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Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
60. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for an orthodontic procedure at Merlin Park Hospital in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35851/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Hospital Procedures
Colm Keaveney
62. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for an ophthalmic procedure at Galway University Hospital; the reason this person cannot be given a date for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35860/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
Colm Keaveney
110. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department will provide funding to Galway County Council for the tenant purchase scheme; the amount of funding that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35936/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Pension Provisions
Colm Keaveney
56. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the Central Bank of Ireland's industry funding levy, in light of recent increases in same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35524/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Colm Keaveney
166. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to assess and resource the additional cost associated with having a disability, which was highlighted in the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities. [35403/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Garda Deployment
Colm Keaveney
186. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Galway division from the end of September 2010 to the end of September 2015 or the latest date available. [35693/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
292. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is waiting for an orthopaedic procedure at University Hospital Galway; if he will provide home help for this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35538/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Psychological Services
Colm Keaveney
294. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, as of 6 October 2015, separately detailed, who are currently active on the payroll in the child and adolescent mental health services in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo; their specialties; of these, the number who are on any form of leave, be that sick leave, maternity leave, etc; if he will confirm that children using these services in those counties have been referred to services in Dublin for psychiatric assessment or treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35541/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Colm Keaveney
295. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was referred for assessment or treatment by a psychiatrist in Dublin because there were no psychiatrists available in the child and adolescent mental health services in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo; when the person will receive the care required in the person's own region without having to undergo the onerous trip to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Ministerial Appointments
Colm Keaveney
311. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the date of the appointment of a person (details supplied) as a policy adviser; the person's qualifications for that position; the salary received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35637/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Departmental Agencies Board Appointments
Colm Keaveney
399. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that no conflict of interest exists between a person's (details supplied) membership of the board of the National Council for Special Education and the person's role as an adviser to the Minister for Health; the date on which the person was appointed to the board; the remuneration and expenses the person has received to date, since being appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35638/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Irish Water Remit
Colm Keaveney
438. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department provided Irish Water with the necessary regulations to enable it to take temporary on-site sewage works in private estates into charge; if not, when he will provide the required regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35622/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
144. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmic surgical procedures and cataracts surgical procedures that have been carried out in University Hospital Galway in each month of each year from January 2011 to September 2015; the average waiting time for such procedures; his views that it is appropriate that a person has to wait until June 2016 for such a procedure, even though the person will imminently lose sight and has been categorised as an emergency case; if an elderly patient becomes blind because a waiting list for such a procedure exceeds six months, if he will commit to his Department providing free 24-hour home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34996/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
146. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgical procedures that have been carried out in University Hospital Galway in each month of each year from January 2011 to September 2015 inclusive; the average waiting time for such procedures; if there is currently a practice of seeking to reduce waiting times for such procedures by moving persons onto a waiting list for pain clinics; the number of orthopaedic consultants that are currently employed in University Hospital Galway; if he will provide a list of their specialties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services
Colm Keaveney
147. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of posts filled using the extra moneys committed to in the programme for Government for the enhancement of community-based mental health services, originally €35 million per year, by year, by the total number of posts targeted to be filled, by the total number filled and the total number still in the recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services
Colm Keaveney
148. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who have been placed in adult mental health inpatient units in each month of 2015 to date; when this practice will end; his views that the continuance of this practice constitutes an abuse of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Legislative Measures
Colm Keaveney
149. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the Mental Health Act 2001 to ensure adequate oversight of community-based services by the Mental Health Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35001/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services
Colm Keaveney
150. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health his views that the standard of care provided by the mental health inpatient unit in University Hospital Galway has improved or deteriorated since the closure of the acute inpatient unit in St. Brigid's Hospital in Ballinasloe in County Galway; if he will provide objective measurements of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services
Colm Keaveney
154. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the objective measurements that demonstrate that the closure of the acute inpatient unit in St. Brigid's Hospital in Ballinasloe in County Galway led to improvements in mental health services in counties Galway and Roscommon; if he will provide same; if there have been negative effects, even if outweighed in his view by other positive factors, of the closure on the standard of mental health care in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35015/15]
Thu, 8 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services
Colm Keaveney
155. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health with reference to the final report of the expert review group on community mental health services in counties Galway and Roscommon, published by the Health Service Executive in June 2014, if he will provide an item-by-item account of the progress of the report's implementation plan; when he expects the implementation will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35016/15]