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Questions and answers for specific dates
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Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas P. Broughan
774. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for procedures in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 for up to three months; from three months plus to six months; six months plus to nine months; nine months plus to 12 months; 12 months plus to 18 months; 18 months plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38004/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Thomas P. Broughan
775. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the capital projects that will commence at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38005/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospitals Discharges
Jerry Buttimer
776. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of step-down beds that are available in the health service, now that Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin 14, is open; the number of these that are in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Accident and Emergency Departments
Jerry Buttimer
777. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances, in January 2014; in January 2008; the total number of attendances in emergency departments in 2014 and in 2008; the number of emergency department admissions, in January 2008 and in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38010/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Jerry Buttimer
778. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of beds available under the fair deal scheme in January 2008 and in January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38011/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Pádraig MacLochlainn
779. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has advertised for a consultant urologist for Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, to replace the previous consultant (details supplied) who resigned in February 2015. [38020/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pádraig MacLochlainn
780. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number on waiting lists at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, awaiting surgery under its urology department for the years 2011 to 2014, and in 2015 to date. [38021/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Cancer Services Funding
Pádraig MacLochlainn
781. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if referrals of breast cancer patients can be extended beyond County Donegal to increase the number of these patients at Letterkenny General Hospital to facilitate the appointment of a second consultant breast surgeon and further to secure the long-term viability of breast cancer services at the hospital. [38022/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Staff
Pádraig MacLochlainn
782. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the service level agreements between the Health Service Executive medical education and training unit and the College of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland require the colleges to ensure the fair and equal distribution of training posts for junior doctors to hospitals throughout the State, and reflects the service requirements of the executive in hospitals across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38023/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Cancer Services Funding
Pádraig MacLochlainn
783. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his views that the centralisation of breast cancer referrals from general practitioners in County Donegal to University Hospital Galway and away from Letterkenny General Hospital is good practice; and if this practice is consistent with securing the long-term sustainability of breast cancer services at Letterkenny General Hospital. [38024/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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HSE Staff
Ruth Coppinger
784. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed by the Health Service Executive on a full-time equivalent basis in each of the years 2007 to 2014, and in 2015 to date. [38026/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Appeals
Jack Wall
785. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position of a medical card appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38027/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Procedures
Michael Healy-Rae
786. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation at Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38028/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Clare Daly
787. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he has studied the research compiled by the National Association of General Practitioners, which reveals that the patient waiting time is now, on average, 34 hours; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38036/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
Clare Daly
788. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 22 October 2015, the name of the orthopaedic surgeon who has been retained by the surgical symphysiotomy payment scheme. [38042/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
Clare Daly
789. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 22 October 2015, the reason oral testimonies are not being heard. [38043/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Tom Fleming
790. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry, as they have submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38046/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Dan Neville
791. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health for an update on an application for a full medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Tom Fleming
792. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that all relevant information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38054/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Respite Care Services Availability
Brendan Smith
793. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if urgent consideration will be given to a request by Ballybay and Clones municipal district, County Monaghan, in respect of respite facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38055/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Home Care Packages Provision
Tom Fleming
794. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of home help persons employed; the number of recipients of same; the amount of home help hours; the total cost per year in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and to 30 September 2015, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Delays
Charlie McConalogue
795. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Home Care Packages Provision
Tom Fleming
796. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages; the number of recipients; the cost of this service, in County Kerry, in each of the years 2010 to 2014, and to 30 September in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38072/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Pádraig MacLochlainn
797. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive requires a receipt with proof of travel as part of the application for reimbursement of financial expenses for patients from here who have availed of medical procedures or operations across the Border; his view on whether forms that are completed by the relevant hospital or clinic confirming that a procedure or operation took place on a given date should suffice. [38074/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
798. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who have been allocated a personal assistant; are currently waiting to be allocated a personal assistant; are waiting in excess of six months; are waiting to be assessed for a personal assistant; the number of personal assistant hours allocated to persons with disabilities in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date; his views that budget 2016 will increase the number of personal assistants and personal assistant hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38076/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Tom Fleming
799. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38079/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
800. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when the public health alcohol Bill will be published; if minimum unit pricing will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38081/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Parliamentary Questions
Anthony Lawlor
801. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the reason the response time for questions submitted regarding the Health Service Executive through the parliamentary question system has been extended from ten working days to 15 working days. [38084/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Denis Naughten
802. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for outpatient cataract surgery at University Hospital Galway following initial assessment; the number of procedures carried out in each of the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38088/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Denis Naughten
803. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for outpatient cataract surgery at each hospital where such surgery takes place; the number of procedures carried out at each hospital in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38089/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Staff
Denis Naughten
804. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the recruitment of paediatric nurses for the emergency department at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38090/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Clare Daly
805. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason patients attending the osteoporosis department in the regional hospital in Mullingar have to wait for two months for the results of a Dexa scan, which normally takes about two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38094/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Paul Murphy
806. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of the response times and the depot of departure of ambulances responding to Echo and Delta calls in north Kildare from September 2014 to October 2015. [38095/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Paul Murphy
807. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for treatment at Naas Hospital in County Kildare; the treatments for which they are waiting; the time they have been waiting; the number of persons transferred from the hospital's waiting lists to the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and the cost of this transfer. [38096/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Emergency Planning
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
808. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health who will pay for the training of members of the public to administer certain medicines, including EpiPens, in emergency situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38099/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Denis Naughten
809. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38100/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Tony McLoughlin
810. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed redevelopment works for the Sheil Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; when work will commence on the ground at this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38108/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Tom Fleming
811. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health why no doctor contacted a person (details supplied) or that person's primary carer in Tralee, County Kerry, after the person had a seizure, to explain what happened to the person and what measures were to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38116/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
Tom Fleming
812. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health why it takes from three to seven hours for persons to get a bed in a ward in Kerry General Hospital after they have been informed by a doctor in the accident and emergency unit in the hospital that they are being admitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Administration
Terence Flanagan
813. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health to deal with a matter (details attached) regarding medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38122/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Charges
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
814. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the revenue raised in each year from 2007 to date from hospital charges on patients by emergency department charges; from inpatient charges, etc., each in tabular form. [38129/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Charges
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
815. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of replacing hospital charges for patients with Exchequer funding; and if this total is unknown, if he will outline as much information on the matter as is available. [38130/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Charges
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
816. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the savings that were targeted on each occasion that hospital charges for patients have been increased. [38131/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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HSE Funding
Derek Keating
817. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to a charity (details supplied) for each of the years, 2011 to 2014, and for 2015 to date. [38133/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Ruth Coppinger
818. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the regulations in place to ensure the quality of training received by service dogs to assist people living with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38139/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Ruth Coppinger
819. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of complaints against a service dog training company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38140/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Ruth Coppinger
820. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the State support available to children and adults living with disabilities, whose doctors recommend the use of a service dog to improve their quality of life, or to increase their independence. [38141/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
821. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the long-term nursing home care available a person, without applying under the fair deal scheme, and without paying privately, especially when the person is not old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38144/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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HSE Funding
Tony McLoughlin
822. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will increase the financial supports offered to the Sligo and Leitrim Acquired Brain Injury Ireland service centre, as it currently has to organise cycles and walks in Sligo to raise money to pay for the rent of its newly opened resource centre in Sligo town; if consideration will be given to the recruitment of a family support worker for the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38145/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Tom Fleming
823. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the general practice care (details supplied) which is at maximum capacity, as the current waiting time for a patient seeking a routine appointment with a general practitioner has soared from an average of just under ten hours in 2010 to over 34 hours and 25 minutes, and a patient seeking an urgent appointment with a general practitioner has gone from just over two hours and eight minutes to five hours and 12 minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38155/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Tom Fleming
824. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to be seen at the plastic surgery clinic in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Jack Wall
825. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health if assistance is available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with the cost of specialised items required on medical grounds, which are not covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38162/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Registration of Nurses
Tom Fleming
826. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and implement measures to free up and expedite the ongoing backlog in the registration of nurses, currently at six to nine months, given that this situation is exacerbating the hospital bed crisis and affecting patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38166/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Tom Fleming
827. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the initiatives to facilitate referrals for pelvic and abdominal ultrasound by general practitioners in County Kerry; the current waiting time for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38168/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Care Professionals
Éamon Ó Cuív
828. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when he will sign off on regulations to regulate the profession of psychotherapists and psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38176/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Billy Kelleher
829. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Alzheimer's ward, unit 1, in St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire, County Cork, has been included in the quality improvement plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38185/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Charlie McConalogue
830. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a review of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38187/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Staff Data
Seán Kenny
831. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time self-harm liaison nurses allocated to Temple Street Children's University Hospital and Crumlin children's hospital; his plans to increase these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38197/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Billy Kelleher
832. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will add ichthyosis to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Speech and Language Therapy
Finian McGrath
833. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Finian McGrath
834. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of getting a developmental assessment for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38237/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael McGrath
835. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in Cork city and county who are currently on a waiting list for an ophthalmology procedure and surgery to be carried out; and who are waiting for up to six months, six months to one year, one year to two years, and more than two years; what steps are being taken to address the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38245/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
Terence Flanagan
836. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if funding is available to provide aftercare services in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38248/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Michael McGrath
837. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an adult with special needs in County Cork (details supplied) is provided with required services, which have been the subject of cuts at a service provider in Cork, due to funding constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38250/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Audiology Services Provision
Billy Timmins
838. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the waiting time in County Wicklow for an appointment with the community audiology service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38254/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Funding
Terence Flanagan
839. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health to deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38262/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
840. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38264/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
841. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38267/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Michael McGrath
842. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that travel claims under the treatment abroad scheme are currently on hold due to staff shortages in the relevant section of the Health Service Executive; if he is further aware that the executive is unable to provide applicants with a timeframe for when their claim will be processed; the number of claims that currently await processing; if he is aware of the immense distress and trauma along with massive financial pressure this is causing to patients who have to travel abroad for treatment and to their families; if he will make an urgent intervention to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38270/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Animal Disease Controls
Eric J. Byrne
843. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the tradition of feeding pigeons with food scraps is deemed to be a potential hazard which may attract vermin such as rats; if there are any guidelines from environmental health officers for dealing with complaints regarding such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38283/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Suicide Prevention
Dan Neville
844. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health to outline if an overall target for the reduction of suicide rates was set out by the then Government on the advice of the Minister for Health and Children, as recommended in Reach Out, the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005-2014; and if so the target set. [38296/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Michael McGrath
845. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the closure of the laboratories at the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork; the number of persons affected by the closure; the steps that have been taken to identify alternative positions for these persons within the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38299/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Michelle Mulherin
846. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the investment that has taken place in dementia services in each Health Service Executive area for each of the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38304/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Administration
James Bannon
847. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will review the position regarding the centralising and processing of all medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38312/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
James Bannon
848. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a Medical Card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [38313/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Seán Crowe
849. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his Department entered into discussions with the Department of Defence before the mass issuing of mefloquine-Lariam by the Defence Forces in 2001; and if his Department provided the Department of Defence with any guidelines regarding possible side effects in relation to mefloquine-Lariam. [38338/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Seán Crowe
850. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive or the Health Products Regulatory Authority or both have entered into discussions with the Department of Defence before the mass issuing of mefloquine-Lariam by the Defence Forces in 2001; and if the executive or the authority or both have provided the Department of Defence with guidelines regarding possible side effects from mefloquine-Lariam. [38339/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Ambulance Service Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
851. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the ambulance service in the Louth-east Meath constituency. [38350/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Maternity Services Provision
Ruth Coppinger
852. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of specialist feed for new-born children in maternity and paediatric hospitals at weekends and bank holidays; the steps that are being taken to resolve the supply problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38353/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Vaccination Programme
Anne Ferris
853. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health the consent procedures afforded to parents of schoolgirls who are offered the human papilloma virus vaccine; the extent to which the consent procedures currently and previously included access to information on known side effects of the drugs in question; his views on the matter of consent procedures connected to the human papilloma virus vaccine; and the extent to which the Health Service Executive may be considered to be seeking fully informed parental and guardian consent. [38361/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Vaccination Programme
Anne Ferris
854. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health the extent and content of any interaction between his Department and the European Medicines Agency, regarding the review of human papilloma virus vaccines announced in July 2015; the interaction between the agency and any other State body on this review; the likely duration and scope of the review; his plans to publicise the review by the agency more widely, in order to invite comments from parents and vaccinated girls and women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38362/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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National Lottery Funding Disbursement
Jerry Buttimer
855. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the national lottery grants his Department has allocated to Cork-based organisations in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; the amount awarded to each organisation; the purpose of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
856. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the spend-to-date and projected spend on introducing the individual health identifier system; and the breakdown for same. [38364/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Bobby Aylward
857. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, which was input on the Health Service Executive's system on 3 August 2015, as confirmed by the executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38367/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Patient Transport Provision
Seán Kyne
858. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding transport services to hospital for persons with limited transport means or with transport that is unsuitable for use with equipment such as wheelchairs, etc; and if the level of service available differs across hospital groups, particularly given the greater challenges facing patients who reside in rural areas, away from acute hospitals. [38381/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Willie Penrose
859. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to enable a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath to be immediately admitted for a hip replacement procedure at Cappagh hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38393/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Palliative Care Services Provision
Willie Penrose
860. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will honour its commitment to ensure that the appropriate investment in palliative and end-of-life care services is provided in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, which currently have no level 3 hospice, have been allocated the lowest level of regional State investment in palliative care nationally over the past number of years, are catering for 300,000 persons and are denied the same services as those available in other parts of Ireland to support patients in living well until the end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38417/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Departmental Staff Career Breaks
Finian McGrath
861. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38728/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Overseas Development Aid
Seán Fleming
862. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's commitment to the percentage of national income allocated towards overseas development aid; the projection for the percentage of national income to be allocated for this purpose in 2016 and for each of the subsequent years for which targets are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37198/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Military Aircraft Landings
Clare Daly
863. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the presence of aircraft with tail numbers (details supplied) in Shannon Airport on 18 April 2015; the reason for those aircraft being there on that date; if they had permission to land; and if assurances were sought or received that these aircraft were unarmed. [37302/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
864. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated expenditure of his Department in 2015, in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for 2015; the extra expenditure or savings in this budget during the year to date; when and under what process this expenditure and these savings were approved; and his Department's budget for expenditure in 2016. [37263/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Estimates Process
Pearse Doherty
865. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37279/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Military Aircraft Landings
Clare Daly
866. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of mid-air refuellers of the United States of America which passed through Shannon Airport in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the direction that they were going; their destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Departmental Bodies
Catherine Murphy
867. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointed from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which presently exist on State boards under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37363/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Overseas Development Aid
Maureen O'Sullivan
868. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the rationale behind increasing the Irish contribution to the European Union development co-operation budget by €18 million; and the way this budget is operated. [37337/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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ERASMUS Programme
Maureen O'Sullivan
869. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the students at Bethlehem University by strongly condemning their exclusion from the European Union Student Mobility Programme, ERASMUS, while Israeli students are permitted full membership but Palestinian institutions such as the University of Bethlehem are not; his views on whether this is unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37338/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
Maureen O'Sullivan
870. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the progress on his request for answers through the release of British Government files on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37339/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Sustainable Development Strategy
Maureen O'Sullivan
871. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the interdepartmental committee on development has not met since the publication of One World, One Future: Ireland's Policy for International Development; and when it is expected to meet. [37340/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Human Rights Issues
Maureen O'Sullivan
872. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn the treatment of 43 students participating in a demonstration in Mexico who were rounded up by police and handed over to Guerros Unidos, a criminal gang, and not seen again; if he will offer his support to the Justice for the 43 Campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37341/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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EU Treaties
Paul Murphy
873. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the recent parliamentary elections in Switzerland, his views regarding the renegotiation of bilateral treaties between the European Union and Switzerland concerning the free movement of persons and banking secrecy. [37393/15]