Brendan Griffin
Ceist:221. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have a different hearing aid fitted. [20767/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraMedical Aids and Appliances Provision
Ceisteanna (221)
Freagraí scríofa
The Health Service Executive Community Audiology service administers and monitors hearing tests for adults who are at risk for hearing loss. Appointments for the audiology service are sent in a strict chronology according to clinical priorities and date of receipt of referral. The HSE has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Hospital Waiting Lists
Ceisteanna (222)
Jack Wall
Ceist:222. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for a hip replacement operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the Health Service Executive, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists. In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him on this matter.
Hospital Waiting Lists
Ceisteanna (223)
Seán Fleming
Ceist:223. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive an appointment in the orthopaedic department in Tullamore hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20780/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific hospital appointment query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Mental Health Services
Ceisteanna (224, 225, 226)
Thomas P. Broughan
Ceist:224. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when the 54 vacant posts in the child and adolescent mental health services will be filled. [20781/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThomas P. Broughan
Ceist:225. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 10 April 2014, the actions that will be taken to reduce the increasing waiting list for children and adolescent mental health services which has grown to 2,943 cases this year compared to 2,731 cases this time last year. [20782/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThomas P. Broughan
Ceist:226. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 10 April 2014, the actions that will be taken to increase the number of referrals to children and child and adolescent mental health services offered an appointment within three months of the referrals having been made from the current rate of 72%. [20784/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 to 226, inclusive, together.
As this is a service matter these question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
Ceisteanna (227)
Seán Fleming
Ceist:227. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details on a monthly basis of the make-up of the refund recently issued to persons (details supplied) in County Laois regarding prescription charges in view of the fact that the maximum that should have been paid by this couple was €25 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20787/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the HSE has been asked to investigate this case and reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Respite Care Services
Ceisteanna (228)
Seán Fleming
Ceist:228. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [20792/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
Ceisteanna (229)
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ceist:229. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the regulations regarding pharmacy conduct around processing the drugs payment scheme; if controls are in place to ensure that a pharmacy cannot sell more than it has ordered from its suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20797/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to her as soon as possible.
Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Ceisteanna (230)
Tom Fleming
Ceist:230. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary resources to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry which caters for over 60 pupils who are assessed as being in the moderate to profound categories and urgently require the reinstatement of speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy as all these vital services for these children have been removed within the past six months; if he will specifically address the issues raised in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20799/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As the issues raised by the Deputy refer to further specific, detailed local operational matters in County Kerry, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.