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Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Services
Colm Keaveney
618. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 408 of 23 June 2015 and 443 of 30 June 2015 and the replies from the Health Service Executive of 3 July and 4 July 2015, his views on the executive providing neither dates nor timeframes for appointments for critical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans; whether this treatment of patients is acceptable practice by Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28760/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Colm Keaveney
619. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, in respect of each acute hospital in the country, the number of persons on the waiting list for orthopaedic procedures up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months and 18 months plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28800/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Colm Keaveney
620. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for each regional administrative area, the number of school leavers or other young adults with special needs waiting for new or enhanced day service places from September 2015; the number informed of their placements by 30 June 2015; the number still waiting; when they will be informed of their placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28804/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospitals Building Programme
Jerry Buttimer
621. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health as part of his Department’s capital expenditure plan, if he will provide funding for a new hospital in Cork, as recommended in the report Reconfiguration of Acute Hospital Services, Cork and Kerry by the non-executive advisory board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28813/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Medicinal Products Prices
Michael Healy-Rae
622. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason coeliac disease is not registered as a disease with the national disease register; his views on re-instating it on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28815/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services
Gerry Adams
623. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the available specialist services or supports that are available for persons who are under 65 years of age and who have Alzheimer's disease or dementia, by county. [28817/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Tobacco Control Measures
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
624. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans for an island-of-Ireland approach to a class action against the tobacco industry for its promotion of the use of an addictive product that has and continues to contribute directly to the premature death of over 5,000 Irish citizens annually and that costs the very stretched health budget in excess of an estimated €1 billion every year; his plans to raise the proposal with his Northern Executive counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28819/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Sick Pay Scheme Reform
Jerry Buttimer
625. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health regarding the implementation of new public service sick leave arrangements in the health services in 2014, the amount saved as a result of these measures; if the lost time rate was reduced as a result; if there has been a reduction in the average days lost per whole-time equivalent employee; the expected savings in 2015, in terms of money and time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28824/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Carer's Allowance Payments
Jerry Buttimer
626. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the numbers of persons in receipt of a carer's allowance; the number of these persons who are in receipt of a general practitioner card; the additional entitlements that a carer may be able to receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28830/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Psychological Services
Clare Daly
627. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 442 of 30 June 2015 and 667 of 26 May 2015, the reason the recommendation of a psychologist at a meeting on 11 March 2015 that a cognitive assessment of a person (details supplied) should take place was not acted upon; the basis for the head of safety and quality's assurance as to decision-making capacity used as grounds by the latter for over-ruling that recommendation. [28839/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Robert Troy
628. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be facilitated as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28842/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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HIQA Issues
Michael Healy-Rae
629. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding correspondence issued to private nursing homes by the Health Information and Quality Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28850/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Home Help Service Data
Jack Wall
630. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the budget for home help hours and for home care packages in counties Roscommon, Mayo, Galway and Donegal for the years 2013 and 2014 and for 2015 to date; the number of persons availing of this service in each of these counties in the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28851/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Community Alert Programme
Mattie McGrath
631. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 7 July 2015, if he is aware that Muintir na Tíre receives annual funding for the community alert programme from the Health Service Executive; the amount provided since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28865/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Dental Services
Michael Healy-Rae
632. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for dental treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28875/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Billy Kelleher
633. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and by local health office area for those up to 16 years of age and those over 16 years of age, details of the numbers waiting for orthodontic treatment at the end of March 2015. [28877/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Funding
Gerry Adams
634. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28894/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Funding
Gerry Adams
635. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the difficulties faced by an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth regarding cuts to funding, as well as the significant shortfall in funding needed to bring the proposed new build to fruition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28895/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Beds Data
Gerry Adams
636. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available by county for providing specialist care to those suffering with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28896/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Expenditure
Gerry Adams
637. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set out the annual cost of providing care for those with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, by county; the average annual cost per person with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Gerry Adams
638. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress to date regarding focusing on timely diagnosis for persons with dementia; and the resources that have been invested in early intervention in counties Louth and Meath. [28898/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
639. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the services that are available to persons suffering with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, including services available in a community setting as well as services available in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28899/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Disease Incidence
Gerry Adams
640. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures for persons who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia in the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date, by county; and if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated, by person, by county. [28900/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Gerry Adams
641. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to outline the actions identified from the national dementia strategy; the progress that has been made to date; and his views on the likely implementation of further actions identified as part of the strategy's implementation. [28901/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Gerry Adams
642. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of general practitioners in counties Louth and Meath who have signed up for training, as part of the of the implementation of the national dementia strategy; and if he will provide an update on when the proposed training will commence, and be completed. [28902/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Gerry Adams
643. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set out the meetings that have taken place to date with the monitoring group to assist with implementation of the national dementia strategy; and if he will provide an update in respect of these meetings. [28903/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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General Practitioner Contracts
Gerry Adams
644. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, by county, the number and list of general practitioners who have signed up to the proposed scheme of free general practitioner care for children under six years of age. [28905/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Gerry Adams
645. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set out the cost of the North East Doctor on Call Service in the north east, by location, for each year since 2011; the number of patients seen annually, by location, since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28906/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Gerry Adams
646. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set out the cost of general practitioner services in the north east, by location, for each year since 2011; the numbers of patients seen annually, by location, since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28907/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Gerry Adams
647. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being encountered by persons in County Louth who are effectively unable to register with a general practitioner in their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28908/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Gerry Adams
648. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of general practitioners, per capita, for the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date, by county; his views on whether there are sufficient general practitioners to meet demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28909/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Medical Card Data
Gerry Adams
649. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set down the number of holders of medical cards who are aged from six to 17 years of age. [28910/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Provision
Dan Neville
650. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding the provision of spectacles for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28911/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Billy Kelleher
651. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the assistance necessary to allow Cork University Hospital to increase its staffing levels in its paediatric high-dependancy unit, and allow the hospital to use the currently vacant beds in this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28917/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28921/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Home Help Service
Pearse Doherty
653. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the Health Service Executive policies and procedure that home help and Blue Bird assistants must follow in respect of dispensing medication to their clients; the exceptions to this procedure if persons are not physically or mentally capable of taking their own medication, or if a member of the person's family is not available to assist them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28922/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Pearse Doherty
654. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal may expect a decision on a medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28923/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Charlie McConalogue
655. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health if the Saolta University Health Care Group has advertised for a consultant urologist for Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; if the advertisement has yet to be placed; when he expects same to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28960/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Accident and Emergency Departments
Terence Flanagan
656. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding a matter at the emergency department in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28962/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services
Terence Flanagan
657. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28973/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Michael McCarthy
658. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 25 June 2015 when a response will issue to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28978/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Provision
Catherine Murphy
659. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the notice periods that ought to be provided to parents who are waiting on appointments for their children in respect of child ophthalmic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Provision
Catherine Murphy
660. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to improve on the service offered in respect of parents who are waiting on appointments for their children for child ophthalmic services; his views on whether a notice period of less than one week is acceptable after a wait of over 15 months with no update as to the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29013/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Catherine Murphy
661. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to detail the hospital waiting lists, categorised by hospital and operation, that are closed to new referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29014/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Cross-Border Health Initiatives
Catherine Murphy
662. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to set out the number of procedures conducted within the European Union following a referral from an Irish general practitioner on behalf of the Health Service Executive; the cost of these procedures to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29015/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Eoghan Murphy
663. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether he supports the work of a charity (details supplied); and if he will provide State funding to the charity. [29017/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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National Lottery Funding Applications
Fergus O'Dowd
664. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason lottery funding was refused in the past for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29026/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Health Services Provision
Charlie McConalogue
665. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health to set out the number of patients in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, who have been offered an appointment and treatment in a private hospital; if all treatment, including follow-up diagnostics and surgery will be provided in these private hospitals; the number of these patients who were previously outsourced with outpatient appointments at private hospitals before later having the file recalled to Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29033/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Gerry Adams
666. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health whether he is satisfied with the service provided by the North East Doctor on Call Service. [29036/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Gerry Adams
667. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of difficulties surrounding the provision of cover at the four sites of the North East Doctor on Call Service, particularly during the night. [29037/15]