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Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Harty
289. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 3 October 2017, the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has had surgery cancelled at University Hospital Limerick; when the person will receive a new appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47741/17]
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Public Sector Pay
Michael Harty
28. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he plans to put it place to unwind the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 as applied to contract holders that are not part of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47152/17]
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
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Nitrates Usage
Michael Harty
63. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a product (details supplied) further to the decision by the European Parliament to back a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46936/17]
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
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Hospital Acquired Infections
Michael Harty
153. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the action he plans to take to combat the increased incidents of hospital acquired infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47200/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Telephone Support Allowance
Michael Harty
82. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to broaden the criteria for the new telephone support allowance by making it available to those persons in receipt of the living alone allowance or the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46610/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Tracker Mortgage Examination Data
Michael Harty
179. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in County Clare that have been affected by the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Interest Rates
Michael Harty
239. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Finance the reason why interests rates are high here compared to other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/17]
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
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Health Services Provision
Michael Harty
153. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a reply from the HSE regarding a request for extra hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45410/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Proposed Legislation
Michael Harty
194. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the status of the Government's proposed legislation on the new transport support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45115/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Respite Care Services Provision
Michael Harty
195. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive respite for one to two nights per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45116/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Michael Harty
196. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the amount of HSE mental health division funding for 2017 that is expected to be used to cover agency staff and external placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45117/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Michael Harty
197. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the amount of HSE mental health division programme for Government funding has been delayed in 2017 that is time related savings in order to meet the need to maintain existing levels of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45118/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Michael Harty
198. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health if there is still a difficulty in recruitment of mental health professionals to the HSE; the status of the difficultly; the way in which the HSE will address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45119/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Health Services
Michael Harty
199. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the reason the pilot scheme COSTMS continued for four practice sites in view of the fact it was to be stopped after nine months in 2004 and that there were no funds for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45120/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Health Services Provision
Michael Harty
200. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the person or group that authorised that some of ophthalmologists in practices were able to open second practices and employ locum ophthalmologists to run same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45121/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Health Services Funding
Michael Harty
201. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the person or a group that authorised the funds for practices while doctors left on the COSS scheme were only allowed to carry out an eye examination after waiting for prior written approval for this test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/17]
Thu, 19 Oct 2017
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Legislative Programme
Michael Harty
141. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Department of Justice and Equality on introducing legislation to provide safeguarding officers with access to private settings in view of the reported levels of abuse of vulnerable adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44411/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Michael Harty
277. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to review its decision and the processes used in arriving at the decision not to approve for reimbursement of the drug Translarna for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in view of the fact that many other countries have given such approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43401/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Hospital Services
Michael Harty
278. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development and funding of the national paediatric rheumatology services in Crumlin, which has a waiting list of 825 children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43406/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Michael Harty
404. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health his plans to intervene in the unprecedented High Court appeal brought by a company (details supplied) against the HSE decision not to reimburse for Translarna for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in two persons in view of the fact that this legal process will be more costly than providing the drug and may result in these two persons missing their opportunity for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44063/17]