Written Answers Nos. 147-155
147. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of clients with special needs for which one personal assistant provided by the Health Service Executive is responsible when travelling by bus in a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48498/14]
View answerAs the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.
148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a hernia operation at Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48499/14]
View answerThe National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the Health Service Executive, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you 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 with them.
149. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to secure appropriate care and treatment in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare who has profound intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48506/14]
View answerAs the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.
150. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the additional supports that are available in respect a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who suffers with attention deficit disorder, ADD, and Asperger's syndrome and who is in need of a greater level of support than is currently being provided. [48507/14]
View answer151. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the additional supports available to the family of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who suffers with attention deficit disorder, ADD, and Asperger’s syndrome and who is in need of greater support than is currently being provided. [48508/14]
View answer152. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 receives a full mental health assessment as a matter of urgency to ensure that the supports provided to them and their family are appropriate to their level of need. [48509/14]
View answer153. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the reason the parent of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not yet received a reply from the Clondalkin mental health service to a request for a full assessment, despite the fact that said request was submitted in July 2014. [48510/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 150 to 153, inclusive, together.
As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
154. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will reissue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, with particular reference to regulations governing discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48520/14]
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.
155. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed primary health care centre (details supplied) in Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre, Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48522/14]
View answerThe HSE has responsibility for the provision of Primary Care Centres and the operation and maintenance of existing Health Centres. Therefore, this matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
