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Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Michael Harty
1530. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of cervical smears rejected, that is, not processed by a laboratory (details supplied) due to the fact that the vial expired as a result of smears being stored for a prolonged period while extra capacity was sought and contracts signed with the laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33282/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Procedures
Michael Harty
1741. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the reason robotic surgery for prostate and other urology surgery has not commenced at University Hospital Limerick in spite of it possessing a system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33899/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Michael Harty
1742. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the reason the colposcopy clinic at Limerick Regional Hospital is not able to provide timely appointments for new referrals with women having to wait up to 15 weeks to be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33901/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Equipment
Michael Harty
1747. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health when University Hospital Limerick will be provided with a second MRI scanner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33927/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Emergency Departments Services
Michael Harty
1751. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who presented to accident and emergency department at University Hospital Limerick on 10 July 2019 with neurological symptoms was placed on a trolley in the department until 15 July 2019 before being admitted to a ward and did not have a MRI brain scan which was requested on 11 July 2019 and which was essential for their diagnosis and management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33968/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors
Michael Harty
284. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health if the ENT department at University Hospital Limerick has lost its accreditation for training of non-consultant doctors in the speciality of ENT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30276/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Disability Services Data
Michael Harty
390. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Clare in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27580/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Disability Services Data
Michael Harty
391. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for children with an intellectual disability in County Clare in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Disability Services Data
Michael Harty
392. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adolescents with an intellectual disability in County Clare in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27582/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Disability Services Data
Michael Harty
393. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in County Clare in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27583/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Disability Services Data
Michael Harty
394. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27584/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Michael Harty
407. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has completed a review on the cost effectiveness of providing FreeStyle Libre sensors to assist persons in managing diabetes; his plans to provide this technology in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27670/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Michael Harty
496. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health his views on the consultant recruitment and retention difficulties experienced by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Harty
497. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for first-time ophthalmic appointments in University Hospital Limerick is now 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28194/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Michael Harty
160. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with representatives of community employment supervisors to discuss the implementation of an occupational pension scheme as recommended by the Labour Court in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26460/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Hospitals Building Programme
Michael Harty
461. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of the 60-bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26570/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Pharmacy Regulations
Michael Harty
188. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the action he plans to take on the new rules of an organisation (details supplied) regarding pharmacy assistants and their roles, responsibilities and to limit their ability to cover pharmacists for temporary absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25712/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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HSE Waiting Lists
Michael Harty
210. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health if there is an 11-month wait in County Clare for children under 12 years of age seeking access to the community ophthalmic physician and a wait of 26 months for adults who need cataract procedures in the public system as against three months for those who can afford private care as reported by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25820/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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GLAS Payments
Michael Harty
227. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an outstanding payment on the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25851/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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School Staff
Michael Harty
222. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the employment control framework as it relates to the appointment of staff in the primary, secondary and post-secondary education systems; and if appointments can be made by the seven universities without reference to the employment control framework from 1 January 2019. [23344/19]