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Tue, 14 May 2019

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Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

284. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [20412/19]

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Tue, 14 May 2019

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Medicinal Products Availability

John McGuinness

285. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the date the HSE drugs group will meet to discuss the revised offer submitted by a company (details supplied); the date the HSE leadership team will meet to discuss a final decision on the matter; the reason Ireland signed up to the BeNeLuxA initiative in June 2018 along with the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria; the benefits to Ireland of being in this group of countries; the reason Ireland did not approve the drug Spinraza when all of the other countries in the group did; his views on whether the BeNeLuxA initiative is now permanently damaged in view of the reluctance of Ireland to approve Spinraza; the reason he deems it inappropriate to meet a person (details supplied); if he will reconsider this invitation and meet the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20414/19]

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Tue, 14 May 2019

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Medicinal Products Reimbursement

John McGuinness

288. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will meet a person (details supplied); the progress made on the case of the person following his meeting with the person in County Kilkenny; if the approval of pembro for the person will be expedited without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/19]

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Tue, 14 May 2019

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Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

357. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to arrange an early assessment and operation at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied); if an immediate assessment will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20771/19]

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Tue, 14 May 2019

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Invalidity Pension Appeals

John McGuinness

471. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be approved for a person (details supplied). [20410/19]

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Thu, 9 May 2019

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Medical Card Drugs Availability

John McGuinness

106. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to pay for medication prescribed by their general practitioner; if immediate assistance will be granted in view of the extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/19]

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Thu, 9 May 2019

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Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

107. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a replacement knee operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20249/19]

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Thu, 9 May 2019

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Child Benefit Payments

John McGuinness

166. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a payment due to a person (details supplied) will be made. [20247/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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School Transport

John McGuinness

247. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the maintenance charges on the Bus Éireann school transport fleet are charged on a per mile basis in accordance with the 1975 agreement or on a per bus basis; if not, the date on which his Department agreed to a change in this per mileage charge; and the date the change was implemented. [18745/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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School Transport Provision

John McGuinness

333. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to provide school transport for 24 pupils who are attending schools (details supplied); if the pupils will be included in the school transport system in view of the fact that all buses from Callan to Kilkenny city are operating at maximum capacity; and if a solution for all concerned will be expedited. [19248/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Special Educational Needs Service Provision

John McGuinness

340. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a place is available at the ASD unit of a school (details supplied) for a person; and if the matter will be expedited. [19407/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Garda Data

John McGuinness

514. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in receipt of injury at work payments; the number injured at work who have received compensation awards; the policy relative to the reclassification of injury at work payments to standard sick pay for members who are frequently out sick due to injury; the impact on the income of the members concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19403/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

621. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for such treatment and the likelihood of the patient being scheduled for an early appointment; if there is a waiting list for this treatment; and if so, the action that can be taken to obtain the treatment elsewhere in view of the fact that the patient has a medical card but no means [18463/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Health Services

John McGuinness

642. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 907 of 26 March 2019, the progress being made by his Department and the HSE in their investigation into the alleged use of cannabis and-or marijuana at the DOP facility, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; if the HSE has provided the report requested by his Department into the alleged incident or incidents; if the report will be published and made available to the complainant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18533/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Hospital Waiting Lists Data

John McGuinness

757. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the four-year waiting list for ear, nose and throat, ENT, services at University Hospital Waterford; the number of persons on the waiting list; the action being taken to reduce the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18947/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Disability Services Data

John McGuinness

758. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will engage as a matter of urgency with persons (details supplied). [18948/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Hospital Facilities

John McGuinness

759. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to construct a facility to house the MRI scanner at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny; if a response will be expedited in view of the fact that the equipment has been purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18949/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

760. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, or St. James's Hospital, Dublin, as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); if the correspondence from the person's general practitioner requesting urgent intervention for the patient will be considered; the reason for the delay in providing the care and treatment required in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18950/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Disability Support Services

John McGuinness

761. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for funding to provide a shared residential placement for a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be made; the cost to date of the care of the person at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, in which the person has been a patient for over four months; the date the person was ready to be discharged; the cost of the care from that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18951/19]

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Wed, 8 May 2019

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Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

794. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment for scoliosis surgery will be provided to a person (details supplied). [19062/19]

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