Written Answers Nos. 181-191
181. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by persons treated for foot ulcerations who did not require a full or partial limb amputation in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by county; the number of those persons who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22451/17]
View answerIn response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
182. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by persons undergoing full and partial lower limb amputations procedures on persons under 65 years of age in each of the years 2014 to 2016 by county; the number of these persons who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22452/17]
View answerIn response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
183. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by persons under 65 years of age treated for foot ulcerations who did not require a full or partial limb amputation in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by county; the number of those persons who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22453/17]
View answerIn response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
184. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by persons undergoing full and partial limb amputation procedures in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by county in tabular form. [22454/17]
View answerIn response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
185. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the reimbursement for treatment abroad. [22466/17]
View answerAs Minister for Health I have no role in the commercial decisions of any of the private health insurance companies. Health insurers operate in a competitive market and are free to include certain terms and conditions in their policies, providing they are in compliance with the health insurance legislation. Benefit is then paid for claims in accordance with the terms and conditions of a customer's policy.
I understand that, in this instance, the customer in question has taken her complaint to the Financial Services Ombudsman for an independent adjudication of the case, which is the appropriate office to deal with this matter.
186. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22468/17]
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 scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and the hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [22478/17]
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 scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and the hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
188. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to a service (details supplied) in County Kerry in the remainder of 2017 or in 2018 to assist it meet its running costs; the funding the HSE has provided to date in 2017 to the service; the reason funding has been discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/17]
View answerAs this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
189. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the ECMO facilities for the treatment of persons with respiratory illnesses that exist. [22499/17]
View answerIn response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
190. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the ECMO facilities that exist for treatment of both adults and children with cardiac illnesses. [22500/17]
View answerIn response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
191. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received respiratory ECMO treatment outside of the State in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22501/17]
View answerThe HSE operates a Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS), for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA Member State or Switzerland under EU Regulation 883/04, as per the procedures set out in EU Regulation 987/09, and in accordance with Department of Health Guidelines. Patients apply to the HSE TAS seeking access to public healthcare outside the State through model form E112. The application requires the patient's Irish-based public referring hospital consultant, following clinical assessment, to certify, among other things, that the treatment is medically necessary and will meet the patient’s needs. The treatment must not be available within the State or not available within a time normally necessary for obtaining it.
The HSE has been asked to further examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
