Pádraig MacLochlainn
Ceist:230. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide separate breakdowns in tabular form of all moneys allocated to Letterkenny General Hospital from 2007-2014. [6023/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraWritten Answers Nos. 230-240
230. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide separate breakdowns in tabular form of all moneys allocated to Letterkenny General Hospital from 2007-2014. [6023/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra231. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to Letterkenny General Hospital in 2014; and the way it compares with 2013. [6024/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together.
In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, as these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.
232. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the consultant posts to be filled in Letterkenny General Hospital; if the positions have been advertised; and when will they be filled. [6025/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
233. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of staff numbers employed in Letterkenny General Hospital from 2007-2014. [6026/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to health service staff is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.
234. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown in tabular form of all money spent on agency staff at Letterkenny General Hospital from 2007-2014. [6027/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to agency staff is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.
235. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all public money used by Letterkenny General Hospital or his Department to treat patients in private hospitals. [6028/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
236. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures and surgeries cancelled at Letterkenny General Hospital from 2008-2014. [6029/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
237. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a separate breakdown of inpatient and outpatient waiting times across all specialities at Letterkenny General Hospital. [6030/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
238. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 28 January 2014, if he will conduct a comprehensive audit of the hepatitis C tribunal in relation to the specific issue of the €100 million surplus which accumulated in two years; if he guarantees to the Oireachtas that no mishandling of public moneys has occurred; and if he will agree to provide the health committee with full access to all records of the tribunal which can show that this surplus was used on award payments. [6043/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe outturns for the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal for the years 2007 - 2010 are as follows:
- |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Total Payments |
€81,905,559 |
€62,744,412 |
€54,496,377 |
€49,427,554 |
Surplus/(Deficit) for year |
€13,694,441 |
€12,057,588 |
(€3,011,377) |
€4,575,446 |
Surplus/(Deficit) brought forward from previous year |
(€31,080,268) |
(€17,385,827) |
(€5,328,239) |
(€8,339,616) |
Surplus / (Deficit) carried forward to following year |
(€17,385,827) |
(€5,328,239) |
(€8,339,616) |
(€3,764,170) |
There was an error in the published accounts for 2009 which led to the Surplus/(Deficit) carried forward to 2010 being listed as a surplus of €106,672,203. This error was corrected in the 2010 Accounts. In view of this I do not propose to have an audit undertaken on the matter. The Accounts for the The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal are publicly available.
239. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all NGOs in receipt of funding-grants from his Department in each of the past five years; and the NGOs in receipt of funding-grants from his Department over the past five years that are bound by a service level agreement. [6047/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe only source of funding for NGOs in my Department's Vote is the National Lottery Discretionary Fund. Receipt of funding is based on a detailed assessment of the application and service level agreements are not applicable, as such grants are, by their nature, for once-off projects and are not intended to fund ongoing services. Information in relation to organisations who received funding from this fund for the years 2009 to 2013 is available on the Department's website at www.doh.ie.
240. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his proposals for the old Dingle Hospital; the consultation that has taken place locally regarding same with groups trying to ascertain if it can be used in some way for the benefit of the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6060/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraManagement of the healthcare estate is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.