Written answers
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for HAA cards for survivors of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27456/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
366. To ask the Minister for Health if asylum seekers in temporary accommodation are granted medical cards; the process for accessing such medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
367. To ask the Minister for Health when funding for the promised extension to the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital will be provided. [25571/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
368. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some cancer patients (details supplied) triaged as urgent are being informed that they must wait two years for... - Hospital Appointments Status
369. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27455/19] - HSE Donations
370. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an offer to paint a facility (details supplied) was refused by the HSE. [27461/19] - Home Care Packages
371. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who has recently been discharged from hospital will receive an urgently required hospital bed at their home; and if he will... - HSE Properties
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the purchase of a facility (details supplied) in County Sligo; his views on whether the opportunity to purchase same should not be missed... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
373. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 22 May 2019, the length of time the design team is at stage 1 of the preliminary design; if there is a timeline to... - Home Care Packages Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appropriate homecare package to allow the person to be discharged from hospital and return home.... - Hospital Appointments Status
375. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 14 May 2019, the progress being made to arrange an early assessment and operation at University Hospital Waterford... - Departmental Strategies
376. To ask the Minister for Health the strategies and policy proposals published by his Department since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27523/19] - Hospital Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health the reason gynaecology services have been removed from a community hospital (details supplied); if they will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Reports
379. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is not immediately releasing the de Buitléir report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27527/19] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a post (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27533/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
381. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for hip surgery in University Hospital Waterford. [27543/19] - Semi-State Bodies
382. To ask the Minister for Health the purpose of the recent establishment of two subsidiaries by a group (details supplied); and if this means the group will now commence owning and investing... - HSE Staff Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of category C consultants in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form. [27548/19] - Medical Card Administration
385. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need to increase medical card income thresholds for lower income families with children to ensure prompt treatment for the medical needs of... - Psychological Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of assistant psychologists; the details of assistant psychologists and the location of the posting of each as of 23... - Hospital Appointments Status
387. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who has been urgently referred to an orthopaedic consultant will be issued with an appointment; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
389. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for an optical examination with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27578/19] - Disability Services Data
390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Clare in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
395. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27585/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a meaningful apology to the women affected by the recent cervical cancer screening controversy in which abnormalities were undetected in... - Respite Care Services
398. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has conducted an audit of respite provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27604/19] - Hospitals Data
399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, with alcohol and drug misuse related issues from 2016 to date; and if he will make... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
400. To ask the Minister for Health in the case of rental income derived from a person's principal private residence in the context of a fair deal review, if that is rental income net of costs... - Pharmacy Regulations
401. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed draft Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (temporary absence of pharmacist from pharmacy) rules 2018; if he has considered... - General Practitioner Services
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of practices likely to benefit in view of the recent announcement of €2 million per annum investment to support general practitioner... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Health if survey findings by an organisation (details supplied) are considered as part of the HSE review; if the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available to all... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
404. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment at CAMHS will be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27633/19] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
405. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 18 June 2019, if assistance is available for a treatment abroad that is not available here and is only available... - Hospital Waiting Lists
406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a four to five year wait to see a pain specialist in County Galway; if extra resources will be allocated to reduce waiting times; if... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has completed a review on the cost effectiveness of providing FreeStyle Libre sensors to assist persons in managing diabetes; his plans to provide... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health when the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital will be extended and capacity increased. [27680/19] - Patient Data
409. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital in 2018 and to date in 2019. [27681/19] - Hospital Staff Data
410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of midwives employed at Mayo University Hospital; and the number of vacancies for midwives at the hospital. [27682/19] - Hospital Consultant Remuneration
413. To ask the Minister for Health the further proposals he is considering to restore salary levels for the cohort of hospital consultants employed since 2011 and in the context of budget 2020.... - Primary Care Centres Staff
414. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all primary care centres have the necessary complement of general practitioners in view of reports that more than 20% of... - State Claims Agency Data
415. To ask the Minister for Health the current level of claims against the HSE; the cost of these liabilities over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27690/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
416. To ask the Minister for Health if a person transfers assets in 2014, makes an application for the fair deal scheme in 2015 but does not take up the nursing home placement and continues to... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
417. To ask the Minister for Health the position of the review into making the FreeStyle Libre device available to all patients with type 1 diabetes; if the findings of a survey (details... - Prescriptions Charges
419. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing a charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/19] - Drugs Payment Scheme
421. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing a family charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27701/19] - General Practitioner Contracts
422. To ask the Minister for Health if payments under the GMS contract for general practitioners can be made in advance or monthly for new practices (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme
423. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 28 March 2019, the length of time he expects the review will take; when the results will be published; and if he... - General Practitioner Services Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports available for general practitioners who wish to take over or set up new practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27712/19] - Nursing Staff Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that will be given in the form of funding for the training to advance nurse practitioner level for a nurse (details supplied) in view of the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
426. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the panel for healthcare assistant; if there are upcoming vacancies in this regard; and if the panel will be... - Home Care Packages Administration
427. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 11 June 2019, when a response will issue to same from the HSE. [27733/19] - Rare Diseases
428. To ask the Minister for Health the services and treatments available to persons with Friedreich's ataxia; the level of funding provided for research for treatments; his plans to increase... - Hospital Waiting Lists
429. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/19] - Home Care Packages Provision
430. To ask the Minister for Health when an increase in home support will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27777/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
431. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in order to sanction funding for therapy via CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
432. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement staff member will be appointed for the position of speech and language therapist in the west Waterford network 1 area while the existing... - Services for People with Disabilities
433. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) regarding an assessment of needs application will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
434. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a health unit (details supplied); his future plans for its use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27838/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on reimbursement for the drug osimertinib for treatment of advanced lung cancer; the steps being taken to expedite this... - Cancer Screening Programmes
436. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE and CervicalCheck have sought a reassurance from a laboratory (details supplied) that the personal details of Irish women availing of the... - Hospital Appointments Status
437. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27873/19] - Departmental Reviews
438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be... - Mobility Allowance Review
439. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme will be announced for the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; the reason for the delay in finalising same to date; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
440. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the routine or urgent waiting list to attend Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
441. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be considered for an earlier appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27912/19] - Departmental Information
442. To ask the Minister for Health the documents published by his Department since 1 January 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27915/19] - Orthodontic Services
443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant orthodontists in the south-east in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county (details... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
444. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of the national children’s hospital in each of the years 2021 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27949/19] - Home Help Service Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding home help staff in County Tipperary. [27968/19] - Healthcare Policy
447. To ask the Minister for Health if there are active guidelines on the use of defibrillators on infants; and if so, if they are being applied. [27971/19] - Cancer Services Provision
448. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered proton beam therapy in the treatment of cancerous tumours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/19] - Food Safety Standards
449. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the health hazards of nitrates in food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/19] - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of correspondence he has had with a group (details supplied) with regard to changes requested to the assisted human reproduction Bill concerning... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
451. To ask the Minister for Health when he will review the decision regarding making flash glucose monitoring technology available to persons with type 1 diabetes; if the survey he received from... - Mental Health Services Provision
452. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the negative impact experienced by 2,500 children waiting for long periods for an appointment with mental health services; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
453. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a respiratory consultant at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
455. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase CAMHS staffing in CHO 7, which is less than half the personnel numbers recommended under A Vision For Change; and if he will make a... - General Medical Services Scheme
456. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is no longer fully funding the cost of prescription contact lenses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28028/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
457. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an initial appointment for assessment at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
458. To ask the Minister for Health if a full staffing complement will be in place when the new radiation oncology unit at Cork University Hospital opens in October 2019. [28036/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
459. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respreeza for patients with alpha-1. [28037/19] - Ministerial Meetings
460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet the families that have been impacted by the misreading of scans at University Hospital Kerry further to his commitment at the Oireachtas Joint... - Legislative Measures
461. To ask the Minister for Health when the human tissue (transplantation, post-mortem, anatomical examination and public display) Bill will be published. [28039/19] - Maternity Services
463. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that treatment of therapeutic hypothermia which is used to treat newborn babies with moderate to severe hypoxic... - Midwifery Services
467. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 21 May 2019, the way in which the number of student midwifery nurses rose from 533 in December 2018 to 933 in... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
468. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; if the HSE review on the matter has been completed; if he will... - Disabilities Data
469. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with an intellectual disability in residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28051/19] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
470. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out new localised pilot schemes aimed at tackling and preventing drug and alcohol addiction in local communities which can and will operate... - Services for People with Disabilities
471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adolescents with an intellectual disability in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Disability Services Data
472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form;... - Respite Care Services Data
473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adolescents with an intellectual disability in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Data
475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28106/19] - Disabilities Assessments
476. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need carried out; the date they joined the list; the current number of the child on... - Respite Care Services Provision
477. To ask the Minister for Health the reason respite care allocation was cut for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when full respite care service will be reinstated; and if he will... - Abortion Services Provision
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy carried out here in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28110/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
479. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 4 April 2019, his plans to introduce a three year cap on farm businesses assets in circumstances in which a family... - State Claims Agency
480. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to their full award of damages regardless of the outcome of an appeal in view of the appeal by the State Claims... - Parliamentary Questions
481. To ask the Minister for Health when a response will issue to an interim response (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28135/19] - Disability Services Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health when the needs assessment recommendations will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/19] - Home Help Service
483. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that more home supports are provided through direct employment by the HSE rather than through agencies or private companies; and if he will... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
484. To ask the Minister for Health when speech therapy and a device will be provided to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28155/19] - Emergency Departments Data
485. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children presenting at emergency departments here with self-harm injuries, suicide attempts and or overdoses in each of the years 2014 to 2018;... - Ministerial Meetings
486. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has formally met with the chief executive officer and-or chairperson of a company (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if... - Hospital Charges
487. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove charges for those with haemochromatosis attending venesection clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28169/19] - Health Services Reports
489. To ask the Minister for Health when the national review under way of cardiac services will conclude; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28171/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
490. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to examine the extensive outpatient waiting list at University Hospital Waterford in relation to ophthalmological services; his views on whether the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, in each month to date in 2019; the specialties treated by percentage, in... - Health Screening Programmes
495. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of newborn screening will be conducted in view of recent advances in detection and treatment of conditions and the expansion of services and... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
496. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the consultant recruitment and retention difficulties experienced by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
497. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for first-time ophthalmic appointments in University Hospital Limerick is now 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Services Provision
498. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic services are readily made available by all possible means; the extent to which the school medical examinations identifies the... - Health Promotion
499. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the need for oral hygiene remains an important part of health service information; the extent to which Ireland complies with best practice... - Health Services Expenditure
500. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to pursue best practice, efficiency and value for money in the delivery of various aspects of the health service; the extent... - Health Services
501. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which various budgetary projections and targets have been missed in the services provided; the corrective measures taken or pending to address... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
503. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals or locations nationally most affected by longer than advisable waiting lists; the degree to which the cause of such waiting lists has been... - Health Services Expenditure
504. To ask the Minister for Health the branch or branches of the health services that have failed to work within budget in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Governance
505. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the restructured HSE is likely to improve the efficiency and delivery of the health services nationally; and if he will make a statement... - Health Screening Programmes
506. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which school medical examinations continue to identify particular health issues in children that subsequently become instrumental in dealing with... - Home Care Packages Data
507. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel engaged in the delivery of home care packages either directly through the HSE or through selected agencies; the extent to which the... - General Practitioner Data
508. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners practicing throughout County Kildare; the extent to which each practice is sufficiently supported to meet growing demands;... - Speech and Language Therapy
510. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which speech and language therapy and mental health support exists for children in all areas nationally; if particular shortfalls have been... - Medical Card Data
511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full medical cardholders in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/19] - Mental Health Services Data
512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of self-harm in respect of children under the age of 15 reported in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which it was... - Hospital Staff
513. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which efforts continue to be made to retain doctors and nurses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/19] - Health Services Staff
514. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate staff at all levels remain available to the HSE to ensure delivery of health services in a fast, effective and efficient manner;... - Medicinal Products Availability
515. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to encourage manufacturers of medicines to make their product available for sale to the health service at a manageable cost with...
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