Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health regarding a meeting in his Department on 27 February 2015 at which it was stated that it is proposed that consultants from the Saolta university health care group would travel to Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal as a medium to long-term solution in alleviating pressure on breast cancer services at the hospital, if this measure has been successfully introduced; the frequency of these visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26930/15]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health regarding a meeting in his Department on 27 February 2015, at which it was stated that further efforts were being made to fill vacant posts for two general practitioner positions in the breast cancer service in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, if these vacancies have been successfully filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26932/15]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

305. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health regarding a meeting in his Department on 27 February 2015, at which it was stated that an application for the appointment of a general surgeon with an interest in gastrointestinal surgery was to be made by the Saolta university health care group for Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, if this application was made by the group; if an appointment has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26933/15]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

306. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health following the retirement of a person (details supplied) from Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, if a permanent replacement has been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/15]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Michael McCarthy

307. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if national lottery funding will be provided in respect of a sports club (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26938/15]

Dental Services

Michael Healy-Rae

308. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26939/15]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Mattie McGrath

309. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate and clarify a matter (details supplied) regarding Muintir na Tíre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26987/15]

Rare Diseases

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

310. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the way he ensures information regarding different genetic rare disorders and other conditions that result in deafblindness are available to persons who are deafblind and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/15]

Obesity Strategy

Fergus O'Dowd

311. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27041/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

312. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scan at Tullamore Hospital in County Offaly in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [27045/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Finian McGrath

313. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service for a hospital in Dublin in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27059/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Mattie McGrath

314. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total cost of the Health Service Executive nursing homes support scheme, a fair deal, in the last full calendar year of its operation; the average weekly charge in each executive-administered nursing home taking part in the scheme by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27060/15]

Sexual Offences Data

Billy Kelleher

315. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of sexual abuse allegations reported from 1990 to date in 2015; the number that have been investigated; and that have gone before the criminal courts; the number of health care employees convicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27099/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

316. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2. [27100/15]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

317. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when additional beds will be opened in a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27105/15]

Primary Care Centres

Denis Naughten

318. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the provision of each of the 35 primary health centres prioritised for investment in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27108/15]

Primary Medical Certificates Applications

John McGuinness

319. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an application for a primary medical certificate will be granted on appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [27123/15]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

320. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a motorised wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27125/15]

Medicinal Products Supply

Noel Grealish

321. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of the drug, Fampyra under the drugs payment scheme and community drugs schemes; if the Government will approve this drug under these schemes, given that the Health Service Executive has successfully negotiated with the manufacturer, Biogen, to get the drug at a significantly reduced price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27130/15]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Clare Daly

322. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will not be considered for a cataract procedure until the person is a year on the list, and it will be up to 18 months before the person gets the procedure done in the Mater hospital. [27136/15]

Health Services Staff

Billy Kelleher

323. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the embargo will be lifted on the hiring of speech and language therapists; the number of jobs currently vacant in this field; of those, the number that are permanent positions or contract positions; in respect of speech and language courses that are run in our universities, the number of this year's graduates who will be employed by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27142/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Colm Keaveney

324. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scan at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27158/15]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

325. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when additional beds will open in a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27170/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Fleming

326. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27171/15]

Social Workers Recruitment

Seán Kenny

327. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the full cost of hiring an additional 200 social workers on the basis of average pay grades currently paid to social workers and starting pay grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27177/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Billy Kelleher

328. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason the personal assistant service for children with special needs to allow them to attend preschool is not filling the hours awarded in the North Lee in Cork, while in the South Lee in Cork personal assistant hours are being fully filled, leaving children in the North Lee unable to attend their full early childhood care and education preschool year; the action the Health Service Executive is taking to resolve this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27180/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Billy Kelleher

329. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have her full personal assistant hours filled to allow the child to attend the early childhood care and education preschool year, as is the child's entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27182/15]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Clare Daly

330. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (detailed supplies) in County Dublin has to wait for 12 months for an appointment to attend the Delanty Norman neurology outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9. [27186/15]

Psychological Services

Billy Kelleher

331. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is currently no child psychologist in County Meath, leaving children and families without the necessary assessments they require; the action that will be taken to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27189/15]

Abortion Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

332. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health based on the report published on 29 June 2015, the number of terminations carried out under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act that resulted in a live birth in 2014 broken down between terminations arising out of suicidal ideation and by a direct medical risk to the life of the mother; the number of these children who are still alive; the gestation period at which all the terminations reported were carried out; the main medical conditions that caused the terminations to be carried out in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27190/15]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Derek Nolan

333. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the extension of the BreastCheck programme for those between 65 and 69 years of age will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27191/15]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Jerry Buttimer

334. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is recruiting speech and language therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27211/15]

Patient Safety

Olivia Mitchell

335. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if individual health identifiers have been provided to patients accessing health and social care services; and the services that are using individual health identifiers. [27213/15]

Patient Safety

Olivia Mitchell

336. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if individual health identifiers will be used by Health Service Executive staff based in community health centres. [27214/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in respect of the renewal of a medical card in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who have provided additional information and who are awaiting a decision since the beginning of June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27218/15]

Accident and Emergency Departments

Terence Flanagan

338. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the emergency department task force set up in December 2014; the frequency with which it has met; and the frequency with which it expects to continue to meet. [27219/15]

Nursing Home Services

Terence Flanagan

339. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health in addition to the €74 million provided in 2015 to increase the number of long-term nursing home care places, as well as providing additional transitional care beds and home care packages for those no longer needing hospital care, the amount of money that has been directly provided to hospitals to alleviate the crisis in emergency departments. [27220/15]

Accident and Emergency Departments

Terence Flanagan

340. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the time-defined actions recommended by the emergency department task force in its action plan to address the crisis in emergency departments; and the actions that have already been implemented. [27221/15]

Health Services Staff Training

Arthur Spring

341. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who wishes to enrol in an adaptation course, in order to be considered eligible for a position as a registered child's nurse with the Health Service Executive. [27224/15]

Health Services Funding

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

342. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to providing a long-term funding solution to the organisations currently funded under the scheme to support national organisations, organisations that have to deal with uncertain futures and difficulties in planning long-term campaigns and service provision, in particular the Irish Stammering Association, which, as a national organisation, only receives €25,000 funding annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27225/15]

Respite Care Services Availability

Bernard Durkan

343. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be urgently facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27231/15]

Mental Health Services

Finian McGrath

344. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding mental health services as a model of good practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27233/15]

Abortion Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

345. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health in relation to the report on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013, the number of pregnancies that were delivered by caesarean section, the mother having requested a termination; the gestation period of the pregnancies terminated in the report; the way the real and substantial risk to the life level of risk was assessed; if this will be made aware to clinicians so that this information may be fed into clinical decision-making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27240/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Thomas P. Broughan

346. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the delay for funding for a wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason a person with a disability, requiring a wheelchair would be expected to wait for more than one year for the wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Thomas P. Broughan

347. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons awaiting wheelchairs for more than three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, and 18 months, in the years 2013 and 2014 and in 2015 to date; the reasons for these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27248/15]

Hospitals Discharges

Joe Costello

348. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are adequate support services provided for patients who are discharged from hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/15]

Prescriptions Charges

Joe Costello

349. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient must fill a prescription within 24 hours of leaving a hospital or pay a doctor for a new prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27251/15]

Medical Card Applications

Willie Penrose

350. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive medical card division to immediately issue a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27257/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

351. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 26 May 2015, if a review of eligibility to a medical card has been arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27263/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

352. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive a hospital appointment as soon as possible [27269/15]

Medicinal Products Supply

Michelle Mulherin

353. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the status of the revised application submitted on 25 July 2014 to the Health Service Executive by Biogen IDEC, to add Fampyra to the list of re-imbursable items supplied under the general medical services or community drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27270/15]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

354. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who retired in each of the past three years [27275/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

355. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will review eligibility for a medical card on discretionary grounds, in view of age and ongoing ill health, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27293/15]

Hospital Procedures

Paul Connaughton

356. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when a cataract operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be performed; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/15]

Hospital Procedures

Michael Ring

357. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an inpatient procedure, considering that the procedure was deemed necessary on 26 September 2014 under the waiting list initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27298/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael Ring

358. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the Health Service Executive west region who have been placed on the waiting list initiative for outpatient appointments and-or for inpatient procedures; if he will provide details for each medical speciality such as ear, nose and throat, orthopaedic, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27299/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael Ring

359. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the progress being made for ear, nose and throat surgery under the waiting list initiative for persons from County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27300/15]

European Health Insurance Card

John Lyons

360. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a potential phishing scam that is taking place in regards to the European health card, where persons who have re-applied for their card online are being contacted by a seemingly official source, which is charging them for the privilege; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27301/15]

Home Care Packages Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

361. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on home care packages; and on home help hours, in each year since 2008; and the amount allocated for 2015 [27302/15]

Health Services Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

362. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of their circumstances [27321/15]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

363. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the further actions that will be taken by the Health Service Executive to reduce the number of patients on trolleys in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; if he is aware of the significant local concerns of patients and staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27327/15]

Medical Card Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

364. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27341/15]

Suicide Prevention

Pádraig MacLochlainn

365. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his role, if any, in developing suicide prevention strategies among Irish emigrants in the United Kingdom; and his future plans in this regard. [27346/15]

EU Directives

Fergus O'Dowd

366. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the way the European cross-border health care directive will operate in County Louth, giving hospital waiting lists in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27354/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fergus O'Dowd

367. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the waiting lists, including waiting times, for hospital treatment in County Louth, by hospital and by specialty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27355/15]

Hospital Services

Billy Kelleher

368. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on proposals by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 to close a taxi rank at the hospital; and if he will put any measures in place to address the concerns of the customers and drivers who currently use the rank. [27380/15]

Medicinal Products Supply

Tom Fleming

369. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the provision of the multiple sclerosis drug Fampyra; when it will be made available to the numerous sufferers, including those in financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27382/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Finian McGrath

370. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a knee operation at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27387/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Finian McGrath

371. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a knee operation at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Dublin 5 in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Shane Ross

372. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have undergone the assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 since its implementation; the number of these children who now receive one to one treatment as opposed to group sessions from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27401/15]

Home Help Service Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

373. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27404/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael Healy-Rae

374. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27412/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

375. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his plans to regulate the assessment of needs for those with deafblindness in order that it is conducted by a person who has received training in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27416/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

376. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the different services and service providers available to persons who are deafblind are co-ordinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27417/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Pearse Doherty

377. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the securing of a suitable premises in which to relocate a Health Service Executive managed training service centre for persons with disabilities (details supplied) in County Donegal; if a decision has been made by the executive's estates department pertaining to the leasing of a suitable premises; his plans to provide the necessary funding to facilitate this relocation; when the relocation will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27418/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Colm Keaveney

378. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 848 of 9 June 2015, and the response from the Health Service Executive of 30 June 2015, which quoted the mean waiting time for orthopaedic surgery in Galway University Hospital as 103 days and the median waiting time as 59 days, the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, if he will reconcile these two cases with the statistics quoted by the executive for Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27421/15]

Abortion Services Provision

Mattie McGrath

379. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the gestational age for each of the 26 terminations which were carried out under the Act in 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27422/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

380. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in determining eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27425/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

381. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the outcome of assessment in relation to eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27426/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Colm Keaveney

382. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/15]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

383. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in determining an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27429/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

384. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has already submitted an application for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27434/15]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

385. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if the requested information has been received in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27435/15]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Healy-Rae

386. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the human papilloma virus vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27453/15]

Health Services Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

387. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care staff of certain specialties (details supplied) currently on the public payroll in whole-time equivalent terms; and the number, in whole-time-equivalent terms, who are active in primary care, that is, not on maternity leave or long-term sick leave, or other long-term leave, or diverted to other health care settings [27462/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

388. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will request an explanation from the Health Service Executive, as to the reason there has been a significant increase in the waiting list figures for physiotherapy in primary care, despite extra resources being devoted to this area since 2012 [27463/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Thomas P. Broughan

389. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on funding allocated to a service (details supplied) in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if further moneys will be allocated to meet the demand for services; if he will consider proposals from families and carers affected to increase funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27464/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Shane Ross

390. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 678 of 26 May 2015, if he is considering a review of the fair deal scheme to create a distinction between the elderly infirm who are in need of nursing care, and the chronic sick who may be under 65 years of age on admission to a nursing home, as a result of insufficient supports in the community, and whose condition does not affect their life expectancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27486/15]

Universal Health Insurance

Billy Kelleher

391. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that the Economic and Social Research Institute has estimated the additional cost of universal health insurance at between 3.5% and 10.7% more than the current system, or €666 million and €2.05 billion in current prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27490/15]

Universal Health Insurance

Billy Kelleher

392. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Health Insurance Authority has presented a report to him that estimates the cost of universal health insurance between €2,197 and €3,201 for every adult per year, with an additional 15% cost for children and students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/15]

Medical Card Appeals

Jack Wall

393. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a reassessment of the decision to refuse renewal of a medical card on medical grounds in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27493/15]

Health Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

394. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health in view of allegations of improper use of antipsychotic drugs to persons in care, the protocols in place before antipsychotic drugs can be administered; his proposals for changes to these protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27494/15]

Health Services Access

Fergus O'Dowd

395. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Louth regarding a waiting time in excess of eight and a half hours in the Mater Hospital eye casualty clinic in Dublin 7, on 9 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27495/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Barry Cowen

396. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; when the person can expect an appointment with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly [27502/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Michael Healy-Rae

397. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27507/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

398. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27514/15]

Health Services Provision

Michael Ring

399. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be scheduled for triple-bypass surgery at University College Hospital in Galway [27516/15]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Michael Ring

400. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the registration status of applications to the Irish Nursing Board in respect of persons (details supplied); and when these registrations will be completed, as the delay is causing hardship to the person's prospective employer [27517/15]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Dara Calleary

401. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status regarding the provision of a primary care centre in Lucan in County Dublin; the services that will be provided in this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27520/15]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Dara Calleary

402. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the provision of a primary care centre and the range of services that will be available in the primary care centre for north Clondalkin and Rowlagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27521/15]