/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
971. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for the orthopaedic surgery list at Tallaght hospital with particular reference to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - HSE Properties
972. To ask the Minister for Health if a site (details supplied) owned by the HSE will have improvement works carried out in view of the fact it is falling into a derelict state and is becoming... - Disability Services Funding
973. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 9 April 2019, when a response will issue. [19850/19] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
974. To ask the Minister for Health if radiographer vacancies for DEXA scanning services at Naas General Hospital have now been filled further to a recent recruitment campaign; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
976. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; the number of... - Disability Services Data
977. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; the... - Disabilities Assessments
978. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment by early intervention teams in each LHO area in CHO1 at the end of April 2019 or latest date available; and the... - Disability Services Data
987. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available by CHO in tabular form.... - Hospital Beds Data
989. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 26 April 2019 or the latest date on which data for validated bed... - Ambulance Service Data
991. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responders in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less in each ambulance station in each... - Emergency Departments Data
992. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years of age or over who experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours to the end of April 2019; and the... - Home Help Service Data
993. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area to the end of April 2019; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in... - Ambulance Service Data
994. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in April 2018; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
995. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients waiting less than four, four to eight and more than eight months, respectively for treatment at Our Lady’s... - HSE Waiting Lists
996. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; and the number... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
1000. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
1001. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a speech and language assessment in primary care at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; and... - Occupational Therapy Data
1003. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an occupational therapy appointment in primary care at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available;... - Physiotherapy Provision
1004. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a physiotherapy appointment in primary care at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
1006. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 April 2019 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods... - Disabilities Assessments
1034. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of April 2019 or the latest available date that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
1035. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; the number waiting... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
1038. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months,... - Cancer Services Provision
1048. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for vital breast cancer assessment services following proposals to cut the existing five one-stop centres to three; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Status
1049. 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. [19937/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
1050. To ask the Minister for Health if an illness (details supplied) will be considered as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19940/19] - Cancer Services Provision
1051. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an overspend to date in 2019 of €11 million at University Hospital Kerry, the measures in place to address this matter; the services that... - Mental Health Services Funding
1052. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding across the spectrum of mental health services. [19954/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
1054. To ask the Minister for Health the knock-on effects for the CervicalCheck system further to the announcement that the main Irish laboratory (details supplied) used by CervicalCheck is to... - Counselling Services Provision
1055. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of April 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
1056. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of April 2019 or the... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
1057. To ask the Minister for Health if funding was approved in the estimates programme for 2019 to reduce the orthodontic treatment waiting list in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make... - Orthodontic Services Provision
1059. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic surgical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19966/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
1060. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/19] - Hospital Appointments Administration
1075. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism to ensure that the referral system by which a general practitioner is required to write to request a hospital appointment for a patient will... - Patient Data
1076. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations carried out in 2018; the number of these patients that had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Data
1085. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients availing of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the cost of the programme to date; his plans... - Patient Data
1086. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with type 2 diabetes who had their feet assessed as part of the HSE type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme in each of the years 2016... - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
1087. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore pay equality for hospital consultants appointed post-2012; if he will put in place a process to deal with this issue; and if he will make... - Services for People with Disabilities
1088. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with an association (details supplied) recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20001/19] - Disabilities Assessments
1089. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who applied on 29 May 2018 for an early intervention assessment appointment is still waiting for that appointment and... - Hospital Appointments Status
1090. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford as requested by the person's general... - General Practitioner Services Provision
1093. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the provision of general practitioner services in Leixlip, County Kildare, in view of the fact that there are no doctors available out of... - General Medical Services Scheme Expenditure
1094. To ask the Minister for Health the costs to nursing homes for general practitioners to call out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20012/19] - Autism Support Services
1095. To ask the Minister for Health when a child with ASD (details supplied) in County Cork will receive specific intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20018/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
1097. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in being called for an urgent surgical procedure. [20031/19] - Medical Products
1098. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support and-or co-sponsor a resolution (details supplied) aimed at improving the transparency of markets for medicines, vaccines and other... - Hospital Procedures
1099. To ask the Minister for Health the projections and commitment for the number of bariatric surgeries up to 2022; and if the service will be available in all of the hospital groups in view of... - Vaccination Programme
1100. To ask the Minister for Health if vaccination for varicella zoster virus and chicken pox will be included as part of the national childhood immunisation programme in view of the fact that... - Clinical Indemnity Scheme
1101. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the State in the indemnification of medical professionals (details supplied); and the cost of same in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
1102. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be provided for the implementation of the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy. [20038/19] - Community Pharmacy Services
1104. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions received regarding broadening the scope of community pharmacists since 2011; his views on the submissions; and his plans to expand... - Hospital Appointments Status
1105. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [20041/19] - Hospital Transfers
1106. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred from Clifden hospital to Bloomfield Hospital, Dublin, due to exceptional medical circumstances; the... - Home Care Packages Provision
1107. To ask the Minister for Health if efforts are ongoing to secure home care support in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20045/19] - Respite Care Services
1108. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care and convalescence will be provided for a person (details supplied). [20046/19] - Home Care Packages Provision
1109. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20047/19] - Chronic Disease Management Programme
1110. To ask the Minister for Health if rheumatoid arthritis has been added to the new chronic illness list for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20051/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
1111. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [20073/19] - Autism Incidence
1112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in south central areas of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20080/19] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
1113. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cross-border directive pro-forma application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20088/19] - Home Care Packages
1114. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in accessing home care packages and lengthy waiting lists for home care services in County Leitrim; and if... - Home Care Packages Data
1115. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a home care package in each area of CHO 1; the number of persons on a waiting list for an increase in home help... - General Practitioner Services Provision
1116. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce free general practitioner care for children under 12 years of age [20091/19] - Health Services
1117. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1118. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he taking regarding the waiting times and trolley waits in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20120/19] - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
1119. To ask the Minister for Health if €24 million will be reallocated from the health capital budget in both 2019 and 2020 to address the overrun in the costs for the new national... - Vaccination Programme
1120. To ask the Minister for Health the reassurance that can be offered to those concerned regarding the Zostavax vaccine for shingles in view of the litigation in the United States of America... - Mental Health Services Provision
1121. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in place for children and adolescents who present at accident and emergency to a hospital (details supplied) in Cork city in need of mental... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
1122. To ask the Minister for Health his plan to provide CAMHS services to a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20153/19]
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