Written answers
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
- Pension Provisions
183. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the pension increments for 2019 as promised in line with the national wage agreement; and if he will... - HSE Staff Remuneration
184. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some former HSE staff have still not received their pension increments as promised in line with the national wage agreement for 2018 and 2019; and... - Home Care Packages Provision
185. To ask the Minister for Health when an approved home support package will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
186. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can retroactively gain access to the CervicalCheck audit by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists despite... - Hospital Appointments Status
187. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40523/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
188. To ask the Minister for Health if the governance review of the drugs approval process as set out under Sláintecare work stream 2 has commenced; if so, the date on which it commenced; if... - Medicinal Products Availability
190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to take steps to increase the speed of access and improve the rate of availability of medicines here in view of the fact that Ireland ranks 19th out... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
191. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated spend on medicines in 2019, in tabular form. [40531/19] - National Dementia Strategy
192. To ask the Minister for Health if funding in the region of €18 million will be provided towards community supports and homecare for persons with dementia as identified by an... - Home Care Packages Data
193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private firms providing homecare services nationwide; the position in relation to the regulation of these firms; the number that are regulated;... - Paediatric Services
194. 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.... - Diabetes Strategy
195. To ask the Minister for Health the management plans in place to help almost 100 teenagers transition into adult diabetes services at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
196. To ask the Minister for Health the status of full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40541/19] - Medicinal Products Expenditure
197. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of prescription diabetes medications as a percentage of the annual cost of prescription medications, including the blood testing strips to the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be fitted with a pain pump permanently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40557/19] - Health Services Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40566/19] - Disability Support Services Provision
200. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1262 of 6 September 2019, if the requested information will be provided to the parent who has been unable to obtain a... - Ministerial Meetings
201. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 2 July 2019, if he will meet the families that have been impacted by the misreading of scans at University... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding to help subsidise IVF treatment for couples will be provided in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40585/19] - Commencement of Legislation
204. To ask the Minister for Health the causes of the delay in the commencement of Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 until May 2020; if he will consider an earlier... - Health Strategies
205. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of the PrEP programme by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40594/19] - Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
206. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human reproduction Bill; his plans to bring the legislation before the Houses of the Oireachtas in 2019; and if he will make a... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
207. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the publication of the three year implementation framework for the neurorehabilitation strategy in... - Maternity Services
208. To ask the Minister for Health if screening for pregnant women to include a screening for the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Reviews
209. 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
210. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset for the FreeStyle Libre device will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of FreeStyle Libre; if not, if the HTA review... - Occupational Therapy Data
211. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to private occupational therapists by the HSE to deal with assessment of needs backlogs by county; the amount paid to each private occupational... - Health Services Staff
212. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40609/19] - Paediatric Services
213. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 29 May 2019, if the locum diabetic paediatrician planned for recruitment for July 2019 has commenced; if not, the... - Diabetes Strategy
214. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the plan by the HSE for the transfer of 100 adolescents to adult diabetic services in the near future; and if he will make a... - Palliative Care Services
215. To ask the Minister for Health when the new 20-bed south east palliative care unit at University Hospital Waterford will be fully commissioned and operational; the reason for the delay in... - Abortion Services Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of safe access zones around facilities that provide for the termination of pregnancies; and if he will make a statement on the... - Palliative Care Services
220. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of palliative care here by LHOs in tabular form; the recommended locations for palliative care; and if he will make a... - Palliative Care for Children
221. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding paediatric palliative care in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40646/19] - Medical Card Data
222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 30 September 2019; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on... - Primary Care Centres Data
223. To ask the Minister for Health if works on the Grange and Drumcliffe primary health centres in County Sligo will be progressing together; the estimated completion time of both; and if he... - Hospital Services
224. To ask the Minister for Health the reason IV drips are not being administered to patients when required in community hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Brexit Preparations
226. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the continuity of medical devices will be affected in a no-deal Brexit; the steps that have been put in place if such a scenario occurs; and... - Home Care Packages Data
227. To ask the Minister for Health the principles and procedures applied in risk rating persons that are waiting for the provision of home support services for older people; the number of... - Palliative Care Services
228. To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation is ongoing regarding the lack of access to palliative care in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Transport Support Scheme
230. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a replacement for the transport grant for disabled drivers which was abolished five years ago; if so, the timeframe for same; and if he... - National Dementia Strategy
231. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be ensured for dementia services provided by county in the health spending Estimates for 2020; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
232. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40703/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
233. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact women attending the Rotunda Hospital for a colposcopy are waiting 15 weeks for colposcopy results; if his attention... - Home Care Packages Provision
234. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package for a person (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/19] - Health Services Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) in respect of speech and language and occupational therapy for children will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
236. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of child psychology services at Celbridge CAMHS unit; if there is now a full-time permanent post-holder in place; if there is... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
237. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, to address the technical issues which have... - Hospital Waiting Lists
238. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an operation in view of the fact the person's pre-operative assessment was carried out five months ago;... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for oral maxilla facial services at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, as of 30 September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
240. To ask the Minister for Health the expected date for the commencement of consultations on the future of services in Portlaoise Hospital. [40735/19] - Health Services Staff
241. To ask the Minister for Health when a diabetes community care nurse will be allocated to County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40738/19] - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
242. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40740/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
243. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [40742/19] - Health Services Provision
244. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider purchasing an upright MRI scanner here and failing that if he will allow patients in need of an upright MRI scan to travel to the UK and... - Drug Treatment Programmes
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of treatment options available for persons with drug addiction problems; and the number of persons availing of each in 2017, 2018 and to date in... - Drug Treatment Programmes Data
246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places available for the treatment of persons with drug addiction problems by local health office area in tabular form. [40755/19] - Disabilities Data
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with early behaviour disability in County Tipperary in the past five years in tabular form; the number of children in County... - Medical Card Applications
249. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
250. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Respite Care Services Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Health when respite service provision will resume for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40764/19] - Home Help Service Provision
252. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the home help the person was granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40765/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
253. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40771/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
254. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for the nursing homes support scheme will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
255. To ask the Minister for Health the laboratories from which the 221 cases of misdiagnosed smears under Cervical Check came, by laboratory and by year in tabular form. [40777/19] - Disabilities Assessments
256. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for an official diagnosis will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40785/19] - Pharmaceutical Sector
257. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for pharmacists (details supplied) in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40786/19] - Health Services Access
258. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a patient here can obtain a test for malignant hyperthermia; if the test is not available here if a person can access this treatment in... - Services for People with Disabilities
259. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for an appointment with a service (details supplied). [40791/19] - Disabilities Assessments
260. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for an assessment at St. Gabriel's, Limerick. [40792/19] - Vaccination Programme
261. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE continues to provide the flu vaccination jab free of charge to home carers employed directly or indirectly by the HSE; and if he... - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
262. To ask the Minister for Health when he will lift the limitation period on all Thalidomide claims; when the Irish State will acknowledge the wrongdoing and damage caused by thalidomide; and... - Transport Support Scheme
264. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance is available to a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40801/19] - Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments
265. To ask the Minister for Health if the rehabilitation training allowance will be reinstated for new entrants; if his attention has been drawn to the significant difficulty that this decision... - Hospital Appointments Administration
266. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited. [40828/19] - Hospital Services
267. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent investigation into gynaecology services in Letterkenny General Hospital will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Children's Hospital
268. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of all NPHDB and CHPP minutes for 2018 and 2019 in relation to the new national children’s hospital will be provided. [40837/19] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
269. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in commencing the employment of successful applicants in various posts in the HSE; if applicants for positions nationwide have been... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
270. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) with the occupational therapy primary care paediatric service in County Kilkenny; the... - Home Care Packages Funding
271. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding certainty of sufficient funding for supported care homes to enable the continuation of the provision of cost efficient care for... - Newborn Screening Cards
273. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in introducing a thorough newborn screening programme to provide lifesaving essential early diagnoses of conditions such as MLD; and if... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
274. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 1 October 2019, if the specific question asked will be addressed; if differences in the way in which different... - Primary Care Centres Funding
275. To ask the Minister for Health if capital funding will be allocated to upgrade Cliffony health centre and Carrigans day care centre in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disease Awareness
276. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person can create an official awareness day in order to have recognition for a disease (details supplied) here; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
277. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts to the rostered hours of home help sector workers within the Health Service Executive CHO Area 5; the position regarding deficits... - Disability Services Funding
278. To ask the Minister for Health the disability services within the Sláintecare plan; when multi-annual funding will commence for the disability sector; the individual planning pathway... - Services for People with Disabilities
279. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a management information system within the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40942/19] - Disability Services Funding
280. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is ringfenced for the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40943/19] - Health Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health if the system of therapeutic hypothermia for newborn babies in the health service takes into account the need for a baby to reach the correct low temperature... - Ambulance Service Response Times
282. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 463 to 466 of 2 July 2019, if a matter of hours would ensure that a baby would get the critical therapeutic hypothermia... - Psychological Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for psychiatry staffing services in Kilcock health centre to provide counselling services to young persons based in Kilcock, Maynooth and... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will undertake an urgent review of the allocation of mental health services to young persons; the areas in which gaps in provision of services exist by... - Home Help Service Data
290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Wicklow on waiting lists for home support hours. [40988/19] - Disability Services Provision
291. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited. [40990/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
292. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medical cards for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40991/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
293. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the nursing homes support scheme and national placement list for a person (details supplied). [40992/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
294. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41001/19] - Drug Treatment Programmes
295. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider opening a drug treatment centre in north County Dublin in view of the increased population of the area and an increase in the number of... - Primary Care Centres Provision
296. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary care centre in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41014/19] - Vaccination Programme
297. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the decision not to provide a catch-up programme for the HPV free vaccine for boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41015/19] - Drug Treatment Programmes Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons by county who received drug treatment; the types of treatments received, that is, detox, residential rehabilitation, methadone,... - Disability Services Provision
299. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to carry out research involving the Central Statistics Office in order to establish the unmet need of wheelchair users for... - Voluntary Sector Remuneration
300. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost for pay restoration for workers employed by section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/19] - Dental Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering allowing for the establishment of dental hygiene practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/19] - Voluntary Sector Funding
302. To ask the Minister for Health if further funding for staffing at a service (details supplied) under a programme will be provided; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this rural... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
303. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of the pricing system for long-term residential care facilities, as recommended in the review of the fair deal scheme, will be published; if an... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
304. To ask the Minister for Health if the age restriction will be removed in respect of the FreeStyle Libre device in order that it is available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; the... - Cancer Screening Programmes
305. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department denies the existence of the email sent by a person (details supplied) on 27 March 2019 to the Office of the Taoiseach regarding... - Hospital Appointments Delays
306. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be seen by a consultant psychiatrist at St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown; and if he will... - Nursing Staff
307. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the transfer of a person (details supplied). [41056/19] - Hospital Consultant Data
308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant positions, temporary and full time in Galway University Hospital; when such positions will be filled; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme at the end of September 2019; the average wait time; the length of time waiting by local... - Hospital Facilities
310. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment works at Kanturk Community Hospital, Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41072/19] - HSE Reports
311. To ask the Minister for Health if the annual national sepsis report will be published as a matter of urgency; if not, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Reviews
312. 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
313. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset specifically will cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment... - Disabilities Assessments
314. To ask the Minister for Health when additional resources will be provided to reduce delays in providing assessments and follow-up services for children in counties Cavan and Monaghan under... - National Dementia Strategy
315. To ask the Minister for Health if a pre-budget 2020 submission made by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the need to improve resources for dementia care will be given... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
316. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 807 of 6 September 2019, if he will request that the children’s health Ireland monthly update reports on scoliosis... - Health Services Provision
317. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to meet patient demand and reduce public eye care waiting lists which are growing year on year with waiting times of up to two years now standard;... - Home Help Service Eligibility
318. To ask the Minister for Health if a service for a person (details supplied) will be re-instated. [41151/19] - Psychological Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of child psychology services across all of north County Kildare; the vacant posts at locations and the timeline within which they...
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