Written answers
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
- Community Pharmacy Services
305. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for replacing phased dispensing fees and replacing them with a capitation fee; if his attention has been drawn to the effects on pharmacists; and if... - Disability Services Funding
306. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will review the funding being made available to an organisation (details supplied) that provides preschool for children with... - Healthcare Policy
307. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports in place to assist those who have additional costs as a result of having chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis and COPD; if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
308. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for surgery in view of the exceptional... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
309. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the locum oncologist at University Hospital Kerry; if the person occupying the role at present is expected to remain in the role; his plans to... - Respite Care Services Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Health if a service provider (details supplied) sought additional funding for the continuance of a service; if his attention has been drawn to the effect its closure... - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the combined immunotherapy treatment of ipilimumab and nivolumab is not funded as a first line treatment option for advanced renal cell carcinoma... - HSE Staff Recruitment
312. To ask the Minister for Health when the psychologist vacancy in respect of the early intervention service in Spiddal, County Galway, will be filled; the reason for the delay in filling the... - Hospital Appointments Status
313. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment appointment for a hip operation in Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Paediatric Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 21 November 2019, the person or body that will care for the children attending the pain management clinic at Our... - Primary Care Centres Provision
316. To ask the Minister for Health when a health centre (details supplied) in County Galway which was closed on a temporary basis will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Status
317. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing a date for the procedure in view of... - Health Services Provision
318. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term stay bed will be provided for a person (details supplied). [51153/19] - Home Care Packages Data
319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons by county awaiting home care support at 30 November 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51155/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
320. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 1 October 2019, the status of the appointment of a person to the oncologist post at University Hospital Kerry by... - Substance Abuse Prevention Education
321. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Midlands Louth Meath CHO Healthy Ireland Implementation Plan 2018-2022 does not contain specific measures... - Addiction Treatment Services
322. To ask the Minister for Health the groups in receipt of core funding from the HSE to deliver supports to family members of persons suffering addiction. [51159/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
324. 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. [51164/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
325. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a MRI scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
326. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
327. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE and service providers offering home sharing to persons with intellectual disabilities, physical and... - Departmental Agencies Data
328. To ask the Minister for Health the dates on which governance and operational meetings were held with agencies (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the... - Medical Card Eligibility
329. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card applicants in receipt of disability allowance and who also have earnings from employment; if the requirement to provide a... - Home Care Packages Data
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care packages in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51198/19] - Home Care Packages Provision
331. To ask the Minister for Health if delays being experienced in the delivery of home care packages in the CHO 7 area in counties Kildare and Wicklow will be addressed; and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme
332. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 2 July 2019, the status of the review; when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Health the expected number of hours to be provided for home help in 2020 in each CHO; the estimated level of funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Data
334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided by external agencies by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the amount spent... - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
335. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding support for those who suffered thalidomide-related frailties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51219/19] - Home Care Packages Provision
336. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51223/19] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
337. To ask the Minister for Health the number and specific posts the University Limerick hospital group is hiring in terms of the recruitment of a specialist dietician for adults with type 1... - Hospital Appointments Status
338. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51226/19] - Mobility Allowance
339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the mobility allowance scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when a replacement scheme will be announced; and if he will make... - Disability Support Services Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 26 November 2019, if a place will be secured for a person (details supplied) [51234/19] - Pharmacy Services
342. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to follow up on a report (details supplied) commissioned by the HSE on pharmacy fees; the findings of the report; and if it will be... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
345. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement has been appointed for a position (details supplied) at Our Lady's Children’s Hospital, Crumlin in view of the fact that the post... - Medical Card Eligibility
346. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card applicants who are in receipt of disability allowance and also have earnings from employment (details supplied); and if he... - Respite Care Services Availability
348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a nursing unit (details supplied) is not taking respite admissions at present; when it will be accepting same; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
349. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the ongoing provision of a position (details supplied) at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin in view of the fact that... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on gynaecological waiting lists by month from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, for the three Dublin maternity hospitals (details... - Hospitals Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons being referred to gynaecological services for the three Dublin maternity hospitals (details supplied) for each month in 2018 and to date... - Cosmetic Surgery
352. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 9 April 2019, the status of the patient safety (licensing) Bill in view of the continuing and ongoing lack of... - Hospitals Capital Programme
353. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided in 2020 to start the design phase for the new emergency department for Mayo University Hospital. [51279/19] - Disability Services Data
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Mayo waiting for an occupational therapy, physiotherapy and-or speech and language appointment in tabular form; and the length... - Health Services Staff Data
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric occupational therapists working in County Mayo; the number of vacancies of same; the length of time the posts have been vacant; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an outpatient appointment at Mayo University Hospital; and the length of time they been waiting [51284/19] - Hospital Consultant Data
359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts at Mayo University Hospital; and the areas in which the vacancies are located. [51285/19] - Emergency Departments Data
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [51286/19] - Ambulance Service Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open a full-time ambulance base in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, in view of the inability of the ambulance bases in the county to meet HIQA response... - Health Services Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on supplying a hospital bed to the home of a person (details supplied). [51289/19] - Vaccination Programme
364. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a student (details supplied) who did not receive the HPV vaccine in 2018 due to an illness cannot be administered Gardasil 9 in 2019 and is being... - Patient Transport
365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a new transport support scheme to replace the discontinuation of the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ambulance Service Data
366. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance turnaround time performance target in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if the 2019 target (details supplied) represents a change from the... - Speech and Language Therapy Staff
367. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit a replacement speech and language therapist for the Mountbellew primary care centre, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make... - HSE Waiting Lists
368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a home support house in CHO5 at the end of October 2019; the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to... - Occupational Therapy Provision
369. To ask the Minister for Health if an occupational therapy appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) due to the priority nature of the case; when the person will receive... - Health Services Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out in each hospital since the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 came into force; the number of persons... - Abortion Services Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health the provision made for conscientious objection by members of medical staff on abortion services; the procedure for conscientious objection to abortion services... - Health Services Data
373. To ask the Minister for Health if situations have arisen in which women that have been treated for a termination of pregnancy have recovered in a maternity ward; if so, the number and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
374. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 1 October 2019, if a date for an operation will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he... - Home Care Packages Provision
375. To ask the Minister for Health when home support hours awarded to a person (details supplied) will be put into place. [51329/19] - Medicinal Products Reimbursement
376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to allow a person (details supplied) to receive the optimum dose of their medication as per clinical recommendation without... - HSE Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving transfer requests across similar grades and status within the clerical officer, administration and public health nurse... - Health Services Provision
378. To ask the Minister for Health the ongoing support services and resourcing provided at University Hospital Waterford for patients who received stoma surgery and attend the hospital on an... - Home Care Packages Data
380. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the new home care packages in the past six months by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51359/19] - Health Services Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason multiple sclerosis IV treatment is not available in University Hospital Kerry and is only available privately at a private hospital (details... - Nursing Home Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the necessary funds are made available in order that the day-care and residential facilities at a care home (details supplied) can remain... - Health Reports
384. To ask the Minister for Health if a review has taken place of persons who have been adversely affected by vaginal mesh and their access to medical cards; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive home care on a daily basis similar to the level they received at a previous address; and if he will make a... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
386. To ask the Minister for Health the funding from his Department to the Canal Communities Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force by year since 2015; the planned funding for 2020; and if he will... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
387. To ask the Minister for Health if an increase in funding of €1.5 million annually will be granted to an organisation (details supplied) from the HSE to enable it to be sustainable in... - Departmental Advertising Campaigns
389. To ask the Minister for Health the advertising campaigns, promotional events and launches planned by his Department for the first six months of 2020; the budgeted costs of these campaigns;... - Data Sharing Arrangements
390. To ask the Minister for Health the data sharing agreements his Department has in place with organisations that are not other Departments or State agencies; the purpose of these data sharing... - Orthodontic Services
391. To ask the Minister for Health if a new position for orthodontist therapists will be established within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51471/19] - Departmental Agencies Data
392. To ask the Minister for Health the agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each board; the number of vacant... - HSE Funding
393. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the €198.5 million development funding held by his Department in 2019 for release to the HSE on approval of implementation plans... - Cancer Screening Programmes
394. To ask the Minister for Health the laboratories in which the 159 slides reviewed by a college (details supplied) came from and which were classified as discordant cases in which the expert... - Disability Services Provision
396. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend services in the Central Remedial Clinic, Waterford, to the adult population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51513/19] - Disability Services Funding
398. To ask the Minister for Health the spend for the Central Remedial Clinic, Waterford, in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff Data
399. To ask the Minister for Health the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
400. To ask the Minister for Health if a referral will be expedited for a person (details supplied) to the Cavan and Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51576/19] - Home Help Service Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health if home help for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if the case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51580/19] - Hospitals Expenditure
402. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of having the cataract theatre at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital operational five days per week. [51581/19] - Hospital Facilities
403. To ask the Minister for Health when the mortuary at Beaumont Hospital was last refurbished; and if funding to have it refurbished in 2020 is available [51582/19] - Disabled Drivers Grant Applications
404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a primary medical certificate for a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51583/19] - Planning Issues
405. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he refused to appoint an independent health specialist to investigate the dossier and the additional documents sent to him relating to persons... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 19 November 2019, if an organisation (details supplied) will continue to provide services for children at a school... - Dental Services Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health the status of dental treatments offered to primary school children in circumstances in which children in sixth class in schools in areas of south-west County... - Cancer Screening Programmes
409. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recent report of a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51605/19] - Food Safety Authority of Ireland
411. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to funding concerns in the Food Safety Authority of Ireland; if representations have been made in this regard; and if he will... - Medical Qualifications
412. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is necessary for applicants for psychotherapist posts to hold a social science degree and a degree in psychotherapy to qualify for psychotherapy... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
414. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a second consultant for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51630/19] - HSE Governance
415. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE ensures compliance with best practice in the provision of medical services by private contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE hospitals refer patients to non-compliant centres for hyperbaric medicine services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51633/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
418. 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. [51639/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
420. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for assistance for a hearing aid by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51641/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
421. 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. [51642/19] - HSE National Service Plan
424. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding available to severe asthma centres for anti-IL5 inhibitor treatments will be increased in the HSE national service plan 2020, in view of recent... - Cancer Screening Programmes
425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that applied to join a group (details supplied) recently; the number that should have been included initially, that is, they met the... - Health Services Reports
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the way in which women and their families were treated as part of the review by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists... - HSE National Service Plan
429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for the winter plan was not included in the 2019 HSE service plan and is being included in the Supplementary Estimates; and if he will make... - Services for People with Disabilities
430. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to open a residential care centre (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if he met officials regarding same; and if he will... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
431. To ask the Minister for Health the rent paid to date on a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51678/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
432. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51679/19] - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a paediatric pain consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51700/19] - HSE Properties
434. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a building (details supplied); the plans of the HSE to use the property; the timeline for operation; and the cost to the HSE of renting the... - Disabilities Assessments
435. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a full assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51719/19] - Information and Communications Technology
436. To ask the Minister for Health the problems that exist regarding the printing of documents from the information technology system in the health service; the number of persons affected by the... - Ministerial Meetings
437. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a reply has not issued to a local authority (details supplied) regarding its request for a meeting; if he will review same with a view to arranging... - Cancer Screening Programmes
439. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 5 December 2018, if, following a review (details supplied) he will direct the HSE to provide the information... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) would not receive a full reimbursement under the cross-Border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programmes
444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of slides requested by a college (details supplied) to be included in its review and which had been given consent for inclusion by the women... - Cancer Awareness
447. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 320, 321, 322, 324 and 325 of 26 November 2019, the reason implants which caused breast implant associated anaplastic... - Hospital Waiting Lists
449. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the need of a person (details supplied) to undergo ENT treatment in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a... - Paediatric Services
454. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 6 November 2019, the reason there are no primary care paediatric services in County Kilkenny; if children referred... - Services for People with Disabilities
455. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to allocate funding directly to an organisation (details supplied) following commitments provided by the Minster of State with... - Home Care Packages Funding
456. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 411 and 412 of 3 December 2019, the breakdown of the home care budget for CHO9; the funding allocated, for example, to... - Hospital Appointments Status
457. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51815/19]
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