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Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Michael McCarthy
536. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed soft opt-out system for organ donation; when this will come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Respite Care Services
Mick Wallace
537. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has considered, or would consider in the future, providing respite services for persons with intellectual disabilities directly, rather than subcontracting the service out to private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Respite Care Services
Mick Wallace
538. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to ensure fairness in the system of allocating respite services contracts to external service providers, and that contracts are allocated on the basis of quality of service rather than longevity of the relationships with the service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Respite Care Services
Mick Wallace
539. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours sanctioned in County Wexford in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Reports
Jerry Buttimer
540. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's planned report on lymphoedema services; when it will be completed; if it will feed into the development of a plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; the recommendations that are not included the report; if he will direct the executive to publish the report and to use the report as the basis for the development of a long-term plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Gerry Adams
541. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of citizens on the fair deal scheme waiting list in each county since the scheme commenced. [14321/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Gerry Adams
542. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the length of time that citizens on the fair deal scheme have to wait before being placed by county and for each year since the scheme commenced. [14322/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Jerry Buttimer
543. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health regarding the commitment of the Health Service Executive, if he will review the recruitment process for psychologists; if he will ensure that this process is done in a transparent and fair manner involving all the relevant stakeholders; when the review will take place; the person who will be involved in this process; if it will be subject to independent oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14326/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
544. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing levels in each child and adolescent mental health services team, with details of all vacancies; and his plans for filling these vacancies. [14338/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Staff Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
545. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing levels at primary care level, with whole-time equivalent numbers in each area, both geographical and professional; and if he will provide a comparison to international best standards. [14339/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
546. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will compare the current number of inpatient beds available for children with mental health difficulties here with international best standards and agreed national targets. [14340/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
547. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of A Vision for Change; and if he is satisfied with the progress. [14341/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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HSE Governance
Richard Boyd Barrett
548. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent inquiries by the Committee of Public Accounts into good governance in the Health Service Executive. [14342/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Staff
Billy Kelleher
549. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the date that the community-based paediatric palliative care nurse will begin in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal. [14350/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Access
Billy Kelleher
550. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to implement the proposal, as discussed with him during a meeting with Our Children's Voice representatives on 4 February 2015, for an agreement to allow children with life-limiting and terminal conditions to access cross-Border care in hospitals in Enniskillen, Derry and Belfast, and to allow them to receive respite and end-of-life care in Belfast Children's Hospice, instead of having to endure lengthy four-hour journeys to Dublin for the provision of such services. [14351/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mick Wallace
551. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the supports and services that are in place for sufferers of fragile X syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mick Wallace
552. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wexford to provide adequate services to support their four children who suffer from fragile X syndrome, particularly in view of the apology they received in 2014 from the Health Service Executive over the mistreatment of these persons by the executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Closures
Mattie McGrath
553. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm and clarify the status of elective surgery at Kilcreene hospital in County Kilkenny, which serves the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency and the south Tipperary area; if there are plans for the closure of this facility within the next two and a half to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14370/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Vaccination Programme
Brendan Griffin
554. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding meningitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Brendan Griffin
555. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding an appointment at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14376/15]