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Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Louise O'Reilly
127. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff positions by department submitted to the HSE and its national recruitment service by Letterkenny University Hospital from 1 May 2019 to date; and the number cleared by the HSE for recruitment and appointment. [39026/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Patient Deaths
Louise O'Reilly
128. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will establish an independent review into the clinical care provided to a person (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital in October and November 2016 following the concerns of the person's family regarding the serious incident review carried out by Saolta University Health Care Group. [39027/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Louise O'Reilly
129. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has been cut for a facility (details supplied). [39028/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Louise O'Reilly
130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will restore funding for a facility (details supplied). [39029/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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HSE Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
131. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on taxis to date in 2019, in tabular form. [39030/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Hospitals Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
132. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on private ambulances by each hospital to date in 2019, in tabular form. [39031/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Hospitals Data
Louise O'Reilly
135. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of tubal ligations carried out on public patients in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form. [39049/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Hospitals Data
Louise O'Reilly
136. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of vasectomies carried out on public patients in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form. [39050/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Hospitals Data
Louise O'Reilly
137. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that provide tubal ligation and vasectomy services. [39051/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Healthcare Professionals
Louise O'Reilly
255. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will legislate for a Supreme Court judgment (details supplied) in the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019. [38283/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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National Children's Hospital Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
256. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the national children’s hospital; the estimated costs of the enabling work, construction and fit-out in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38284/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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National Children's Hospital Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
257. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the information and communications technology systems for the new national children’s hospital; the person or body contracted to provide the systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38285/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Louise O'Reilly
266. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when negotiations will commence on a new community pharmacy contract in view of his commitment given at a conference (details supplied); when the talks will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38351/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Louise O'Reilly
267. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when he plans to commence talks with the representative body for pharmacy contractors on reform and modernisation of pharmacy services and the unwinding of FEMPI for community pharmacists in view of his commitment given at a conference (details supplied). [38352/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Pharmacy Regulations
Louise O'Reilly
268. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when pharmacists will be permitted to provide oral contraception to women without prescription in line with his commitment to improve access to contraception and plans being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38353/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Pharmacy Services
Louise O'Reilly
269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the pharmacy-based minor ailment service will be rolled out to provide medical card holders with advice and appropriate treatment for minor ailments without the need to visit a general practitioner, as is commonplace in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38354/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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General Practitioner Training
Louise O'Reilly
335. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the intake to the annual general practitioner training scheme to 240 places; the first and full year cost of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37013/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
793. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service to date in 2019 and for the same period in 2018, by occupation, hospital and community healthcare organisation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34729/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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HSE Reports
Louise O'Reilly
866. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will address matters regarding a Comptroller and Auditor General report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35026/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Cancer Incidence
Louise O'Reilly
1278. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons undergoing treatment for cancer. [36476/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Medical Card Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
1279. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the average cost per person of providing healthcare under a medical card annually. [36478/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Louise O'Reilly
1282. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for robotic surgery for prostate cancer patients at University Hospital Galway in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [36486/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
1283. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the waiting lists for robotic surgery for prostate cancer patients at University Hospital Galway is in line with the recommendations of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026. [36487/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Louise O'Reilly
1284. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to reopen all 20 beds in the short stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2019. [36488/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Nuclear Safety
Louise O'Reilly
1471. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the radiation measurements taken in County Donegal in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster have been retained by his Department; and if so, if he will make them available to the public. [36477/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Yield
Louise O'Reilly
179. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax received from betting companies (details supplied) in each of the years from 2011 to 2018, in tabular form. [32671/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Garda Stations
Louise O'Reilly
312. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital works in which the value of works was in excess of €5,000 carried out at Garda stations in DMR north Garda division in 2018 and to date in 2019; the works carried out at each station; and if each project is completed or ongoing. [33993/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Technological Universities
Louise O'Reilly
324. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the party that has taken on the risk in the public private partnership for the development of the Technological University of Dublin being built on the grounds of St. Brendan’s Hospital, Grangegorman. [33312/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Technological Universities
Louise O'Reilly
325. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the contract for the public private partnership for the development of the Technological University of Dublin being built on the grounds of St. Brendan’s Hospital, Grangegorman. [33313/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Technological Universities
Louise O'Reilly
326. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the development of the Technological University of Dublin being built at St. Brendan’s Hospital, Grangegorman is running on budget; and if not, the amount by which it is over budget. [33314/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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School Curriculum
Louise O'Reilly
490. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on linking community and youth services with schools in a local area in relation to awareness programmes dealing with the dangers of addiction to gambling. [32672/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Drugs Crime
Louise O'Reilly
773. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the quantity and value of illegal steroids and illegal performance enhancing drugs that have been seized in each of the years from 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32661/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Drugs Crime
Louise O'Reilly
774. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted for importing or selling illegal steroids and performance enhancing drugs in each of the years from 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32665/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Garda Resources
Louise O'Reilly
933. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of wholetime equivalent, WTE, vets working in the Garda dog unit and Garda mounted unit in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date 2019, in tabular form. [33994/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Garda Deployment
Louise O'Reilly
934. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the north Dublin Garda roads policing unit as of 30 June 2018 and 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [33995/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Louise O'Reilly
1028. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the Labour Court increased by 6% and the Workplace Relations Commission increased by 10%. [33997/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Patient Data
Louise O'Reilly
1072. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 8 May 2019, if Children’s Health Ireland facilities are the only facilities in the public health system which allow an organisation (details supplied) to collect data samples from patients attending clinics in order to build a database of genetic information; his views on whether the reason given in the reply is allowable under section 6(2)(e) of the Children's Health Act 2018 is an acceptable reason; if the practice was ongoing prior 20 November 2018 when the Act was signed into law; and if the practice has occurred in adult health facilities not covered by the Act. [31542/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Louise O'Reilly
1096. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 18 June 2019, the length of time those on the home support waiting list have been on same (details supplied). [31718/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Prescriptions Charges
Louise O'Reilly
1097. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and the projected amount for 2019. [31719/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Discharges
Louise O'Reilly
1098. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient discharges in each public and voluntary hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [31720/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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General Practitioner Data
Louise O'Reilly
1099. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies by LHO in tabular form. [31721/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Charges
Louise O'Reilly
1100. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue raised from private patients in public and voluntary hospitals in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form [31722/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
1101. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on agency staff in each month to date in 2019, by occupation, hospital and community healthcare organisation in tabular form; the equivalent figures for each month in 2018; and the proportion of the anticipated agency staff expenditure of the HSE for 2019 that has been incurred to date [31723/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Beds Closures
Louise O'Reilly
1102. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in each public and voluntary acute hospital that were closed on 1 July 2019, in tabular form. [31724/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Discharges
Louise O'Reilly
1103. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in hospitals in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [31725/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Louise O'Reilly
1104. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost through delayed discharges in hospitals in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [31726/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Emergency Departments Waiting Times
Louise O'Reilly
1105. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the emergency department waiting times greater than 24 hours for persons over 75 years of age to date in 2019; if the targets were met; if not, the number of persons over 75 years of age that had a wait of more than 24 hours in an emergency department to date in 2019, by month and hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31727/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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HSE Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
1106. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks, and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [31728/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Audiology Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
1107. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks, and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [31729/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Dietetic Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
1108. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks, and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [31730/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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HSE Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
1109. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks, and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [31731/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
1110. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, waiting for initial speech and language therapy assessment at 28 June 2019, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, and local health office, LHO, area, in tabular form; the comparative figure as at 28 June 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31732/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
1111. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, waiting for initial speech and language therapy assessment at 28 June 2019 by community healthcare organisation, CHO, and local health office, LHO, area, in tabular form; and the number waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks, and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [31733/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Patient Data
Louise O'Reilly
1129. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 8 May 2019, if the organisation (details supplied) that is collecting samples and data from patients attending clinics in order to build a database of genetic information on Irish persons have done this on the basis of informed consent; if those whose data were collected were informed of the body or bodies which would have access to the samples; if they were informed of what samples and related personal data would be used for; if not, his plans regarding same; and the consequences, legal and other, in this regard. [31808/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Louise O'Reilly
1130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on evaluating orphan drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31809/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Louise O'Reilly
1131. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the new medicines reimbursed by the HSE in 2018, in tabular form; the date on which each medicine secured a positive reimbursement from the HSE drugs group and leadership team if applicable; the date on which each medicine became available for eligible patients here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31810/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Louise O'Reilly
1132. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the new medicines reimbursed by the HSE in 2019, in tabular form; the date on which each medicine secured a positive reimbursement from the HSE Drugs Group and Leadership Team if applicable; the date on which each medicine became available for eligible patients here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31811/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Supply
Louise O'Reilly
1133. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the research being undertaken by the NCPE into the impact of expanding the criteria for health technology assessment, HTA, assessments for new orphan medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31812/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Louise O'Reilly
1134. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials are monitoring the average time taken for new medicines to become available here compared to other EU countries; if he has requested his officials to review whether the current reimbursement process here is a factor in delayed access for Irish patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31813/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
1135. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference for decision making by the HSE’s enzyme replacement therapy committee; the frequency with which the committee meets; the funding available for providing therapies to eligible patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31814/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
1136. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the budget available to severe asthma centres for the provision of anti-IL5 inhibitor treatment to eligible patients that meet the criteria of the national severe asthma network; if he is satisfied a sufficient budget has been provided to meet the full eligible patient population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31815/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Funding
Louise O'Reilly
1137. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding streams available for an organisation (details supplied). [31816/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Strategies
Louise O'Reilly
1138. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) can access funding under the Healthy Ireland fund. [31817/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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National Children's Hospital
Louise O'Reilly
1146. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 870 of 8 May 2019, the specific cost of the building of the private clinic at the new national children’s hospital; and the way in which it is intended that the State will recuperate this money. [31851/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Louise O'Reilly
1160. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 18 June 2019, the amount spent on home support from January to May 2018; the hours delivered; and the number of persons to which hours have been delivered in tabular form. [31924/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
Louise O'Reilly
1161. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the generations of a device (details supplied) that have been implanted and used in children that attend Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin since they have been in use; the location this information is recorded; and if parents are informed at the time of consent regarding which generation of the device their child will have implanted in their body. [31925/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Louise O'Reilly
1162. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the policy regarding an explanted device (details supplied) in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; if any of the devices have been sent for analysis; if so, the retrieval centre to which they were sent; if parents are informed of the outcomes if the device has been sent for analysis to a retrieval centre; and if these outcomes are documented in the health record of the child. [31926/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Louise O'Reilly
1163. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the policy of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin regarding reporting medical device safety incidents to the Health Products Regulatory Authority in relation to a device (details supplied); the circumstances in which a clinician should report medical device safety issues; and if there have been adverse incidents reported to the HPRA in regard to the device. [31927/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Louise O'Reilly
1164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the generation of a device (details supplied) in use in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. [31928/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Louise O'Reilly
1165. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of external remote controllers located in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; the population the controllers serve; if the controllers are ever removed to other locations; and if so, the locations in this regard. [31929/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
1166. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the data available to the HSE regarding the safety of titanium ions in the blood; and his views on whether children should have blood tests to check for such levels in the blood during their treatment with a device (details supplied). [31930/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Louise O'Reilly
1167. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason children that attend Temple Street Children’s University Hospital for scoliosis care do not have access to a device (details supplied) such as their counterparts in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; if there is clinical backing for the use of the device in the hospital; and if not, the reason it does not use the device. [31931/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Procedures
Louise O'Reilly
1168. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis surgeries carried out in University Hospital Galway in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [31932/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Louise O'Reilly
1169. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children 18 years of age and under waiting for scoliosis surgery in University Hospital Galway; and the length of time such children have been waiting in tabular form. [31933/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Louise O'Reilly
1170. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for scoliosis surgery in University Hospital Galway; and the length of time these adults been waiting in tabular form. [31934/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Louise O'Reilly
1171. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on an outpatient appointment for orthopaedics in University Hospital Galway; and the length of time these children have been waiting in tabular form. [31935/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Louise O'Reilly
1172. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason hospitals (details supplied) report all those waiting for care as adults; and his views on whether the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, monthly figures are a true reflection of the number of children waiting for care via the HSE in view of the fact that the true numbers of children waiting are not publicly known. [31936/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Ombudsman for Children Reports
Louise O'Reilly
1173. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason child specific waiting lists have never been published for all healthcare services as per the recommendations of the report of the Ombudsman for Children on scoliosis; and if he will now publish same in full. [31937/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Ombudsman for Children Reports
Louise O'Reilly
1174. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason targets for maximum wait times for outpatient appointments have not been established as per the recommendations of the report of the Ombudsman for Children on scoliosis; and if he will now establish targets especially in relation to first appointments for scoliosis care. [31938/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
1175. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason children continue to wait over four months for scoliosis surgery in view of the fact that peer reviewed research shows that longer waits lead to reduced outcomes, more expensive surgeries, greater risks and higher blood loss for children; and the action he will take to ensure the safety of children that wait for scoliosis surgery. [31939/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Louise O'Reilly
1176. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on their first orthopaedic appointment with a consultant across the HSE, in hospitals, public and voluntary, by hospital and time waiting in tabular form. [31940/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products
Louise O'Reilly
1179. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the specific drugs that have been considered to date by the rare diseases technology review committee of the HSE in tabular form; the outcomes of these decisions; the number of meetings that have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31956/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
1233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants working in Cavan and Mullingar regional hospitals in each of the years from 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number of consultant vacancies in the same period, in tabular form. [32216/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Suicide Incidence
Louise O'Reilly
1234. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths recorded as suicide which took place in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the preventative service provision in response to the figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32217/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Charges
Louise O'Reilly
1235. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 122 and 123 of 27 June 2019, the name of the 29 HSE statutory acute hospitals that used debt collection agencies during 2018. [32218/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Parliamentary Questions
Louise O'Reilly
1236. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE cannot request, collate and issue information in replies to parliamentary questions in cases in which health information is managed at local level. [32219/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Data
Louise O'Reilly
1270. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical facilities including maternity theatres, hospital wards, surgical theatres and so on which are not operational or have been closed due to staff shortages or funding issues; the location of same; the cost of maintenance, security, cleaning and so on; the length of time they have been closed or non-operational; the reason they are not in operation in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32456/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
1271. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for adults for mental health services by LHO and CHO in tabular form. [32457/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
1272. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [32458/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
1273. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [32459/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
1274. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [32460/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
1275. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units between 1 January and 30 June 2019. [32461/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Products Supply
Louise O'Reilly
1361. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the preparations taken to date by the HSE to develop its own chemotherapy compounding capacity on the island of Ireland to reduce reliance on the United Kingdom for chemotherapy medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32660/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Louise O'Reilly
1362. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated through his Department and or the HSE for the provision of services to persons suffering from gambling addiction in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of persons availing of such services in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32662/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Louise O'Reilly
1363. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for gambling addiction to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32663/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Drugs in Sport
Louise O'Reilly
1364. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will work with sporting organisations to raise awareness of steroid and performance enhancing drug abuse in sport and run a steroid and performance enhancing drug abuse awareness campaign with sporting organisations. [32664/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Louise O'Reilly
1365. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for steroid use or abuse in each of the years 20011 to 2018 and to date 2019, by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32666/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Louise O'Reilly
1366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for steroid use or abuse in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date 2019, by age range and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32667/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medical Products Supply
Louise O'Reilly
1367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount of counterfeit medication that has been confiscated in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date 2019; the types of counterfeit medication involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32668/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Gambling Legislation
Louise O'Reilly
1368. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will work with sporting organisations to raise awareness of problem gambling and run an awareness campaign in this regard with same. [32669/19]