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Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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National Children's Hospital
Michael Healy-Rae
516. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the treatment of cystic fibrosis at the national children's hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14249/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Services
Michael Healy-Rae
517. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding cystic fibrosis patient rooms (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14250/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Services
Michael Healy-Rae
518. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding cystic fibrosis paediatric inpatient and outpatient services (details supplied) in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14251/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Services
Michael Healy-Rae
519. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for the cystic fibrosis unit (details supplied) in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14252/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
520. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding shortages of front-line staff (details supplied) in cystic fibrosis centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
521. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Cystic Fibrosis Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14254/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
522. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding additional funding required by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland to complete a project (details supplied) in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14256/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Palliative Care Services Provision
Terence Flanagan
523. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding palliative care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14259/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
524. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the payment of the fair deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14260/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Tom Fleming
525. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a renewal of a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14262/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
526. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the payment of the fair deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14263/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Investigations
Clare Daly
527. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the family of a person (details supplied) is supplied with a full career-group affiliation history of the key personnel at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 who have been chosen to carry out the internal investigation into the person's death; and if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is not involved, in view of the fact that person works for a company (details supplied). [14271/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services
Clare Daly
528. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been left with no transport to the Balbriggan Alzheimer's day care in County Dublin due to being wheelchair-bound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14275/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Speech and Language Therapy
Colm Keaveney
529. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and for each local health area, the number of persons currently on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four months; from four to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [14288/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Speech and Language Therapy
Colm Keaveney
530. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and for each local health area, the number of persons currently on the speech and language therapy treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than four months; four to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [14289/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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HSE Funding
Michael McNamara
531. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if funding of €1 million for staff costs required to be met in order to open the new cystic fibrosis unit in University Hospital Limerick, which was built with funds raised by TLC4CF and other charities in the mid-west, will be provided in the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14292/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
532. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14296/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Provision
Clare Daly
533. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a matter (details supplied) regarding residential accommodation has not been addressed. [14304/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Facilities
Michael McCarthy
534. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the plans the Health Service Executive has for upgrading the paediatric unit at Cork University Hospital; the plans to improve the facilities at the hospital for children with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14311/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Michael McCarthy
535. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide resources through the Health Service Executive to provide front-line cystic fibrosis clinical staff at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Michael McCarthy
536. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed soft opt-out system for organ donation; when this will come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Respite Care Services
Mick Wallace
537. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has considered, or would consider in the future, providing respite services for persons with intellectual disabilities directly, rather than subcontracting the service out to private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Respite Care Services
Mick Wallace
538. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to ensure fairness in the system of allocating respite services contracts to external service providers, and that contracts are allocated on the basis of quality of service rather than longevity of the relationships with the service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Respite Care Services
Mick Wallace
539. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours sanctioned in County Wexford in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Reports
Jerry Buttimer
540. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's planned report on lymphoedema services; when it will be completed; if it will feed into the development of a plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; the recommendations that are not included the report; if he will direct the executive to publish the report and to use the report as the basis for the development of a long-term plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Gerry Adams
541. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of citizens on the fair deal scheme waiting list in each county since the scheme commenced. [14321/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Gerry Adams
542. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the length of time that citizens on the fair deal scheme have to wait before being placed by county and for each year since the scheme commenced. [14322/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Jerry Buttimer
543. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health regarding the commitment of the Health Service Executive, if he will review the recruitment process for psychologists; if he will ensure that this process is done in a transparent and fair manner involving all the relevant stakeholders; when the review will take place; the person who will be involved in this process; if it will be subject to independent oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14326/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
544. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing levels in each child and adolescent mental health services team, with details of all vacancies; and his plans for filling these vacancies. [14338/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Staff Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
545. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing levels at primary care level, with whole-time equivalent numbers in each area, both geographical and professional; and if he will provide a comparison to international best standards. [14339/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
546. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will compare the current number of inpatient beds available for children with mental health difficulties here with international best standards and agreed national targets. [14340/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
547. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of A Vision for Change; and if he is satisfied with the progress. [14341/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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HSE Governance
Richard Boyd Barrett
548. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent inquiries by the Committee of Public Accounts into good governance in the Health Service Executive. [14342/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Staff
Billy Kelleher
549. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the date that the community-based paediatric palliative care nurse will begin in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal. [14350/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Access
Billy Kelleher
550. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to implement the proposal, as discussed with him during a meeting with Our Children's Voice representatives on 4 February 2015, for an agreement to allow children with life-limiting and terminal conditions to access cross-Border care in hospitals in Enniskillen, Derry and Belfast, and to allow them to receive respite and end-of-life care in Belfast Children's Hospice, instead of having to endure lengthy four-hour journeys to Dublin for the provision of such services. [14351/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mick Wallace
551. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the supports and services that are in place for sufferers of fragile X syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mick Wallace
552. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wexford to provide adequate services to support their four children who suffer from fragile X syndrome, particularly in view of the apology they received in 2014 from the Health Service Executive over the mistreatment of these persons by the executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Closures
Mattie McGrath
553. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm and clarify the status of elective surgery at Kilcreene hospital in County Kilkenny, which serves the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency and the south Tipperary area; if there are plans for the closure of this facility within the next two and a half to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14370/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Vaccination Programme
Brendan Griffin
554. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding meningitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Brendan Griffin
555. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding an appointment at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14376/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
556. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be scheduled for surgery. [14380/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
557. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health his plans for a building (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14409/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Access
Pádraig MacLochlainn
558. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will raise the need for cross-Border funding of the White Oaks addiction treatment centre in Derryvane, Muff, County Donegal, with his Northern counterpart, the Minister for health, Mr. Jim Wells, MLA, to ensure that persons seeking to recover from addictions and living in the north-west Border region can avail of the services of this widely respected centre. [14410/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Fire Service
Pádraig MacLochlainn
559. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will establish that the guidelines that were agreed by the chief fire officers in counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo fire service, ambulance service, Health Service Executive West, Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and CAMP West, to identify the circumstances when it is appropriate for the call taker receiving the emergency call to request the attendance of the fire service to render assistance at the scene of a road traffic collision, are being adhered to in every instance where an emergency call is received. [14414/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Insurance Community Rating
Billy Kelleher
560. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if persons currently working and paying taxes in Northern Ireland and availing of the National Health Service there, but who are resident in the Republic of Ireland, will have to pay lifetime community rating on private health insurance if they take out a policy when they retire from working there after 1 May 2015. [14415/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Data
Derek Nolan
561. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of medical card applicants in the category aged 66 years and over who obtained credits under the headings: allowances for dependants under 16 years of age, rent, mortgage, mortgage protection, travel to work costs - applicant, travel to work cost - spouse and-or partner, child care costs and maintenance payments for the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14416/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medicinal Products Availability
John O'Mahony
562. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health his plans to make Fampyra available to multiple sclerosis suffers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14417/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Alcohol Sales Legislation
Terence Flanagan
563. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if measures (details supplied) will be considered as part of the alcohol strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14427/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Autism Support Services
David Stanton
564. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive regional specialist autism spectrum disorder teams; the location of each team; the areas they cover; if he will provide a list of the clinical and administrative staff typically employed by the executive for each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14442/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Terence Flanagan
565. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that 20 inpatient rooms for cystic fibrosis patients are needed at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9, where there are currently only seven such rooms; if more money will be allocated to ensure these 20 rooms are provided by 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14444/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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National Children's Hospital Status
Terence Flanagan
566. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the construction of the national children's hospital; his views on concerns regarding delays in constructing the hospital and the impact this is having on treating patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14445/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Terence Flanagan
567. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the critical shortage of front-line cystic fibrosis staff in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14446/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Terence Flanagan
568. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of upcoming legislation that impacts on cystic fibrosis care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14447/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Terence Flanagan
569. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the health information Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14448/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Terence Flanagan
570. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the human tissue Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14449/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Terence Flanagan
571. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding opt-out organ donation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14450/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Tom Fleming
572. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, who has submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14475/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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HSE Investigations
Finian McGrath
573. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14479/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Jerry Buttimer
574. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care units, the specialist services provided to support persons with dementia, in order that the allocation of resources more realistically reflects the needs of such patients, the skill mix of staff employed in such units, their training needs, the level of care expected to be delivered, the actual cost of care and the requirement for capital investment in such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Applications
James Bannon
575. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14499/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Home Help Service
Michael Healy-Rae
576. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on seven-hour contracts for home help staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14513/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Michael Healy-Rae
577. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on proposals to increase nursing home charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Home Help Service
Brendan Griffin
578. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of cover replacements for home helpers taking holidays; if the Health Service Executive will be provided with a budget to cover this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14529/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Staff
Clare Daly
579. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) resigned from a post in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and the steps he has taken to operate the unit in view of the fact that it has only 50% of the numbers of surgeons it should have. [14531/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Bernard Durkan
580. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Robert Troy
581. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the proposed changes in respect of eligibility under the nursing home fair deal scheme. [14546/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Facilities
Michael Healy-Rae
582. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new acute psychiatric unit at Cork University Hospital; when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
583. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of existing clinicians, the number of therapy posts and the number and grade identified as being required during the mapping-of-need exercise conducted as part of the progressing disability services reform project, broken down by region and discipline, for example, speech and language therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, psychologist and social worker; the number of those posts that have been allocated and the number filled; if he will provide this in context of the child population, the number of children currently receiving a service and the number anticipated to require a service also included; and his views on the shortfall and consequent dilution of services for children. [14559/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
584. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the formula employed to estimate the number of clinicians of various disciplines, that is, the appropriate mix and also the number of therapy posts required, under the mapping-of-need exercise conducted as part of the progressing disability services reform project; and the recommended ratio of therapists to children. [14560/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
585. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the formula employed to estimate the additional number of children that are anticipated to need a service, as part of the progressing disability services reform project (details supplied). [14561/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Facilities
Thomas P. Broughan
586. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated to the cystic fibrosis unit in University Hospital Limerick; when these funds will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14570/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
587. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to address the lack of potential candidates for recruitment to the Irish health services, in particular cystic fibrosis front-line staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14571/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Patient Data
Thomas P. Broughan
588. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of patients who accessed the cystic fibrosis paediatric inpatient service and the cystic fibrosis paediatric outpatient service in Cork University Hospital in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and his plans to improve these services, with a timeframe for completion of improvements. [14572/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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National Children's Hospital Status
Thomas P. Broughan
589. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the new children's hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14573/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Patient Data
Thomas P. Broughan
590. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [14574/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
591. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland to complete the two new paediatric inpatient rooms in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14575/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Departmental Funding
Brian Walsh
592. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the level of funding from his Department that has been provided to the Irish Guide Dog Association in each of the past four years in respect of the assistance dogs scheme for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14582/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Micheál Martin
593. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government on the fair deal system of financing nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9969/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Micheál Martin
594. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government on providing more residential places, home care packages and community care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9970/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Tom Fleming
595. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an appointment for a surgical procedure in Kerry General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14603/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Billy Timmins
596. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital in Dublin 11 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14617/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Healy-Rae
597. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14619/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Jack Wall
598. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received any reply to an application for the renewal of a medical card after four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14623/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services
Michael Healy-Rae
599. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for glasses in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14625/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas P. Broughan
600. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if persons currently working and paying taxes in Northern Ireland, and availing of the National Health Service there, but who are resident in the Republic of Ireland, will have to pay lifetime community rating on private health insurance if they take out a policy when they retire from working there after 1 May 2015. [14642/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Departmental Budgets
Thomas P. Broughan
601. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the cumulative amount of funding removed from his Department and Health Service Executive budgets since 2009, in view of the fact that he recently reported to Dáil Éireann that those budgets are €1.5 billion lower in 2015 than they were up to 2009; and his estimate of the amount of funding necessary to end all waiting lists greater than three months by the end of 2017. [14643/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Ambulance Service Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
602. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the proposed changes to the ambulance services from Dublin Fire Brigade; if he will provide an update on any proposed changes that his Department and local authorities are examining; and if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of ambulances dispatched from fire stations in Dublin during the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [14648/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
603. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his Department's current measures to address access to mental health services for those under 18 years of age; if he will report on the collaborative measures he is taking with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14649/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Tom Fleming
604. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a new hearing aid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14663/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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National Children's Hospital Status
Bernard Durkan
605. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which plans and preparations are progressing in respect of the new children’s hospital; the extent to which previous plans costing in the region of €50 million will be superimposed on the new site, thereby making a considerable saving; if, at this stage, the full suite of facilities required have been agreed; if site preparation is advancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14673/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
606. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of consultant positions vacant in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; the length of time they have been vacant; the effect this is having on waiting lists; the alternatives being offered to patients; and if he will report on progress to fill the positions in an urgent manner. [14680/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Inquiries
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
607. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to find the details of how an investigation into home birth practice (details supplied) was undertaken in view of the fact that the removal of professional indemnity to practise effectively closed down the person's practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14684/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Accident and Emergency Departments Staff
Tom Fleming
608. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine concerns by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation regarding the urgent need for an appropriate increase in staffing levels at the accident and emergency department in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14686/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Promotion
Robert Troy
609. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the policy that is in place to ensure the benefits of breastfeeding are highlighted to new mothers. [14696/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Mattie McGrath
610. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the constitutional protections currently in place for in vitro embryonic human life; the proposals in place to alter such protections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13289/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
611. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on mental health services for those under 18 years of age; the number of those under 18 years of age being treated in adult mental health units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Eligibility
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
612. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of anecdotal reports of those with disabilities discontinuing employment to remain in receipt of a medical card and related care; if he is aware of data relating to such cases; the plans that have been put in place to empower and aid those who wish to stay in employment without the fear of losing a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14717/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hospital Services
Michael Healy-Rae
613. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when the new €15 million acute psychiatric unit will open in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14726/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Health Services Provision
Clare Daly
614. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will open the residential unit on the Navan Road in Dublin 7, which was due to be operated by the Daughters of Charity, without further delay in view of the enormous impact on the children who are awaiting to enter that home and those children who cannot access the respite unit that they are currently occupying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14727/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
615. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14751/15]