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Wed, 8 May 2019
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Hospital Procedures
Louise O'Reilly
1099. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the projections and commitment for the number of bariatric surgeries up to 2022; and if the service will be available in all of the hospital groups in view of the rapidly increasing prevalence of obesity here (details supplied) [20034/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Louise O'Reilly
1100. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if vaccination for varicella zoster virus and chicken pox will be included as part of the national childhood immunisation programme in view of the fact that it is available privately here. [20035/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Clinical Indemnity Scheme
Louise O'Reilly
1101. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the role of the State in the indemnification of medical professionals (details supplied); and the cost of same in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form. [20036/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
Louise O'Reilly
1102. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding that will be provided for the implementation of the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy. [20038/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
Louise O'Reilly
1103. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which neuro-rehabilitation services being rolled out under the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy will integrate with existing services. [20039/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Louise O'Reilly
1104. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of submissions received regarding broadening the scope of community pharmacists since 2011; his views on the submissions; and his plans to expand the role of community pharmacists. [20040/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Louise O'Reilly
184. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapists who were interviewed in 2016 and were placed on the national panel for physiotherapist staff grade in order of merit must now re-interview to be placed behind 2017 and 2018 panellists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17979/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Louise O'Reilly
185. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason the 2016 national panel for physiotherapist staff grade is being disbanded while the supplementary panels of the original 2016 panel carried out in 2017 and 2018 will remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17980/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Louise O'Reilly
186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the physiotherapy profession and their representatives in relation to the national panel for physiotherapist staff grade and improvements which could be made to the way in which it operates. [17981/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Disabilities Assessments
Louise O'Reilly
188. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the length of delays being experienced by a person (details supplied); his plans to alleviate the waiting lists for children in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Louise O'Reilly
189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the alternative options available for a family to access help for their child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Health Services Staff Remuneration
Louise O'Reilly
278. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if staff who have to work overtime due to the fact that they cannot leave patients or a ward without care due to staffing shortages as a result of the recruitment and retention crisis will be paid for that overtime worked in view of recent reports of a HSE recruitment and overtime ban. [17251/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Alcohol Pricing
Louise O'Reilly
349. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will commence minimum unit pricing in the event that the UK is granted an extension to Article 50 of not less than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17533/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Alcohol Pricing
Louise O'Reilly
350. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will elaborate on his decision to seek a revised Government decision to implement the minimum unit pricing provision after there is more certainty about the exit of the UK from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Alcohol Pricing
Louise O'Reilly
351. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if research has been conducted on the likely scale of cross-Border shopping following the commencement of minimum unit pricing in view of the fact that according to a report (details supplied) the incidence of cross-Border shopping has not increased in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17535/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Louise O'Reilly
408. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the availability of Spinraza in view of the fact a new application has been submitted by a company (details supplied). [17756/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Health Promotion
Louise O'Reilly
409. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the expenditure for the Healthy Ireland office for each year since its establishment; the cost of information campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17757/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Health Promotion
Louise O'Reilly
410. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been made available to the Healthy Ireland fund each year since its establishment; if the funding for each of those years was spent in its entirety; the eligibility criteria for availing of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17758/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Health and Social Care Professionals
Louise O'Reilly
411. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding the recognition of professional qualifications in a post-Brexit scenario specifically regarding the recognition of nursing qualifications from British universities here and Irish universities in Britain; and if qualifications will be respected and equivalence accepted. [17759/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Louise O'Reilly
412. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the children and adults with additional needs who are accessing professional services and supports in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, in tabular form; and the existing services and supports in the area that are available and accessible for children and adults with additional needs. [17760/19]