Brendan Smith
Question:411. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when services will be provided at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31525/18]
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Questions (411)
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As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Mental Health Services Provision
Questions (412)
John Brady
Question:412. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of a Jigsaw youth mental health site to be developed in the north County Wicklow areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/18]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services Data
Questions (413)
John Brady
Question:413. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS services in the Bray area in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31528/18]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services Staff
Questions (414)
John Brady
Question:414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in CAMHS services by individual service in the CHO 6 area as compared to the percentage prescribed in A Vision for Change for 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/18]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Hospital Appointments Status
Questions (415)
Niamh Smyth
Question:415. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a pre-assessment appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31530/18]
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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 since 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 the Deputy directly.
Hospital Appointments Administration
Questions (416)
Niamh Smyth
Question:416. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment sooner than 1 August 2018 will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31531/18]
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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 since 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 the Deputy directly.
Diabetes Strategy
Questions (417)
John Brassil
Question:417. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if carb counting classes will be arranged and provided on an ongoing basis for persons with type 1 diabetes at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31548/18]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
Dental Services Provision
Questions (418)
Brendan Smith
Question:418. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional resources to enable a much needed improvement in the delivery of dental and orthodontic services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31550/18]
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
National Children's Hospital Status
Questions (419)
Joan Burton
Question:419. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the full opening of the new national children’s hospital and satellite centres in Blanchardstown and Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31561/18]
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The new children’s hospital on the campus shared with St. James’s Hospital will be completed by the end of 2022. The paediatric outpatients and urgent care centre on the Connolly Hospital campus will open in 2019 followed by the second centre at Tallaght in 2020.
Main site construction works such as basement excavation, piling, service diversions and building a utility tunnel for the campus are continuing on the campus shared with St James’s Hospital. Works at Connolly are progressing as scheduled, the entire concrete structure is now complete. Works at Tallaght are also progressing with the decant and crèche works scheduled to be completed in August 2018 and main works on the paediatric outpatients and urgent care centre expected to commence in September 2018.
Hospital Staff Recruitment
Questions (420)
Joan Burton
Question:420. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the progress made in securing additional staff and resources to tackle the delays in treating scoliosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31562/18]
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The long-term strategy to develop sustainable scoliosis services from 2018 has been prioritised by my Department and the HSE in the 2018 HSE National Service Plan. An additional €9 million has been provided to the HSE in 2018 specifically to develop paediatric orthopaedic services, including further increasing access to scoliosis services.
In terms of recruitment, the Children's Hospital Group (CHG) advises that the reconfiguration of the existing orthopaedic post in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin (OLCHC) is being worked through by OLCHC for Consultant Appointment Approval Committee (CAAC) consideration.
In addition, funding for two new consultant posts for paediatric orthopaedics has been provided in the HSE 2018 National Service Plan. These two new posts are currently being processed through the CAAC process and are expected to be appointed in Q4 2018. These posts will be allocated to OLCHC and Temple Street CUH for paediatric orthopaedics so that existing consultants can focus on spinal surgery services.
CHG also advises that in May OLCHC commenced an Outpatient Department (OPD) Spinal Review Clinic as an interim measure until the 2 new consultant posts are filled. Its aim is to reduce first OPD appointment to 6 months by September.
Occupational Therapy Provision
Questions (421)
Catherine Murphy
Question:421. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health when an occupational therapy service will be available for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when posts will be filled and occupational therapy services will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31575/18]
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As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Health Services Data
Questions (422)
Aindrias Moynihan
Question:422. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmic treatments carried out nationally by month in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31577/18]
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
Health Services Data
Questions (423)
Aindrias Moynihan
Question:423. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmic treatments carried out in County Cork by month in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31578/18]
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
Health Services Data
Questions (424, 425)
Aindrias Moynihan
Question:424. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic treatments carried out nationally by month in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31579/18]
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Question:425. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic treatments carried out in County Cork by month in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31580/18]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 424 and 425 together.
In relation to the particular queries raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.