Written answers
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
235. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre group review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details... - Freedom of Information Requests
244. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a freedom of information request to the HSE by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38217/19] - Suicide Prevention
245. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will collect improved data and research on suicidal behaviour as outlined in the National Office for Suicide Prevention Annual Report 2018;... - General Practitioner Services Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of extending free general practitioner care to children under eight years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
247. To ask the Minister for Health if a bus service managed by the HSE could arrange collection of a person (details supplied) at a suitable time. [38230/19] - HSE Staff Recruitment
248. To ask the Minister for Health if progress has been made in appointing a clinical lead for the national clinical dual diagnosis programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Beds Data
249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient detox beds for persons with a dual diagnosis; the HSE regions in which these beds are available; when such beds will be available for... - Living Wage
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of workers employed by his Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of his Department that earn less than the living wage of... - Hospital Appointments Delays
251. 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. [38263/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
252. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria in relation to emergency medical cards; the extent to which a person must be sick; the way in which such an assessment is made; and if he will... - Rehabilitation Training Allowance Payments
253. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the rehabilitative training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38277/19] - Hospital Groups
254. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made to remove Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, from the Ireland East hospital group and put it into the RCSI hospital group; if consultation... - Healthcare Professionals
255. To ask the Minister for Health if he will legislate for a Supreme Court judgment (details supplied) in the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019. [38283/19] - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
256. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the national children’s hospital; the estimated costs of the enabling work, construction and fit-out in this regard; and if he... - Infectious Diseases
258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of CRE confirmed at Waterford University Hospital; the protocol in place if patients are being transferred from the hospital to another... - Hospital Appointments Status
259. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a knee operation will be arranged at Cappagh hospital for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [38304/19] - General Practitioner Services
260. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners can charge medical card patients for blood tests carried out in their surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38305/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
261. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [38327/19] - Home Help Service Provision
262. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied). [38338/19] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
263. To ask the Minister for Health if a salary arrears payment will issue as a matter of priority to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/19] - Ministerial Correspondence
264. To ask the Minister for Health if a letter of complaint was received from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38343/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); and when the child will receive respite at a centre. [38350/19] - Community Pharmacy Services
266. To ask the Minister for Health when negotiations will commence on a new community pharmacy contract in view of his commitment given at a conference (details supplied); when the talks will... - Pharmacy Regulations
268. To ask the Minister for Health when pharmacists will be permitted to provide oral contraception to women without prescription in line with his commitment to improve access to contraception... - Pharmacy Services
269. To ask the Minister for Health when the pharmacy-based minor ailment service will be rolled out to provide medical card holders with advice and appropriate treatment for minor ailments... - Services for People with Disabilities
270. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the person can be moved to a similar independent facility in County Cavan to be close to... - Ambulance Service Data
271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance cars assigned to HSE officers; if HSE officers are the only persons allowed to drive the vehicles; if not, if named non-ambulance... - Hospital Groups
272. To ask the Minister for Health when the perceived significant inequality in funding for the UL hospital group will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/19] - Electronic Cigarettes
274. To ask the Minister for Health the research his Department has commissioned and-or carried out on vaping; the regulations issued on the sale of vaping devices and liquids; the health advice... - Prescriptions Data
275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions issued to medical card holders for oxycodone in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement... - Counselling Services Provision
279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Counselling Service waiting list in County Louth; and the length of time they have been waiting [38370/19] - Home Care Packages Data
280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of intensive home care packages approved in County Louth to date in 2019; and the number of persons seeking same. [38371/19] - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed additional nursing home beds at a hospital (details supplied). [38372/19] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
282. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 50-bed facility for a hospital (details supplied). [38373/19] - Primary Care Centres
283. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Dundalk primary care centre. [38374/19] - Hospitals Data
284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries performed in County Louth in each of the past five years. [38375/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth awaiting cataract surgery; and the length of time they have been waiting. [38376/19] - Hospital Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health the ophthalmology services available at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; and if he has implemented the recommendations of the primary care eye services review... - Disability Services Data
287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in County Louth that have requested long-term residential care [38378/19] - Mental Health Services
289. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the model of care for dual diagnosis; if a clinical lead has been recruited; the way in which the project will be further developed; and if... - Mental Health Services Funding
290. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to the development of a model of care for dual diagnosis in each of the past five years. [38381/19] - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial assessment for occupational therapy in County Louth; and the number that have been waiting for three, six, 12 and... - Hospital Appointments Status
294. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an ophthalmology appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38391/19] - HSE Reviews
295. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department received the findings of the review of the HSE reimbursement and pricing decision-making process; if he will make these findings publicly... - Medical Card Drugs Availability
296. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be provided access to a supplement on the child's long-term illness card without a script from a hospital. [38397/19] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
297. To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to fill two vacancies that have existed for some time in order to address the lack of psychology services in north County Tipperary. [38402/19] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
298. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated net cost for 2019 of implementing the nurses’ pay deal agreed in February 2019 based on the savings and productivity measures to be put in... - HSE Funding
299. To ask the Minister for Health the estimate provided to his Department by the HSE on its financial position at the end of 2019. [38419/19] - Mental Health Services Provision
300. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of a new mental health unit at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38428/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
301. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details... - Hospital Appointments Delays
303. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an operation has not proceeded for a person (details supplied); when they will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Data
304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call-outs due to road traffic accidents recorded on the Cork to Limerick road since January 2019. [38434/19] - Tobacco Control Measures
305. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to vaping advertising on bus stops here; his views on whether such advertising should be curtailed; if he or his officials have... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
306. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre device review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details... - Pharmacy Services
310. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary arrangements will be put in place to ensure that prescribed medications and repeat prescriptions issued by pharmacies will be on a calendar... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
311. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of propranolol under the drug payment scheme; if the drug will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if... - HSE Staff
315. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an employment issue for healthcare workers (details supplied) in County Cork. [38455/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
316. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the processing time for colposcopy results by hospital; the number of laboratories examining these biopsies; and if he will make a... - National Carers' Strategy Funding
317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate annual funding of €3.2 million in budget 2020 to an organisation (details supplied) to assist it in the delivery of vital core... - Transport Support Scheme
318. To ask the Minister for Health if he will replace the mobility and transport grant which was withdrawn in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/19] - General Practitioner Services Provision
319. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the general practitioner visit card to carers in receipt of the carer's support grant in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Staff
320. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the transfer of staff from one facility to another (details supplied). [38513/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
321. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has received a request for funding from the HSE for the reimbursement of the drug Tagrisso for the treatment of adult patients with locally... - Cancer Screening Programmes
322. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1190, 1191 and 1197 of 6 September 2019, if a direct response will issue on the specific question regarding a patient... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
324. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset specifically covers only current HSE-funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if the health technology assessment group review... - Ministerial Meetings
326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has formally met his UK counterpart to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38569/19] - Autism Support Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an autism assessment appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38572/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
328. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE-funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; and if not, if the health technology... - Hospital Appointments Status
331. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38580/19] - Medical Card Drugs Availability
332. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) has been withdrawn and is no longer available under the medical card; if a replacement or substitution of another... - Disability Services Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking regarding the crisis with the lack of resources in early intervention, adequate respite services and a lack of residential spaces for... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
334. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rolling out of Plenadren as an alternative hydrocortisone therapy here under the HSE drugs schemes in view of the fact it has been approved... - Medical Products
337. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Chief Medical Officer's report on mesh implants carried out here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38598/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
340. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details... - Occupational Therapy Provision
341. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of early intervention occupational therapy services in Coolock primary care centre (details supplied); and if he... - Hospital Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health if a new emergency department and a cystic fibrosis unit will be provided at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, without delay; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Promotion
344. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 201 of 19 June 2018, 345 of 5 February 2019, and 497 of 9 July 2019, the position regarding the staff breastfeeding in... - Hospital Appointments Administration
345. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not being called for a MRI scan; the reason they were provided with false information; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
346. 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. [38648/19] - Hospital Appointments Administration
347. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date for an appointment to be assessed for early intervention services. [38718/19] - Primary Care Centres
348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to close the Castlemartyr health centre in Cork; if it is his decision; and if not, the person that made this decision. [38732/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children by CHO awaiting an assessment of needs to be completed; the length of time they have been waiting since they were first referred; and if... - HSE Staff Data
356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time dieticians employed by the HSE in CHO area 9 in 2018 and to date in 2019; if this number will be further increased; and if he will make... - Hospital Services
358. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new cochlear implant unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 to be fully opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38770/19] - Antimicrobial Resistance
359. To ask the Minister for Health the policy of his Department and the HSE regarding the spread of antibiotic resistant superbugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38771/19] - Cancer Services Provision
360. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services for survivors of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38772/19] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a dental appointment at 31 December 2018 and 13 September 2019 in CHO area 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
362. To ask the Minister for Health the reason many consultant doctors in the health system here are not on permanent contracts; the further reason for the large number of consultant vacancies in... - Disability Support Services Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase both home and residential care to reduce pressure on bed availability in hospitals as a result of a new ESRI report (details supplied);... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
364. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to launch a targeted awareness campaign regarding the dangers of drug use aimed at high-risk groups such as festival goers and students; and if he... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision by the HSE to move youth mental health services from Jigsaw, Clondalkin, to Jigsaw, Tallaght, in January 2020 will be reviewed; and if he will... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
367. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre Group review decision-making process that will be given to criteria (details... - Departmental Reports
369. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the previously promised scoping exercise on a statutory home care scheme; the stage it is at; when a report will issue; and if he will make a... - Maternity Benefit
370. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a maternity payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
371. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in each health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38839/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
372. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent waiting list and waiting times for children waiting for scoliosis surgery in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a... - HSE Properties
373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/19] - HSE Planning
374. To ask the Minister for Health if the recently published HSE capital plan contains a commitment to secure the residential care units for St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar,... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
377. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre Group review decision-making process that will be given to criteria (details...
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