Written answers
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
- Mental Health Services
300. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46016/19] - Hospital Car Parks
301. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the matter of hospital parking charges; the status of the implementation plan; the next steps that will be taken; and if he will make a... - Electronic Cigarettes
302. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate e-cigarettes; his further plans to restrict the areas in which they can be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/19] - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
303. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no regional services for those attending primary medical certificate assessment appointments meaning all applicants to the scheme must... - Palliative Care for Children
304. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of palliative care for paediatric patients in the South/South West Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46065/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
310. To ask the Minister for Health when the new higher income limits for medical card eligibility will come into effect (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46076/19] - Drug Treatment Programmes Data
311. To ask the Minister for Health if further details of the 793 residential places available for the treatment of persons with drug addiction problems will be provided; the number of beds... - Departmental Reports
312. To ask the Minister for Health the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
313. To ask the Minister for Health when an allocation will be made to a support centre (details supplied) under the community and voluntary support grant scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to build a new nursing home to replace a home (details supplied) and maintain the provision of long-stay beds in Roscrea, County Tipperary; and if he... - General Medical Services Scheme Data
315. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 23 October 2019, the number of persons eligible for the GMS and drugs payment scheme, respectively, by LHO area in... - Health Services Provision
316. To ask the Minister for Health when the statutory home care scheme will be piloted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46116/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
317. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be seen in the gastroenterology clinic of St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny. [46117/19] - Departmental Funding
318. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46119/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
319. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for occupational therapy and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46120/19] - Hospitals Funding
320. To ask the Minister for Health the initial current and capital budget allocation for each hospital in the RCSI hospital group in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in... - Disease Incidence
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of scarlet fever that have presented in 2018 and to date in 2019, by age categories and by each CHO area. [46137/19] - Autism Support Services
322. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for access to a service (details supplied); the number of children on the waiting list; his plans to address waiting times; and if he will... - Rare Diseases
323. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; if his Department or the HSE keep a register of persons with the condition; if so, the age, location... - Rare Diseases Strategy
324. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to compile a register of persons with Ehler-Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46140/19] - Disease Management
325. To ask the Minister for Health the care pathway for persons with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46141/19] - Medical Conditions
328. To ask the Minister for Health if myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, will be recognised as an illness in view of the fact that thousands of persons here have the illness but are not... - Mental Health Services Data
329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to University Hospital Waterford's adult mental health service in each day from 1 January to 31 October 2019, in tabular form;... - Mortality Rates
333. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a differential in cancer survival rates between the public and private health systems. [46183/19] - Medical Card Applications
334. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46185/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the grounds of a centre (details supplied) are for sale; his plans for the services provided therein; and if... - Hospitals Funding
336. To ask the Minister for Health the mitigating measures that University Hospital Waterford has put in place to ensure the hospital comes in on budget for 2019; the areas in which these... - Services for People with Disabilities
337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received appointments and reports with an organisation in view of the fact this is delaying the person's... - HSE Funding
338. To ask the Minister for Health if a Supplementary Estimate of €335 million is still expected for the health service in 2019; and if there has been a revision of same [46221/19] - Home Help Service Provision
339. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of home help hours has been curtailed in some counties due to an embargo on the use of external agencies; if so, when the embargo came into... - Physiotherapy Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Health when physiotherapy services will be available again in Clonbur, Carraroe, Kilkerrin and Carna, County Galway; the reason physiotherapy services were ceased in... - Palliative Care for Children
341. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the palliative care services in the south east for children and teenagers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46248/19] - Cancer Services Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be prioritised for ongoing treatment at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. [46260/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
343. To ask the Minister for Health further to a response from the HSE of 4 July 2019, if the appropriate in-house aids and electric wheelchair have been approved for a person (details supplied);... - Orthodontic Services
344. To ask the Minister for Health the role a person (details supplied) had regarding a report into failures in HSE orthodontics; the circumstances in which the official ceased employment at the... - Home Help Service Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46269/19] - Hospital Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken regarding Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin once the facilities have moved to the new national children's hospital.... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
347. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of a second endocrinologist to University Hospital Waterford; the position regarding the recruitment process for such an... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
348. To ask the Minister for Health if there is support for older persons to assist them in the costs of purchasing a mobility scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46277/19] - Disabilities Assessments
349. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/19] - Autism Awareness
350. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the budget for the recently announced €2 million autism awareness plan will be spent; if there will be a reduction in the budget for... - General Practitioner Services Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a medical centre in Bandon, County Cork, has had vacancies for two general practitioners and has not for some... - Dental Services Provision
352. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative dental treatment plan and location that can be provided for a person (details supplied); the transport arrangements that can be made for an... - Departmental Offices
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make... - Cancer Services Provision
354. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for prostate brachytherapy nationally in each centre of excellence by hospital and waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
357. 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. [46320/19] - Respite Care Services Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available to adults with intellectual disabilities in County Meath; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres Provision
366. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new primary care centre in Grange, County Sligo; if the site which has received planning permission has been acquired by the... - Maternity Services
367. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for not providing the couple at the centre of the false diagnosis crisis at the National Maternity Hospital the minutes of their meeting with the... - Occupational Therapy Data
369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists by hospital; the number of occupational therapy vacancies by hospital and permanent vacancies and temporary vacancies,... - Health Services Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on early intervention waiting lists for treatment for less than one year, for between one and two years and for over two years by... - Health Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters will be addressed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46422/19] - Primary Care Centres Provision
372. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a new primary care centre for Ardee, County Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46425/19] - Vaccination Programme
373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 2009 report of the vaccine damage steering group; when the recommendations of the report will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on... - Freedom of Information Data
374. To ask the Minister for Health when the disclosures made by his Department under freedom of information was last updated; if this is in line with the disclosure policy of his Department; and... - Hospital Beds Data
375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 600 extra acute beds to be phased in by the end of 2020 that have been provided and are in use as of 1 November 2019 further to the 2018... - Hospital Services
376. To ask the Minister for Health if a meeting between a person (details supplied) and the management of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, will be facilitated. [46493/19] - Palliative Care for Children
377. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the provision of palliative care facilities in the south-east; his views on the lack of paediatric palliative care; if his attention... - Hospital Appointments Status
378. 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. [46504/19] - Hospital Services
379. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/19] - Hospital Acquired Infections
380. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the hospital management and medical team to communicate with the family of a person (details supplied) regarding a treatment plan following a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health if a new motorised wheelchair will be considered for a person (details supplied). [46508/19] - Occupational Therapy Staff
382. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a position in occupational therapy in Mallow, County Cork. [46509/19] - Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
383. To ask the Minister for Health if gender reassignment treatment is covered under the treatment abroad scheme due to long waiting lists here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Availability
384. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to problems in procuring Epanutin 50 mg Infatabs for patients prescribed same (details supplied); his plans to rectify the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be reimbursed the funds used to pay privately for an assessment of the person's child in view of the fact that CAMHS... - Hospital Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that more than 100 patient referrals to the national gender service at St. Columcille’s Hospital,... - Statutory Retirement Age
387. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter will be addressed regarding the retirement age of mental health nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46547/19] - Health Services Provision
388. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services the HSE will provide in Rathkeale, County Limerick, over the Christmas and new year period; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
389. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot obtain approval for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46561/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
390. To ask the Minister for Health when the report on the fair deal scheme for nursing homes will be published. [46592/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
391. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date to attend the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. [46600/19] - Departmental Advertising Campaigns
392. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department is playing in the winter ready campaign; the expenditure his Department will incur in this campaign; and the details of expenditure on... - Hospital Appointments Status
393. 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. [46642/19] - Disabilities Assessments
396. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46647/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in University Hospital Kerry for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46649/19] - Home Help Service Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of home help support will be extended for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
400. 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. [46654/19] - Blind Welfare Allowance
405. To ask the Minister for Health if a reassessment of a specific allowance from the HSE in respect of a person (details supplied) from County Cork will be arranged. [46700/19]
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