Parliamentary questions

Disability Services Funding

Louise O'Reilly

875. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to disability service providers in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10375/16]

Primary Care Centres

Louise O'Reilly

943. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the proposed location of the 80 additional primary care centres, as per the programme for Government, in view of the fact that funding has been secured for same; the stage of development and commencement of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10672/16]

General Practitioner Data

Louise O'Reilly

944. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the increases to be made in general practitioner training places, as per the programme for Government; the increases to be made in therapists and other health professionals; the increases to be made in community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10673/16]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

945. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount the annual required co-payment on the drugs payment scheme will be reduced, as per the programme for Government; the cost of doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10674/16]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

946. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount the prescription charges for medical card holders will be reduced, as per the programme for Government; the cost of doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10675/16]

Home Care Packages Funding

Louise O'Reilly

947. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount the funding for home care packages and home help will be increased every year, as per the programme for Government; the cost of doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10676/16]

General Practitioner Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

948. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to date in negotiating a contract with general practitioners, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10677/16]

General Practitioner Data

Louise O'Reilly

949. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of general practitioners training places by 100 over the next five years to 259 annually, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10678/16]

General Practitioner Training

Louise O'Reilly

950. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the availability of medical education tutors for continuing professional development, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10679/16]

Medical Card Administration

Louise O'Reilly

951. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when he will request the clinical advisory group on medical cards to examine the guidelines for the awarding of discretionary medical cards for patients undergoing treatment for cancer, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10680/16]

Vaccination Programme

Louise O'Reilly

952. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending the childhood vaccination programme to include meningitis B and rotavirus vaccines, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10681/16]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

953. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending BreastCheck to all women aged 65 to 69 years of age, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10682/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

954. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when he will undertake a national hospital bed capacity review to establish number, type and location of beds required into the future, as per the programme for Government; the person or body which will undertake this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10683/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Louise O'Reilly

1129. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the concerns of a number of communities surrounding changes to the Bus Éireann 103 route; to discuss with Bus Éireann outstanding issues relating to this, including delays in getting to work, loss of direct services and connection issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9926/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Louise O'Reilly

1130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he will make to support communities in County Meath and in north County Dublin following changes to the Bus Éireann 103 route which involves a reduction in services along some routes and some areas not being serviced; to facilitate a public consultation on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9927/16]

Garda Strength

Louise O'Reilly

125. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána in Dublin north in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9075/16]

Mental Health Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons awaiting appointments in the child and adolescent mental health services in Dublin North, for six, 12, 18, 24, and 24 plus months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/16]

Disability Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

190. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting appointments for disability services in Dublin North for six, 12, 18, 24, and 24 plus months by service, including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/16]

Public Procurement Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

126. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the report from the Office of Government Procurement into the use of social clauses in public contracts, particularly regarding the issuing of guidelines to local authorities in order to provide them with the ability to insert social clauses in local contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7328/16]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

271. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital waiting lists who are eligible to avail of the cross-border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7325/16]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

272. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists from the Fingal area who are eligible to avail of the cross-border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7326/16]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

273. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason those availing of the cross-border treatment scheme have to pay for their treatment abroad up-front; if he is aware that this is not a requirement; if he will consider facilitating access to this scheme without up-front payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7327/16]

Children First Guidelines

Louise O'Reilly

357. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the Children First guidelines. [6645/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Louise O'Reilly

438. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will appoint an anaesthetist for persons under six years of age in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 [6644/16]