Written Answers Nos. 649-661
649. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the financial support that is provided from the health budget to St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, which is located adjacent to Connolly Hospital (details supplied); the assistance and support these services receive from the annual health budget for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
650. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, in tabular form, removed from waiting lists in each of the past 12 months due to their failure to respond to outpatient validation letters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10447/17]
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.
651. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [10450/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder 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.
652. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the way in which savings impact upon an entitlement to a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10465/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder 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 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 was issued to Oireachtas members.
653. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the full complement of geriatricians and allied health professional resources are in place and in compliance with the national clinical programme and that University Hospital Kerry puts in place a stroke unit to standardise care for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10470/17]
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.
654. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the status of an application under the nursing home support scheme by a person (details supplied). [10475/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
655. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was transferred to an alternative residential facility in County Donegal; when this person will be returned to the facility in which they had resided prior to this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10476/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
656. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the tribunals established under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921 to 2011, in tabular form; the number of days each tribunal sat for; the gross cost of each tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10775/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table sets out the Tribunals of Inquiry established by this Department under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921 to 2011, the number of days each Tribunal sat for and the gross cost of each Tribunal.
|
Name |
Number of Days |
Gross Cost |
|
The Tribunal of Inquiry into the Blood Transfusion Service Board (Finlay Tribunal) |
26 |
€4,380,601.27 |
|
The Tribunal of Inquiry into the Infection with HIV and Hepatitis C of Persons with Haemophilia and Related Matters (Lindsay Tribunal) |
196 |
€46,677,703.45 |
657. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for the delay in publishing the 2015 Bord na gCon accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraBord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and improve and develop the greyhound industry.
The 2015 Annual Report and Accounts for Bord na gCon were laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the 22nd February 2017 and are available on the Bord na gCon website.
658. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin gClár um Mionsonraí agus Géanómaíocht Mairteola 2016 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (mionsonraí leis seo); an fáth go bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [9555/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFuarthas iarratas le bheith rannpháirteach sa Chlár um Shonraí agus Ghéanómaíocht Mhairteola ón duine ainmnithe an 26 Bealtaine 2015. Cuireadh tús le híocaíochtaí i leith na bliana scéime 2016 i mí na Nollag 2016 leis na rannpháirtithe sin a raibh meánleibhéal comhlíontais bainte amach acu. Chuir an duine ainmnithe isteach sonraí breise ina dhiaidh sin agus tá sé/sí incháilithe d'íocaíocht a eisíodh chuig a cuntas bainc an té sin le roinnt laethanta anuas.
659. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin Scéim GLAS le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (mionsonraí leis seo); an fáth go bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [9556/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraCeadaíodh an duine ainmnithe isteach in GLAS 2 agus an 1 Eanáir 2016 an dáta ar cuireadh tús leis an gconradh.
Le linn phróiseas seiceála na réamhíocaíochta in 2016, tugadh fadhb ar aird i ndáil leis an mbeart Talamh Buan Féaraigh Ionchuir Ísil. Tá an fhadhb sin anois fiosraithe ag oifigigh na Roinne agus tá an t-iarratas á phróiseáil tuilleadh maidir le híocaíocht 2016.
660. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9562/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year.
During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to further processing the application for the 2015 balancing payment as soon as possible.
Following the issue of payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year, the 2016 scheme year payment will be processed.
661. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9563/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year.
During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue was identified in relation to the Protection of Watercourses from Bovines action. Department officials have examined this issue and the application is now being further processed for the 2016 payment.
