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Tue, 30 May 2017
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Vaccination Programme
Mattie McGrath
428. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to conduct a review of all those adversely affected by the Gardasil vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25462/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
429. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25465/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
430. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied). [25467/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Frank O'Rourke
431. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite access for a person (details supplied) to occupational therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25469/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Records
Róisín Shortall
432. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to investigate the issues of miscommunication, loss of patient records and delays in the transfer of information on appointments and scheduling between the Mater Hospital and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25470/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Disease Management
Brendan Griffin
433. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the western blot test will be used to test persons for Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25472/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Procedures
Maurice Quinlivan
434. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full-capacity protocol was initiated at University Hospital Limerick for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25473/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Care Packages Data
Lisa Chambers
435. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed by the HSE who provide home care help to persons in County Mayo. [25474/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Care Packages Data
Lisa Chambers
436. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff being used by the HSE to offer home care help in County Mayo. [25475/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Care Packages Data
Lisa Chambers
437. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home help hours in County Mayo. [25476/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Care Packages Data
Lisa Chambers
438. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the time it takes for a decision on a home care package in County Mayo. [25477/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Care Packages Data
Lisa Chambers
439. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the time it takes to get a home care package in place once the application is approved by the HSE in County Mayo. [25478/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Mental Health Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
440. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service beds currently being provided for children under 18 years of age in counties Galway, Roscommon and Mayo, respectively; and the number of beds that would be in place if the recommendations of A Vision for Change were fully implemented. [25479/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Lawless
441. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay of surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will expedite an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25491/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Pre-Hospital Emergency Care
Billy Kelleher
442. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a solution can be offered to persons (details supplied) who wish to work in the emergency services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25493/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
443. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25502/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Barry Cowen
444. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [25505/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
445. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the replacement services that will be in situ for the service users of a centre (details supplied) when it closes shortly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25509/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Charlie McConalogue
446. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the HSE's position on the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied); the reason for the delay in engagement as per correspondence from the manufacturer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25520/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Facilities
Joan Burton
447. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise the provision of capital funding for the new endoscopy unit and other ancillary services at Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare, under the review of the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25531/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
448. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25537/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Drugs Payment Scheme
Noel Rock
449. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider lowering the monthly contribution payment made by single persons under the drugs payment scheme in the next budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25540/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Clare Daly
450. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a consultant placed a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for surgery in Beaumont Hospital in July 2015; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the person is still waiting to be called for surgery; the length of time public patients are usually expected to remain on such a waiting list before undergoing surgery; when the person can expect to be called for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25555/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Pat Buckley
451. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason an application for autism spectrum disorder, ASD, assessment by a person (details supplied) has not yet been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25556/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Ruth Coppinger
452. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the processing times for applications to the treatment abroad scheme; if there has been an increase or decrease in the average processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25573/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Services
Louise O'Reilly
453. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation treatment for multiple sclerosis will be made available here; if not, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Louise O'Reilly
454. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in child and adolescent mental health services; the way in which this compares to recommended levels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25582/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Louise O'Reilly
455. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in adult mental health services; the way in which this compares to recommended levels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25583/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Health Promotion
Louise O'Reilly
456. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the detail of the €5 million funding announced for Healthy Ireland; the way in which the fund will be allocated in terms of selection criteria, distribution and evaluation; when use of the fund will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25584/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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General Practitioner Services
Maurice Quinlivan
457. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some general practitioners in County Limerick are charging for the taking of bloods; the steps he will take to enforce the provisions of the Health Act 1970 to ensure that persons covered by the general medical services scheme are not being incorrectly charged for routine phlebotomy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25586/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Facilities
Maurice Quinlivan
458. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the date the new emergency department at University Hospital Limerick will be open and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25587/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Anne Rabbitte
459. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the supports a person with a foetal alcohol spectrum disorder can avail of on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25588/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Micheál Martin
460. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health when funding will be approved to supply residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25589/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
461. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his view on whether the disability complaints section of the HSE national complaints governance and learning team is adequately staffed to deal with the complaints that are currently being received in view of the fact there were 1,119 complaints in 2016 of which 655 were still outstanding by the end of March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25661/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
462. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no psychiatrist is available to a person (details supplied). [25662/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Marc MacSharry
463. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the drug, Nivolamub, for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, which their oncologist has recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25666/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Billy Kelleher
464. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the application for reimbursement for the drug Entresto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25667/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Help Service Data
Billy Kelleher
465. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for home care packages for persons aged 65 to 74 years of age, 75 to 84 years of age and 85 years of age and older received in each of the years 2011 to 2016. [25670/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Help Service Data
Billy Kelleher
466. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help hours for persons aged 65 to 74 years of age, 75 to 84 years of age and 85 years of age and older received in each of the years 2011 to 2016. [25671/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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National Mitigation Plan
Alan Kelly
467. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the specific actions he has undertaken under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to contribute to the national mitigation plan. [25696/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Frank O'Rourke
468. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when the post of child psychologist within the primary care psychology services in Kildare north is expected to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25717/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
469. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25718/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Departmental Operations
Peter Burke
470. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to send an official from his Department to attend a group's (details supplied) annual conference in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25721/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Ambulance Service Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
471. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate an ambulance service in Millstreet, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25722/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Brendan Griffin
472. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the recruitment of assistant psychologists (details supplied); the way in which these posts will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25728/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Services
John Curran
473. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that 11 beds in the Linn Dara child and adult mental health services, CAMHS, unit at Cherry Orchard hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, are not closed in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25729/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Care Packages Provision
Frank O'Rourke
474. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health his plans to review existing home care package scheme with a view to expanding delivery of the scheme beyond HSE approved providers (details supplied); the detail of the benefits persons are actually receiving from their allocated approved provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25734/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Disabilities Assessments
Michael McGrath
475. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1058 of 2 May 2017, if he will arrange for the assessment of need to be outsourced to the private sector in view of the unacceptable delays that currently exist with the HSE service provider arrangement (details supplied) [25744/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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HSE Properties
Mary Lou McDonald
476. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the date for the sale of St. Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy, if the sale has not been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25750/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Brendan Smith
477. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to have asthma medication included in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25753/17]