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Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Staff Data
Jim O'Callaghan
158. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies for revenue sheriffs and the locations of same, in tabular form; the date on which the positions became vacant; if the positions have been advertised; if so, the closing dates for applications; if recommendations have been made with regard to appointments; and if so, the dates on which such recommendations were made. [30473/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Garda Deployment
Niall Collins
159. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits allocated to each Garda division since recruitment recommenced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30483/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Meetings
Mattie McGrath
160. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names and positions of those that attended a meeting between the national monuments service and the officials of Tipperary County Council on 13 June 2017; the location where the meeting was held; the duration of the meeting; the items which were on the agenda; the correspondence and documents which were provided to attendees; if she will provide a copy of the minutes of the meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30468/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names and positions of those that attended a meeting between the national monuments service and officials of Tipperary County Council on 13 June 2017; the location where the meeting was held; the duration of the meeting; the items which were on the agenda; the correspondence and documents which were provided to attendees; if she will provide a copy of the minutes of the meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30477/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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CLÁR Programme
Thomas Pringle
162. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a school (details supplied) was not successfully awarded CLÁR funding despite meeting the necessary requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30211/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Agencies Data
Jack Chambers
163. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if all agencies under her aegis have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the agencies which do not have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the reason they do not have a tax clearance certificate in each case, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30280/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Arts Council Grants
Niamh Smyth
164. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of Aosdána members who have been refused a cnuas; and the reason for these refusals. [30295/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Arts Council Grants
Niamh Smyth
165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her Department has considered reforms to Aosdána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30296/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
166. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding ring fencing funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30417/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Seán Haughey
167. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the drug Respreeza continues to be made available for persons suffering from genetic emphysema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30247/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
168. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30257/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
169. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
170. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, by year, speciality and wait time bands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30259/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
171. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick in each of the months of 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30260/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
172. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick in each of the months to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30261/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
173. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30262/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Maurice Quinlivan
174. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30263/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the total agency spend at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
176. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30265/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
177. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
178. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30267/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
179. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30268/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
180. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient did not attends at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30269/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
181. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30270/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Maurice Quinlivan
182. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at University Hospital Limerick; the details and overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Maurice Quinlivan
183. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number and cost of each capital project funded by the HSE and his Department at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Maurice Quinlivan
184. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at University Hospital Limerick in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30273/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Agencies Data
Jack Chambers
185. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if all agencies under his aegis have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the agencies which do not have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the reason they do not have a tax clearance certificate in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30288/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Noel Rock
186. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of children with diabetes attending Children’s University Hospital Temple Street diabetes service in 2015 and 2016; the amount of whole-time equivalent consultant time which was dedicated to this service in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30305/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Noel Rock
187. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the waiting time in Children’s University Hospital Temple Street to put children with type one diabetes aged five years of age and under on insulin pump treatment; the waiting time to put children with type one diabetes between six and 16 years of age on insulin pump treatment; the number of children who are on the waiting list for insulin pump treatment; the age breakdown of these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30306/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Noel Rock
188. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of new referrals of children with diabetes received by the diabetes service in Children’s University Hospital Temple Street, by county in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30307/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Noel Rock
189. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the ratio of whole-time equivalent dietitian per patient in Children’s University Hospital Temple Street diabetes service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30308/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospitals Data
Noel Rock
190. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the amount of whole-time equivalent psychology professional time dedicated to the diabetes service in Children’s University Hospital Temple Street; the number of persons who have availed of this service in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Noel Rock
191. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider tendering patient testing in the areas of respiratory, neurology, gastroenterology, vascular and cardiology to the private sector in order to cut the waiting times in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30310/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
Noel Rock
192. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when HIQA will sign off on the new wing in a nursing home (details supplied) in Drumcondra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30311/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
Noel Rock
193. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will extend the fair deal scheme period of allocation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30312/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Home Care Packages Data
John Curran
194. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of home care package hours that were available in 2016 and to date in 2017 in the HSE Dublin mid-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30325/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Ambulance Service Accommodation
Catherine Connolly
195. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 3 May 2017, the progress that has been made in the development of a new ambulance base on the grounds of Merlin Park; when he expects the new ambulance base to be fully functioning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30336/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Kevin O'Keeffe
196. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a procedure for 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Jonathan O'Brien
197. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the progress towards establishing a supervised injecting facility in Dublin. [30340/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Jonathan O'Brien
198. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has confirmed with the HSE that a pilot supervised injecting facility will open in Dublin in 2017; and if so, the funding allocated to same. [30341/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Jonathan O'Brien
199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the way in which a pilot supervised injecting facility will open by the end of 2017; the date on which expressions of interest will be sought; the time that will be allocated to receive these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Substance Misuse
Jonathan O'Brien
200. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if representatives from his Department or the HSE have met with members of An Garda Síochána and discussed recent reports of heroin and cocaine in circulation that is laced with fentanyl; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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General Practitioner Services
Bernard Durkan
201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a change of general practitioner form can urgently issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30367/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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HSE Properties
Noel Grealish
202. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the HSE to return, for use by the local community, land in Shantalla, Galway city, which it took over three years ago for use as a helipad on a temporary basis for six months and has since declined to say when it will be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30376/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Seán Sherlock
203. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated time it is envisaged that a person will be fitted with a permanent spinal stimulator since undergoing a trial in July 2016 and whereby funding has been sanctioned (details supplied). [30392/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
204. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30404/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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General Practitioner Services
Mick Wallace
205. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received regarding general practitioners charging for routine phlebotomy services each year since 2009, in tabular form; the number of refunds issued for routine phlebotomy services in each of the CHO areas each year since 2009, in tabular form; the total value of these refunds per CHO area for each year since 2009, in tabular form; and the number of general practitioners each year since 2009 who have had money deducted by the HSE after the HSE ruled the general practitioners in question incorrectly charged for routine phlebotomy services. [30436/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Medicinal Products Data
Mick Wallace
206. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the latest figures for State spending on prescriptions for specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors; the number of persons according to the latest data who are currently prescribed SSRIs and SNRIs; the number of reports of adverse drug reactions sexual dysfunction for each drug; the number of completed suicides adverse drug reactions involving each drug; the number of suicide attempts or reports of self harm adverse drug reactions involving each drug; the number of suicidal ideation adverse drug reactions involving each drug; the number of serious adverse drug reactions involving each drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30437/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hospital Facilities
David Cullinane
207. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac catheterisation laboratories in public hospitals by hospital, by the service it provides and the opening times of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30457/17]