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Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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National Broadband Plan Data
Stephen Donnelly
552. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises connected to and premises passed with high speed broadband, respectively, in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of total premises this represents. [43847/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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General Medical Services Scheme Data
Stephen Donnelly
222. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reversing the cuts to reduce fees payable to general practitioners introduced under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. [43010/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Stephen Donnelly
229. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of a new extension at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42187/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Stephen Donnelly
361. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when an additional orthodontist will commence work at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, in order to ease waiting times for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41832/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Stephen Donnelly
376. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients in each public and voluntary hospital who have been removed from outpatient lists to date in 2018 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant. [41903/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Home Care Packages Data
Stephen Donnelly
377. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a home support hours package in each LHO area; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively. [41906/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Home Care Packages Data
Stephen Donnelly
378. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours provided in each LHO area in each month from January to September 2018; and the way in which this compares against target for each month. [41907/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Stephen Donnelly
379. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of primary care centre projects (details supplied) announced on 22 April 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41910/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Stephen Donnelly
381. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in the Ireland East hospital group; and the details of each (details supplied). [41914/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Stephen Donnelly
382. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in the RCSI hospital group; and the details of each (details supplied). [41915/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Stephen Donnelly
383. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in the Dublin Midlands hospital group; and the details of each (details supplied). [41916/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Stephen Donnelly
384. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in the Saolta University Health Care Group; and the details of each (details supplied). [41917/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Stephen Donnelly
385. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in the South/South West hospital group; and the details of each (details supplied). [41918/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Stephen Donnelly
386. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in the UL hospital group; and the details of each (details supplied). [41919/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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General Practitioner Contracts
Stephen Donnelly
430. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the significant multi-annual investment in general practice which he announced in budget 2019; the specific funding to be provided in 2018 to general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42079/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Health Services Funding
Stephen Donnelly
431. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the additional funding for winter pressures in 2018-19 and new beds in 2019-20 which he announced in budget 2019; the specific funding to be provided for winter pressures; the additional services that will be provided with this funding; the number of new beds that will be provided in 2019-20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42080/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Home Care Packages Data
Stephen Donnelly
461. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the additional home support hours required by 2031 (details supplied). [42269/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Stephen Donnelly
469. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when a new director general and-or chief executive officer of the HSE will be appointed. [42316/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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General Medical Services Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
472. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of expanding access to free general practitioner care through a 10% increase in the weekly income thresholds for general practitioner visit cards; and the full year cost of same. [42319/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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General Practitioner Contracts
Stephen Donnelly
498. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reversing the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, reductions to general practitioner fees announced in July 2013. [42471/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Hospital Consultant Remuneration
Stephen Donnelly
499. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of paying all new entrant consultants recruited since 2012 at the pre-2012 rate of salary. [42472/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Primary Care Services Provision
Stephen Donnelly
500. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [42473/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Primary Care Services Provision
Stephen Donnelly
501. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [42474/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Audiology Services Data
Stephen Donnelly
502. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [42475/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Dietician Service Provision
Stephen Donnelly
503. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [42476/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Dental Services Data
Stephen Donnelly
504. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [42477/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Psychological Services
Stephen Donnelly
505. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [42478/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Stephen Donnelly
102. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012, in tabular form; the status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41314/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Stephen Donnelly
92. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on securing a new school building for a school (details supplied). [40671/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Schools Facilities
Stephen Donnelly
93. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on upgrading facilities at a school (details supplied) while the school awaits a new building. [40672/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Stephen Donnelly
99. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a building programme for a school (details supplied) will commence; and when a timeline for its completion will issue. [40702/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Stephen Donnelly
102. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the site chosen for the new primary school due to open in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow in 2019. [40791/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Meetings
Stephen Donnelly
253. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason he has been unable to meet with the family of a person (details supplied). [40754/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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HSE Reports
Stephen Donnelly
254. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on implementing the recommendations of the HSE report 51449 (details supplied). [40755/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Beds Data
Stephen Donnelly
256. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and day case public patient beds in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [40764/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
272. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the outsourcing contracts in place regarding hospitals (details supplied). [40844/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
273. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason only one child has been forwarded for treatment abroad by the HSE during 2018 even though four month targets have not been met and some children have been left waiting so long for their surgery that they have been deemed not to be clinically fit to have surgery. [40845/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Stephen Donnelly
274. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason such a large proportion of children who are clinically listed for spinal surgery have been moved to a suspended category of wait list. [40846/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Stephen Donnelly
275. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a first scoliosis assessment with a specialist surgeon hospital (details supplied). [40847/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Stephen Donnelly
276. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for spinal surgery once a child has been placed on a surgery list in hospitals (details supplied). [40848/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
277. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if children (details supplied) are now discharged from their HSE orthopaedic specialist consultant here; and the person that will routinely follow-up these patients. [40849/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
278. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the cost in regard to the tendering process of the outsourcing contracts for scoliosis surgeries during 2017 (details supplied); the other costs that were incurred during this process, that is, renegotiation of contracts, including additional post-op follow-up of children in the UK and Germany and the costs of a French contract that was never utilised. [40850/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Stephen Donnelly
279. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the Children's Hospital Group, CHG, is actively following national protocols as per the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF; and the person or body that oversees the wait lists in the CHG ensures compliance to national NTPF protocols in regard to the national wait lists for scoliosis. [40851/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Stephen Donnelly
280. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the wait time for HSE funding approval for bracing therapy if a child has a medical card; the reason children across the Children's Hospital Group, CHG, do not have equal access to bracing therapy and funding; and the further reason funding often depends on the hospital the child attends and whether or not they have a medical card. [40852/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Disability Support Services
Stephen Donnelly
288. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the action which can be taken to ensure legal costs are returned to staff cleared of wrongdoing at a facility (details supplied) which provides services to adults with intellectual disabilities. [40876/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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General Practitioner Data
Stephen Donnelly
299. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of new general practitioners required over the next five years to provide for the replacement of general practitioners retiring over the same period; the number that will be required for replacing retiring rural general practitioners by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40951/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Beds Data
Stephen Donnelly
305. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional beds to be provided in modular units in 2018 for each relevant acute hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40962/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Beds Data
Stephen Donnelly
306. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided in each relevant acute hospital to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40963/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Stephen Donnelly
307. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the detail of the allocation of €55 million in 2018 to fund the National Treatment Purchase Fund to address waiting lists for those on same; the amount of this funding which has been spent; the number of patients that have been treated under the fund to date in 2018; and the number that have been treated since the restoration of the fund in 2017. [40965/18]
Thu, 4 Oct 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Stephen Donnelly
114. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; the number of persons awaiting placement under the scheme in each local health office area, in tabular form; and the length of time waiting [40361/18]