Written answers
Thursday, 11 July 2019
- National Dementia Strategy
445. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment will be made in budget 2020 to invest €18 million towards community supports and home care for persons with dementia; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of a national pertussis whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women in the health service. [30471/19] - Infectious Disease Epidemics
448. To ask the Minister for Health if a case and incident management system for health protection to support more efficient and robust reporting and management of infectious disease outbreaks... - Infectious Diseases
449. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken in 2019 to enhance the control of tuberculosis. [30473/19] - Public Health Policy
450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a new operating model for public health. [30474/19] - HSE Data
451. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who availed of physiotherapy in a primary care setting during the first six months of 2019. [30475/19] - Occupational Therapy Data
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who availed of occupational therapy in a primary care setting during the first six months of 2019. [30476/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Data
453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who availed of speech and language therapy in a primary care setting during the first six months of 2019. [30477/19] - HSE Data
454. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who availed of the community nursing service during the first six months of 2019. [30478/19] - General Practitioner Data
455. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner out-of-hours contacts during the first six months of 2019. [30479/19] - HSE Data
456. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with complex medical conditions availing of paediatric homecare following discharge from hospital during the first six months of 2019.... - Home Help Service
457. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 20 June 2019 and the response of the HSE and in view of the commitment of Minister of State with special... - National Dementia Strategy
458. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding support for persons with dementia (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30493/19] - Health Strategies
459. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the HSE intercultural health strategy 2018-2023. [30496/19] - EU Directives
460. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is improving access to primary care services for refugees in emergency reception and orientation centres and-or resettlement phase in line... - Health Strategies
461. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Traveller health action plan. [30498/19] - Drug Trials
463. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug investigation or approval is in place for RTA 408 which may be an effective treatment for Friedreich's ataxia (details supplied); and if he will make... - Disability Services Data
464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who have transitioned from congregated settings to homes in the community during the first six months of 2019. [30502/19] - Disability Statistics
465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who resided in congregated settings at the start of 2019 that are now deceased. [30503/19] - Disability Services Data
466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in congregated settings at the end of June 2019. [30504/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
467. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in implementing each of the recommendations arising from the report of the review of the Irish health services for individuals with autism... - Addiction Treatment Services
468. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken to date in 2019 to improve addiction treatment and rehabilitation services in north Dublin east inner city. [30507/19] - HSE Reviews
469. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken a review of the delivery of relationships and sexuality education in schools in collaboration with the Department of Education and... - Healthcare Professionals
470. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the implementation by the HSE of sexual health promotion training for professionals in the youth sector, those working with at... - Outreach Clinics
471. To ask the Minister for Health the targeted outreach programmes and campaigns delivered to at risk groups. [30510/19] - Sexually Transmitted Infections
472. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE has expanded condom distribution services with initial focus targeting those most at risk. [30511/19] - Crisis Pregnancy Services
473. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has repeated the indepth general population survey on sexual health and crisis pregnancy to provide up-to-date data to support implementation. [30512/19] - Vaccination Programme
474. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the extension of the existing national HPV vaccination programme to boys. [30513/19] - Cyber Security Protocols
475. To ask the Minister for Health the cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if it has had a cybersecurity breach in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on... - Addiction Treatment Services
476. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons outside prisons in receipt of opioid substitution treatment during the first six months of 2019. [30595/19] - Homeless Persons Data
477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of service users admitted to homeless emergency accommodation hostels or facilities during the first six months of 2019 whose health needs were... - Addiction Treatment Services
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended pharmacy needle exchanges during the first six months of 2019. [30597/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
479. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be allocated for orthotics for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30615/19] - Prisoner Transfers
480. To ask the Minister for Health the average, shortest and longest wait, respectively facing a prisoner awaiting a transfer from the Irish Prison Service to the Central Mental Hospital; and if... - HSE Expenditure
481. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on taxis by the HSE in the most recent year for which figures exist by each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30618/19] - Dental Services Expenditure
482. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding attributed to the school dental assessment programme in County Kildare in each year since it commenced. [30619/19] - General Practitioner Data
483. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners licensed to dispense medicines in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in which the 2019 cohort are located;... - Medicinal Products Availability
484. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of a drug to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30625/19] - Home Help Service Provision
485. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied). [30630/19] - Medicinal Products Supply
486. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a drug to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30631/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
487. To ask the Minister for Health the business cases and additional funding applications developed by Letterkenny University Hospital which require additional capital and revenue funding; if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
488. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied). [30637/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
489. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a national cancer screening registry. [30644/19] - Hospital Staff
490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the roll out of the framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix in general and specialist medical and surgical care settings; the... - Nursing Home Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health the reason day services at a nursing home (details supplied) were closed from 24 June to 1 July 2019 inclusive without notice; and if he will make a statement... - Hospitals Building Programme
492. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision and timeframe for the new community hospital in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30667/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite services for persons with disabilities in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30668/19] - Health Services Staff
494. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of dementia advisers by 10% and 20% in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30669/19] - Patient Data
495. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with dementia here; the number of specialists working in this area; the waiting lists to access home care packages specifically for... - Health Services Staff
496. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of dementia inclusive community co-ordinators by 10% and 20% in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Staff Contracts
497. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a moratorium on overtime for nurses under current HSE expenditure rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30672/19] - HSE Expenditure
498. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on expenditure profiles in the HSE at the end of the second quarter of 2019; if current expenditure guidelines are impacting on services; and... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the pilot project in CHO 6 and CHO 7 to support the roll out of the National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation... - Hospital Beds Data
500. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of additional high dependency unit beds in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
504. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bariatric surgery procedures carried out in hospitals in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [30687/19] - Maternity Services
505. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a serious incident management forum for maternity services in each hospital group. [30688/19] - HSE Reports
510. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has prepared a detailed implementation plan for the recommendations set out in the report on the use of transvaginal mesh. [30693/19] - Midwifery Services
511. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the assessment of midwifery workforce levels against the 2016 birth rate plus methodology in the context of the new model of... - Maternity Services
512. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has developed a national suite of KPIs for maternity services including the model of care. [30695/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
514. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for assistance under the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); when payment... - Medical Card Data
515. To ask the Minister for Health the average annual cost of providing a medical card under the redress for women resident in certain institutions scheme. [30714/19] - Health Strategies
516. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work to develop a scheme to support survivors of mother and baby home institutions; the supports being considered under the remit of the... - Paediatric Services
517. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the development of acute paediatric units in CUH, UHG and UHL in line with the paediatric model of care; and the number of... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
521. To ask the Minister for Health if an additional allergy consultant, genetics consultant and dermatology consultant have been appointed in Children’s Health Ireland in 2019. [30725/19] - HSE National Service Plan
525. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is on target to achieve savings or cost reduction or improved income generation in a number of areas set out in the HSE 2019 service plan (details... - HSE Staff Data
526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the HSE on 1 July 2019 or the... - HSE Funding
527. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the €198.5 million development funding being held by his Department in 2019 for release to the HSE on approval of... - Health Services Data
528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for an outpatient assessment by a consultant psychiatrist by periods (details supplied). [30742/19] - Health Services Staff Data
529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatric posts across the health services; and the number filled by permanent consultant, temporarily filled and those currently... - HSE Staff Data
530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE community mental health teams operational nationally; the number of consultants employed in these teams, either permanently, temporarily... - Living Wage
533. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing a living wage €12.30 for all employees directly employed and or in agencies under his remit; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Data
534. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the level of home help services being provided in CH07 at the end of June 2019 compared to June and December 2018; and if he will make a... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
535. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the upgrade of the day care centre building on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Dementia Strategy
536. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for additional supports and services for those living with dementia and their carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30817/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
538. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the 16 laboratories reported in the second Scally report; the locations of each; the dates of each visit by the doctor and their team; and the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
539. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the project to construct a rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30842/19] - Departmental Data
540. To ask the Minister for Health the different income streams directly paid by persons to his Department or agencies under his remit, such as motor tax; the number of persons making annual... - Disabilities Assessments
541. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork city and county on the waiting list for an autism assessment; the number waiting for periods (details supplied); the expected... - Hospital Staff Data
542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant vacancies in each hospital and CHO per specialty in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30868/19] - Home Help Service Data
543. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours applied for by week by CHO in the past four years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30870/19] - Fire Safety
545. To ask the Minister for Health when a fire audit was conducted at St. Mary’s Hospital in the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30872/19] - Project Ireland 2040
547. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects which have been delayed under Project Ireland 2040 under the remit of his Department and agencies in tabular form; when these projects... - Departmental Correspondence
548. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of all correspondence between his Department and a person (details supplied) will be provided. [30896/19] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Ireland East Hospital Group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position;... - Nursing Staff Data
556. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Ireland East Hospital Group as of 8 July 2019, in tabular from. [30904/19] - Health Services Expenditure
563. To ask the Minister for Health the monthly breakdown of health agency spend to date in 2019; the monthly breakdown in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Project Ireland 2040
564. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects which have commenced under Project Ireland 2040 under the remit of his Department and agencies in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Community Intervention Teams
565. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to community intervention teams during the first six months of 2019. [30927/19] - Health Services Data
566. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the 13,000 extra residential care beds recommended in the health service capacity review. [30931/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
567. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of amending the fees charged under the NHSS to enable nursing home residents with an assessed weekly income of €300 or less... - Hospital Facilities
568. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost, current and capital, of providing a mobile catheterisation laboratory for Waterford University Hospital. [30935/19] - Hospital Services
569. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year running costs of opening each medical assessment unit on a seven day basis. [30936/19] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
570. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimate for support staff required per consultant. [30937/19] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
571. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30938/19] - General Practitioner Contracts
572. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of increasing the general practitioner rural practice allowance to €25,000. [30940/19] - National Maternity Strategy
573. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing the national maternity strategy. [30941/19] - Mental Health Services Staff
575. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [30943/19] - Drugs Payment Scheme
576. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold to €100. [30944/19] - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
577. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [30945/19] - Occupational Therapy Staff
578. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [30946/19] - Physiotherapy Provision
579. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 physiotherapists. [30947/19] - Dental Services Staff
580. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 50 dental surgeons. [30948/19] - Ambulance Service Data
581. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance; and the estimated full year cost of additional personnel required for its staffing.... - Disability Services Data
582. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost full year cost of providing an additional 1.5 million personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages Data
583. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 200 intensive home care packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Beds Data
584. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 100 critical care beds. [30952/19] - Disability Services Data
585. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 150 inpatient rehabilitation beds. [30953/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
586. To ask the Minister for Health if an emergency appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [30955/19] - Project Ireland 2040 Implementation
587. To ask the Minister for Health if expenditure estimates for capital projects under Project Ireland 2040 under the remit of his Department and agencies match projected cost requirements in... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
588. To ask the Minister for Health if information (details supplied) regarding public hospital waiting lists will be provided. [30973/19] - Nursing Education
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of postgraduate education programmes being provided for nurses and midwives. [30985/19] - Nursing Staff Data
592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives with authority to prescribe medicines. [30986/19] - Nursing Education
594. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of six national foundation education programmes for nurses in critical care, surgical pre-assessment, acute medicine unscheduled... - Community Intervention Teams
598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community intervention teams in each community healthcare organisation as of 30 June 2019 or latest date available; the number of staff... - Palliative Care Services Provision
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who received specialist palliative care treatment in their normal place of residence in each month to date in 2019. [30994/19] - Hospitals Data
601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures cancelled and postponed in each public hospital to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures procured by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each year since its restoration in 2017; and the type and specialties of... - Patient Data
605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients removed from outpatient lists in to date in 2019 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an... - Hospitals Data
606. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments the HSE has procured from private and independent hospitals to date in 2019; the amount spent by the HSE on the... - Hospital Appointments Status
607. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31004/19] - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
608. To ask the Minister for Health the payments made to date under the main contract in connection with the construction of the national children’s hospital; the estimated amount expected... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
609. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new mental health unit at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31008/19] - Organ Donation
611. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce an opt-in system of organ donation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31010/19] - Medical Card Data
612. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the projection on the number of medical cards to be provided in 2019; and the likely full year costs or savings in 2019 of a variation from... - Disability Services Data
613. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage occupancy rate in public residential care units for the most recent calendar month available and for the previous eleven months in tabular form.... - HSE Waiting Lists
614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community healthcare organisations which have established waiting lists for home care on a standardised basis. [31015/19] - Nursing Education
615. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events being notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [31016/19] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
619. To ask the Minister for Health if a refund under the cross border initiative will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31025/19] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
620. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the original estimate for such expenditure in each... - Mental Health Services Staff
621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalents required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes;... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
623. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended on mental health in 2018 as a total amount and percentage of the overall health budget. [31034/19] - Mental Health Services Staff
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number of these posts filled on a temporary basis; the number of these posts filled by... - Mental Health Services Data
625. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2018 €55 million funding for mental health; the number of posts the allocation supports; the number... - Mental Health Services Staff
626. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts filled within mental health as of 30 June 2019; the number of whole-time equivalent posts filled in mental health as... - Mental Health Services Data
627. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 providers that hold agreements for providing mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31038/19] - Mental Health Services Staff
628. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved psychiatric nursing posts by speciality as per A Vision for Change recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31039/19] - Mental Health Services Data
631. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health inpatient beds here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31042/19] - Medicinal Products Expenditure
633. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended by the HSE on psychotropic drugs in 2018. [31044/19] - Mental Health Services Expenditure
634. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended by the HSE on talk therapies in 2018. [31045/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
635. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to the CAMHS service in each CHO to date in 2019; the net increase in staff numbers resulting from such recruitment in... - Mental Health Services Data
636. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31047/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
638. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists by age and gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/19] - Hospitals Data
639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of self-harm presentations to Temple Street Children’s University Hospital in 2006 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
640. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of staff working in CAMHS as of 8 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31051/19] - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment on 30 June 2019; the number of such children waiting over 3 months, 1, 2 and over 3 years... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
642. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS in the south County Wexford area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31053/19] - Mental Health Services Reports
643. To ask the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31054/19] - Suicide Incidence
644. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who died by suicide in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31055/19] - HSE Data
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who died while in the care of the HSE in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Reports
646. To ask the Minister for Health if monthly financial reports on the costs and revenue incurred during the month are generated by the HSE; if these reports are shared with the Department of... - Health Services Expenditure
647. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred to date in his Department and the HSE as outlined in the fiscal monitor by functional area; the amount incurred on wages in each area; the... - Capital Expenditure Programme
648. To ask the Minister for Health the number of capital projects being undertaken by his Department; the final agreed tender price; the estimated cost of each capital project in tabular form;... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
650. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in Cork city and county on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and orthodontic treatment, respectively; the length... - Maternity Services Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a 20 week anomaly scan for all expectant mothers at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [31138/19] - Hospital Equipment
652. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals which had a TRASNA telemedicine stroke machine installed; if the machine is operational; the uses in each case for the machine; if the machine in... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
653. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 19 June 2019, the payments (details supplied) for the months December 2018 to May 2019, inclusive, for the medical... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
654. To ask the Minister for Health if a refund through the cross-border scheme will be issued to a person (details supplied). [31141/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
655. 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. [31143/19] - Hospitals Building Programme
656. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a redevelopment project for St. Vincent’s Hospital, Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31144/19] - HSE Expenditure
657. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by the HSE to control the costs of late payment fees to suppliers to the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31145/19] - Vaccination Programme
658. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to screen immunocompromised infants in advance of the commencement of the administration of live vaccines under the State vaccination... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
659. To ask the Minister for Health when additional personnel will be appointed in respect of the provision of services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31156/19] - Medical Card Applications
660. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on the person's application for a medical card. [31158/19] - Home Help Service Data
661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting home support hours in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the average waiting time between approval of home support and such support... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
663. To ask the Minister for Health the cost and duration of partnerships between the NTPF and private hospitals; the number of operations transferred from the NTPF to private hospitals under the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
664. 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. [31168/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
667. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31177/19] - Home Help Service Provision
668. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter will be addressed in regard to a person (details supplied). [31189/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
669. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31199/19] - Autism Support Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health if a grant or other funding is available for parents of children with autism who seek to avail of early intervention services privately. [31222/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
671. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the telehealth pilot sites for mental health services. [31240/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
672. 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. [31242/19] - Health Reports
674. To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to carry out further evaluations to determine the reason for the identified variation on recent findings regarding mortality rates in the... - Hospital Appointments Status
675. 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. [31257/19] - Departmental Communications
676. To ask the Minister for Health the oversight of his Department of directives, circulars, advice or requirements issued since 2016; if surveys have been carried out of compliance with these... - Climate Change Policy
677. To ask the Minister for Health the recurring weekly meetings attended by either him or the Secretary General of his Department in 2019 at which climate change and or preparations within his... - Mental Health Services Provision
678. To ask the Minister for Health when a full medical report will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31367/19] - Orthodontic Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the fact that the post of consultant orthodontist has been vacant within CHO8 for some time; the length of time the post has been vacant;... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
681. To ask the Minister for Health when the building to house the MRI scanner for the Regional Hospital, Mullingar will commence (details supplied). [31445/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
682. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in Cappagh Hospital. [31446/19] - Disabilities Assessments
683. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for an ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [31447/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
684. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an alternative date for surgery has not been scheduled for a person (details supplied). [31448/19] - Home Help Service Data
686. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent in each CHO area of the HSE on private providers of home help services; if private providers are used only after HSE workers in the same area... - Hospital Appointments Status
687. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [31460/19] - Commissions of Investigation
688. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Farrelly commission is not considering loss of wages as eligible for payment as per the Commission of Investigation Act 2004 regarding key...
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