John Brassil
Question:510. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of the home care package application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33648/17]
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Questions (510)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
Drugs Payment Scheme
Questions (511)
John Brassil
Question:511. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a drugs payment scheme card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33649/17]
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
Hospital Facilities
Questions (512)
John Brassil
Question:512. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the capital submission that has been finalised by University Hospital Kerry in respect of a dedicated obstetric theatre is sanctioned for approval and escalation to the acute hospitals division as a matter of urgency in order for consideration of funding by the national estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33653/17]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Appointments Status
Questions (513)
Niamh Smyth
Question:513. Deputy Niamh Smyth 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. [33692/17]
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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 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.
Hospital Appointments Status
Questions (514)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:514. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent appointment to have a surgical procedure performed in St James's Hospital. [33696/17]
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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.
Medicinal Products
Questions (515)
Michael Healy-Rae
Question:515. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to address an issue (details supplied) in relation to changes of the blister packs available to older persons in pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/17]
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
HSE Expenditure
Questions (516)
Pat Buckley
Question:516. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the procedure in place if a HSE-funded charity service provider underspends on its allocated HSE funding within a set time period, for example, yearly funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/17]
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As this is a service matter, your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
Mental Health Services Funding
Questions (517)
Pat Buckley
Question:517. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to a youth mental health charity (details supplied) over the past five years respectively, in tabular form; the amount of this money that was spent by the charity each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33699/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Mental Health Services Expenditure
Questions (518)
Pat Buckley
Question:518. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the terms of use for HSE funding to a youth mental health charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Mental Health Policy
Questions (519)
Pat Buckley
Question:519. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the strategic plans and targets his Department has for children and youth mental health services for the remainder of 2017 and for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33701/17]
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The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the current year is reflected in the HSE Service Plan 2017, which can be found by visiting http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/serviceplans/Service-Plan-2017/2017-National-Service-Plan.pdf.
The position in relation to 2018 will be considered in the context of finalising the HSE Service Plan for next year.
Mental Health Services
Questions (520)
Pat Buckley
Question:520. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for the CAMHS service in Cherry Orchard Hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and from January to June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
HSE Staff Data
Questions (521)
Pat Buckley
Question:521. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses, broken down by hospital, who have been employed by the HSE since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
HSE Staff Data
Questions (522)
Pat Buckley
Question:522. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists, broken down by hospital, that have been employed by the HSE since 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33704/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
HSE Staff Data
Questions (523)
Pat Buckley
Question:523. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, broken down by hospital, that have been employed by the HSE since 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/17]
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As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Mobility Allowance
Questions (524)
Robert Troy
Question:524. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is grant aid available for the purchase of a mobility scooter. [33717/17]
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
Question No. 525 withdrawn.
Home Help Service Data
Questions (526, 527, 528, 532)
Carol Nolan
Question:526. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the funding for home help in counties Laois and Offaly over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33726/17]
View answerCarol Nolan
Question:527. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are awaiting a home help package in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33727/17]
View answerCarol Nolan
Question:528. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of home help hours granted in Laois and Offaly over each of the past ten years; the number of persons who have availed of home help hours in these counties for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33728/17]
View answerCarol Nolan
Question:532. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reasons home help hours have been cut by 27% in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/17]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 526 to 528, inclusive, and 532 together.
As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
Orthodontic Services Provision
Questions (529)
Carol Nolan
Question:529. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason the orthodontic service in Tullamore is without staff with no relief cover put in place to cover staff leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33729/17]
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.