Written answers
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
- Mental Health Policy
177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the MindOut mental health programme in secondary schools; the areas in which the programme is being implemented; and if he will make a... - HSE Reports
178. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 350 of 15 October 2019 and 160 of 23 October 2019, if he has received a briefing from his officials on the HSE valproate... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
179. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements made to replace a person (details supplied) who is due to leave his position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51902/19] - Hospital Appointments Delays
180. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the person has been on the waiting list for over three years; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
182. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment at University Hospital Galway for a procedure; and if he will make a... - Community Pharmacy Services
183. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51927/19] - Psychological Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for psychiatric services in view of the length of time the child has been on the waiting list.... - Hospitals Data
185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in each hospital in each month January to November 2019; and the reason for cancellation in tabular form. [51930/19] - Hospitals Discharges
186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patient discharges from hospitals in which patients were discharged to no fixed address, including bed and breakfasts, hostels, hotels and so on... - Addiction Treatment Services
187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for gambling addiction to date in 2019. [51932/19] - Hospital Beds Data
189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the number occupied, empty and closed, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
191. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 716 and 717 of 26 July 2017, the number of medical facilities, including maternity theatres, hospital wards, surgical... - Respite Care Services Data
192. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day respite care sessions provided to date in 2019; and the way in which this compares with 2018 by CHO and LHO in tabular form [51937/19] - Hospitals Data
194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries cancelled nationally by hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date 2019, in tabular form. [51939/19] - Hospital Waiting Lists Data
197. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time each person has been on the waiting list for cataract surgery nationally by hospital; the length of time people have been waiting by month... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; and the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months,... - Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list in each local health office area; the number waiting less than four, four... - Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
202. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the speech and language therapy initial assessment waiting list; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months,... - Crime Data
204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against front-line staff, including nurses, doctors, social workers, ambulance staff and other health professionals, to date in... - Primary Care Centres Data
205. To ask the Minister for Health the operational status of each primary care centre under construction, planning phase, opened and so on; the healthcare and medical staff working in each... - Hospital Beds Data
206. To ask the Minister for Health the additional beds opened under the winter plan 2019-2020 to date; the hospitals the beds are located in; the number open in each hospital in tabular form;... - National Children's Hospital Status
207. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans for the site of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; if the hospital will remain in use within the public health system; and... - Hospitals Building Programme
208. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed maternity hospital to be co-located at the St. James’s Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51953/19] - Electronic Cigarettes
211. To ask the Minister for Health the most up-to-date evidence and advice in respect of e-cigarettes; when same will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51956/19] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
212. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service from January to November 2019 by occupation, hospital and community healthcare organisation in tabular form;... - Hospital Overcrowding
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a full-capacity protocol was invoked to date in 2019, by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51959/19] - Emergency Departments Waiting Times
214. To ask the Minister for Health the emergency department waiting times greater than 24 hours for persons over 75 years of age to date in 2019; if the targets were met; if not, the number of... - Ambulance Service Data
215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times an on-duty ambulance, rapid response vehicle or intermediate care vehicle has been involved in an accident while on duty to date in 2019;... - Public Relations Contracts Data
216. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and his Department on external public relations companies to date in 2019, in tabular form; the name of each company; the service... - Community Pharmacy Services
218. To ask the Minister for Health if the pharmacy cuts set to be imposed, which will see the service of phased medication for vulnerable persons significantly reduced or wiped out, will be... - Medicinal Products Availability
219. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding access to medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51969/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
220. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for inclusion on the fair deal scheme will be expedited. [51974/19] - Hospital Appointments Delays
222. 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. [51977/19] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a nurse (details supplied) at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51978/19] - Medical Card Data
224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards in issue in which the entitlement arises under EU regulations in respect of persons in receipt of social security pensions from... - National Children's Hospital
225. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new children's hospital has chosen to install a surveillance system (details supplied), including specialised facial recognition cameras; the... - Disability Services Funding
227. To ask the Minister for Health if he has secured funding for an organisation (details supplied), which is the first disabled persons organisation here and the only one to be composed of and... - Hospitals Discharges
228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting one week, one, three, six and 12 months, respectively, to be discharged from each hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Car Parks
229. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation plan of his Department and the HSE to accompany the review report by the HSE of hospital car parking charges; and if he will... - Health Services Reports
230. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the implementation of the HSE report on lymphoedema and lipoedema treatment in Ireland 2018; the details of the... - Abortion Services Provision
231. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the consultation with service providers regarding safe access to termination of pregnancy services and safe access zones around the facilities of... - Medicinal Products Availability
232. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his commitment to provide universal access to contraception; if a decision has been made on the three policy approaches identified by the Working... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
233. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive speech and language therapy. [52023/19] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
234. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving a mobility scooter for a person (details supplied). [52029/19] - Ambulance Service
235. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for deciding the hospital to which a patient is brought in an ambulance; if the decision can be given to the doctor who calls the ambulance; and... - Hospital Consultant Recruitment
238. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to replace the only pain management consultant (details supplied) here for children when he vacates his post at the end of 2019; his further plans to... - Ministerial Meetings
239. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a request from organisations (details supplied) seeking a meeting; if so, if the meeting will be scheduled as soon as possible in order to... - Nursing Home Services
240. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52068/19] - Hospital Appointments Status
241. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52070/19] - Home Help Service Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for extra home help by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52072/19] - Hospital Beds Data
243. To ask the Minister for Health when the first beds will have patients in them at the modular unit development at South Tipperary General Hospital; the number of beds that will be operational... - Employment Support Services
244. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to sustain the programme of individual placement and support beyond the service reform fund funding period; if joint funding with the Department of... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
245. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow nicotine patches on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52090/19] - Disability Services Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the group home in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, has not opened since it was completed in 2016 and 2017; when the home will open; and if it will... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
247. To ask the Minister for Health the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and... - Health Strategies
250. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to incorporate into his women’s health task force the concerns and views of women who were adopted and therefore have no...
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