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Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
118. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade at which they are employed in the smoking cessation unit at Louth County Hospital; the number of persons on the waiting list for this unit; the length of time they have been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the smoking cessation department. [41346/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
119. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been treated in the minor injuries unit at Louth County Hospital in each month to date in 2018; and the number in the age bracket of 5 to 14 that have been treated since the expansion of the service to this age cohort. [41347/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
120. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the opening hours of the MIU at Louth County Hospital; and his plans to extend these opening hours. [41348/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
121. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in the venesection unit at Louth County Hospital; the number of days per week it is operative; if there is a waiting list for this unit; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41349/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
122. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade at which they are employed in the direct access elderly assessment service at Louth County Hospital; the number of days per week it is operative; if there is a waiting list for this unit; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41350/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
123. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of beds open at the stroke rehabilitation unit at Louth County Hospital; the number of staff and the grade at which they are employed in the unit; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41351/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
124. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in the genito urinary clinic at Louth County Hospital; the number of days per week it is operative; if there is a waiting list for this unit; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41352/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
125. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in the cardiology service at Louth County Hospital; the number of days per week it is operative; if there is a waiting list for this unit; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41353/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
127. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in general medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41360/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
128. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in emergency medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41361/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
129. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in cardiology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41362/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
130. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in endocrinology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41363/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Maternity Services Provision
Gerry Adams
131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in the early pregnancy unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41364/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
132. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in oncology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41365/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
133. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in dermatology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41366/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
134. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in geriatric medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41367/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
135. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in gastroenterology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41368/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
136. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in respiratory medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41369/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
137. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in physical medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41370/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
138. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade at which they are employed in pathology services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41371/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
139. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in palliative care at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41372/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
140. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in general surgery at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41373/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
141. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in orthopaedics at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department [41374/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
142. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in urology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41375/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
143. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in intensive care at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41376/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
144. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in ENT at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41377/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
145. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in anaesthetics at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41378/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
146. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in radiology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41379/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
147. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the hours per week which the CT scanner in Louth County Hospital is operative. [41380/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Hospital Services
Gerry Adams
148. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit; if so, the number of persons on the waiting list; the length of time they been waiting; and the number of staff vacancies within the department. [41381/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Aquaculture Licence Applications
Gerry Adams
172. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Marine Institute of Ireland will complete assessments pursuant to the EU birds and habitats directive in respect of a person (details supplied) who has applied for a licence to harvest oysters. [41266/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gerry Adams
346. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE needs to move from a diagnosis-based service to a needs-based service with regard to services for persons with disabilities. [39476/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Health Services Reform
Gerry Adams
360. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to overhaul eye care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39543/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Health Services Expenditure
Gerry Adams
361. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report from an association (details supplied) that it is 50% cheaper for a person to be seen in his or her community than in tertiary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39544/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Health Services Data
Gerry Adams
362. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth benefitting from the European Union’s INTERREG IVA programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Gerry Adams
363. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children’s ophthalmology outpatient services in County Louth in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of children waiting three, six, nine, 12 months and in excess of 12 months, respectively, in tabular form. [39546/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Gerry Adams
364. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children’s ophthalmology inpatient services in County Louth in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of children waiting three, six, nine, 12 and in excess of 12 months, respectively, in tabular form [39547/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Gerry Adams
365. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children’s ophthalmology inpatient and outpatient services by county in tabular form. [39548/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
Gerry Adams
366. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with ophthalmology outpatient and inpatient waiting lists in County Louth and other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39549/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
367. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if, through the HSE, alternative local community arrangements have been provided through the local health offices in County Louth to substitute the sixth class eye health services which have now ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39550/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
368. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a national eye care scheme for children under 16 years of age. [39551/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Gerry Adams
369. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 11 July 2018, if he has met with an organisation (details supplied); if a report of the meeting will be provided; and if new medications in the treatment of multiple sclerosis will now be made available to patients [39552/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
381. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for treatment for migraine in Northern Ireland through the cross-border directive; if this application is suitable for reimbursement under the directive; and when the attention of the person will be drawn to the outcome of their application [39616/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gerry Adams
387. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a new anti-CGRP medication for the treatment of migraine that has recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America; and if there are ongoing negotiations to make this treatment available for use by persons here [39656/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
390. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Louth is awaiting a vascular surgery appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and when an appointment will issue [39687/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
395. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to deliver child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, from a premises in Dundalk; the location of the premises; and the operational hours of such a facility [39732/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Mental Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
396. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if community mental health is being moved from the Ladywell premises to another location; and if so, the details of same [39733/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Family Resource Centres
Gerry Adams
559. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a family resource centre in Dundalk, County Louth. [39684/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Family Resource Centres
Gerry Adams
560. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process for establishing a family resource centre. [39685/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Family Resource Centres
Gerry Adams
561. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the services delivered at family resource centres; and the locations in which they can be accessed in the absence of a family resource centre. [39686/18]