Written answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
- HSE Staff Remuneration
306. To ask the Minister for Health the status of pay restoration for grade 3 and clerical officer that was agreed in March of this year (details supplied) but has not been implemented to date in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
307. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39803/19] - General Practitioner Services
308. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the general practitioner visit card to include carers that are in receipt of the carer's support grant; and if he... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
309. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for approval for new drugs; the way in which this compares to other OECD or EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
310. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hospital appointment; the number of persons ahead of them on the list; his plans to invest in the service... - HSE Reviews
311. 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... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
312. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will cover only current HSE funded users of FreeStyle Libre or if the health technology assessment review will simply compare... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
313. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in authorising the treatment abroad scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39294/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to incrementally reduce the age limit for a cervical screening test which is currently available to women aged 25 years and over; and if he will make... - Services for People with Disabilities
315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of needs in the CH0 4 area; the length of time they are waiting; the details of the assessment of needs process;... - Autism Support Services
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an ASD assessment as opposed to an assessment of needs in the CH0 4 area; the length of time they are waiting; and if he will... - Home Care Packages Provision
317. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in securing approved homecare services for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if supports will commence and be made... - Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments
318. To ask the Minister for Health if the training allowance payment to disability allowance recipients will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38313/19] - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
319. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions made to streamline the registration of doctors from the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand with the national doctors... - Hospital Waiting Lists
320. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a CT scan at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39314/19] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of the cross-Border directive in each year since its inception; the cost of reimbursements for same in each year since its... - Hospital Appointments Status
322. 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. [39322/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works at a community hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39323/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
324. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the publication of the review of pricing system for long-term residential care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39325/19] - Cancer Services Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to progress the stand-alone chemotherapy unit at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person to the oncologist post at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39330/19] - Traveller Community
328. To ask the Minister for Health when the national Traveller health action plan will be published in view of the fact that a commitment was given to publish same by the end of March 2019; and... - Medicinal Products Availability
329. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to withdraw funding for the medication Simponi used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a... - HSE Staff
330. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of inspections that EHOs have undertaken of service stations; if they are inspected as regularly as restaurants;... - Hospital Appointments Status
331. 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. [39357/19] - Departmental Schemes
332. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the motorised transport grant scheme; and when details of a new scheme will be announced. [39364/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
334. 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. [39366/19] - HSE Expenditure
335. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on agency staff to date and the amount of same spent on mental health agency staff. [39375/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
336. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for cataract surgery for a person (details supplied). [39376/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39381/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
338. To ask the Minister for Health when the new audit of CervicalCheck will commence; if it will commence from the date the previous audit finished in 2016; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Funding
339. To ask the Minister for Health if grant funding will be provided for renovations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39387/19] - Health Services Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will secure treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39388/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
341. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to staff a care home (details supplied) for young men with intellectual disabilities following the generous donation of a house... - Departmental Correspondence
342. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of all correspondence between his Department and the HSE regarding University Hospital Limerick since 1 January 2017 will be provided. [39403/19] - Hospital Beds Data
343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds opened at University Hospital Kerry in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/19] - Departmental Correspondence
344. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide all correspondence between his Department and BreastCheck from 2017 to 22 September 2019. [39410/19] - Physiotherapy Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available for physiotherapy services in Louth County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39414/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of planned progress of the block at Sligo University Hospital in view of the urgent need for increases in bed capacity at the hospital; and if he... - Health Services Provision
347. To ask the Minister for Health when a home support package will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [39421/19] - Infectious Diseases
348. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the HSE consider the introduction of new UV technology such as a unit (details supplied) in State hospitals nationally as a mechanism to... - Health Insurance Prices
349. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a decision by the Health Insurance Authority that will see a significant rise in the cost of international students' private... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the provision of the new 50-bed unit in Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39442/19] - Hospital Staff Data
352. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reviews of doctors taking place in Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39443/19] - Physiotherapy Provision
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists employed by the HSE and-or children’s physiotherapy services in County Galway; if there are vacancies for... - HSE Staff Data
354. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the community general adult staffing levels in CHO 2 as recommended in a Vision for Change in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Strategies
355. To ask the Minister for Health the involvement he or his Department has had in the preparation of the clean air strategy; the organisations he has consulted with in relation to the strategy;... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
356. To ask the Minister for Health the start date for the new endocrinologist for the paediatric diabetes service in Cork University Hospital; the management plans in place to assist the almost... - Health Services Data
357. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for treatment types (details supplied) in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39480/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
358. To ask the Minister for Health if the waiting time of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and the overall waiting times for the service. [39484/19] - Hospital Staff Data
359. To ask the Minister for Health if an updated report will be provided on the number of vacant posts unfilled in each of the Departments in Letterkenny University Hospital; the type of posts... - Hospital Equipment
360. To ask the Minister for Health when a new MRI scanner will be provided for University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39514/19] - Pharmacy Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health when a new contract between the HSE and a union (details supplied) will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39529/19] - Health Services Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a referral for a person (details supplied); the average wait time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39534/19] - Medicinal Products Availability
364. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to ocrelizumab being made available to persons with multiple sclerosis; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on... - Commencement of Legislation
365. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the commencement of the minimum unit pricing provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; when these provisions will come... - Hospital Staff
366. To ask the Minister for Health the reason training recognition for registrars in otolaryngology at University Hospital Limerick was withdrawn following a visit by a member of the surgical... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
367. To ask the Minister for Health the status of licensing of the Tagrisso osimertinib drug used for treatment of certain lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39554/19] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
368. To ask the Minister for Health when the position of audiologist will be filled at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the length of time the post has been vacant; and the measures put... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments outsourced to the private sector under the NTPF in 2019; the number of these patients that had full treatment in the... - European Health Insurance Card
370. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which European health insurance cards will be delivered to persons in Northern Ireland as committed to; and the way in which the applications... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
371. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the significant fluctuations in the waiting list for placements under the nursing homes support scheme fair deal in 2019 (details supplied); the... - Home Help Service Provision
372. To ask the Minister for Health if approved home help hours will be facilitated for a person (details supplied). [39580/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
373. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for an operation will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/19] - Addiction Treatment Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be expedited to prevent the closure of a service (details supplied); if the reason for the shortfall in funding over the past five years which... - Disability Support Services Funding
375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of business cases submitted to the HSE from a service (details supplied) that are still being processed without an indication being given to the... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by his Department that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour. [39597/19] - General Practitioner Services
377. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to out-of-hours care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39601/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
378. To ask the Minister for Health if a facility (details supplied) is in use; the date of the construction of the facility; the capacity of same; if the HSE plans to make greater use of the... - Newborn Screening Cards
379. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to expand the newborn screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39606/19] - Vaccination Programme
380. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mandatory vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39616/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
381. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant gap which exists between the funding requirements of a service provider (details supplied) in County Donegal... - Health Services
382. To ask the Minister for Health if some of the workload from the local health office in Ballinasloe, County Galway will be allocated to health offices in west County Galway or Galway city on... - Mental Health Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/19] - Mental Health Services Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health support services available for inpatients in each hospital nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39648/19] - Medicinal Products
385. 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... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
386. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset specifically covers only current HSE-funded users of FreeStyle Libre; if the health technology assessment review will compare... - Hospital Waiting Lists
387. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation for a hip replacement for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if Waterford University Hospital will prioritise the case in view of... - Hospital Discharges
388. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost to date in 2019 as a result of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
389. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the East Coast Drugs and Task Force has been without an outreach officer for some time; the provisions being... - Medical Conditions
390. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update knowledge and skills in relation to the diagnosis, management and treatment of ME for medical professionals working in the HSE; and if he... - Paediatric Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the number of children presenting with symptoms that fit a diagnosis of ME and the lack of paediatric... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
394. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national HSE policy for assessment and provision of powered mobility equipment, for example, powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters; and if he... - Services for People with Disabilities
395. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be moved to a more appropriate setting in which they can obtain the treatment they require. [39721/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new intensive care unit proposed for Tallaght University Hospital; the funding allocated for the project; if the construction and development... - Protected Disclosures Data
397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in relation to the NMBI in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number ongoing;... - Medicinal Products
398. 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... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
399. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment... - Hospital Appointments Status
400. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a plastic surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39743/19] - Hospital Transfers
401. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body with whom responsibility for transport to hospital appointments rest in cases in which a person is a long-stay in a nursing home under the... - Primary Care Centres
402. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for medical centres to choose the price for paid parking outside the centres; if the costs of healthcare facilities nationwide are bound to... - Services for People with Disabilities
404. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 28 May 2019, to which the HSE failed to respond, when a child (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect an... - Hospital Consultant Contracts
405. To ask the Minister for Health the start date for the new endocrinologist for the paediatric diabetes service in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health the management plans in place to help teenage patients transition into adult diabetes services at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Expenditure
407. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent to date on providing free contraceptives as promised during the referendum on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; the quantity and type... - Health Services Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health when a HSE service (details supplied) will reopen. [39794/19] - Voluntary Hospital Sector
409. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the financial difficulties which the six members of voluntary hospital groups currently find themselves in providing... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the orthodontic appointment referral for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39805/19] - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
411. To ask the Minister for Health the commencement dates of the medical cannabis access programme; and when the first patients will be referred to the pilot programme. [39807/19] - Health Services Provision
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding women's sexual health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39809/19] - Hospital Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital capacity will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39810/19] - Vaccination Programme
415. To ask the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccination which is already available for girls born in 2004 will become available for boys born in 2004. [39816/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
416. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions which are eligible for the long-term illness scheme; his plans to review the scheme with a view to adding more conditions to same; and if he... - Ministerial Meetings
419. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to meet a group (details supplied) which was promised at the last meeting with the group in March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address issues raised in a new report by an organisation (details supplied) into supports for children through the Irish refugee... - Hospital Discharges
421. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1304 of 6 September 2019, if he is satisfied that 363 persons waited over a month to be discharged from hospital and 79... - Medicinal Products Availability
422. To ask the Minister for Health when the HTA review team will make a decision on extending the availability of FreeStyle Libre to all type 1 diabetic patients irrespective of age; and if he... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
423. To ask the Minister for Health the differences in the way in which different pension products and funds are assessed, both in terms of income and capital, as part of the financial assessment... - Hospital Services
424. To ask the Minister for Health when the more than 90 type 1 diabetes young adults and teenagers attending Cork University Hospital will be transitioned form the paediatric diabetes services... - Hospital Staff
425. To ask the Minister for Health when the newly appointed paediatric endocrinologist will commence at Cork University Hospital; and the date on which they will commence. [39882/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
426. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the extension of the three year cap under the fair deal scheme to farms and small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Capital Expenditure Programme
427. To ask the Minister for Health the final agreed tender price, the date of the tender for the contract and the final overall amount paid and the date of the final payment in respect of each... - Hospital Appointments Status
428. 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. [39938/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list at University Hospital Waterford waiting to see an endocrinologist up to 12, 12 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 48 and more...
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