Written Answers Nos. 128 - 133
128. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath to find out what happened, and to ensure that it does not happen again; and if he will ensure that any future convalescence and care costs associated with looking after this person are covered by the Health Service Executive [39745/15]
View answerAs 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.
129. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the national disability team's occupational therapy services are consistently unavailable for a child (details supplied) in an urgent situation; the reason the services of an early intervention team remain unavailable, following a very urgent referral in March 2015 for this vulnerable child, where such intervention in a timely enough manner would ensure that this child's condition would not deteriorate further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39752/15]
View answerAs the issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. I have asked the HSE to look into the particular matter raised and to reply directly 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.
130. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39756/15]
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.
131. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received any payment with regard to a mobility allowance and a motorised transport grant since June 2014, despite being in receipt of these before the Government's decision to cease future payments of these to new applicants in June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39764/15]
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.
132. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health for a report on the outbreak of clostridium difficile at Portiuncula Hospital in County Galway; and the action being taken to deal with it. [39771/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
If no reply has been received from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the Executive.
133. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health for details of consultant posts, as of 5 November 2015, in tabular form (details supplied) [39776/15]
View answerI have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. 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.
