Dessie Ellis
Question:489. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments before cancellations at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown from 2009 to date. [33614/17]
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Questions (489)
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospitals Data
Questions (490)
Dessie Ellis
Question:490. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the did-not-attend rate in percentages per year at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown from 2009 to date. [33615/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospitals Policy
Questions (491)
Dessie Ellis
Question:491. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown implements the SDU and HSE guidelines for "did not attend". [33616/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Appointments Administration
Questions (492)
Dessie Ellis
Question:492. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown operates or plans to operate a text alert to persons in advance of outpatient department appointments. [33617/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Services
Questions (493)
Dessie Ellis
Question:493. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres and the number operational at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown from 2009 to date. [33618/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospitals Data
Questions (494)
Dessie Ellis
Question:494. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons attending the emergency department aged between 18 and 30, 31 and 45, 46 and 60 and aged 61 and above at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and the reason for attending the department by each of these age groups at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown from 2009 to present. [33619/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Staff Data
Questions (495)
Dessie Ellis
Question:495. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of staff at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in each of the years 2004 to date. [33621/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Staff Data
Questions (496)
Dessie Ellis
Question:496. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in each of the years 2004 to date. [33622/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Beds Data
Questions (497)
Dessie Ellis
Question:497. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in each of the years 2004 to date. [33623/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Accommodation Provision
Questions (498)
Dessie Ellis
Question:498. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol has been deployed at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown from 2012 to date; the process for implementing this protocol at the hospital; and the effect on wider services at the hospital when it was deployed. [33624/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospitals Data
Questions (499)
Dessie Ellis
Question:499. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of persons whose elective surgery was cancelled or rescheduled more than once in 2016 and to date in 2017 at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33625/17]
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospitals Policy
Questions (500)
Dessie Ellis
Question:500. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the policy or procedures in place in the accident and emergency department of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown when an adult, adolescent or child, respectively, presents with suicidal ideation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33626/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Hospital Staff Data
Questions (501)
Dessie Ellis
Question:501. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis assessment nurses in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33627/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Hospital Staff Data
Questions (502)
Dessie Ellis
Question:502. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the psychiatric and mental health services and facilities currently available at the Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; the number of consultants, specialists and nurses working in these services and facilities; the role of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33628/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Disability Services Funding
Questions (503)
Maureen O'Sullivan
Question:503. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the frustrations and difficulties of section 39 disability organisations aligned with section 38 State employees that endured austerity measure cuts and are now facing pay restoration out of their current resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/17]
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Section 39 organisations are not encompassed by the Public Service Stability Agreements and are therefore not obliged to pass on any pay reductions to their staff members or to provide for any pay restoration that may be negotiated as part of these public service agreements. Neither the HSE nor the Department of Health have any role in determining the pay rates or terms and conditions of Section 39 staff. It is a matter for Section 39 organisations to negotiate salaries with their staff as part of their employment relationship and within the overall funding available for the delivery of agreed services.
Hospital Appointments Status
Questions (504)
Robert Troy
Question:504. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be called for surgery. [33632/17]
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Under 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.
Health Services Staff
Questions (505)
Marc MacSharry
Question:505. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if a full-time contract will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33636/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Disability Services Provision
Questions (506)
Niamh Smyth
Question:506. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of a request for full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33641/17]
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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 question relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
Hospital Acquired Infections
Questions (507, 508, 509)
Louise O'Reilly
Question:507. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the infection rates at St James's Hospital for the period 2005 to 2010. [33645/17]
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Question:508. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the infection rates at the Mater hospital for the period 2005 to 2010. [33646/17]
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Question:509. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the infection rates at Tallaght Hospital for the period 2005 to 2010. [33647/17]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 507 to 509, inclusive, together.
In relation to the queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.