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Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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National Dementia Strategy
Mary Butler
37. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the new measures being put in place to support persons with dementia and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41221/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Butler
39. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the national cardiac review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41222/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Mary Butler
197. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of prescription diabetes medications as a percentage of the annual cost of prescription medications, including the blood testing strips to the HSE in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40548/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Health Services Staff
Mary Butler
241. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a diabetes community care nurse will be allocated to County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40738/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Waste Disposal Charges
Mary Butler
367. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce an allowance for adults with incontinence and who are dependent on social welfare to offset the increase in bin charges introduced under the pay by weight scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40527/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Mary Butler
403. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure of his Department from 1 January to 31 August 2019 under the heading of B8.1 smarter travel-sustainable urban transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40732/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Mary Butler
233. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding pensions claims by community employment supervisors; if high-level meetings have taken place; and when she will issue her findings. [40010/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Visa Applications
Mary Butler
239. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be facilitated with a partnership visa application before their current residency permit expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Mary Butler
314. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to incrementally reduce the age limit for a cervical screening test which is currently available to women aged 25 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
320. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a CT scan at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39314/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Mary Butler
371. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant fluctuations in the waiting list for placements under the nursing homes support scheme fair deal in 2019 (details supplied); the number of persons in the scheme; if additional places have been provided during the past three months; if further funding has been provided during that time above the increase scheduled in the 2019 HSE service plan; the number of persons waiting for approval under the scheme as of 25 September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39578/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Hospital Discharges
Mary Butler
388. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost to date in 2019 as a result of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39669/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
400. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a plastic surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39743/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Mary Butler
429. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list at University Hospital Waterford waiting to see an endocrinologist up to 12, 12 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 48 and more than 48 months, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39957/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Broadband Service Provision
Mary Butler
459. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if thebroadband service being provided to persons (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39396/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Mary Butler
162. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); if progress has been made in securing a greenfield or brownfield site for a permanent building; the timeframe envisaged for the delivery of a new school for pupils who are currently educated in prefabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38522/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Mary Butler
314. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a reimbursement payment through the cross border directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Live Exports
Mary Butler
394. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an issue in relation to the exportation of live cattle to Libya (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38440/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
Mary Butler
47. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on capital funding for the proposed North Quay development in Waterford city; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of commitment to the project and the necessity for commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25231/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Mary Butler
64. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when further funding will be made available to local authorities to fund successful applications made under Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in particular for local authorities in which the allocation has been spent to date and have many approved applicants waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25232/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Mary Butler
323. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a second endocrinologist will be appointed to University Hospital Waterford; the position regarding the recruitment process for such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36969/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Mary Butler
324. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a diabetes nurse specialist will be appointed to University Hospital Waterford; the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36970/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Mary Butler
325. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when University Hospital Waterford will be receiving more diabetes nurse specialists as per the recommendations of the National Survey of Diabetes Care Delivery in Acute Hospitals 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36971/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Mary Butler
326. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a diabetes dietitian will be appointed at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36972/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
354. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for pain management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37106/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
363. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case a person (details supplied) who needs surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37127/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Architectural Heritage
Mary Butler
701. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the planning implications, limitations and requirements in relation to a building structure which is not a protected structure under the record of protected structures, but in which the structure is contained in the records of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage only; the planning regulations in the case of such a structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37610/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Courts Service Properties
Mary Butler
522. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to carry out remedial works at Carlow courthouse and in particular on the railings there in view of the fact that the building is of historic importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35441/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Visa Applications
Mary Butler
602. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the process of applying for extension of volunteer visas for non-EU citizens beyond the current two years; his further plans and processes to allow volunteer visa holders from non-EU countries to apply for citizenship without having to be resident here for five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35499/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
943. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for an appointment for knee replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35442/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Butler
949. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) who is wheelchair bound to avail of a bed or place locally; if so, when funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
953. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Butler
963. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) with an intellectual disability return to support and respite services locally; if so, when the funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35510/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Mary Butler
1238. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time up to 31 August 2019 for persons that have been approved for the fair deal scheme to access a nursing home by county in tabular form; his views on whether the wait is too long and is having a negative effect on discharges from level 4 acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36321/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Mary Butler
1239. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons up to 31 August 2019 waiting for a home care support package by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36322/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Home Care Packages Expenditure
Mary Butler
1240. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the most cost-effective way to deliver care for older persons is a home care support package at an average cost of €165 weekly; his further views on whether the current waiting lists are not facilitating a timely delivery of home care supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36323/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Mary Butler
1243. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the turnaround times in the primary care reimbursement service specifically through the cross-Border treatment scheme; his views on the adequacy of the service being delivered; his plans to reduce the waiting times for persons that have applied and been approved; the way in which he plans to deal with waiting times which can be up to six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36342/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Mary Butler
1246. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive reimbursement through the cross-border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36349/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
1298. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36551/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
1323. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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LEADER Programmes Funding
Mary Butler
1745. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an application for further tranche of LEADER funds will be allocated to a community (details supplied); the timeframe from application for further funding to receipt of funds; if there is a standard process across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36174/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Illness Benefit Applications
Mary Butler
1864. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the average wait time for applicants to receive illness benefit; the length of time applications are taking to process; if the process is handled in a timely and efficient manner; her plans to streamline the process further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36111/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Mary Butler
489. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the specific criteria that determines whether a child in primary school with type 1 diabetes receives an allocation of a special needs assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32654/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Garda Data
Mary Butler
949. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations; the number of gardaí in each station in County Waterford at 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34350/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Garda Deployment
Mary Butler
950. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits who have been allocated to Garda stations in County Waterford in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34352/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Palliative Care Services Provision
Mary Butler
1085. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the new palliative care unit at University Hospital Waterford will be operational; when it will take its first patients; if staff will be utilised from existing staffing levels; if funding will be allocated for additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31582/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Long Stay Residential Units
Mary Butler
1124. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the new residential care centre at St. Patrick’s Hospital, Waterford will be operational; when the facility will take in its first patients; if staff will be utilised from existing staffing levels; if funding will be allocated for additional staff being recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31782/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation
Mary Butler
1350. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to regulate the piercing and tattoo sector; the status of guidelines on the sector; the age of consent to such procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32626/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tobacco Control Measures
Mary Butler
1513. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the section 38 and 39 residential, mental health and disability residential centres that are not currently implementing the HSE tobacco free campus policy by CHO in tabular form. [33254/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Care of the Elderly Funding
Mary Butler
1514. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the original budget allocation for older persons services in 2018 by CHO; the outturn for same in 2018; and the budget allocation for 2019. [33255/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Care of the Elderly Funding
Mary Butler
1515. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason for the disparities between CHO areas in the outsourcing of the provision of home support hours for older persons. [33256/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Care of the Elderly Funding
Mary Butler
1516. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of private companies used by the HSE for the provision of home support hours for older persons; the funding provided to each in 2018 and 2019; and the number of home support hours delivered in 2018 and to be delivered in 2019. [33257/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1780. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when University Hospital Waterford will cease to be part of the South/South West hospital group if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34043/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Services
Mary Butler
1781. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if out-of-hours cardiac care patients will still be transferred to Cork University Hospital after the establishment of six new regional health areas or instead; if they will be transferred out of hours to St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, as part of area C, while the second cath lab is under construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34044/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1782. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the definition of stakeholders in each of the regional health areas that will be invited to contribute to the design of the services for their new regions; if this will include members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34045/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1783. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to ensure that communities will play a greater role in the delivery of health in the six new regional health areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34046/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1784. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the way in which he will determine budgets based on local population needs; if this will include equality of access for all healthcare irrespective of postcode addresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34047/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1785. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas will result in increased staffing levels in all acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34048/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Mary Butler
1786. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to deal with the recruitment and retention crisis being experienced across the health sector if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34049/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Care of the Elderly
Mary Butler
1787. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of step-down facilities and respite care for the older population to prevent late discharges in acute hospitals, of which there were 599 in June 2019, if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34050/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Mary Butler
1788. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if all agreed capital projects including the second cath lab and the new mortuary at University Hospital Waterford will proceed as planned on time and on budget if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34051/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1789. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a targeted reduction in the long waiting lists at University Hospital Waterford is expected for orthopaedics, ophthalmology and urology if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34052/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1790. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if the budget will be made available to facilitate the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas; if it will be fair and equitable to all six areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34053/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Mary Butler
2683. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of the community employment programme for the past five years to the end of the second quarter of 2019, by budgeted versus actual costs under the headings "participants' wages", "supervisory wages", "materials costs" and "training costs" in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31835/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Mary Butler
2684. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment participants, supervisors and assistant supervisors on the community employment programme at the end of June 2019, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31836/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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State Pension (Contributory) Data
Mary Butler
2723. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 813 of 9 July 2019, the percentage of the 32,307 pensioners who received an increase (details supplied) in their payments in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32782/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Estates
Mary Butler
2878. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding and grants available to assist in the ongoing maintenance of small long established housing developments of 30 to 50 homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32340/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2900. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason funding for adaptation grants for council-owned housing stock for Waterford City and County Council has been cut from €300,000 to €200,000; his views on whether this reduction will exasperate an already extensive waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32981/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2901. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Waterford City and County Council for the mobility aids housing grant scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32982/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2902. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Waterford City and County Council for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32983/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2903. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Waterford City and County Council for the housing aid for older people grant in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32984/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2904. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each of the 31 local authorities for the mobility aids grant scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33064/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2905. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each of the 31 local authorities for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33065/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2906. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each of the 31 local authorities for the housing aid for older people grant in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33066/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Mary Butler
447. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of a national pertussis whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women in the health service. [30471/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Infectious Disease Epidemics
Mary Butler
448. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a case and incident management system for health protection to support more efficient and robust reporting and management of infectious disease outbreaks has been developed. [30472/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Infectious Diseases
Mary Butler
449. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken in 2019 to enhance the control of tuberculosis. [30473/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Public Health Policy
Mary Butler
450. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a new operating model for public health. [30474/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
249. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment with an orthopaedic consultant at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30160/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Tobacco Control Measures
Mary Butler
335. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of initial tobacco sales to minors test purchase inspections carried out at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29082/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Tobacco Control Measures
Mary Butler
336. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of test purchases carried out under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29083/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Sunbeds Regulation
Mary Butler
337. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of mystery shopper inspections carried out under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29084/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Sunbeds Regulation
Mary Butler
338. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of establishments receiving a planned inspection under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29085/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Food Safety Standards Inspections
Mary Butler
339. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of official food control planned inspections and surveillance of food businesses at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29086/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Tobacco Control Measures
Mary Butler
340. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections of e-cigarette and refill container manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers under SI No. 271 of 2016 - European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29087/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Diabetes Strategy
Mary Butler
341. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who completed a structured patient education programme for diabetes at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29088/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Maternity Services
Mary Butler
342. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively and not exclusively at the first public health nurse visit at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29089/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Maternity Services
Mary Butler
343. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively at first public health nurse visit at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29090/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Maternity Services
Mary Butler
344. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively and not exclusively at the three-month public health nurse visit at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29091/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Maternity Services
Mary Butler
345. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively at the three-month public health nurse visit at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29092/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Mary Butler
346. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of an intensive homecare package; and the percentage of same with a key worker assigned. [29093/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Mary Butler
347. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours provided from intensive homecare packages to date in 2019. [29094/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Health Care Infrastructure Provision
Mary Butler
357. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the replacement and refurbishment of 90 community nursing units announced on 26 January 2016; the funding allocated to each project in 2019; and the date on which each of the projects will be complete and operational. [29164/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
364. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a surgical procedure; and if the procedure will be expedited. [29191/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Care of the Elderly
Mary Butler
472. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of places being provided to older persons across 300 day care centres per week. [29766/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Care of the Elderly
Mary Butler
473. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of long stay and short stay public residential care beds in use. [29767/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Care of the Elderly
Mary Butler
474. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons supported through transitional care funding in their discharge from acute hospitals during the first six months of 2019. [29768/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Mary Butler
475. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons supported by the nursing homes support scheme at the end of June 2019. [29769/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Discharges
Mary Butler
476. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the development and implementation of a discharge-to-assess protocol for persons who require home support to leave hospital. [29770/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
Mary Butler
477. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the reconfiguration of nursing home support offices. [29771/19]