Parliamentary questions

Emergency Departments Data

Louise O'Reilly

810. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on hospital trolleys in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15668/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Louise O'Reilly

811. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [15669/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

812. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spending on agency staff at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [15670/18]

Hospital Transfers

Louise O'Reilly

813. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced from Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe to other hospitals in each of the years 2009 to 2017; the speciality concerned in each case; and the private facility cases that were assigned. [15671/18]

Hospitals Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

814. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the annual operational spend at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [15672/18]

Hospitals Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

815. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the annual capital spend at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [15673/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

816. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting up to three months for a CT scan at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [15674/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

817. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting up to three months for a MRI scan at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [15675/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

818. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting up to three months for an appointment with the ENT clinic at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [15676/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

819. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting up to three months for occupational therapy at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [15677/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

820. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting up to three months for physiotherapy at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [15678/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

821. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for occupational therapy at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15679/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

822. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list at the radiology department at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15680/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

823. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for physiotherapy at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. [15681/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

824. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures cancelled and subsequently rescheduled for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [15682/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

825. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have had their appointment cancelled on more than one occasion for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [15683/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

826. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures cancelled in which a patient did not attend for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [15684/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Louise O'Reilly

827. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if a text alert system to remind patients of their upcoming appointment is in place at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [15685/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

828. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres and operational theatres at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, in each of the years 2009 to 2017. [15686/18]

Hospital Facilities

Louise O'Reilly

829. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of all theatres at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [15687/18]

Patient Data

Louise O'Reilly

830. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons placed in nursing homes who were patients at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [15688/18]

Hospital Procedures

Louise O'Reilly

831. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of radiology examinations and procedures carried out at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, in each of the years 2011 to 2017. [15689/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

832. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and the procedure and associated waiting times involved. [15690/18]

Hospital Car Parks

Louise O'Reilly

833. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount of money collected through parking charges at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [15691/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

834. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for scans at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, in 2017. [15692/18]

Patient Data

Louise O'Reilly

840. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons registered with coronary arterial disease and peripheral arterial disease around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15704/18]

Patient Data

Louise O'Reilly

841. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons registered with coronary arterial disease and heart failure around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15705/18]

Patient Data

Louise O'Reilly

842. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons registered with coronary arterial disease and moderate renal impairment around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15706/18]

Patient Data

Louise O'Reilly

843. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons registered with a history of myocardial infarction and moderate renal impairment around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15707/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Louise O'Reilly

854. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full composition of staff at St. Joseph's intellectual disability unit, Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15777/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Louise O'Reilly

855. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients catered for at St. Joseph's intellectual disability unit, Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15778/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Louise O'Reilly

856. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the advised full staffing rate necessary for St. Joseph's intellectual disability unit, Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15779/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

864. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of colonoscopy procedures performed in each of the years 2014 to 2017, in each public hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15826/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

868. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the thrombolysis rates in each hospital providing the service here in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15849/18]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Louise O'Reilly

875. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the demand for PD-L1 biological markers in the licensing of pembrolizumab by the HSE will be removed for patients suffering from lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15894/18]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Louise O'Reilly

876. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the demand for PD-L1 biological markers in the licensing of pembrolizumab by the HSE will be removed on a case-by-case basis for patients suffering from lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15895/18]

Disabilities Data

Louise O'Reilly

887. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with dyspraxia in each county in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15934/18]

Disability Diagnoses

Louise O'Reilly

888. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible within the public health service for the diagnosis of children with dyspraxia; and the desired length of time that the process of diagnosis should take from the report of suspected dyspraxia to confirmed dyspraxia by the public health service. [15935/18]

Vaccination Programme Data

Louise O'Reilly

892. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the vaccination rates for vaccines (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15989/18]

Hospitals Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

914. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 961 of 16 January 2018 and 419 of 6 February 2018, the position regarding the consideration by HSE estates at the HSE national capacity and property steering committee of the capital submission to address infrastructural and equipment issues at the 12 March 2018 meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16082/18]

Medical Register Administration

Louise O'Reilly

963. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the issue of doctors working in hospitals as consultants who are not on the Medical Council’s specialist register as such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16384/18]

Disease Incidence

Louise O'Reilly

1032. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to research conducted by the HSE to ascertain the prevalence of sickle cell disease in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16774/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

1033. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the system the HSE has in place to enable it to deal with persons living with sickle cell disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16775/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

1034. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists in each of the years 1999 to 2010, in tabular form. [16776/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

1035. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on inpatient waiting lists in each of the years 1999 to 2010, in tabular form. [16777/18]

Financial Services Regulation

Louise O'Reilly

111. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if officials in his Department have examined a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13659/18]

Addiction Treatment Services

Louise O'Reilly

350. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the facilities for drug and alcohol rehabilitation that are available for long-term inpatient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13700/18]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Louise O'Reilly

351. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion and publication of the integrated care programme for the prevention and management of chronic disease, ICPCD, model of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13715/18]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Louise O'Reilly

352. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the chronic disease demonstrator sites for the four main chronic diseases established under the integrated care programme for the prevention and management of chronic disease, ICPCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/18]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Louise O'Reilly

353. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the detailed gap analysis for specialist ambulatory care and hospital inpatient specialist care for heart failure will be carried out by the Integrated Care Programme for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease (ICPCD); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13717/18]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Louise O'Reilly

354. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the Integrated Care Programme for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease (ICPCD) 2018 programme plan; the timeframe for the activities; when population health planning data will be developed; when service gap analyses will be carried out; when the workforce plan will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13718/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

355. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the thrombolysis rates in each hospital providing thrombolysis here in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13719/18]

Hospitals Discharges

Louise O'Reilly

356. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the sites in which the extension of early supported discharge is proposed for 2018; the progress to date on same; the status on the NCP's recommendation for a further nine early supported discharge teams to be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13720/18]

National Stroke Programme Implementation

Louise O'Reilly

357. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the areas in which stroke units are in development; the status on their development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13721/18]

National Stroke Programme Implementation

Louise O'Reilly

358. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the national stroke register into a national stroke audit; the person or body that manages the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13722/18]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

359. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the challenges in terms of pathways of care, estate and manpower that need to be addressed in terms of thrombectomy as referred to by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13723/18]

Health Services Staff Remuneration

Louise O'Reilly

446. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if provisions have been made to ensure that non-HSE staff, including agency staff and section 39 workers working in public hospitals, receive the same emergency leave for instances of being unable to attend work due to recent adverse weather conditions; if so, the provisions in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11899/18]

HSE Investigations

Louise O'Reilly

447. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of trust in care investigations initiated by the HSE, or HSE-funded and part-funded agencies, following complaints of abuse by staff of vulnerable adults since inception of the safeguarding policy in 2014; the number of these cases upheld; the number of disciplinary proceedings taken as a result; the results of disciplinary action in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11905/18]

HSE Investigations

Louise O'Reilly

448. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to trust in care investigations; the way in which this has been spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/18]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

513. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his views on support funding for the reintroduction of campaigns here in view of the comments of the HSE clinical lead for stroke on the need to reintroduce and intensify public awareness campaigns such as the ACT-FAST television campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12218/18]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

514. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) on the reintroduction of the FAST campaign here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12219/18]

Internet Safety

Louise O'Reilly

545. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department will engage with the development of the action plan on Internet safety, particularly on the issue of advertising and marketing to children in the context of the voluntary codes of practice recently launched by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12364/18]

Internet Safety

Louise O'Reilly

795. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of the action plan on internet safety; the timeframe for same; the processes that will be involved; if there will be a public consultation; the stakeholders that will be involved in its production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12363/18]

Central Bank of Ireland

Louise O'Reilly

66. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) regarding a group in view of the similar allegations being made here. [11494/18]

School Enrolments

Louise O'Reilly

148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available for the parents of a child (details supplied) to continue their education based on the advice of health professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/18]

School Enrolments

Louise O'Reilly

149. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available for a child (details supplied) to undertake the leaving certificate applied in a local school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11240/18]

School Accommodation

Louise O'Reilly

165. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the portacabins adjacent to a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be removed. [11421/18]

Criminal Prosecutions Data

Louise O'Reilly

194. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions that have been made under the Protection of Children’s Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Act 2014 since its inception; the number of offences enforced by An Garda Síochána under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11070/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Louise O'Reilly

268. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of intermediate care vehicles deployed to 999 calls in each ambulance subregion in each of the years 2011 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10893/18]

Rare Diseases

Louise O'Reilly

269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference for the new rare diseases medicinal product technology review committee; the formal role it will have in the reimbursement process for rare and ultra rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10894/18]

Drugs Payment Scheme Data

Louise O'Reilly

277. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement costs of the drugs payment scheme in each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10911/18]

Drugs Payment Scheme Data

Louise O'Reilly

278. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the average gross costs of the drugs payment scheme by person in each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10912/18]

Drugs Payment Scheme Data

Louise O'Reilly

279. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the average gross costs of the drugs payment scheme by item in each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10913/18]

Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments

Louise O'Reilly

280. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of primary care reimbursement service's expenditure by its various schemes in each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10914/18]

Health Insurance Data

Louise O'Reilly

281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of the population that have neither private health insurance nor a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10915/18]

General Practitioner Services

Louise O'Reilly

290. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the legal position regarding medical card holders undertaking blood tests for the purposes of monitoring their health on a recurring basis [10954/18]

Primary Care Centres Data

Louise O'Reilly

322. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the name and location of all primary care centres that are run by the HSE. [11033/18]

Primary Care Centres Data

Louise O'Reilly

323. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the dates on which the primary care centres that are run by the HSE opened. [11034/18]

Primary Care Centres Data

Louise O'Reilly

324. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the name and location of all primary care centres that are owned by the HSE. [11035/18]

Primary Care Centres Staff

Louise O'Reilly

325. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the staff by occupation working in each primary care centre that is run by the HSE. [11036/18]

Planning Guidelines

Louise O'Reilly

648. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authorities that are compliant with his Department's local area plan guidelines in respect of a specific part of section 3.2 (details supplied); if his Department monitors compliance; if not, the reason therefore; the number of local authorities that have a policy on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11171/18]

Planning Guidelines

Louise O'Reilly

649. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the work being done 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/18]

Hospitals Data

Louise O'Reilly

130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries cancelled nationally by hospital in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10439/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Louise O'Reilly

131. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the length of times each person has been on the waiting list for cataract surgery nationally by hospital; the length of time they have been waiting, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10440/18]

Hospital Services

Louise O'Reilly

132. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that are no longer taking referrals for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10441/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of a hospital bed; the fully absorbed cost of a hospital bed, including staff, ancillary services and running costs; the capital costs associated with opening new beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10483/18]

HSE Funding

Louise O'Reilly

149. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the details of the HSE budget distinguished between current and capital expenditure in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [10484/18]

National Maternity Strategy Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

150. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the allocated funding towards the national maternity strategy, NMS, by current and capital expenditure in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [10485/18]

National Maternity Strategy Implementation

Louise O'Reilly

151. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the capital cost of delivering the national maternity strategy. [10486/18]

Primary Care Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

158. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the scanning or diagnostic equipment which the HSE will be installing in the new primary care centre in Balbriggan; the staff that have or will be recruited to operate this equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10282/18]

School Accommodation

Louise O'Reilly

249. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing accommodation crisis in a school (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the building is inadequate; the timeframe for the transfer of the school to new premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9628/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Louise O'Reilly

250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for parents who cannot find places for their children with special needs in schools in Skerries and north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9629/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Louise O'Reilly

251. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the increasing demand for autism specific services for children in north County Dublin; if his Department has made projections on the future needs of this area; his plans to address the ongoing and increasing demands for autism specific services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9630/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Louise O'Reilly

252. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the site in Loughshinny, County Dublin for the relocation of a school (details supplied); if a site has been acquired for the purpose of relocation; the timeframe for construction to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9638/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services

Louise O'Reilly

428. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 422 to 424, inclusive, of 6 February 2018, the way in which the stroke services in community healthcare organisation area 6, CHO 6 and community healthcare organisation area 7, CHO 7, are involved with the planning of collaborative care pathways (details supplied); the way in which the early supported discharge team is incorporated in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services

Louise O'Reilly

429. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 422 to 424, inclusive, of 6 February 2018, his views on whether enough collaboration has taken place with the national stroke programme and ESD teams on the implementation plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9555/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services

Louise O'Reilly

430. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 422 to 424, inclusive, of 6 February 2018, the details of the planned further engagement with the national clinical programme for stroke by the steering group for the national policy and strategy for the provision of neuro-rehabilitation services in Ireland (details supplied); the way in which stroke services are planned to be integrated within the clinical care pathways in respect of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9556/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services

Louise O'Reilly

431. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 422 to 424, inclusive, of 6 February 2018, the process by which the national clinical programmes feed into the national policy and strategy for the provision of neuro-rehabilitation services in Ireland through the Office of the National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Acute Hospitals; the number of meetings the office had with the national clinical programmes in respect of the plan; if a feedback mechanism has been set up for the programmes to actively respond and engage with the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9557/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

500. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if more advanced nurse practitioners will be appointed to the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital in view of the pressure the staff in that department are constantly under [10013/18]

Hospital Overcrowding

Louise O'Reilly

501. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the financial allocation applied for and required will be released to Letterkenny University Hospital to enable it to re-open its 19 bed short stay ward to assist with the overcrowding crisis at the hospital. [10014/18]