Written answers
Thursday, 5 December 2019
- HSE Funding
160. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which grant aid support will be offered to support a community-based organisation (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
161. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who was referred to the HSE school age team in west Dublin for continued speech and language therapy will receive the therapy.... - Hospital Appointments Status
162. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50673/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists
163. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50674/19] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
164. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a nursing recruitment issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50677/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
165. 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. [50680/19] - Emergency Aeromedical Service
167. To ask the Minister for Health the annual payment made from his Department to the Air Corps for the operation of the aeromedical service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50686/19] - Positive Ageing Strategy
168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider issuing guidelines for a system (details supplied) in the short-term in line with the assisted living blueprint and policy; and if he will... - Hospital Appointments Status
169. 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. [50697/19] - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
170. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be in place for the 48-bed modular unit at Sligo University Hospital recently announced with the publication of the HSE capital investment... - Hospital Appointments Status
171. 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. [50704/19] - Health Services Provision
172. To ask the Minister for Health if the public health nurse service at the health centre, Ballymore, Mullingar, County Westmeath will be reinstated (details supplied). [50711/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
175. 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. [50715/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
176. To ask the Minister for Health if a request for a national supplement reimbursement under GMS for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed on discretionary grounds; and if he will make a... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
177. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development and implementation of the code of governance for local and regional drugs and alcohol task forces; and if he will make a... - Voluntary Sector
178. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the independent review group established to examine the role of voluntary... - Disability Services Funding
179. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the funding of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50752/19] - Hospital Staff Data
180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical agency staff, non-clinical agency staff and other agency staff by doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and so on in each acute... - Hospital Appointments Status
181. 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. [50758/19] - Medical Conditions
184. To ask the Minister for Health if attention has been drawn to concerns of persons in the Duleek area of County Meath regarding the potential impact on health of a number of heavy industries... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
185. To ask the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy and assistance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50795/19] - Departmental Staff Data
186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed on an agency basis in his Department and in each agency under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50806/19] - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
187. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the healthcare entitlements for thalidomide survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50813/19] - Home Help Service Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help by a person (details supplied) for home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50814/19] - Disabilities Assessments
189. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs for autism spectrum will be carried out for a person (details supplied). [50816/19] - Emergency Departments Data
190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting on a trolley waiting to be admitted for more than 12 hours and 48 hours, respectively, in November 2019. [50819/19] - Emergency Departments Staff
191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors, nurses and consultants on duty in emergency departments on 25 November 2019. [50820/19] - Nursing Staff Contracts
192. To ask the Minister for Health the reason University of Limerick Hospital Group is employing agency nurses on a full 39-hour week while they are on a panel for full-time contract; and if he... - Counselling Services Provision
193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of November 2019 or the latest date... - Psychological Services Waiting Lists
195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Mental Health Services Data
196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units between 1 January and 30 November 2019. [50849/19] - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
197. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting occupational therapy; and the number waiting over one, two and three years, respectively. [50854/19] - Physiotherapy Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Laois and Offaly awaiting physiotherapy; and the number waiting over one, two and three years, respectively. [50855/19] - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
199. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be allocated to the regional drug task forces in view of the fact there are particular difficulties for some services (details... - Orthodontic Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the long delay in publishing a report (details supplied) into the orthodontic service; the action the HSE has taken in respect of the issues... - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
201. To ask the Minister for Health the research which has been carried out here on the health impacts of nitrates in processed meats; the consideration which has been given to World Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
202. To ask the Minister for Health the status of child waiting lists for scoliosis treatment by hospital and length of time on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
203. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of appropriate treatment for a person (details supplied); if a care plan has been agreed for them since the meeting of their family... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Laois and Offaly awaiting speech and language therapy; and the number waiting over one, two and three years, respectively.... - HSE Staff Recruitment
205. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation for members of a panel (details supplied) will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50879/19] - Medical Card Data
206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 30 November 2019; the number of general practitioner visit cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme at the end of November 2019 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the numbers... - Hospital Beds Data
208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in each public and voluntary acute hospital that were closed on 30 November 2019 or the latest date on which data for validated... - Hospital Discharges
209. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of November 2019; and the number to date in each in 2019, in tabular form.... - Ambulance Service Response Times
211. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by a first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less in each ambulance station in each... - Emergency Services Data
212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years of age or over who experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours during November 2019; the number to... - Home Help Service Data
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area to the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; the way in which it compares to the... - Ambulance Service Data
214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in November 2019; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients waiting less than four, four to eight and more than eight months, respectively, in Our Lady’s Children’s... - Primary Care Centres Data
216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Audiology Services Data
218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - HSE Waiting Lists
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 November 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six,... - Nursing Staff Data
263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff nurses employed as of 30 November 2019 or the latest date available; and the equivalent figure for the same date in 2018. [50937/19] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
264. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce full pay restoration for section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50944/19] - Disability Support Services
265. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting lists for disability supports for children; his further plans for increased capacity for residential support for persons with... - Services for People with Disabilities
266. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the ageing transport fleet used to support persons with intellectual disabilities in view of the fact that over 550 vehicles are ten years... - Disability Support Services
267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; the number... - Services for People with Disabilities
269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available by CHO area, in tabular... - Disability Support Services
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new emergency places provided to persons with a disability at the end of November 2019 by local health office, in tabular form. [50982/19] - Disabilities Assessments
271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act... - Physiotherapy Provision
272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list; and the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively, by local... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months,... - Occupational Therapy Data
276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months,... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively;... - Disability Services Data
286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment by early intervention teams in each LHO area in CHO1 at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available;... - General Practitioner Training
295. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the general practitioner training intake to 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290 and 300 in a full calendar year;... - Medical Card Eligibility
296. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the income thresholds for medical cards and general practitioner visit cards in line with the expected wage inflation set out... - Home Care Packages Funding
297. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that will be made for the roll out of the home care support package (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51077/19]
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