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Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Stephen Donnelly
596. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography (details supplied). [45076/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Stephen Donnelly
597. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan (details supplied). [45077/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Stephen Donnelly
604. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if emergency funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to cover the costs of continuity of service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45108/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Health Services Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
614. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason health spending has overrun to a large extent since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45155/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Stephen Donnelly
727. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to reduce the dependency on agency nurses in the health sector and the increased costs for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45701/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
728. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent to date in 2018 on agency nurses in the health sector; and the equivalent figures for 2015, 2016 and 2017. [45702/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
729. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the projected full-year expenditure on agency nurses in 2018; and the outturn for same in 2015, 2016 and 2017. [45703/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Stephen Donnelly
730. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the impact on nursing recruitment of a 20% pay gap between HSE staff and their equivalents in agency employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45704/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Stephen Donnelly
751. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if €100,000 in funding will be included in his final budget preparations for the roll-out of the just a minute card (details supplied). [45840/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Traffic Management
Stephen Donnelly
902. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made on works to the N11 to ease chronic traffic congestion. [45293/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Traffic Management
Stephen Donnelly
903. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review will be requested into the ability of emergency services to respond to accidents on the N11 in view of the congestion on the road. [45294/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Traffic Management
Stephen Donnelly
904. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extra safety measures he is taking in view of the heightened danger to road users amid congestion on the N11. [45295/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Transport Support Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
944. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if €100,000 in funding will be included in his final budget preparations for the roll out of the just a-minute-card (details supplied). [45841/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
Stephen Donnelly
223. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the schedule of types of medical treatments covered by the NTPF for 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of procedures and average fee paid for each treatment type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44258/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Mental Health Services Provision
Stephen Donnelly
224. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the supports available to the deaf community in accessing mental health supports, including the provision of mental health professionals fluent in sign language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44259/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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HSE Staff
Stephen Donnelly
249. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason legal fees can or cannot be returned to persons (details supplied). [44371/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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Tax Code
Stephen Donnelly
122. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to section 110 companies using the 2020 tax residency exemption to avoid paying taxes following the closing of the loophole in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44115/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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Health Services Funding
Stephen Donnelly
217. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 16 October 2018, the number of additional acute beds that will be provided by the additional funding of €10 million in 2019. [43999/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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Health Services Funding
Stephen Donnelly
218. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 16 October 2018, the hospitals in which the 600 acute beds to be phased in by the end of 2020 will be located in tabular form. [44000/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Stephen Donnelly
219. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the portion of the €206 million for the selected measures for Sláintecare implementation that will support the commencement in 2019 of a multi-annual investment in general practice. [44002/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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Budget 2019
Stephen Donnelly
220. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the cost in 2019 of specific measures announced in budget 2019 (details supplied). [44003/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Stephen Donnelly
250. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the schedule of types of medical treatments covered by the NTPF for 2017 and to date in 2018, including each treatment type; the number of procedures; the average fee paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44113/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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Mental Health Services
Stephen Donnelly
251. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the supports available to the deaf community in accessing mental health supports, including the provision of mental health professionals fluent in sign language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44114/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
63. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the overrun in health spending in 2018; if he was informed by the HSE in late 2017 or early 2018 that such an overrun was likely; the steps he took to avoid an overrun; the overrun in each health sector; the amount realised in savings to date in 2018 under the HSE's value improvement programme; the amount by which anticipated revenues have fallen short; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43914/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Stephen Donnelly
129. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the general practitioner sector is facing a recruitment and retention crisis; his further views on whether the refusal to reverse FEMPI measures for general practitioners is a major driver of the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43553/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Budget 2019
Stephen Donnelly
132. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the items of new expenditure in budget 2019 which would not be there without the existence of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43554/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Stephen Donnelly
137. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a recruitment and retention crisis in relation to hospital consultants; his further views on whether the wide disparity in new entrant pay is a major driver of this crisis; his plans in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43556/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Paediatric Services
Stephen Donnelly
141. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to tackle the waiting times for assessment and treatment for children with scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43557/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
Stephen Donnelly
155. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the NTPF should be extended to cover children with special needs that are waiting for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Health Services Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
358. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he has sought changes to the timing of allocations to the health service under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 to bring forward spending of over €900 million originally earmarked for the end of the ten-year programme; and the outcome of such discussions as part of the recent estimates process. [43200/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
359. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which section 10(b) of the Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Act 2014 is being honoured in the health budget for 2019; and if the deficit recorded in 2018 will be considered as a first charge in 2019. [43201/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Stephen Donnelly
360. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the capital projects in the health service which have been delayed for three months or more in 2018; and the reason for the delay in tabular form. [43202/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospitals Building Programme
Stephen Donnelly
361. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the project to provide a modular build at South Tipperary General Hospital; when the project will be completed; and the number of extra beds to be provided. [43210/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Cancer Services Provision
Stephen Donnelly
374. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his plans for a new cancer centre in County Cork in view of An Bord Pleanála's refusal to grant Mercy University Hospital permission for same; the location in which the new centre will be built; when the centre will be open for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43254/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Meetings
Stephen Donnelly
375. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the meetings and dates on which he met with stakeholder organisations and professional bodies (details supplied) in relation to the implementation of termination of pregnancy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43255/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Vaccination Programme
Stephen Donnelly
376. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason the timeline for rolling out the HPV test by October 2018 was missed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43256/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
424. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated overrun in health for 2018; the areas of the healthcare system and geographies the overrun is allocated to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43636/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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General Practitioner Data
Stephen Donnelly
425. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the research or data he has commissioned or his attention has been drawn to regarding the number and location of general practitioner surgeries that are no longer accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43637/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
Stephen Donnelly
426. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the NTPF should be extended to cover children with special needs who are waiting for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43638/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Meetings
Stephen Donnelly
427. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings he has had with general practitioner representative organisations including organisations (details supplied) in relation to talks on the new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43639/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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General Practitioner Contracts
Stephen Donnelly
428. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the new general practitioner contract negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43640/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospital Beds Data
Stephen Donnelly
429. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if previously closed acute beds in Letterkenny University Hospital will be reopened in 2019; if so, the number of beds which will be reopened; when this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43641/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospital Beds Data
Stephen Donnelly
430. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds opened in 2018; the locations of those beds; the breakdown of those beds by type, for example, ICU, HDU, ward and rehab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43643/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospital Beds Data
Stephen Donnelly
431. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds he plans to open in 2019; the locations of those beds; the breakdown of those beds by type, for example, ICU, HDU, ward and rehab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43644/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Stephen Donnelly
432. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to include funding to upgrade the Rotunda Hospital in the capital plan in view of ongoing multi-year delays in a new campus being built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43645/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Stephen Donnelly
433. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the preparations being made to increase acute hospital capacity in winter 2018-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43646/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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HSE National Service Plan
Stephen Donnelly
434. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when the 2019 HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43647/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff Remuneration
Stephen Donnelly
435. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the provision of health care is being undermined by reduced salaries for those recruited since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43648/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Disability Services Data
Stephen Donnelly
436. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the waiting time to assessment and to access therapies for children with special needs by county or by the smallest available geographic breakdown if county level data is not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43649/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Cancer Research
Stephen Donnelly
471. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the amount and type of investment in pancreatic cancer research here; his plans to co-operate with other countries fighting the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43848/18]