Written answers
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
- HSE Properties
258. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the maintenance of ten sheltered housing units (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Licensing
259. To ask the Minister for Health if there are regulatory impediments to the growing of hemp here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49118/19] - Health Services
260. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment and community support services available to lymphedema patients in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48542/19] - Home Help Service Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for additional home help hours for a person (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the medical condition of the person. [48544/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
262. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for an earlier appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital outpatient clinic; and if he... - Departmental Reports
263. To ask the Minister for Health if the NTPF report on private healthcare in public hospitals will be made available. [48554/19] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
264. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Statement of Strategy 2017 to 2019, in particular the key milestones at pages 14 and 15; the status of... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
265. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that each person diagnosed with dementia has access to a dementia adviser; the counties which do not have a dementia adviser... - Disability Services Funding
266. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a State supported accessible holiday resort (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the... - Emergency Departments Services
267. To ask the Minister for Health if a private room will be provided in the accident and emergency department of South Tipperary General Hospital in which patients presenting with mental health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
268. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); the length of time the person has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Insurance Regulation
270. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Health Insurance Act 2018; when it will be updated for risk and price equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48589/19] - Disability Services Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48599/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
272. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; the average waiting list time for such surgery; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary resources for the provision of psychology and occupational therapy to a person (details supplied) as recommended by the HSE... - Hospital Staff Data
274. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure by public hospitals on locum pharmacists; the rate of pay paid to locum pharmacists in publicly funded hospitals; if locum agencies are used... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
275. To ask the Minister for Health the detailed design plans with respect to the upgrading of St Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
278. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can retrospectively sign a referral letter for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal wishing to avail of reimbursement for a... - Medicinal Products Licensing
279. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with multiple sclerosis have access to new medicines within weeks or months in many European countries but patients here can wait over four... - Air Ambulance Service
280. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure that the air ambulance service does not close for a period of 16 days or for a period of time in view of the crucial role it... - Medical Card Reviews
281. To ask the Minister for Health if review of discretionary medical cards will be ceased; if terminally ill patients will be permitted to have automatic entitlement to a medical card; and if... - Mental Health Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not permitted access and admittance to the psychiatric unit at Roscommon University Hospital on the date specified... - Health Services Staff
283. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of specialist Parkinson's disease nurses nationally in order to have a specialist nurse in each county (details supplied); and... - Pharmacy Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to unwind FEMPI for pharmacists in view of the fact that this process has been initiated for other healthcare professionals; the proposed cuts in... - Disability Support Services Provision
285. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the care service being provided to a person (details supplied). [48668/19] - Home Help Service Provision
286. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help support will be provided to a person (details supplied) in view of the person's deteriorating health and advanced years; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Health if equipment will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48673/19] - Patient Transfers
288. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in University Hospital Limerick will be transferred to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Provision
289. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48684/19] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
290. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated net cost for 2019 of implementing the nurses’ pay deal agreed in February 2019 based on the savings and productivity measures to be put in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
291. 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. [48695/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
292. To ask the Minister for Health the substantial recommendations in a study by a company (details supplied) of the medicines reimbursement system; if the recommendations will be published; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
293. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not being called for a MRI scan; the reason the person was provided with false information; and if he will make a... - Health Services
294. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the long waiting list for children who wear orthotics; if there is a problem with funding for same in mid-western areas; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
295. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for a long-term illness card. [48705/19] - Disability Services Provision
296. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children (details supplied) cannot obtain an appointment for speech, occupational and physiotherapy, respectively; and if he will make a statement... - Respite Care Services
297. To ask the Minister for Health the terms and conditions for a person who is entitled to respite care. [48711/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
299. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [48728/19] - Pharmacy Services
300. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether pharmacies are best placed to help reduce the burden on general practitioners and accident and emergency departments nationwide (details... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of NTPF appointments provided to ENT patients to date in 2019; the effect this has had on individual hospital waiting lists; his plans to address... - Health Services
302. 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. [48746/19] - HSE Properties
303. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans of the HSE for a location (details supplied). [48753/19] - Home Care Packages
304. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a person here in receipt of a direct payment from his Department or the HSE for the purchase of home care under the intensive home care package.... - Primary Care Centres Provision
305. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for works to complete a primary care health centre at Church Street, Moate, County Westmeath, (details supplied); and if this work will be... - Occupational Therapy Staff
306. To ask the Minister for Health when the moratorium on the recruitment of occupational therapists in County Kerry will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48798/19] - Psychological Services
307. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the future of the HSE assistant psychologist scheme aimed at children and adolescents in primary care psychology; his plans to further extend the... - Hospital Facilities
308. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the catheterisation laboratory development in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/19] - Home Help Service Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person's (details supplied) home help hours have been reduced from two hours per week to only one hour a week. [48827/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
311. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider approving the funding for a specialised bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48903/19] - Disability Services Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving a day service in view of the fact the person has a personalised budget and should have no... - Mental Health Services Staff
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalents to be recruited as of November 2019 for the full implementation of A Vision for Change taking account of... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
314. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received an update on the cost of the national children’s hospital; the estimated amount it will cost in 2020, 2021 and 2022; the way in which... - Disabilities Assessments
315. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in County Tipperary to be provided within the statutory timeframe; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
316. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [48924/19] - Medical Card Administration
317. To ask the Minister for Health if laser eye surgery is covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48925/19] - Hospital Discharges
318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges to date in 2019 by month and hospital; and the reason for delayed discharge in tabular form. [48933/19] - Primary Care Centres
319. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide parking for disabled persons using the primary care centre in Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Awareness
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women issued letters by the HSE regarding their risk of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma. [48935/19] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
323. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a delay by the HSE in reimbursing claimants availing of surgery under the cross-border directive; his plans to ensure that a person (details... - Departmental Funding
326. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for funding for a feasibility study (details supplied) for second level school on-call therapeutic counselling; and if he... - Health Services Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish dedicated, free, drop in sexual and mental health clinics in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48953/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
328. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to recruit staff for CAMHS in south County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48954/19] - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
329. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being taken to ensure that the other 100 young persons affected by the swine influenza vaccine will not have to go through lengthy legal action to... - Disability Services Provision
330. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting a long time for an appointment; when they will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48968/19] - Disability Support Services
331. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to give parents and legal guardians of adults with a disability a legal right to be included in the preparation of a care plan; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages Expenditure
332. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the extra funding provided for home care supports in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48995/19] - Disability Services Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to give adults with a disability a legal right to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48996/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 23 October 2019, if it is standard practice that a person (details supplied) would be waiting in excess of three... - Medical Card Eligibility
337. To ask the Minister for Health if a child with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is entitled to a medical card regardless of the income of the parents in view of the fact it is a... - Psychological Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); his views on whether it is acceptable that child psychology services would be stretched as a result... - Disease Incidence
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of measles cases in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49093/19] - Legislative Programme
341. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce similar legislation relating to the promotion of unhealthy, sugary and junk foods to children in view of the new advertising laws which... - Primary Care Centres Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary healthcare centre in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49096/19] - Misuse of Drugs
343. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated to the HSE to commence a targeted national campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with drug use; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
345. 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. [49136/19] - Disability Services Provision
346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if an urgent appointment will be scheduled. [49140/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
347. 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. [49144/19] - Medicinal Products Availability
349. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which patients here have ready access to modern drugs in line with their availability throughout the European Union; and if he will make a... - HSE Planning
350. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects the proposed winter action plan to deal with likely eventualities arising in the public hospital sector over the winter months;... - Cancer Screening Programmes
351. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the women involved in the cervical smear test issues have had their cases dealt with to their satisfaction; and if he will make a statement... - Primary Care Centres
352. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects the provision of primary care centres nationwide to alleviate the congestion at general hospitals; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Data
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full medical card holders nationwide; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Procedures
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children or other patients who have undergone scoliosis procedures on a monthly basis in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Beds Data
355. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the need for extra beds is being addressed at hospitals nationwide; if progress is being achieved; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting cardiovascular procedures; the length of time they have been on waiting lists for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Budgets
358. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the 2020 health budget notwithstanding the experience in previous years; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
359. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [49159/19]
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