Written answers
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
- Home Help Service Eligibility
318. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) is prevented from availing of 7.5 approved hours of home help per week despite the... - Home Help Service Provision
319. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a June 2019 instruction to the home support team in County Meath that no home helps can be agreed unless it is an end of life circumstance; the... - Home Help Service Eligibility
320. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) is prevented from availing of 7.5 approved hours of home help per week despite the... - Services for People with Disabilities
321. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be secured to enable the work of the national platform of self-advocates to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49695/19] - Hospital Charges
322. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the level of reimbursement for a person (details supplied) is only €3,426 when the surgery costs £5,665 under the cross border... - Emergency Departments Data
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at hospitals and emergency departments recorded as incidents of self harm and-or attempted suicide in each of the years... - Dental Services
324. To ask the Minister for Health if there are funding mechanisms available to a person (details supplied) for braces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49699/19] - Emergency Departments
325. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the independent review taking place on the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick; and the timeline for the completion of the... - Physiotherapy Provision
326. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended number of physiotherapy sessions for a patient with spina bifida; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49713/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
327. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49728/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
328. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress on the endoscopy unit at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49729/19] - Proposed Legislation
329. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the wording of the proposed Treatment of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill 2018 will have unforeseen and unintended consequences for the access... - Nursing Home Services
330. To ask the Minister for Health the public nursing homes in south central areas of Dublin city. [49734/19] - HSE Staff Recruitment
331. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will approve the advertising of a position (details supplied); the reason for the delay in advertising this post; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
332. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49743/19] - Pension Provisions
333. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is due a pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49759/19] - Medical Card Eligibility
334. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the methodology employed by the medical card applications client registration unit in the HSE; if he is satisfied that the use of the... - Addiction Treatment Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure by which community based addiction organisations can apply to be recognised as a section 39 body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an eye test in primary care in CHO7 by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
337. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for dental treatment in primary care in CHO7 by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form;... - HSE Waiting Lists
338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a hearing test in primary care in CHO7 by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and... - HSE Investigations
339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an investigation into the way in which sensitive files at a location (details supplied) were found; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiology patients and the length of time they are on the waiting list at University Hospital Kerry in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Pharmacy Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health the reason further cuts are being imposed on the fees paid to pharmacists; if he will review the proposal;; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Pharmacy Services
343. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to commence negotiations with pharmacy contractors regarding the unwinding of FEMPI for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Status
344. 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. [49804/19] - Pension Provisions
345. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a public service pension in respect of their employment with a former health board; and if he will... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
346. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the medical cannabis access programme that he has recently signed into operation on a pilot basis for a period of five years; if the programme... - Tobacco Control Measures
347. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the experience of certain US states in which they have increased the age that a person can buy tobacco from 18 to 21 years of age; and if... - Home Help Service Provision
348. To ask the Minister for Health when extra home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49831/19] - Hospital Groups
349. To ask the Minister for Health when a tender to supply products to a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry will be up for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49832/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
350. 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. [49835/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek a review of the decision not to include a person (details supplied) in the reimbursement of costs of the drug Ocrevus who are suffering from... - Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration
352. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49849/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
353. To ask the Minister for Health the accuracy of the national bowel screening programme; if his attention has been drawn to failings in the system; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Reviews
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were affected by the scan scandal in University Hospital Kerry who have passed away to date; and when he will meet with the bereaved... - Counselling Services Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to continue to fund the low-cost counselling service at a facility (details supplied): if a grant of €9,280 for 2019 will be approved; and if... - Hospital Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) did not have their adenoids removed as arranged at the same time as their tonsils under the treatment purchase fund... - 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. [49886/19] - Maternity Services
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of pregnant mothers that used the anomaly scan in Cavan General Hospital to date per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reports
361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the... - Community Care
362. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the home support budget for north County Dublin to date in 2019. [49913/19] - Medicinal Products
363. 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. [49916/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
364. 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. [49917/19] - Hospital Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49919/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
367. 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. [49921/19] - Community Care
369. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the home care budget for the west County Cork area; and his views on same. [49924/19] - Community Care Provision
370. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the HSE plan for home care for 2020; and his views on same. [49925/19] - Maternity Services
372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction liaison midwives that have been funded nationwide; the number currently in post; and the plans in place to fill the outstanding posts... - Hospital Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the recent closing of the stoma clinic at University Hospital Waterford; if it is only UHW affected by the closure; if it is a new change of... - Question Heading for question(s) 374
374. To ask the Minister for Health the status of equipment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49937/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
375. 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. [49944/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
377. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding residential housing for persons with an intellectual disability in County Wexford; the reason a person may secure a place on the waiting... - Health Services Provision
378. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in the Mater hospital, Dublin will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49953/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
379. 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. [49955/19] - Community Pharmacy Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health if he will unwind FEMPI cuts to pharmacy fees; if he will reconsider the cuts to pharmacy funding due to be introduced on 1 January 2020; if he will commence... - Hospital Appointments Status
381. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [49957/19] - Home Help Service Provision
383. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on supplying home help hours to the family of a person (details supplied). [49959/19] - Hospital Services
384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was informed that they should check themselves out of Drogheda hospital, make their own way up to Beaumont Hospital and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
385. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for and the detail of the significant variance between waiting time for surgery under the care of different consultants; and the variance from the... - Hospital Appointments Status
386. 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. [49980/19] - Orthodontic Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an orthodontic appointment for a person (details supplied). [49987/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
388. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding residential housing for persons with an intellectual disability in County Wexford; the reason a person may secure a place on the waiting... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
389. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the position of ECC P142 permanent healthcare assistant, theatre at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe, as advertised in September 2019... - Hospital Appointments Status
390. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital; the reason for the delay; the timeline for surgery to take place; and... - Cancer Screening Programmes
391. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the BreastCheck mobile unit to a town (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49992/19] - Home Care Packages Funding
393. To ask the Minister for Health if there are persons resident in receipt of a direct payment from his Department or the HSE for the purchase of home care under the intensive home care... - HSE Waiting Lists
394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO area 9 waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 25 November 2019; the number waiting zero to three, three to... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
396. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting a long time for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50021/19] - Dental Services Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) in need of dental care will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50049/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
398. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a meeting by an association (details supplied) with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health in which the CEO of the... - Home Care Packages Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health further to Topical Issue No. 3 of 21 November 2019, when the person will receive a home care package as per the request in the Topical Issue matter; the reason... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
403. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 26 November 2019, the difference between €1,433 million and the sum of the amounts quoted in the table for... - Medicinal Products
404. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.129 of 14 November 2019, the status of the sodium valproate response report which was recently presented to him; the... - Services for People with Disabilities
405. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns about the proposal by an association (details supplied) to close a centre; if his attention has been... - Community Pharmacy Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had oversight of the selection process for the pharmacy contract for the State-funded primary care centres; if not, if it is a local matter (details... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for renovation work to commence at a dental clinic (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that the clinic was not... - Home Help Service Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [50186/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the limited number of persons with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in CHO6 with just nine persons in receipt of same at the... - Hospital Services
410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the gynaecological services at Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; if no reduction in gynaecological services at the hospital... - Home Care Packages Funding
411. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the homecare budget; the areas receiving funding in the allocation, for example, the provision of hours, administration and so on; and if he... - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Expenditure
413. To ask the Minister for Health the funding and services available to couples seeking IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50201/19] - Patient Transport Data
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child patients who have been transferred by taxi from Temple Street Children's University Hospital to Children's Health Ireland at Connolly... - Hospitals Data
415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of blood samples that have been transferred by taxi from the Children's Health Ireland at Connolly Hospital to Temple Street Children's University... - Paediatric Services
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff positions unfilled in Children's Health Ireland at Connolly Hospital. [50212/19] - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have experienced an emergency department wait time of less than six, six to 12, 12 to 24 and more than 24 hours for each hospital... - Autism Support Services
420. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have the items noted in their assessment of need report implemented by South Lee ASD services; and if he will make a... - Primary Medical Certificates
421. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the approval of replacement staff for the assessment of primary medical certificates in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Availability
422. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the drug Spinraza; the way in which it is being rolled out; and the process and reason for the way in which it is being dispensed in... - Hospital Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [50228/19] - Primary Care Centres Data
424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres and locations in which community services operate from in County Meath; the services available in each location, for... - Mental Health Services Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults that have been supported by his Department in accessing mental health treatments abroad in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the provision of asthma inhalers is not included on the long term illness scheme; if he will reconsider same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Respite Care Services Provision
427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite services for adults with disabilities in Athboy, County Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Funding
428. To ask the Minister for Health the funding his Department and the HSE allocated to a town (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for chiropody treatment will be made available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50265/19] - Occupational Therapy Provision
430. To ask the Minister for Health if an increase in occupational therapy services will be provided for school age children attending a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
431. To ask the Minister for Health if the reason a rental charge has been put in place for a dispensary service (details supplied) will be investigated. [50277/19] - Psychological Services
432. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a newly-qualified clinical psychologist remains jobless since September 2019 owing to recruitment restrictions... - Health Services Provision
433. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive services and therapies from the early intervention team and the primary care system; and if he will make... - HSE Data
434. To ask the Minister for Health the name, title, level and division of each person within the HSE CHO5 management structure not restricted to the heads of service; the person or body to which... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only a fraction of the cost of medical procedures is being refunded to patients who have surgery carried out... - Disability Services Data
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with an intellectual disability awaiting residential care in County Wexford; the number of those waiting more than 12, 24, 36 and 48... - HSE Staff Data
437. To ask the Minister for Health the community dieticians in mental health, disability and primary care by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50306/19] - Patient Transfers
438. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50308/19] - Services for People with Disabilities
439. To ask the Minister for Health if the home share legislation and regulations drafted by the home share national expert group in 2016 have been considered; if his attention has been drawn to... - Legislative Measures
440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Bills sponsored by his Department that have been enacted since November 2013, in tabular form. [50321/19] - Legislative Programme
441. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Bills (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50328/19] - Home Care Packages Funding
442. To ask the Minister for Health the home care budget for 2019 in the CH07 region; the amount that was allocated; the additional funding provided; the estimated spend for the remainder of... - Autism Support Services
443. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a group (details supplied) will be secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50334/19] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the HSE review of the north inner Dublin city drugs and alcohol task force. [50336/19] - Cancer Screening Programmes
445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider appointing a patient advocate to the national screening advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/19] - Alcohol Pricing
446. To ask the Minister for Health when the minimum pricing provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 will be commenced; the reason for the delay in doing so; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages Data
447. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided for home care in counties Galway and Mayo, respectively in 2019; the number of persons in receipt of a home care service; the number of...
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