Written Answers Nos. 328-342
328. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year current and capital costs that would be needed to provide an additional catheterisation laboratory at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38666/18]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.
329. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dates and times of and attendees at meetings his Department had with organisations (details supplied) in 2017 and to date in 2018. [38670/18]
View answerA number of units within the Department engage with each of these organisations regularly on a various issues. The full information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. I have surveyed the Department and the collated replies will be prepared into a full response to the Deputy as soon as possible.
330. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the wait times for an assessment of need by CHO area, in tabular form. [38672/18]
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 a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
331. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for an early intervention service by CHO area, in tabular form. [38673/18]
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 a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
332. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the procedure for requesting a medical helicopter transfer from one HSE hospital to another; the persons authorised to make such request; if the requested hospital is obliged to accept the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/18]
View answerAs this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
333. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons authorised to travel with a patient who is being transferred from one HSE hospital to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38690/18]
View answerAs this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
334. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the precise role of the paramedic in the hand-over process to the medical team in a receiving hospital in the case of the helicopter transfer of a patient from one HSE hospital to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38691/18]
View answerAs this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
335. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if a patient's files travel with him or her in the case of the helicopter transfer of a patient from one HSE hospital to another; the person responsible for handing such files to the medical team in the receiving hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38692/18]
View answerAs this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
336. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a cataract procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38703/18]
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, 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.
337. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for transport for students to and from a centre (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the funding that was available for each of the years from 2014 to 2017; the funding available for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38710/18]
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.
338. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue on his or her case. [38714/18]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
339. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of a home care package application by a person (details supplied); if it has been sanctioned; if so, when it will be actioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38717/18]
View answerAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
340. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a bed will become available in St. Patrick's University Hospital for a person (details suppled). [38724/18]
View answerI understand that this person is seeking admission to a private mental health facility. This would, therefore, seem to be a matter for the person in question or their health professional to take this up directly with the facility concerned. However, I will also ask to HSE to correspond with you directly in relation to the reference in the details to any possible involvement by local HSE mental health services.
341. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund medical garments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38726/18]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
342. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the provision of autism assistance dogs for persons that may require them will be supported (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38729/18]
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 a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
