Written Answers Nos. 492-516
492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each month of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7203/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra493. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each month of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7204/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra494. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7205/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra496. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total agency spend at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7207/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra497. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent nursing positions in place at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7208/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra498. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational separately at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7209/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra499. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7210/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra500. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7211/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra501. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient did not attends at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7212/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra502. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7213/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra505. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7216/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 492 to 494, inclusive, 496 to 502, inclusive, and 505 together.
In relation to the queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
495. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra503. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively; the details and an overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7214/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra504. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the cost of each capital project funded by the HSE at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7215/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 495, 503 and 504 together.
As the HSE is responsible for the delivery of health care infrastructure projects, the Executive has been requested to reply directly to you in relation to the approved capital projects it has funded and their cost at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017.
506. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of instruments used in the detection and treatment of cancer of a value of over €500,000 that are not functioning within the HSE; the number of situations in which an alternative instrument is not available to the patients in question; the number of persons waiting on diagnosis and-or procedures involving those instruments; the number waiting for periods measured by the number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7217/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.
507. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of Healthlink referrals from general practitioners that have been classified as received but not yet acknowledged; and the average time period between receipt and acknowledgement. [7228/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy officials are currently sourcing the information requested, and I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
508. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been spent to date on the national children’s hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7234/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the statutory body charged with delivery of the capital project, I have asked it to respond to you directly regarding expenditure to date on this capital project including remuneration to the board and officials, payments to engineers, architects and other consultancy companies.
509. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Health when it is expected a drug (details supplied) will be available here; if the HSE has to date received a pricing and reimbursement application.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7235/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFor a medicine to be considered for reimbursement by the HSE it must first have a marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency or the Health Products Regulatory Authority, before being assessed under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.
I understand that in Autumn 2016 Biogen applied to the European Medicines Agency for marketing authorisation in the EU for the drug Nusinersen. Along with other member states, Ireland's Health Products Regulatory Authority will actively participate in the assessment of this application. The European Medicines Agency assessment process generally takes around one year.
Should Nusinersen receive European marketing authorisation, the manufacturer would then be open to make an application to the HSE to have the product reimbursed under the community drug schemes.
While the authorisation process is on-going early access to this medicine has been granted to two Irish families. I understand that following an application from a consultant paediatric neurologist at Temple Street hospital, the company has extended their early access programme to two of his patients with SMA Type 1.
510. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an accurate current list of the number of persons waiting for cataract operations; the number waiting from the Kerry and Cork regions; the length of time they have to wait on the list before they have their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7248/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
511. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for orthodontic treatment and the wait time on the list; the number of those waiting from County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7249/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
512. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list at present for heart surgery in the coronary care unit at CUH; the length of time persons are kept waiting for treatment once they present for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7250/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to this particular issue, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
513. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Kerry on the public waiting list for hip operations in University Hospital Kerry and CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7251/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to this particular issue, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
514. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce pre-natal testing and pre-natal genetic screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7260/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to this particular query, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
515. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to regulate and-or fund mitochondrial replacement therapy, sometimes called mitochondrial donation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7261/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, officials in my Department are currently drafting the General Scheme of legislative provisions relating to assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated research. This comprehensive piece of legislation will regulate a range of practices for the first time, including: gamete (sperm or egg) and embryo donation for AHR and research; surrogacy; pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of embryos; posthumous assisted reproduction; and stem cell research. The legislation will also establish a specific regulatory authority for AHR.
Given the comprehensive nature of the proposed legislation a broad range of matters pertaining to AHR, including the issue of mitochondrial replacement therapy, will be considered as the General Scheme is developed.
It is important to note that the intention of the legislation in this area is to protect, promote and ensure the health and safety of parents, others involved in the process (such as donors and surrogate mothers) and, most importantly, the children who will be born as a result of AHR.
It is envisaged that the General Scheme will be completed by the end of June 2017. When the Scheme has been approved by Government for publication, it will be submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health for pre-legislative scrutiny.
516. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for occupational therapy in health centres in County Wicklow; the average waiting time for persons to be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7284/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
