Parliamentary questions

VAT Rate Application

Louise O'Reilly

83. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the status of discussions at EU level in relation to the action plan on the future of VAT; the opportunities which have been taken to continue to recommend that member states should be able to apply a specialised VAT rating to defibrillators and other emergency medical and rescue equipment at EU Council level in these discussions; the detail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20715/18]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

101. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with undertaking a national audit of all learning centres in respect of the availability of potable water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20564/18]

Schools Facilities

Louise O'Reilly

102. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with undertaking a national audit of secondary schools in respect of the equipment, infrastructure and facilities available to cook, prepare and serve meals to students in addition to the facilities in which they can eat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20565/18]

School Curriculum

Louise O'Reilly

103. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with undertaking a national audit of all learning centres in respect of healthy school environments and conformation with the national obesity plan, national physical activity plan and Healthy Ireland; his plans for an audit of equipment, infrastructure and facilities in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20566/18]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

174. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to implement the recommendation by the national stroke programme as part of the phased introduction of early supported discharge for a further nine teams to be established over a three-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20547/18]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Louise O'Reilly

175. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of stroke unit beds to meet the predicted increase in stroke numbers; the further cost of bringing stroke units to quality standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20548/18]

HIQA Reports

Louise O'Reilly

176. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to advance the recommendations of the HIQA health technology assessment of mechanical thrombectomy; if the costs contained in the health technology assessment, HTA, in terms of the five-year budget impact of developing a national service are the same; if not, the details in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20549/18]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

177. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with the need to address infrastructural and equipment issues in relation to the provision of thrombectomy services in Beaumont Hospital; the level of capital expenditure required to replace the existing angiography suite and to open a second angiography suite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20550/18]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

178. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with the need to address the geographical gap in heart failure services in the South/South West hospital group area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20551/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

179. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the staffing and configuration deficits in each of the early supported discharge teams; the additional funding that is needed to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20552/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

180. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons across each operating site who have been discharged home via early supported discharge for stroke patients since the first early supported discharge, ESD, roll-out in 2011; the percentage of this category compared with total stroke discharges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20553/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

181. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll-out of the new early supported discharge teams as part of the national stroke programme; the details of the staffing team for each, inclusive of grade; the cost of same; the timescale for the roll-out of these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20554/18]

HSE Data

Louise O'Reilly

182. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide updated figures on the prevalence rate of heart failure here; the mortality rate for same; the annual diagnosis for heart failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20555/18]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

183. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the detail of the availability of cardiac rehabilitation services here; the number of hospitals that do not have cardiac rehabilitation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20556/18]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

184. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of heart failure community projects here; the investment that would be required to implement heart failure integrated care projects in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20557/18]

Departmental Funding

Louise O'Reilly

185. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the spending and funding allocated to and by the Healthy Ireland Fund since its inception; the way in which the fund was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20563/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the additional resources allocated to community-based programmes aimed at healthy food and healthy living in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20567/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

187. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the initiatives planned under action 6 of ten steps forward in the national obesity plan relating to mobilising the health services to better prevent and address overweight and obesity through effective community based health promotion programmes, training and skills development aside from the healthy eating, active living programme and the breastfeeding action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20568/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

188. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the proposal on developing family food initiatives to support children and families experiencing food poverty to have access to healthy food and to develop cooking and food growing skills; if he, working with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, will consider the development of family food initiatives and the funding of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20569/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national key performance indicator, KPI, established for community cooking programmes for each community healthcare organisation; the success in reaching the annual target to attend community cooking programmes each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20570/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

190. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the national working group that was established to review the cook it and healthy food made easy programmes; the progress in developing operational systems to ensure scalability to increase access to community cooking programmes, ensuring alignment with the work of the local community development committees, LCDCs, and enabling joint working to address local health and well-being patterns and to improve health outcomes in relation to nutrition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20571/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

191. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the coverage of the Cook It and Healthy Food Made Easy programmes; the resourcing that has been allocated to the implementation of these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20572/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

192. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if food-based standards in line with those put in place for schools as part of the school meals programme can be introduced across all hospitals; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20573/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

193. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the new school food standards developed for the school meals programme will become a mandatory standard applied to all schools; the costs involved in working towards this in terms of education, training and other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20576/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

194. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the work being carried out within his Department in respect of the national obesity plan specifically regarding developing guidelines and support materials for those working in developing the built environment of urban development and planning in relation to reducing the obesogenic environment; the status of this matter; when the proposed event on same will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20579/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

195. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on campaigns and educating persons to change lifestyle as a preventive measure against chronic disease relating to tobacco, in tabular form; the amount spent on Tobacco Free Ireland; the amount spent on promoted social media advertisements and content, by amount spent per campaign and social media platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20580/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

196. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the work his Department has carried out with the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Finance regarding examining the priority action of the special rapporteur on obesity to the UN Human Rights Council to overhaul agricultural subsidies that make certain ingredients cheaper than others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20582/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

197. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the proposals that have been or are being developed by his Department relating to the roll-out of evidence-based fiscal measures in support of healthy eating in addition to the sugar-sweetened drinks levy; if this will be considered; the research being carried out on other fiscal measures on high in fat, sugar or salt, HFSS, products to reduce their consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20583/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

198. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress to date with commencing each of the priority actions set out to commence in the first year of the national obesity plan as part of the ten steps forward framework, if he will address each of the 21 actions and the associated activities undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20584/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

199. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the assessment carried out on the needs of vulnerable groups which is to provide the basis of allocation of resources to obesity preventative and treatment services for children and adults; if a model has been developed on the way in which resources should be allocated into the future on this basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20585/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

200. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with developing and implementing community-based health promotion programmes targeted at high risk groups within all community healthcare organisations, CHOs, as per the national obesity plan action 6.7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20586/18]

EU Funding

Louise O'Reilly

240. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided for the EU school milk scheme in terms of EU financing and Exchequer funding; the number of schools in receipt of the scheme; the number of students that received an allocation from the scheme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20559/18]

School Milk Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

241. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of products that are provided here under the EU school milk scheme in each of the past five years in respect of the five heat-treated milk products under category 1 and category 2 of the scheme; the value of products that are provided here under the scheme for each of the past five years in respect of category 1 products that are heat-treated milk with chocolate, fruit juice or flavoured; if the value of products provided under category 1 are broken down in terms of the quantity and value provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20560/18]

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Louise O'Reilly

263. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to expanding the remit of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, to cover the regulation of broadcasting of other services, for example, online, in view of the changing landscape of broadcasting and media; the barriers to same; if the BAI’s remit can be expanded to develop codes and rules for other services additional to radio and television services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20558/18]

Road Safety Authority Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

267. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by the Road Safety Authority and his Department in each of the past five years on road safety campaigns in tabular form; the amount spent on promoted social media advertisements and content by the amount spent per campaign and social media platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20581/18]

School Meals Programme

Louise O'Reilly

281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of the free school meals programme in each of the past five years; the rates of payment per meal, child and day, respectively; the number of students availing of each meal option in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20561/18]

School Meals Programme

Louise O'Reilly

282. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the free school meals programme is assessed or audited in terms of the provision of suitable quality and nutritional value; the way in which the programme is assessed or audited in terms of the way in which meals are prepared and consumed; if her attention has been drawn to instances in which the lack of access to appropriate infrastructure has hindered the ability of a school to avail of the scheme or a particular meal option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20562/18]

School Meals Programme

Louise O'Reilly

283. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new school food standards developed for the school meals programme will become a mandatory standard applied to all schools; the costs involved in working towards this in terms of education, training and other costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20574/18]

National Planning Framework

Louise O'Reilly

300. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will undertake an audit in addition to tracking and collation of specific data in relation to the existence and nature of the policies adopted in local area plans, LAPs, by individual local authorities in line with the guidelines in respect of a specific part of a section (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20577/18]

National Planning Framework

Louise O'Reilly

301. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the work being carried out within his Department in respect of the national obesity plan specifically regarding developing guidelines and support materials for those working in developing the built environment of urban development and planning in relation to reducing the obesogenic environment; the status of this matter; when the proposed event on same will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20578/18]

State Claims Agency Data

Louise O'Reilly

195. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all cases of misdiagnosis by the HSE in which the victim of the misdiagnosis has taken a case against the HSE and which the State Claims Agency manages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20364/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

203. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the health services measure the number of children here affected by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; the resources allocated to the health services to support these children and their families; and if the resources and supports are in line with best international practice. [20379/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

327. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1118 and 1121 of 16 January 2018, the status of the work of the subgroup on reformulation; the terms of reference for the group; if a work plan has been agreed by the group; if it will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19957/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

328. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1118 and 1121 of 16 January 2018, when the report on the work of the FSAI to develop baseline data on specific foods (details supplied) will be published; the status of the reformulation work being undertaken by the FSAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19958/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

329. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1118 and 1121 of 16 January 2018, the status of the work that has and is taking place in relation to developing and establishing an effective methodology to monitor and evaluate the impact of the sugar sweetened drinks tax; the person or body responsible for same; the stakeholders involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19959/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

330. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the subgroup on reformulation will be working with the FSAI on monitoring and validation procedures and setting reformulation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19960/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

331. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the position of a stroke nurse at South Tipperary General Hospital; if there are vacancies for the position in the area; if so, the length of time the post has been vacant; the efforts being made to fill this post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19961/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

332. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when a public consultation with persons and stakeholders on the way in which to improve cardiac services will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19962/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

333. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of provision of cardiac rehabilitation capacity to meet the population needs; the status of the self-management support framework being prepared by the health and well-being division within the integrated care programme for chronic disease in which the relevant recommendations of the 2010 to 2019 policy and the recommendation for the development of a community model of cardiac rehabilitation to make services more accessible will be combined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19963/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

334. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding provided in each year since 2010 for the implementation of the national cardiovascular health policy in tabular form; the way in which this funding was broken down across its clinical programmes on heart failure, acute coronary and stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19964/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

335. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the national review of specialist cardiac services will impact upon a review of the national cardiovascular policy 2010-2019 in view of the short timeframe; if there will be a review of the policy with a view to producing a new one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19965/18]

National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010-2019

Louise O'Reilly

336. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if a review has been carried out or is planned of the National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010-2019 to examine the success in implementing its recommendations and those that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19966/18]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

337. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 359 of 27 March 2018 and 914 of 17 April 2018, the contingency plans in place should the existing neuro interventional angiography suite at Beaumont Hospital cease to operate suddenly in view of the recognition of its need to be replaced and for a further suite to be in place; if there is a facility in the capital allocation for such emergencies; if consideration has been given to same in further view of the increase in the thrombectomy services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/18]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

338. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 20 February 2018, the status of the monitoring body to be designated to monitor the voluntary codes of practice on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages; the timeframe for the designation of the body; the timeframe for the development of guidelines for implementation of the code and mechanisms for monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19968/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Louise O'Reilly

129. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been allocated to schools in north County Dublin by catchment area for the provision of ASD units; the amount of this funding that has been drawn down by school; the amount each school will spend in the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18616/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Louise O'Reilly

130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the funding allocated to a school (details supplied) for the provision of an ASD unit has not been spent; the reason these funds have not been utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18617/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

268. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity at each community hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of bed closures which have occurred at each of these facilities during this period; the reason for each such closure; the average percentage occupancy rate experienced at each of these facilities during this period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18851/18]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Louise O'Reilly

275. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and his Department on reports by external companies in each of the years from 2011 to 2017, and to date in 2018, by report; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18868/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

276. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 24 April 2018, the number of the 200 additional beds opened in winter 2017-18 that will remain open indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18869/18]

Nursing Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

278. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses in each acute hospital in each of the years 2007 to 2017, by hospital in tabular form. [18872/18]

Nursing Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

279. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses in each community hospital in each of the years 2007 to 2017, by hospital in tabular form. [18873/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Louise O'Reilly

353. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons on colonoscopy waiting lists in each month of 2017 who are waiting for a colonoscopy as part of surveillance after screening, polypectomy or other investigation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17473/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Louise O'Reilly

354. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons scheduled for colonoscopy surveillance who underwent the procedure within three months of the scheduled date for colonoscopy for each month in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17474/18]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

360. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service in each of the years 1997 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17525/18]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

361. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17526/18]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

362. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in hospitals in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17527/18]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

363. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in hospitals in each of the years 2002 to 2010 and to date in 2018, by profession in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17528/18]

Health Services Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

370. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults that have been recorded against front line staff, including nurses, doctors, social workers, ambulance staff and other health professionals in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by hospital, geographical location and profession in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17552/18]

Health Services Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of work days that have been lost as a result of assaults on staff in the health service; the cost to the Exchequer of such enforced absences; the number of staff who have not returned to duties as a result in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by hospital, geographical location and profession in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17553/18]

Minor Ailments Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

379. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason the minor ailments scheme piloted in Kells, Roscommon, Macroom and Edenderry will not be extended and rolled out to other areas; when the report on the pilot will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17598/18]

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

392. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to a group (details supplied) for producing the health service capacity review report. [17699/18]

Health Service Capacity Review

Louise O'Reilly

399. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason workforce planning and assessment was excluded from the health service capacity review 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17794/18]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

400. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the workforce planning reports being undertaken for the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17795/18]

Health Service Capacity Review

Louise O'Reilly

401. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the data which were provided to a company (details supplied) in carrying out the health service capacity review 2018. [17796/18]

Health Service Capacity Review

Louise O'Reilly

402. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason the health service capacity review 2018 did not identify the number and location of the beds which have disappeared in the health service since the 2007 health service capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17797/18]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

412. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a dermatologist to Mullingar general hospital; when the appointment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17829/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Louise O'Reilly

455. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be brought to The Bower, Balbriggan; the reason for the difficulty in delivering broadband in view of the fact that an adjacent estate has high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17454/18]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

2. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increased incidence of assaults on staff in the health service, if reports have been conducted into the issue of assaults, the measures taken to protect staff and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16981/18]

Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

23. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the measures taken to tackle the appointment of non-specialist doctors as consultants; the steps he has taken to address this issue since it was first raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/18]

General Practitioner Data

Louise O'Reilly

29. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his views on falling general practitioner numbers; the steps he is taking to address the fall in numbers through the negotiation of a new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16979/18]

Primary Care Centres

Louise O'Reilly

56. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his views on the move towards primary care; if additional staff will be provided for new primary care centres; if not, the centres that will not receive additional new staff; the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16977/18]

Paediatric Services

Louise O'Reilly

76. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his views on waiting lists for children with scoliosis needing surgery; if new targets will be forthcoming for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16976/18]

Nursing Staff Remuneration

Louise O'Reilly

105. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address problems regarding pay and pay equality for nurses in view of the recruitment and retention crisis for nursing and midwifery staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16978/18]

Health Services Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

244. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults on healthcare staff in hospitals across the State in each of the years 2008 to 2017, by number of assaults and the hospital in which the assault took place, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17212/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

245. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of security staff, associated with an agency or directly employed, working in hospitals across the State in each of the years 2008 to 2017 by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17213/18]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

253. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason the BreastCheck western unit is to withdraw its mobile unit from Sligo town and relocate to the village of Collooney; his views on whether this will result in access problems to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17335/18]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

254. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if BreastCheck will be engaging with Sligo County Council to facilitate the locating of the BreastCheck mobile unit in Sligo town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17336/18]

Hospital Charges

Louise O'Reilly

644. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if patients who spend the entirety of their stay at a hospital on a trolley are subject to the €80 levy; the revenue that was raised from this levy in 2017; if the data is not available, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14962/18]

Respite Care Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

687. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of respite care offered to families of children with disabilities provided by each of the local health office, LHO, in each community healthcare organisation area in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by local health office respite provided and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15112/18]

Respite Care Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

688. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of respite care offered to families of adults with disabilities provided by each of the local health offices in each community healthcare organisation area in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by LHO, respite provided and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15113/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Louise O'Reilly

689. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages provided by each of the local health offices in each community healthcare organisation area in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by LHO, home care packages and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15114/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

760. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the Alzheimer’s unit located in a day centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15; his views on concerns that the HSE is planning to cut funds for staff working in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15445/18]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

802. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parlimanetary Question No. 453 of 30 May 2017, if autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation treatment for multiple sclerosis will be made available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15648/18]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

803. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of all services provided at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15661/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

804. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15662/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

805. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses based in Portiuncula hospital, Ballinasloe. [15663/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

806. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of midwives based in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15664/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

807. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis assessment nurses based in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15665/18]

Emergency Departments Data

Louise O'Reilly

808. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances in each of the years 2009 to 2017, and to date in 2018, at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15666/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

809. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15667/18]