Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2010
204 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and adults assessed as requiring occupational therapy; and who are awaiting the provision of same in Kildare and west Wicklow; and the average waiting time for the commencement of treatment. [34411/10]
View answer206 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if she intends to reduce the waiting times for assessment of children for occupational therapy in Kildare and west Wicklow which at present stands at one year. [34413/10]
View answer207 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech and language therapists employed in the speech and language therapists service in Kildare and west Wicklow; and the number that would be required to meet the demand for the service given that on 30 June 2010 there were over 2000 children awaiting either therapy or assessment. [34414/10]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 204, 206 and 207 together.
As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
205 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of occupational therapists employed in the occupational therapy service in Kildare and west Wicklow and the number that would actually be required to deal with the workload in the area. [34412/10]
View answerSubject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In this regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. With regard to the provision of occupational therapy services, this is a service matter and it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
208 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the Health Service Executive to establish the reason there is an 18-month waiting time for an eye test for children at Naas Health Centre, Naas, County Kildare. [34415/10]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
209 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if discussions between the senior management of the Health Service Executive and community welfare senior management in relation to securing accommodation for a public community welfare office in Naas, County Kildare, have concluded satisfactorily. [34416/10]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
210 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting orthodontic treatment following assessment in Kildare and west Wicklow; the average waiting time for treatment. [34420/10]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
211 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting assessment for orthodontic treatment in Kildare and west Wicklow and the average waiting time for assessment. [34421/10]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
212 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children further to parliamentary Question No. 155 of 8 July, 2010 when a response will issue. [34425/10]
View answerMy Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to arrange for a reply to issue to the Deputy on this matter.
213 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children further to parliamentary Question No. 156 of 8 July, 2010 when a response will issue. [34426/10]
View answerMy Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to arrange for a reply to issue to the Deputy on this matter.
214 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children when the primary care team planned for Kilcock, County Kildare will be up and running. [34427/10]
View answer215 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children if a site for a new health centre for Kilcock, County Kildare has been identified; and if not the actions that the Health Service Executive is doing to source same. [34428/10]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together.
As these are service matters the questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
