Parliamentary questions

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

378. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the National Parks and Wildlife Service will make or has made a submission on a planning application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25377/17]

CLÁR Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

379. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to introduce a local improvement scheme for the repair of local access roads under the CLÁR programme; if so, when the scheme will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25552/17]

Departmental Funding

Jackie Cahill

380. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if grants are available through her Department for a community group organising a history-based summer school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25775/17]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Martin

381. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to run an outdoor infrastructure recreation scheme again in 2018 in view of the tight timeframe for applications to the 2017 scheme​. [25793/17]

Scéim na mBóithre Áise

Pat the Cope Gallagher

382. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na pleananna atá aici maidir le scéim deontas bóithre straitéiseacha a chur ar bun sa Ghaeltacht chun slí rochtana a chur ar fáil ar fud na Gaeltachta agus ar fud na tíre, os rud é go bhféadfaí maoiniú a fháil dá leithéid de scéim ag féachaint don mhéid airgid atá faoina cúram agus nár caitheadh sna buiséid éagsúla; an dtabharfaidh sí eolas i dtaobh cén uair a d'fhéadfaí a leithéid de scéim a chur ar bun, agus an mbeadh sí sásta gur plean ilbhliantúil a chuirfí ar bun chun déileáil leis an easpa tograí bonneagair i gceantair Ghaeltachta ó cuireadh an scéim ar fionraí sa bhliain 2010; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25979/17]

Scéim na mBóithre Áise

Pat the Cope Gallagher

383. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na pleananna atá aici maidir le scéim bóithre áise a chur ar bun in athuair chun freastal ar thithe agus bóithre feirme i gceantair Ghaeltachta ar fud na tíre; an aithníonn sí an phráinn mhór atá le scéim den sórt seo chun dul i ngleic leis an gcaoi a bhfuil cúrsaí ag dul chun donais i gceantair tuaithe ó thaobh ísliú caighdeán bóithre sa Ghaeltacht mar go bhfuil na mílte cónaitheoirí neamhábalta an costas a sheasamh maidir leis na bóithre seo a chóiriú chomh fada lena dtithe cónaithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25980/17]

Pension Provisions

Declan Breathnach

384. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health his plans to offer an incentivised pension scheme in critical employment areas, such as nursing, occupational therapy and speech therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25860/17]

Health Services Staff Training

Billy Kelleher

385. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners and other medical professionals receive regular training on Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25269/17]

HIV-AIDS Programmes

Thomas P. Broughan

386. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the KnowNow pilot programme for rapid testing of HIV; if this pilot programme will be rolled out across the country; his plans to tackle the rising rate of HIV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25270/17]

HIV-AIDS Programmes

Thomas P. Broughan

387. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if the pilot rapid testing HIV programme, the KnowNow programme, previously administered through an organisation (details supplied) will be continued; the organisation that will take over the administration of this pilot programme; if there will be interruptions to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25271/17]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Frank O'Rourke

388. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied) in Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25275/17]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Pearse Doherty

389. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a scan at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25279/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Gino Kenny

390. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his Department signed a contract with the manufacturers of Orkambi; when the drug will be made available to persons with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25284/17]

Health Services Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

391. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite increased personal assistant hours and transportation to school for a person (details supplied) in Lucan, County Dublin. [25285/17]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Fergus O'Dowd

392. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status and projected timeframe for the possible introduction of medical cannabis under the supervision of medical professionals; if he will make available information related to this area of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Eamon Scanlon

393. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment process will commence for staff in a new primary care centre (details supplied); if there will be a position for a dental hygienist; if so, when the position will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25289/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

394. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/17]

Health Insurance

Jack Chambers

395. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private patients are being directed and pressurised to use their health insurance in public hospitals though the insurance is not required for their treatment; if this will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25291/17]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Jack Chambers

396. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his plans for reshaping the way in which patients with chronic conditions are cared for in the health system; his plans to engage private hospitals in managing some chronic conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25292/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jack Chambers

397. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the way in which the €30 million earmarked in budget 2017 for waiting list reduction measures in the public system was allocated; his assessment of the effectiveness of this expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25293/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

398. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) are still on the orthodontic treatment waiting list. [25309/17]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Peter Burke

399. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) who had two previous appointments cancelled. [25321/17]

Health Services Staff

Bríd Smith

400. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the replacement of a person (details supplied) who deals with rare eye disorders in children. [25323/17]

Hospital Admissions

Clare Daly

401. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the status of the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 31 January 2017 (details supplied), which to date has not issued from the HSE; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25327/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

402. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25328/17]

Respite Care Services Availability

Pearse Doherty

403. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made in recruiting nursing staff for a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25331/17]

Respite Care Services Availability

Pearse Doherty

404. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the alternative provisions available to service users of a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal during the period of recruitment of nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25332/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

405. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25333/17]

Hospital Services

Bobby Aylward

406. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Waterford are experiencing a lack of access to dose adjustment for normal eating, DAFNE, carbohydrate counting courses for public patients in St. Luke's hospital, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25340/17]

Mental Health Tribunals

Mary Lou McDonald

407. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the cost per mental health tribunal for legal aid provided to the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/17]

Respite Care Services Provision

John McGuinness

408. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the proposed temporary respite house for children with disabilities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, which was due to open in Bagenalstown in 2017, will not go ahead; the status of this project; the alternative respite services that are available to parents for children with disabilities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in the immediate to short term in view of recent announcements; his long-term plans for a respite house for children with disabilities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/17]

Mental Health Guidelines

Mary Lou McDonald

409. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if section 8 of the Mental Health Act 2001 does not prevent involuntary sectioning of persons with alcoholic use disorders; if the law allows for the involuntary sectioning of persons with substance use disorders and a mental health disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25348/17]

Substance Misuse

Mary Lou McDonald

410. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the way in which he will ensure legal compliance of operation between different drug and alcohol approved centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25349/17]

Mental Health Guidelines

Mary Lou McDonald

411. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the details of the operating clinical guidelines governing the operation of the Mental Health Act 2001 in circumstances in which there is an alcohol or substance use disorder; if these guidelines under the provisions of the Act make a distinction between primary or secondary disorders, that is, alcohol use disorder as the primary problem with a secondary other mental health disorder; if so, if they are in compliance with the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25350/17]

Mental Health Guidelines

Mary Lou McDonald

412. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if a person with a recent prescription for a psychotropic drug is considered to be a clinical indication of a mental health disorder under the guidelines of the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25351/17]

Mental Health Services Data

Mary Lou McDonald

413. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which, and the number of persons involved, an attempt was made to involuntarily section a person but the request was refused by the admitting psychiatrist; the reason the request was refused in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25352/17]

Nursing Home Accommodation Provision

Kevin O'Keeffe

414. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the allocation of a long-term stay bed for a person (details supplied) in a facility in County Cork. [25356/17]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Niall Collins

415. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of preventable deaths that have occurred as a consequence of University Hospital Limerick's ongoing failure to prevent the spread of the superbug KPC in view of HIQA reports in each of the years 2014 to 2016 on the failure of the UHL to comply with hygiene standards. [25371/17]

Protected Disclosures Data

Niall Collins

416. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE whistleblowers on suspension. [25372/17]

Care Services Provision

James Lawless

417. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a care plan for a person (details supplied) will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25376/17]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

418. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if extensions are being given to experienced paramedics who wish to work after 66 years of age. [25384/17]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

419. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/17]

Health Services Provision

Robert Troy

420. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons who suffer from arthritis; his plans to put further services in place for arthritis sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25396/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Jack Chambers

421. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE to ensure a drug (details supplied) is available to persons here; his plans to fund or part fund this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25397/17]

Disability Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

422. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide resources to expand the skills for life programme in County Kerry in view of the fact that there are only two places in the skills for life programme available in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25400/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

423. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if there is a transitional payment available to assist with nursing home fees for nursing home support scheme applicants while their applications are being processed and they await funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25403/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

424. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent hospital appointment. [25405/17]

National Cancer Strategy Implementation

Seán Barrett

425. Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on the outcomes of the national cancer screening service and the progress to date. [25440/17]

Health Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

426. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the concerns of a person (details supplied) regarding the provision of services for children's arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25441/17]

Home Care Packages Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

427. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a home care package for a person (details supplied). [25461/17]