Written Answers Nos. 158-164
158. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the work of the western regional drugs task force; the funding provided to them in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the proposed funding for 2015; their area of operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/14]
View answerThe Western Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (RDATF) assess the extent and nature of the drug problem in their area and coordinate action at local level so that there is a targeted response to the drug problem in local communities. They implement the National Drugs Strategy in the context of the needs of their region through action plans which have identified existing and emerging gaps in the areas of supply reduction, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and research. The area of operation of the Task Force covers the counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. Funding allocated from the Drugs Initiative of my Department to support community drugs projects in the Task Force area since 2012 is set out in the following table.
|
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
€702,677 |
€681,597 |
€136,994* |
€136,994 |
*Operational responsibility for €524,155 in funding for community drugs projects in the Western RDATF area transferred from my Department to the HSE with effect from 1 January 2014. This accounts for the reduction in funding from the Drugs Initiative in 2014.
159. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the acute hospitals currently providing a 24-7 emergency stroke diagnosis and treatment; his plans to extend this to all acute hospitals with a 24-7 emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47629/14]
View answer160. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the acute hospitals currently providing a 24-7 emergency thrombolysis; his plans to extend this to all acute hospitals with a 24-7 emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47630/14]
View answer164. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will list the acute hospitals currently providing a 24-7 emergency stroke diagnosis and treatment; his plans to extend this to all acute hospitals with a 24-7 emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47693/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 160 and 164 together.
As these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
161. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, regarding their experience at St. James's Hospital Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47663/14]
View answerThere is a formal complaints process for issues concerning individuals or services under the aegis of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Details of this procedure are on the HSE website at: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/yourhealthservice/feedback/complaints/.
In addition, advice and instructions for making complaints about a service or an individual may be found at www.healthcomplaints.ie. Where an individual is not satisfied with the response they receive, they may wish to take their complaint further by seeking a review from the HSE's Director of Advocacy or the Office of the Ombudsman. I have detailed their address below.
HSE Director of Advocacy
Oak House
Millenium Park
Naas
Co. Kildare
(Tel: 1890 424 555)
Office of the Ombudsman
18 Lower Leeson St.
Dublin 2
(Tel: 1890 223 030).
In relation to an individual's (details supplied) experience at St James's Hospital as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
162. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the relevant medical card may issue by way of emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47664/14]
View answerThe Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
163. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total amount in euro paid by his Department to a company (details supplied); if he will further provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total amount in euro paid by the Health Service Executive to that company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47679/14]
View answerPayments made to the company in question since 2003 are set out in the following table
|
Year |
Amount € |
|
2003 |
0 |
|
2004 |
14,695 |
|
2005 |
0 |
|
2006 |
177,815 |
|
2007 |
69,163 |
|
2008 |
38,708 |
|
2009 |
22,315 |
|
2010 |
14,647 |
|
2011 |
8,643 |
|
2012 |
10,377 |
|
2013 |
6,969 |
|
2014 |
6,505 |
I have also requested that the HSE respond directly to the Deputy in this matter. If a reply from the HSE has not been received within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
