Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Carol Nolan

548. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received by the HSE for transvaginal mesh removal in the UK through the treatment abroad scheme; the number approved and denied, respectively; the grounds for refusal in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30336/18]

Hospital Procedures

Carol Nolan

549. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if proposals have been made to commission scanning, imaging or ultrasound devices in hospitals to detect polypropylene transvaginal mesh or sub-urethral sling complications; his plans to train or recruit specialised radiologists and or technicians to carry out this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30337/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Carol Nolan

363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for juvenile arthritis treatment in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and the waiting times for same. [22123/18]

Hospital Staff

Carol Nolan

364. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the World Health Organization, WHO, recommendation for paediatric rheumatologists for a population the size of Ireland is six; the ratio of patients to paediatric rheumatologists; and his plans to recruit additional doctors. [22124/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Carol Nolan

412. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21273/18]

Medical Products

Carol Nolan

497. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a decision (details supplied) will be reversed [9993/18]

Medical Card Applications

Carol Nolan

376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was denied a discretionary medical card. [5579/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Carol Nolan

154. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an MRI scan at Tullamore hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52442/17]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Carol Nolan

155. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an MRI scan at Tullamore hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52443/17]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Carol Nolan

156. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when FreeStyle Libre will be available for persons with diabetes on the long-term illness scheme; the reason this treatment is not available on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52444/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Carol Nolan

262. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the drug kuvan will be made available for persons with PKU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47638/17]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Carol Nolan

336. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason Tullamore hospital has been without a chiropodist for the treatment of diabetic patients; if the HSE plans to recruit for this post; the timeframe for the position to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48070/17]

Home Help Service

Carol Nolan

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions he plans to take in order to address the shortfall in home help hours in counties Laois and Offaly; the amount allocated under budget 2018 for home help in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47516/17]

HSE Data

Carol Nolan

194. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the numbers of persons on the waiting lists for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy in counties Laois and Offaly; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47517/17]

Disability Services Provision

Carol Nolan

195. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an assessment under the early intervention team in counties Laois and Offaly; the number of these that have been waiting over six months; the number that have been waiting over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47518/17]

Disability Services Provision

Carol Nolan

196. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for assessment under the school age team in counties Laois and Offaly; the number of these that have been waiting over six months; the number that have been waiting over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47519/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Carol Nolan

197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 26 July 2017, the status of the provision of the drug Spinraza to persons with muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47520/17]

Disease Management

Carol Nolan

198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47521/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Carol Nolan

184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) to receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45512/17]

Cancer Services Provision

Carol Nolan

444. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason some supports for women with breast cancer such as breast prosthesis and post mastectomy bras have been reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/17]