Clare Daly
Ceist:726. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps taken on foot of the Health Information and Quality Authority report into Áras Chois Fharraige nursing home in October 2014. [20631/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraHIQA Reports
Ceisteanna (726)
Freagraí scríofa
The Health Information and Quality Authority is the independent authority established under the Health Act 2007 to drive continuous improvement and to monitor safety and quality in Ireland’s health and personal social care services. Since 2009 all nursing homes - public, voluntary and private have been registered and inspected by HIQA.
HIQA reports from inspections carried out on 30 June 2014 and 4 September 2014 at the designated centre referred to by the Deputy were published in October. A further inspection was carried out on 28 November and the report, which was published in January 2015, indicated improvements in some areas. A further inspection took place on 12 March 2015.
The Authority is continuing to inspect the designated centre to assess whether the registered provider is in compliance with the regulations and standards; and is regulating the provider in accordance with its Enforcement Policy.
Mental Health Services Provision
Ceisteanna (727)
Catherine Murphy
Ceist:727. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the efforts that have been made to employ additional psychologists at Naas child and adolescent mental health services in County Kildare; if he is aware that presently social workers are carrying out the duties that psychologists would ordinarily carry out, as a result of shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20641/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Employment Appeals Tribunal
Ceisteanna (728)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:728. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a delay in paying a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 the redundancy payment due following an Employment Appeals Tribunal finding issued on 25 February 2015, and signed off by a person in the Health Service Executive that week, given that nearly three months have elapsed since the finding. [20652/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Employment Appeals Tribunal
Ceisteanna (729)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:729. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the cost to the Health Service Executive and his Department in defending cases in the Employment Appeals Tribunal for each of the past five years; the firms that are employed by the executive and his Department in such cases; if this work is tendered for and the way it is tendered for. [20656/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I can confirm that my Department has not defended any cases in the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the past five years.
I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Question No. 730 answered with Question No. 719.
Health Services Data
Ceisteanna (731)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:731. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of verbal and physical abuse allegations reported from 1990 to date in 2015; the number that have been investigated; the number that have gone before the criminal courts, and of these, the number of health care employees who were convicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20679/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Medical Register Administration
Ceisteanna (732)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:732. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of verbal and physical abuse allegations reported from 1990 to date in 2015 to the Irish Medical Council; the number that went to formal investigation by the council; the number of persons who were struck off the medical register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, complaints against medical practitioners are a matter for the Irish Medical Council. I have forwarded your request to the Irish Medical Council for direct response to you.
Hospital Appointments Status
Ceisteanna (733)
Robert Troy
Ceist:733. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be provided with an appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly, as soon as possible. [20692/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and the hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
Services for People with Disabilities
Ceisteanna (734)
Michael Healy-Rae
Ceist:734. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20696/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Each Local Health Office area in the Health Service Executive (HSE) has a dedicated Disability Manager to coordinate the delivery of services to people with disabilities. It is open to the individual and their family to pursue this matter with the Disability Manager for their area who can be contacted at Disability Services, HSE Kerry, Rathass, Tralee, Co. Kerry, telephone 066-7199721.
As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.
Ambulance Service Response Times
Ceisteanna (735)
Denis Naughten
Ceist:735. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 9 October 2014, if he will provide the turnaround times at each acute hospital between November 2014 and May 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
Question No. 736 answered with Question No. 719.
Hospital Appointments Delays
Ceisteanna (737)
Clare Daly
Ceist:737. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is six to eight weeks waiting for a bed in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20714/15]
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 (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, she can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.
Mental Health Services Provision
Ceisteanna (738)
Clare Daly
Ceist:738. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the way improvements in access to psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic interventions, which the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2015 commits to deliver, are to be measured and evaluated. [20715/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Access to psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic interventions are part of a number of interventions which can be of assistance to persons experiencing mental health difficulties. Such interventions might also include counselling support. The HSE is committed to considering the role of these services in its overall mental health service provision.
As the specific commitment in the HSE 2015 National Service Plan is a service matter being carried out by the HSE, I have referred this question to the Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Mental Health Services Provision
Ceisteanna (739)
Clare Daly
Ceist:739. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the percentage of accepted referrals and re-referrals offered first appointments and seen within 12 weeks-three months by general adult community mental health teams in 2014 and for the first four months of 2015. [20716/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The HSE publishes, on a monthly basis, a Performance Assurance Report (PAR) which provides an overall analysis of key performance data from HSE Divisions, including the Mental Health Division. The most recent report available is for February 2015, and this shows that 75% of referrals to Adult Community Mental Teams which were accepted were seen within 12 weeks.
The specific information requested by the Deputy is available from the HSE, therefore this question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Health Services Expenditure
Ceisteanna (740)
Clare Daly
Ceist:740. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 15 April 2015, the method the Health Service Executive uses to agree annual budgets for talk therapies, as provided by counsellors, psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals, in view of the fact that such data is not collected on the cost per intervention per health professional, by service. [20717/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Health Services Expenditure
Ceisteanna (741)
Clare Daly
Ceist:741. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 15 April 2015, the method the Health Service Executive uses to agree individual fees charged for talk therapies, as provided by counsellors, psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals, in view of the fact that such data is not collected on the cost per intervention, per health professional, by service. [20718/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
Question No. 742 answered with Question No. 719.