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Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Jack Chambers
534. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that independent research undertaken by the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre states private nursing homes are the majority providers of specialist dementia care; if he is further aware that three quarters of persons who avail of nursing home care are of high or maximum dependency, with 80% of the care provided by the private and voluntary nursing home sector; if he accepts the Health Service Executive claims that it is providing more specialist care as the reason for its higher cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19399/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Aindrias Moynihan
535. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of purpose built theatres in Cork University Hospital for gynaecology surgery; and the number of hours each are used for each of the past six months [19403/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Health Services Provision
Aindrias Moynihan
536. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19405/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Declan Breathnach
537. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health if St. Vincent's Hospital can provide the same level of expert care regarding sarcoma, in view of the non-renewal of a person's contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19423/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Brendan Griffin
538. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given treatment at an available clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19438/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Pat Breen
539. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health when a medical device will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Pat Breen
540. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health when a medical device will be supplied to a person (details supplied)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19442/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
541. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when he will arrange an appointment for speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19443/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
Pearse Doherty
542. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress made with regard to the development of a new implementation framework for the reconfiguration and development of neuro-rehabilitation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19445/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Éamon Ó Cuív
543. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when he will provide an operation for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for this procedure; if the person can undergo the procedure on the treatment purchase fund scheme or in any other way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19446/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Health Services
Billy Kelleher
544. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of a case (details supplied); his views on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19484/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Mary Lou McDonald
545. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person's contract is renewed (details supplied). [19493/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Palliative Care Services
John McGuinness
546. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the work of palliative care teams will be extended to include end of life patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease; the funding made available by his Department and the Health Service Executive for such services in the past three years; and if he will support such a request. [19494/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Orthodontic Services Data
John McGuinness
547. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the full report of an investigation into the damage caused to children while under the care of the public orthodontic services; if he will publish the results of the examination of 6,000 clients' charts relative to the investigation; if he is satisfied that those children affected have been recalled to rectify any issues that might have been identified; the action his Department has taken since concerns were first raised in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19496/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Procedures
John McGuinness
548. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a procedure at Cork University Hospital will be arranged for a person (details supplied) given the fact that the person attended the hospital for injections and an assessment almost three months ago and is three years waiting for the procedure. [19497/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
John McGuinness
549. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a walker frame for outdoor use will be approved for a person (details supplied). [19499/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Staff Data
Pearse Doherty
550. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a full-time endocrinologist in place at Letterkenny University Hospital for the treatment of adult diabetes patients; the waiting times for persons to receive an appointment with the endocrinologist at the hospital, specifically regarding those waiting for three months, six months, nine months,12 months or greater then 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19505/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Willie Penrose
551. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a person (details supplied) admitted immediately for a procedure at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19519/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
552. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for medical equipment by a person (details supplied). [19525/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
553. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme can be considered by families seeking treatment in the USA given that the best treatment is available there for a condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19530/16]