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Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Accident and Emergency Departments Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
444. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions to emergency departments in the past year for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40505/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Barry Cowen
445. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [40511/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Respite Care Services Availability
Barry Cowen
446. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite by the Health Service Executive at Birr community nursing unit for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when the person can expect to receive respite. [40512/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Fitzmaurice
447. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health to clarify the nationally-set special delivery unit targets for scoliosis surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40521/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospitals Data
Michael Fitzmaurice
448. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, who undergo scoliosis surgery to correct spinal curvatures each year; the number who are awaiting this surgery; the waiting periods involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40522/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospitals Data
Michael Fitzmaurice
449. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have undergone scoliosis surgery to correct spinal curvatures in the Saolta group of hospitals in each of the years 2010 to 2014, in tabular form; the number of such operations that have been performed in these hospitals in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40523/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Staff
Michael Fitzmaurice
450. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if specialists are available to perform spinal monitoring during surgery to correct scoliosis spinal curvature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40524/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Michael Fitzmaurice
451. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if it is open to patients who have been waiting for scoliosis surgery to correct spinal curvature, and whose condition is deteriorating, to access the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40525/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Parliamentary Questions
Michael McGrath
452. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 835 of 3 November 2015, and the reply provided by the Health Service Executive (details supplied), if he will arrange for the question asked to be answered. [40531/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Health and Social Care Professionals
Olivia Mitchell
453. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health how he will respond to the recent campaign by physiotherapists to have a common register with physical therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40533/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Admissions
John McGuinness
454. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, as a matter of urgency, for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has been referred there by a consultant at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40537/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Robert Troy
455. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the criteria for patients to be referred to Nua Healthcare. [40577/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Accident and Emergency Departments Staff
John McGuinness
456. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports that the accident and emergency department at St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny is understaffed and under-resourced; if the new unit is fully open and operational; if staff are needed for the new unit, or if staff have to be recruited; if he will provide a breakdown of the different categories of staff that are required for this unit; the numbers required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John McGuinness
457. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthopaedic surgery in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin 12; the number of years that these young children are waiting; when an operation required by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be arranged; and the action he will take to deal with this issue. [40622/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
James Bannon
458. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to wait two years to have an operation at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40630/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Bannon
459. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to wait 18 months to have an operation at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Bannon
460. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40633/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Tom Fleming
461. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40640/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
462. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a cataract operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40649/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Community Care
Michael McGrath
463. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide accommodation at a facility (details supplied) in Cork city for additional community care and long-stay beds; the status of any impending project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40650/15]