Danny Healy-Rae
Ceist:104. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when the proposed new community hospital will be built in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2175/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraHospitals Building Programme
Ceisteanna (104)
Freagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Hospital Waiting Lists
Ceisteanna (105)
Eugene Murphy
Ceist:105. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery at University Hospital Galway; and the expected timeframe in view of the fact that this person has been on the waiting list since June 2016. [2176/18]
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 National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Hospital Facilities
Ceisteanna (106, 107)
Eugene Murphy
Ceist:106. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when an external clinical risk assessment will be carried out at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, to allow the re-opening of a number of theatres which have remained closed for the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraEugene Murphy
Ceist:107. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures which have been cancelled or delayed since the closure of a number of theatres at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, in September 2017; the number of elective procedures that have been undertaken in the private sector to alleviate the pressure of the backlog since the closure of the theatres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2178/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together.
In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Ceisteanna (108)
Charlie McConalogue
Ceist:108. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his plans to include the purchase of EpiPens, which are necessary for persons suffering from life-threatening allergies such as peanut allergies, under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2181/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure
Ceisteanna (109)
Kevin O'Keeffe
Ceist:109. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding being made available by his Department to the HSE under the fair deal scheme in respect of a hospital (details supplied) to put it on a par with other similar hospitals; and if his attention has been drawn to the funding deficit which threatens the future viability of this facility. [2182/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.