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Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Nursing Staff Provision
Dara Calleary
1156. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a one-to-one nurse through the HSE by a special school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [38107/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Dara Calleary
671. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an early intervention appointment; the reason for the delay; the steps he will take to alleviate the delays being experienced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34980/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Departmental Budgets
Dara Calleary
1115. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the latest profiles in value and outruns forecasted in his Department for the end of December 2017 and any variances that may arise based on his Department’s performance against profile in gross voted expenditure at the end of June 2017 [36569/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Hospital Procedures
Dara Calleary
412. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there is a protocol in place for the way in which hospitals deal with the belongings and possessions of those who pass away in hospital; if so, the requirements in this regard; if not, if his Department will give consideration to preparing a protocol to include sanctions for breaching the protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32401/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Nursing Staff
Dara Calleary
479. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if a person admitted to the part of the role for general nurse maintained by the General Nursing Council for England and Wales is eligible to work as a nursing assistant in hospitals here; if he will request the HSE to outline the Irish equivalent qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32734/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Departmental Funding
Dara Calleary
71. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the issue whereby section 39 organisations have not received extra funding to pay their employees the extra €1,000 from 1 April 2017 as provided to regular public sector workers; his plans to rectify the issue; the timeframes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26407/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Nursing Staff Data
Dara Calleary
1032. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives who sought proof of registration from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in order to allow them to practice abroad in each of the past six years; his views on the large number of nurses and midwives who are travelling abroad to work after qualifying; his plans to retain them here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26620/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Dara Calleary
1209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by each hospital group for nursing recruitment in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of trips taken abroad for recruitment; the countries which were visited; the cost of each trip; the number of nurses recruited by each hospital group from these trips; the number of nurses which commenced employment following recruitment process in each hospital group; and the number still in employment 12 months later in each hospital group. [27325/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Health Services Data
Dara Calleary
1542. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 30 May 2017, if he will provide a breakdown of the 524 figure by number of months on the waiting lists showing 12, 24 and 36 months respectively by age and showing those under five years of age, 12 years of age and over 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28850/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Nursing Staff Data
Dara Calleary
180. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of trips taken by each hospital in 2015 and in 2016 to recruit nurses; the amount spent on each trip and on expenses associated with the trip; the number of nurses recruited on each trip; the number of nurses that subsequently commenced employment in the relevant hospital; the number of nurses still in employment at each hospital to 30 April 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26455/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Dara Calleary
181. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department, by agencies of his Department or by the HSE in recruiting nurses from abroad in 2015 and in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26456/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Health Services Staff Data
Dara Calleary
480. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will supply a list of available occupation therapists by county in tabular form; the number of occupational therapists currently unavailable due to leave; the number of occupational therapists on leave that have been replaced; the reason occupational therapists on leave are not being replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Dara Calleary
481. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Mayo awaiting occupational therapy appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25772/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Hospital Complaints Procedures
Dara Calleary
490. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the avenues of complaint available for persons mistreated in a private hospital; the controls in place regarding standards of care in private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25865/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Dara Calleary
435. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the reason it is not possible for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to receive adapted shoes; and if he will direct the HSE to provide funding for same. [24050/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Obesity Strategy
Dara Calleary
458. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the accepted policy of his Department of the requirement of treatment programmes for obesity since the publication of the report of the national taskforce on obesity in 2015; the reason for the lack of adoption of such obesity treatment programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24197/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Dara Calleary
528. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the fair deal scheme (details supplied). [24637/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Hospitals Data
Dara Calleary
529. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the average length of stay in each hospital, in tabular form, on a county basis. [24638/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Dara Calleary
346. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed by county; the number of occupational therapist vacancies that exist by county; the number of vacancies that exist as a result of sick leave and maternity leave by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22705/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Home Help Service Data
Dara Calleary
204. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the details of the number of home help hours at the end of April 2017 by county; the number of persons in each county approved for home help but awaiting hours; and his plans to address the shortage in funding that is restricting the issuing of hours [22276/17]