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Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Home Help Service
Michael Healy-Rae
576. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on seven-hour contracts for home help staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14513/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Michael Healy-Rae
577. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on proposals to increase nursing home charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Home Help Service
Brendan Griffin
578. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of cover replacements for home helpers taking holidays; if the Health Service Executive will be provided with a budget to cover this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14529/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Staff
Clare Daly
579. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) resigned from a post in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and the steps he has taken to operate the unit in view of the fact that it has only 50% of the numbers of surgeons it should have. [14531/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Bernard Durkan
580. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Robert Troy
581. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the proposed changes in respect of eligibility under the nursing home fair deal scheme. [14546/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Facilities
Michael Healy-Rae
582. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new acute psychiatric unit at Cork University Hospital; when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
583. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of existing clinicians, the number of therapy posts and the number and grade identified as being required during the mapping-of-need exercise conducted as part of the progressing disability services reform project, broken down by region and discipline, for example, speech and language therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, psychologist and social worker; the number of those posts that have been allocated and the number filled; if he will provide this in context of the child population, the number of children currently receiving a service and the number anticipated to require a service also included; and his views on the shortfall and consequent dilution of services for children. [14559/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
584. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the formula employed to estimate the number of clinicians of various disciplines, that is, the appropriate mix and also the number of therapy posts required, under the mapping-of-need exercise conducted as part of the progressing disability services reform project; and the recommended ratio of therapists to children. [14560/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
585. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the formula employed to estimate the additional number of children that are anticipated to need a service, as part of the progressing disability services reform project (details supplied). [14561/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Facilities
Thomas P. Broughan
586. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated to the cystic fibrosis unit in University Hospital Limerick; when these funds will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14570/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
587. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to address the lack of potential candidates for recruitment to the Irish health services, in particular cystic fibrosis front-line staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14571/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Patient Data
Thomas P. Broughan
588. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of patients who accessed the cystic fibrosis paediatric inpatient service and the cystic fibrosis paediatric outpatient service in Cork University Hospital in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and his plans to improve these services, with a timeframe for completion of improvements. [14572/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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National Children's Hospital Status
Thomas P. Broughan
589. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the new children's hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14573/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Patient Data
Thomas P. Broughan
590. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [14574/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
591. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland to complete the two new paediatric inpatient rooms in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14575/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Departmental Funding
Brian Walsh
592. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the level of funding from his Department that has been provided to the Irish Guide Dog Association in each of the past four years in respect of the assistance dogs scheme for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14582/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Micheál Martin
593. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government on the fair deal system of financing nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9969/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Micheál Martin
594. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government on providing more residential places, home care packages and community care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9970/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Tom Fleming
595. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an appointment for a surgical procedure in Kerry General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14603/15]