Written answers
Thursday, 4 July 2019
- Physiotherapy Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for physiotherapy services in County Galway in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting time... - Hospital Waiting Lists
181. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if... - Ambulance Service Staff
182. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new payroll system that came into effect on 2 June 2019 for ambulance workers does not recognise Sunday,... - Hospital Appointments Status
183. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [28624/19] - Occupational Therapy Data
184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy in County Galway in 2018 and to date 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting time for... - HSE Agency Staff Data
185. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a staff recruitment embargo in place in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if so, when the embargo was introduced; when the embargo is scheduled to end;... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in County Galway in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
187. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the long term illness scheme to include other illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28628/19] - Health Care Infrastructure Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Health the capital cost of building the new Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford; the amount provided by the State and from other funds, respectively; and if... - Hospital Beds Data
190. To ask the Minister for Health if the 72 beds being built on three floors of the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford will be public only; if not, the number which will be private;... - Palliative Care Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue and funding which will be made available to staff and operate the new palliative care unit at the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford.... - Hospital Staff Data
194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time equivalent positions which will be made available to staff the top three floors and 72 beds at the Dunmore wing at University... - Palliative Care Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health the palliative care services that will be made available at the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
197. To ask the Minister for Health if the commencement of the CervicalCheck tribunal has to await the outcome of the appeal of the State against a judgement (details supplied); and if he will... - Orthodontic Services Data
198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent orthodontists in the public system in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by hospital and region, in... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff positions attached to CAMHS in County Waterford in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by position,... - Home Help Service Data
200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded home help hours provided to patients in Waterford city and county in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by hour... - Hospital Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 14 May 2019, if in the period 1 January 2004 to 28 June 2019, the views of the chief medical officer or his agents... - Departmental Offices
205. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28698/19] - Ministerial Transport
206. To ask the Minister for Health the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine. [28714/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
207. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/19] - HSE Funding
208. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to a service (details supplied) in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/19] - Ambulance Service Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding the competitive dialogue and establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of private ambulance services for the HSE;... - Respite Care Services Data
210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Wicklow in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [28725/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in County Wicklow in each of the years 2008 to 2018,... - Hospital Staff Data
215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff dismissed due to cases of medical negligence, either clinical or general, in each hospital group in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and... - Medical Negligence Cases
216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of medical negligence brought by speciality in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical consultants whose contracts include service development hours; the specialities in which they work; the system in place to monitor the... - Dental Services Data
219. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for a dental appointment in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28734/19] - Health Services Data
220. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for an eye test in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28735/19] - Audiology Services Data
221. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for a hearing test in primary care in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28736/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
222. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for a speech and language assessment in primary care in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28737/19] - Transport Support Scheme
223. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 278, 279 and 366 of 26 February 2019, the status of the revised proposals regarding the mobility allowance and motorised... - Hospital Services
224. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an endoscopy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28739/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
225. To ask the Minister for Health if the possibility of extending access to a drug (details supplied) for all types of cancers including neuroendocrine of the larynx will be investigated; if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
226. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28750/19] - Disabilities Assessments
227. To ask the Minister for Health if a family (details supplied) will have to go without an assessment of need for their child in view of the fact that the €1,000 fee for a private... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
228. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent outpatient and inpatient waiting list figures for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the equivalent set of figures from the previous 12... - Mental Health Services Funding
229. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for mental health services in each county in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will... - Mental Health Services Data
230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that ended up having to access adult mental health services in each county in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in... - State Claims Agency Data
231. To ask the Minister for Health if the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 2 April 2019 will be forwarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28797/19] - Disabilities Assessments
232. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated regarding an assessment of needs application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
233. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to facilitate access to the compassionate access programme for medicinal cannabis for persons in Northern Ireland; if a protocol... - Medical Card Eligibility
234. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons living with fibromyalgia are not covered under the medical card and the GMS. [28819/19] - Respite Care Services Funding
235. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has cut funding for a respite services summer camp for children with special needs at a location (details supplied). [28820/19] - Health Services Staff Data
236. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 12 June 2019, the action he will be taking to protect health service staff from assaults [28822/19] - Hospital Services
237. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cappagh Hospital for surgery. [28857/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
238. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund Ocrevus for persons with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; and the... - Hospital Beds Data
240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 28 June 2019 or the latest date on which data for validated bed... - Hospitals Discharges
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of June 2019, in tabular form. [28873/19] - Ambulance Service Response Times
243. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by a first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less in each ambulance station in each... - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years of age or over that experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours during June 2019; and the... - Care of the Elderly
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area to the end of June 2019; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in... - Ambulance Service Data
246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationally in June 2019; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple... - Health Services Data
248. 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 June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number... - Audiology Services Data
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Health Services Data
251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number... - Hospitals Data
253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 June 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the RCSI Hospital group less than three, three to six, six to... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to date in 2019 across all sectors of the health service; and the net increase in nursing numbers resulting from the... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists recruited to date in 2019; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is,... - Occupational Therapy Data
297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists newly recruited to date in 2019; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary... - HSE Staff Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists newly recruited to date in 2019; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care,... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed in each CHO; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [28931/19] - Occupational Therapy Data
300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in each CHO; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [28932/19] - HSE Staff Data
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists employed in each CHO; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [28933/19] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant posts in whole-time equivalent terms in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same date in... - Hospital Staff Data
303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved senior house officer posts in whole-time equivalent terms in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same... - Nursing Staff Data
309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved registered intellectual disability nurse posts in whole-time equivalent terms employed by the HSE; and the equivalent figures for the... - Patient Data
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that attended the rapid access lung clinic in designated cancer centres during the first six months of 2019. [28942/19] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
312. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on agency staff in each month to date in 2019; the equivalent figures for each month in 2018; the proportion of the anticipated agency... - Prescriptions Data
313. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in each of the years 2015 to 2018; and the projected amount for 2019. [28945/19] - Hospitals Discharges
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient discharges in each public and voluntary hospital during the first six months of 2019. [28946/19] - Patient Data
315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients treated in acute hospitals during the first six months of 2019. [28947/19] - Ambulance Service Data
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service to date in 2019; the number of new emergency ambulances acquired to date in... - General Practitioner Data
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in each local health area, in tabular form. [28955/19] - Emergency Departments Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency medicine consultants in each public or voluntary hospital with an emergency department; the number of 24 hour emergency departments;... - Hospital Charges
325. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue raised between 1 January and 31 December 2018 from charges for private patients in public beds in public and voluntary hospitals; the details for... - Services for People with Disabilities
326. 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 June 2019 or the latest date available in tabular form;... - Disabilities Assessments
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2003 by each... - Physiotherapy Provision
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list for each local health area at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available, in tabular form; the... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list for each local health area at the end of June 2019 or the latest date... - Occupational Therapy Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list in tabular form; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more... - Occupational Injuries Benefit Data
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO 7 at the end of June 2019 or the latest date... - Drug Treatment Programmes Data
345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug treatment episodes provided to date in 2019 by services (details supplied); and the equivalent figures for 2018, in tabular form. [28977/19] - Drug Treatment Programmes
349. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the range of progression options for recovering drug users has been increased to date in 2019; and if a new programme of supported care and... - Maternity Services
350. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which maternity hospitals and units have strengthened their methods of detecting alcohol abuse and supporting women to reduce their intake. [28982/19] - Hepatitis C Incidence
360. To ask the Minister for Health if the uptake of hepatitis C treatment has been increased during 2019. [28992/19] - Health Services
362. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to date in 2019 to build capacity within drug and alcohol services to develop a patient safety approach in line with the HIQA National... - Emergency Departments Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health if all hospital emergency departments include the monitoring of attendances as a result of alcohol and drug use in their electronic patient system. [28995/19] - Counselling Services Provision
364. 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 June 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of June 2019 or the latest date... - Psychological Services Waiting Lists
366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Mental Health Services Data
367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units between 1 January and 30 June 2019. [29015/19] - Home Help Service Provision
368. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 20 June 2019, if he will report on the meeting between the Minister of State with special responsibility for... - Medical Card Administration
369. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29051/19]
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