Written answers
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- Thalidomide Victims Compensation
317. To ask the Minister for Health if an acknowledgement will be provided of the wrongdoing by the State in the non-withdrawal and recall of thalidomide; if a full apology will be given for all... - Departmental Budgets
319. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €50 million re-profiling of capital expenditure in the health capital expenditure allocation for 2020; the purpose of the... - Food Labelling
320. To ask the Minister for Health if producers and retailers are required to indicate the country of origin and the country of packaging on products in supermarkets and shops; and if his... - Health Services Staff
321. To ask the Minister for Health if a position (details supplied) has now been filled; if so, if the new appointee has taken up the position; if not, the date from which the appointee will be... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding to be made available to County Louth in view of recent announcements of a €2 billion investment over the next three years as phase... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
324. To ask the Minister for Health the position relating to the appointment of a sarcoma specialist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41612/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of registered beds, including high observation beds, available for CAMHS inpatient treatment in CHO areas 8 and 9; the location of the beds; and if... - HSE Staff Recruitment
327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of successful applicants recruited to each CHO area as a direct result of the HSE recruitment campaigns for consultant child and adolescent... - Mental Health Services Data
328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS inpatient beds that have been filled each month to date in 2019; and the number of inpatient beds that remained unfilled for the same... - Community Care
329. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions in place for community care homes in County Kilkenny facing a deficit in 2019. [41641/19] - Medical Card Reviews
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card reviews that have been carried out to date in 2019; the number that have been refused to date; and the number that have been... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
334. To ask the Minister for Health his plans or the plans of the HSE to restore allowances to a society (details supplied) that were cut during the austerity years; and his further plans to add... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for a first outpatient appointment across all specialties by hospital and length of time waiting in tabular form. [41675/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health the one-to-five-year alternative care pathway for children with comorbidities who require and cannot access timely scoliosis care in an acute hospital setting... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children waiting for scoliosis surgery; the number of scoliosis surgeries that have been completed in University Hospital Galway to... - General Practitioner Services Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised by a person (details supplied) in regard to general practitioner services in Dunleer, County Louth, will be examined; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of day services for (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/19] - Qualifications Recognition
347. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 13 November 2018, when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim whose social work qualifications were... - National Maternity Strategy Expenditure
348. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the national maternity strategy since its launch by year, action and activity. [41697/19] - Clinical Trials
349. To ask the Minister for Health if his or the HSE's attention has been drawn to the reason an organisation (details supplied) decided against rolling out a clinical trial of suvodirsen, an... - HSE Reports
350. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE's Valproate response project report; if this report has been submitted to his Department; if so, if he will now publish the... - Audiology Services Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health when an audiologist will be appointed to a clinic (details supplied); the length of time the clinic has been operating without an audiologist; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41722/19] - Health Services Provision
353. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 635 of 6 November 2018, the status of the operational position regarding the drug addiction centre (details supplied);... - Emergency Departments
354. To ask the Minister for Health if a private consultation room will be provided at South Tipperary General Hospital accident and emergency department for patients that present with mental... - Nursing Staff Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the creation of a neuroscience nurse at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41748/19] - Dental Services Provision
356. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of child dental services in Ardee and mid-County Louth due to reports of children having to travel to Nobber for services; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41756/19] - Palliative Care for Children
359. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of palliative care for children by LHO in tabular form; the recommended locations for palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Data
361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of urologist consultants in each of the RCSI hospitals in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of consultant urology hours provided in each hospital... - Health Services Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health when a working group will be established to address the long waiting times for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Capital Programme
364. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 100-bed unit at the St. Mary's Hospital site, Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth; the most recent specification brief on the... - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
365. To ask the Minister for Health the fee for the certificate in first aid training that registered institutions have to pay the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council; if the fee has increased;... - Patient Forums
366. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient representative is informed of meetings due to take place between patients and HSE staff and-or management in cases in which a patient has... - Hospital Records
368. To ask the Minister for Health the reason parents are encountering delays in obtaining birth and death certificates for babies born at Portiuncula hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Qualifications
369. To ask the Minister for Health if all staff charged with operating ultrasounds have had their qualifications verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41792/19] - Maternity Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the recommendations listed in the external independent clinical review of the maternity services at Portiuncula hospital, Ballinasloe, that have... - Hospital Appointments Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41807/19] - Departmental Staff Data
372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has recruited by grade in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of... - Services for People with Disabilities
373. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) that has issued to parents regarding cover for a therapist; if the HSE response issued to this Deputy is to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments
374. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41844/19] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make arrangements to include rheumatoid arthritis on the long-term illness scheme; his views that the ongoing medication needed to treat this... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
376. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, as the person has been waiting 18 months for access to speech and language therapy through the... - Primary Care Centres Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists working in the Kildare town primary care centre; his plans to increase the number of same; and if he will make a statement on... - Psychological Assessments
378. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who needs access to a child psychologist will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41853/19] - General Practitioner Services Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to ensure that each person has access to a general practitioner if the person does not have a medical card; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Properties
380. To ask the Minister for Health if there are buildings owned by the HSE that could be used by an association (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Occupational Therapy Data
381. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see a community occupational therapist in County Kildare; the number waiting one, six, 12 and longer than 18 months,... - Physiotherapy Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see a community physiotherapist in County Kildare; the number waiting one, six, 12 and longer than 18 months, respectively;... - Psychological Services Waiting Lists
383. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see a psychologist in County Kildare; the number waiting one, six, 12 and longer than 18 months, respectively; and if he will... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see a speech and language therapist in County Kildare; the number waiting one, six, 12 and longer than 18 months,... - Cancer Incidence
385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of confirmed instances of cancer regarding breast implants (details supplied); the number of persons contacted and advised on this matter to date by... - Primary Care Centres
386. To ask the Minister for Health if the maintenance at a centre (details supplied) will be referred to the HSE; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41867/19] - Medical Card Data
387. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that will benefit from the changes to the income thresholds for the over 70 years of age medical card; the cost in 2020 of this measure;... - General Medical Services Scheme Data
388. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2020 of the GMS prescription charges for over 70 years being reduced by 50 cent to €1; and the full-year cost of same. [41898/19] - General Practitioner Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2020 of expanding free general practitioner care to children aged six to eight years; and the full-year cost of same. [41900/19] - Dental Services Data
391. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2020 of providing free dental care for children under six years of age including preventative oral health and promotion packages; and the full-year... - Drugs Payment Scheme Data
392. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2020 of reducing the monthly threshold for the drug payment scheme by €10 to €114; and the full-year cost of same. [41903/19] - Budget 2020
393. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the 1,000 therapists, nurses and other professionals in community health services whose recruitment was announced in budget 2020; the number to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
394. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding to be provided for the nursing home support scheme in 2020; the full-year cost of same; and the number of additional places to be... - Care of the Elderly Funding
395. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the €97 million for older people services in 2020; and the full-year cost of such initiatives. [41906/19] - Mental Health Services Funding
396. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the €25 million unspent from budget 2018 is used to develop new services for mental health in 2019. [41907/19] - Budget 2020
398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that the funding announced for mental health in budget 2020 does not include the overrun of funding already announced in budget... - HSE Waiting Lists
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Wexford awaiting ophthalmic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41916/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Wexford awaiting cataract operations in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospitals Data
404. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that required in-hospital treatment for diabetes-related foot complications and lower limb loss in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to... - Respite Care Services Funding
405. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be provided in 2020 to build capacity and respond to the evolving needs of respite service users and their families overnight, in home,... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapists that will be recruited in total on foot of the announcement in budget 2020 of extra community health staff to be provided; and the... - Services for People with Disabilities
407. To ask the Minister for Health the additional residential and other services for persons with disabilities in response to their priority needs that are to be provided in 2020 on foot of the... - Autism Support Services
408. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that is to be provided in 2020 for an autism plan to improve services for persons with autism and their families. [41926/19] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
409. To ask the Minister for Health further to the announcements in budget 2020, the number of dementia advisers to be recruited in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/19] - Home Care Packages Administration
410. To ask the Minister for Health the grounds and protocols on which home support hours are allocated. [41930/19] - Health Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the roll-out of full access to free contraception as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; and if... - Medical Card Administration
412. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot change general practitioner on the person's medical card; and when the person will be able to change general... - Medical Card Eligibility
413. To ask the Minister for Health when free-of-charge medical cards will be made available to all terminally ill patients following budget 2020. [41996/19] - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons reimbursed under the cross-border scheme in 2019; the timeframe for turning around applications; the waiting time for persons to be... - Home Help Service Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Health the provision of home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42014/19] - Proposed Legislation
416. To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation regarding the fair deal scheme, which has been approved at Cabinet level, will progress further; the timeframe for the next steps in the... - Nursing Home Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health if a nursing home bed will be allocated to a person (details supplied). [42027/19] - Local Drugs Task Forces Funding
421. To ask the Minister for Health the combined total funding from both his Department and the HSE to each local and regional drug task force in each of the years 2014 to 2019, in tabular form.... - Hospitals Funding
422. To ask the Minister for Health when he received a copy of a report by a person (details supplied) into inequity in the funding of acute hospitals here. [42036/19] - Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request an investigation into the way in which the Medical Council dealt with the case of a person (details supplied) as highlighted by RTÉ... - National Drugs Strategy Budget
425. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by the Health Service Executive to support implementation of the national drugs... - Drug Treatment Programmes Data
426. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time for which a person remains on a methadone programme; the average cost per annum in maintaining a person on a programme; the number... - Hospital Staff Data
428. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of staff at Beaumont Hospital. [42045/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding FreeStyle Libre. [42049/19] - Home Care Packages Administration
431. To ask the Minister for Health if the delays being experienced in the delivery of home care packages in the CHO 7 areas in counties Kildare and Wicklow will be addressed; and if he will make... - Pension Provisions
432. 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... - Home Help Service
433. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that will be made for home support services for the elderly in 2020 recognising the significant difficulty many persons experienced in securing... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
434. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding from the health budget announced in budget 2020 that will go towards local and regional drug task forces in 2020; the increases in... - Vaccination Programme
435. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the uptake of the influenza vaccine for the winter 2019 season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
436. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that patients here have the same access to new medicines as patients throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services Provision
438. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 438 of 8 October 2019 (details supplied) to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, if same will be reviewed; and... - Maternity Services
440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve support for and promote birthing centres and home births, particularly as an option for mothers in rural Ireland; if he has reviewed... - Health Services Provision
441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Carlow; the status of the service going forward; the number of persons on the waiting... - Hospital Appointments Delays
442. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) must wait for an appointment with a person in the regional hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement... - General Medical Services Scheme
443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a payment to a person (details supplied). [42142/19] - Home Help Service Provision
444. To ask the Minister for Health when the 1 million extra home care hours announced in budget 2020 will commence; his views on the fact that the waiting list is causing undue hardship for the... - Health Services Provision
445. To ask the Minister for Health the plans and measures in place for increases in podiatry services in County Sligo; if the lack of services and facilities in Sligo town will be addressed; and... - Electronic Cigarettes
448. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) relating to vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42168/19] - Orthodontic Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) concerning children who were harmed by HSE orthodontic services in the Dublin mid-Leinster... - Medicinal Products
450. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for incremental increases in the drugs budget for new drugs in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42174/19] - Medicinal Products Prices
451. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of savings delivered over the entire course of the framework agreement with industry; the projected savings for 2020; if these projected savings... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
452. To ask the Minister for Health if the savings from the best value biologic process will be reinvested into the drugs budget for 2020; and, if so, the amount of savings that will be... - Hospital Appointments Delays
453. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the length of time this person is waiting; and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
454. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment of needs has been carried out in respect of a child (details supplied); if he is entitled to services and therapies by the early intervention... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
455. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recruitment for the post of a clinical nurse specialist for neurology in University Hospital Limerick has stalled; if this issue will be... - HSE Planning
457. To ask the Minister for Health if a dental clinic (details supplied) in Celbridge, County Kildare, is part of the HSE capital plan; and the timeline for the reopening of the clinic; and if... - Health Infrastructure Provision
458. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 17 September 2019, the steps the HSE has taken to ensure that tender documents are being prepared to enable the... - Services for People with Disabilities
459. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [42267/19] - Dental Services Provision
460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding dental care for under sixes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42270/19] - Vaccination Programme
461. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide access to the HPV vaccine for all teenage boys in secondary schools; if a programme will be introduced to provide the vaccine to boys that... - HSE Properties
462. To ask the Minister for Health the specific planned use of a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42325/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
463. To ask the Minister for Health if an examination has been carried out to review the medical card guidelines for persons with spinal injuries who want to work but see the potential loss of... - Health Services Funding
464. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to support services for stroke survivors in the community in CHO 9 in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
465. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for scans at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. [42335/19]
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