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Questions and answers for specific dates
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Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Pearse Doherty
410. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on an urgent outpatient list for Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
411. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if he has considered a substantial increase in funding to a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28324/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
412. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health his plans to open a new youth detoxification centre in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28325/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Primary Care Centres Data
Pat Buckley
413. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of fully staffed primary care teams operating here and their catchment areas; and the definition of a full complement of staff. [28326/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
John Brassil
414. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if certain medical products for the treatment of macular degeneration are no longer being provided by the HSE under the hardship scheme for medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28327/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
John Brassil
415. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason women with gestational diabetes can now only get test strips if their medical practitioner specifically applies for them, whereas other diabetic patients can get them without such intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28328/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
Clare Daly
416. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting 13 months for an application to be processed for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28331/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Róisín Shortall
417. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a severe funding issue impeding the work of a facility that is the only residential detox service for adolescents (details supplied); his views on the appropriateness of the current funding model that allows this service to function; if he will commit to devising an appropriate long term funding model for this essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28336/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Deasy
418. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting to see a consultant geneticist at the Department of Clinical Genetics, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; and the reason this waiting list data is not being published on the National Treatment Purchase Fund’s website. [28339/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Funding
Thomas P. Broughan
419. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to a service (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2016; the number of young persons that accessed this service in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28340/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Funding
Thomas P. Broughan
420. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the collaborative work his officials undertake with officials in the Departments of Justice and Equality and Children and Youth Affairs regarding funding for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28341/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Health Services Data
Thomas P. Broughan
421. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of services nationwide, in addition to the details of these services, providing a residential detox treatment service for adolescents aged 15 to 21 years; the services which are private, public and in receipt of public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Home Help Service Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
422. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will provide home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28360/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Orthodontic Services Data
John McGuinness
423. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 23 September 2009, the treatment made available to a person (details supplied) over a period of time. [28370/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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HSE Funding
John McGuinness
424. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the process relative to approximately 16 applications submitted to the HSE for change of needs and emergency services funding from an organisation (details supplied); the date on which these applications were made and a decision was issued on each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28371/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Funding
John McGuinness
425. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the €3.8 million funding requirement for a centre (details supplied); his Department's strategy for funding such facilities; his plans to give some clarification on future funding for this facility to give comfort to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Schemes
Robert Troy
426. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reintroduce the motorised transportation grant scheme or create another scheme to act in its place in view of the fact persons suffering from disabilities cannot avail of this type of grant in order to adapt their vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Billy Kelleher
427. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the additional cost of extending the meningitis B vaccination programme to children born before October 2016. [28398/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
John Curran
428. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he will provide increased and direct funding to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28404/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Brassil
429. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the position of the Health Service Executive with regard to the closure of a home (details supplied); the reason this closure has taken place; if it is due to a lack of funding to meet Health Information and Quality Authority requirements to provide the necessary funding to St. John Of God community services to bring the accommodation up to standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28409/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Dental Services Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
430. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28415/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Martin Ferris
431. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical directors and executive clinical directors appointed in the public health system on foot of the consultant contract of 2008; and the number of those appointed who hold full-time and part-time clinical positions, respectively, in the public health system; and the locations in which each of these positions, full and part-time are held. [28416/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Martin Ferris
432. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if any clinical director holding a part-time position simultaneously holds clinical director positions elsewhere. [28417/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
433. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked 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. [28418/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Medical Card Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
434. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when medical card cover will be extended to recipients of the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28436/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Catherine Martin
435. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a catch-up programme for the meningococcal B vaccine, similar to that which was provided in the UK; if access will be provided to children born before 1 October 2016 to this vaccine free of charge as part of the primary childhood immunisation schedule; if not, whether his Department plans to financially assist parents seeking to get older children vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28438/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
436. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to outline the particular aspects of the Herity report that he intends to implement; when these additional services will be provided to University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28446/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
437. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to outline his views on whether clinicians in the south east have as much to offer in terms of clinical knowledge as a person (details supplied); his views on whether, as valued employees of the HSE, they should be afforded the opportunity to sit down and discuss the findings of the Herity report with him; if he will agree to such a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
438. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to outline his views on whether an increase of eight hours per week will have any real impact on the waiting times for cardiac patients in University Hospital Waterford in view of the fact that the consultants are already working up to 7.30 p.m. or 8 p.m. at night on a regular basis to deal with the cases they are currently struggling to cope with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28448/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
439. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the increased equipment noted in the Herity report was solely for an image intensifier and that there are three other components of the laboratory; furthermore, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some €240,000 has been spent on the existing catheterisation laboratory recently to ensure this equipment is supportable; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the existing laboratory is currently up to specification and fully operational for at least the next five years; his views on whether the quality of the existing laboratory is not the issue but rather the capacity of the existing laboratory and its ability to offer a clinically safe service in isolation is very much the concern of the clinicians in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28449/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
440. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the lack of a second catheterisation laboratory was noted on the risk register at the highest possible risk rating since 2013, in line with the HSE recommendations and that the Irish national programme for heart failure treatment actually requires a second laboratory in all units providing acute heart attack care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28450/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
441. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is right and just that the risk rating regarding the second catheterisation laboratory in University Hospital Waterford could have been adjusted by the hospital group located in Cork University Hospital without any consultation with or notification to University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28451/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
442. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the discrepancy between the HSE findings of the past three years, which clearly indicate a critical need for a second catheterisation laboratory at the University Hospital Waterford site, documented at national level and the subsequent failure to recommend same in the Herity report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28452/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
443. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason he felt it unnecessary to forward the two terms of reference put forward by the clinicians in Waterford which particularly reference the clinical risk to the patient as their main focus in seeking a second catheterisation laboratory for the south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28453/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
444. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn to the contents of the briefing document which was forwarded to a person (details supplied) in conjunction with the terms of reference prior to the report being drafted; when he became aware of the document; his views on whether this document drafted by the HSE unfairly directs the author on which direction the report should take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28454/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
445. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason the mid-west region with a catchment, at the time of delivery, of circa 310,000 persons was awarded a second laboratory without the need for a clinical review; if his attention was drawn to the fact that his predecessor had incorrectly indicated that this region had received the second laboratory on the basis of a clinical review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28455/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
446. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to set out details of the clinical review under which additional resources for Cork University Hospital were announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28456/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
447. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if liability for adverse clinical events occurring as a result of inadequate resourcing will rest with him, his Department or the author of the report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28457/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
John Halligan
448. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health to outline his views on whether clinicians at University Hospital Waterford will not be held responsible for any direct or indirect negative consequences for patients due to the continuing lack of a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford or any later implementation of the Herity report or parts thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28458/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
449. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked 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. [28461/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Dispensing Fees
Jack Chambers
450. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason patients have to pick up a long-term prescription on a weekly basis from a pharmacist, which ultimately increases the number of charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28466/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
451. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [28467/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Seán Haughey
452. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the legislation dealing with the long-term illness scheme to ensure that the mitochondrial disorder known as CPEO is classified as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28468/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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HSE Staff
Carol Nolan
453. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department has taken to retain nursing staff and reduce the annual spend on agency staff within the health sector; if he has specifically considered any measures to reduce early retirement, in particular, among nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28493/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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HSE Staff
Carol Nolan
454. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered any measures to incentivise nurses and health care staff to work public holidays; if the terms of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 has had any adverse impact on the availability of staff for public holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28495/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Home Care Packages Expenditure
Catherine Connolly
455. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the funding made available for home help and home care packages for the community health care organisation, CHO, area 2 comprising Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in each of the past five years; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this area has spent in excess of those funds which were provided; the amount of those excesses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the decision has now been taken to bring the level of service and expenditure into equilibrium with allocated budgets, notwithstanding that patients and families are suffering as a result of insufficient home help and home care packages or that patients cannot be discharged from hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28517/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Home Care Packages Provision
Catherine Connolly
456. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase home care and home help for a person (details supplied) to allow for discharge from hospital. [28518/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Home Help Service
Michael McGrath
457. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a policy of outsourcing the home help service to private contractors; the total number of home help hours expected to be provided in 2016; the number provided in this regard by home help assistants employed by the HSE, by private companies or contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28519/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Care of the Elderly Provision
Michael McGrath
458. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 28 April 2015, the current status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28521/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Lahart
459. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the personal assistance hours for wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28532/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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National Drugs Strategy Budget
John Lahart
460. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to allocate additional funding to support the national drugs strategy in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Legislative Programme
John Curran
461. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when he will advance all Stages of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad] through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28536/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Motorised Transport Grant Closure
Thomas Byrne
462. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when he envisages an alternative to the motorised transport grant, which was discontinued in 2013, will commence and begin accepting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Occupational Therapy
Michael Healy-Rae
463. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for occupational therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28574/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Home Help Service Data
Michael Moynihan
464. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for home help hours in County Cork in the 12 months up to the end of August 2016; the total amount of home help hours that were provided in the same period; the corresponding number of home help hours that were provided in the previous 12 months to the end of August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Prescriptions Charges
Thomas P. Broughan
465. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in a full year if the prescription charges were abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28584/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Home Care Packages Funding
Gino Kenny
466. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will fund home care packages on a demand-led basis to reduce the unnecessary suffering and financial costs of delayed discharges from hospital and residential care; if he will quantify these financial costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28592/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Medical Card Applications
Bernard Durkan
467. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28593/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Motorised Transport Grant Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
468. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a request by a person (details supplied) for a new motorised scooter from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28595/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
469. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a registered charity (details supplied) will be adequately funded in view of the fact that it is the only residential detoxification and treatment service for adolescents here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28599/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
470. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of a home (details supplied); if there are plans to close this facility; in the event of closure, his plans for residents and those employed in this facility; if there has been any form of consultation with the families and the employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28602/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Seán Sherlock
471. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the progress regarding the construction of the Celbridge primary care centre in County Kildare, which commenced construction in September 2015; and if the centre will open in January 2017. [28603/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Obesity Strategy
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
472. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if the Government has a national nutrition and healthy food strategy; if not, his plans to produce one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28613/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
Robert Troy
473. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) who requires a number of scans and cannot afford to pay for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28618/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Joan Collins
474. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views on whether personal assistance hours for persons with disabilities need to be increased by at least an additional 500,000 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28619/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Jack Chambers
475. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only adolescent detoxification and treatment facility for young people between the ages of 15 and 21 (details supplied) is at risk of closure due to funding issues and is in need of assistance from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28629/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Jack Chambers
476. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current State funding a service (details supplied) receives is insufficient to cover the costs required to adequately deal with the increasing demand and complexity with respect to young persons which requires such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28630/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Jack Chambers
477. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to a vital service (details supplied) to ensure that it is able to continue to help young people suffering with addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28631/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Alan Farrell
478. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in need of residential care; the supports which will be made available to the person and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28646/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Cross-Border Health Initiatives
Pearse Doherty
479. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is no longer eligible to have treatment carried out in Belfast children's hospital under the cross-Border health care directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28651/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Home Care Packages Data
Willie Penrose
480. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours and packages allocated by the State to independent and private home care providers, setting out the names of the companies or entities involved and the precise basis upon which each company receives its specific allocation; the details of such home care packages and home care hours, as provided by the private sector on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28728/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Public Sector Pensions Data
Michael Fitzmaurice
481. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of retired public sector employees in his Department, including bodies under its aegis, who are in receipt of a public sector pension who have been re-employed either part-time or full-time, temporary or otherwise by the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28981/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
Brian Stanley
482. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28994/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Fish Farming
Clare Daly
483. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department expects to complete an examination of overstocking at fish farms operated by a company (details supplied); and if the examination will include potential damage to the marine environment and to the organic status of the fish produced at the sites. [28064/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Aquaculture Licences
Clare Daly
484. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will conduct the proposed review of aquaculture licensing; and if he will suspend all aquaculture licensing pending the outcome of the review. [28065/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Bodies Expenditure
Clare Daly
485. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of public money that has been spent by Bord lascaigh Mhara to date on its proposed licence application for a giant fish farm off Inishturk. [28066/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Bord na gCon Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
486. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28067/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Bord na gCon Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
487. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons now employed in the greyhound industry, in tabular form. [28068/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Bord na gCon Administration
Michael Healy-Rae
488. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28071/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Bord na gCon Administration
Michael Healy-Rae
489. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28073/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Michael Fitzmaurice
490. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) who successfully appealed the inspection results of his Department by way of oral hearing, the result of which was communicated to them, has not received all payments now due to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28075/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Michael Fitzmaurice
491. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agricultural appeals office has found against his Department, the procedure in place to ensure that the applicant receives payment as soon as possible to avoid further hardship being inflicted on the applicant, who often has had payments withheld for years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28076/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Michael Fitzmaurice
492. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where his Department has not made payments to successful applicants to the schemes, the steps available to enforce the decision of the agricultural appeals office against his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Íocaíochtaí Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta
Éamon Ó Cuív
493. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a íocfar deontas faoi scéim na limistéar faoi shrianta nádúrtha do 2016 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth go bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28084/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Herd Number Applications
Kevin O'Keeffe
494. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person's (details supplied) herd number can be reactivated urgently. [28085/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Public Procurement Contracts
Michael Collins
495. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has established the standard to enable other bovine tag suppliers to compete in the market for the benefit of farmers; and his views on same. [28088/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Public Procurement Contracts
Michael Collins
496. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether having only one supplier of bovine tags is not in keeping with the EU ethos of competition and free market. [28089/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
497. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28092/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
John McGuinness
498. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) has been approved for the national reserve and the young farmers schemes; the other financial supports available for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28117/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Pat Breen
499. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28177/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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TAMS Applications
Pat Breen
500. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28179/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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GLAS Payments
Éamon Ó Cuív
501. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1561 of 16 September 2016, the reason he did not provide, as requested, the total payments made to date under the GLAS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28186/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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GLAS Issues
Mattie McGrath
502. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the procedures governing inspection of non-GLAS farms; if he will instruct planners in his Department who are carrying out GLAS commonage management plans to provide adequate notice to non-GLAS shareholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28192/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Pat Breen
503. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Waste Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
504. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental and health impact assessments which have been carried out in relation to human biosolids being used as fertiliser; the regulations in place on the storage and spreading of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
Éamon Ó Cuív
505. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the areas of natural constraint scheme for 2016 to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment and the details of issues affecting the issuing of this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Timmy Dooley
506. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a 2015 basic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28269/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Forestry Grants
Martin Kenny
507. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons or companies, and the associated amount of income or gains in increments of €5,000, in receipt of grant aid related to the ownership of woodlands and all woodland activity from 2009 and 2015 in tabular form and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28274/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Timmy Dooley
508. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive 2015 and 2016 disadvantaged area scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28278/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Milk Prices
Michael Collins
509. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue a suggestion to all co-ops nationwide to pass on the recent increase in global dairy prices to dairy farmers and to ensure that this is reflected immediately in the prices paid for milk by co-ops; and his views in this regard. [28282/16]