Wednesday, 14 Oct 2015

Written Answers Nos. 55-58

Hospitals Inspections

Questions (55)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the report of the unannounced inspection at Letterkenny General Hospital by the Health Information and Quality Authority published on 8 October 2015 which found evidence of a number of high risk hygiene, infrastructural and maintenance issues at the hospital, his plans to provide assistance to the hospital to address the issues detailed in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35827/15]

Written answers

Minister for Health

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.

Health Services

Questions (56)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

56. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for persons using a service (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35828/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As 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.

Health Services Funding

Questions (57)

Brendan Smith

Question:

57. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a payment is restored to trainees at training centres (details supplied) which are funded by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35834/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As 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.

Ministerial Correspondence

Questions (58)

Denis Naughten

Question:

58. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of representations his office and the office of his Minister of State have received regarding the allocation of staff and ambulances to the Tuam, Mulranny, and Loughglynn bases in 2013; 2014; and 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35835/15]

Written answers

Minister for Health

Representations to Ministers are logged in a representations database in the various Ministers' Offices.

Using search terms of Ambulance and at least one of the following words Mayo, Roscommon, Tuam, Mulranny and Loughglynn in the Representations databases for each of the years requested, the following results were obtained.

Year	Minister Varadkar Representations	Minister Lynch Representations
2013	3	0
2014	6	0
2015	6	2

The search terms yielded no results in the Representations Database for Minister White.