Written Answers Nos. 325 - 340
325. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the new skills that will be required in terms of staffing for the new emergency department at University Hospital Limerick; the progress of the emergency department recruitment drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23126/16]
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.
326. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest in modern diagnostic services such as X-ray scans, ultrasounds and so on to allow for faster turnaround in the new emergency department at Limerick University Hospital; the way he intends to deal with the fact that there are not sufficient skilled staff available to operate existing equipment with the result that the service is running at half capacity which in turn leads to bed-blocking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23127/16]
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.
327. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) and when the person will receive an appointment. [23131/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
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.
328. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home help in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional home help hours. [23139/16]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
329. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home help in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional home help hours. [23140/16]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
330. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home care packages in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional night-time care. [23141/16]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
331. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health to report on the input he has into the implementation of the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; if this model of service provision could be replicated in other counties; if he will make the necessary funds available to such a project as part of a cross-departmental project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23162/16]
View answerThe Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities sets out a ten-year approach to ensuring that people with disabilities who are able to, and want to, work are supported and enabled to do so. People with disabilities are only half as likely to be in employment as others of working age. The reasons for this are complex, and include level of education and skills, fears around loss of benefits, employer know-how, low expectations, and limited re-entry to work following onset of a disability, as well as a higher incidence of ill-health.
The Strategy is a cross-government approach that brings together actions by different Departments and State agencies in a concerted effort to address the barriers and challenges that impact on employment of people with disabilities. In tandem with that, it seeks to ensure there will be joined-up services and supports at local level to support individuals on their journey into and in employment.
Both my Department and the HSE are represented on the Comprehensive Employment Strategy Oversight Group chaired by Fergus Finlay, and are actively progressing the health-related actions found in the Strategy.
332. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied). [23167/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
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.
333. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the preliminary census results for County Meath showing above-trend population growth, he has cause to review the current and future health care provision in County Meath and in particular of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [23233/16]
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.
334. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Saolta University Health Care Group for the rental of a premises across from University Hospital Galway on Newcastle Road for the purpose of patient record management and associated activities in each of the past five years. [23249/16]
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.
335. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by Galway University Hospitals to contractors for the storage or management of patient charts in each of the past five years, with details of the contracted parties, the services provided and the location of charts that are stored off-site. [23250/16]
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.
336. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23252/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The 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 HSE, 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.
337. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when he will make funding available for additional paediatric urologist posts at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, in view of the increasing pressure on the system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23263/16]
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.
338. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list and within that the number waiting fewer than four months, waiting four to 12 months and waiting more than 12 months; and for each category the number waiting who are zero to four years of age, five to 17 years of age, 18 to 64 years of age and 65 years of age plus, for each local health area, in tabular form. [23265/16]
View answer339. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting fewer than four months, waiting four to 12 months and waiting more than 12 months; and for each category the number waiting who are zero to four years of age, five to 17 years of age, 18 to 64 years of age and aged 65 plus, for each local health area, in tabular form. [23266/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 338 and 339 together.
The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions 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, she can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.
340. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than one week, one to four weeks, four to eight weeks, eight to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks and 26 to 52 weeks; and the number waiting more than 52 weeks, for each local health area, in tabular form. [23267/16]
View answerThe Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
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, she can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.
