Thursday, 14 Dec 2017

Written Answers Nos. 370-387

Health Services Staff

Ceisteanna (370)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

370. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of self-management support co-ordinators appointed at CHO level. [53821/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter.

Mental Health Services Data

Ceisteanna (371)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

371. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of local and national partnership plans developed and agreed under the Understand Together dementia campaign. [53822/17]

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Minister of State at the Department of Health

As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Hospital Appointments Delays

Ceisteanna (372)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

372. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage of urgent cases in 2017 offered a colonoscopy appointment within two weeks of receipt of a letter in the clinic. [53823/17]

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Minister for Health

In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Cancer Screening Programmes

Ceisteanna (373, 374)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

373. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons checked under the BowelScreen programme in 2017. [53824/17]

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

374. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the expected uptake rate for the BowelScreen programme in 2017. [53825/17]

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Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 374 together.

As of 31 October 2017 - 101,829 people had been checked under the BowelScreen programme in 2017. The expected uptake rate for the programme in 2017 is 41%.

Infectious Disease Incidence

Ceisteanna (375)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

375. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of infectious disease outbreaks notified under the national infectious disease reporting schedule in 2017. [53826/17]

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Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Infectious Disease Incidence

Ceisteanna (376)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

376. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of individual outbreak-associated cases of infectious disease notified under the national infectious diseases reporting schedule in 2017. [53827/17]

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Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Vaccination Programme Data

Ceisteanna (377)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

377. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the national primary childhood immunisation uptake rates for conditions (details supplied) in 2017 for each CHO in tabular form. [53828/17]

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Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Vaccination Programme Data

Ceisteanna (378)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

378. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the influenza virus uptake rate amongst persons 65 years of age and over in 2017. [53829/17]

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Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Vaccination Programme Data

Ceisteanna (379)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

379. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the influenza virus uptake rate amongst healthcare workers in 2017 in acute hospitals. [53830/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Vaccination Programme Data

Ceisteanna (380)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

380. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the influenza virus uptake rate amongst healthcare workers in 2017 in long-term care facilities in the community. [53831/17]

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Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland Inspections

Ceisteanna (381)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

381. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of official food control planned and planned surveillance inspections of food businesses in 2017. [53832/17]

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Minister for Health

I have been advised by the HSE that from 1 January 2017 to close of business on 11 December 2017 its Environmental Health Service has completed 31,024 official food control planned and planned surveillance inspections under the HSE/Food Safety Authority of Ireland Service Contract.

Water Quality

Ceisteanna (382)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

382. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of drinking water samples taken to assess fluoride parameter compliance in 2017. [53833/17]

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Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

HSE Complaints Procedures

Ceisteanna (383)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

383. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage to date in 2017 of environmental health complaints from the public risk-assessed within one working day. [53834/17]

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Minister for Health

This is a matter for the HSE therefore I have referred the question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Ceisteanna (384)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

384. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the evaluation of the 2016 asthma and COPD advice line service in collaboration with organisations (details supplied). [53835/17]

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Minister for Health

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Hospitals Data

Ceisteanna (385)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

385. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of ultrasounds provided to date in 2017 across care sites (details supplied). [53836/17]

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Minister for Health

As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Health Services Data

Ceisteanna (386)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

386. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the care support packages for children discharged from hospital with complex medical conditions to date in 2017. [53837/17]

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Minister for Health

As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Ceisteanna (387)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

387. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of additional primary care speech and language assessment and therapy appointments provided to date in 2017. [53838/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.