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Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Home Help Service Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
481. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of home help hours by 10%. [30219/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Home Help Service Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
482. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of home care packages by 10%. [30220/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Occupational Therapy Staff
Louise O'Reilly
483. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten occupational therapists at entry level, five years and ten years of experience, respectively, in tabular form for each grade; and the overall cost. [30221/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Occupational Therapy Staff
Louise O'Reilly
484. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 occupational therapists. [30222/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Physiotherapy Provision
Louise O'Reilly
485. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten physiotherapists at entry level, five and ten years of experience, respectively. [30223/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Physiotherapy Provision
Louise O'Reilly
486. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 physiotherapists. [30224/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Psychological Services
Louise O'Reilly
487. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 150 psychologists. [30225/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Speech and Language Therapy Staff
Louise O'Reilly
488. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten speech and language therapists at entry level, five years experience and ten years experience, respectively. [30226/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Speech and Language Therapy Staff
Louise O'Reilly
489. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 100 speech and language therapists. [30227/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Disability Support Services
Louise O'Reilly
490. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 500,000 hours of the personal assistant scheme. [30228/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Disability Support Services
Louise O'Reilly
491. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a community neuro-rehabilitation team. [30229/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Disability Support Services
Louise O'Reilly
492. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a transitional service, that is, intensive rehabilitation services post-acute injury to enable persons to return home. [30230/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Respite Care Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
493. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing respite care services by 20%. [30231/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Suicide Prevention
Louise O'Reilly
494. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 11 suicide crisis assessment nurses. [30232/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Suicide Prevention
Louise O'Reilly
495. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing five housing liaison suicide crisis assessment nurses. [30233/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
496. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 14 community child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, teams in line with A Vision for Change. [30234/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Louise O'Reilly
497. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of filling the remaining posts of the mental health intellectual disability posts for children that have not yet been filled. [30235/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Mental Health Services Staff
Louise O'Reilly
498. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of filling 30 mental health intellectual disability posts for children. [30236/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Mental Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
499. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling the budget for counselling in primary care. [30237/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Louise O'Reilly
500. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of opening the remaining child and adolescent psychiatric beds that are not open. [30238/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Mental Health Services Staff
Louise O'Reilly
501. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing addiction counsellors by 10%. [30239/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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HSE Data
Louise O'Reilly
529. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts agreed between the HSE and a company (details supplied) since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
530. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the HSE to a company (details supplied) since 2011 for services, infrastructure or projects by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Illicit Trade in Tobacco
Louise O'Reilly
535. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the next national steps to be taken with respect to the WHO protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products in view of the fact that the conditions for the entry into force of the instrument adopted under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control were met on 27 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Medical Card Drugs Availability
Louise O'Reilly
586. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the requirement for medical card holders to obtain a prescription from their general practitioner to access nicotine replacement therapy for free under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30397/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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EU Directives
Louise O'Reilly
610. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the EU safety standards for protection against dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation regulations 2018 will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30616/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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EU Directives
Louise O'Reilly
611. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of discussions that have taken place between the representatives of or representative body for chiropractors regarding the EU safety standards for protection against dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation regulations 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30617/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Hospital Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
209. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 913 of 12 June 2018, if there are foetal medicine experts operating in hospitals here who are not on the Medical Council's specialist register; and if so, the hospitals in which they operate. [29746/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Louise O'Reilly
210. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 913 of 12 June 2018, the locations in which the nine approved consultant obstetrics and gynaecology experts are to be based; the clinical hours commitment to public work; the number of applications for these posts; the number of the posts that have been filled; and the locations in which they are based. [29747/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
237. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on taxis in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and the reason for using taxis, for example, patient transfer, transfer of paper files between hospitals and so on. [29876/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
238. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by hospital or hospital group on taxis in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and the reason for using taxis, for example, patient transfer, transfer of paper files between hospitals and so on. [29877/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Respite Care Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
291. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of respite care hours provided for the first quarter of 2017 compared to the number of respite care hours provided in the first quarter of 2018 in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, area in tabular form. [28824/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Obesity Strategy
Louise O'Reilly
303. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 8 May 2018, if reports of the reformulation sub-group in line with its terms of reference will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28922/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Obesity Strategy
Louise O'Reilly
304. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 8 May 2018, the timeline for the development of a roadmap by the sub-group on reformulation for progressing its work within its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28923/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Obesity Strategy
Louise O'Reilly
305. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 8 May 2018, the status of the work being undertaken in developing proposals for the purposes of conducting an evaluation of the SSD tax; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28924/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Food Labelling
Louise O'Reilly
306. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the European Commission hosted joint meeting on front-of-pack nutrition labelling on 22 June 2018; the response by his Department to the survey sent in the context of the REFIT evaluation of the nutrition and health claims regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28925/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Food Labelling
Louise O'Reilly
307. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the development and publication of nutrient profiles to avoid misleading the public on the health claims of food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28926/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
308. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the detail of the data mapping of all services offered by the HSE, including voluntary and community groups in Dublin 8. [28927/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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National Children's Hospital
Louise O'Reilly
310. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the person or body that owns the lease for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; the HSE and the hospital board's plans for the building after the new national children's hospital opens; and if there will be public consultation on the future of the property once the hospital winds down its operations. [28944/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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National Children's Hospital
Louise O'Reilly
311. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if Dublin City Council will have a representative on the board of the new national children's hospital in continuity of its representation on the board of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28945/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
324. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 29 May 2018, the agencies used by the HSE in each of the years detailed; and the amount paid to each agency in tabular form. [28997/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Paediatric Services
Louise O'Reilly
2. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on scoliosis waiting lists; the length of time they have been on the waiting lists; when the 2018 action plan for scoliosis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Primary Care Centres Data
Louise O'Reilly
12. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of all primary care centres under construction or opened or both; the healthcare and medical staff working in each operational primary care centre by centre and occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27851/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
Louise O'Reilly
58. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the detail of the ongoing wait list validation process which is being undertaken in the Children's Hospital Group; the steps that occur; the way in which a decision is made that a child should be removed from the outpatient waiting list; if it is a clinical or administrative decision; the way in which children are safeguarded during this process; if the child’s consultants are involved in the decision making process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27853/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Louise O'Reilly
79. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts vacant across the State; the vacant consultant posts by specialisation; the consultant posts filled by locum and or agency staff by specialisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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National Children's Hospital
Louise O'Reilly
82. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the future plans for Crumlin children’s hospital once the new national children’s hospital is operational; if consideration has been given to making it an elective only hospital or for other health or medical purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Direct Provision System
Louise O'Reilly
88. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the physical and mental health supports which have been put in place for those in direct provision (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27850/18]
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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Hospitals Data
Louise O'Reilly
183. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the did-not-attend rates for hospital procedures by hospital in 2017 and to date in 2018. [28141/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Louise O'Reilly
312. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to make the drug Raxone available on the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27456/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Home Care Packages Data
Louise O'Reilly
330. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons waiting for home care packages; the waiting lists for home care packages in each CHO area; and the way in which this compares with June 2017. [27572/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Hospitals Data
Louise O'Reilly
387. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was implemented at hospitals across the State by hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Paediatric Services
Louise O'Reilly
394. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the wait times for children for a first consultation with an orthopaedic specialist in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27883/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Paediatric Services
Louise O'Reilly
395. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE national service plan target that 80% of patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment for scoliosis will be seen within a 52 week timeframe is an acceptable target wait time for children who live with scoliosis; the steps being taken to ensure that children have timely access to their first assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Hospital Services
Louise O'Reilly
396. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the international best practice wait times for scoliosis first assessments; if they are being adhered to; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27885/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
397. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason scoliosis four month surgery wait targets are not being met; the barriers for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27886/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Paediatric Services
Louise O'Reilly
398. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which offers of outsourcing for scoliosis corrective surgery are made; his views on whether the method of offering outsourcing is allowing parents to make informed decisions regarding the outsourcing of their children's care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27887/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Hospital Services
Louise O'Reilly
399. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cohort of scoliosis patients that will have access to a facility (details supplied) under outsourcing initiatives; the way in which this initiative will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Hospital Procedures
Louise O'Reilly
400. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the use of MAGEC rods in the Children’s Hospital Group; the reason these rods are not available to all children across the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27889/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration
Louise O'Reilly
551. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the med 2 form needs a signature from the spouse of the claimant; the arrangements made to facilitate a claim without this signature in cases in which the claimant and spouse are estranged, for example in the case of domestic abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27745/18]
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to private investigators to investigate hospital consultants in preparation for the court case regarding the 2008 consultant contract. [27163/18]
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Louise O'Reilly
165. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the value of private activity in public hospitals by publicly employed consultants on type B contracts for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27164/18]
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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Medical Card Data
Louise O'Reilly
166. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued per LHO in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [27168/18]
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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Online Safety
Louise O'Reilly
96. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach the status of the preparation and publication of an action plan which his Department is co-ordinating further to the open policy debate on online safety held earlier in 2018. [26977/18]
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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Data Protection
Louise O'Reilly
127. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 12 June 2018, if further information will be provided on the level of engagement to date that his Department has had with the European Commission to clarify issues relating to section 30 of the Data Protection Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26978/18]
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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National Stroke Programme Implementation
Louise O'Reilly
160. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 30 May 2018, the way in which it is envisaged that community rehabilitation will be delivered to stroke survivors in the same way as other persons with neurological conditions in view of the fact that early supported discharge replaces hospital based care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26976/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Louise O'Reilly
325. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the process for accessing medicinal cannabis for ongoing chronic disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26349/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Long-Term Illness Scheme
Louise O'Reilly
326. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease will be added to the long term illness list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26350/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
327. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost per residential place in centres (details supplied) as agreed under the last service level agreement in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26351/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Addiction Treatment Services
Louise O'Reilly
328. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost to the HSE of an addiction treatment facility (details supplied) by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26352/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Respite Care Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
349. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of respite care hours provided for the first quarter of 2017 in each CHO area. [26427/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Vaccination Programme
Louise O'Reilly
360. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing older children to obtain the meningitis B vaccine as part of an immunisation programme. [26489/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Data Protection
Louise O'Reilly
397. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 749 and 750 of 12 June 2018, if there will be collaboration with the Department of Justice and Equality on same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26733/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Data Protection
Louise O'Reilly
398. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 749 and 750 of 12 June 2018, the way in which his Department's approach to monitoring HFSS food marketing will be affected (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26734/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Data Protection
Louise O'Reilly
399. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 749 and 750 of 12 June 2018, the code which will take precedence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26735/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Data Protection
Louise O'Reilly
400. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 749 and 750 of 12 June 2018, the way in which his Department plans to work with the Data Protection Commissioner in a process to encourage the drawing up of a code of conduct to which entities which collect and process children's data would demonstrably adhere as per section 32(e) of the Data Protection Act 2018; the way in which this also relates to his Department's work in respect of a code of practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26736/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Departmental Management Structures
Louise O'Reilly
598. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 2 June 2016, if policy issues in respect of abortion are still subsumed into the tobacco and alcohol control unit of his Department; if so, the reason it has not been changed; if a new unit will be established within his Department to oversee abortion and other related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24357/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Hospital Staff
Louise O'Reilly
701. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the persons appointed to the two ANP posts confirmed for diabetes care in County Donegal will take up their posts. [24775/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Hospital Services
Louise O'Reilly
702. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if County Donegal has the requisite numbers of adults and children with diabetes types 1 and 2 to merit the locating of a centre of excellence for diabetes care at Letterkenny University Hospital. [24776/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
703. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff at Buncrana nursing unit, County Donegal in comparison to 2016 and 2017; and if all beds within the unit are operational. [24777/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
704. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff at Carndonagh Community Hospital, County Donegal, in comparison to 2016 and 2017; and whether all beds in the hospital are operational. [24778/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
705. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff at Ramelton nursing unit, County Donegal, in comparison to 2016 and 2017; and whether all beds in the unit are operational. [24779/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Health Services Funding
Louise O'Reilly
706. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the €1 million allocated in budget 2018 for the Sláintecare implementation office has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24780/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Food Labelling
Louise O'Reilly
711. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his Department has been consulted on proposed EU comments on draft Codex guidelines on the use of front of pack nutrition labelling; if his Department has received a request to send DG SANTE an update of an earlier survey sent out in the context of the REFIT evaluation of the nutrition and health claims regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24799/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Food Labelling
Louise O'Reilly
712. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his Department will be represented at the second meeting on front of pack nutrition labelling, which will take place at the end of June 2018 or early in July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24800/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Food Labelling
Louise O'Reilly
713. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to meet stakeholders on the use of front of pack nutrition labelling as part of the European Commission's work under way on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24801/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Data Protection
Louise O'Reilly
749. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department is engaging with the Department of Justice and Equality on section 32 of the Data Protection Act 2018, specifically on the provision for the drawing up of codes of conduct intended to contribute to proper application of GDPR with regard to the processing of the personal data of children for the purposes of direct marketing and creating personality and user profiles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Data Protection
Louise O'Reilly
750. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to section 32 of the Data Protection Act 2018, specifically regarding the provision for the drawing up of codes of conduct intended to contribute to proper application of GDPR with regard to the processing of the personal data of children for the purposes of direct marketing and creating personality and user profiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24993/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Mental Health Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
762. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time for appointments to access the adult mental health services via Balbriggan primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25033/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Hospital Charges
Louise O'Reilly
853. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing the €100 charge for the use of emergency departments; and the estimated cost of abolishing the €75 day charge for inpatient care. [25436/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Respite Care Services
Louise O'Reilly
854. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing respite care hours by 10%, in tabular form. [25437/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Dental Services Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
855. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding for the public dental service in each of the years 2006 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; his plans to increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25438/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Dental Services Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
856. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the annual expenditure on the public dental service in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25439/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
857. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology services in north County Dublin by children and youth services and adult services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25440/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Dental Services Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
858. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for dentistry and orthodontic services in north County Dublin by children and youth services and adult services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25441/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
859. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the general waiting list for orthodontic diagnostics at Merlin Park, University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25442/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
860. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the general waiting list for orthodontic diagnostics at University Hospital Galway due to the lack of a suitable dental X-ray machine in the radiography department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25443/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Orthodontic Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
861. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for orthodontic treatment by HSE area in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25444/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Orthodontic Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
862. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding for the Health Service Executive orthodontic service in each of the years 2006 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the estimated cost of extending the direct provision of orthodontic treatment to children with less severe needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25445/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Ambulance Service Data
Louise O'Reilly
863. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of private ambulances operating; the hospital or hospital group they are working with; and the amount spent on private ambulances by hospital or hospital group in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25446/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
864. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of ultra sonographers operating in maternity hospitals by community hospital organisation and maternity hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25447/18]