Written answers
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
- State Claims Agency
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical claims outstanding with the State Claims Agency; the potential cost of such claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53450/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
242. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for amendments being considered jointly by his Department and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to encourage the use of... - Dental Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no dental services available in Tubbercurry, County Sligo for 12 months; and when a dentist will be appointed. [53455/19] - Respite Care Services Funding
244. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 19 November 2019, the status of the closure of a centre (details supplied); the efforts made to prevent its... - Hospital Appointments Administration
245. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [53459/19] - Departmental Funding
247. To ask the Minister for Health the annual education and development funding for the INMO; and the comparative funding for the HSCP national office [53469/19] - Nursing Staff Data
248. To ask the Minister for Health the comparative figure for health and social care professions in view of the fact that going forward, 2% of all nursing and midwifery posts are guaranteed to... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
249. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be appointed to a vacant pharmaceutical technician position in Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
250. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the original estimate for expenditure for mental... - Mental Health Services Staff
251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalents required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes;... - Mental Health Services Expenditure
253. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended on mental health in 2018 as a total amount and as a percentage of the overall health budget [53490/19] - Mental Health Services Staff
254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number filled on a temporary basis; the number filled by doctors not on the specialist... - Mental Health Services Data
259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health inpatient beds here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53496/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to CAMHS in each CHO to date in 2019; the net increase in staff numbers resulting from such recruitment in each CHO to... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
261. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult health units to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53498/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53500/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
264. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment on 30 November 2019; the number waiting over 3 months and over one, two and three years,... - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
265. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS in south County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53502/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
266. To ask the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations of national youth mental health task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53503/19] - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a CAMHS appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36 and 48... - Audiology Services Data
269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an audiology appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36 and... - Health Services Data
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an ophthalmology appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36... - Speech and Language Therapy Data
272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a speech and language therapy appointment; the number awaiting initial assessment, initial therapy and... - Physiotherapy Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a physiotherapy appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36... - Occupational Therapy Data
274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an occupational therapy appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12,... - Health Services Data
275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an appointment for hospital treatment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than... - Dental Services Data
277. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a dental appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36 and 48... - Ambulance Service Data
281. To ask the Minister for Health the average handover time in which responsibility for the patient is transferred from the ambulance service to the hospital in respect of ambulances arriving... - Hospital Beds Data
282. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open additional acute beds at Cork University Hospital during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53525/19] - Hospital Staff Data
283. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing and consultant vacancies in each hospital in County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53526/19] - Hospital Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development a new long-stay facility at St. Finbarr’s Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Centres
285. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps in the process; when the primary... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in Cork city and county on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and treatment, respectively; the length of time... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO4 area awaiting an appliance in six-monthly wait intervals; the number waiting more than 12 months; the breakdown of the... - Home Help Service Eligibility
289. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be expedited for a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53547/19] - Motorised Transport Grant
290. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reintroduction of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53555/19] - Physiotherapy Provision
291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health area on a waiting list for physiotherapy; the number waiting less than three, three to six, six to 12 and more than... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that received treatment under the national treatment purchase fund in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the category of procedures; the... - Hospital Facilities
295. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthopaedic treatment at Merlin Park University Hospital; the progress of plans for new operating theatre facilities; when the backlog... - Hospital Beds Data
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 190 new beds he announced recently which will go to Naas General Hospital; when the new beds will be introduced into hospitals; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
297. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) [53583/19] - General Practitioner Services Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of general practitioners in Monasterevin, County Kildare; his plans to encourage general practitioners to set... - Services for People with Disabilities
302. To ask the Minister for Health if sufficient school services have been put in place for a person (details supplied) [53589/19] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
303. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) through the national treatment purchase fund. [53592/19] - Ambulance Service
304. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the investigation into the circumstances of an ambulance service call-out in the case of a person (details supplied) [53601/19] - Air Quality
305. To ask the Minister for Health if he has commissioned a study or research into the number of persons negatively impacted by NOx emissions from diesel vehicles since 2008; and if he will make... - Hospitals Data
308. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 12 December 2019, the number of removals from the outpatient list which were as a result of a patient being... - Home Help Service Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been allocated the necessary home help hours in order to return home but has... - Home Help Service
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occurrences of home help hours being awarded without the funding in place to deliver the hours in each of the past three years in tabular form;... - Hospital Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health the previous time resources were increased to the stoma colorectal clinical nurse specialists service in Crumlin Children’s Hospital; the resourcing for... - Childcare Services Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 13 November 2019, if he has engaged with the Department of Education and Skills to explore the provision of... - Ministerial Meetings
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board from May 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff Data
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service
315. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a call for an ambulance (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53655/19] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in nursing homes under the fair deal scheme that have a residential property registered in their name which is included as part of the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Data
317. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly threshold on the drug payment scheme for a family to €62.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Care
319. To ask the Minister for Health if patient advocacy groups will have an input into the new pilot home care scheme; when consultation will commence; and when the pilot scheme will be in... - Home Help Service Data
320. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of one hour of home help. [53676/19] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
323. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 12 December 2019, the funding the National Treatment Purchase Fund is providing for the opening of additional... - General Medical Services Scheme Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners holding GMS contracts in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [53688/19] - Health Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health when the provision of new and upgraded accommodation at a health facility (details supplied) will progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of 2020 projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53703/19] - Respite Care Services Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Health when a healthcare facility (details supplied) will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53704/19] - Departmental Advertising Data
328. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53746/19] - Personal Injury Claims
329. To ask the Minister for Health if the personal injuries pay outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019,... - Cross-Border Health Services Provision
330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate with the HSE a case involving the cross-Border directive unit and a person (details supplied); the reason it will not reimburse a person... - National Children's Hospital
331. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 12 December 2019, if the new national children's hospital facial recognition camera system will be provided with... - Home Care Packages Data
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waitlisted for home care services in county Louth and east County Meath; when resources will be made available; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services Data
333. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 for respite overnights with or without day respite accessed by persons with a... - Health Services Provision
335. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the local health projects in County Louth and east County Meath confirmed as part of the HSE ten-year capital plan; and if he will make... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding in 2020 for the drug task forces in view of the increasing problems with drug abuse nationwide; and if he will make a statement... - Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the replacement and refurbishment of 90 community nursing units nationwide as announced on 26 January 2016; the funding allocated to each project... - Primary Care Centres Provision
338. To ask the Minister for Health the progress regarding all proposed new primary care centres in County Louth and east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53830/19] - Hospital Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the provision of services at a health facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53834/19] - Departmental Expenditure
340. To ask the Minister for Health the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each of the past four years;...
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