Written Answers Nos. 722-740
722. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding allocated to Louth County Hospital for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21667/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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.
723. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of the number of consultants employed at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, by speciality, for each of the years 2009 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of vacant consultant posts at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda; his plans to fill extra posts in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21668/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra724. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total staff numbers employed at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, by specialty, for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of new posts to be filled in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21669/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 723 and 724 together.
I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on these matters. 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.
725. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding allocated to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21670/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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.
726. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of consultants employed at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, by speciality, for each of the years 2009 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of vacant consultant posts at Letterkenny General Hospital and plans to fill extra posts in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21671/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra727. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of staff employed at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, by specialty, for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of new posts to be filled in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21672/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 726 and 727 together.
I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on these matters. 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.
728. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding allocated to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21673/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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.
729. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of consultants employed at Roscommon County Hospital, by speciality, for each of the years 2009 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of vacant consultant posts at Roscommon County Hospital; his plans to fill extra posts in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21674/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra730. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of staff employed at Roscommon County Hospital, by specialty, for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of new posts to be filled in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21675/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 729 and 730 together.
I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on these matters. 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.
731. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding allocated to Roscommon County Hospital for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21676/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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.
732. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of consultants employed at Sligo Regional Hospital, by speciality, for each of the years 2009 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of vacant consultant posts at Sligo Regional Hospital; his plans to fill extra posts in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21677/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra733. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of staff employed at Sligo Regional Hospital, by specialty, for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide details of new posts to be filled in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21678/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 732 and 733 together.
I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on these matters. 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.
734. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding allocated to Sligo Regional Hospital for each of the years 2008 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21679/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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.
735. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number on waiting lists in respect of assessment and treatment for speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, with breakdowns by therapy, duration on the waiting list, area and age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21680/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the information requested by the Deputy relates to service issues and is not routinely provided to my Department, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to the Deputy on these matters. 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.
736. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, by county and time frame, of the number of persons currently waiting for orthodontic treatment for six months, one year, two years or more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21681/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. It should be noted that the nature of orthodontic care means that immediate treatment is not always desirable. It is estimated that in up to 5% of cases it is necessary to wait for further growth to take place before treatment commences. Patients are assessed by the HSE Orthodontic Service under the modified Index of Treatment Need. Patients with the greatest level of need i.e. Grade 5 or Grade 4 are provided with treatment by the HSE. Information on waiting times is collated by the HSE by region rather than by county and for the intervals as shown. The information on waiting times for treatment for Quarter 1 of 2015 is as follows:
|
Waiting time from assessment to commencement of treatment |
1 - 6 months |
7 - 12 months |
13 - 24 months |
25-48 months |
Over 48 months |
TOTAL |
|
HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster |
1,140 |
875 |
1,432 |
1,208 |
199 |
4,854 |
|
HSE Dublin North East |
258 |
483 |
1,010 |
1,546 |
672 |
3,969 |
|
HSE South |
783 |
740 |
758 |
1,488 |
66 |
3,835 |
|
HSE West |
839 |
1,152 |
2,103 |
1,209 |
64 |
5,367 |
|
Total |
3,020 |
3,250 |
5,303 |
5,451 |
1,001 |
18,025 |
737. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21691/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
738. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the average cost of attending a day ward in semi-private hospitals; if there are measures which may help alleviate financial burden on patients who find themselves burdened with medical bills following on from necessary procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21692/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 55 of the Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides for the charging of private in-patients. Where a patient elects to be treated privately by a consultant the hospital must treat that patient as a private patient. Persons who opt to be private on admission to hospital are liable for the fees of all consultants involved in his or her care and for hospital charges under Section 55 for that episode of care. Since 1 January 2014, day-case private in-patients in public hospitals are subject to a daily charge of either €329 or €407 depending on the hospital treating the patient. The private in-patient charge goes towards meeting part of the cost of providing the hospital’s services to private patients, for example, the cost of non-consultant doctors, nursing, diagnostic services (such as x-rays and other scans), laboratory services (such as blood tests etc.), medicines, and capital costs.
People with limited eligibility (those who are ordinarily resident but not eligible for a medical card) are entitled, subject to certain charges, to all in-patient public hospital services in public wards including consultant services and out-patient public hospital services including consultant services. The current public hospital statutory in-patient charge is €75 per night, to a maximum of €750 in any twelve consecutive months. People may take out private health insurance to meet the cost of private medical care. A person may claim tax relief in respect of the cost of certain qualifying medical expenses paid where the cost is not covered by the HSE or by private health insurance or has been, or will be, the subject of a compensation payment.
I do hope that this answer adequately explains the current position.
739. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth, in view of the person's illness; if the application can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21702/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
740. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a file from the client registration unit in Dublin has not been forwarded to the medical card appeals office in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21704/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas Members.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
